|
|
|
|  | The Jew of Manhattan by Ben Katchor
Description not available.A failed 1825 effort to establish a Jewish state on an island near Buffalo, New York, forms the starting point for a graphic novel, set on the streets of 1830s New York, that follows a diverse group of colorful characters struggling to establish new lives for themselves in the New World. Reprint. 15,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Ben Katchor
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
|
 | The Infinite by Douglas Clegg
Three psychics, each with different specialties, are hired to investigate the towering, haunted Harrow Academy, a boys' boarding school. This the third volume in a loose trilogy. AUTHOR: Douglas Clegg
PUBLISHER: Dorchester Publishing Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
|
 | China Boy by Gus Lee
Kai Ting's family has left China and the Communist revolution to live in San Francisco. Kai's mother is affectionate and doting, and works hard to pass on Chinese traditions to her children. But when Kai is six, his mother dies, and his father marries Edna, a Pennsylvania Dutch woman who is hostile to Chinese customs. She begins locking Kai out of his own house after school and on weekends, and he is left to the mercy of street bullies who call him China Boy and beat him up. As he grows up, Kai finds solace in boxing and Chinese philosophy, eventually building up the skills to enable him to defeat the bullies and defend himself against his stepmother's cruelty. AUTHOR: Gus Lee
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
|
 | Rockett's World by Laurence-T. Dayhaw
Description not available.When Miko starts neglecting her friends to spend time in secret with Cleve, Rockett Movado and her friends decide to throw Miko a big surprise party AUTHOR: Laurence-T. Dayhaw
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
|
 | Moneyball by Michael Lewis
The noted author of LIAR`S POKER and THE NEW NEW THING, Michael Lewis examines the financial philosophy that Billy Beane, GM for the Oakland Athletics, has made famous. MONEYBALL explores how this perennial favorite can outplay teams that spend twice as much on players` salaries and what the thinking is behind it. AUTHOR: Michael Lewis
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: General
|
 | Shadow Leader by Tara K. Harper
Through her telepathic bond with wolves, Dion the Wolfwalker alone held the secret healing power of the ancients. But now dark forces were destroying all she held dear, and her only hope of saving herself -- and the wolves -- lay with the mysterious and deadly beings of the sky.... AUTHOR: Tara K. Harper
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
|
|
|
