Avi
Author
Publisher
Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
265 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A witty and probing travelogue through the landscapes associated with The Book of Mormon, it argues for taking The Book of Mormon seriously as work of American storytelling.
Author
Publisher
Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A journalist's rollicking journey into the heart of the romance industry, and a heartfelt and hilarious memoir of restoring faith in romantic love When his own romantic life was on the rocks, Avi Steinberg wondered if classical ideas about love still applied. As a compulsive reader, literary giants would be his guide; he went to Richardson and Austen, Tolstoy and Flaubert. But novels about relationships didn't go out of fashion after the nineteenth...
105) A place called ugly
Author
Pub. Date
1981
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
141 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
106) God said amen
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Multicultural, Nondenominational, Nonsectarian
Endorsed by Protestant, Catholic and Jewish Religious Leaders
"God was sad that the Prince and Princess had refused to see the answers to their prayers.…"
Water and oil, light and dark, summer rain and desert wind: In this fable of opposites, award-winning author Sandy Eisenberg...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
185 pages, 1 unnumbered page : chiefly illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The Kurbs give people light and warmth to establish a city, on one condition: The people must return the Power every year or risk losing the city--forever. This system works for centuries until evil Mr. Underton tries to steal the Power. If he succeeds, the Kurbs will take back the City, reducing it to a dark and frozen tundra. It's up to Carlos and Sarah to find the Power--housed in a subway token--and keep the City safe, despite secrets of Sarah's...
110) Silent movie
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In the early years of the twentieth century, a Swedish family encounters separation and other hardships upon immigrating to New York City until the son is cast in a silent movie.
112) Cemetery boys
Author
Publisher
Swoon Reads
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
344 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free. However, the ghost he summons is actually Julian Diaz, the school's resident bad boy, and Julian...
113) The Incredible Hulk
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Rated PG-13 ; Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Scientist Bruce Banner has been living in the shadows, scouring the earth for an antidote. Warmongers dream of abusing his powers and won't leave Bruce alone. He suffers from his constant need to be with the only woman he has ever love, Betty Ross, and Bruce knows that he must return to civilization. The brilliant doctor is ruthlessly pursued by a nightmarish beast of pure adrenaline and aggression called The Abomination whose powers match that of...
114) Ghost Rider
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
In order to save his dying father, Johnny Blaze, a young stunt cyclist, sells his soul to Mephistopheles and sadly parts from Roxanne, the girl he loves. Years later, Johnny's path crosses again with Roxanne, who is now a reporter. He, also, crosses paths with Mephistopheles, who offers to release Johnny's soul if Johnny becomes the fabled, fiery Ghost Rider, a supernatural agent of vengeance and justice. Mephistopheles orders Johnny to defeat the...
115) Masters of terror
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (412 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The prophecy: A detective and a teacher team up to stop a fallen angel's plot. The Crow : wicked prayer: An ex-con returns from the dead to avenge the murder of his girlfriend. The nameless: A woman receives a phone call from her daughter who was murdered five years earlier. Ritual: A doctor travels to Jamaica to treat a patient while the locals blame the illness on demonic possession.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 576 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer-researcher Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war. "The overlap is strong, and the knowledge flows in both directions," say the authors, because astrophysicists and military planners care about many of the same things: multi-spectral detection,...
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While raising the ruins of a long-buried Chinese kingdom, billionaire inventor Tony Stark digs up far more than he bargained for. He unleashes an age-old prophecy that foretells the resurrection of the Mandarin, the emperor of China's darkest and most violent dynasty. In order to confront destructive forces, Tony creates an armored suit infused with high-tech weaponry.