Children of Fortune

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This engaging biography of Augustus Garrett and Eliza Clark Garrett tells two equally compelling stories: an ambitious man's struggle to succeed an...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Matt GloverAs teachers, we do indeed live narrative lives, and if you read Engaging Young Writers, Preschool to Grade 1, Ma...

Reducere. Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (full title: The Fortunate Mistress: Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Belea...

Reducere. The Gilded Leaf is the riveting, dramatic saga of the R. J. Reynolds tobacco family, one of America's richest and most intensely private clans. R.J...

Three very different sisters discover that life doesn't always turn out as one would expect in this powerful romantic drama. Heart's Ease is the lo...

Reducere. THE STORY OF PURIM Lovely rhymes and wonderful images relate the Story of Purim to young children in a fun and enjoyable fashion.The holiday of Pur...

Reducere. John Grisham takes you back to where it all began . . . John Grisham's A Time to Kill is one of the most popular novels of our time. Now we return ...

In My Own Liberator, Dikgang Moseneke pays homage to the many people and places that have helped to define and shape him. In tracing his ancestry, ...

DescriptionFor Readers of Jonathan Tropper and Philip Roth, the Darkly Comic, Poignant Story of a Man Caught Between the Aspirations of Youth and t...

Translating research about child neuroscience into practice in education is a daunting prospect for most practitioners. In fact, many see it as fra...

DescriptionHeart's Ease is the loveliest house anyone knows and home to the fortunate Blyth family. Siblings Felicity, Charity, Honor and Bruno enj...

Reducere. In print for over fifty years, D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths has introduced generations to Greek mythology--and continues to enthrall young reader...

Reducere. The New York Times bestselling author of Elevator Pitch and master of psychological suspense returns with a riveting thriller in which the possible...

Thomas Strickland ensured his six daughters were as well educated as his two sons. A wealthy self-made man, he lost his fortune in a business ventu...

Reducere. The New York Times bestselling author of Elevator Pitch and master of psychological suspense returns with a riveting thriller in which the possible...

Reducere. Unlike several published editions of this title currently in print, this work is complete with all three parts of the book. The Signers of the Mayf...

Reducere. DescriptionForget everything you thought you knew about Mrs. Elizabeth Bonduel Tabor.For over 80 years, historians and authors alike have filled do...

Reducere. (Schott). Teacher and performer Doug Goodkin presents an overview of the dynamic approach to music education known as Orff Schulwerk. In this compr...

Reducere. Rescue dogs deserve second chances. Unfortunately, not all of them are so fortunate. Sofie introduces you to her friends and describes the path tha...

"Not your typical Hollywood autobiography. Brutally honest, restless and questing." --O, The Oprah Magazine "Elegantly written with her wicked sens...

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Reducere. Historical novel between 1875-2003 based on the author's great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother. Sarah lost her mother at age eight and was hir...

Reducere. While observing the childhood of his grandsons, Joe G. Bax realized that his own childhood stood in stark contrast to theirs, and his childhood cou...

Reducere. Dorothy lives on a farm in Kansas with her aunt and uncle and her little dog Toto. Suddenly, a violent storm transports Dorothy to the land of Oz. ...

Reducere. Just as WASPs, Irish-Catholics and Our Crowd Jews once made the ascent from immigrants to powerbrokers, it is now the Indian-American's turn. Citig...

Reducere. "The Gilded Leaf" is the riveting, dramatic saga of the R. J. Reynolds tobacco family, one of America's richest and most intensely private clans. R...

Reducere. For fans of Downton Abbey, a real-life American version of the Crawley family--Fortune's Children is an enthralling true story that recreates the d...

When she refused to take a pay cut, Marie Cosgrove was cut loose. So she started her own business . . . and a few years later, she bought the compa...

When Cara Flowers' beloved grandmother dies she leaves her not only an enormous fortune but also a huge responsibility - to find their estranged fa...

The candid tale of one of Britain's most outstanding contemporary philanthropists. These pages wryly track Peter's varied career moves, from floggi...

With the responsibility of the family estate on his shoulders, Laurie must decide between staying in Yorkshire to farm the family land and followin...

Reducere. I have long described child Holocaust survivors as "elderly children." We were forced to grow up overnight and lost pieces of childhood - of play a...

★ WINNER OF THE 2020 TILLYWIG BRAIN CHILD AWARD ★"A Wild Day at the Zoo is a sweet and educational picture book introduction to the wonders and div...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jim RogersHe's the swashbuckling world traveler and legendary investor who made his fortune before he was forty. Now the be...

Finalist for the 2007 John Gardner Award for FictionIn these stories of magic and memory, clustered around a resort hotel in a small Virginia commu...

Reducere. This is a fascinating inside story about one prolific songwriter's experience working for the famed Motown Records and directly with Motown's found...

In print for over fifty years, D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths has introduced generations to Greek mythology--and continues to enthrall young reader...

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DescriptionIn this "revelation" of a biography (USA TODAY), a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the life and times of Eunice Kennedy Shriv...

Reducere. What started over a century ago with an orphaned bear tied to a tree in Overton Park has grown into one of the nation's top zoos. The Memphis Zoo, ...

Reducere. In the previous century a large portion of the smallest of the Slavonic nations left their German homeland and migrated to three distant continents...

Reducere. Julie Francis was a beautiful, wealthy socialite from Tulsa with a golden future. But during the fall semester of her freshman year of college, she...

Reducere. Carried is a true crime story of a divorced mother's fight to save herself and her three children from a knife-wielding fifteen-year-old intruder i...

Reducere. Imagine private jets ready for an afternoon flight to New York City for a transcontinental shopping trip . . . luxury yachts circling the globe awa...

Reducere. We know it simply as "the pill, " yet its genesis was anything but simple. Jonathan Eig's masterful narrative revolves around four principal charac...

Reducere. Using the scaffolding of Isadora Duncan's life and the stuff of her spirit, Amelia Gray's breakout novel delivers an incredibly imaginative portrai...

DescriptionNic Perugino always believed he was destined to become a real-life Santa Claus. The first time he donned a Santa suit and set out to del...

Reducere. THE STORY OF PURIM Lovely rhymes and wonderful images relate the Story of Purim to young children in a fun and enjoyable fashion.The holiday of Pur...

Reducere. Purim in Pictures and Words retells the extraordinary story of the reversal of fortune and the miraculous survival of Jews of Persia in the days of...

Reducere. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Legend series I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside. Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of t...

Reducere. Written for mothers, by mothers, Witchy Mama offers practical and magickal ideas, inspiration, and information to help you overcome stress and exha...

Santa Fe offers plenty of fun for children. Although best known for its arts and culture, the city has museums, parks, hikes, special attractions a...

Reducere. The time-tested, gentle, and successful method that introduces children to potty training as early as six months While parents around the world suc...

Reducere. Move over Griswold's, there's a new family in town "Hilarious Every sentence makes you laugh. Reading the adventures of the Fox family is a gift yo...

Reducere. Few authors are as beloved as Shel Silverstein. His inimitable drawings and comic poems have become the bedtime staples of millions of children and...

Reducere. In The Double Life of Fidel Castro, one of Castro's soldiers of seventeen years breaks his silence and shares his memoirs of his years of service, ...

Reducere. Inner Vegas is a guide to using scientifically-proven psychic abilities to create miracles in your life. It is grounded in science, experience, and...

Reducere. America in the 'aughts--hilariously skewered, brilliantly dissected, and darkly diagnosed by one of the country's most prominent social critics Now...

Reducere. "The divine wind of grace offers you hope and good fortune; it can cure everything. It can grant you an invisible protection, a miraculous healing;...

Reducere. Learn all about Christopher Columbus' early life at sea, which led him to seek fortune by sailing west in hopes of creating new trade routes with t...

Reducere. Let's be honest, Social Security can be complicated.Social Security is vital to many people's retirement plans. Yet is so shrouded in uncertainty. ...

Reducere. Your why, your reason to get up in the morning, the reason you act, really is everything - for without it, there could be nothing. Your why is the ...

Reducere. Sit Back & Enjoy Classic Myths of Imagination, Fun & Adventure For Kids! Imagine, for thousands of years people have been telling each other storie...

Reducere. Discovered by Martha Divine in the backstreets of San Juan, picking over garbage, drugged out of his mind and singing boleros that transfix the lis...

Reducere. A Victorian countess doesn't belong on a ranch, and a frosty cowboy knows nothing about raising a family. When the two have no choice but to rely o...

Reducere. In this first of three books inspired by the life of Josephine Bonaparte, Sandra Gulland has created a novel of immense and magical proportions. We...

Reducere. Danny is having some trouble in school, and his best friend Dusty wants to help. The only thing is, Dusty is a dog, and he's not the quickest learn...

Reducere. Smart and socially gifted, Adam and Cynthia Morey are perfect for each other. With Adam's rising career in the world of private equity, a beautiful...

Reducere. This book will help children understand how the power of kindness and love can build confidence within animals and humans alike. We had no idea wha...