The powerful Newbury Award-winning classic.
A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal , and the basis of an acclaimed film Sounder traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South. The boy's life is changed forever when his father is caught stealing a ham to feed his starving family. His dog, Sounder, is wounded in the incident and waits faithfully for his master to come home. Read by Avery Brooks, this timeless and compelling parable will move listeners of all ages.
" Blues riffs and Brooks's soulful singing set the tone and enhance the tale. This bittersweet saga, richly told by Brooks, will remain in listeners' hearts and minds long after the final line is heard . " --- AudioFile
William H. Armstrong grew up in Lexington, Virginia. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College and did graduate work at the University of Virginia. He taught ancient history and study techniques at the Kent School for fifty-two years. Author of more than a dozen books for adults and children, he won the John Newbery Medal for Sounder in 1970 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 1986.
Avery Brooks is an accomplished actor, director, musician, and teacher. His credits include the television role of Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . He served as the National Black Arts Festival's Artistic Director throughout the 1990s and is an Associate Professor of Theater Arts at Rutgers University.
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In the final volume of Anne Rice's deliciously tantalizing erotic trilogy, Beauty's adventures on the dark side of sexuality make her the bound captive of an Eastern Sultan and a prisoner in the exotic confines of his harem. As this voluptuous adult fairy tale moves toward conclusion, all of Beauty's encounters with the myriad variations of sexual fantasy are presented in a sensuous, rich prose that intensifies this exquisite rendition of Love's secret world and makes the Beauty series an incomparable study of erotica. In it, Anne Rice makes the forbidden side of passion a doorway into the hidden regions of the psyche and the heart.
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"Sly... Sharp... Sex and the City succeeds." — People
Welcome to the age of un-innocence...
Enter a world where the sometimes shocking and often hilarious mating habits of the privileged are exposed by a true insider. In essays drawn from her witty and sometimes brutally candid column in the New York Observer, Candace Bushnell introduces us to the young and beautiful who travel in packs from parties to bars to clubs.
Meet "Carrie," the quintessential young writer looking for Candace Bushnell love in all the wrong places... "Mr Big," the business tycoon who drifts from one relationship to another... "Samantha Jones," the fortyish, successful, "testosterone woman" who uses sex like a man... not to mention "Psycho Moms, " "Bicycle Boys," "International Crazy Girls," and the rest of the New Yorkers who inspired one of the most watched TV series of our time.
You've seen them on HBO, now listen to the book that started it all...
Cynthia Nixon has been acting professionally since the age of 12, in television, theater and film. She is probably best known by her Emmy Winning performance as Miranda Hobbes of the much celebrated HBO series Sex and the City , for which she also received two other Emmy nominations and four consecutive Golden Globe nominations. Her numerous Broadway stage credits include The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Indiscretions, Angels In America, Hurlyburly, The Real Thing and The Philadelphia Story . Ms. Nixon's film career began with Ronald E Maxwell's Little Darlings and, she went on to appear in Amadeus, The Pelican Brief, Baby's Day Out , and Let it Ride .
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Attitude affects every facet of our lives—from the way we handle stress to how we communicate at work.
The way we view difficulties and setbacks can make the difference between success and failure. Roger Fritz has devoted his career to helping people overcome obstacles and achieve their goals by changing their outlook on life.
In The Power of a Positive Attitude, he shows you how to develop a deeper understanding of the effects of your attitude and how it influences not only your performance but also the results others achieve.
With The Power of a Positive Attitude, you can learn how to:
•Turn mistakes into assets
•Understand the do’s and don’ts of dealing with your boss
•Overcome your own negative attitudes
•Build up your self-confidence
•Adopt the 10 characteristics of successful leaders
•Deal with overachievers and listen more effectively
•Improve morale and avoid doubters
•Sharpen interpersonal skills
•Conquer burnout and stress.
Life-affirming and authoritative, this invaluable audiobook will empower you to face life and work with joy and confidence.
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His bestselling audio and video programs have been translated into 14 languages and are used in 31 countries. More than one million people have attended his programs on success, sales effectiveness and personal fulfillment.
Now in Maximum Achievement, Tracy presents a proven system of powerful ideas and principles you can use to rapidly improve your life.
He has combined insights and methods from psychology, philosophy, metaphysics and human potential research to create a unique program that will:
* Streamline your focus for maximum results
* Remove mental barriers that stand in the way of your dreams
* Provide you with the essential conditions for change
* Develop superior relationships in your personal and professional life
By following the principles of Maximum Achievement's Master Plan, you can build a foundation for a life of happiness, health, harmony and prosperity.
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