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Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
Part #1 of "Ishmael" series by Daniel Quinn
Literature & Fiction / Nonfiction
MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES IN PRINT
The narrator of this extraordinary tale is a man in search for truth. He answers an ad in a local newspaper from a teacher looking for serious pupils, only to find himself alone in an abandoned office with a full-grown gorilla who is nibbling delicately on a slender branch. “You are the teacher?” he asks incredulously. “I am the teacher,” the gorilla replies. Ishmael is a creature of immense wisdom and he has a story to tell, one that no other human being has ever heard. It is a story that extends backward and forward over the lifespan of the earth from the birth of time to a future there is still time to save. Like all great teachers, Ishmael refuses to make the lesson easy; he demands the final illumination to come from within ourselves. Is it man’s destiny to rule the world? Or is it a higher destiny possible for him—one more wonderful than he has ever imagined?
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Carolina Moon
Nora Roberts
Fiction / Suspense / Fantasy
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts--an utterly spellbinding tale about a woman who, though battered in both body and spirit, can never lose Hope...Tory Bodeen grew up in South Carolina, in a small run-down house, where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt--and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. But she had Hope, who lived in the big house just a short skip away and whose friendship allowed Tory to be something she wasn\'t allowed to be at home: a child.After young Hope\'s brutal murder, unsolved to this day, Tory\'s life began to fall apart. And now, as she returns to her hometown, with plans to settle in and open a stylish home-design shop, she is determined to find a measure of peace and free herself from the haunting visions of the past. As she forges a new bond with Cade Lavelle--Hope\'s older brother and the heir to the family fortune--she isn\'t sure whether the tragic loss they share will unite them or drive them apart. But she is willing to open her heart, just a little, and try.Living so close to those unhappy memories will be more difficult and frightening than Tory could ever have expected, however. Because Hope\'s murderer is nearby as well...
Spirit Bound
Part #5 of "Vampire Academy" series by Richelle Mead
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult
Vampire Academy Series 5: Spirit BoundAfter a long and heartbreaking journey to Dimitri's birthplace in Siberia, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir's - and to her best friend, Lissa. It is at long last graduation, and the girls can't wait for their real lives beyond the Academy's iron gates to begin. But Rose's heart still aches for Dimitri, and she knows he's out there, somewhere. She failed to kill him when she had the chance. And now her worst fears are about to come true. Dimitri has tasted her blood, and now he is hunting her. And this time he won't rest until Rose joins him . . . forever.
The Spirit Thief
Part #1 of "The Legend of Eli Monpress" series by Rachel Aaron
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance
Eli Monpress is talented. He\'s charming. And he\'s a thief.But not just any thief. He\'s the greatest thief of the age - and he\'s also a wizard. And with the help of his partners - a swordsman with the most powerful magic sword in the world but no magical ability of his own, and a demonseed who can step through shadows and punch through walls - he\'s going to put his plan into effect.The first step is to increase the size of the bounty on his head, so he\'ll need to steal some big things. But he\'ll start small for now. He\'ll just steal something that no one will miss - at least for a while.Like a king.
Spirit Bound
Part #2 of "Sea Haven" series by Christine Feehan
Romance / Paranormal / Fantasy
**From #1 *New York Times* bestselling author Christine Feehan comes her stirring new novel in a magical “series of six sisters not of flesh and blood but of the heart…”***
Lethal undercover agent Stefan Prakenskii knew a thousand ways to kills a man—and twice as many ways to pleasure a woman. That’s what made him look forward to his new mission: arrive in the coastal town of Sea Haven and insinuate himself in the life of an elusive beauty who had mysterious ties to his past, and a link to a dangerously seductive, and equally elusive master criminal who wanted only one thing: to possess her.
Judith Henderson was an artist on the rise—an ethereal, and haunted woman whose own picture-perfect beauty stirred the souls of two men who have made her their obsession. For years she has been waiting for someone to come and unlock the passion and fire within her—waiting for the right man to surrender it to. But only one man can survive her secrets, and the shadow she has cast over both their lives.
Xmas Spirit
Tonya Hurley
Young Adult
Happy haunted holidays: ghostgirl is back in an all-new novella!This eBook novella continues the New York Times bestselling ghostgirl series by Tonya Hurley.
Spirit's Oath
Part #0.50 of "The Legend of Eli Monpress" series by Rachel Aaron
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance
Four years before the events of The Spirit Thief, Miranda Lyonette was a young apprentice Spiritualist on the cusp of a promising career. But on the eve of her return from bonding a wind spirit, a night that should have been a celebration, she finds instead that her father has come to take her home. Now, Miranda must choose between her duty to her family and her future at the Spirit Court. But while she’s trying to make her parents see reason and avoid an arranged marriage to a man she can’t stand, she stumbled across the one one spirit who needs her more than any other, a caged ghosthound who doesn’t want her help. To save him, Miranda will have to earn the dog’s trust, but what she gets in return is a friendship deeper than anything she expected.
The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the Ohio Valley
Zane Grey
Literature & Fiction / Westerns
Originally published in 1906, The Spirit of the Border is a historical novel written by Zane Grey. The novel is based on events occurring in the Ohio River Valley in the late eighteenth century. It features the exploits of Lewis Wetzel, a historical personage who had dedicated his life to the destruction of Native Americans and to the protection of nascent white settlements in that region. The story deals with the attempt by Moravian Church missionaries to Christianize Indians and how two brothers\' lives take different paths upon their arrival on the border. A highly romanticized account, the novel is the second in a trilogy, the first of which is Betty Zane, Grey\'s first published work, and The Last Trail, which focuses on the life of Jonathan Zane, Grey\'s ancestor.
Little Spirit
DaNeo Duran
Little Spirit is a fictional 3-piece pop-rock band seeking musical success in the 1980s. It's a lengthy mix-paced novel ideal for readers of all ages; an underdog story full of adventure, romance, poverty and 80s excess, family dramas and pitfalls. The characters will illuminate anyone wanting to know how things were and seeking musical success in today's music industry.June 1983. Before dawn, the uncommonly beautiful Katherine wakes up on yet another luxury yacht in Saint Tropez. Calvin, having slept on a beach nearby, is woken by seagulls. 800 miles away in London, Danny wakes up in his messy student flat having fallen asleep playing guitar. And Amy, she isn’t sleeping. Following another agonising one night stand, she returns to the student flat she shares with Danny and Calvin.Katherine has a secret which strangles her paradisiacal life Saint Tropez. Calvin has a dilemma that rational thought can’t help with. Danny has a problem with a bullying drummer. And, Amy’s sick with love for Danny. As the story’s layers unfold these characters come to rely on each evermore. They just require one more soul to begin their Rock ‘n’ Roll adventure.Raphael has the talent and the desire but will Calvin and Danny have enough impact to sway him to join their band or will they need Amy’s help?Years in the making, Little Spirit is DaNeo Duran’s debut novel. Within the interweaving plot threads, Little Spirit’s journey calls on industry studies from the era and DaNeo Duran’s personal experiences in signed and unsigned bands.
The Spirit of the Wolf
Anne Spackman
Nonfiction / Travel
The story of a man named John, who finds a wolf pup on a trip to Alaska and helps rescue it. The story of his life, how he meets his wife, Jane, and of his son, J.D.Oriel is a planet with a roof, a crusted atmospheric ceiling that falls in chunks like oversized snow. The snow is alive, the Ologists joke. It mimics life, but only out of the corner of your eye...or behind your back.Oriel is a far-flung world whose raw potential is contested, although not understood. A deliberately crashed spaceship throws the planet's atmosphere into turmoil, kick-starting an evolutionary process that accelerates out of control. There is indigenous life on Oriel but in a form unrecognised by man. Soon though this, along with man himself, is transmuted into a pastiche of Earth-like forms, people and buildings grown from the land itself in a matter of days, briefly flourishing before falling into conflict and decay. It is difficult to tell what is human and what mutant. A few surviving humans struggle to make sense of this new world, whilst others are drawn to Oriel in a hopeless search for answers, redemption and even lost love.In the end even reality itself is twisted.
The Spirit Rebellion
Part #2 of "The Legend of Eli Monpress" series by Rachel Aaron
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance
Eli Monpress is brilliant. He\'s incorrigible. And he\'s a thief.He\'s also still at large, which drives Miranda Lyonette crazy. While she\'s been kicked out of the Spirit Court, Eli\'s had plenty of time to plan his next adventure. But now the tables have turned, because Miranda has a new job -- and an opportunity to capture a certain thief.Things are about to get exciting for Eli. He\'s picked a winner for his newest heist. His target: the Duke of Gaol\'s famous "thief-proof" citadel. Eli knows Gaol is a trap, but what\'s life without challenges? Except the Duke is one of the wealthiest men in the world, a wizard who rules his duchy with an iron fist, and an obsessive perfectionist with only one hobby: Eli.It seems that everyone is hunting for Eli Monpress.
Spirit of Tabasco
Richard Diedrichs
Religion / Buddhism
Precocious teen, Julian, helps his mother retrieve a mysterious and possessed ancient Mayan mirror from the hands of his greedy estranged father.It is a cute book book for Children ages 1-7. Izzy wants to play and have fun but his dad wants him to grow up and go into the family business. Izzy does not think his dad understands him because he keeps telling him to grow up. This is a good book for children to show them that it is possible to hold on to their dreams and to make a contribution as they grow up. But it is also a good book for parents to read with their children as a reminder that sometimes those children may not grow up exactly as they planned; a child can still grow up and be a piece in the larger puzzle, even if that piece does not fit in the way their parents wanted.
The Spirit War
Part #4 of "The Legend of Eli Monpress" series by Rachel Aaron
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance
Eli Monpress is vain. He\'s cocky. And he\'s a thief.But he\'s a thief who has just seen his bounty topped and he\'s not happy about it. The bounty topper, as it turns out, is his best friend, bodyguard, and master swordsman, Josef. Who has been keeping secrets from Eli. Apparently, he\'s the only prince of a rather feisty country and his mother (a formidable queen who\'s every bit as driven and stubborn as he is) wants him to come home and do his duty, which means throwing over personal ambitions like proving he\'s the greatest swordsman who ever lived. Family drama aside, Eli and Josef have their hands full. The Spirit Court has been usurped by the Council of Thrones and someone calling herself the Immortal Empress is staging a massive invasion. But it\'s not just politics --- the Immortal Empress has a specific target in mind: Eli Monpress, the greatest thief in the world.
Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West
Marguerite Henry
Children's Books / Outdoors & Nature
Horses were in Annie Bronn's blood. For as long as she could remember, she had been fascinated by the spirited wild mustangs that roamed free throughout the West. So when greedy cattlemen started to round up the mustangs for slaughter, Annie knew it was up to her to save the breed.
The true story of Wild Horse Annie's crusade to save the mustangs is inspiring. Readers will cheer her on, all the way to the White House, in her struggle to preserve these beautiful creatures from extinction.
The Spirit Eater
Part #3 of "The Legend of Eli Monpress" series by Rachel Aaron
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance
With the pressure on after his success in Gaol, Eli Monpress, professional thief and degenerate, decides it\'s time to lie low for a bit. Taking up residence in a tiny seaside village, Eli and his companions seize the chance for some fun and relaxation.Nico, however, is finding it a bit hard. Plagued by a demon\'s voice in her head and feeling powerless, she only sees herself as a burden. Everyone\'s holiday comes to an untimely close, though, when Pele arrives to beg Eli\'s help for finding her missing father.But there are larger plans afoot than even Eli can see, and the real danger, and the solution, may lie with one of his own and her forgotten past.If only Nico could remember whose side she\'s on.
Chasing the Devil: The Search for Africa's Fighting Spirit
Tim Butcher
Nonfiction / Travel
For many years Sierra Leone and Liberia have been too dangerous to travel through, bedevilled by a uniquely brutal form of violence from which sprang many of Africa's cruellest contemporary icons - child soldiers, prisoner mutilation, blood diamonds. With their wars officially over, Tim Butcher sets out on a journey across both countries, trekking for 350 miles through remote rainforest and malarial swamps. Just as he followed H M Stanley through the Congo - a journey described in his bestseller Blood River - this time he pursues a trail blazed by Graham Greene in 1935 and immortalised in the travel classic Journey Without Maps. Greene took 26 bearers, a case of scotch, and hammocks in which he and his cousin Barbara were carried. Tim walks every blistering inch to gain an extraordinary ground-level view of a troubled and overlooked region.
As a journalist in Africa, Tim came to know both countries well although the wars made trips to the jungle hinterland far too risky. This is where he now heads, exploring how rebel groups thrived in the bush for so long and whether the devil of war has truly been chased away. He encounters other 'devils', masked figures guarding the spiritual secrets of jungle communities. Some are no more threatening than schoolmasters but others are much more sinister, relying on ritual cannibalism as a source of their magical power. Tim encounters these devils on an epic journey that demands courage, doggedness and good fortune.
Chasing the Devil is a dramatic travel book touching on one of the most fraught parts of the globe at a unique moment in its history. Weaving history and anthropology with personal narrative - as well as new discoveries about Greene - it is as exciting as it is enlightening.
The Inner Circle: Holy Spirit
Cael McIntosh
Fiction
I will always love him, although his blood is on my hands. I doubt anyone has ever killed another so close to them as I have. I still feel his throat closing between my fingers. I squeezed. I squeezed and I squeezed.Can you imagine what it must be like; to be thrown away like a dirty dish-rag because a man has chosen to use you so? Imagine then if everyone you ever loved hated you equally for what he'd done to you. This happened twice to me. One of them is dead, but the other is still very much alive. I will have my vengeance, all while this bastard grows within.It wasn't his fault. They'd all told him that he was the one. They'd called him the Holy Spirit. He could've only assumed that they knew what they were talking about. They were an entire country. Who was he to disagree with their judgement? But, oh how quickly the people of Jenjol could change. And as for Ilgrin, who would've predicted he could become so wicked?I will always love him, although his blood is on my hands. I doubt anyone has ever killed another so close to them as I have. I still feel his throat closing between my fingers. I squeezed. I squeezed and I squeezed.
Ghost of Spirit Bear
Ben Mikaelsen
Young Adult / Fiction / Realistic Fiction
In award-winning author Ben Mikaelsen’s riveting sequel to the acclaimed word-of-mouth bestseller Touching Spirit Bear, readers will be captivated by what Booklist calls a “hugely satisfying resolution.”
Life in the wilderness—exiled from civilization as a punishment for his violent behavior—had its own set of hurdles, but for fifteen-year-old Cole Matthews, it’s returning home and facing high school that he’s not sure he can handle.
With gangs and physical altercations haunting the hallways of their school, Cole and his former victim Peter—who Cole has now become friends with—must face it all together.
So when Peter’s limp and speech impediment make him a natural target to the bullies, Cole’s suppressed rage comes bubbling to the surface a lot quicker than he anticipated. Will he throw everything away that he learned on the healing, remote Alaskan island?
In this tale of teenage survival and self-awareness, Cole realizes it's not enough to change himself. He has to change his world.
Killer Spirit
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Paranormal Romance / Young Adult
Saying Toby Klein is an unlikely cheerleader is like saying Paris Hilton might be into guys-understatement of the year. But as a Bayport High cheerleader and an undercover government operative, she's living a life that's anything but typical. Being on the Squad has its benefits, but just as Toby is getting the hang of protocol and pep rallies, fate kicks things up anotch. "From the Paperback edition."
Spirit Witch
Part #3 of "The Lazy Girl's Guide to Magic" series by Helen Harper
Fantasy / Romance / Young Adult
If anyone appreciates what it means to be dead to the world, it's Ivy Wilde.
Barely recovered from her brush with necromancy, Ivy is flung once more into a world of intrigue, adventure and potential death and disaster. It's not her fault - it just so turns out that she's now the only person in the entire world who can communicate with the dead. And they're a chatty bunch with a list of demands.
When the ghosts offer information about a witch-hating mass murderer in return for Ivy's help, she has no choice but to get involved. She might be getting herself into more trouble than she realises though - and that's even before she's dragged to Sunday dinner so she can meet Winter's family...
The Spirit Ring
Lois McMaster Bujold
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Fiametta Beneforte dreamed of making beautiful and enchanted "objets d'art, " but alas her magician-goldsmith father was more likely to have her scrub the kiln than study magic. After all, it was a waste to train a mere daughter beyond the needs of the moment.Thur Ochs dreamed of escaping the icy mines of Bruinwald. But the letter from his brother Uri arranging his apprenticeship to Master Beneforte was not the only force that drew him over the mountains to the Duchy of Montefoglia...
A betrayal at a banquet plunges Thur and Fiametta into a struggle against men who would use vile magic for vile ends. Needs of this desperate moment will require all their wits, all their talents, and all their courage, if they are to rescue both Montefoglia and the souls of those they most love.
Bonded Spirit
CC Rose
Romance / Contemporary Romance
When seventeen year old, Rehema Thorndale is bonded to a dragon; her life takes an unexpected turn. Bonded in an unwavering psychic link to La’Kera, a Dy’Monian dragon, the rarest and most sought after of all dragons in Dangora. Now a Ryder, Rehema must train in the academy of Draeos, and finding love was the last thing Rehema thought possible.Book 1 in the Rehema Series.When seventeen year old, Rehema Thorndale is bonded to a white dragon; her life takes an unexpected turn. Bonded in an unwavering psychic link to La’Kera, a Dy’Monian dragon, the rarest and most sought after of all dragons in Dangora. Now a Ryder, she must train in Draeos: the Dragon Ryders Academy, Educating Open Sorcery. Between combat, magic lessons and royal parties, she will discovering the power of Dy’Monian magic, instant speed, unlimited energy, to heal serious wounds in moments, magical weapons, summoning spells, bound ten feet in a single leap, and the secrets to being bonded with a dragon of Dangora.Rehema’s life couldn't get more complicated while solving the mysteries that surround her unknown powers, finding love is the last thing she thought possible.
Ffion: Spirit of the Five Stones
Paul Simpson
Nonfiction
The third, final part of this tale's inevitable destiny. Ffion returns to the village in possession of an enchanted necklace that might assist in rescuing her mothers soul from the bewitched standing stones that have held her spirit for nearly 400 years. Ffion must fight two opposing forces whilst finding a way to restore her mothers life which will once again bring her face to face with Jack.Everything comes together for the third and final part of this tale's inevitable destiny. Summer solstice, Ffion returns to the village where it all started. She is now in possession of an enchanted necklace that might assist in rescuing her mother's soul from the bewitched standing stones that have contained her spirit for nearly 400 years. On this Mid-Summer's night however there are other forces at work wanting to claim her soul as their own. To one side it will return order, to another give them the power to overthrow their enemy, but to Ffion it will restore her family. Teaming up with her friend George (a cat), Ffion must protect her mother's spirit from both opposing forces whilst finding a way to restore her back to life. With a little surprise help from someone who has watched over her through the years, Fionn battles against the odds bringing her once again face to face with Jack.
Sisters of Blood and Spirit
Kady Cross
Historical Fiction / Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy
Wren Noble is dead—she was born that way. Vibrant, unlike other dead things, she craves those rare moments when her twin sister allows her to step inside her body and experience the world of the living.
Lark Noble is alive but often feels she belongs in the muted Shadow Lands—the realm of the dead. Known as the crazy girl who talks to her dead sister, she doesn’t exactly fit in with the living, though a recent suicide attempt and time in a psych ward have proved to her she’s not ready to join her sister in the afterlife.
Now the guy who saved Lark’s life needs her to repay the favor. He and his friends have been marked for death by the malevolent spirit of a vicious and long-dead serial killer, and the twins—who should know better than to mess with the dead—may be their only hope of staying alive.
Island of Saints: A Story of the One Principle That Frees the Human Spirit
Andy Andrews
Self Help / Business
While digging up a withering wax myrtle tree beside his waterfront home on the Gulf coast, author Andy Andrews unearths a rusted metal container filled with Nazi artifacts and begins an intriguing investigation that unlocks an unspoken past that took place in his backyard . . . literally . . .
. . . In the summer of 1942, as the country gears up for a full-scale commitment to WWII, German subs are dispatched to the Gulf of Mexico to sink U.S. vessels carrying goods and fuel for the war. While taking a late-night walk along the coastline, Helen Mason-recently widowed by the realities of war-discovers the near-lifeless body of a German sailor. Enraged at the site of Josef Landermann's uniform, Helen is prepared to leave the lieutenant to die when an unusual phrase, faintly uttered, changes her mind.
Set in a period simmering with anger and suspicion, Island of Saints offers the very real chronicle of a small town preparing itself for the worst the world has to offer. As cargo from torpedoed ships begins to wash up on the beach, Josef and Helen must reconcile their pasts in order to create a future.
Blending his unique style of historical accuracy with unparalleled storytelling, New York Times best-selling author Andy Andrews offers a tale of war, faith, and forgiveness-illuminating the one principle that frees the human spirit.
Spirit Warriors The Tunnel Of Light
M'tain Dubois
Long ago certain people of the world were given the power to communicate, merge with and control the spirits so they could protect the good heart creatures of the world. As before throughout time they have come close to defeat at the hands of the dark powers and now again they must make a stand risking all they love for the greater good.Join Caleb, Mace and Lydia the last spirit warriors left in their region as they fight to keep themselves and the noble creatures of light safe from the dark clans and it's leaders. With a little time and less training then the warriors before them they hope to find the legendary tunnel of light so they can not only win but survive, can they find it in time or will they fail losing to the leaders that seem to know what they will do before they do it? Fighting for love, honor and happiness they will give all they have for the good of the world.
A Willing Spirit, A Ghostly Romance
Cynthia Sterling
Romance / Historical Romance
Tessa Bright risks more than her reputation when she hires handsome drifter Micah Fox to help out on her ranch. The half-breed cowboy draws attention not only from the townspeople, but from Tessa’s late husband, Will, who insists on remaining on the ranch as a ghost, trying to care for Tessa from beyond.A young widow haunted by the pastTessa Bright risks more than her reputation when she hires handsome drifter Micah Fox to help out on her ranch. The half-breed cowboy draws attention not only from the townspeople, but from Tessa’s late husband, Will, who insists on remaining on the ranch as a ghost, trying to care for Tessa from beyond. Will doesn’t approve of Micah and tries to arrange a different match for Tessa, but fate – and Tessa and Micah’s lonely hearts – have another match in mind. First published in 1999, A Willing Spirit won the Texas Gold Award for Best Historical Romance in 2000.
Touching Spirit Bear
Ben Mikaelsen
Young Adult / Fiction / Realistic Fiction
Cole Matthews is angry. Angry, defiant, smug--in short, a bully. His anger has taken him too far this time, though. After beating up a ninth-grade classmate to the point of brain damage, Cole is facing a prison sentence. But then a Tlingit Indian parole officer named Garvey enters his life, offering an alternative called Circle Justice, based on Native American traditions, in which victim, offender, and community all work together to find a healing solution. Privately, Cole sneers at the concept, but he's no fool--if it gets him out of prison, he'll do anything. Ultimately, Cole ends up banished for one year to a remote Alaskan island, where his arrogance sets him directly in the path of a mysterious, legendary white bear. Mauled almost to death, Cole awaits his fate and begins the transition from anger to humility.
Ben Mikaelsen's depiction of a juvenile delinquent's metamorphosis into a caring, thinking individual is exciting and fascinating, if at times heavy-handed. Cole's nastiness and the vivid depictions of the lengths he must go to survive after the (equally vivid) attack by the bear are excruciating at times, but the concept of finding a way to heal a whole community when one individual wrongs another is compelling. The jacket cover photo of the author in a bear hug with the 700-pound black bear that he and his wife adopted and raised is definitely worth seeing! (Ages 12 and older) --Emilie Coulter
The American Spirit
David McCullough
History / Nonfiction
A New York Times Bestseller A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States—winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many others—that reminds us of fundamental American principles.Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, the White House, colleges and universities, historical societies, and other esteemed institutions. Now, at a time of self-reflection in America following a bitter election campaign that has left the country divided, McCullough has collected some of his most important speeches in a brief volume designed to identify important principles and characteristics that are particularly American. The American Spirit reminds us of core American values to which we all subscribe, regardless of which region we live in, which political party we identify with, or our ethnic...
A Bender of Spirit
Part #83 of "A Shade of a Vampire" series by Bella Forrest
Fantasy / Paranormal / Romance
Wild Spirit
Mari Carr
Maybe if things were different, Leo could date the woman he's suddenly longing for, the free-spirited Yvonne Collins. For her, life is an adventure; for him, life is all about work and keeping things simple so he can focus on his son.When a tragic event upends Leo's orderly existence, he's forced to admit he can't do it all, and he can't do it alone. Yvonne feels like exactly what Leo doesn't need, until she shows him chaos isn't always bad, and letting go isn't the same thing as losing control.
Football Spirit
Gerard Siggins
Book 8 in the acclaimed Rugby Spirit series. Eoin Madden and his friends are back at school and it looks like it will be a fun year with new subjects and activities to try. After all his years on the Junior Cup team, Eoin is looking forward to a break from rugby this year; when there's a chance to play soccer instead, he jumps at it! But it's hard to set up a football team at a rugby-mad school like Castlerock – can the boys do it? And who is the ghostly footballer with links to Dalymount Park that Eoin and his friends keep meeting? Eoin usually sees ghosts when trouble is brewing, so is something wrong at the football grounds? From the Busby Babes of the 1950s to the Castlerock Red Rockets, football links the generations.
Spirit and Dust
Rosemary Clement-Moore
Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Mystery & Thrillers
Fans of Veronica Mars and Buffy the Vampire Slayer will love Daisy Goodnight--she can speak to the dead. It’s not the result of a head injury or some near-death experience. She was just born that way. And she’s really good at it. Good enough to help the police solve the occasional homicide.
But helping the local authorities clear cold cases is one thing. Being whisked out of chemistry class by the FBI and flown to the scene of a murder/kidnapping in Minnesota? That’s the real deal.
Before the promotion can go to Daisy’s head, she’s up to her neck in trouble. The spirits are talking, and they’re terrified. There’s a real living girl in danger. And when Daisy is kidnapped by a crime boss with no scruples about using magic—and Daisy—to get what he wants, it looks like hers is the next soul on the line.
[STAR] “You can’t really beat a story that has hijinks, romance, and…the bones of Sue the T-rex.”— The Bulletin
[STAR] "This is one of the best YA novels of the year."—School Library Journal, starred review
“This likable, uber-competent heroine’s adventure combines elements of paranormal romance and fast-paced thriller.”— Kirkus Reviews
“Clement-Moore delivers some lovely comic zingers in a romance.”— *Booklist *
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Karate Is a Thing of the Spirit
Harry Crews
One morning a young wanderer wakes up to see a band of karate students engaged in deadly combat. Seduced by the sheer impossibility of their feats, and by the stunning female brown belt in their midst, he is soon absorbed into their world—in which the spirit of karate supplants all else. “A fitting celebration of man’s search for absolutes . . . [Crews’s] subject is man in the microcosm of the freak show, a performer in a species of southern Gothic carnival where the only salvation is his continuing erratic quest for The Way and The Way is as dark and elusive as the picaresque surroundings are bright. . . . Karate Is a Thing of the Spirit is an intense and dazzling book.”—Maxine Kumin “The novel takes off, in the manner of a fire storm, rushing at amazing speed, eating up the oxygen, scorching everything it touches. . . . [Crews’s] stock in trade is the unexpected. His humor produces something between a laugh and a gasp, and he writes with a hand as sure, tough and trained as [a black belt’s] destructive paws. He is always on his own, absolutely sure of himself, and very good.” —The New York Times Book Review Acclaimed as “a comic novelist of magnificent gifts” (National Review), a “verbal alchemist” (Kirkus Reviews), “a natch’ral bom teller of tales, a spinner of dreams” (Los Angeles Times), and “amadgenius” (Dan Wakefield), Harry Crews has been a student of the martial arts and is the author of ten books including Car and A Childhood: The Biography of a Place. He lives and teaches in Florida.From Kirkus ReviewsHarry Crews is a verbal alchemist whose plots can leave you hanging your hat on the outer reaches of insanity and calling it home. Someday someone will be forced to write a thesis on him. In an attempt to bring it all together -- his excesses -- John Kaimon "got very little sleep because the members of the motorcycle gang circumcised him, raped his mouth, anus and armpits and did some other things to him that he had never thought of"; and his simplicity: "I don't know what this place is like around here, but I've found in most cities people'll give you for a day's begging about what you could make for a day's work. I mean I usually make about sixteen dollars for an eight-hour beg." In reluctant summation this plot is about Faulkner fan John Kaimon getting mixed up with the Ultimate Tranquility group, an "Outlaw" Karate set that worships "Jefferson Davis Munroe" (the midget protagonist of This Thing Don't Lead to Heaven) and especially Gaye Nell Odell, a brown belted beauty who divides her time between Kartekas and Beauty Contests and who teaches in a dried out swimming pool in an abandoned motel. But that's not even the beginning, middle, or end. . . . Mr. Crews is a master of the uncommonplace and consistently fascinating.
The Spirit of Democracy
Larry Diamond
One of America's preeminent experts on democracy charts the future prospects for freedom around the world in the aftermath of Iraq and deepening authoritarianismOver three decades, the world was transformed. In 1974, nearly three-quarters of all countries were dictatorships; today, more than half are democracies. Yet recent efforts to promote democracy have stumbled, and many democratic governments are faltering. In this bold and sweeping vision for advancing freedom around the world, social scientist Larry Diamond examines how and why democracy progresses. He demonstrates that the desire for democracy runs deep, even in very poor countries, and that seemingly entrenched regimes like Iran and China could become democracies within a generation. He also dissects the causes of the "democratic recession" in critical states, including the crime-infested oligarchy in Russia and the strong-armed populism of Venezuela. Diamond cautions that arrogance and...
In the Spirit
Brad Cochrane
Christmas is canceled and it’s up to Johnny Johnson to save it. Meet the magical family behind Christmas and the ordinary guy they’re all counting on. In the Spirit is a holiday fable guaranteed to put a smile in your heart.A ship burns, sinking into the dark sea. There is only one survivor—a child hunted for the power of her song. Hidden away on an isolated island, Lilette buries her power deep, convinced it caused the deaths of those she loves.But she can’t run from who she is. And when her secret is revealed, the only thing that can save her is her song. It’s time to rise up and become what she was always meant to be: the most powerful witch ever born.
Spirit: The Cartographer Book 3
Part #3 of "The Cartographer" series by A. C. Cobble
Fantasy / Science Fiction / Ebooks
Spirit Beasts Awakening
Part #1 of "The Spirit Beast Saga" series by A. P Beswick
How far will he go to release the beast....With his fifteenth birthday just around the corner, Arnold Ethon's feeling the pressure. He still doesn't have a Spirit Beast, that special creature deeply connected to a person's soul. It's like a mirror of their inner self. Some lucky ones get unique powers that match their Spirit Beast, while others can even make these mystical beings appear in the real world. But Arnold? He's still waiting for his to show up. When Arnold rescues a retired Doyen from attack the esteemed Spirit Wardens presents Arnold and his best friend, Otto, with an irresistible offer to join their ranks. Jumping headfirst, they delve into an intense journey, sharpening their ties with the spirit realm and uncovering their dormant abilities. But tranquillity is short-lived. A scar-faced enemy, hell-bent on vengeance against the Spirit Wardens, emerges from the shadows. Arnold's life, along with the lives of those he...
Spirit Casing
Thomas M. McDade
An ex-convict uses running and spirituality to remain on the "straight and narrow."How far would you go for love, or for justice, or for the perfect gearwheel? Thomas Niggle grew up a mudlark, hunting for scrap on the polluted banks of the River Burr. One of the countless poor living in the shadows of Mercer Shackleton’s vast factories, he has dragged himself out of poverty using his mechanical skills. An encounter with Gloria Shackleton, the Mercer’s daughter, offers Niggle the possibility of love, but it also offers something else, deep in the heart of the Mercer’s domain. What hope can the future hold for a boy raised amidst the mud and brass?
Spirit Hunters #3
Ellen Oh
Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy
The riveting conclusion to the acclaimed Spirit Hunters series!We Need Diverse Books cofounder Ellen Oh delivers the final book in her middle grade series Spirit Hunters, a gripping mystery and thrilling adventure, starring a Korean-American heroine and a diverse cast of characters.Harper is dealing with too many new changes in her house. Her cousin, Leo, is now living with them; her sister, Kelly, has started working at a local makeup store, Jeune; and Harper's spirit hunter abilities have grown increasingly more powerful and uncontrollable, making her a target for possession.But when Harper and Dayo uncover a dangerous plot to steal youth from millions of innocent people, Harper must use all her powers to destroy an ancient evil and save her sister.Can our intrepid spirit hunters rescue Kelly before it's too late?A spellbinding, spooky, middle grade series, perfect for Halloween!Don't miss the first two thrilling...
River Spirit
Leila Aboulela
The spellbinding new novel from New York Times Notable Author and Caine Prize winner Leila Aboulela about an embattled young woman's coming of age during the Mahdist War in 19th century Sudan.Leila Aboulela, hailed as "a versatile prose stylist" (New York Times) has also been praised by J.M. Coetzee, Ali Smith, and Ben Okri, among others, for her rich and nuanced novels depicting Islamic spiritual and political life. Her new novel is an enchanting narrative of the years leading up to the British conquest of Sudan in 1898, and a deeply human look at the tensions between Britain and Sudan, Christianity and Islam, colonizer and colonized. In River Spirit, Aboulela gives us the unforgettable story of a people who—against the odds and for a brief time—gained independence from foreign rule through their willpower, subterfuge, and sacrifice.When Akuany and her brother Bol are orphaned in a village raid in South Sudan, they're taken...
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
P. G. Wodehouse
Fiction / Humor / Music
A Jeeves and Wooster novel The beefy 'Stilton' Cheesewright has drawn Bertie Wooster as red-hot favourite in the Drones club annual darts tournament - which is lucky for Bertie because otherwise Stilton would have beaten him to a pulp and buttered the lawn with him. Stilton does not, after all like men who he thinks are trifling with his fiancée's affections. Meanwhile Bertie has committed a more heinous offence by growing a moustache, and Jeeves strongly disapproves - which is unfortunate, because Jeeves's feudal spirit is desperately needed. Bertie's Aunt Dahlia is trying to sell her magazine Milady's Boudoir to the Trotter Empire and still keep her amazing chef Anatole out of Lady Trotter's clutches. And Bertie? Bertie simply has to try to hold onto his moustache and hope he gets to the end in one piece.
True Spirit - Book Eight of the Connor True Series
Andy Morris
Biographies & Memoirs / Historical Fiction / Science Fiction & Fantasy
Laura is injured and unconscious. Abiku has come to devour Connor's living soul. What's more, the demon hasn't come alone.Connor stepped back a pace as Abiku flowed down from the bed with a cat-like grace. Connor looked around his room desperately searching for something he could use as a weapon but there was nothing that would inflict any harm; just books on computer programming; DVD’s of Maximum Impact performances; programs from Sheffield United’s recent matches. Instead he turned inwards and opened his psychic doorway onto the future. If he could see what Abiku would do before she did it he would have at least some chance to getting out of this. But instead of opening onto the future his door was already ajar, exposing his vulnerable mind to the other world. In the eerie pale light from that terrible realm Connor could see shadows moving. Silhouettes dancing like Chinese theatre puppets. It wasn’t just one but several - dozens in fact.
The Spirit of Favor on Your House
Jerry Savelle
Explore a biblical perspective of what you can expect when the Spirit of favor is on your house. As you read, you will discover the difference between the conferred blessing of God and the commanded blessing of God that was promised to all who would obey Him. See how the blessing and favor work hand in hand to prosper those who are willing to apply these biblical truths to their lives. You will also come to understand how the Spirit of favor functions in the life of a believer, providing a wall of protection around his or her house—the entirety of that person’s earthly existence and influence.
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Forgemaster (Book 1 in the Spirit Guide Saga)
H. Lee Morgan, Jr
Life is fickle, short and unfair. Everyone had bad days. Death is the end... or is it?Ethan finds this out on his worst day in life and gets the truly rare second chance after being fired, lost his grandparents, finds his girlfriend sleeping with his vindictive brother and then gets crushed to death by a semi trying to save a girl from that same fate. In death he meets the angel of his life.Life is fickle, short and unfair. Everyone had bad days. Death is the end... or is it?Ethan finds this out on his worst day in life and gets the truly rare second chance after being fired, lost his grandparents, finds his girlfriend sleeping with his vindictive brother and then gets crushed to death by a semi trying to save a girl from that same fate. In death he meets the angel of his life, but learns all myths have some fact basis and Fate himself wasn't ready for Ethan to die this day and offers a second chance. Ethan takes the offer over the alternative and must fight. he gains power over fire and must use it to fight for his own sense of justice. His life will forever never be the same and it's time to crank up the heat!Adult content.
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Parallel (Prophesied a spirit within,Book I)
Cheryl Doucet-Surette
Is it the beginning or ending of all as it is to be? When 16 year old, Selah Jones is unwillingly brought to see a fortune teller with her mom, it awakened a deep awareness of selah’s hidden talent, which had lain dormant for years, no longer inhibited selah dives headlong into the unknown.When 16 year old, Selah Jones is unwillingly brought to see a fortune teller with her mom, it awakened a deep awareness of selah’s hidden talent, which had lain dormant for years, no longer inhibited selah dives headlong into the unknown. Daniel Evans has waited since the beginning for her…he is prepared to give up everything to obtain his heart’s utmost desire, but vows long made hinder his ability to succeed. suffering from tragedy and betrayal as it consumes their visions, fate is left to chance… as their bonds are tested only to be left short, wanting. Daniel struggles to show Selah, that the strength of unity is so much more resistant, than the power of one. Can this pre-destined alliance truly be made to endure? Or must we all be left to suffer, unconsciously from our own choices?
Spirit Crossing
William Kent Krueger
Mystery & Thrillers
A disappearance and a dead body put Cork O'Connor's family in the crosshairs of a killer in the twentieth book in the New York Times bestselling series from William Kent Krueger, "a master storyteller at the top of his game" (Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author).The disappearance of a local politician's teenaged daughter is major news in Minnesota. As a huge manhunt is launched to find her, Cork O'Connor's grandson stumbles across the shallow grave of a young Ojibwe woman—but nobody seems that interested. Nobody, that is, except Cork and the newly formed Iron Lake Ojibwe Tribal Police. As Cork and the tribal officers dig into the circumstances of this mysterious and grim discovery, they uncover a connection to the missing teenager. And soon, it's clear that Cork's grandson is in danger of being the killer's next victim.
Spirit of the Sea Witch
Part #2 of "Keepers of the Stones" series by Tara West
Memoir
A scorned woman’s revenge burns hotter than a pyre. The vengeance of a goddess is more destructive than a thousand fires. * * * Desperate to escape the wrath of the vengeful sky goddess, Madhea, a group of brave young explorers flees to the sea in search of safe haven for their people while the apprentice witch, Dianna, steals away Madhea’s dragon to the Shifting Sands. Though they are an ocean apart, the future of humanity lies in their entwined fates. Before they can defeat Madhea, they must stop the vindictive sea goddess, Eris, from destroying the world.
The Spirit Watcher
Part #3 of "Mythbound" series by Cory Barclay
Steve Remington is tired of people using him for their own schemes. He has his own plans, and they involve rescuing the love of his life and winning a war in a world that's not his own. Annabel Lee is trapped. She's stuck with a man she hates and a family whose only goal is conquest. She's harboring a dark secret, but how long can she keep it hidden?The people of Mythicus are at odds. One party wishes to commingle with humans, even if it takes force to do so. They seek to change both our worlds forever. The other party is desperate to stop them, wishing to keep both worlds pure and untainted. Whose belief is right? And when war breaks out, whose ideals will hold true when the dust settles? All these questions will be answered as the Mythbound trilogy comes to a smashing conclusion.
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit:
P. G. Wodehouse
Fiction / Humor / Music
A Jeeves and Wooster novel
The beefy 'Stilton' Cheesewright has drawn Bertie Wooster as red-hot favourite in the Drones club annual darts tournament - which is lucky for Bertie because otherwise Stilton would have beaten him to a pulp and buttered the lawn with him. Stilton does not, after all like men who he thinks are trifling with his fianc�e's affections.
Meanwhile Bertie has committed a more heinous offence by growing a moustache, and Jeeves strongly disapproves - which is unfortunate, because Jeeves's feudal spirit is desperately needed. Bertie's Aunt Dahlia is trying to sell her magazine Milady's Boudoir to the Trotter Empire and still keep her amazing chef Anatole out of Lady Trotter's clutches. And Bertie? Bertie simply has to try to hold onto his moustache and hope he gets to the end in one piece.
Spirit Wolf
Kathryn Lasky
Children's / History / Fiction
Faolan, a wolf once doomed to die, struggles to fufill his destiny as the leader of the wolves of Beyond.
No one ever saw Faolan as a leader. Banished as a pup, he survived and returned as a gnaw wolf-the lowest member of the wolf pack. But Faolan wasn't meant to be a gnaw wolf. It's not just his strange, splayed paw, or his uncanny connection with the bears. There's something about Faolan that inspires certain wolves . . . and leaves others deeply suspicious. Now, with a dangerous threat on the horizon, the pack must make a choice. Will they trust the silver outsider with the task of leading? If Faolan can't fulfill his destiny, it could be the end of the wolves of the Beyond.
The Spirit In the Wind
Patrick Carlo Leonard
A great journey has begun to find a hero humanity doesn't even know they need yet. A conflict is growing in the shadows of the Silo, home to mankind's resistance against enslaving cyborgs, as political turmoil and traitorous agendas are slowly making its once-great leader unfit to face an impending invasion. The Spirit in the Wind, mankind's great protector, has issued the call for its hero. Some have heard it, but do they believe what they've heard?
In Spirit and Truth (In Spiritu Et Veritate Series)
Reed, Zoe
Werewolves are disappearing all over the country, and nobody's quite sure why. Kyla was forced to leave behind everything she cared about when her parents' ranch went bankrupt. With all of her friends and her boyfriend so far away, she isn't sure she'll ever feel as comfortable in this new life as she did in the old. Unaware of the danger, reclusive werewolf, Camille, couldn't be happier to make the new girl feel right at home in the small farm-town of Tranquility, California. By the time Kyla realizes there's something hiding out in the dark, watching her, she's unwittingly stepped into the crosshairs of a dangerous werewolf. Original target? Camille. Can the girls take down the threat before they become the latest victims of his deadly game?
Magic Spirit the Dream Horse
Pippa Funnell
The first in a series of heart-warming pony tales packed with expert advice from three-times Olympic Medallist and Grand Slam winner, Pippa Funnell, on everything you ever wanted to know about horses.Tilly Redbrow lives, breathes and dreams horses. The only thing missing from life with her adoptive family is a pony of her own. But on the day Tilly helps rescue a terrified horse from the roadside, her dreams begin to come true. She quickly forms a special bond with Magic Spirit, the beautiful grey horse that is now being cared for at Silver Shoe Farm. It's the start of a partnership with a horse that only she can ride to stardom, but they both have a lot to learn along the way.The first in a series of irresistible, uplifting pony adventures, packed with expert, up-to-date advice from the author as well as a helpful glossary and black and white illustrations. For 8+
Christmas Spirit: the Wantland Files, #5
Lara Bernhardt
'Tis the season to be haunted. Christmas in New Orleans—a city brimming with cheery jazz, red and green bulbs lighting the streets, the spicy aroma of gumbo, and the cold chill of spirits asking Santa for the gift of redemption. After a string of challenging cases, paranormal investigator Kimberly Wantland is looking forward to spending the holidays quietly with her friends in the Big Easy. But ghosts don't rest at the Cardinal Hotel. Her psychic connection has been damaged, but the moment she enters the hotel, a chill warns her that the historic building breathes with the whispers of ghosts past, present, and maybe even future. While others sip hot cocoa with their loved ones, Kimberly faces a spirit that threatens those closest to her. A spirit that will stop at nothing to control her abilities. It's the most haunting time of the year in this Christmas ghost story. Unwrap it today!
Spirit
Brigid Kemmerer
Young Adult / Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy
With power comes enemies. Lots of them.
Hunter Garrity just wants to be left alone. He’s learned the hard way that his unusual abilities come at a price. And he can’t seem to afford any allies.
He’s up to his neck in hostiles. His grandfather, spoiling for a fight. The Merrick brothers, who think he ratted them out. Calla, the scheming psycho who wants to use him as bait.
Then there’s Kate Sullivan, the new girl at school. She’s not hostile. She’s bold. Funny. Hot. But she’s got an agenda, too.
With supposedly secret powers rippling to the surface everywhere around him, Hunter knows something ugly is about to go down. But finding out what means he’ll have to find someone he can trust…
Raw Spirit: In Search of the Perfect Dram
Iain Banks
Science Fiction
As a native of Scotland, bestselling author Iain Banks has decided to undertake a tour of the distilleries of his homeland in a bid to uncover the unique spirit of the single malt. Visiting some of the world's most famous distilleries and also some of its smallest and most obscure ones, Banks embarks on a journey of discovery which educates him about the places, people and products surrounding the centuries-old tradition of whisky production. Using various modes of transport - ferries to the islands, cars across the highlands, even bicycles between bus stops - Banks' tour of Scotland combines history, literature and landscape in an entertaining and informative account of an exploration in which the arrival is by no means the most important part of the journey.
Spirit of the Law
Carsen Taite
The first time Summer Byrne met hard-nosed prosecutor Owen Lassiter, Summer was the jury forewoman who delivered the verdict that ruined Owen's winning streak. Summer never expected to see Owen again, but a brush with a stranger pulls her back into a life she'd rather forget and back into the path of the wildly attractive, infuriating prosecutor who refuses to accept evidence she can't see with her own eyes.Owen Lassiter knows the law, knows her own mind, and doesn't have time for half-baked theories from a woman who hears voices from the great beyond. When Summer Byrne—her nemesis—offers a window into the murder case Owen's getting ready to try, hell no doesn't begin to describe how Owen feels. But working with Summer as a consultant reminds her that Summer is as enticing as she is aggravating and promises to be a life-changing experience that neither is ready to embrace.