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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Daughter: How one family fought the myth that you need to destroy childhood in order to raise extraordinary adults.

by Diana Holquist

Published: 2011-12-12

Paperback: 208 pages

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How one family fought the myth that you have to destroy childhood in order to raise extraordinary adults. What does a 'successful? child look like? If you imagined a straight-A-earning, classical-music-playing, rule-following, Ivy-bound prodigy, you?re not alone. This is what I thought...

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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

by Amy Chua

Published: 2011-12-27

Paperback: 256 pages

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“[E]ntertaining, bracingly honest and, yes, thought-provoking.”—The New York Times Book Review At once provocative and laugh-out-loud funny, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother ignited a global parenting debate with its story of one mother’s journey in strict parenting.  Amy Chua arg...

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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)

by Rick Riordan

Published: 2009-04-07

Paperback: 400 pages

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Percy Jackson isn?t expecting freshman orientation to be any fun.� But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to diabolical. In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war betwe...

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Battle of the Labyrinth - Percey Jackson & the Olympians Book Four

by Rick Riordan

Published: 2009

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PERCY JACKSON isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse. In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians...

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Battle Royale

by Koushun Takami

Published: 2003-02-26

Paperback: 624 pages

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Battle Royale, a high-octane thriller about senseless youth violence, is one of Japan's best-selling - and most controversial - novels. As part of a ruthless program by the totalitarian government, ninth-grade students are taken to a small isolated island with a map, food, and various weapons. Forced...

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Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind

by Joyce Meyer

Published: 2011-04-13

Hardcover: 304 pages

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In celebration of selling 3 million copies, FaithWords is publishing a special commemorative volume of the updated edition of BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND.Worry, doubt, confusion, depression, anger and feelings of condemnation: all these are attacks on the mind. If readers suffer from negative ...

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Baudolino

by Umberto Eco

Published: 2003-10-06

Paperback: 544 pages

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It is April 1204, and Constantinople, the splendid capital of the Byzantine Empire, is being sacked and burned by the knights of the Fourth Crusade. Amid the carnage and confusion, one Baudolino saves a historian and high court official from certain death at the hands of the crusading warr...

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Baudolino: A Novel

by Umberto Eco

Published: 2000

Hardcover: 522 pages

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Deckle Edge Hardcover with Dustjacket. 522 pages. Set in the twelfth century, a Historical Novel of Myth, Romance, and Invention.

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Bayou Jesus

by M.G. Miller

Published: 2011-12-23

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Frank Potter, a young, divinely-inspired black man, and Samson Boudreaux, a white man of great power and greater weakness, live in a house of haunted women. And when the possibilities of miracle surrounding Frank become all too real, a tragedy of Christ and consequence unfolds in the Ameri...

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Be Careful What You Pray For: A Novel

by Kimberla Lawson Roby

Published: 2011-01-01

Paperback: 288 pages

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Her first marriage didn't work out, but that isn't going to stop Alicia Black, the privileged daughter of the charismatic Reverend Curtis Black, from getting what she wants. Alicia can't believe her good fortune. God has heeded her prayers, blessing her with the perfect second husband...