Carolyn Keene

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Minnesota

In a response to a friend's call for help, Nancy's father, a lawyer, asks her to travel to mysterious Crocodile Island with her friends Bes and George to study the reptiles and try to uncover a group of suspected poachers.

Upon their arrival in Florida, the girls are kidnapped but cleverly escape to pursue their detective work. Dangers mount as they cope with reptiles, enemy boats, and exciting chases after the men who are responsible for a sinister racket that involves many unsuspecting victims. In the end, Nancy makes a bold move to untangle the mass of clues, but she and Ned become imprisoned in the enemy's submarine and are held for ransom!

Nancy Drew 55: Mystery of Crocodile Island

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Nancy Drew becomes involved in a mystery centering around a strange oriental perfume

Nancy Drew 06: the Secret of Red Gate Farm

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Nancy and her friends help a woman search for her missing grandson.

Nancy Drew 20: the Clue in the Jewel Box

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Nancy Drew 09: the Sign of the Twisted Candles

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Nancy Drew receives a letter meant for a British heiress who has the same name and, in her attempts to contact the other young woman, faces danger from a man who operates a Lonely Hearts Club mail frau.

Nancy Drew 08: Nancy's Mysterious Letter

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Nancy Drew joins the circus in order to investigate the mystery surrounding a gold charm bracelet and a young orphaned aerialist.

Nancy Drew 30: the Clue of the Velvet Mask

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When Nancy learns that the Drews' housekeeper has been duped by an elegantly dressed woman into buying a stolen fur piece, the young detective starts a search for the clever swindler. To Nancy's astonishment, she discovers that the woman is using the name Nancy Drew. The dishonest acts of the impostor point the finger of suspicion at Nancy herself and result in her being questioned by the police. Join Nancy in this thrilling mystery as she solves the mystery and clears her name.

Nancy Drew 29: Mystery at the Ski Jump

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Terry Scott, a young archaeology professor, seeks Nancy's help in unearthing a secret of antiquity which can only be unlocked by three black keys. While on an archaeological expedition in Mexico, Terry and Dr. Joshua Pitt came across a clue to buried treasure. The clue was a cipher carved on a stone tablet. Before the professor had time to translate the cipher, the tablet disappeared - along with Dr. Pitt! Terry tells Nancy of his suspicions of the Tinos, a Mexican couple posing as scientists who vanished the same night as Dr. Pitt. Nancy and her friends follow a tangled trail of clues that lead to the Florida Keys and finally to Mexico in this suspense-filled story that will thrill readers.

Nancy Drew 28: the Clue of the Black Keys

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Nancy Drew and her friends visit an old clipper ship in Boston Harbor and help Captain Easterly uncover a mystery

Nancy Drew 27: the Secret of the Wooden Lady is

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Nancy Drew and her friend Bess discover that a rare and valuable Chinese vase has been stolen from the pottery shop of Dick Milton, a cousin of Bess. Dick had borrowed the vase from his Chinese friend, elderly Mr. Soong, and he is determined to repay Mr. Soong for the loss. He tells Nancy that if he can find "the leaning chimney," he will be on the track of a discovery which will solve his financial problems. Nancy finds the leaning chimney, but it only leads her into more puzzles. Can there be any connection between the vase theft - one of a number of similar crimes - and the strange disappearance of the pottery expert Eng Moy and his daughter Lei?

Nancy Drew 26: the Clue of the Leaning Chimney

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Greg Davenport

Basics and Beyond

This guide takes readers well beyond the basic skills of map and compass, moving readers to a level of complete understanding of navigation in the outdoors--regardless of terrain or time of day, whether traveling over rock or ice, through desert or jungle, on a river or at sea. As one of the most thorough books on the subject, Advanced Outdoor Navigation complements Falcon's successful list of navigation titles by going beyond the basics and offering readers the most comprehensive study of navigational skills ever published. Written by Greg Davenport, considered one of the best global survival experts in the world.

Advanced Outdoor Navigation

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Boris Akunin

Andrew Bromfield

A Novel

Investigating the murder of an English aristocrat whose children and servants were found dead nearby of morphine overdoses, police commissioner Gauche teams up with Erast Fandorin to identify a killer on board a luxury cruise ship.

Murder on the Leviathan

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Joseph A. Michelli

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE SUCCESS! You already know the Starbucks story. Since 1992, its stock has risen a staggering 5,000 percent! The genius of Starbucks success lies in its ability to create personalized customer experiences, stimulate business growth, generate profits, energize employees, and secure customer loyalty-all at the same time. The Starbucks Experience contains a robust blend of home-brewed ingenuity and people-driven philosophies that have made Starbucks one of the world's “most admired” companies, according to Fortune magazine. With unique access to Starbucks personnel and resources, Joseph Michelli discovered that the success of Starbucks is driven by the people who work there-the “partners”-and the special experience they create for each customer. Michelli reveals how you can follow the Starbucks way to Reach out to entire communities Listen to individual workers and consumers Seize growth opportunities in every market Custom-design a truly satisfying experience that benefits everyone involved Filled with real-life insider stories, eye-opening anecdotes, and solid step-by-step strategies, this fascinating book takes you deep inside one of the most talked-about companies in the world today. For anyone who wants to learn from the best-and be the best-The Starbucks Experience is a rich, heady brew of unforgettable user-friendly ideas.

The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary

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Michael F. Lane

Larry Chambers

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

How Variable Annuities Can Cut Your Taxes, Pay You Every Year of Your Life, and Bring You Financial Peace of Mind

Guaranteed Income for Life

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Stephen Wilbers

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

English

Keys to Great Writing

Empower your writing! Keys to Great Writing covers every aspect of the craft, showing you how to develop a writer's voice that is unique, precise, and effective.

From grammar rules to revision strategies, you'll find the crucial information you need in short, easy-to-browse sections that enable you to hone your own signature writing approach. No more wading through dry style manuals. No more guesswork. Just clear, proven guidance, including:

 * Four Myths of Great Writing
 * The Elements of Style Checklist
 * The Elements of Composition Checklist
 * The Four-Step Writing Process
 * Glossary of Grammatical Terms
 * Proofreading Checklist
 * Four Common Errors in Word Choice (and How to Avoid Them)
 * Five Ways to Bring Music to Your Writing
 * Fourteen Techniques to Eliminate Wordiness
 * And much more!

Keys to Great Writing is like having your own desktop writing coach. Use it, learn from it, and give the voice to the great writer within you.

Keys to Great Writing

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Kevin Elko

Achieving Your Greatness on the Playing Field of Business (And Life)

“I’ve been there when Elko has given one of his famous talks and he really fires everyone up. I’ll never let anyone else speak to my team.” --Nick Saban,Former Head Coach, LSU, National Football Champions; current Head Coach, University of Alabama Crimson Tide "If I had one choice for someone to work with my firm, I would pick Kevin Elko. He has a unique way to touch people to become the kind of person they were meant to be. When I need a plan for growth, Kevin is my first call." --Andy Kalbaugh, CEO, Mutual Services (LPL Financial) "Dr. Elko taught me 'You have to dream it to achieve it' and that before championships and pro bowls happen, in your mind they have already occurred. From the moment I learned it I have not only played that way, I have led that way." --Ed Reed, All Pro Safety, Baltimore Ravens What’s your vision? What’s your passion? What do you want most? This book will help you find it, focus on it, and transform it into reality. Dr. Kevin Elko has spent 20+ years helping people do precisely that: Super Bowl and NCAA Champion athletes and coaches...winning salespeople and corporate executives...audiences who’ve responded with hundreds of standing ovations. His techniques and insights don’t just supercharge performance...they change lives. Now, he’s brought them all together in a single boo--and it may be the greatest motivational book ever written. Elko’s lessons helped the University of Miami build its national championship football team...led Nick Saban to make Elko his team’s only performance consultant...helped NFL all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith stay relentlessly focused in the face of any challenge. They got what they wanted. Whatever you want, Elko’s message can help you get it, too! Build your success brick by brick...until it happens, all of a sudden! Seize your season, and become fully alive. Gain the certain knowledge that your vision will come true. Put aside distractions, identify the price of your vision, and go for it. Don’t just claim your success: enjoy it! From America’s #1 Sports Performance Consultant Breakthrough success happens first in your mind, and then in the world. In this book, Dr. Kevin Elko shows how to build your success one brick at a time...so when it happens, it happens huge. As America’s #1 performance consultant, Elko knows more about preparing for success than anyone. In this book, he shares everything he’s learned working with legendary athletes such as Emmitt Smith, championship coaches like Nick Saban, and thousands of the world’s top businesspeople. If you’re good, he’ll make you great. If you’re great, he’ll make you the best. It’syourturn. It’syourtime. Learn what it takes. Do what it takes. Get this book, and make it happen. Forewords byButch DavisandJon Dorenbos Preface byStewart Emery

Touchdown!

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Gallup

An updated version of the StrengthsFinder program developed by Gallup experts to help readers discover their distinct talents and strengths and how they can be translated into personal and career successes.

StrengthsFinder 2. 0

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David Zinczenko

The Revolutionary New Plan to Turn off Your Fat Genes and Keep You Lean for Life!

Zero Belly Diet is the revolutionary new plan to turn off your fat genes and help keep you lean for life! Nutrition expert David Zinczenko--the New York Times bestselling author of the Abs Diet series, Eat This, Not That! series, and Eat It to Beat It!--has spent his entire career learning about belly fat--where it comes from and what it does to us. And what he knows is this: There is no greater threat to you and your family--to your health, your happiness, even your financial future.

Yes, you can: Change your destiny. Overcome your fat genes. Strip away belly fat and finally attain the lean, strong, healthy body you've always wanted.
 
With Zero Belly Diet, David Zinczenko reveals explosive new research that explains the mystery of why some of us stay thin, and why some can't lose weight no matter how hard we try. He explains how some foods turn our fat genes on--causing seemingly irreversible weight gain--and uncovers the nine essential power foods that act directly on those switches, turning them to "off" and allowing for easy, rapid, and sustainable weight loss. And he shows how these foods help heal your digestive system, keeping those gene switches turned off and setting you up for a lifetime of leanness.
 
Other diets can help you lose weight, but only the Zero Belly diet attacks fat on a genetic level, placing a bull's-eye on the fat cells that matter most: visceral fat, the type of fat ensconced in your belly. These fat cells act like an invading army, increasing inflammation and putting you at risk for diabetes, Alzheimer's, arthritis, heart disease, and cancer. Visceral fat can also can alter your hormone levels, erode muscle tissue, increase your chances of depression, and destroy your sex drive. But you can turn the odds in your favor.
 
Zero Belly Diet shows you how to deactivate your fat genes, rev up your metabolism, banish bloat, and balance your digestive health, allowing you to easily build lean, strong stomach muscle and strip away unwanted belly fat without sacrificing calories or spending hours at the gym. The result: weight loss that is easier, faster, more lasting, and more delicious than you'd ever imagine.
 
You'll be stunned and inspired by the results of an amazing 500-person test panel--men and women who lost weight quickly, and with ease, following the Zero Belly diet. In just the first 14 days:
 
Bob McMicken, 51, lost 16.3 pounds
Kyle Cambridge, 28, lost 15 pounds
Martha Chesler, 54, lost 11 pounds
Matt Brunner, 43, lost 14 pounds
 
Zero Belly Diet features a week-by-week menu plan, fifty tasty recipes, and a handy shopping list that leads to a minimum of cooking and plenty of feasting.
 
Best of all, Zero Belly Diet offers something more: freedom. Freedom from bloating, freedom from food deprivation, freedom from weight loss fads, freedom from stress. So say goodbye to your paunch and hello to a happier, healthier you!

Zero Belly Diet

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Dan Ariely

The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations

Bestselling author Dan Ariely reveals fascinating new insights into motivation--showing that the subject is far more complex than we ever imagined.

Every day we work hard to motivate ourselves, the people we live with, the people who work for and do business with us. In this way, much of what we do can be defined as being "motivators." From the boardroom to the living room, our role as motivators is complex, and the more we try to motivate partners and children, friends and coworkers, the clearer it becomes that the story of motivation is far more intricate and fascinating than we've assumed.

Payoff investigates the true nature of motivation, our partial blindness to the way it works, and how we can bridge this gap. With studies that range from Intel to a kindergarten classroom, Ariely digs deep to find the root of motivation--how it works and how we can use this knowledge to approach important choices in our own lives. Along the way, he explores intriguing questions such as: Can giving employees bonuses harm productivity? Why is trust so crucial for successful motivation? What are our misconceptions about how to value our work? How does your sense of your mortality impact your motivation?

Payoff

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Ted Spiker

The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Belly and Firm up Your Body for Life

The New York Times bestseller now adapted specifically for women, shows how to achieve a flat stomach and great shape in just 6 weeks, and stay lean and healthy for life. Drawing on revolutionary new weight-loss research, David Zinczenko, a leading health and fitness authority, developed The Abs Diet, the national bestseller that has been helping hundreds of thousands to lose pounds quickly and dramatically re-shape their bodies while maintaining the principles of a safe, healthy, and nutritionally balanced diet. Now the Abs Diet has been tailored specifically for women's unique needs. Packed with information developed exclusively for women, The Abs Diet for Women includes: -the Abs Diet osteoporosis prevention plan -tips on managing menopausal symptoms without hormone replacement therapy -information on how the Abs Diet can prevent joint pain -details on how the Abs Diet can improve female sexual response -a postpartum workout for new moms -a bonus stress-busting workout chapter that builds a fit body and a calm mind

The Abs Diet for Women

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The best-selling Abs Diet series continues with the perfect cookbook for anyone who wants to eat sensibly to get a flat, sculpted set of abdominals -but doesn't have a lot of time to cook Tens of thousands of Americans have changed their bodies-and their lives-with the help of The Abs Diet, the New York Times bestseller from David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men's Health magazine. A key factor in the diet's success is the meal plan, with its healthy, great-tasting, easy recipes featuring the Abs Diet 12 Powerfoods. Now, to meet the demands of today's time-strapped society, Zinczenko and coauthor Ted Spiker present The Abs Diet 6-Minute Meals for 6-Pack Abs to help readers make the right food choices-in less time than it takes to pick up a meal at a drive-thru. The Abs Diet 6-Minute Meals for 6-Pack Abs features- . 101 6-minute recipes- fast and easy recipes like Barbecue Chicken Pizza, Smokehouse Salad, Summer Vegetable Couscous, and more . the 12 Abs Diet Powerfoods, plus what makes them nutritional powerhouses and how they increase lean muscle mass and discourage storing fat . shopping lists, appliance recommendations, and more . a 7-day meal plan (for those who prefer not to mix-and-match) . a bonus chapter with 60-minute Sunday creations and 15-minute meals when you have more time This user-friendly cookbook is the perfect resource for followers of The Abs Diet as well as anyone who wants to change their body to improve their health, their looks, or their athletic performance.

The Abs Diet 6-Minute Meals for 6-Pack Abs

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Shawn D. Moon

Sue Dathe-Douglass

Sean Covey

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Why Your People Make All the Difference and the 6 Practices You Need to Engage Them

Citing the potential of an engaged, highly motivated workforce, a guide by two FranklinCovey leaders outlines the seven-habits model of personal effectiveness while explaining how it can be applied at the organizational level. 30,000 first printing.

The Ultimate Competitive Advantage

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Trenton Lee Stewart

For fans of Lemony Snicket and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, this first book in the bestselling, award-winning Mysterious Benedict Society Series is not to be missed! "Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests, which readers take along with them. Only four children--two boys and two girls--succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and inventive children could complete. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules. But what they'll find in the hidden underground tunnels of the school is more than your average school supplies. So, if you're gifted, creative, or happen to know Morse Code, they could probably use your help.

The Mysterious Benedict Society

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Antoine Laurain

Jane Aitken

Emily Boyce

"Laurain presents the story as if it were reportage, but with the confidence of an age-old storyteller."—San Francisco Book Review "Laurain's gentle, satirical humor remind this reviewer of Jacques Tati's classic films, and, no, you don't have to know French politics to enjoy this charming novel. Fans of Muriel Barbery'sThe Elegance of the Hedgehog will want this."—Library Journal "A hymn to la vie Parisienne . . . enjoy it for its fabulistic narrative, and the way it teeters pleasantly on the edge of Gallic whimsy."—The Guardian Heroic bookseller Laurent Letellier comes across an abandoned handbag on a Parisian street. There's nothing in the bag to indicate who it belongs to, although there's all sorts of other things in it. Laurent feels a strong impulse to find the owner and tries to puzzle together who she might be from the contents of the bag. Especially a red notebook with her jottings, which really makes him want to meet her. Without even a name to go on, and only a few of her possessions to help him, how is he to find one woman in a city of millions? The Red Notebook has already been sold in twelve different languages. French TV is making a film ofThe President's Hat and the movie rights of The Red Notebook have been sold to UGC. Antoine Laurain was born in Paris. He is the author of five novels, includingThe President's Hat.

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Touchdown!

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