In many ways, Reeve LeClaire looks like a typical twenty-two-year-old woman. She has finally landed her own apartment in San Francisco, she waitresses to pay the bills, and she wishes she weren't so nervous around new people. She sees herself as living a pleasant structured life. But Reeve's life has been anything but normal. Ten years ago, she was kidnapped and held captive for four years. After a lucky escape, she has spent the past six years working...

Offers a new twist on pancakes, French toast, frittatas, omelets, quick breads, and cereals to provide such creations as breakfast lasagna, multigrain rum raisin scones, and coconut waffles with bananas Foster topping.

Recounts the story of the six double agents-- Bronx, Brutus, Treasure, Tricycle and Garbo-- who would weave a web of deception so intricate that it ensnared Hitler's army and helped to carry thousands of troops across the Channel in safety on 6 June 1944, D-Day.

You'll never look at a hand-me-down dresser the same way again! This book offers twenty-six easy-to-follow techniques that can be applied to all different types of pieces, from bookshelves to desks: painting, applying gold leaf, wallpapering, distressing, dip dyeing, and more. In addition to the core techniques, author and Knack Studios founder Barb Blair shares thirty beautiful before-and-after makeovers from her studio and outlines how to achieve...

After single college professor Joy Harkness takes a position at Amherst College, she begins to restore the old Victorian home she lives in, meets a friendly handyman and embraces the close-knit community, all of which gives her a new lease on life.

"Jabari is inventing a machine that will fly all the way across the yard! But making it go from CRASH to WHOOSH will take grit, patience, and maybe even a little help from his sister."--Amazon.com.

Eager to escape life on her familys farm, Alice Barrow moves to Lowell in 1832 and throws herself into the hard work demanded of "the mill girls." In spite of the long hours, she discovers a vibrant new life and a true friend-a saucy, strong-willed girl name Lovey Cornell. Conditions at the factory become increasingly dangerous, and Alice finds the courage to represent the workers and their grievances. Although mill owner Hiram Fiske pays no heed,...

As young vampires, Larten Crepsley and his blood brother Wester travel widely, trying to experience fully the violent, hedonistic pleasures of the human world before committing to the vampire life.

How many times have we tried to change our own habits, only to find that changing ourselves is even harder than trying to change someone else? Now, what the bestselling Have a New Kid by Friday has done for families and Have a New Husband by Friday has done for couples, Have a New You by Friday will do for individuals. With his signature wit and commonsense psychology, Dr. Kevin Leman will walk readers through their own personal five-day action plan....