Daniel Wallace
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A large-hearted and optimistic novel, Extraordinary Adventures is the latest from the New York Times bestselling Daniel Wallace. Edsel Bronfman works as a junior executive shipping clerk for an importer of Korean flatware. He lives in a seedy neighborhood and spends his free time with his spirited mother. Things happen to other people, and Bronfman knows it. Until, that is, he gets a call from operator 61217 telling him that he's won a free weekend...
Author
Language
English
Description
The classic novel that inspired the beloved Tim Burton film and the Broadway musical.
In his prime, Edward Bloom was an extraordinary man. He could outrun anybody. He never missed a day of school. He saved lives and tamed giants. Animals loved him, people loved him, women loved him. He knew more jokes than any man alive. At least that's what he told his son, William. But now Edward Bloom is dying, and William wants desperately to know the truth...
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Henry Walker was once a world-class magician, performing to sold-out shows in New York. But now he has been reduced to joining Musgrove's Chinese Circus (which at no point in its tour of the deep South has ever included a single Chinese person) as the shambling Negro Magician, whose dark black skin and electric green eyes bewitch most audiences. But one balmy Mississippi night in 1954, Henry disappears in the company of three rowdy white teens and...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lupus, a disease of the immune system, can be quite deadly, claiming the lives of thousands of patients yearly. Dr. Daniel J. Wallace is one of the world's leading authorities on this disorder, an eminent clinician who has treated over 3000 lupus patients, the largest such practice in America. His The Lupus Book, originally published in 1995, immediately established itself as the most readable and helpful book on the disease. Now Dr. Wallace has...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The myriad mechanical marvels known as droids are an indispensible part of what keeps the Star Wars galaxy humming. The varieties and classes of droids are nearly as infinite as their designated specialties. In this updated and expanded nuts-and-bolts survey, each and every droid receives its due - from the simplist drones to the most sophisicated automatons, from heroic protocol model C-3PO and his multitaking sidekirk R2_D2, to the insidious Separatist...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
Lost your copy of the Jedi training manual? Don't worry, you can borrow Luke Skywalker's -- it's been passed down through several owners, such as Yoda, Dooku, and Anakin, and now you can read their annotations and comments. You'll discover the history and lore of the Jedi Order, the ways of the Force and how to wield it, the subtle nuances of lightsaber combat, and the dangers of the Dark Side.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
When their parents die an untimely death, a blind, naïve younger sister becomes wholly dependent on her bitter and conniving older sister, who overprotectively imparts stories of a brutal and dangerous world until the younger sister makes a surprising choice.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Take a closer look into the web filled world of one of the world's favorite Super Heroes, Spider Man! Featuring detailed profiles of more than 200 of Spidey's friends and foes, as well as tons of facts and information on the Web Slinger himself, Spider Man Character Encyclopedia will test your knowledge of the world of Spider Man. Organized alphabetically, each character profile is crammed with facts, statistics, informative annotations, and exciting...
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