The Ghost by Robert HarrisThe Ghost by Robert Harris
An amazing political thriller novel. An unknown writer was invited to write an autobiography of newly unseated British prime minister named Adam Lang (disguised version of Tony Blair). A writer didn't suspect what a shocking truth will reveal to him.
Miss RumphiusThis is one of those rare picture books that is so beautiful and so wise that you ought to read it even if you don't have children. But if you have a child to share it with, do so immediately, and consider yourself privileged. In this book, you watch a little girl named Alice grow into an old, old woman, a retired librarian, named Miss Rumphius. Her life is filled with exciting adventures, but as she grows older, none of it feels like enough to her. She keeps recalling some advice her grandfather gave her when she was a child. He told her that in order to live a good life, she had to "do something to make the world more beautiful."
As a new fawn named Bambi explores the forest with Thumper, a mischievous rabbit, and a skunk named Flower, he discovers all the wonder and fun of life. This Disney classic is retold with word-for-word narration on the accompanying CD, plus sound effects and original movie voices. This delightful storybook and CD set is ideal for the younger set.
In the early 1970s, Allen and Beatrix Gardner performed groundbreaking research in language by teaching American sign language (ASL) to a young female chimpanzee named Washoe. Hired to work with Washoe on this project was a budding psychologist named Roger Fouts. In this work, Fouts (psychology, Central Washington Univ.), codirector of the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute, unfolds a fascinating account of how Washoe and four other chimps learned to communicate with humans and with one another via ASL, shattering the concept put forth by Herbert S. Terrace in Nim (1979) that language was a defining barrier between humans and other animals.
This book retells a classic fairy tale with a bit of a twist. The Happy Frog tells the story of a frog named Frances, who a handsome young prince turns into a princess. Rather than live happily ever after, Frances is unhappy in her new life. She'd rather be a frog again. And perhaps her friend, a frog named Frank, can help.
