New Middle School and Beyond Titles

September 9th-12th, 2014

Kendrick, Stephen, 1973-. The resolution for men. Nashville, Tenn. : B & H Pub. Group, c2011.

Presents a resolution for Christian men that identifies important characteristics for success in faith, family, and fatherhood, and provides biblical references and advice on achieving these personal standards.

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Wilson, Seán Michael. Wuthering Heights : the graphic novel. Australia : National Geographic Learning, [2013].

A graphic novel adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic novel in which, forced by a storm to spend the night at the home of the somber Heathcliff, Mr. Lockwood uncovers a tale of terror and hatred on the Yorkshire moors.

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Freeth, Nick, 1956-. Learn to play the guitar : a step-by-step guide. Bath, UK ; : Parragon, 2007, c2004.

Contains step-by-step instructions, with pictures, on how to purchase, tune, and play the guitar, including picking styles and blues techniques, as well as tips on electronic aids and recording. Includes interactive DVD.

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Great battles of World War II. Bath, UK : Parragon, 2010.

This fascinating book provides an accessible introduction to twenty-eight of the most important actions of World War II, including Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, Pearl Harbor, El Alamein, the siege of Leningrad, Kursk, Monte Cassino, the D-Day landings, Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, the Battle for Berlin, and many, many more. Each battle entry includes a fact box and location map, together with a historical overview, details of the war campaign, and battle tactics used by those involved. This enhanced ebook features stunning video footage with a unique look at key battles alongside their descriptions.

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Ahmed, Nafeez Mosaddeq. The war on freedom : how and why America was attacked, September 11th, 2001. Joshua Tree, Calif. : Media Messenger Books, 2002.

With its double-edged title, The War on Freedom traces the 9/11 plot back years before the Bush administration. The recipe for such an outrage appeared thinly veiled in a 1997 study by Zbigniew Brzezinski, who proclaimed the imperative to occupy Central Asia - although there was no way to mobilize political support, "except in the circumstance of a truly massive and widely perceived direct external threat." Done on 911! From there, the plot thickens to the consistency of cement. FBI agents knew in advance all key details of the WTC bombing. The idea of using planes as bombs was first hatched by the CIA itself in 1993. Intriguing business connections between the bin Laden and Bush families. Al-Qaeda was completely infiltrated by Western intelligence, the CIA itself supplied the encryption for bin Laden's communications. Amazing arrangements were made to allow the hijackers to attend flight schools and even terrorist training at CIA facilities in the U.S. An excess of treachery.

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Dwyer, Jim. 102 minutes : the definitive account of the fight to survive inside the twin towers. London : Arrow books, 2011.

At 8.46 am on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the Twin Towers in New York - reading emails, making calls, eating croissants... over the next 102 minutes each would become part of the most infamous and deadly terrorist attack in history, one truly witnessed only by the people who lived through it - until now. Of the millions of words written about that unforgettable day when Al Qaeda attacked the western world, most have been from outsiders. New York Times reporters Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn have taken the more revealing approach - using real-life testimonies to report solely from the perspective of those inside the towers. 102 Minutes is the epic account of ordinary men and women whose lives were changed forever in this kamikaze act of terrorism. This unique book about unique people, includes incredible stories of bravery, courage and overcoming unbelievable odds. Immortalised in this non-fiction masterpiece are the construction manager and his colleagues who pried open the doors and saved dozens of people in the north tower; the police officer who was a few blocks away, filing his retirement papers, but grabbed his badge and sprinted to the buildings; the window washer stuck in a lift fifty floors up who used a squeegee to escape; and the secretaries who led an elderly man down eighty-nine flights of stairs. Chance encounters, moments of grace, a shout across an office shaped these minutes, marking the border between fear and solace, staking the boundary between life and death. Crossing a bridge of voices to go inside the infernos, seeing cataclysm and herosim one person at a time, Dwyer and Flynn tell the affecting, authoritative saga of the men and women - the 12,000 who escaped and the 2,749 who perished at Ground Zero on September 11th 2001 - as they made 102 minutes count as never before.

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Pedreira, Jorge Miguel Viana, 1958-. D. João VI : um príncipe entre dois continentes. [São Paulo, Brazil] : Companhia das Letras, 2008.


O percurso de d. João VI fornece o fio condutor desta história, mas este livro é muito mais do que uma biografia do monarca português. A figura do rei — sobre a qual circulam uma série de imagens estereotipadas — adquire espessura em função da análise do seu lugar (e do lugar de Portugal) no xadrez político e econômico internacional. Trata-se de combinar, com o apoio de ampla documentação, o exame dos grandes panoramas diplomáticos com o das políticas comezinhas, que articulam.

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Cass, Kiera. Contos da seleção : o príncipe e o guarda. 1. ed. São Paulo : Seguinte, 2014.

Os dois contos que se passam no universo criado por Kiera Cass, autora da trilogia A Seleção, agora estão disponíveis em edição impressa. Em “O Príncipe e O Guarda”, o leitor pode acompanhar de perto os pensamentos e emoções dos dois homens que lutam pelo amor de America Singer. Antes de America chegar ao palácio, já havia outra garota na vida do príncipe Maxon. O conto O príncipe não só proporciona um vislumbre das reflexões de Maxon nos dias que antecedem a Seleção, como também revela mais um pouco sobre a família real e as dinâmicas internas do palácio. Descobrimos como era a vida do príncipe antes da competição, suas expectativas e inseguranças, assim como suas primeiras impressões quando as trinta e cinco garotas chegam. Para America, a vida antes da Seleção também era muito diferente. A começar pelo fato de que ela estava completamente apaixonada por um garoto chamado Aspen Leger. Criado como um Seis, ele nunca imaginou que acabaria se tornando membro da guarda do palácio. Em O guarda, acompanhamos Aspen a partir do momento que o grupo de trinta e cinco garotas da Seleção é reduzido para a Elite, conhecemos sua rotina dentro das paredes da casa da família real — e as verdades sobre esse mundo que America nunca chegou a conhecer. Leitura indispensável para os fãs de A Seleção, esta antologia inclui, ainda, um final estendido do conto O Príncipe; conteúdos extras exclusivos, como uma entrevista com a autora e dados inéditos sobre os personagens; além dos três primeiros capítulos de A escolha, o aguardado desfecho da trilogia, que será lançado em maio de 2014.

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Drescher, John. Sete necessidades básicas da criança. 3. ed. São Paulo : Mundo Cristão, 2013.

Boa alimentação, educação de qualidade, plano de saúde, roupas, brinquedos, passeios, todas essas coisas têm o seu valor no desenvolvimento de uma criança, e pais e mães amorosos jamais negligenciam esses cuidados. No entanto, para que a criança se torne um adulto feliz e responsável, você também precisa se concentrar nas necessidades de sua alma. É isto o que o autor deste livro propõe a você: ajudar a desenvolver o caráter da criança e prepará-la para a vida adulta, tornando-a mais segura, disciplinada e, acima de tudo, temente a Deus.

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