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        Fiction
        2022

        My Date With the Light

        by Raja Malah

        The character of the novel “My Date with the Light” was born with a rare disease that gradually eliminates her sense of sight. From an early age, she realized that she was in a struggle with time and loss. Who said that this little girl in that remote village between its harsh mountains and deep valleys will one day be able to turn her date with darkness into a date with light, insight, and hope? She left her village in search of scientific horizons and dreamy expanses. Twenty years later, she decided to return to her hometown, believing in her role in assisting the children of her village. In her cabin, between the night silence and train whistles, she begins to tell her life story so we can learn about the details of her childhood, her handicap, her family, her village that languishes in poverty and destitution... To witness how she was finally able to make her way towards achieving her dream with rare courage, and touch the light of success, despite losing sight. Age Range: 9-12 years

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        SNOWFLAKE RIVER

        A Voyage into the Great Spirit

        by Ben Ami Eliahu

        The Great Spirit – the common spirit of all mankind, which contains all its emotions and thoughts and enables their transition from one generation to the next – is in danger. It is bleeding. And the consequences can already be felt: a strange, ominous, body-cooling phenomenon is spreading throughout the world, causing a significant decrease in people’s body temperatures.  Omer, a sensitive and intelligent boy who suffers from this phenomenon, sets out to investigate it and gets caught up in a worldwide, multi-dimensional adventure. A scientist who has lost his memory reveals to him the spiritglow – the material that connects humanity with its mysterious roots. Obscure characters accompany Omer to the depths of our common memory and thought. They tell him of the all-important snowflakes, and teach him to look from high above into the infinite river of life, for only there, alone and from a distance, will he be able to understand a terrible secret. Snowflake River is an adventure story, yet at the same time it is an allegory of a world haunted by greed, and of the damage that has been inflicted on its delicate equilibrium. In this highly imaginative, surprising, and poetic story, the author describes the struggle between good and evil, old and new, free will and domination, while highlighting the power of simplicity, innocence, and love. This book is intended for adult and young readers alike.  Ben Ami Eliahu, 46, is married with one daughter. He lives in Israel and is the son of parents of Indian origin. The novel was mostly written in India, in a cabin within the heart of the forest; the creative process involved has made the author, a software designer by training, move to the country and start growing grapes... 310 pages, 14.5X21 cm

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        Amazing Grace

        The Story of Grace O'Malley the Notorious Pirate Woman

        by Hugo N. Gerstl

        A WOMAN THAT HATH IMPUDENTLY PASSED THE PART OF WOMANHOOD AND BEEN A GREAT SPOILER AND CHIEF COMMANDER AND DIRECTOR OF THIEVES AND MURDERERS AT SEA … SHE HATH BEEN THE MOTHER OF ALL REBELLIONS FOR FORTY YEARS … , the “Pirate Queen of Connaught,” was thus vilified by those English authorities who tried to bring stubborn, recalcitrant Ireland to its knees in the Sixteenth Century. Twice married, twice widowed, a passionate lover, gambler, pirate, sea captain, politician, mother of heroes, and, above all, a symbol of the indomitable human spirit and Irish independence. She was a force to be reckoned with by anyone – man, woman, even the sovereign of England, who tried to cross her path. AMAZING GRACE swaggered boldly across the world stage for more than seventy years. These were turbulent times of Henry VIII and “Bloody Mary” Tudor, and Queen Elizabeth – the age of discovery when the remnants of the Middle Ages were dying – except in the provinces of Ireland – and the Renaissance was in full flower – the days of the “discovery” of America by Spaniards, the exploration of Africa and India by Portugal, the launching of the Invincible Armada, and the great schism of two contending forces of western Christianity. Armed with courage and daring to match that of any man, AMAZING GRACE lived a life “larger than legend.” More sinner than saint, she is remembered throughout western Ireland more than four hundred years after her death, celebrated in story and song. In a time when women were very much “second class citizens,” GRACE O’MALLEY did not need a women’s rights organization – she was her own force, and if you tried to cross her, you’d best beware. Sir Henry Sidney, the English Lord Deputy of Ireland, said it best: “There came to me a most feminine sea captain called Grace O’Malley, with three galleys and 200 fighting men. She brought a husband with her, and she was, by sea and by land, well more than Mrs. Mate with him. This was a notorious woman in all the coasts of Ireland.” , nationally famous American trial lawyer, world traveler, whose books have been translated into Portuguese, Czech, Turkish, Hebrew, and German, and author of international bestsellers , , , and , lives in Carmel, California with his wife Lorraine, a writer and teacher. Together they have raised five grown children.  Published by Pangæa Publishing Group, 402 Pages, 2019. 23 cm x 15 cm

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        Family & home stories (Children's/YA)
        October 2020

        Casas

        by María José Ferrada, Pep Carrió

        The authors of this book take us on a journey through the different ways of inhabiting a house. Based on illustrations by Pep Carrió made with acrylic markers, the writer María José Ferrada uses poetic language and humor to propose a set of micro stories that invite readers to observe their own ways of inhabiting the world.

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        Biography & True Stories
        February 2017

        Jackie Chan:Never Grow Up, Only Get Older

        by Jackie Chan, Zhu Mo

        This is an autobiography of Chinese Kongfu star Jackie Chan. The book is a true recording of this international superstar’s growth and life experience for the last 50 years. It tells us the legendary actor’s stories, and also reflects a fantastic acting age.

      • Pollution & threats to the environment
        February 1986

        The Airliner Cabin Environment

        Air Quality and Safety

        by Committee on Airliner Cabin Air Quality, National Research Council

        Each year Americans take more than 300 million plane trips staffed by a total of some 70,000 flight attendants. The health and safety of these individuals are the focus of this volume from the Committee on Airliner Cabin Air Quality. The book examines such topics as cabin air quality, the health effects of reduced pressure and cosmic radiation, emergency procedures, regulations established by U.S. and foreign agencies, records on airline maintenance and operation procedures, and medical statistics on air travel. Numerous recommendations are presented, including a ban on smoking on all domestic commercial flights to lessen discomfort to passengers and crew, to eliminate the possibility of fire caused by cigarettes, and to bring the cabin air quality into line with established standards for other closed environments.

      • Geography & the Environment
        February 1986

        The Airliner Cabin Environment

        Air Quality and Safety

        by National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Life Sciences, Committee on Airliner Cabin Air Quality

        Each year Americans take more than 300 million plane trips staffed by a total of some 70,000 flight attendants. The health and safety of these individuals are the focus of this volume from the Committee on Airliner Cabin Air Quality. The book examines such topics as cabin air quality, the health effects of reduced pressure and cosmic radiation, emergency procedures, regulations established by U.S. and foreign agencies, records on airline maintenance and operation procedures, and medical statistics on air travel. Numerous recommendations are presented, including a ban on smoking on all domestic commercial flights to lessen discomfort to passengers and crew, to eliminate the possibility of fire caused by cigarettes, and to bring the cabin air quality into line with established standards for other closed environments.

      • Medicine
        March 2021

        Cabin Fever

        Surviving Lockdown in the Coronavirus Pandemic

        by Paul Crawford, Jamie Orion Crawford

        Cabin fever occurs at sea, on land, in the air, in space. Principally, it occurs in our minds. This fascinating book examines ‘cabin fever’ in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the greatest confinement of people to their homes in history. The book outlines the origins and history of cabin fever, in particular, how this psychological folk syndrome emerged out of the affliction of physical infection,notably in the case of typhus, which spread from the overcrowded, rural cabins of Ireland in the Great Famine to the pioneering frontiers of North America. It was here that the notion of a psychological ‘fever’ or restlessness began to replace the actual physical fever of typhus, as pioneers took to cabins for long periods, especially during winter months. Similar syndromes, with different names, emerged in other challenging or remote regions. The book explores the evidence of mental decline caused by prolonged or extreme social isolation, in particular what we learn from penal history and solitary confinement as well as the importance of social connectivity in maintaining good mental health. Accounts from literature, memoir, and reportage reveal the fascinating and sometimes frightening aspects of the phenomenon. We are all learning how to live with lockdown and may have to do so long into the future. This book provides an account of the chief antidotes for cabin fever.

      • Pollution & threats to the environment
        January 2002

        The Airliner Cabin Environment and the Health of Passengers and Crew

        by Committee on Air Quality in Passenger Cabins of Commercial Aircraft, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council

        Although poor air quality is probably not the hazard that is foremost in peoples’ minds as they board planes, it has been a concern for years. Passengers have complained about dry eyes, sore throat, dizziness, headaches, and other symptoms. Flight attendants have repeatedly raised questions about the safety of the air that they breathe. The Airliner Cabin Environment and the Health of Passengers and Crew examines in detail the aircraft environmental control systems, the sources of chemical and biological contaminants in aircraft cabins, and the toxicity and health effects associated with these contaminants. The book provides some recommendations for potential approaches for improving cabin air quality and a surveillance and research program.

      • English for Cabin Crew

        Practical English Communication Skills for Cabin Crew

        by Carrot House

        English for Cabin Crew is for current and prospective cabin crew with low-intermediate English proficiency. It is designed to improve practical communication skills required for them to provide appropriate service for customers. It provides learning materials and exercises for various situations with content knowledge used in the field. Learners will be able to enhance their English listening and speaking skills using appropriate phrases and expressions so that they can communicate effectively with customers.

      • Children's & YA
        April 2021

        Small Cabin BIY

        A Book that Helps Children and Grown-Ups to Build their Own Huts

        by David Tapias

        Based on children’s innate drive and ability to build, this book explores ways of encouraging these aspects through the building of huts with adults, for mutual learningand adventures in building.The book is geared towards families, schools, friends, communities, and hobbyists and its goal is to promote playfulness, imagination, and the unique emotions that arisewhen we build things with others.15 projects ranging from the very simple using found materials to more complex wooden structures.

      • December 2009

        Cabin Fever Over the Holidays

        Out of Print

        by Jay Starre

        Sam arrives at the cabin hideaway to visit his best friends Cole and Andreas for Christmas and New Year's, well aware of the wild, carnal frivolity to come. He tends to be the withdrawn sort, but when the handsome Jimmy arrives, Sam decides he just might not mind the distraction, thanks to his friends' gentle amusement and love. ;

      • Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
        June 2020

        Swarms

        by Edgar Borges

        A plague of flying insects is damaging an undefined city in an abstract present. Vibrant and disturbing swarms darken the sky, while violence spread in the streets and the number of suicides increases exponentially.   Five young men take shelter in a house away in the woods, far from the collective delusion, fear and sufferance that reigns in the city. Voluntarily confined, the five friends will face solitude and despair; they will go through their own memories and dreads, living in an oneiric atmosphere between life and death.

      • LITTLE WOMEN

        by SUSAETA EDICIONES

        Adaptations of Jules Verne, Martk Twain and other authors for Little Women, Around the World in Eighty Days, Treasure Island, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, Uncle Tom´s Cabin and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Full of ilustrations, a first step on the adventure of reading. Casebound. Gloss laminated. Emboss.

      • January 2017

        The Marriage Tales of Geniuses and Celebrities

        by Moustafa Nasr

        This book presents the hidden aspects of marriages of geniuses and celebrities and how it affected their lives. The book is divided into two main sections. The first deals with the most famous Arab marriages and the second with international ones. The book brings back to life a number of famous characters and presents the turning points in their private lives. The first section in the book includes a number of famous Arab marriages such as Shajarat al Durr, the Ayyubid Queen of Egypt and Muhammad Ali Pasha. The book presents some of the most prominent marriages that took place between the 9th and the 20th century. The second section deals with a number of international characters such as the English poet Milton and the Russian poet Tolstoy and the novelist and the philosopher Hariet Beecher, the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The book also includes marriage of the self-made American president Ibraham lnkoln along with the marriage of Mustafa Kamal Atatork, the founder of the Republic of Turkey and many other names.

      • Biography & True Stories

        Jeremiah Hacker

        Journalist, Anarchist, Abolitionist

        by Rebecca M. Pritchard

        "We had much rather be all alone in the right than with the whole world in the wrong.” So wrote Jeremiah Hacker in 1862. He was the main writer and editor of The Pleasure Boat, which may have the distinction of being Portland, Maine’s most controversial newspaper. Inspired by his Quaker background, Hacker worked to end slavery, poverty, and inequality of women through his writing. He spoke out against prisons, advocating instead for reform and education. He broke with all forms of organized religion and urged people to leave their churches and find moral direction from within. He promoted no political party, believing people would be better off without government. He was in favor of land for all. The most controversial of Hacker’s radical ideas, however—and the one that lost him the most readers—was his advocacy for peace as the country headed toward Civil War. Hacker’s life spanned the nineteenth century (1801-1895). His work was widely read and he himself was well-known in his lifetime. But both he and his ideas have largely been forgotten—until now. This book explores the life and writings of Jeremiah Hacker, returning him to his rightful place in history, and showing how his words were an important part of what helped to forge that history.

      • Romance
        August 2014

        Touching the Stars

        by Barbara Cartland

        "Justina Mansell, the youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Mansell is told that her sister has been invited to visit India, but cannot accept. So Justina jumps at the chance to go in her place. Her aunt arranges for her to be chaperoned on board ship by the stately Mrs. Arbuthnot, who is travelling with her two daughters and her little terrier, Muffin. Justina is quickly attracted to the good-looking Sir Thomas Watson who is most attentive and much admires her beauty when he joins the Arbuthnot table for dinner. When the Arbuthnot ladies succumb to seasickness Justina takes Muffin for walks along the deck. There she meets the solitary figure of Lord Castleton with his own dog. He knows her father and they strike up a friendship. Justina finds herself compromised in her cabin by Sir Thomas even though she has given him no encouragement and is forced to agree to become engaged to him to prevent a scandal. Lord Castleton is not at all pleased by this turn of events, especially as Justina seemed far from happy with her engagement. How Justina is swept from despair to happiness and love after a number of surprises and unexpected twists is told in this unusual and intriguing romance by BARBARA CARTLAND."

      • Science fiction (Children's/YA)
        April 2008

        The Many Galaxies of Mickie Dalton

        The Second Book in the Mickie Dalton Trilogy

        by Michael Davies

        A year after leaving Earth, Mickie has made huge inroads into his search.  He knows now that he is one of a species - the Pfafth - who vanished a million years ago but are hiding somewhere out of Space and out of Time.  He is discovering extraordinary powers in himself, those same powers that once allowed the Pfafth to rule over 40 Galaxies.  But the powers of the ancient enemy, the Sillaron are also growing and Mickie must find his people to save them from the total destruction sought by the Sillaron.

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