A travel journal about unpleasantly bright lighting in Beijing (deliberately misspelt to avoid facing a libel action).
Golden Pavements
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
In a heist gone wrong, several pieces of priceless jewelry inadvertently end up in a shipment of asphalt. The would-be robbers hurry to find out where the jewelry has gone, before their employer catches wind that they lost their haul....
The Phantom Menace
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The sequel to The Phantom of the Opera wherein the Phantom doesn't die but continues to be a menace to Raoul, Christine, and the Opera House.
Murder Must Advertise
"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts." ~ C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
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To give himself a challenge, an assassin-for-hire warns his victims via the classified ads; an entire detective agency is assigned to decipher his latest clue.
The 39 Steps
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton
A really, really in-depth self help book.
Leverage
N-Web sis of stardf, _Rillian_, & jerenda
Proud to be Sirya the Madcap Siren
A physics textbook that only covers one thing. Not considered very useful.
Make Way for Ducklings
A documentary about building animal corridors along busy roadways and how big of an impact they have on the local wildlife.
Liberty's Kids
"The mountains are calling and I must go, and I will work on while I can, studying incessantly." -John Muir
"Be cunning, and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed." -Richard Adams, Watership Down
An animal story about the babies born to a child's pet goat Liberty.
The Old Curiosity Shop
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
A fascinating catalogue of the histories of items for sale in an antiques store.
The hobbit
A cooking book, specializing in those bits you do on the hob.
The Talisman Ring
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton
A shorter-than-average girl finds a magic ring which makes her as tall as a man (the magic writing is in old spelling).
Five Children and It
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
A book on the all the different ways to determine how to choose who should be "it" based on interviews of five schoolchildren.
The Nine Tailors
"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts." ~ C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
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A book about nine prominent, modern-day tailors.
Grim Tuesday
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray.
An annual day that commemorates the youngest of the brothers Grimm, who was left out of the family franchise and changed the spelling of his name in an attempt to dissociate himself from the older brothers. In some areas it is known as Grime Tuesday and a ritual house cleaning is carried out.
Charmed Life
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
A normal collage student is transformed into a custodian responsible for cleaning toilets when he accidentally stumbles across an Indian dream catcher said to be used by Sacagawea on her journey with Lewis and Clark across America. Follow along as Chet (played by Ben Stiller) struggles to keep his job and solve the ancient mystery while living anything but a Charmed Life.
Ron's Book of Perfection