The Elusive Toad

The Elusive Toad
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Publisher : Infinity Publishing
Total Pages : 122
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ISBN-10 : 9780741430625
ISBN-13 : 0741430622
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis The Elusive Toad by : Jo A. Totty

The Elusive Toad is a story about a small Southern town during the nineteen thirty's. A peaceful place suddenly becomes a place filled with murder and mystery.

The Blue Frog

The Blue Frog
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Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 1952567874
ISBN-13 : 9781952567872
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis The Blue Frog by : Kiersten Hall

A classic 'whodunit' for children starring The Blue Frog! Taken from the creative wisdom of the author's mom, this elusive amphibian creates mystery with its hijinks. The Blue Frog will be hopping into households this September!

Night of the Spadefoot Toads

Night of the Spadefoot Toads
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781561456383
ISBN-13 : 1561456381
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Night of the Spadefoot Toads by : Bill Harley

An inspiring story of intergenerational friendship, activism, and how our actions can drastically impact our environment. When his father takes a new job in Massachusetts, Ben Moroney must leave behind his best friend Tony, a western banded gecko named Lenny, and worst of all, the Arizona desert home he has loved and explored. Ben's adjustment to his new environment is not going well until he unexpectedly finds a kindred spirit in his eccentric fifth-grade science teacher, Mrs. Tibbets. She introduces him to the rare and elusive Eastern spadefoot toads that make their home on her rural property. When Ben discovers that Mrs. Tibbets's land may be sold to developers, he knows he has to do something. As Ben's obsession with saving the spadefoot toads' habitat grows, his schoolwork and his relationships with his family and new friends suffer. But just when it seems things can't get any worse, Ben finds a way to meet his responsibilities to the people around him and demonstrates the importance of even the smallest efforts to save the earth's rapidly disappearing habitats.

An Ode to a Toad

An Ode to a Toad
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 60
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ISBN-10 : 9780244861643
ISBN-13 : 0244861641
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis An Ode to a Toad by : Rhian Waller

The Elusive Self

The Elusive Self
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Publisher : Associated University Presse
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 0874131707
ISBN-13 : 9780874131703
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis The Elusive Self by : Louise A. Poresky

The complex novels by Virginia Woolf are seen with clarity and coherence in "The Elusive Self," a thorough and detailed literary interpretation by Louise A. Poresky. The result is a reliable map that guides the reader through the nine novels. Adding the wisdom of religion and psychology to her literary criticism, Dr. Poresky demonstrates how Woolf's characters strive to achieve personal wholeness. The quest progresses sequentially through the novels as a major character in each work struggles against certain demons, whether the superficial dictates of society or the voices that say women cannot be artists, and thus realizes the difference between ego and essence.

Frog and Toad Are Friends

Frog and Toad Are Friends
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 74
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ISBN-10 : 9780060239572
ISBN-13 : 0060239573
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Frog and Toad Are Friends by : Arnold Lobel

One summer day Toad was unhappy. He had lost the white, fourholed, big, round, thick button from his jacket. Who helped him look for it? His best friend, Frog. Another day, Frog was unhappy. He was sick in bed and looking green. Who gave him some tea and told him a story? His best friend, Toad. From the first enchanting story to the last, these five adventures of two best friends are packed with excitement, gaiety, and tender affection. Children will find this book delightful to read and beautiful to look at, either story by story, or from cover to cover.

Without a Hero

Without a Hero
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9780140178395
ISBN-13 : 0140178392
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Without a Hero by : T.C. Boyle

T.C. Boyle was first feted as a master of the short story for his critically acclaimed Greasy Lake. With these stories applauded by People magazine as "wickedly comical," he displays once again a virtuosity and versatility rare in literary America today. Without a Hero zooms in on American phenomena such as a center for the treatment of acquisitive disorders; a couple in search of the last toads on earth; and a real estate wonder boy on a dude safari near convenient Bakerfield, California. Sharp, guileful, and malevolently funny, Boyle's stories are "more than funny, better than wicked," says The Philadelphia Inquirer. "They make you cringe with their clarity."

Mississippi Nights

Mississippi Nights
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Publisher : Ambassador International
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 9781935507918
ISBN-13 : 1935507915
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Mississippi Nights by : D. M. Webb

Two brothers, one death the bond of brotherhood faces its greatest challenge against resentment and guilt. Can the love between two brothers eventually win against pain and guilt? When Firefighter David Boyette's fianc e perishes in a car fire, he blames his brother, Sgt. Jeremy Boyette, for her death. Three years later, David returns home with a dark and devastating secret. With the help of family, a woman's love, and a small child's devotion, can David overcome insurmountable odds as he and Jeremy face the bitterness that enslaves him? Together the brothers must decide if the bond of brotherhood is stronger than resentment and hate.

Tryptamine Palace

Tryptamine Palace
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 9781594779923
ISBN-13 : 1594779929
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Tryptamine Palace by : James Oroc

A journey from Burning Man to the Akashic Field that suggest how 5-MeO-DMT triggers the human capacity for higher knowledge through direct contact with the zero-point field • Examines Bufo alvarius toad venom, which contains the potent natural psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT, and explores its entheogenic use • Proposes a new connection between the findings of modern physics and the knowledge held by shamans and religious sages for millennia The venom from Bufo alvarius, an unusual toad found in the Sonoran desert, contains 5-MeO-DMT, a potent natural chemical similar in effect to the more common entheogen DMT. The venom can be dried into a powder, which some researchers speculate was used ceremonially by Amerindian shamans. When smoked it prompts an instantaneous break with the physical world that causes out-of-body experiences completely removed from the conventional dimensions of reality. In Tryptamine Palace, James Oroc shares his personal experiences with 5-MeODMT, which led to a complete transformation of his understanding of himself and of the very fabric of reality. Driven to comprehend the transformational properties of this substance, Oroc combined extensive studies of physics and philosophy with the epiphanies he gained from his time at Burning Man. He discovered that ingesting tryptamines unlocked a fundamental human capacity for higher knowledge through direct contact with the zero-point field of modern physics, known to the ancients as the Akashic Field. In the quantum world of nonlocal interactions, the line between the physical and the mental dissolves. 5-MeO-DMT, Oroc argues, can act as a means to awaken the remarkable capacities of the human soul as well as restore experiential mystical spirituality to Western civilization.

Hope for Animals and Their World

Hope for Animals and Their World
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Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages : 450
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ISBN-10 : 9780446543385
ISBN-13 : 0446543381
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Hope for Animals and Their World by : Jane Goodall

From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes an inspiring message about the future of the animal kingdom. With the insatiable curiosity and conversational prose that have made her a bestselling author, Goodall - along with Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard - shares fascinating survival stories about the American Crocodile, the California Condor, the Black-Footed Ferret, and more; all formerly endangered species and species once on the verge of extinction whose populations are now being regenerated. Interweaving her own first-hand experiences in the field with the compelling research of premier scientists, Goodall illuminates the heroic efforts of dedicated environmentalists and the truly critical need to protect the habitats of these beloved species. At once a celebration of the animal kingdom and a passionate call to arms, Hope For Animals Their World presents an uplifting, hopeful message for the future of animal-human coexistence. Praise for Hope For Animals Their World "Goodall's intimate writing style and sense of wonder pull the reader into each account...The mix of personal and scientific makes for a compelling read."-Booklist "These accounts of conservation success are inspirational."-Publishers Weekly