$20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better


Christopher Steiner - 2007
    Steiner, an engineer by training, sees how a simple but constant rise in oil and related prices will restructure our lifestyle. But what may surprise readers is that all of these changes may not be negative.

Elbow Grease


John Cena - 2018
    He decides that entering the Demolition Derby is the perfect way to show everyone that what he lacks in horsepower he makes up for in gumption. From multi-talented mega celebrity John Cena comes this exciting story about the importance of believing in yourself and never giving up. Full of high-octane illustrations and a new character kids will cheer for, this fun and fast-paced book proves that a little Elbow Grease . . . can go a long way!

Beauty and the Beast: A Read-Aloud Storybook


Ellen Titlebaum - 1999
    The complete retelling of favorite Disney movies in a true read-aloud style.

The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India


Thomas Mann - 1940
    In a twinned paroxysm, two friends, the intellectual Shridaman and the earthy Nanda, behead themselves. Magically, their severed heads are restored - but to the wrong body, and Shridaman's wife, Sita, is unable to decide which combination represents her real husband. The story is further complicated by the fact that Sita happens to be in love with both men.Mann retells the tale from a metaphysical, yet ironic viewpoint. He strongly reacts to the axiomatic assumption that there is a dichotomy between spirit and life, mind and body. He, like many 20th century writers felt the necessity of reshuffling the present scale of values and meanings by constantly juxtaposing them with older ones.

Race!


Sue Fliess - 2017
    . . . Will it be able to take the Winner's Cup?Race cars!Line up!Who will take the Winner's Cup?Cars start,lights glow..."Rev your engines...GO GO GO!"All the cars are lining up for the race, but one car is smaller than the rest. As it squeezes in between all of them, the cars rev their engines . . . and they're off! Down mountains and by waterfalls, through tunnels and past landslides, the cars race through places that somehow look oddly familiar. . . .

Otto: The boy who loved cars


Kara LaReau - 2011
    He plays with cars, he dreams about cars, . . . he even eats cars (his favorite cereal is Wheelies). But that all changes when he awakes one morning to find that he has somehow turned into a car.Otto soon realizes that there is a downside to actually becoming his favorite thing. While the rest of his friends get to play and draw, Otto can only honk and sputter. Will Otto ever be able to switch gears and go back to being a boy?

The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success


Nicholas Lore - 1998
    Through more than 100 self-tests, exercises, and other diagnostic tools, this guide helps readers uncover their natural aptitudes, major interests and values, and ultimate goals. Illustrations.

Sooner or Later


Bruce Hart - 1983
    Thirteen-year-old Jessie Walters experiences her first feelings of love when she meets a seventeen-year-old musician but she feels she must lie about her age to him.