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  • Patrick's Christmas Tree

    Geoffrey Hayes

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 7, 1999)
    Patrick and Pap Bear go to get a Christmas tree. When Patrick wants the littlest one, his dad comes up with a clever idea to please everyone! Patrick's voice will be familiar to anyone with a four-year-old, and the father-son exchanges will have both parents and kids laughing. With bright, adorable illustrations, this is the Christmas spirit at its best.
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  • Men At Arnhem

    Geoffrey Powell

    eBook (Pen and Sword Military, Dec. 31, 1990)
    When Men at Arnhem was first published in 1976 the author modestly concealed his identity behind a pseudonym and changed the names of his comrades in arms. But the book was at once recognised as one of the finest evocations of an infantryman’s war ever written and those in the know were quick to identify the author. His cover has long since been blown, in this edition Geoffrey Powell adds an introduction in which he identifies the men who fought with him in those eight terrible days at Arnhem in September, 1944. The book cannot be said to be a military history in the strictest sense, even the units involved being unidentified, but the events described are, as the author points out in his introduction, as nearly accurate as memory allowed after a lapse of over thirty years. It is unlikely every to be surpassed as the most vivid first-hand account of one of those epic disasters which we British, in our paradoxical way, seem to cherish above and beyond the most glorious victories.
  • Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories

    Geoffrey Philp

    language (Mabrak Books, Sept. 30, 2012)
    Jimmy Harrison loves school and his favorite subject is snack time! But when a new boy, Kevin, joins his class, he begins to pick on Jimmy and the rest of the children. What’s worse, he begins to take away Jimmy’s snacks. Jimmy doesn't want to be a tattletale, but he also doesn’t want to be bullied. When Grandpa Sydney finds out that Jimmy is being bullied, he reads an Anancy story to Jimmy. Will the story help Jimmy to overcome Kevin's bullying?
  • Black Sun: The Brief Transit and Violent Eclipse of Harry Crosby

    Geoffrey Wolff

    eBook (NYRB Classics, April 18, 2012)
    Includes an afterword by the author. Harry Crosby was the godson of J. P. Morgan and a friend of Ernest Hemingway. Living in Paris in the twenties and directing the Black Sun Press, which published James Joyce among others, Crosby was at the center of the wild life of the lost generation. Drugs, drink, sex, gambling, the deliberate derangement of the senses in the pursuit of transcendent revelation: these were Crosby’s pastimes until 1929, when he shot his girlfriend, the recent bride of another man, and then himself. Black Sun is novelist and master biographer Geoffrey Wolff’s subtle and striking picture of a man who killed himself to make his life a work of art.
  • Closest Companion: The Unknown Story of the Intimate Friendship Between Franklin Roosevelt and Margaret Suckley

    Geoffrey C. Ward

    Paperback (Simon & Schuster, July 21, 2009)
    For the first time in paperback, the highly acclaimed, remarkably intimate, and surprisingly revealing secret diary of the woman who spent more private time with FDR than any other person during his years in the White house. At once a love story and a major contribution to history, it offers dramatic new insights into FDR—both the man and the president. • Bestselling author: Geoffrey C. Ward is an award-winning biographer of FDR and the bestselling coauthor of many books with Ken Burns, including The Civil War and Baseball. • Widely acclaimed: “A fascinating, very personal view of the man and his life” (USA TODAY). “A remarkable portrait” (The Washington Post). “A new mirror on Roosevelt” (The New York Times). “engrossing” (The New York Review of Books). • Intimate portrait of a president: FDR trusted Margaret “Daisy” Suckley completely—she was allowed to photograph him in his wheelchair, was privy to wartime secrets, and documented his failing health in great detail. • Major contribution to history: Daisy’s diary offers unique insights into FDR’s relationship with Winston Churchill and other wartime leaders, his decision to run for an unprecedented fourth term, and his hopes for the postwar world.
  • Disruptive Marketing: What Growth Hackers, Data Punks, and Other Hybrid Thinkers Can Teach Us About Navigating the New Normal

    Geoffrey Colon

    eBook (AMACOM, Aug. 9, 2016)
    With 75 percent of screen time being spent on connected devices, digital strategies have moved front and center of most marketing plans. But what if that’s not enough? How often does consumer engagement actually go further than the “like” button? With the average American receiving close to 50 phone notifications a day, do the company messages get read or just tossed aside? The truth is, a sobering reality is beginning to hit marketers: Technology hasn’t just reshaped mass media; it’s altering behavior as well. Truly getting a message through to customers, and not just in front of their eyes for a split second before being fed to the trash bin, will take some radical rethinking.Disruptive Marketing challenges you to toss the linear plan, strip away conventions, and open your mind as it takes you on a provocative, fast-paced tour of our changing world, where you’ll find that:• Selling is dead, but ongoing conversation thrives• Consumers generate the best content about brands• People tune out noise and listen to feelings• Curiosity leads the marketing team• Growth depends on merging analytics with boundless creativityPacked with trends, predictions, interviews with big-think marketers, and stories from a career spent pushing boundaries, Disruptive Marketing is the solution you’ve been looking for to boost your brand into new territory!
  • Project Cain

    Geoffrey Girard

    Paperback (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Sept. 2, 2014)
    Jeff discovers he’s a serial killer clone—and he’s got to track down others like him before it’s too late in this Bram Stoker Award–nominated novel, a thrilling YA companion to Cain’s Blood.This dark, literary thriller is a story about blood: specifically, the DNA of the world’s most notorious serial killers, captured and cloned by the Department of Defense to develop a new “breed” of bio-weapons. The program is now in Stage Three—with dozens of young male clones from age ten to eighteen kept and monitored at a private facility without any realization of who they really are. Some are treated like everyday kids. Others live prescribed lives to replicate the upbringing of their DNA donors. All wonder why they can’t remember their lives before age ten. When security is breached and the most dangerous boys are set free by the now-insane scientist who created them, only one young man can help find the clones before their true genetic nature grows even more horrific than the original models: a fifteen-year-old boy, an every-boy…who has just learned that he is the clone of Jeffrey Dahmer.
  • The Secret of Foghorn Island

    Geoffrey Hayes

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, May 12, 1988)
    Illus. in full color. "Otto and his Uncle Tooth take on their second detective case when Captain Poopdeck complains there have been four shipwrecks in a month. Readers will sail easily through the compact sentences and mostly one-syllable words as they track the investigations of the intrepid Otto and his uncle. Full-color illustrations amusingly depict the story, while providing motivation for reluctant readers."--Booklist.
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  • Black Sun: The Brief Transit and Violent Eclipse of Harry Crosby

    Geoffrey Wolff

    Paperback (NYRB Classics, Aug. 31, 2003)
    Includes an afterword by the author Harry Crosby was the godson of J. P. Morgan and a friend of Ernest Hemingway. Living in Paris in the twenties and directing the Black Sun Press, which published James Joyce among others, Crosby was at the center of the wild life of the lost generation. Drugs, drink, sex, gambling, the deliberate derangement of the senses in the pursuit of transcendent revelation: these were Crosby's pastimes until 1929, when he shot his girlfriend, the recent bride of another man, and then himself.Black Sun is novelist and master biographer Geoffrey Wolff's subtle and striking picture of a man who killed himself to make his life a work of art.
  • Guardian, The Quest: An Urban Fantasy Thriller

    Geoffrey Saign

    eBook (, Nov. 2, 2019)
    ”On par with the later books in the Percy Jackson series!”“Surprises that left me speechless!”A golden dragon. A hidden enemy. Blackmail.Sam must find the golden dragon or Jake dies.Yet everyone wants the golden dragon, including the powerful Evil One, who has been hiding for millennia and has sworn to destroy all of life.No one can be trusted. Enemies surround Sam and Jake. Death Matches and ancient secrets test the guardians as never before.And the golden dragon is not what they think…Sam will have to take her power to the next level, which scares her, and it still may not be enough…Guardian, The Quest has a touch of humor and romance & stars a powerful heroine, a quirky tough hero, and a slew of not-so-friendly magical beasts.Fans of Rick Riordan and Harry Potter will love Magical Beasts.★★★★★2019 WINNER YA Outstanding Fiction IAN BOTY Award★★★★★Readers are saying…"★★★★★ Loved the book. It should be a movie.”“★★★★★ It's the best fantasy series I've read since Harry Potter!”“★★★★★ A gripping, imaginative adventure from start to finish.”“★★★★★ This book had two great heroes, so great that I cheered for them.”“★★★★★ This series needs to become the next big youth thing!”Buy it now to enter the thrilling world of Magical Beasts!
  • the god cookie: A Novel

    Geoffrey Wood

    eBook (WaterBrook, Feb. 17, 2009)
    Would you know if he did, if God really spoke to you– would it be booming from the heavens or just in your head?If it was in your head, how would you know if it was God or wasn’t?Is God speaking right now but we’re just not listening?And if God does tell you something…what would you do about it?Meet Parrish. He’s a regular guy, owns a coffee shop. He happens to be shooting the breeze with his buddies at the neighborhood Chinese buffet, talking about the dents in golf balls and such, when the discussion develops into a debate on whether or not God still speaks to people.When his friends skip out and he is left alone, Parrish tells God he's “all in.” Ready to listen, do what he’s told, and see what happens. Only moments later, back at his table, he opens his fortune cookie to find a surprise -- instead of a proverbial statement, he reads a directive from God. “Take the corner.”God, via cookie, sends him on this first step of a seemingly absurd adventure. His quest sends him to the corner bus stop, where he finds a dropped and forgotten letter, written in a desperate tone, to help those God brings across his path. There, Parrish befriends Audra, a nursing student who rides the bus home. And together they begin to follow the god cookie message, pursuing the random threads of the experiment, tying them together and discovering more about themselves than either ever imagined possible.From the Trade Paperback edition.
  • Otto & Uncle Tooth Adventures

    Geoffrey Hayes

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 23, 2014)
    Geisel Award winner Geoffrey Hayes has created brand-new bonus material to enhance this Step into Reading treasury of three classic Otto & Uncle Tooth mysteries, for children who are ready to read on their own. Secrets! Treasure! Mystery and adventure! Otto, Uncle Tooth, and the quirky characters of Boogle Bay are always up to something intriguing. This treasury of three rollicking Step 4 leveled readers includes The Secret of Foghorn Island, The Treasure of the Lost Lagoon, and The Curse of the Cobweb Queen in one great edition. Readers can pore over a new map of Boogle Bay and environs, character profiles, introductory teasers for each story, and more!
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