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Product Description
Humans and half-bloods alike agree–Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a series fit for heroes! Re-live the adventure from the beginning with this boxed set of the first three books. The Lightning Thief Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. When his mom tells him the truth about where he came from, she takes him to the one place he’ll be safe–Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island)…. More >>
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Paperback Boxed Set

Review
“The reader can discern that the concepts they are reading about are tried and true professional practices-not just something a scholar has dreamt up on his own.” Dr. Joey Goodsell, University of Alabama, USA”This is the ideal book for the 21st century.”Dr. Osabuohien P. Amienyi, Arkansas State University, USA”Overall the information relating to television production contained in the handbook is spot-on, good, valid information clearly presented with plenty of relevant pictur (more…)

Amazon.com Review
The faces that Kevyn Aucoin has made are stellar and luminous: Cher, Tina Turner, Vanessa Williams, and Julia Roberts are but a few of the stars in Aucoin’s galaxy of clientele. More than making do, making up is the art of achieving your own special look, and Aucoin insists that there are no hard and fast rules–except for the obvious ones, such as “Don’t put lipstick in your eye.” The first section offers, in his own words, Aucoin’s favorite ideas, tricks, a (more…)

Forget extreme makeovers! Robert Jones, makeup artist extraordinaire, outlines step-by-step how even the ugliest duckling can become a swan-with makeup alone! In hundreds of awe-inspiring before-and-after photos, Robert makes it easy for any woman to achieve true beauty.Unlike most makeup books that focus on celebrities or the already-glamorous, Makeup Makeovers shows every woman how to be her most beautiful. No matter what your age, skin tone, or profile, Robert can show you simple t (more…)

From School Library JournalStarred Review. Grade 9 Up–Zusak has created a work that deserves the attention of sophisticated teen and adult readers. Death himself narrates the World War II-era story of Liesel Meminger from the time she is taken, at age nine, to live in Molching, Germany, with a foster family in a working-class neighborhood of tough kids, acid-tongued mothers, and loving fathers who earn their living by the work of their hands. The child arrives having just stolen he (more…)

Amazon.com Review
After years of competitive extravagance at birthday time, Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone decided to limit themselves to $20 each, which is how they came to be in possession of a $10 definitive translation of War and Peace, complete with maps of the major battles and fold-out color illustrations. It is also how they eventually came to be the owners of a $650 edition of Dickens’s Martin Chuzzlewit. Used and Rare, the Goldstones’ tale of the journey from point A (more…)

An updated edition of the essential insider’s resource. For the experienced collector or someone embarking on a new hobby, this newly revised and updated edition of Book Finds reveals the secrets of locating rare and valuable books. Includes information on first editions and reader’s copies, auctions and catalogs, avoiding costly and common beginner mistakes, strategies of professional “book scouts,” and buying and selling on the Internet.

About the Author
Ian C. Ellis has bee (more…)