books by Pentland Press (NC)

books by Pentland Press (NC)

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Pentland Press (NC)

The Official Couch Potato's TV Trivia: Channel One (Quiz Book Series)
David Mersereau

Pentland Press (NC), 2004

Giving Trivial Pursuit?s Arts & Entertainment category a run for its money, David E. Mersereau has created a trivia book devoted to those shows that you can catch only on Nick At Nite or on late night television. Focusing on those little details that made such shows as "All in the Family," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Brady Bunch" unique ...

Glimpses of God

Michelle J. Peele

Pentland Press (NC), 2000

How Great this Author Is
A beautifully written story, sad, true, and full of hope. The author gives us tragedy and hope in a single book. Her story is about the loss of her child and yet it is a story about loss in its many facets and how to deal with the aftermath. The book can be a comfort ...

In Our Own Back Yard

John Kanca

Pentland Press (NC), 2001

Top Notch first Novel
This book is one of the best first novels I have had the pleasure of reading. It is well written and intertwines action and a whole new approach to interstellar travel and the lives of the families involved along with the always dreaded possibility of invasion from the ...

Letters to My Daughters
Einar Tandberg-Hanssen

Pentland Press (NC), 2004

France is a popular travel destination, and there is no shortage of material to guide the weary traveler. However, it is rare to find travel information that captures the flavor, history and culture of France, let alone in a unique and reader-friendly format. "Letters to My Daughters" is by turns a travel memoir, a history book and a tourist ...

An Attitude and Approach for Teaching Music to Special Learners

Elise S. Sobol

Pentland Press (NC), 2002

New & improved 2nd edition
I'm sorry that the previous reviewer had a negative experience with this book. The author is working with MENC: The National Association for Music Education to produce a rewritten, expanded 2nd edition that will offer a CD with downloadable images from the book for ...

The Centered Life: An Introduction to I Ching Book of Changes the Universal Principles of Living and Its ...
Franklin Yun

Pentland Press (NC), 2001

"The Centered Life" is a non-fiction work about I Ching, a Chinese philosophy based on yin and yang - the two opposing forces in the universe. It presents a philosophy of life based on nature's way, providing universal principles of human conduct to follow. I Ching is also an ancient method of divination for predicting the future or for ...

The Alphabet of Sheep

Patty Yoder

Pentland Press (NC), 2003

Gorgeous expression of two grand traditions
The Alphabet of Sheep is brilliant. It combines two outstanding traditions of Americana: rug hooking, and personal story telling. Pioneer women celebrated their families, friends, and experiences through their needlework in rug hooking, embroidery, and quilting. ...

Matthew Takes His Shot

Owen Coleman

Pentland Press (NC), 2001

I give this book 10 Stars!
This book is a great addition to any library, not just one of a diabetic. This story has wonderful pictures and simple text! My daughter who is 3 and recently diagnosed with diabetes absolutly loves this story.

Jamaican Culture and International Folklore, Superstitions, Beliefs, Dreams, Proverbs and Remedies
Claudette Copney

Pentland Press (NC), 1999

Escape to the beautiful sounds of Calypso music, the vivid colors of red, black, green and gold, and the sensuous taste of gumbo and sugar cane rum. Follow Claudette Copney on this enchanting and captivating journey through her native home of Jamaica in her new book, Jamaican Culture and International Folklore, Superstitions, Beliefs, Dreams, ...

To Begin Again: A Novel of Love And War
Terence T. Finn

Pentland Press (NC), 2006

In June of 1950, North Korean troops swept across the 38th Parallel defeating both American and South Korean troops, but failing to drive them into the sea. An amphibious landing at Inchon reversed the tide, and led to U.S. forces moving into North Korea soon reaching the border of Manchuria. Whereupon Chinese armies crushed the American ...

Youth Lost in Red Hell

Bela Gogos

Pentland Press (NC), 2004

A horrific ordeal in the mines of Arctic Russia
Very highly recommended reading, Bela Gogos' Youth Lost In Red Hell is an autobiography story of survival under the most brutal conditions. Following one young man's service in the Royal Hungarian Air Force, and Bela's horrific ordeal in the mines of Arctic Russia (a ...

Men Who Never : Male Response to Women, Commitment and Marriage in the Culture of Today - Through the ...

Marian P. Howard

Pentland Press (NC), 2000

Women Who Want to Understand
Women who want to understand the messages from our culture that effect the way men view women and marriage will love this book

Astrid: A Viking Saga

Joan Felicia Henriksen

Pentland Press (NC), 1999

excellent read
What follows is a part of the informational flyer the publisher has sent out to bookstores, newspapers, etc. "In the days before Christianity brought the written word to the Viking lands of far Northern Europe, history was a spoken rhythmical saga. These sagas sang of ...

The Trouble with Tea

Jeanette E. Alsheimer, Patricia J. Friedle

Pentland Press (NC), 2002

An amazing book, balancing excitement and history
The Trouble with Tea is an amazing book. I could not put it down! The book tells the story of Patience and Anne, two friends with different political beliefs. It also gives very interesting facts about the Boston Tea Party and the events that led up to the ...

Tooty's Corner

Michael Maione

Pentland Press (NC), 1999

Tooty's Corner
The Author Michael Maione-book called Tootys Corner, was absolute the most exciting books I've read, the book talks about life on the South side of Chicago-I want to applaud Michael Maione on a job well done. Also as a reader of Michael's work, I should ask the ...