The Lightning Thief (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school…again. And that’s the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy’s Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he’s angered a few of them. Zeus’s master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.
Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears
This gently encouraging book by popular teacher Chödrön (When Things Fall Apart; The Places That Scare You) applies Buddhist wisdom to the problems of deeply ingrained reactions. An American Buddhist nun in the lineage of Tibetan master Chogyam Trungpa, she writes that we already have what we need to change and heal.
Woody Guthrie: A Life
Before he became Anonymous, author of the political novel Primary Colors, Joe Klein wrote this intelligent biography of America’s legendary folksinger-activist.