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As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.

"Before there was 'tourism' and souvenir ashtrays became 'kitsch,' the Lake of the Ozarks was a Shangri-La for middle-class Midwestern families on vacation, complete with man-made beaches, Hillbilly Mini Golf, and feathered rubber tomahawks. It was there that author Bill Geist spent summers in the sixties during his school and college years, working at Arrowhead Lodge--a small resort owned by his bombastic uncle--in all areas of the operation, from...

Ninth Building is a fascinating collection of vignettes drawn from Zou Jingzhi's experience growing up during the Cultural Revolution, first as a boy in Beijing and then as a teenager exiled to the countryside. Zou poetically captures a side of the Cultural Revolution that is less talked about--the sheer tedium and waste of young life, as well as the gallows humor that accompanies such desperate situations.

After repelling the Student Council's attempts to take Anthy, Utena faces another obstacle, Souji Mikage, a school counselor who uses his powers of persuasion and knowledge of psychology to put people under his control, especially students whose problems stem from conflict with Utena, Anthy, and the Student Council. After gaining these students' trust, Mikage then sends them, wearing Black Rose crest rings on their fingers and frozen, black roses...

"Ever since he saw the legendary player known as "the Little Giant" compete at the national volleyball finals, Shoyo Hinata has been aiming to be the best volleyball player ever! Who says you need to be tall to play volleyball when you can jump higher than anyone else? The semifinals of the Tokyo Area Qualifiers for the Spring Tournament have begun! It's NEKOMA vs. FUKURODANI in a win-and-you're-in match! Fukurodani's ace, Bokuto, is in top form as...