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81. The Crossroads of Destiny
 
82. Family register of George Christian
 
$3.00
83. White Fang (Ultimate Classics)
$14.17
84. Stargirl
 
85. Ancestors and descendents of John
 
86. Die Reisen des Ritters John Mandeville.
 
87. Family register of George Christian
 
88. Pavement recycling project (Demo.
 
89. Changes in the channel morphology
 
90. Optical method for determining
 
91. The Cross Roads of Destiny
 
92. The human body in health and in
 
93. Reconnaissance of sedimentation
 
94. DIME file/C.U.E. 1 summary report
 
95. An evaluation of the effects of
 
96. The history and literature of
 
97. Static fatigue of acid-etched,
 
98. Effect of Polymeric Coatings on
 
99. Sedimentation of Williams Reservoir,
 
100. Enhancing listening skills in

81. The Crossroads of Destiny
by John P. Ritter
Hardcover: 273 Pages (1901)

Asin: B002IR82XA
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82. Family register of George Christian Ritter of Leiningen, Rheinpfalz, Baiern, Germany and his descendants from the year of our Lord 1735 to the year 1905
by Philip John Ritter
 Unknown Binding: 5 Pages (1996)

Asin: B0006QN578
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83. White Fang (Ultimate Classics)
by Jack London
 Audio Cassette: Pages (1995-05)
list price: US$16.95 -- used & new: US$3.00
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Asin: 0787104221
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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London's masterpiece tells of a magnificent wolf-dog who struggles to survive. 2 cassettes. ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars curtisk@wms
I recommend White Fang for anyone age 10 or above.The book is a symbolic piece of art.It shows that if you always stay strong and never have fear, you can make it through anything.This book is a great book for people who like the wilderness and is a testament to survival and endurance.

The book starts in the wild north of North America during the time of the first meetings between white colonists and the Native Americans of the West.The climate is very cold and deadly at the beginning of the book, but it soon becomes springtime.The story is always set in the wilderness.

The plot of the story is that a cub is born to an alpha wolf father and a half-wolf half-dog mother.He grows and learns the way of the wolf without his father because his father was defeated by a savage lynx.One day when the cub was stalking and hunting for food in a foolish and playful manner, he stumbled upon a river.For the first time ever, the cub met man, the Indians.The Indians quickly overwhelmed the cub.With the cub's wailing and crying, he attracted his mother who was full of wisdom.She knew that she could not save the cub or herself, so she surrendered to the tribe.The tribe then named the cub White Fang, and the legend was born.Soon the Indian who owned White Fang and his mother sold her to another tribe because of his debts.White Fang had to learn the rough lone way of the wolf.

The conflict in the book is nature vs. man and nature vs. nature.White Fang has to learn to deal with and put up with man and to work together with them.White Fang must also learn how to obey and understand the rough ways of the wild north.To do this, he must fight and endure the rough conditions of Mother Nature.He must also learn how to fight and to stand up for himself against many wild and savage creatures fighting to do the same thing.

At the resolution of the book, White Fang is taken in by a loving family from California.When be is "bought" by some thugs to dog fight, what will happen to White Fang?Maybe you should read the book!

5-0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book!
This book was just right. It's a great story about a dog who goes owner to owner to owner. Each owner tells him to do something different.

The first owner he had told him to dogsled. He was a good dogsleder until, one day, he escaped from the owner. He was now in the wild. He left because he met a girl-wolf. They had children and they were happy. Soon they found an indian camp and the indian's gave them names and that's how White Fang got his name.

His next owner was a very mean owner. He made White Fang do dog fights with other dogs. Even though he won every time, he was injured every time. One time, there was a new dog in town. He beat White Fang in seconds. A guy in the crowd brought White Fang from the owner and he tought White Fang to not attack everyone.

This book is a great family book. If you like dogs, you will like this. It shows how White Fang changes after every new owner he has. So go get this book at a library or a book store.

4-0 out of 5 stars Leaving the Wild
Jack London intended for "White Fang" to read as a companion piece to his wildly successful novel, "The Call of the Wild," yet he also intended that the two stories be opposites of each other.While "The Call of the Wild" was about a civilized dog becoming wild, "White Fang" would be about a wild dog becoming civilized.While just as poetic and unique as "The Call of the Wild,""White Fang" definitely reads as the lesser of the two.

The story begins with a wild wolf pack following a sled team of dogs and their two men, the hungry wolves patiently picking off one dog after another until they can pick off the men as well.The story then moves to the courtship between two wolves and the eventual birth of the gray cub who will become White Fang.White Fang and his mother, who used to be a somewhat civilized dog, are retaken by the Indian tribe that she used to belong to, and White Fang gets his first taste of life with humans.As a wolf, he is different than the other dogs and is mistreated by them.He leads a relatively happy and comfortable life until he is sold to the cowardly beast, Beauty Smith, who trains White Fang to be a fighter.His redemption is assured when he is rescued during a gruesome fight by Weedon Scott and his fortunes change for the better.

"White Fang" is a uniquely told story, given mainly from the perspective of its title character.London's writing is descriptive and poetic, but sometimes too repetitive as if he could not think of another way to describe a character or situation.The tale drags at some points, not moving as quickly as "The Call of the Wild," but is still a relatively fast-paced and enjoyable read."White Fang" is definitely not a children's story just because it is a "dog" story.Its content and themes are marked by a darkness that makes it much more appropriate for older readers.In fact, labeling London's works as children's stories has done them a great disservice.

5-0 out of 5 stars White Fang
"White Fang" By Jack London

The story is really well written and relates a lot to the readers even though it's from the perspective of White Fang, a wolf who is thrown into different kinds of human surroundings. I enjoyed how the wild, especially through White Fang, had more order and peace than his life with the humans who had developed their own kind of cruel wild in the dog fights and the busy city streets. "The men outside shouted and applauded, while Beauty Smith, in an ecstasy of delight, gloated over the ripping and mangling performed by White Fang." This wild seems more scary and crueler than the frontier where it was eat or be eaten, live or die. That was the way of things but no creature took joy in watching as others beat and killed one another for no sensible reason.

One of the things that I really wished the story would have done is completed or ended the relationship of White Fang with his mother. Although we learn that after she is taken away and has another litter of puppies she can longer recognize or realize that White Fang was her own pup, I still feel that this relationship lacked closure. If there was another instance, for example right before White Fang left with Weedon Scott back to his family, that White Fang at least saw his mother, alive or dead, at least that part of his life would have had a more final ending.

Set in the wild of the frontier and the wild created by mankind, White Fang feels like it is a story that anyone can relate to, as it expresses the feelings and inner turmoil that one goes through as they fight against their natural instinct and desire for acceptance but also for survival. It's also a great story about the discovery of love and kindness in a world that had always shunned White Fang. Through Weedon Scott we find the hope and care that lay dormant in White Fang himself, maybe expressing that within everyone, regardless of their heritage and past, is capable of loving and caring for another.


~Natalie Dickson

5-0 out of 5 stars eye opening
when i was in third grade - back in 1993 - i bought my first book with my own money at a school book fair.... the author was Jack London and yes being a kid i bought it for the cover... but i DID read it and i fell in love with the whole Alaska/history/dogsledding/gold rush plot. i bought other books by Jack London but Whitefang and Call of the Wild stood out among them.

At the time when i read them i was a kid(a girl!) raised on PBS and Disney movies..... these books were a cold splash of much needed reality on the way nature REALLY works: Something everyone needs to learn at some point before it's too late. I still have my battered old copies of these books and they are waiting for the day when my two sons are old enough and ready to read them.

They are short, easy to read, easy to understand, and they still have an amazing plot. nothing today compares to these "to the point" books. there is no drowning in detail or wading through boring dialogue. its non-stop action from beginning to end. ... Read more


84. Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli
Audio CD: Pages (2007-01-09)
list price: US$25.00 -- used & new: US$14.17
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Asin: 0739338978
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of “Stargirl, Stargirl.” She captures Leo Borlock’s heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first.

Then they turn on her. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal. In this celebration of nonconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first love.


From the Hardcover edition.Amazon.com Review
"She was homeschooling gone amok." "She was an alien." "Her parents were circus acrobats." These are only a few of the theories concocted to explain Stargirl Caraway, a new 10th grader at Arizona's Mica Area High School who wears pioneer dresses and kimonos to school, strums a ukulele in the cafeteria, laughs when there are no jokes, and dances when there is no music. The whole school, not exactly a "hotbed of nonconformity," is stunned by her, including our 16-year-old narrator Leo Borlock: "She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl."

In time, incredulity gives way to out-and-out adoration as the student body finds itself helpless to resist Stargirl's wide-eyed charm, pure-spirited friendliness, and penchant for celebrating the achievements of others. In the ultimate high school symbol of acceptance, she is even recruited as a cheerleader. Popularity, of course, is a fragile and fleeting state, and bit by bit, Mica sours on their new idol. Why is Stargirl showing up at the funerals of strangers? Worse, why does she cheer for the opposing basketball teams? The growing hostility comes to a head when she is verbally flogged by resentful students on Leo's televised Hot Seat show in an episode that is too terrible to air. While the playful, chin-held-high Stargirl seems impervious to the shunning that ensues, Leo, who is in the throes of first love (and therefore scornfully deemed "Starboy"), is not made of such strong stuff: "I became angry. I resented having to choose. I refused to choose. I imagined my life without her and without them, and I didn't like it either way."

Jerry Spinelli, author of Newbery Medalist Maniac Magee, Newbery Honor Book Wringer, and many other excellent books for teens, elegantly and accurately captures the collective, not-always-pretty emotions of a high school microcosm in which individuality is pitted against conformity. Spinelli's Stargirl is a supernatural teen character--absolutely egoless, altruistic, in touch with life's primitive rhythms, meditative, untouched by popular culture, and supremely self-confident. It is the sensitive Leo whom readers will relate to as he grapples with who she is, who he is, who they are together as Stargirl and Starboy, and indeed, what it means to be a human being on a planet that is rich with wonders. (Ages 10 to 14) --Karin Snelson ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Cute book
This book is so sweet and has a great message. It is very well written and certainly worth the read.

4-0 out of 5 stars Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Leo Borlock and every other student at his high school are exactly the same - the way they dress, talk, act, even think. Then a new student shows up: Stargirl. The optimistic, ukulele-playing, strange girl that carries a rat in her bookbag. She's immediately liked by almost everyone and becomes the most popular girl at school because she's so different. But all of that changes one day at a basketball game. Now, no one will even look her in the eye. And as Stargirl's boyfriend, Leo begins getting shunned, too. He asks her to do the one thing that isn't her: be normal.

First of all, this is a middle school grade reading level book, not what I'm used to. But we're learning about Transcendentalism and nonconformity in my English class, and our teacher said this was a perfect contemporary example of it. After I got used to the simple sentence structure and lack of details/better vocab, since this isn't quite young-adult material, I grew really fond of the book. Jerry Spinelli did an amazing job of creating a world where everyone is pretty much clones of each other, and Stargirl is a huge outcast because she's so different. I fell in love with Stargirl from the very beginning: she's never pessimistic, always smiling and finding happiness from the littlest things in life. Saying that she's generous and humble would be an understatement because caring for others is literally all she does. It makes me wish there were more Stargirls in real life, because it would make the world such a better and beautiful place. The characterization was spot-on and I really got to know Stargirl and Leo throughout the book. It hurt me to watch Leo's battle with himself of who's opinion he cared about more: Stargirl's or the kids' at school? I could understand why he felt embarrassed when he was with her, but at the same time, he fell in love with her because she was so different.

There was so much deep meaning in such a simple book. The author touched on the topic of popularity and caring what others think, and I liked the way he portrayed it at the end. Even though Stargirl's character wasn't that realistic, the rest of the book was. I could feel Stargirl's emotions through certain chapters, where she strained to keep a smile on her face even when the whole school was against her. Archie, the wise old man whom all the students visit for advice, is probably one of my favorite fictional characters. He spoke in clever riddles sometimes, not exactly telling Leo the answer, but pushing him in the right direction.

I really, really approved of the ending. It was like the cherry on top, not cheesy and predictable, but just felt right. I'm very interested to read the sequel now and find out what happens next. This was such a creative and different book that will have a lasting impression on me for a long time. I'm so glad I read it and encourage everyone else to. You may just learn something about yourself and society if you read between the lines, and listen carefully to what Archie has to say.

2-0 out of 5 stars Boring
My LA teacher made us read this book last year and we had to find all of these LA things in the book. I guess that ruined it for me because I like to read the book, not find stupid stuff in the book. I don't really get why everyone says this book is so good because it was boring and made me want to fall asleep. -.- Zzzz...

5-0 out of 5 stars Being yourself is easier than you think!!!
This story is more than your normal fiction book! It a spectacular story about a girl that that doesn't care an inch about who or what peorle think about her. Shes a lose, cheerful, spiritful,I-don't-care-what-people-think kind of girl with a side of spunk! And gods who can forget that friend of hers,Leo!!!

5-0 out of 5 stars Touching
Jerry Spinelli is one of those few authors who can take a completely crazy character and makes us learn to adore them.Of all Spinelli's books, Stargirl is my very favorite.It's a quick read, but one your not likely to forget.A girl who call herself Stargirl is something of a blessing to the high school Leo attends.It used to be utterly boring, until she arrived.She doesn't care what people think of her, she does what she wants, and she cares for everybody.Without anyone knowing she sends gifts.I have read this book many times and will continue to do so.I highly recommend this book to everybody of all ages and gender. ... Read more


85. Ancestors and descendents of John Monroe Ritter and Susan Matilda Caldwell: Pioneers of Sabine Parish, La
by Victor H Ritter
 Unknown Binding: Pages (1995)

Asin: B0006QGUKM
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86. Die Reisen des Ritters John Mandeville. 28 kolorierte Silberstiftzeichnungen von
by Josef (Hrsg.) Krasa
 Hardcover: Pages (1983-01-01)

Asin: B002J4IK9S
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87. Family register of George Christian Ritter of Leiningren, Rheinpfalz, Baiern, Germany, and his descendants from... 1735 to...1905
by Philip John Ritter
 Unknown Binding: Pages (1905)

Asin: B00089X6WC
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88. Pavement recycling project (Demo. project 39, NEEP 22) I 8-2(76) Yuma County line - Gila Bend
by John Ritter
 Unknown Binding: 55 Pages (1979)

Asin: B00072OI9K
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89. Changes in the channel morphology of Trinity River and eight tributaries, California, 1961-65;: Open-file report,
by John R Ritter
 Unknown Binding: 60 Pages (1958)

Asin: B0006CSFO0
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90. Optical method for determining particle sizes of coarse sediment (Techniques of water-resources investigations of the United States Geological Survey)
by John R Ritter
 Unknown Binding: 33 Pages (1969)

Asin: B0007FVV38
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91. The Cross Roads of Destiny
by John P. Ritter
 Hardcover: Pages (1901-01-01)

Asin: B002IZX2FK
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92. The human body in health and in disease;: A comparative study of the building and maintaining of a model city with that of the human body in health and in disease
by John Ritter
 Unknown Binding: 30 Pages (1938)

Asin: B0008CEHL8
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93. Reconnaissance of sedimentation in the Rio Pilcomayo Basin, May 1975, Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay (Open-file report)
by John R Ritter
 Unknown Binding: 34 Pages (1977)

Asin: B0006WLBTG
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94. DIME file/C.U.E. 1 summary report
by John Ritter
 Unknown Binding: Pages (1977)

Asin: B0006YIK3Y
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95. An evaluation of the effects of acid rain on low conductivity headwater streams in Pennsylvania (Open-file report / U.S. Geological Survey)
by John R Ritter
 Unknown Binding: 53 Pages (1981)

Asin: B0006XUYXO
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96. The history and literature of the American South (Macalester College. Honors papers)
by John L Ritter
 Unknown Binding: Pages (1978)

Asin: B0006XADPI
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97. Static fatigue of acid-etched, soda-lime-silica glass rods (THEMIS-UM)
by John E Ritter
 Unknown Binding: 94 Pages (1969)

Asin: B0007I4Y98
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98. Effect of Polymeric Coatings on Strength of Soda-lime Glass (University of Massachusetts)
by John E. Ritter
 Paperback: Pages (1973)

Asin: B000KF3OX0
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99. Sedimentation of Williams Reservoir, Santa Clara County, California (Open-file report - United States Geological Survey)
by John R Ritter
 Unknown Binding: 26 Pages (1972)

Asin: B0006XAWL8
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100. Enhancing listening skills in the intermediate grades
by John S Ritter
 Unknown Binding: Pages (1995)

Asin: B0006QBCN2
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