Brazil......Electric. Exciting. Hot. Brazil is famous for its world class beaches, beautiful women, Samba and soccer, but even its gently swaying palms and sultry nouveau beat can't cover up the sound of screaming.

Soon to be a major motion picture The Parrot’s Perch scores high as it weaves together a chilling tale based on actual events in a triple play of greed, deception and betrayal conjuring up images of unsurpassed beauty and unimaginable horror.

Bright iridescent feathers, resplendent tropical hues, fast cars, and the ultra privileged life in the equestrian circuit are the lives of Catlin Lauria and her big brother, Freddy. But evil has found them, and it won’t back off until someone makes a final pay-off.

A sexy-successful-girl-next-door, an uber-cute-party-boy, drugs, Carnival and the good life; dirty cops, corruption and torture, this story has it all, and you won’t be able to put it down for a second, wondering "Can this world be real?" It is. Fasten your seat belts as you take this journey of revenge, retaliation, and redemption; it’s gonna change your life.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

You love your pet bird, even when he misbehaves, but how can you train him with compassion? Birds off the Perch proves that rewarding good behavior is kinder and more effective than traditional discipline through punishment. This revolutionary approach combines the expertise of an animal behaviorist, a companion parrot consultant and a veterinarian who use "family therapy techniques" -- such as learning to respect the bird's boundaries and viewing sibling rivalry in a broad, environmental context -- to help you change the mischievous behavior of domesticated birds, including:

With additional chapters on choosing the right species for your family, breeding behavior and the appropriate medical care for your bird, Birds off the Perch is the only guide you'll need to keep your pet birds healthy and happy.

When 10-year-old Andy Parker reluctantly goes to Grandma's house for the summer, all he can think about is how much he misses his dad in heaven and his best friend Anthony, who moved away. What will he do in this sleepy small town for the entire summer? But it turns out even cow dung can be interesting and something wonderful can come from rotten apples.

FROM THE BACK COVER: Mom called this my Summer of Courage. She said that when you need courage the most is when you realize what's happened in your life and you decide to get up the next morning anyway. Mom and I did our best to keep going, to have courage. We prayed a lot. Sometimes I wondered if God ever listened. I prayed real hard for my dad to get better, but he died. I prayed that Anthony would be my best friend forever, but that was going to be harder now that we didn't live next door to each other. And I prayed that Mom would learn to cook something besides hot dogs and jelly sandwiches. I closed my eyes and prayed for God to send me a sign. Any sign he was listening. He sent me perch, Mrs. Sackets, and crow's nest.

Awarded the Gold Medal for Intermediate/Middle Grade Fiction in the 2007 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. Named a 2007 NAPPA Honors Book.

Henry is a little creeped out by his new apartment. For one thing, the previous tenants died a few weeks before he moved in. For another, there's a gas leak somewhere in the building and the smell is starting to seep into his clothes. Just when Henry thinks things couldn't get much worse, one of the former tenants pays him a midnight visit . . .

Original publisher: Slidell, LA : The Center, [1989] OCLC Number: gp 89019564 Subject: Pile perch. Excerpt: ... d i s s i m i l a r i t y o f t h e d i e t s o f these Predators two species. P i l e perch fed p r i m a r i l y on b r i t t l e stars, crabs and amphipods Adult p i l e perch, s t r i p e d seaperch and rubber1i p seaperch are w h i l e r u b b e r l i p perch consumed shrimp, generally too l a r g e f o r most predators amphipods and crabs. b u t the young a r e vulnerable t o predation by many piscivores. Ebeling and Laur ( 1985 ) l i s t e d k e l p bass-5 2 e ( Paralabrax c l a t h r a t u s ) as a predator g-g-g q 0U 0 Z B U o f young surfperch near Santa Barbara, 5-m f H ~ g g-~. ~ o o g $ g Cp, g ~ C = a s z " " " C a l i f o r n i a. Hixon ( 1980 ) l i s t e d s E C 0 0 2 e l e c t r i c rays, sharks, l a r g e serranid, o o $, & s ~, n m 3 J o 8 2-m " ~ basses and pinnipeds as p o t e n t i a l Puget Sound surfperch predators. The b i r t h of young surfperches i n l a t e spring and e a r l y summer coincides w i t h maximum refuge p r o t e c t i o n i n t h e k e l p ( Ebeling--and Laur 1985 ). Competitors TC I I r Because o f t h e i r overlapping Avi la ranges and s i m i l a r i t y of l i f e style, t h e p i l e perch, s t r i p e d seaperch, and r u b b e r l i p seaperch have been t h e subject o f comparative studies ( Alevizon 1975a; Ebeling and Bray Santa Barbara 1976; Laur and Ebeling 1983 ). The comparison has sometimes been between s i m i l a r-s i z e d surfperches, such as the p i l e perch and s t r i p e d seaperch ( Haldorson and Moser 1979 ) o r congeneric pairs, such as the s t r i p e d seaperch and black perch, Embiotoca acksoni ( Alevizon 1975a; Hixon 1979, * 980 Schmitt and Coyer 1982, 1983; Schmi and Hol brook 1984 ). tt Redando I " " h I I n general, p i l e perch, s t r i p e d seaperch, and r u b b e r l i p seaperch have a s i m i l a r general form and d i s t r i b u t i o n. However, they have d i ...