 | The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court
Release Date: September 18, 2012From the prizewinning author of The Nine, a gripping insider's account of the momentous ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration.From the moment John Roberts, the chief justice of the United States, blundered through the Oath of Office at Barack Obama's inauguration, the relationship between the Supreme Court and the White House has been confrontational. Both men are young, brilliant, charismatic, charming, determined to change the course of the nation—and completely at odds on almost every major constitutional ...
 |  | Body of Writing: Figuring Desire in Spanish American Literature
Publication Date: April 11, 2000Body of Writing focuses on the traces that an author’s “body” leaves on a work of fiction. Drawing on the work of six important Spanish American writers of the twentieth century, René Prieto examines narratives that reflect—in differing yet ultimately complementary ways—the imprint of the author’s body, thereby disclosing insights about power, aggression, transgression, and eroticism.Healthy, invalid, lustful, and confined bodies—as portrayed by Julio Cortázar, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Gabriel Garc&iacu...
|  | The Betrayed: A Novel of the Gifted
Release Date: September 2, 2008| Series: The Gifted First time in paperback?the second novel in the Gifted trilogy, ?an exhilarating religious historical thriller.?(Midwest Book Review) In this epic trilogy in the tradition of In the Name of the Rose and The Lord of the Rings, an illuminated letter?long buried by the Church and prophesying a fellowship of men and women possessing powerful spiritual gifts?is the catalyst for a profound war that will bring either a new age of enlightenment or a darkness the world has not seen. As the Gifted gather and gain strength, following God?s clues, thei...
|  | Easy Street
Publication Date: August 27, 2012Jay Warren, Harvard, 1876, discovers that his father, Tecumseh, has left him some cash and a rail ticket to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Also a note that says the West is a good place to make something of himself. Tecumseh is a self-made shipping magnate, and he wants his son to make his own way in the world. So the son heads west, appalled at what life has dealt him, and soon is making all the wrong choices, looking for easy money, a quick killing, instead of knuckling down into a useful occupation. Jay gets himself into bad company, makes reckless moves, and eventual...
|  | Handbook of Chinese Mythology (Handbooks of World Mythology)
Publication Date: March 13, 2008| Series: Handbooks of World Mythology Every year, at the Wa Huang Gong temple in Hebei Province, China, people gather to worship the great mother, Nuwa, the oldest deity in Chinese myth, praising her for bringing them a happy life. It is a vivid demonstration of both the ancient reach and the continuing relevance of mythology in the lives of the Chinese people. Compiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on groundbreaking new research, Handbook of Chinese Mythology is the most comprehensive English-language work on the subject ever written from an exc...
|  | Classical Mythology - Images & Insights By Harris & Platzner (5th, Fifth Edition) ( )
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|  | The Importance of Being Earnest (Drama Classics)
Publication Date: March 1, 1996| ISBN-10: 1854592203 | ISBN-13: 978-1854592200One of the best-loved clasic English comedies ...
|  | Assaracus Issue 07: A Journal of Gay Poetry
Publication Date: July 3, 2012Assaracus (ISSN 2159-0478), a quarterly journal of gay poetry and one of Library Journal's "Best New Magazines," features a substantial collection of work by a small number of established and emerging gay poets. Issue 07 of Assaracus features poetry by Jonathan Bracker, Jason Contrucci, Sebastian Doherty, David Keali'i, Dean Kostos, Anthony Lioi, Philip Matthews, Ian James Morgan, Stephen Potter, Patrick Stevens, and Peter Weltner. Issue 07 features a cover photograph donated from a collection called "Hidden in the Open," curated by Trent Kelley. Proudly publish...
|  | Polegomena to the study of the later Irish bards 1200-1500 (British academy. Proceedings)
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|  | Old Books, Rare Friends: Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion
Release Date: June 1, 1998Louisa May Alcott once wrote that she had taken her pen for a bridegroom. Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern, friends and business partners for fifty years, have in many ways taken up their pens and passion for literature much in the same way. The "Holmes & Watson" of the rare book business, Rostenberg and Stern are renowned for unlocking the hidden secret of Louisa May Alcott's life when they discovered her pseudonym, A.M. Barnard, along with her anonymously published "blood and thunder" stories on subjects like transvestitism, hashish smoking, and feminism.Old B...
|  | Decline of Discourse
Publication Date: April 1, 1990| ISBN-10: 185000756X | ISBN-13: 978-1850007562| Edition: 1 This book examines the disappearance of writers who write challenging, intelligent books for a general reading public. Agger traces this decline to a particular organization of literary production and consumption in advanced capitalism. It focusses on the kinds of constraints faced by writers who write either in popular culture (eg journalism, advertising, mass-market fiction, film, television etc) or in the academic world and is framed by a discussion and critique of the prevailing cultural ideolo...
|  | The Sweet Science
Release Date: September 9, 2004A.J.Liebling's classic New Yorker pieces on the "sweet science of bruising" bring vividly to life the boxing world as it once was.It depicts the great events of boxing's American heyday: Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback, Rocky Marciano's rise to prominence, Joe Louis's unfortunate decline. Liebling never fails to find the human story behind the fight, and he evokes the atmosphere in the arena as distinctly as he does the goings-on in the ring--a combination that prompted Sports Illustrated to name The Sweet Science the best American sports book of all tim...
|  | Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, No. 12
Publication Date: 2012By working for Deepscan-the company that recruits Slayers as bodyguards-Buffy thought she would disengage herself from the world of demons and garner a more significant income, to boot. While the income may get her closer to paying off pesky student loans, the demony population is closer to her than ever, thanks to her first client. Buffy, under the tutelage of a disgruntled and heartbroken Kennedy, has her work cut out for her and is forced to call on the honorable Eldre Koh for help, culminating in a little demon-on-demon violence. ...
|  | Haunted (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Publication Date: March 4, 2002| Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cordelia's getting her first big break - as a contestant on yet another twist on reality programme. She has to spend five days in a so-called haunted house. Not a problem for a girl who lives with a ghost and works with a vampire. ...
|  | Secret Tales of the Arctic Trails: Stories of Crime and Adventure in Canada's Far North
Publication Date: December 1, 1997"There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold;The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold."Robert W. Service, "The Cremation of Sam McGee." The High Arctic has long been a land of romance, a magnet drawing adventurers. From the 60th Parallel to the North Pole across the tundra and the Barren Lands, the Far North has beckoned the brave, the foolhardy, and the curious. The mystery of the Land of the Midnight Sun has fascinated poets and writers, painters and sculptors, no less than scientists ...
|  | Dragon and Judge: The Fifth Dragonback Adventure
Release Date: May 29, 2007| Age Level: 10 and up...
|  | Coyote And... Native American Stories
Publication Date: October 1983| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up These are Joe Hayes' personal selections from the legendsof everyone's favorite prankster. Coyote's foolish antics have longbeen a source of entertainment as we watch him outsmart himself timeand time again. These stories also teach us many of the origins ofNative American myth and spirituality. Ten tales sure to delightreaders of all ages. With exquisite pencil Illustrations by LucyJelinek, this collection continues the Mariposa tradition of producingfine books. ...
|  | Rip Roarin' Paul Bunyan Tales (The Odds Bodkin Storytelling Library)
Publication Date: September 1994| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
|  | Superbowl (Eyewitness Books)
Publication Date: September 2003| Age Level: 8 and up...
|  | Samurai Spirit: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life
Release Date: October 8, 2002| Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up Named an Honor Title by the Storytelling World Awards in the category of “Storytelling Anthologies"The samurai prepared themselves for battle through physical practice, and the study of the arts. These ancient stories that inspired warriors so long ago have special significance for today’s teens who face battles of their own: battles against bullies; battles with self-doubt and lack of confidence; and battles with the injustices they see around them. Burt Konzak has taught martial arts for over 20 years...
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