 | Conversations with James Baldwin (Literary Conversations)
Publication Date: May 1, 1989| Series: Literary Conversations This collection of interviews with James Baldwin covers the period 1961-1987, from the year of the publication of Nobody Knows My Names, his fourth book, to just a few weeks before his death. It includes the last formal conversation with him.Twenty-seven interviews reprinted here come from a variety of sources--newspapers, radio, journals, and review--and show this celebrated author in all his eloquence, anger, and perception of racial, social, and literary situations in America.Over the years Baldwin proved to be an easily access...
 |  | Dreaming in English
Release Date: February 1, 2011A captivating sequel to the national bestselling novel Veil of Roses.Knowing she could never be happy in Iran, Tamila Soroush took her mother's advice to "Go and wake up your luck" and joined her sister in the United States. Now, after a spur-of-the-moment exchange of "I do"s with her true love, Ike Hanson, Tami is eager to start her new life. But not everyone is pleased with their marriage, and Tami's happily- ever-after is no sure thing. With an interview with Immigration looming, Tami wonders if she's got the right stuff when it comes to love, American-styl...
|  | Surgical Risk
Publication Date: June 2002| Series: Kurtz and Barent Mysteries Richard Kurtz is a surgeon, a good surgeon if he does say so himself (which he does, despite the old joke about how if you ask a surgeon to name the three best surgeons in the world, he'll have trouble thinking of the other two).He has a luxury apartment on the West Side, a good-looking girlfriend and a busy practice.Kurtz should be happy, but when former girlfriend Sharon Lee is found strangled in a hospital call room, Kurtz cannot resist getting involved... ...
|  | The Chukchi Bible
Publication Date: May 24, 2011The Chukchi Bible is a collection of the myths and tales of Yuri Rytkheu's own shaman father. The stories compose both a moving history of the Chukchi people who inhabit the shores of the Bering Sea, and a beautiful cautionary tale, rife with conflict, human drama, and humor. We meet fantastic characters: Nau, the mother of the human race; Rau, her half-whale husband; and finally, the dark spirit Armagirgin, who attempts to destroy nature's harmony by pitting the two against each other. The Chukchi Bible moves through Arctic tundra, sea, and sky–and beyond&...
|  | The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Dover Thrift Editions)
Publication Date: December 22, 2010| Series: Dover Thrift Editions When Sherlock Holmes' devoted fans refused to allow Arthur Conan Doyle to kill their beloved sleuth, the author complied with 13 more stories. Originally published in The Strand magazine, the adventures include "The Empty House," "The Dancing Men," "The Six Napoleons," "The Norwood Builder," and "The Missing Three Quarter." ...
|  | Masterpieces of Beat Literature (Greenwood Introduces Literary Masterpieces)
Publication Date: December 30, 2006| Series: Greenwood Introduces Literary Masterpieces The writers of the Beat Generation wrote during a particularly chaotic period in modern history. They responded to the threat of the nuclear age, the anti-Communist hysteria that gripped America, and the cultural pressure to conform to social conventions. Written for students and general readers, this book examines 7 masterpieces of Beat literature. Periods of cultural conflict often give birth to remarkably creative literary works. The writers of the Beat Generation wrote during a particularly chaotic ti...
|  | Henry and June (Penguin Modern Classics)
Publication Date: October 25, 2001| Series: Penguin Modern Classics Drawn from journals, this book is an account of a woman's sexual awakening, covering a single momentous year - 1931-32, in Paris, when June fell in love with Henry Miller, undermining her own idealized marriage. The question of the outcome of June Miller's return to Paris dominates her thoughts. ...
|  | Some Like It Rough
Release Date: February 23, 2010"Some Like it Rough" is written by Kate Pearce. Luke Warner wants to chill out when he cashes in his stocks and returns to his hometown. But things heat up when he reunites with his best friends, Julia and Paul, and invites them both to share in a sexual adventure like they've never had before..."Private Eyes" is written by Susan Lyons. Assigned to work undercover as an exotic dancer, straight-laced Haley Croft discovers the thrill of strutting her stuff. And when she catches sexy Ry Montana checking out her moves, she can't wait to give him his own private sho...
|  | The Lamorna Wink (A Richard Jury Mystery)
Release Date: September 27, 1999While Richard Jury has been sent on a dead end chase by Chief Superintendent Racer, Melrose Plants heads for Cornwall to take up temporary residence in an old Cornish manor. Unfortunately, Lady Ardry boards BritRail and follows him to Bletchley House, which sits high on a rocky promontory overlooking the sea like the set of a romantic old film.Bletchley Village is dominated by a stately home turned Hospice, thanks to the billionaire, Morris Bletchley, the American owner of a chain of fast food eateries. He is also the grandfather of two small children who died...
|  | Harry Houdini Mysteries: The Houdini Specter
Release Date: June 12, 2012| Series: Harry Houdini Mysteries The Great Harry Houdini is still struggling to make a name for himself in turn-of-the-century New York. He sees an opportunity for glory in exposing the tricks of the medium Lucius Craig - if only he can work out how the medium managed to conjure a "spirit" while tied to a chair by Houdini himself or how the apparition was able to stab an audience member to death and then disappear!The third thrilling adventure for the legendary magician from award-winning author Daniel Stashower! ...
|  | Best-Loved Irish Legends
Publication Date: September 7, 2009Stories from long, long ago, part of an ancient oral tradition, handed down from generation to generation and written down by the Christian monks of medieval Ireland. FAVOURITE LEGENDS FROM ANCIENT IRELAND contains: The Salmon of Knowledge,How Cu Chulainn Got His Name,The Children of Lir,The King with Donkey's Ears,Fionn and the Giant, and The White Wolfhound Oisin ...
|  | The Barefoot Book of Giants, Ghosts and Goblins: Traditional Tales from Around the World
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|  | Sleeping Beauty
Publication Date: September 1, 2002| Grade Level: P and up Sleeping Beauty's enchanted slumber has captivated readers' hearts for centuries. Now brought luminously to life by K. Y. Craft's lavish paintings, this new edition of a timeless favorite is sure to enchant readers both young and old. Fairy tale lovers have been eagerly awaiting Craft's next magical romance since the release of her Cinderella. With illustrations inspired by the magnificent style of Baroque painters, the sumptuous color and exquisite detail of this breathtaking interpretation make it a dream come true. ...
|  | Top 10 NASCAR Drivers (Sports Top 10)
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|  | My Book of Funny Valentines (Read with Me Cartwheel Books (Scholastic Paperback))
Publication Date: January 1993| Age Level: 4 and up...
|  | Africa y los colores / Africa and the Colors (Spanish Edition)
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|  | Lion Sticker Paper Doll (Dover Little Activity Books Paper Dolls)
Publication Date: March 27, 1995| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
|  | El leon y los escarabajos peloteros (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: August 30, 2012El leon esta aburrido de tener que compartir su selva con criaturas tan espantosas como estos horrendos escarabajos. Cuando finalmente decide echarlos de su selva, el leon se siente satisfecho consigo mismo. Pero no cuenta con que los dichosos animalitos se haran necesarios pues la selva comenzara a estar llena de caca por todos lados. Y finalmente tendra que pedirles que regresen. / The lion is tired of sharing his jungle with these horrendous beetles. When he finally decides to drive them from the jungle, the lion is satisfied with himself. The lion is igno...
|  | Lionboy: Library Edition
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|  | Panda (Watch Me Grow)
Publication Date: March 17, 2008| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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