 | Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (Miles Vorkosigan)
Release Date: November 6, 2012| Series: Miles Vorkosigan Book Fourteen in the best-selling Vorkosigan series.GOOD INTENTIONS, BAD INTELCaptain Ivan Vorpatril sometimes thinks that if not for his family, he might have no troubles at all. But he has the dubious fortune of the hyperactive Miles Vorkosigan as a cousin, which has too-often led to his getting dragged into one of Miles’ schemes, with risk to life and limb—and military career—that Ivan doesn’t consider entirely fair. Although much practice has made Ivan more adept at fending off his mother’s less-th...
 |  | 74 Seaside Avenue (Cedar Cove)
Publication Date: September 1, 2010| Series: Cedar Cove Dear Reader,I'm living a life I couldn't even have dreamed of a few years ago. I'm married to Bobby Polgar now (you know, the famous chess champion who just happens to be the man I love!). And we've got this beautiful house with a view of Puget Sound.But lately something's been worrying Bobby. When I asked, he said he was “protecting his queen”—and I got the oddest feeling he wasn't talking about chess but about me. He wouldn't say anything else.Do you remember Get Nailed, the beauty salon in Cedar Cove? I still wo...
|  | Over Two Seas
Publication Date: July 25, 20071922. Barbour wrote a number spirited genuine stories with something to appeal to every boy with the love of manliness, cleanness, and sportsmanship in his heart. Over Two Seas begins: Peter! Peter! I'm going to sea with dad! Dick Ballantrye burst into the room with radiant face. Honest, Dick? exclaimed Peter Gunby. That's fine, isn't it? Then his face fell, and he asked: How long will you-be gone? I don't know yet, Dick answered breathlessly. The Viking's loading in Boston for Havana. When she leaves Havana she may come right back again, but I hope not. I wish...
|  | Thesmophoriazusae (Comedies of Aristophanes, Vol. 8)
Release Date: September 27, 2012| Series: Comedies of Aristophanes (Aris and Phillips 1994) ...
|  | The Purpose
Publication Date: August 26, 2000Mary has been living on the streets for almost as long as she can remember. One night, a nun picks her up from the street and saves her from a fate worse than death. Mary is grateful and decides to join the order. When Cassandra arrives at the orphanage, a special friendship develops between Sister Mary and Cassandra.Then an unexpected visitor arrives at the convent. The abbess catches a young woman while she's trying to steal from the convent. She discovers Dawn is on drugs. A hard battle starts for the both of them.From the moment Dawn and Sister Mary lay e...
|  | Natalya Gorbanevskaya: Selected Poems
Publication Date: October 1, 2011| ISBN-10: 1847770851 | ISBN-13: 978-1847770851In 1972, Natalya Gorbanevskaya was arrested for protesting against the detention of dissidents in Moscow’s Red Square. Featuring the work of this widely-recognized Russian poet and civil rights activist, this collection combines a folk-inspired modernism with a clear narrative. Of interest to Russian history buffs and academics of various fields, these poems blatantly reflect the author’s political engagement and argue against oppression. ...
|  | UNNATURAL VOICES: EXTREME NARRATION IN MODERN AND CONTEMPO (THEORY INTERPRETATION NARRATIV)
Publication Date: November 15, 2006| Series: THEORY INTERPRETATION NARRATIV Brian Richardson presents a study that explores in depth one of the most significant aspects of late modernist, avant-garde, and postmodern narrative. Unnatural Voices analyzes in depth the creation, fragmentation, and reconstitution of experimental narrative voices that transcend familiar first- and third-person perspectives. Going beyond standard theories that are based in rhetoric or linguistics, this book focuses on what innovative authors actually do with narration. Richardson identifies the wide range of unusua...
|  | George Orwell's 1984 (Max Notes)
Publication Date: June 12, 1995MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions.MAXnotes cover the essentials of what one should know about each work, including an overall summary, character lists, an explanation and discussion of the plot, the work's historical con...
|  | With Love, King Henry VIII
Publication Date: April 1, 2009What Henry VIII wants, Henry gets. And he wants her ...Thrown back in time to 1531, mousy accountant, Beth C' de Baca Bouvier treads a razor's edge. King Henry VIII's romantic advances are not welcome, but she can't insult the king of England who is sending her love letters. Equally as deadly, the amorous advances make her a target of Anne Boleyn's ruthless jealousy. Nor can she escape the constant presence of the Lord Rochford plotting behind her back and watching her every move.Beth would much rather spend her days and nights in the arms of fellow reluctant t...
|  | The Law Clerk
Publication Date: January 31, 2012Benjamin Bains is a young man with a promising future law career in Miami, Florida.Seduced by the money given to him for a "simple favor" he finds himself in the middle of a blackmail scheme. Not only may he lose his license to practice law and face jail time, he may lose his life, if he doesn't play every card just right. ...
|  | The Face Thief: A Novel
Release Date: January 17, 2012 Eli Gottlieb’s previous novel, Now You See Him, was acclaimed by reviewers as “irresistible … moving” (New York Times Book Review), “a triumph…of literary suspense” (Los Angeles Times), and “gorgeous” (USA Today). With The Face Thief, he returns with a driving, compulsively readable novel that probes the wellsprings of human greed and loyalty beset by temptation. Gottlieb introduces the mystery of the charismatic Margot, a promising journalist who morphs—with stunning panache—from a high-achieving affluen...
|  | The Cleaner: A River City Anthology
Publication Date: October 5, 2010A frustrated crime scene cleaner...an off duty cop in a jam...a patrol officer who believes in a strange fate...a holier-than-thou Internal Affairs whose world gets turned upside down...plus those that are crazy, surrounded in sadness or just trying to get by - these are the many and varied characters of River City, brought to life in 17 short stories by the author of the River City crime novels. ...
|  | The Incredible Hulk, Vol. 1: Son of Banner
Publication Date: March 10, 2010| Grade Level: 4 and up Gamma fans rejoice - the rumors are true! The INCREDIBLE HULK book returns as written by acclaimed Planet Hulk and World War Hulk scribe Greg Pak! Get ready for Bruce Banner as you've never seen him, the Son of Hulk in a whole new world of smash, and an insane new adventure that changes everything for everyone's favorite Green Goliath!Collects Incredible Hulk #601-605. ...
|  | How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Dragonfly Books)
Release Date: September 9, 1996| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
|  | The Gingerbread Boy
Release Date: August 22, 2000| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: K and up "Run run run as fast as you can. You can't catch me! I'm the gingerbread man."In this modern retelling of a nursery classic, Caldecott-winning illustrator Richard Egielski adds an urban twist to a well-loved tale. This time, the gingerbread boy is on the loose in New York City, and he taunts everyone from construction workers to subway musicians, until his fateful chase through Central Park! ...
|  | Marcella: A Raggedy Ann Story
Publication Date: October 1, 1999| Age Level: 5 and up Raggedy Ann, Beloved Belindy, Uncle Clem and Raggedy Andy sat very, very quiet, their cotton-stuffed bodies tingling as happily as Johnny Cricket's cheery tune, for they had looked through the door into Fairyland.It's summertime, and Marcella packs up her beloved dolls, Raggedy Ann and Andy and all their friends, for a trip to the seashore. Nighttime is when the dolls come to life, so once Marcella is tucked in bed, Raggedy Ann and the rest of the dolls embark on a series of adventures, including a magical encounter with fairies. They ...
|  | Life In The Pits
Publication Date: July 31, 2010You can learn a lot about life from a tar pit, like don't get too close or you just might fall in and get stuck and never be able to get out! Penelope Dyan was inspired by her visit to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California, because the Tar Pits spoke to her about the origins and the disappearance of so many species.Surprised at how many different species were excavated from the pits, she was reminded about the fragility of life and how we all must work together to preserve what we have.Life does not have to end up in the pits.Join Author PenelopeDyan ...
|  | Irish Famine Workhouse Diary
Publication Date: March 11, 2011This is the story of a family and how they survived the Irish Famine. Told through the eyes of 9 year old Declan, we see the failure of the potato crop in 1845 and the familys attempts to survive on the land. After a second crop failure, the family is evicted and makes its way on foot to Dublin during the coldest winter in memory. Eventually, the family is forced to seek refuge in the workhouse and we experience the squalor of day to day life there for both the adults and children. Somehow the family survives and sets sail for a new life in America, leaving De...
|  | He Was There From the Day We Moved In (New York Review Books Children's Collection)
Release Date: October 2, 2012| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
|  | The Poison Frog Mystery (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #74)
Release Date: January 1, 2000| Grade Level: 2 and up...
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