 | How the Losers Love What's Lost
Publication Date: April 10, 2012In his prize-winning debut, How the Losers Love What's Lost, Frank stares, unflinchingly, into the many faces of disappointment and loss: loss of control, perspective, position, a loved one, the self. Exploring a variety of received forms, he inhabits persona after persona of outsiders, both loser and witness for the lost. Frank is "a sly cartographer" of this landscape steeped with human failings and lushly populated by the 'losers' who try to live, even thrive, within it. ...
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|  | Effortless
Release Date: November 6, 2012In this stunning follow-up to Thoughtless, Kellan and his band embark on a tour that will propel them to national fame, but can Kiera trust her charismatic, sexy man to be faithful from so far away?After being caught in the middle of a love triangle which led to a devastating betrayal, Kiera pledged to learn from the mistakes she’d made. She was determined to never again inflict that kind of pain on anyone, especially the soulful, talented man who held her heart. But life offers new challenges for every relationship, and when Kiera’s love is put to t...
|  | Sir Kendrick and the Castle of Bel Lione (The Knights of Arrethtrae)
Release Date: June 17, 2008| Series: The Knights of Arrethtrae (Book 1) A dangerous new order threatens the mission of the Knights of Arrethtrae. Only loyalty to the King can bring victory!As the Knights of the Prince await His triumphant return, they are steadfast in their mission to take His story into the kingdom and recruit as many as are willing. But when a new and dangerous threat is revealed, their mission is jeopardized. Sir Kendrick and his young charge, the impetuous Sir Duncan, are sent on a mission to discover the identity and origin of a secretive new order known as the Conquist...
|  | VAN GOGH CONSPIRACY:A NOVEL
Publication Date: August 31, 2001The discovery of a new painting by Van Gogh hidden in the barn of a rural French farmhouse sets the art world spinning. The Van Gogh Museum authenticates the painting, and the poor French family in whose barn it was discovered stands to collect millions. But a holocaust survivor claims the painting is actually his, and was stolen from him by the Nazis. He hires a team to help him prove that the bill of sale he has in Van Gogh's handwriting is authentic. The international investigation leads to the discovery of another never-before-seen Van Gogh, and the revel...
|  | Junction X
Publication Date: November 1, 2011Set in the very English suburbia of 1962 where everyone has tidy front gardens and lace curtains, Junction X is the story of Edward Johnson, who ostensibly has the perfect life: A beautiful house, a great job, an attractive wife and two well-mannered children. The trouble is he's been lying to himself all of his life. And first love, when it does come, hits him and hits him hard. Who is the object of his passion? The teenaged son of the new neighbours. Edward's world is about to go to hell. "Both a haunting tale of sexual obsession and a stunning portrait of...
|  | Thirteen Hours
Publication Date: April 22, 2008Can you fall in love in thirteen hours? It's her birthday but lonely workaholic Dana Watts is at the office late, drafting a proposal. The very last interruption she expects comes in the form of the most beautiful breasts she has ever seen. These belong to an incredibly hot woman, who is standing in front of her, stripping to music.Laurel Stanley performs strip-o-grams to pay her way through school. She has never encountered a more ungrateful recipient than Dana. The uptight project manager makes it clear that she is furious to be distracted from her work by t...
|  | Better Late (Samuel French Acting Editions)
Publication Date: October 27, 2011| Series: Samuel French Acting Editions Comedy Characters: 3 male, 1 female This play was the recipient of the Selma Melvoin Playwriting Award, given by Northlight Theatre in Chicago, IL.As Better Late opens, Julian (Nussbaum) is forced to move in with his ex-wife and her new husband in order to recuperate from a sudden illness. With each passing day, the awkward situation spirals further and further out of control. As the laughter builds, the question becomes: how long will Julian have to stay? This bitingly funny December-December-December romance is a n...
|  | Mrs. Warren's Profession - starring Shirley Knight, Kaitlin Hopkins, and Dakin Matthews (Audio Theatre Series)
Publication Date: March 1996Shaw pits a clever heroine against a memorable gallery of rogues in this superbly intelligent and still shocking comedy, banned for eight years from the English stage. ...
|  | The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry: From Ancient to Contemporary, The Full 3000-Year Tradition
Release Date: February 8, 2005| ISBN-10: 0385721986 | ISBN-13: 978-0385721981Unmatched in scope and literary quality, The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry spans three thousand years, bringing together more than six hundred poems by more than one hundred thirty poets, in translations–many new and exclusive to the book–by an array of distinguished translators.Here is the grand sweep of Chinese poetry, from the Book of Songs–ancient folk songs said to have been collected by Confucius himself–and Laozi’s Dao De Jing to the vividly pictorial verse of Wang Wei, ...
| | Wuxing shi hua. Shi fa. Chun xue ting shi hua (Wuxing cong shu) (Mandarin Chinese Edition)
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|  | How to Read a Book (A Touchstone book)
Release Date: August 15, 1972| ISBN-10: 0671212095 | ISBN-13: 978-0671212094| Edition: Revised How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated.You are told about the various levels of reading and how to achieve them -- from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading, you learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author's message, critici...
| | The Image of the Middle Ages in Romantic and Victorian Literature
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|  | Take 5, Volume #8 - Riveting Love Stories: Part of the Bargain/ Undercover/ Free Fall/ Bayou Moon/ Trial by Fire
Publication Date: March 1, 2002NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORLinda Lael MillerPart of the Bargain. Their marriage vows are threatened by the lies of others . . . and the dark past they share.USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHORJasmine CresswellUndercover. A U.S. Customs agent working undercover can't disguise her powerful attraction to a charismatic smuggling mastermind.Free Fall. Three murders -- and she could be next. Only one man can help her . . . but will he?HARLEQUIN INTRIGUE BESTSELLING AUTHORRebecca YorkBayou Moon. Murder leads a beautiful young reporter deep into the bayou . . . a place ...
|  | The Mystic Night Wind
Publication Date: December 27, 2005Something evil blows in the wind. Caileigh Bleu, on a trail that has long been cold, hasn't given up hope of finding her kidnapped sisters, especially her twin but now her intuitive powers are telling her that time is running out. Evil waits on the sidelines. As she seeks answers, the one man who can help her literally falls into her arms ... a time traveler on a mission of his own. ...
|  | Reef Dance
Publication Date: December 7, 2003Thirteen years ago J. Shepard's mother rose before dawn, packed a bag and walked out of his life forever. Since then, the rolling surf has been his only escape, a refuge from the daily stress of his job defending parents in the overburdened L.A. juvenile dependency court, and from the dark, unanswered questions of his past. When J. is assigned a high profile case, one in which a mother is accused of selling her child to the highest bidder, even a day in the surf won't let him escape. J. can't hide from the media attention that the case draws, and nor can he ...
| | Penguin Complete Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
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|  | Secrets of Dripping Fang, Book Eight: When Bad Snakes Attack Good Children
Publication Date: May 1, 2007| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
|  | Baby Dragon
Release Date: August 12, 2008| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up Amy Ehrlich spins a resonant tale of separation anxiety, pluck, and reassurance, aided by Will Hillenbrand's charming, lush illustrations.Baby Dragon knows he must wait for his mother by the red fern. He knows she'll be back by morning. So he counts his claws, draws in the sand, takes a nap, and otherwise bides his time, never budging even when friends coax him to run off and play. But as night falls, Baby Dragon starts to worry. What if his mother doesn't come back? Should he climb on sly Crocodile's back and try to ...
|  | Odum: The Lion
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