 | After the Dance: A Walk Through Carnival in Jacmel, Haiti (Crown Journeys)
Release Date: August 6, 2002| ISBN-10: 0609609084 | ISBN-13: 978-0609609088| Edition: 1 In After the Dance, one of Haiti’s most renowned daughters returns to her homeland, taking readers on a stunning, exquisitely rendered journey beyond the hedonistic surface of Carnival and into its deep heart.Edwidge Danticat had long been scared off from Carnival by a loved one, who spun tales of people dislocating hips from gyrating with too much abandon, losing their voices from singing too loudly, going deaf from the clamor of immense speakers, and being punched, stabbed, pummeled, or fondl...
 |  | Gunz and Roses
Release Date: April 1, 2011Urban fiction diva Keisha Ervin is back with Gunz and Roses, her latest story of street love.Time stands still as up and coming fashion editor Gray Rose watches the man of her dreams walk into the club. The last thing St. Louis kingpin Gunz Marciano wants is to become attached to one woman until he spots Gray.After one night of erotic passion, Gunz and Gray embark on a tumultuous journey. When their obsessive love becomes too much and Gunz wants out, Gray is ready to let him go. Then she learns the identity of his new woman, and things get complicated.Gunz and Rose...
|  | The Year We Left Home: A Novel
Release Date: February 7, 2012In this mesmerizing saga of one ordinary American family—proud, flawed, hopeful—navigating the tumultuous final decades of the American century, Jean Thompson delivers a sweeping, powerful novel that simultaneously captures the turbulent history of the country at large. Spanning from the early 1970s in the Iowa farmlands to contemporary Chicago and far beyond, The Year We Left Home is a vivid, moving meditation on our continual pursuit of happiness and an incisive exploration of our national character. ...
|  | Close Your Eyes: A Novel
Release Date: August 14, 2012For most of her life, Lauren Mahdian has been certain of two things: that her mother is dead, and that her father is a murderer. Before the horrific tragedy, Lauren led a sheltered life on the banks of Long Island Sound, a haven of luxurious homes and seemingly perfect families. But one morning, eight-year-old Lauren and her older brother awoke to discover their mother’s body and their beloved father arrested for the murder. Years later, Lauren is surrounded by uncertainty. Startling revelations force her to peek under the floorboards of her carefull...
|  | Dragon of Heaven: The Memoirs of the Last Empress of China
Publication Date: August 20, 2003Astonishing in their lush realism and symbolic depth, the color images in this book by award-winning artist Zhong-Yang Huang draw readers into the mysterious Forbidden City. This fictionalized memoir of Cixi, a former Imperial concubine who ruled behind the throne for nearly half a century, includes intimate details about daily court life and presents a sympathetic look at how this strong woman thrived in a male-dominated world. ...
|  | The Secret of Talmor Manor
Publication Date: February 27, 2011After a mysterious package arrives on Jake's doorstep, he starts having very strange dreams: when he falls asleep he finds himself in a dilapidated English Manor inhabited by a number of ghosts who believe he can free them from their eternal existence. But when the Lord of the Manor appears in Jake's living room, Jake finds himself facing some very difficult questions. What should he do about the attraction between him and this turn of the century living ghost? Why is someone trying to kill them in their dreams? And what should he wear to the upcoming Hallo...
|  | Archetypal Patterns in Fairy Tales (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysts)
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|  | Poesia Lirica
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|  | Impossible Flying
Publication Date: August 1, 2006Renowned poet Kwame Dawes presents his most personal and universal work in this collection of carefully arranged poems. Separated into four thematic sections, these poems reveal the author's family secrets with an overarching coherence and meaning, focusing primarily on the triangular relationship between himself, his father, and his younger brother. Establishing his family's mythology and the hopes that were invested in his brother, the verses also detail his brother's descent into madness and the resulting downfall that brought about his father's premature d...
|  | Berlitz Mandarin Chinese Phrase Book & Dictionary (English and Chinese Edition)
Publication Date: August 15, 2007| ISBN-10: 9812680357 | ISBN-13: 978-9812680358| Edition: Bilingual You will never be lost for words with Berlitz - from arriving at the airport, to ordering food and drinks, sightseeing or booking accommodation; this portable Mandarin Chinese phrase book and dictionary covers everything you need to know to enjoy your trip.Featuring over 8,000 of the most useful everyday phrases, you will be able to converse with confidence in any situation that you may come across; whether you are travelling with children, on business, or you have a disability.You can fo...
|  | The Methodology of Discourse Analysis (NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING SERIES (ALL NLN TITLES))
Publication Date: May 15, 2001| ISBN-10: 0763718041 | ISBN-13: 978-0763718046| Edition: 1st The Methodology of Discourse Analysis presents the theoretical, philosophical, and conceptual underpinnings of discourse analysis, including the contribution of feminism to the method. Steps in implementing the method are suggested, and the presentation of a discourse analysis of nursing diagnosis elucidates the method. ...
|  | Comparative Studies in Merlin from the Vedas to C.G. Jung
Publication Date: December 1991| ISBN-10: 0889463964 | ISBN-13: 978-0889463967These papers from the Kalamazoo Symposium on Merlin cover the subject from various angles, including a Jungian perspective, Merlin in Dryden's "King Arthur", and Merlin in the Indo-European tradition. ...
|  | Birthright
Release Date: March 30, 2004When five-thousand-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger, and romance. While overseeing the dig, she must try to make sense of a cloud of death and misfortune that hangs over the project-fueling rumors that the site is cursed. And she must cope with the presence of her irritating—but irresistible—ex-husband, Jake. Furthermore, when a stranger claims to know a secret about her privileged Boston chil...
|  | A Friend of the Earth
Release Date: September 1, 2001In the tradition of The Tortilla Curtain, T.C. Boyle blends idealism and satire in a story that addresses the universal questions of human love and the survival of the species. In the year 2025 global warming is a reality, the biosphere has collapsed, and 75-year-old environmentalist Ty Tierwater is eking out a living as care-taker of a pop star's private zoo when his second ex-wife re-enters his life. Both gritty and surreal, A Friend of the Earth represents a high-water mark in Boyle's career-his deep streak of social concern is effortlessly blended here with...
|  | Every Twenty-Four Hours
Publication Date: April 17, 2012Eileen knows she is a ticking time bomb. Breast cancer runs in her family: Her mother and grandmother both died of the disease. And yet, she's unprepared for the shock of confronting her own mortality. For help, she leans hard on her family, especially her cousin who gives Eileen an unselfish gift that leaves the entire family speechless. Eileen's certain she can teach her cancer a lesson; but cancer has some lessons in store for her. As she battles her disease, she must confront the true nature of her relationship with her less-than-loving boyfriend, she must...
|  | The Twelve Labors of Hercules (Graphic Greek Myths and Legends)
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|  | BMX (Action Sports (Rourke))
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|  | Opening Days: Sports Poems
Publication Date: March 15, 1996| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up The vitality of the language and the verve of Scott Medlock’s illustrations truly echo the energy and joy of participating in athletics in this unique collection of sports poems by a first-string team of beloved poets, including Jane Yolen, Walt Whitman, and Gary Soto. “A handsome addition to the expanding trove of sports anthologies.”--The Horn Book ...
|  | Motorcycles (Race Car Legends)
Publication Date: July 1997| Age Level: 9 and up...
|  | Le avventure di Pinocchio (Italian Edition)
Publication Date: January 1, 1979| ISBN-10: 0844280232 | ISBN-13: 978-0844280233| Edition: 1 An Italian reader for beginning through intermediate Italian studentsLe avventure di Pinocchio, adapted by G. Abiuso and M. Giglio, maintains the flavor and humor of the Italian classic. Each illustrated chapter of the story includes simple exercises to enhance comprehension. This reader is softcover, 6”×9”, and 78 pages in length. ...
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