 | The Lace Makers of Glenmara: A Novel (P.S.)
Release Date: June 22, 2010| Series: P.S."You can always start again," Kate Robinson's mother once told her. "All it takes is a new thread."Overwhelmed by heartbreak and loss, Kate follows her mother's advice and flees to Ireland, her ancestral homeland, hoping to reinvent herself. In the seaside hamlet of Glenmara, the struggling twentysix-year-old fashion designer quickly develops a bond with members of the local lace-making society—and soon she and the lace makers are creating a line of exquisite lingerie, their skilled hands bringing flowers, Celtic dragons, nymphs, saints, kings,...
 |  | Inspirations Unbidden: The "Terrible Sonnets" of Gerard Manley Hopkins
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|  | The Elementals
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|  | World Revolution
Publication Date: June 1972| ISBN-10: 0913022012 | ISBN-13: 978-0913022016If you don't believe in coincidence when it comes to world affairs then 'World Revolution" is indeed a book that you should read. The book reveals the underlying causes that brought about socialistic, communistic, and democratic revolutions in the world.By carefully studying the origins of these uprisings and resulting governments the book goes forth to conclude what the evolving New World Order is shaping into.If you are curious about the world that your children will live in, then this book may well present you w...
|  | Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story
Release Date: October 1, 1996Jody never asked to become a vampire. But when she wakes up under an alley dumpster with a badly burned arm, an aching neck, superhuman strength, and a distinctly Nosferatuan thirst, she realizes the decision has been made for her. Making the transition from the nine-to-five grind to an eternity of nocturnal prowlings is going to take some doing, however, and that's where C. Thomas Flood fits in. A would-be Kerouac from Incontinence, lndiana, Tommy (to his (fiends) is biding his time night-clerking and frozen turkey bowling in a San Francisco Safeway. But all tha...
|  | Eden Burning
Release Date: September 1, 1987She was a girl as beautiful and innocent as herfamily's lush Caribbean plantation—until shediscovered the darkness of desire and became a woman.Expelled from paradise, Teresa Francis would beswept into marriage and the opulence of New Yorkonly to be drawn back to her island, where secretscan ignite explosions of political upheaval andclandestine love. ...
|  | Risk Factor
Publication Date: October 13, 1999How evil grows in the heart of a child is made flesh in a taut psychological thriller from psychiatrist/author Charles Atkins An out-of-control teenager attacks her mother in an emergency room. While upstairs, a nurse is stabbed to death on an inpatient psychiatric unit. The murder suspect, a seventeen year-old-boy with schizophrenia becomes catatonic. Enter Dr. Molly Katz, a senior psychiatric resident and mother of two who, in an attempt to understand how she missed murder in the mind of her patient, gets drawn into the dark world of kids gone bad--really ...
|  | The Drag Queen of Elfland: Short Stories
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|  | Dear Editor . . .: The Collected Letters of Oscar Brittle
Publication Date: September 1, 2009During an 18-month campaign to wrest control of opinion pages in Australia's newspapers and magazines, Oscar Brittle became one of the the most talked-about pundits in the country. Trouble was, Mr. Brittle didn't exist—he was a hoax perpetrated by three young Aussie comedians. This collection sheds light on the shenanigans by bringing together all the published letters ascribed to Brittle—from those dealing with global warming and corporal punishment to teenage sex and nut allergies...
| | The Descent to the Underworld in Literature, Painting, and Film, 1895-1950: The Modernist Nekyia
Publication Date: June 2001| ISBN-10: 0773474927 | ISBN-13: 978-0773474925This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the descent to the underworld in Modernism. The book shows that the nekyia was the single most important myth for the Modernists between 1895 and 1946. It focuses on "necrotypes", symbolic images typically found in association with descent to the underworld. It also takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, with chapters on the nekyia in film, science, psychology, and painting. It pays careful attention to the multicultural sources for the myth - Egyptian, M...
| | Letite, grusti i pechali--: Nepodtsenzurnaia russkaia poeziia XVIII-XIX vv (Russian Edition)
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|  | Demons of the Body and Mind: Essays on Disability in Gothic Literature
Publication Date: July 12, 2010The Gothic mode, typically preoccupied by questions of difference and otherness, consistently imagines the Other as a source of grotesque horror. The sixteen critical essays in this collection examine the ways in which those suffering from mental and physical ailments are refigured as Other, and how they are imagined to be monstrous. Together, the essays highlight the Gothic inclination to represent all ailments as visibly monstrous, even those, such as mental illness, which were invisible. Paradoxically, the Other also becomes a pitiful figure, often evoking e...
|  | 101 Things You Didn't Know About Jane Austen: The Truth About the World's Most Intriguing Romantic Literary Heroine
Publication Date: January 19, 2007| Series: 101 Things You Didnt Know Discover the long-kept secrets of literature's leading lady You've read Emma. You own Pride and Prejudice. You love Sense and Sensibility. But do you know all there is to know about Jane Austen? Find answers to such questions as: Who was the Irishman who stole her heart? Why was their affair doomed? Which Austen heroine most resembled Jane? Who were the real Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy? Why did Jane never marry? These fascinating secrets and much more are revealed in 101 Things You Didn't Know about Jane Austen. Romanti...
|  | A Wrongful Death (Barbara Holloway Novels)
Publication Date: July 1, 2008| Series: Barbara Holloway Novels Who knew that being a Good Samaritan would lead Barbara Holloway to face her biggest challenge ever: being named prime suspect in a high-profile kidnapping?Barbara's peace at her retreat on the Oregon coast is shattered when a terrified young boy leads her to a cabin in the woods where his battered mother has clearly been left for dead. Barbara runs for help, but by the time she returns both mother and son are gone.The puzzle deepens when Barbara learns the boy she met is the grandson of a prominent family…and they have acc...
|  | Getting Off: A Novel of Sex & Violence (Hard Case Crime)
Release Date: September 20, 2011| Series: Hard Case Crime SO THIS GIRL WALKS INTO A BAR... ...and when she walks out there's a man with her. She goes to bed with him, and she likes that part. Then she kills him, and she likes that even better. On her way out, she cleans out his wallet. She keeps moving, and has a new name for each change of address. She's been doing this for a while, and she's good at it. And then a chance remark gets her thinking of the men who got away, the lucky ones who survived a night with her. She starts writing down names. And now she's ...
|  | Murder Through the Ages
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|  | Custard the Dragon and the Wicked Knight (Library of Nations)
Publication Date: September 1, 1999| Grade Level: P and up...
|  | You Are a Lion! And Other Fun Yoga Poses
Release Date: March 15, 2012| Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up With simple instructions and bright, clear illustrations, award-winning artist Taeeun Yoo invites children to enjoy yoga by assuming playful animal poses. And she sparks their imagination further by encouraging them to pretend to be the animal - to flutter like a butterfly, hiss like a snake, roar like a lion and more. Yoga is great for kids because it promotes flexibility and focus - and it's relaxing good fun! The charming pictures of children and animals and the lyrical text make this gentle introduction to yoga a b...
|  | On My Way to the Bath
Release Date: May 22, 2012| Age Level: 3 and up Baths are boring. Everything is more fun than baths. But when Livi’s mother hollers "Bathtime!"—a call readers and their parents are all familiar with—her imagination takes her on a journey full of daring obstacles and exciting events. She must battle a snake, rule the world, and escape quicksand, all while her mother waits with the bubbles ready. With delay tactics as creative as this, it’s a wonder she ever makes it all the way into the tub. Bringing together a picture book debut, author Sarah Maizes and illustrative v...
|  | I Want to Go to the Moon
Publication Date: August 15, 2012| Age Level: 4 and up Fromthe time when young Neil Armstrong took his first small steps and spokehis first words, he wanted to travel into space. Although everyone toldhim it was impossible, he never gave up. Tom Saunders' song tells thestory of Armstrong's life, concluding with the day he made thatworld-changing "giant leap." In this book, Saunders' poetic, inspiringlyrics are brought to life by the illustrations of award-winning CynthiaNugent. A CD of the song is also included. ...
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