 | The Blessing
Release Date: August 10, 2010The Blessing is one of Nancy Mitford’s most personal books, a wickedly funny story that asks whether love can survive the clash of cultures.When Grace Allingham, a naïve young Englishwoman, goes to live in France with her dashingly aristocratic husband Charles-Edouard, she finds herself overwhelmed by the bewilderingly foreign cuisine and the shockingly decadent manners and mores of the French. But it is the discovery of her husband’s French notion of marriage—which includes a permanent mistress and a string of casual affairs—that sen...
 |  | Rules of War (Jack Steel 2)
Publication Date: April 16, 2009| Series: Jack Steel 2 Jack Steel, first introduced in Man of Honour, is a splendid hero on a new and dangerous mission. Perfect for all fans of Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe. MEET JACK STEEL - GENTLEMAN, SOLDIER, HERO. In the early eighteenth century, the British army led by John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, were the leaders of a wide-ranging and very successful alliance. Jack Steel, maverick gentleman, superb soldier, was in the middle of any fight. Ramilles 1706. One of the great victories of the British army, a signal battle honour for the regiments who wer...
|  | The Casual Vacancy
Release Date: September 27, 2012When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…. Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the town’s council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. ...
|  | Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management: Abridged edition (Oxford World's Classics)
Publication Date: August 1, 2008| Series: Oxford World's Classics An almost forgotten classic though a founding text of Victorian middle-class identity,Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management is a volume of insight and common sense.Written by what one might now describe as a Victorian Martha Stewart, the book offers advice on fashion, child-care, animal husbandry, poisons, and the management of servants.To the modern reader expecting stuffy verbosity or heavy moralizing, Beeton's book is a revelation: it explores the foods of Europe and beyond, suggesting new food stuffs and techniques, m...
|  | The Theban Plays: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone (Dover Thrift Editions)
Publication Date: June 23, 2006| Series: Dover Thrift Editions The stirring tale of a legendary royal family's fall and ultimate redemption, the Theban trilogy endures as the crowning achievement of Greek drama. Sophocles' 3-play cycle, chronicling Oedipus's search for the truth and its tragic results, remains essential reading for English and classical studies majors as well as for all students of Western civilization. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative. ...
|  | The Gnostic Magic of the Runes: Gnosis, The Aeneid, and the Liberation of the Consciousness (Timeless Gnostic Wisdom)
Publication Date: February 27, 2008| Series: Timeless Gnostic Wisdom The world has often heard of the adventures of the great heros such as Aeneas, Hercules, and Parsifal - but for the first time, the meaning of those famous stories is made clear. The founder of the modern Gnostic Movement provides a deeply spiritual and psychological exploration of the ancient symbols hidden in Virgil s Aeneid, Richard Wagner s Parsifal, and more. Excerpts from these tales are interwoven with a series of practical exercises from the ancient Nordic Runes that help the serious student awaken their consciousne...
|  | Bases Loaded...Nobody's Home
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|  | Book Lust Journal
Release Date: March 1, 2005| Series: Lust Many readers have wished for a way to record their thoughts after finishing a book, or to remember their impressions of their book club meeting. Nancy Pearl’s Book Lust Journal is the perfect place to do these things and more. Based on the famous bestseller, this conveniently sized journal is a great place for readers to expand their reading experience. The template offers plenty of room for internal discussion to recall favorite passages of books, or to think about how the book they’re currently reading reflects their own life. The templ...
|  | Nabokov's Butterfly: And Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books
Publication Date: September 20, 2004A first edition of Ulysses sold for $460,000 in auction at Christie's in 2002. The price might have upset the union chief, convicted gangster, and major-league James Joyce book collector Dennis Silverman, who had sold his copy, signed and inscribed by the author, for a mere $135,000 ten years earlier. Great books attract all kinds and come to fascinating destinies of their own, as Nabokov's Butterfly amply demonstrates. In it, author and rare book dealer Rick Gekoski profiles twenty editions of major books that have passed through his hands and made publis...
|  | The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1980-82
Publication Date: June 1, 2010| ISBN-10: 1887424261 | ISBN-13: 978-1887424264In this sixth entry in the series of Dick’s letters, the great sci-fi author continues his metaphysical and religious quest initiated by the Valis visions of 1974. In these letters to friends, fans, agents, and other sci-fi writers, Dick speculates on the visionary and archetypal material that intruded into his novels in the latter part of his life, which marked a turning point in his literary career. These intensely personal letters express Dick's deepest thoughts on science fiction, human nature, philos...
|  | The Dial
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|  | Savage Splendor (Savage (Leisure Paperback))
Publication Date: July 31, 2003| Series: Savage (Leisure Paperback) Headstrong Jeanine flees to the lush forests of Minnesota, hoping to escape her uncle's brutal tyranny. Alone in the wilderness, she faces a danger more startling--Lone Wolfe, a Chippewa chief whose ebony eyes burn with shameless passion. Nothing could make her refuse him, not even the flames of scandal or his deadly mission of revenge. ...
|  | 2 Detectives: The Chronicles of Addington Peace / Luther Trant, Psychological Detective
Publication Date: July 18, 2011This book pairs stories from two detectives from the early 1900s. Addington Peace is a police inspector with a keen intellect and a dry sense of humor. Luther Trant is a psychological detective who uses scientific apparatus to determine who is telling the truth. These 17 stories are a terrific addition to the golden-age detective bookshelf. ...
|  | Star Wars, Episode II - Attack of the Clones (Jr. Novelization)
Release Date: April 23, 2002| Age Level: 8 and up FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Nineteen-year-old Anakin Skywalker faces the temptations of love, violence, betrayal, anger, and the dark side of the Force. --This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition....
|  | The Mightiest Heart
Release Date: September 28, 1998Who can resist a story about a dog who so loved his master that he gave up his life? This exquisitely illustrated tale, based on the legend of Llywelyn, a thirteenth-century Welsh prince, and his loyal hound, Gelert, will keep young readers and listeners spellbound. Laurel Long joins the ranks of today's premier illustrators in her debut, adding incredible power to Lynn Cullen's spare but emotionally charged text. Each picture is like a precious treasure, revealing painstaking attention to detail, breathtaking color, and characters whose mutual love transcends...
|  | Hayley Wickenheiser: Born to Play
Publication Date: August 1, 2005| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up Olympic gold medalist Hayley Wickenheiser was born to play hockey. This book vividly recounts her rise to international fame with previously unpublished stories, photographs and quotes. Hayley's story is an inspiration not just to all girls and athletes, but to anyone with ambitious dreams. "Hayley has not only found ways to play at the highest levels possible, but to succeed at them. Her story shows how natural talent can get you far, but dedication and determination are also needed to attain your dreams."? Curtis...
|  | Secrets beyond the Door: The Story of Bluebeard and His Wives
Publication Date: September 13, 2006The tale of Bluebeard's Wife--the story of a young woman who discovers that her mysterious blue-bearded husband has murdered his former spouses--no longer squares with what most parents consider good bedtime reading for their children. But the story has remained alive for adults, allowing it to lead a rich subterranean existence in novels ranging from Jane Eyre to Lolita and in films as diverse as Hitchcock's Notorious and Jane Campion's The Piano.In this fascinating work, Maria Tatar analyzes the many forms the tale of Bluebeard's Wife has taken over time...
|  | Fairy Tales and After: From Snow White to E.B. White
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|  | Shared Territory: Understanding Children's Writing as Works
Publication Date: November 14, 1991| ISBN-10: 0195061896 | ISBN-13: 978-0195061895This book brings together Patricia F. Carini's concept of the developing child as a "maker of works" and M.M. Bakhtin's theory of language as "hero" to re-examine how we have defined and researched early written language development. Through a collection of five essays and a documentary account of one young writer, Himley explores fundamental questions about development, language use and learning, and phenomenological reading or description as a possible interpretive methodology in education and research. S...
|  | How God Sent A Dog To Save A Family (The Building on the Rock Series)
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