 | Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Humor:
Publication Date: January 20, 2000Who says you can't have a serious reference work on humor? This new resource offers a broad look at humor with more than 100 well-written and entertaining entries. Scholarly in nature, yet enjoyable to read, the Encyclopedia examines several aspects of humor, such as: styles of humor, subjects of comedy, media methods, academic endeavors, humor in society, historical aspects.This volume celebrates a century of twists and turns in American humor. With entries ranging from the vaudeville days of the early twentieth century to the Internet's influence on modern...
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 | The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women (Mammoth Books)
Publication Date: 2001Horror Anthology. "Here, collected together for the first time, are 34 tales by vampire fiction's greatest women writers. From Edith Nesbit's 1913 story of a mad scientist's vampiric experiments to Storm Constantine's 2001 tale of a woman's hypnotic regression to a time of blood-thirsty shamans, these uncanny and erotic stories dip into the darkest well of human fear and feeling, exposing blood-drinkers of every shade - from the tormented good to the unspeakably evil... this is one anthology vampire fans can sink their teeth into." ...
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 | The Winemaker
Release Date: September 4, 2012From the author of The Physician and Shaman now comes this story of a young man—the grapes he grows, the wine he fashions, the women he loves, and his struggle against an evil that seeks to destroy him. Already an international bestseller.Josep Alvarez is a young man in the tiny grape-growing village of Santa Eulália, in northern Spain, where his father grows black grapes that are turned into cheap vinegar. Joseph loves the agricultural life, but he is the second son, and his father’s vineyard will be inherited by his brother Donat, the first...
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 | Capital Crimes (Will Lee Novel)
Release Date: April 6, 2004| Series: Will Lee Novel (Book 4) Will Lee, the courageous and uncompromising senator from Georgia, is back-now as President of the United States-in this fifth book of the New York Times bestselling series that began with Chiefs.When a prominent conservative politician is killed inside his lakeside cabin, authorities have no suspect in sight. And two more seemingly different deaths might be linked to the same murderer. From a quiet D.C. suburb to the corridors of power to a deserted island hideaway in Maine, Will, his CIA director wife, Kate, and the FBI will track...
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 | HEARTLAND FOR PROFIT
Publication Date: March 2, 2004| ISBN-10: 1414040806 | ISBN-13: 978-1414040806A medical mystery, combining the real changes occurring in healthcare with what might happen if medicine continues to evolve into a business. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
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 | Secluded Heart
Publication Date: May 13, 2012Chase Leery is an overworked cardiac surgeon with a group of best friends that have an opinion and a reason for everything. When she meets a new artist named Remy Sheridan at her best friend’s art gallery she is captivated by the reclusive woman. Remy disappears as quickly as she appears and barely says two words when they see each other. It’s not long before Remy and Chase begin meeting casually like ships passing through the night, until Chase gets frustrated with being the second choice and pushes her away. When Chase finds out why Remy is so sh...
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 | The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later
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 | Dumb Waiter (Acting Edition)
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 | In the Victorian Style
Publication Date: October 1, 1991San Francisco is famous for its distinctive and well-preserved Victorian architecture. Victorian architectural historian and longtime SF resident Randolph Delehanty and photographer Richard Sexton provide a pictorial and historical overview of this timeless look. In the Victorian Style traces the development of Victorian architecture—influenced by both aesthetic trends and new advances in building technology—as well as the history of the city's street plan development, building trends, and parks. The book also offers a rare tour of the traditional V...
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 | Old and Middle English c.890-c.1400: An Anthology (Blackwell Anthologies)
Publication Date: February 23, 2004| ISBN-10: 1405113138 | ISBN-13: 978-1405113137| Edition: 2 Spanning almost seven centuries, this anthology encapsulates the foundation and consolidation of literature written in English, culminating in some of the finest works produced in English in the high Middle Ages. New edition of this widely-used anthology of Old and Middle English literature. Spans almost seven centuries, from the earliest writings in English to the time of Chaucer. Encapsulates the foundation and consolidation of literature written in English, culminating in some of the finest ...
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 | Whirlpool
Release Date: October 31, 2006 When an exquisitely crafted, authentic imperial Faberge egg mysteriously shows up at Laurel Swann's home studio, she knows it can only be from one person—her father, who has drifted in and out of her life for as long as she can remember. But this time Jamie Swann leaves her something too many people will kill for. Out of her league and desperate, Laurel is forced to accept help from the very man who is trying to ensnare her father in his own web of double crosses. Cruz Rowan can help her stay alive, but will he do the same for her father? Elizabeth Lowel...
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 | Highway 61: A McKenzie Novel (Mac Mckenzie)
Release Date: June 7, 2011| Series: Mac Mckenzie Rushmore McKenzie returns with a too-personal case that leads him up the legendary Highway 61 in the latest in this awardwinning series Rushmore McKenzie is a former cop, current millionaire, and an occasional unlicensed P.I. who does favors for friends. Yet he has reservations when his girlfriend’s daughter asks him to help her father Jason Truhler, the ex-husband of McKenzie’s girlfriend, and a man in serious trouble. En route from St. Paul to a Canadian blues festival on Highway 61, he met a girl, blacked out, and awoke h...
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 | Waxwork: A Sergeant Cribb Investigation (Sergeant Cribb Investigations)
Release Date: June 1, 2010| Series: Sergeant Cribb Investigations Beautiful Miriam Cromer seems confident that she will be acquitted of the murder of her husband’s assistant despite her confession. She blames her husband although he has an alibi. It’s up to Cribb and Thackeray to discover what really happened. ...
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 | Kobe Bryant (Basketball's Mvps)
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 | Max's Toys (Max & Ruby)
Release Date: January 1, 2004| Age Level: 1 and up...
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 | Elmer and the Lost Teddy
Release Date: June 15, 2004| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up Elmer to the Rescue!Baby Elephant has lost his teddy, and Elmer is determined to find it.Is the lost teddy with Giraffe? With Monkey? With Hippo? It's getting late. Will Elmer find the lost bear in time for bed?Young children will love the gentle suspense and thoroughly happy ending of this cheerful bedtime mystery!When Baby Elephant loses his teddy bear, it's Elmer to the rescue. Is the lost bear with Lion? With Tiger? With Crocodile? It's getting late. Will Elmer find the lost bear in time for bed? Young children will...
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 | Elephant (Natural World (Hardcover Raintree))
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 | Nobody Notices Minerva
Publication Date: September 1, 2007| Age Level: 3 and up Minerva is being a very naughty girl today. But no one seems to notice—or care—when she pulls out the stuffing from Dad’s favorite chair, peels off the wallpaper, knocks over the milk, and pokes her brother. And not only is everyone ignoring her, but being bad doesn’t even make her feel good! Is there a better way to get a little attention?A story kids will really relate to (complete with a sly ending) and adorable art—featuring a cute Boston terrier bent on mischief—will make this a toddler favorite. Pl...
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 | Butterfly Meadow #1: Dazzle's First Day
Publication Date: June 1, 2008| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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 | Great White Sharks: On the Hunt (Killer Animals)
Publication Date: January 1, 2009| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
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