 | The Rendezvous
Publication Date: August 6, 1997A best-seller in France, the story of a young Parisian woman, the daughter of a famous conductor and a high-fashion model, follows her struggle to survive the aftermath of her parents' turbulent divorce. 15,000 first printing." ...
 |  | Our Kind: A Novel in Stories
Publication Date: March 23, 2004 From the award-winning author of The Gardens of Kyoto comes this witty and incisive novel about the lives and attitudes of a group of women -- once country-club housewives; today divorced, independent, and breaking the rules.In Our Kind, Kate Walbert masterfully conveys the dreams and reality of a group of women who came into the quick rush of adulthood, marriage, and child-bearing during the 1950s. Narrating from the heart of ten companions, Walbert subtly depicts all the anger, disappointment, vulnerability, and pride of her characters: "Years ago we were...
|  | Dreamcatcher
Publication Date: June 6, 2002Once upon a time, in the haunted city of Derry (site of IT and INSOMNIA), four young boys did a brave thing; something that changed them in ways they hardly understand. A quarter-century later, the boys are men who still get together once a year, to go hunting in the north woods of Maine. But this time a man comes stumbling into their camp, lost, disoriented and muttering about lights in the sky. Before long, these old friends will be plunged into the most remarkable events of their lives and a terrible struggle with a creature from another world. Their only cha...
|  | Robert Bloch's Psychos
Publication Date: January 1998Featuring a never-before-published short story from Stephen King and edited by the world-renowned and award-winning author of "Psycho", Robert Bloch, this collection includes 22 masterworks harvested by the Horror Writers Association. Stephen King toe-tags a stiff who's still very much alive, and going under the knife, in "Autopsy Room Four". Richard Christian Matheson clocks the final minutes of a man at the mercy of monsters in "Please Help Me". Charles Grant shadows a lost soul looking for a place to rest in "Haunted". ...
|  | Insatiable: The Rise of a Porn Star
Release Date: July 8, 2008In a rare glimpse at the real life of a porn star, Heather Hunter shares a fictional account inspired by her own emergence in the adult film industry with the story of Simone Young. Simone is dying to become a star but her mother thinks if she's old enough to stay out all night partying, then she's old enough to get a real job. And that is exactly what Simone does, only she finds work in a world that changes her life forever. When Simone's best friend Carmen introduces her to the game of sex work, she embarks on a path she cou...
|  | Medicine Creek
Release Date: February 1, 2000The white-born, Cheyenne-raised warrior Little Wolf has left the warpath behind to create a prosperous life with his wife Rain Song. But when a renegade army slaughters his tribe and takes Rain Song captive, Little Wolf's dreams for peace are overrun by need for bloody vengeance. ...
|  | The Masks of God, Vol. 2: Oriental Mythology
Release Date: November 1, 1991An exploration of Eastern mythology as it developed into the distinctive religions of Egypt, India, China, and Japan. ...
|  | Blue Ridge Music Trails: Finding a Place in the Circle
Publication Date: June 30, 2003The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and Virginia are the heart of a region where traditional music and dance are celebrated as nowhere else in America. This book is a comprehensive traveler's guide to discovering the many places where this unique music-making legacy thrives. The book leads readers to more than 160 venues and events filled with bluegrass and string band music, ballad singing, fiddling, shape-note singing, gospel music, clogging, and other traditional forms of music and dance. Vivid descriptions bring the mountain music scene to life in al...
|  | Yule Fuel: Cool Drama Scripts for Christmas
Release Date: September 1, 2008(Lillenas Publications). Fuel the season with hope, joy, peace and love through the eyes of some diverse and out of the ordinary characters in this script book that includes traditional biblical moments as well as modern characters struggling with today's conflicts. The true meaning of Christmas is amplified with humorous and heartrending scenes. Topics include: tense family gatherings, celebrating Christmas while coping with Alzheimer's, seasonal distractions during worship, finding peace, second chances, and more. Includes BONUS MATERIAL: "The Christmas Narra...
|  | Heron Dance Book of Love and Gratitude
Publication Date: December 1, 2006Living with love and gratitude is at the center of the meaningful life. Heron Dance celebrates the open heart and the beauty and mystery that surround us with this book of poetry, book and interview excerpts. Included are 48 watercolors by Rod MacIver and selections from the written works of Helen Keller, Rachel Naomi Remen, Katharine Hepburn, Albert Einstein, Pablo Casals, Joseph Campbell, Dostoevsky, and Henry Miller, among many others. Introduction by Heron Dance editor Ann O'Shaughnessy. ...
|  | La Iliada, La Odisea (Clasicos Inolvidables) (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: September 1, 2008| Series: Clasicos Inolvidables The well-known works of literature in this series constitute the most valuable treasures of universal literature. The affordably priced, newly updated books will enhance any library. Las reconocidas obras de literatura de esta serie constituyen el más valioso tesoro de la literatura universal. Estos libros de cubierta imitación cuero, a un precio muy conveniente, mejora cualquier colección de libros. ...
|  | The McGraw-Hill Book of Poetry
Publication Date: January 1, 1993| ISBN-10: 0070169446 | ISBN-13: 978-0070169449| Edition: 1 This is, perhaps, the widest ranging, most comprehensive poetry collection available, and it is useful for poetry courses at all levels. It contains an excellent introduction to reading poetry and understanding the elements, as well as sections on poems and paintings, poems and music, and poems from other languages. Sections on featured poets are integrated with the chronological anthology which gives students a perspective on the variety and range of a large group of poets. This multi-national, ...
|  | Spiderwort and the Princess of Haiku (The Fairy Chronicles)
Release Date: September 9, 2007| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up Illustrations By: Tara Larsen ChangInside you is the power to do anythingThe Princess of Haiku, keeper of simple pleasures, has been kidnapped by her archenemies the Specter of Pandemonium and the Phantom of Excess, who currently inhabit two Ogre sisters, Plethora and Chaotica Glut. Simple pleasures everywhere are in danger. Guided only by a strange riddle given to them by an oak tree, Spiderwort, along with Rosemary, Periwinkle and Cinnabar, have only a little while to find the Princess and get her to safety. As al...
|  | Collected Poems
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|  | Samuel Butler, Victorian Against the Grain: A Critical Overview
Publication Date: December 29, 2007| ISBN-10: 0802097456 | ISBN-13: 978-0802097453| Edition: 1 Samuel Butler (1835-1902), Victorian satirist, critic, and visual artist, possessed one of the most original and inquiring imaginations of his age. The author of two satires, Erewhon (1872) and The Way of All Flesh (1903), Butler's intellectually adventurous explorations along the cultural frontiers of his time appeared in volume after eccentric volume. Author of four works on evolution, he was one of the most prolific evolutionary speculators of his time. He was an innovative travel writer and...
|  | Dialogue of the Mind With Itself: Early Victorian Poetry and Poetics
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|  | Le Chevalier Au Lion (Ldp Let.Gothiq.) (French Edition)
Publication Date: February 1, 1998| Series: Ldp Let.Gothiq. Appelé à combattre aux côtés du roi Arthur, Yvain le chevalier fait à son épouse Laudine le serment de revenir au bout d'un an. Mais il manque à sa promesse et perd son amour. Fou de douleur, il erre inlassablement et, en chemin, sauve de la mort un lion qui devient son fidèle ami. Cependant, loin d'avoir oublié celle qu'il aime, il va tout tenter pour la retrouver et reconquérir son cœur. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition....
|  | Angel of Darkness (The Fallen)
Release Date: November 29, 2011| Series: The Fallen As an angel of death, Keenan's job is to collect the souls on his list. He's carried out his duty for two thousand years and never faltered once. Until he meets Nicole St. James. When the moment of death comes, Keenan hesitates, and instead of taking Nicole, Keenan touches the vampire who's attacking her. Cast out of heaven for disobedience, Keenan plummets to earth. Six months later, he finally manages to track Nicole to a bar in Mexico. He's stunned to discover that the woman he remembers has undergone a dramatic change - she's become a v...
|  | A Wallflower Christmas
Release Date: November 2, 2010Rafe Bowman has just arrived from America for his arranged meeting with Natalie, the very proper and beautiful daughter of Lady and Lord Blandford. His chiseled good looks and imposing physique are sure to impress the lady-in-waiting, and if it weren’t for his shocking American ways and wild reputation, her hand would already be guaranteed. Before the courtship can begin, Rafe realizes he must learn the rules of London society. But when four former Wallflowers try their hand at matchmaking, no one knows what will happen… Winning a bride turns out to ...
|  | Whisper: A Riley Bloom Book
Release Date: April 24, 2012| Age Level: 9 and up...
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