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| | The Innocent Release Date: April 17, 2012America has enemies--ruthless people that the police, the FBI, even the military can't stop. That's when the U.S. government calls on Will Robie, a stone cold hitman who never questions orders and always nails his target. But Will Robie may have just made the first--and last--mistake of his career . . . THE INNOCENTIt begins with a hit gone wrong. Robie is dispatched to eliminate a target unusually close to home in Washington, D.C. But something about this mission doesn't seem right to Robie, and he does the unthinkable. He refuses to kill. Now, Robie becomes a ta...
| | Come On, Rain Publication Date: 2000Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse recreates the body and soul-renewing experience of a summer downpour after a sweltering city heat wave. Lyrically written and lovingly illustrated." - School Library Journal "Hesse's language is a quiet, elegant surge.... Muth contributes fine watercolor atmospherics." - Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to the Hardcover edition....
| | Death Strike (Left Behind: The Kids) (Vol 8) Publication Date: February 26, 2000| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up...
| | A Gown of Spanish Lace (Women of the West #11) Publication Date: August 1, 2006Arianas idyllic life is brutally disrupted by bandits who take her hostage. As her captivity stretches from days to weeks, her emotions swing between terror and boredom. Will she ever see her adoptive family again? And will she ever wear the wedding dress that is her only link to her birth parents? ...
| | Prospect Publication Date: April 9, 2001Like W. P. Kinsella's SHOELESS JOE and Michael Shaara's FOR THE LOVE OF A GAME, PROSPECT is a "gentle, big-hearted" (Kirkus Reviews) novel steeped in the lore and mythology of baseball. At its center stands Pete Estey, a lifelong baseball scout who finds himself divorced, retired, and prematurely consigned to a retirement home, where his only diversions are the nightly ballgame on the radio, his memories, and his droll observations of his fellow pensioners. When an attendant at the home presents him with one last prospect for the major leagues, though, Pete dis...
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| | Japan: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Traveler's Literary Companions) Publication Date: May 1, 2006| Series: Traveler's Literary Companions (Book 13) This collection guides the reader through the complexity that is Japan. Although frequently misunderstood as a homogenous nation, Japan is a land of tremendous linguistic, geographical, and cultural diversity. Hino Keizo leads the reader through Tokyo's mazes in "Jacob's Tokyo Ladder." Nakagami Kenji explores the ghostly, mythology-laden backwoods of Kumano. Atoda Takashi takes us to Kyoto to follow the mystery of a pair of shoes and discover the death of a stranger. The stories, like the country and the people, ...
| | The Nibelungenlied: Prose Translation (Penguin Classics) Release Date: April 30, 1965Written by an unknown author in the twelfth century, this powerful tale of murder and revenge reaches back to the earliest epochs of German antiquity, transforming centuries-old legend into a masterpiece of chivalric drama. Siegfried, a great prince of the Netherlands, wins the hand of the beautiful princess Kriemhild of Burgundy, by aiding her brother Gunther in his struggle to seduce a powerful Icelandic Queen. But the two women quarrel, and Siegfried is ultimately destroyed by those he trusts the most. Comparable in scope to the Iliad, this skilfully crafted wo...
| | Sloan-Kettering: Poems Release Date: August 27, 2002A final collection of poetic works by the famed Jewish resistance fighter is comprised of pieces written in the last weeks of his life while he succumbed to cancer and are the poet's testament to a life lived with unflinching honesty and courage. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition....
| | Unlock Publication Date: September 2000New poetry by the internationally acclaimed Chinese poet-in-exile. Bei Dao, the internationally acclaimed Chinese poet, has been the poetic conscience of the dissident movements in his country for over twenty years. He has been in exile since the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989. Unlock presents forty-nine new poems written in the United States, and may well be Bei Dao's most powerful work to date. Complex, full of startling and sometimes surreal imagery, sudden transitions, and oblique political references, and often embedding bits of bureaucratic speech and...
| | Fleurs-de-lys: A book of French poetry freely translated into English verse Publication Date: 1920This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuab...
| | The Devil's Heiress (Historical Romance, Signet) Release Date: August 1, 2001| Series: Historical Romance, Signet Her novels have been praised as “stunning” by Publishers Weekly and “exquisitely sensual” by Library Journal. Now, New York Times bestselling author Jo Beverley delivers another spellbinder…an intriguing tale of daring deceptionand breathless desire. The PreyShe is called the Devil’s Heiress. Burdened with the wealth of a man she despised, Clarissa Greystone is a fortune-hunter’s dream. The HawkNo one needs a fortune more than Major George Hawkinville. Fresh from the battlefields...
| | L Is for Leather (Erotic Alphabet) ...
| | The Scent of Heather: A Gothic Tale of Terror Publication Date: February 18, 2012Maggie came with her sister Rebecca to Heather House, to recover from the drowning deaths of their two husbands. They thought a few months in the country would be wonderful therapy. But the house seems to be haunted by the ghost of its one-time owner, Heather Lambert, who (it is said) waits in the tower room for the return of her errant husband. And when Maggie discovers the portrait of Heather hidden in the cellar, the woman from the past seems to come alive for her. She sees someone just out of the range of her vision, and she smells the scent of heather ...
| | Death at Buckingham Palace: Her Majesty Investigates Release Date: March 1, 1996| Series: Her Majesty Investigates Landing a housemaid's position at Buckingham Palace, Jane Bee iscalled upon to assist the queen when a dear friend, who has recentlyannounced his engagement, falls dead from an apparent suicide. ...
| | You Have to Stop This (The Secret Series) Release Date: September 20, 2011| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
| | Gregor and the Code of Claw (Underland Chronicles, Book 5) Publication Date: May 1, 2008| Age Level: 8 and up The stunning conclusion to the Gregor the Overlander series, now in paperback!Everyone in the Underland has been taking great pains to keep The Prophecy of Time from Gregor. Gregor knows it must say something awful but he never imagined just how awful: It calls for the warrior's death. Now, with an army of rats approaching, and his mom and sister still in Regalia, Gregor the warrior must gather up his courage to help defend Regalia and get his family home safely. The entire existence of the Underland is in Gregor's hands, and time is running...
| | Aliens For Dinner (Stepping Stone,paper) Release Date: August 23, 1994| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
| | Madame B. Wishful Presents La Befana's Yuletide Tale Publication Date: October 31, 2007La Befana, which means "the epiphany" in Italian, is the good witch of Italy. According to legend, on the twelfth night of Christmas, three wise men were following a star that was supposed to lead them to baby Jesus. Instead, they got lost and ended up at Castle de Spaghetti, the home of La Befana. Find out how La Befana became Italy's Santa Claus by reading this enchanting tale. ...
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