| Pranks ! Publication Date: December 1987A prank is a "trick, a mischievous act, a ludicrous act." Although not regarded as poetic or artistic acts, pranks constitute an art form and genre in themselves. Here pranksters such as Timothy Leary, Abbie Hoffman, Monte Cazazza, Jello Biafra, Earth First!, Joe Coleman, Karen Finley, John Waters and Henry Rollins (and more) challenge the sovereign authority of words, images & behavioral convention. This iconoclastic compendium will dazzle and delight all lovers of humor, satire and irony. ...
| | The Sword (The Last Cavaliers) Publication Date: August 1, 2011| Series: The Last Cavaliers (Book 2)Acclaimed author Gilbert Morris brings you more Civil War romance and adventure in the second of his Last Cavalier books. Enter the reckless world of Clay Tremayne—a world of late nights of gambling and chasing women. When war comes to the South, Clay joins the cavalry under Jeb Stuart in his first act of responsibility. But will he become a casualty of war before he can completely change his reckless ways? And, will he be able to convince a beautiful but wary Chantel Fortier of his sincere affection for her? ...
| | en un instante (Nelson Pocket: Ficcion; Suspense) (Spanish Edition) Release Date: February 3, 2012| Series: Nelson Pocket: Ficcion; Suspense De la mente de Ted Dekker, autor de gran éxito de ventas según el New York Times, viene la pregunta: "Si usted supiera el resultado de sus decisiones, ¿determinaría eso lo que hiciera?"Seth Borders tiene uno de los coeficientes intelectuales más altos del mundo. Ahora de pronto es atacado por un poder increíble, la habilidad de ver múltiples futuros posibles, y se encuentra con Miriam, una hermosa princesa de Arabia Saudita que se ha escapado de un matrimonio forzado. Las culturas coli...
| | Thread Through Time: Threshold to Eternity (Volume 2) Publication Date: March 19, 2012Ribiab and his three friends have survived their first encounter with the Army of Darkness. His next encounter with this Army was on Earth, and even though he had no memory of his previous battles or the vows he made to succeed, he returned victorious. When Marash struggled to complete extreme trials during his turn on Earth, Ribiab was permitted to provide assistance. Now Elias and Shroba have been sent to Earth, and Ribiab continues to help them whenever permissible. He uses every means allowed to save Shroba from succumbing to the whisperings of the Defiant...
| | We Are Oblivion Publication Date: April 28, 2011Stephen Mansfield, an amnesiac former boxer, is desperately trying to put the pieces of his past back together. Along with his girlfriend, a pregnant prostitute named Fancy, he decides to leave his dilapidated New York apartment in search of anything that will help him remember who he is.Their world is changed almost immediately, however, when robbed by a band of marauders just outside of Cleveland. Forced to do what they must to survive, they find themselves on a violent, cross-country crime spree.While on the road and eluding a nationwide manhunt, Mansfield ...
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| | The Real World Series and Another Year in the Bronx: Two Stories by Andrew Laz Release Date: February 16, 2009The Real World Series: When Major League Baseball sponsors a good-will tournament, to everyoneÂs surprise, an unknown team from East Timor is winning games by lopsided scores. Mysteriously, all of their players have identical features. When the commissioner determines that Team East Timor is the brainchild of renegade geniuses from MIT, he puts together a team of baseballÂs best players to play them, managed by Tommy Lasorda and George Steinbrenner. To help deal with the unknown, Steinbrenner assembles an executive dream team comprised of ...
| | Humoristische Skizzen aus dem deutschen Handelsleben (German Edition) Publication Date: August 10, 2011Dieses Werk ist Teil der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg veröffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Großteil vergriffen oder nur noch antiquarisch erhältlich. Mit der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS verfolgt tredition das Ziel, tausende Klassiker der Weltliteratur verschiedener Sprachen wieder als gedruckte Bücher zu verlegen – und das weltweit! Die Buchreihe dient zur Bewahrung der Literatur und Förderung der Kultur. Sie trägt ...
| | The Stories of I. C. Eason, King of the Dog People ...
| | Caesar: De Bello Gallico I (Bk.1) Publication Date: July 24, 2009| ISBN-10: 0862921775 | ISBN-13: 978-0862921774Book I of Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War starts with an account of Gaul and goes on to cover Caesar's defeat of first the Helvetians and then the Germans under Ariovistus. The Introduction to this edition of the Latin text, first published by Bell & Hyman in 1957, gives background information on the Rome of Caesar's time, on Caesar himself and on the composition and relaibility of his commentaries, on Gaul, and on the Roman Army. Useful maps are provided, along with Notes on the text, Index of names, a...
| | Flowers of a Moment (Lannan Translations Selection Series) Publication Date: November 1, 2006| Series: Lannan Translations Selection Series “Bodhisattva of Korean poetry, exuberant, demotic, abundant, obsessed with poetic creation . . . Ko Un is a magnificent poet, combination of Buddhist cognoscente, passionate political libertarian, and naturalist historian.”—Allen Ginsberg"Korea's greatest living Zen poet."—Lawrence Ferlinghetti Flowers of a Moment is a treasure trove of more than 180 brief poems by a major world poet at the apex of his career. A four-time Nobel Prize nominee,Ko Un grew up in Korea during the Japanese oc...
| | Sofia: Poems Publication Date: December 31, 1999Among the Spanish people who settled New Mexico four centuries ago were Jews forced into exile during the Inquisition. This series of thirty poems reveals the life of one of these crypto Jews, a Hispanic woman with a Sephardic background. Drawing on the stories and lives of actual women as well as on the author's own life in the Española Valley, these poems, written in English and translated into Spanish, are presented bilingually in this powerful book. ...
| | Post-Theory Publication Date: April 15, 2000| Series: Postmodern Theory SeriesPost-Theory brings together some of the most prominent figures and rising stars in the field of Critical Theory. Essays consider such issues as: the current state of Critical Theory; the type of work Theory has made possible; and the future of Theory. This volume of new work feature examples of new theoretical possibilities. Contributors include Cathrine Besley, Geoffrey Bennington, Hélène Cixous, Patricia Duncker, Lorna Hutson, Ernesto Laclau, Julian Murphet, Christopher Norris, Nicholas Royle, Robert Smith and Er...
| | La Invencion de Morel - el Gran Serafin ...
| | The Twenty-Seventh City (Bestselling Backlist) Publication Date: September 8, 2001| Series: Bestselling Backlist St. Louis, Missouri, is a quietly dying river city until it hires a new police chief: a charismatic young woman from Bombay, India, named S. Jammu. No sooner has Jammu been installed, though, than the city's leading citizens become embroiled in an all-pervasive political conspiracy. A classic of contemporary fiction, The Twenty-Seventh City shows us an ordinary metropolis turned inside out, and the American Dream unraveling into terror and dark comedy....
| | Middle of Nowhere Publication Date: June 28, 2000From the New York Times bestselling author ofThe First Victim, a new novel in which Lou Boldt, Daphne Matthews and Sergeant John LaMoia team up to try and save Seattle from sinking into total chaosThe "blue flu" has struck the Seattle Police Force and the majority of the officersare on an unofficial strike. Overworked and understaffed, Detective Lou Boldt iscommitted to remaining on the job no matter what. But when a string of robberies and the brutal near-murder of a female cop descend on the city, the pressure of being a nearly one-man operation threatens B...
| | The Death of Hope (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Book 15) Publication Date: October 1, 2001| Age Level: 9 and up...
| | Dragon and Soldier: The Second Dragonback Adventure (Dragonback (Quality)) Release Date: December 28, 2004| Age Level: 10 and up...
| | The Enchanted Storks: A Tale of Bagdad Publication Date: April 24, 1995| Age Level: 5 and up TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS -- A READER'S THEATER SCRIPT OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN AARON'S BOOK "FOLKTALES ON STAGE," OR FREE ON AARON'S WEB SITE. PLEASE CLICK "SHOW MORE," BELOW, TO SEE REVIEWS AND AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR INFO. The Calif and his trusted Vizier love to disguise themselves as merchants and wander through their beloved city of Bagdad. One day a peddler in the marketplace sells them a jewelled snuffbox with a magic spell tucked inside. They're delighted when the spell changes them into stork...
| | The People with Five Fingers: A Native Californian Creation Tale Publication Date: March 2000| Age Level: 5 and up Luminous watercolors and a concise text work together to capture the humor and insight of Native American storytellers in this engaging creation tale from California. Since "this earth cannot stay naked!" the plan is to create people. Masterminded by Coyote but carried out by all the animals, the strategy calls for a world in whichpeople are different, yet the same. They will speak different languages. They will be different in color. Yet, they will live in harmony since "they will all have hands with five fingers." A tale that cleverly accou...
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