 | Utopia
Release Date: February 11, 2011Revised introduction; new chronology and further readingTranslated with an Introduction by Paul Turner. ...
 |  | Grendel
Release Date: May 14, 1989The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic BEOWULF, tells his side of the story. ...
|  | Avalon: The Return of King Arthur
Release Date: December 5, 2000It has been fortold: In the hour of Britain's greatest need, King Arthur will return to rescue his people.In Portugal, the reprobate King Edward the Ninth has died by his own hand.In England, a dark scenario conceived by the power-hungry Prime Minister, Thomas Waring, is about to be realized: the total destruction of the British monarchy in the twenty-first century.And in the Scottish Highlands, a mystical emissary named Mr. Embries--better known as "Merlin"--informs a young captain that he is next in line to occupy the throne. For James Arthur Stuart is not the...
|  | Immortals of Meluha
Publication Date: August 30, 2010This once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered Saraswathi, is slowly drying to extinction. They also face devasting terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis. To make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appear to have allied with the Nagas, an ostracised and sinister race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills. The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend: When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, when it appears that your enemies have triumphed, ...
|  | First Thrills
Release Date: May 24, 2011New York Times bestselling author Lee Child and the International Thriller Writers, Inc. present a collection of remarkable stories in First Thrills. Showcasing many of the organization's bestselling authors as well as rising stars in the genre, here are twenty-five brand-new, never-before published, stories packed with murder, mystery, and mayhem.*A cunning criminal thinks he can use a child to take the rap for his crimes.*A hospital intern turned body-snatcher.*A priest who comes face to face with his wife’s murderer on death row.*A confederate so...
|  | The Weather of the Heart (Wheaton Literary)
Release Date: March 7, 2000| Series: Wheaton Literary Madeleine L'Engle bids us, in her own words, to "sit at sacrament" with her "across a strange and distant table." It is a paschal event, a meal of rememberence.Where her own hurt is cruciform, we are the more alive. When she admits arrogance in Gethsemane, we, too, remember glutting on unleavened loaves. But as she herself declares:"Never was a feast finer than this. Come, eat and drink, unfreeze and live." --Calvin Miller, author of The Singer Trilogy ...
|  | The Angel Horn: Shake Keane (1927-1997), Collected Poems
Publication Date: May 2005| ISBN-10: 091344166X | ISBN-13: 978-0913441664Volume of poems. Modern Poetry/Caribbean Literature. ...
|  | Michel de Montaigne: Accidental Philosopher
Publication Date: July 16, 2007| ISBN-10: 0521037816 | ISBN-13: 978-0521037815| Edition: 1 Michel de Montaigne has always been acknowledged as a great literary figure but never thought of as a philosophical original.This book is the first to treat him as a serious thinker in his own right, taking as its point of departure Montaigne's description of himself as "an unpremeditated and accidental philosopher". This major reassessment of a much admired but also greatly underestimated thinker is for historians of philosophy and scholars in comparative literature, French studies and the history...
|  | English Romanticism (Literary Movements and Genres Series)
Publication Date: 2001| ISBN-10: 0737705701 | ISBN-13: 978-0737705706| Edition: 1st In reaction to the Enlightenment's stress on reason and intellect, Romanticism emphasized the emotional and the imaginative. The 18th century movement gave rise to such luminaries as Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, Keats, Byron and Shelley. (20011001) ...
| | Homes and Homelessness in the Victorian Imagination (Ams Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Vol 2)
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|  | The Journey
Publication Date: November 17, 2011Danger Shortly after the Netherfield ball, Elizabeth Bennet begins a journey to visit her relations in London with her travelling companions, Mr. Bingley's sisters and the proud, arrogant Mr. Darcy. Suddenly, their carriage is abruptly stopped, and Elizabeth hears the menacing cry, "Stand and deliver!" Abduction The leader of a band of highwaymen, Nate Morgan, a handsome, masked rogue, plans to seize Elizabeth for his amusement, but Darcy steps forward and offers himself as a hostage in her place. When his proposal fails to secure Elizabeth's release, Darcy...
|  | Dirty Diana (Siren Menage Amour)
Publication Date: November 23, 2009| Series: Siren Menage Amour [Menage Amour: Erotic Cowboy Menage a Quatre Romance, F/M/M/M, Contemporary, Public Exhibition] Porn star Diana Marco had a prominent reputation in the adult film industry, starring in numerous films under the name Dirty Diana. But after thirteen years, Diana feels a need for something more meaningful in her life and plans for retirement. However, after filming her last movie, she's abducted and taken to the middle of nowhere. In a desperate need to save her life, Diana escapes her captors and hitches a ride to the sheriff's dep...
|  | A Distant Thunder
Publication Date: August 12, 2004Shane Ryan is a wrong guy. Wrong race. Wrong gender. Wrong class. Wrong side of the tracks. Wrong attitude. America in the near future is a cold, cruel place, especially in the hardscrabble rural Pacific Northwest. There's war in the Middle East, a revived draft, mass unemployment, an economy permanently on the skids, greed and corruption, incompetence and stupidity at the top. Poor blue-collar kids from the trailer park are last in line for everything. America has screwed Shane Ryan, and he returns the favor. He joins the Northwest Volunteer Army, a terroris...
|  | A Study in Scarlet (Penguin Classics)
Release Date: October 1, 2001| Series: Penguin Classics In the debut of literature's most famous sleuth, a dead man is discovered in a bloodstained room in Brixton. The only clues are a wedding ring, a gold watch, a pocket edition of Boccaccio's Decameron, and a word scrawled in blood on the wall. With this investigation begins the partnership of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Their search for the murderer uncovers a story of love and revenge-and heralds a franchise of detective mysteries starring theformidable Holmes. ...
|  | Great TV and Film Detectives: A Collection of Crime Masterpieces Featuring Your Favorite Screen Sleuths
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| | The Lone Ranger & Sherlock Holmes : The World's Greatest Old - Time Radio Shows
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|  | Now You See Me... (Poison Apple, No. 4)
Publication Date: November 1, 2010| Age Level: 8 and up This book has bite . . .When Lena and her best friend Abby find an old Polaroid camera, they never suspect that a creepy ghost story is about to develop!Best friends Lena and Abby love searching through thrift stores for lost treasures. When they find an old Polaroid camera, they can't wait to try it out. But the photos that develop are troubling -- things that weren't really there appear in the pictures.Creepiest of all is the image of a boy, dark and angry looking. He shows up, over and over, clearer each time. Can the girls discover ...
|  | The Lure of the Big Game
Publication Date: August 19, 2005A tennis book suited for advanced tournament players.It is an easy, but interesting read.Like other tennis literature hits such as The Inner Game of Tennis and Winning Ugly, The Lure of the Big Game describes a new angle at achieving a winning game.It is becoming a staple on every aspiring tennis player's bookshelf. The Lure of the Big Game describes highly effective baseline strategies based on applying advantageous patterns, principles to defeat players such as the big server, the lefty, and the big forehand, methods to get psyched up before every match, th...
|  | In America, Even a Cat Can Have A Dream: Schmaltzy: The Piano Virtuoso
Publication Date: June 9, 2009CHILDREN’S BOOKWORM AWARD In America, Even a Cat Can Have a Dream SCHMALTZY:THE PIANO VIRTUOSO This is a true story. Schmaltzy is a city cat living in an urban jungle. He is a devoted study buddy who wraps himself around the schoolbooks of students when they do their homework. Schmaltzy’s study tip is: “Always Look Before You Leap.”Schmaltzy discovers his own unique talent and decides to make his American dream come true. Schmaltzy’s musical talent does not go unrecognized. Everyone in the world wants to see, Schmaltzy, play ...
|  | A Reading Guide to 'Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry' (Scholastic Bookfiles)
Publication Date: July 1, 2003| Age Level: 7 and up...
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