 | Of Mice And Men
Publication Date: September 22, 2011| ISBN-10: 1907590331 | ISBN-13: 978-1907590337They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. ...
 |  | Entrevista con el vampiro (Cronicas Vampiricas) (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: February 1, 2009| Series: Cronicas Vampiricas (Book 1) Entrevista con el vampiro es el primer titulo de la famosa e inquietante serie de Cronicas Vampiricas. En esta novela, Anne Rice narra la conversion de un joven de Nueva Orleans en eterno habitante de la noche. El protagonista, llevado por el sentimiento de culpabilidad que le ha causado la muerte de su hermano menor, anhela transformarse en un ser maldito. Sin embargo, ya desde el inicio de su vida sobrenatural, se siente invadido por los sentimientos mas humanos, una pasion no exenta de dependencia sexual y psicologic...
|  | Twilight Time
Publication Date: October 1, 2004The Devonshire village of Ford is full of excitement and curiosity at the arrival of their new doctor, the dashing young Scotsman Jamie Murray. Among the fluttering female hearts are sisters Maggs and Crista Fletcher. And though Maggs frequents the local pub in the hope of a chance meeting with the young doctor, it is Crista to whom Jamie has taken a shine. Not that Maggs is exactly drinking on her own. Her admirers include Dickie Trippett, her childhood sweetheart, now scarred for life in the First World War, and handsome, confident, and rich Rupert Swain, s...
|  | G.I. Joe: Cobra Command Volume 1 (G. I. Joe (Graphic Novels))
Publication Date: June 19, 2012| Series: G. I. Joe (Graphic Novels) The Cobra Civil War is over, but there's no risk of a peace outbreak. "Cobra Command" starts here as the new Cobra Commander kicks off his reign with total war as he invades a sovereign nation with all the military might under his power. The world is outraged but uncertain of how to retaliate. So the JOEs take to the field to battle a new, more dangerous version of their oldest foe. ...
|  | A Sudden Country: A Novel
Release Date: June 27, 2006A vivid and revelatory novel based on actual events of the 1847 Oregon migration, A Sudden Country follows two characters of remarkable complexity and strength in a journey of survival and redemption.James MacLaren, once a resourceful and ambitious Hudson’s Bay Company trader, has renounced his aspirations for a quiet family life in the Bitterroot wilderness. Yet his life is overturned in the winter of 1846, when his Nez Perce wife deserts him and his children die of smallpox. In the grip of a profound sorrow, MacLaren, whose home once spanned a continent, se...
|  | The Universal Myths: Heroes, Gods, Tricksters, and Others (Meridian)
Release Date: February 1, 1990| Series: Meridian This is a survey of the common myths that connect all cultures, Eastern and Western, from ancient times to the present day. They cross boundaries of time, geography and culture - laying a foundation for the religious, social and political heritage of nations and peoples. ...
|  | The Best Stage Scenes of 2008
Publication Date: March 13, 2009| ISBN-10: 1575256215 | ISBN-13: 978-1575256214Smith and Kraus continues to bring you the annual best in audition and study materials. More popular than ever before, The Best Stage Scenes of 2008 offers a diverse collection of both comic and dramatic two-person scenes for a wide variety of age groups. Scenes are conveniently divided into Scenes for One Man and One Woman, Two Men, and Two Women.Scenes for One Man and One WomanAll Eyes and Ears. Rogelio MartinezDeathbed. Mark SchultzThe Drunken City. Adam BockEarthquake Chica (2). Anne Garcia-RomeroElection ...
|  | Islamic Mystical Poetry: Sufi Verse from the Early Mystics to Rumi (Penguin Classics)
Release Date: January 26, 2010| Series: Penguin ClassicsNew to Penguin Classics-a transcendent selection of poetry from the early Islamic era.Poetry has been the most powerful vehicle for conveying Sufism-the mystical dimension of Islam-from the early flowering of mystical Islam in Baghdad to the later heights it reached through Jalaluddin Rumi (d. 1273) and Jami (d. 1492). Starting with the writings of eighth-century mystics, this anthology moves through the twelfth century with Ibn Arabi in Spain and Ibn Farid of Cairo, then onto the Maghrib prayer of Abul Ala Al Maari, Aynul quddat Ha...
|  | A Wind Harp
Publication Date: November 2005When leading New Zealand poet Cilla McQueen reads her work audiences are captivated not only by her accessible and wide ranging poems, but also by the drama and musicality of her performance. This strong performance is encapsulated in a new sound recording. "A Wind Harp" features the voice and lyrics of Cilla McQueen, supported by original music from Dunedin musicians, The Blue Neutrinos. The approximate running time is 45 minutes. ...
|  | Historia de la literatura Hispanoamericana / The Cambridge History of the Latin American Literature: Del descubrimiento al modernismo / From Discovery to Modernism (Spanish Edition)
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|  | Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii
Publication Date: July 1, 1975"I went to Maui to stay a week and remained five. I had a jolly time. I would not have fooled away any of it writing letters under any consideration whatever." --Mark Twain So Samuel Langhorne Clemens made his excuse for late copy to the Sacramento Union, the newspaper that was underwriting his 1866 trip. If the young reporter's excuse makes perfect sense to you, join the thousands of Island lovers who have delighted in Twain's efforts when he finally did put pen to paper. ...
|  | An Engagement in Seattle: Groom Wanted\Bride Wanted
Release Date: February 22, 2011Aleksandr Berinksi is a Russian biochemist in the U.S. on a visa that is about to expire. Marriage will allow him to stay—marriage to Julia Conrad. If Julia's going to save her Seattle-based company, she needs him as much as he needs her. There's a Groom Wanted in Julia's life. And not just any groom!A billboard on the side of a Seattle road is common enough—but one advertising for a bride? It's Chase Goodwin's solution to the problem of finding a wife quickly, a wife to bring home to Alaska. Lesley Campbell has her own reasons for responding…and...
|  | Space In His Heart
Publication Date: November 30, 2011A full-length never-before-published romantic suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author Roxanne St. Claire.When PR superstar Jessica Marlowe is tasked with making America fall in love with space exploration, she knows exactly what to do:find some smokin' hot astronaut eye-candy and make him NASA's poster boy.When she meets Navy fighter pilot turned astronaut Commander Deke Stockard, the shiver down her spine tells her she's found her man. Consumed with the safety of the upcoming shuttle launch, Deke has zero interest in being part of a lame medi...
|  | What White Boyz Want
Publication Date: February 17, 2008This book consists of 5 novellas centering around interracial romances. In Crystal B. Bright's Bitter Ball, best friends discover love is the best part of friendship. In Seressia Glass's Sex on South Beach, a food critic find the food isn't the only thing that satisfies her hunger. Lena Matthew's Heart Wrangler is a story about how childhood friends can grow up and still be playmates. Raquel Taylor's Bayou Temptress is a tale of a woman who goes through hell to find a big piece of heaven. In Simone Harlow's Cowboy Cool and New York, a woman gives a country ...
|  | The Digger's Game (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
Release Date: March 6, 2012| Series: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard A riveting George V. Higgins masterpiece about Jerry Doherty and his trip to Vegas that puts him eighteen grand in the hole. Jerry "Digger" Doherty is an ex-con and proprietor of a workingman's Boston bar, who supplements his income with the occasional "odd job," like stealing live checks or picking up hot goods. His brother's a priest, his wife's a nag, and he has a deadly appetite for martinis and gambling. On a trip to Vegas, the Digger finds himself in the sights of a loan shark known...
|  | Slight Mourning (Rue Morgue Vintage English Mysteries)
Publication Date: October 2010| Series: Rue Morgue Vintage English Mysteries When Bill Fent dies in a car crash, the post mortem reveals a lethal dose of barbiturate. And the poison must have been administered by either his family or by a fri end at his dinner party. Inspector C.D. Sloan has a murderer to uncover. ' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
|  | Carnival at Candlelight (Magic Tree House #33)
Release Date: June 27, 2006| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up MERLIN HAS ASKED Jack and Annie to help on another Merlin Mission. This time they head back into history to Venice, Italy. With the help of a research book, a book of magic rhymes, and a set of mysterious instructions from Merlin, the heroes will save the beautiful city from a flood! Here’s another Magic Tree House book that will engage kids with history, magic, and nonstop action from beginning to end.From the Hardcover edition. ...
|  | The Adventures of Grandfather Frog
Publication Date: July 1, 2011Jerry Muskrat looked over the Smiling Pool. Almost at once he saw Grandfather Frog fast asleep on his big green lily-pad. Jerry slipped down into the water and swam over to the big green lily-pad of Grandfather Frog. Then he hit the water a smart blow with his tail. Grandfather Frog's big goggly eyes flew open, and he was just about to make a frightened plunge into the Smiling Pool when he saw Jerry."Have a nice nap?" inquired Jerry, with a broad grin."I wasn't asleep!" protested Grandfather Frog indignantly. "I was just thinking."Elsewhere, Billy Mink and Littl...
|  | Martial Law (Hardy Boys: All New Undercover Brothers #9)
Release Date: March 21, 2006| Age Level: 8 and upATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: To determine whether there's a connection between injuries sustained by two students at the Rising Phoenix Martial Arts Center. One student was beaten; the other simply collapsed on the floor of the school. LOCATION: Holtsville. Just south of Bayport. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: The two students are currently in the hospital recovering. More students could be at risk. SUSPECTS: Sensei Paul Huang or any of the students. Further investigation is necessary. THIS MISSION REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENT...
|  | To See the Wizard: Politics and the Literature of Childhood
Publication Date: July 1, 2007To See the Wizard: Politics and the Literature of Childhood takes its central premise, as the title indicates, from L. Frank Baum s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Upon their return to The Emerald City after killing the Wicked Witch of the West, the task the Wizard assigned them, Dorothy, the Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, and Lion learn that the wizard is ahumbug,merely a man from Nebraska manipulating them and the citizens of both the Emerald City and of Oz from behind a screen. Yet they all continue to believe in the powers they know he does not have, still insisting he...
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