 | God's Promises from A to Z
Publication Date: June 1, 2011For over half a century, Helen Steiner Rice's poetry has brought comfort and encouragement to a multitude of readers. Now repackaged for a new generation, this collection of poems offers an honest look at God's provision and protection for his people. From his promises addressing faith and joy to those dealing with obedience and wisdom, God's Promises from A to Z pairs more than fifty of Rice's poems with Scripture relating to God's promises. This hopeful and encouraging collection makes an ideal gift. ...
 |  | Marisol and Other Plays
Publication Date: April 1, 1997First major collection by a leading Hispanic-American playwright. ...
|  | Myth-ion Improbable
Release Date: July 30, 2002| Series: Myth Apprentice magician Skeeve, his scaly mentor Aahz and beautiful ex-assassin Tanda are back—and this time they're treasure hunting in a dimension that combines the Wild West with the vampire-cursed hills of Transylvania—where gold is common as dirt, and danger lurks behind every sagebrush. ...
|  | Kitchen Casualties
Publication Date: April 1, 2003A melancholy tale of tragedy and denial unfolds in this meticulously crafted novel about four generations of women and an unspeakable legacy of sexual abuse. As the only daughter of the family prepares to depart towards an adult life, a series of flashbacks between her and her mother reveals the traumatic secret of their lives and sheds insight into the violation and love that drove their development as individuals and as parts of their family. Their story is conjured up in the kitchen, where the delicious smells of home cooking serve as an exquisite allegory o...
|  | Tight Squeeze (Motherhood Club, Book 1)
Publication Date: January 1, 2005Having an overachieving super mom for a neighbor is a source of constant struggle for Becca Joy. In comparison, her household seems little more than organized chaos.Even with a supportive husband and great kids, she is relentlessly weighed down by questions of adequacy. Her life seems fatiguing, and a glance in the mirror doesn't do much to cheer her up.Then comes a voice from the past that puts fresh wind in her sails. Her best friend from high school comes to town and the two women rekindle their bond with a girls' night out and embark on a series of advent...
|  | Unchained Melanie
Publication Date: March 1, 2002Melanie finds herself single again after years of being one half of a couple. Her friends predict loneliness, frustration, and disaster. But Melanie is overwhelmingly excited to be able to do her own thing—she plans a program of behaving badly, after a lifetime of behaving properly. ...
|  | Against Nature
Publication Date: February 21, 2011Joris-Karl Huysmans is most famous for this novel AGAINST NATURE and he predicted it would be a failure with the public and critics: "but I don't give a damn! It will be something nobody has ever done before, and I shall have said what I want to say." The book created a storm of publicity; though many older critics were scandalised, it appealed to the young generation. The painter Whistler called it a "marvellous" book. Oscar Wilde regarded it as his "Bible and bedside book." It was to him "one of the best I have ever seen." It was reviewed everywhere as th...
|  | Hell Around the Horn
Publication Date: September 15, 2012Hell Around the Horn is a nautical thriller set in the last days of the great age of sail.In 1905, a young ship’s captain and his family set sail on the windjammer, Lady Rebecca, from Cardiff, Wales with a cargo of coal bound for Chile, by way of Cape Horn. Before they reach the Southern Ocean, the cargo catches fire, the mate threatens mutiny and one of the crew may be going mad, yet the greatest challenge will prove to be surviving the vicious westerly winds and mountainous seas of the worst Cape Horn winter in memory. Based on an actual voyage, H...
|  | Horse Under Water (Secret Files)
Publication Date: August 2, 2011| Series: Secret Files (Book 2) The Ipcress File was a debut sensation. Here in the second "Secret File," diving, drug trafficking, and blackmail all come together in a compelling story in which the dead hand of a long-defeated Germany reaches out to Portugal, London and Marrakech--and to all the neo-Nazis of today's Europe. The story as powerful today as ever, and the returning hero from The Ipcress File remains just as compelling as before. But now, he must now draw on all his resources when he's plunged into a story of murder, betrayal, and g...
|  | Theatre. La Nuit de Valognes, Le Visiteur, Le Baillon, L'Ecole Du Diable (Poesie - Theatre) (French Edition)
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|  | The Poet as Provocateur: Heinrich Heine and His Critics (Literary Criticism in Perspective)
Publication Date: July 9, 2000| Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), one of the best known and most controversial German writers of the nineteenth century, has been the subject of intense critical debate. Heine's lyric poetry ranks second only to Goethe's in popularity and is known world wide in musical settings. He is also known for his stories and travel sketches, his writings on political, social, and cultural developments in Europe, and for essays on literature, religion, and philosophy. Peters's study records the stormy development of Heine's critical re...
|  | The Annotated Brothers Grimm (The Annotated Books)
Publication Date: September 17, 2004| Series: The Annotated Books Maria Tatar redefines the Grimm canon with this authoritative and entertaining collection.The Annotated Brothers Grimm celebrates the richness and dramatic power of the legendary fables in the most spectacular and unusual Grimm volume in decades. Containing forty stories in new translations by Maria Tatar—including "Little Red Riding Hood," "Cinderella," "Snow White," and "Rapunzel"—the book also features 150 illustrations, many of them in color, by legendary painters such as George Cruikshank and Arthur Rackham;...
|  | Meditations from a Movable Chair
Release Date: April 6, 1999The twenty-five luminous and intensely personal essays in this collection are, like Andre Dubus's celebrated short stories, a testament to the author's vulnerability, vision, and indestructible faith. Since losing one leg and the use of the other in a 1986 accident, Dubus has experienced despair, learned acceptance, and, finally, found joy in the sacramental magic of even the most quotidian tasks.Whether he is writing of the relationship with his father, the rape of his beloved sister, his Catholic faith, the suicide of a gay naval officer, his admiration for fello...
|  | J'Accuse (French Edition)
Publication Date: April 25, 2003Émile Zola, né à Paris le 2 avril 1840, mort à Paris le 29 septembre 1902, est un écrivain, journaliste et homme public français, considéré comme le chef de file du naturalisme.C’est l'un des romanciers français les plus universellement populaires, l'un des plus publiés et traduits au monde. Ses romans ont connu de très nombreuses adaptations au cinéma et à la télévision. Sa vie et son œuvre ont fait l'objet de nombreuses études historiques. Sur le plan littéraire...
|  | Magnolia
Release Date: November 23, 2010Atlanta in 1900 was a city of contrasts: a bustling place where commerce and high society flourished amid the languid rhythms of the sultry South. Claire Lang loved her life there, but one man's presence unsettled her very soul. John Hawthorn's dark eyes and lean, handsome face captivated Claire more than she wanted to admit. And when tragedy struck, Claire found herself desperate enough to marry him—a man who couldn't return her passionate love.As the fragrant scent of the magnolia wafted on warm breezes, Claire aroused fierce, unexpected desires in her e...
|  | Best Lesbian Erotica 2009
Publication Date: December 11, 2008| Series: Best Lesbian Erotica Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Erotica in 2003 and 2004, Cleis’ Best Lesbian Erotica series is the gold standard for erotic lesbian fiction, and this year's collection is no exception. Best Lesbian Erotica 2009 journeys into the world of hot women-on-women action with edgy, unusual stories that push lesbian lust and desire to new heights. Edited by best-selling author Tristan Taormino and selected and introduced by the noted author, playwright, and poet Joan Larkin, this latest edition of America’s mo...
|  | The annotated Sherlock Holmes: The four novels and fifty-six short stories complete
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|  | The Tale of Peter Rabbit: A Pop-up Adventure (Potter)
Release Date: February 2, 2006| Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
|  | The Mitten
Publication Date: October 1, 2009| Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up A fresh, spirited rendition of a best-selling read-aloud classic.When a little boy loses a mitten in the snow, a passing squirrel finds it's the perfect place to warm his icy toes.So he sqe-e-e-e-zes inside. But he's not the only animal with that idea. How many animals can fit inside a little boy's mitten? Aylesworth's rollicking rhyming refrains and McClintock's delightfully expressive characters are sure to make this book everychild's storytime favorite. ...
| | Herbie (Inspiring Animals)
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