 | Earth House Hold
Publication Date: June 17, 1969Both Pound and Williams have shown a good poet can revitalize prose style. Earth House Hold (a play on the root meaning of "ecology"), drawn from Gary Snyder's essays and journals, may prove a landmark for the new generation."As a poet," Snyder tells us, "I hold the most archaic values on earth. They go back to the late Paleolithic; the fertility of the soil, the magic of animals, the power-vision in solitude, the terrifying intuition and rebirth; the love and ecstasy of the dance, the common work of the tribe." He develops, as replacement for shattered social ...
 |  | The Strong Current: Book One: Attaugee
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|  | Faith Journey Through Fantasy Lands
Publication Date: January 1, 2003Christians have always engaged the world around them and reflected upon the connections between faith and culture. Faith Journey through Fantasy Lands engages popular culture in the hugely successful stories of Harry Potter, Star Wars, and The Lord of the Rings. Author Dalton guides the reader through these contemporary fantasy stories, illuminating them with light from the Christian faith journey. The book opens doors to faith-sharing, particularly with young people, while also taking on the issues within the stories that have led some Christians to reject t...
|  | The Darker Sex: Tales of the Supernatural and Macabre by Victorian Women Writers
Publication Date: September 2, 2009Ghosts, precognition, suicide and the afterlife are all themes in these thrilling stories by Britain and America's greatest Victorian women, proving their talent for creating dark, sensational, and horrifying tales of the supernatural. This anthology showcases some of the best and most representative work by female writers during this period, including Emily Bronte, Mary Braddon, George Eliot and Edith Nesbit, as well as Elizabeth Gaskell, Charlotte Riddell, Louisa Baldwin, Mary Penn, Violet Quirk, and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Editor Mike Ashley provides va...
|  | Sword of the Guardian (Legends of Ithyria)
Publication Date: April 1, 2006| Series: Legends of Ithyria A shocking assassination creates an unconventional bond between a princess and her guardian in a kingdom filled with political intrigue, danger and unexpected romance. Princess Shasta Soltranis enjoys a pampered life of court dances, elaborate finery, and the occasional secret fencing match with her twin brother, Daric. But in the midst of a birthday celebration, her world shatters when a mysterious assassin takes her brother's life. Shasta, the only remaining heir to the throne, narrowly escapes the assassin's blade thanks to the i...
|  | 4th Down: A Cassidy James Mystery (Cassidy James Mysteries)
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|  | The Trailsman #370: Blind Man's Bluff
Release Date: August 7, 2012| Series: Trailsman (Book 370) Look outThe Chiracahua Mountains are full of dangers—and the most terrifying is the Apache warrior Red Dog. So when Skye Fargo comes across him, it’s no surprise he’s in the middle of torturing a prospector. Fargo rescues the man, but earns the hatred of Red Dog in the process. And with a slew of greedy gold-hunters aiming to start a bloodbath, the Trailsman is going to have to grow eyes in the back of his head to survive… ...
|  | Literature to Go
Publication Date: October 1, 2010| ISBN-10: 0312624123 | ISBN-13: 978-0312624125| Edition: First Edition Drawn from our best-selling anthology, The Bedford Introduction to Literature, Literature to Go is a new brief and inexpensive collection of stories, poems, and plays supported by Michael Meyer's incomparable, class-tested instruction. With literature from many periods, cultures, and diverse voices, including today's funniest writers, the book is also a complete guide to close reading, critical thinking, and thoughtful writing about literature. Students discover literature as a divers...
|  | Sabine's Notebook: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Continues
Publication Date: September 1, 1992Griffin—Foolish man. You cannot turn me into a phantom because you are frightened. You do not dismiss a muse at a whim. If you will not join me, then I will come to you. —Sabine Sabine was supposed to be imaginary, a friend and lover that Griffin had created to soothe his loneliness. But she threatens to become embodied, to appear on his doorstep, in fact. So he runs.Griffin & Sabine, the most creative and talked-about bestseller of 1991, left readers on the edge of a precipice. With Sabine's Notebook, they begin—along with Griffin—the f...
|  | J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (Two Volume Box Set)
Publication Date: October 6, 2006| ISBN-10: 0618391134 | ISBN-13: 978-0618391134| Edition: 1st Edition in this form Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alphabetical entries on a wide range of topics, including a who's who of important persons, a guide to places and institutions, details concerning Tolkien's source material, information about the political and social upheavals throug...
|  | Campus Legends: A Handbook (Greenwood Folklore Handbooks)
Publication Date: October 30, 2005| ISBN-10: 0313332851 | ISBN-13: 978-0313332852Since the earliest days of universities, students have told stories about their daily lives, often emphasizing extraordinary, surprising, and baffling events. This book examines the fascinating world of college and university legends. While it primarily looks at legends, it also gives some attention to rumors, pranks, rituals, and other forms of folklore. Included are introductory chapters on types of campus folklore, a collection of some 50 legends from a broad range of colleges and universities, an overvie...
|  | Libro de buen amor (Clasicos de la literatura series) (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: September 28, 2006| Series: Clasicos de la literatura series For lovers of timeless classics, this series of beautifully packaged and affordably priced editions of world literature encompasses a variety of literary genres, including theater, novels, poems, and essays. Los lectores tomarán un gran placer en descubrir los clásicos con estas bellas y económicas ediciones de literatura famosa y universal. Esta selección editorial cuenta con títulos que abarcan todos los géneros literarios, desde teatro, narrativa, poesía y el...
|  | A Cleaned Window: Haiku Poetry
Publication Date: May 2, 2011A BOOK OFHAIKU POETRY it is to feel the wind and soundstold in three linesit is to view memory momentsin words and pictures ...
|  | Oscar Wilde as a Character in Victorian Fiction
Release Date: December 26, 2007| ISBN-10: 0230600239 | ISBN-13: 978-0230600232| Edition: First Edition This book documents how Oscar Wilde was appropriated as a fictional character by no less than thirty-two of his contemporaries. Focusing on Wilde’s relationships with many of these writers, Kingston examines and critiques ‘Wildean’ portraits by such celebrated authors as Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, George Bernard Shaw and Bram Stoker, as well as some lesser-known writers. Many fascinating, little-known biographical and literary connections are revea...
|  | Kerouac's Last Word: Jack Kerouac in Escapade
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|  | Eat & Beat Diabetes with Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program to Prevent and Control Diabetes
Publication Date: May 1, 2010Beat diabetes and lose weight!Ask any doctor or nutritionist who treats patients with diabetes: the first focus for controlling the disease is a healthy eating plan. But typical diabetic eating plans have been all about what you can't eat and what to do if you fall prey to a craving for foods you shouldn't have.But now a typical day in the life of a diabetic might start with a smoked salmon-and-dill omelet, continue to a lunch of three-bean chili, salsa and guacamole, and finish with a dinner of grilled shrimp and shaved fennel, topped off by a dessert of chocola...
|  | Touch of Temptation (Hqn)
Publication Date: November 1, 2010| Series: Hqn (Book 6) Kellan Scott, the Lycan shape-shifter, has vowed to redeem his playboy past…even allowing himself to be captured by his enemies to save a woman he's never met. Once imprisoned, stealing into Chloe Harcourt's cell is the easy part—withstanding her irresistible beauty is next to impossible.Chloe has struggled to keep her unusual powers over other people's emotions in check, never trusting that any man could truly love her for herself. Until her mesmerizing rescuer awakens a primal craving for contact.Their all-consuming passion...
|  | The Tinners Corpse (Crowner John Mysteries)
Publication Date: August 1, 2001| Series: Crowner John Mysteries When coroner Sir John de Wolfe is summoned to investigate the murder of a tin miner, he has little idea how difficult this new investigation will prove to be. The victim worked for the powerful mine owner, Walter Knapman, and the motive seems to be sabotaging Walter’s business. But the tinners have their own laws, and they are none too pleased at Crowner John’s interference. And then Walter Knapman disappears. Only Gwyn, Crowner John’s right-hand man, seems to be of any help—until he’s arrested ...
|  | Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula (SIGNED)
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|  | Bloody Horowitz (Alex Rider Adventures)
Release Date: August 4, 2011| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up...
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