| Sex and the South Beach Chicas Release Date: September 5, 2006 ONE SEXY CITY . . . FOUR BEST FRIENDS . . . ONE SURPRISE ELOPEMENT . . . FOUR MORE MOJITOS, POR FAVOR! When Tori got lucky, she never imagined that her birthday fling would last longer than one night. But this papi chulo turns out to be "the one," and they quickly decide to elope. . . . Sylvia has one of the hottest careers in town reporting on Miami's nightlife. But when Tori makes her shocking announcement over Monday-night mojitos with the girls, Sylvia decides it's time for some bold moves of her own, especially when it comes to her career. . . . Juli cont...
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| Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins Publication Date: December 7, 2010Drama / Character: 1fThe story of the unsinkable Molly Ivins, the famously brassy newspaper columnist and best-selling author. A true Texas original, Ivins was a sharp-tongued wit who skewered the political establishment and the "good ol' boys" with her unforgettable humor and wisdom. Written by twin sisters, themselves longtime journalists, the play celebrates Ivins' courage and tenacity - even when a complacent America wasn't listening. "Red Hot Patriot is an inspiring piece of theater." -Broad Street Review"A memorable portrait of a crusading journalist w...
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| The Best Ghost Stories Ever Told (Best Stories Ever Told) Publication Date: September 7, 2011| Series: Best Stories Ever Told Are you sure that chill on the back of your neck is just a breeze?When “gut feelings” have been replaced by a thirst for proof and hard evidence, it’s good to know that you can still be spooked by a collection like this one. Best Ghost Stories is a creepy group of over forty tales by some of the most impressive names in the writing world. Terrifying, bone-chillingly eerie, and good fun, these haunting narratives give vivid descriptions of creepy characters and happenings that will make you hesitate befor...
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| Hellblazer, Vol. 2: The Devil You Know ...
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| Suzy, Led Zeppelin, and Me Publication Date: September 1, 2008Glasgow, 1972. All the coolest kids in town are lining up for Led Zeppelin tickets. Overhead, a Zeppelin approaches. Its passengersJimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Hank Williamsthink it’s worth leaving heaven to see the greatest rock band in the world. Even the fairies are fans. Meanwhile, nerdy Martin and his equally nerdy best friend Greg have overactive imaginations. When they aren’t fighting the monstrous hordes of Xotha, they are competing for the attentions of a popular (read: unattainable) girl named Suzy. She’s not li...
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| Natural Instinct Publication Date: May 13, 2012Chandler Scott is a Marine Biologist who keeps her private life private. She doesn’t trust anyone and she doesn’t play games. The last thing she needs or wants is some hot head coming into her lab. She’s been the lead on a project in the Florida Keys for the past year and a half, and is furious when another biologist is dropped in her lap as a babysitter by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife. Corey Joslen is intrigued by Chandler from the moment she meets her. No matter how hard she tries Chandler avoids talking to her about anything that is not wor...
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| Object Lessons: The Life of the Woman and the Poet in Our Time Publication Date: July 17, 1996In this important prose work, one of our major poets explores, through autobiography and argument, a woman's life in Ireland together with a poet's work.Eavan Boland beautifully uncovers the powerful drama of how these lives affect one another; how the tradition of womanhood and the historic vocation of the poet act as revealing illuminations of the other. ...
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| I Heard Life Calling Me: Poems of Yi Song-bok (Cornell East Asia Series) ...
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| Breakfast Poems: Declarations of Love ...
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| The Garden in Victorian Literature ...
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| The Matter of Araby in Medieval England Publication Date: July 1, 2005This book examines the literary and intellectual relationships between "Piers Plowman" and "The Faerie Queene". It links these two rich and problematical poems by showing their development from a common religious and artistic matrix and by assessing their roles in the evolution of allegory."A valuable contibution to our understanding of the medieval vernacular literature."--Robert W. Ackerman ...
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| The Pursuit(By Request 3's) Publication Date: February 1, 2003| Series: By Request 3's Marriage was a matter of a small fortune . . .There had to be a way to marry off the three goddaughters from hell! Nancy Leeward cared deeply for her goddaughters, but how had those three foolish girls repaid her love? Maxie was living with a married man, Darcy was a single mom, and Polly was being paid to bear some selfish man's child. Nancy was determined to force them into happiness . . . by stipulating in her will that her millions would only be bequeathed to each of them if they married within a year, and stayed married for six ...
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| In the Cut Release Date: December 1, 1999"Remarkable, erotic, intelligent, and daring."--Vanity FairBy day, Frannie teaches her writing students about irony and language in all its nuance, eccentricity, and unspoken meaning. By night, she compiles a secret dictionary of street slang . . . and takes chances. One night in the basement of a bar she walks in on an intimate moment between a man and a woman. The man's face is shadowed in the darkness, but she will forever remember the tattoo on the inside of his left wrist; the feeling of his eyes on her. She will remember long after the first brutal murder ...
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| Sinister Shorts Release Date: December 26, 2006The New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Nina Reilly thrillers brings her prodigious storytelling gifts to this first-ever collection of short crime fiction. From desperate housewives to hard-boiled PIs to an appearance by Nina Reilly herself, these chilling short mysteries–many appearing in print for the very first time–set the mood and ratchet up the suspense as only Perri O’Shaughnessy can. Here are tales of love and betrayal, rage and revenge–nineteen sizzling stories that run the gamut from classic whodunits to win...
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| Big Nate: From the Top Release Date: October 19, 2010 ...
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| Stories from the Billabong Publication Date: August 24, 2010| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up In Stories from the Billabong, a renowned author authentically and elegantly retells ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends. Here readers discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures, what makes frogs croak, why kangaroos have pouches, and just what it is that makes platypuses so special. The illustrations are by the aboriginal artist and storyteller Francis Firebrace, whose distinctive, colorful work is known throughout Australia and beyond. He uses the four tradi...
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| Thumbelina Release Date: October 13, 2009| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up Luminous illustrations by Bagram Ibatoulline combine with Brian Alderson’s wry retelling for a gorgeous gift edition of a well-loved tale.A childless woman visits a witch who gives her a barleycorn — and hidden in its bloom is a tiny girl. For one so small, Thumbelina’s life is full of misadventures as she floats through the pages like a wisp on the wind, encountering kind and unkind creatures in succession. But old Mrs. Toad with her "rek-kek-kek" and the alarming Man in Gray cannot crush her sp...
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| Chipper Jones (Baseball Legends) ...
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| Atlanta Hawks (NBA Today (Mankato, Minn.).) Publication Date: September 1997| Age Level: 8 and up...
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| Action Man: Footballer (Action Man books) ...
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