 | Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China (Oriental Novels of Pearl S. Buck)
Publication Date: December 1, 2004Imperial Woman is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China, Ci-xi, who began as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908.Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriguing rulers during a time of intense turbulence.Tzu Hsi was born into one of the lowly ranks of the Imperial dynasty. According to custom, she moved to the Forbidden City at the age of seventeen to become one of hundreds of concubines. But her singular beauty and powers of manipulation quickly mo...
 |  | House Rules: A Novel
Release Date: November 9, 2010When your son can’t look you in the eye . . . does that mean he’s guilty? Jacob Hunt is a teen with Asperger’s syndrome. He’s hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, though he is brilliant in many ways. But he has a special focus on one subject—forensic analysis. A police scanner in his room clues him in to crime scenes, and he’s always showing up and telling the cops what to do. And he’s usually right. But when Jacob’s small hometown is rocked by a terrible murder, law enforcement com...
|  | Lost Legacy (Love Inspired Suspense)
Publication Date: May 1, 2012| Series: Love Inspired Suspense Brooke Ramsey is running out of time. She needs to save her father's reputation before she loses him to illness. That means finding the painting that went missing while in his care. Fast. Which is why she teams up with Victor Gage, owner of Treasure Seekers agency.The charming private detective has more at stake than uncovering a lost masterpiece. He's investigating his wife's death, and the artwork holds the answer. As Victor and Brooke draw closer to each other, so does a murderer. Someone wants the past to remain buried and wil...
|  | Kristin Lavransdatter II: The Wife (Penguin Classics)
Release Date: November 1, 1999In Kristin Lavransdatter (1920-1922), Sigrid Undset interweaves political, social, and religious history with the daily aspects of family life to create a colorful, richly detailed tapestry of Norway during the fourteenth-century. The trilogy, however, is more than a journey into the past. Undset's own life—her familiarity with Norse sagas and folklore and with a wide range of medieval literature, her experiences as a daughter, wife, and mother, and her deep religious faith—profoundly influenced her writing. Her grasp of the connections between past ...
|  | The Dream Life of Sukhanov
Release Date: January 30, 2007Olga Grushin’s astonishing literary debut has won her comparisons with everyone from Gogol to Nabokov. A virtuoso study in betrayal and its consequences, it explores—really, colonizes—the consciousness of Anatoly Sukhanov, who many years before abandoned the precarious existence of an underground artist for the perks of a Soviet apparatchik. But, at the age of 56, his perfect life is suddenly disintegrating. Buried dreams return to haunt him. New political alignments threaten to undo him. Vaulting effortlessly from the real to the surreal and from...
|  | The Patterned Flute
Publication Date: March 1, 2001Musicians, junk merchants, new-age disciples and landlords are the heterosexual characters forming the backdrop for the lesbian protagonists of this sometimes scary, occasionally hilarious, mystery. ...
|  | Blacklisted
Publication Date: December 14, 2011TOP 50 BEST SELLING ACTION & ADVENTURE ON AMAZON!LUKE ROMYN, AUTHOR OF AMAZON TOP 20 BESTSELLING HORROR, THE DARK PATH, AND AMAZON TOP 20 BESTSELLING ACTION & ADVENTURE, BEYOND HADES, BRINGS YOU ANOTHER INCREDIBLE THRILL RIDE! "A non-stop adrenalin rush! ... Ludlum would have been proud, or jealous. A big time five-star read which you don't want to miss!" -- Claude Bouchard, author of VigilanteNobody can escape their past. It will always be there, returning to haunt you in the darkest times of your life. Mike Swanson knows this -...
|  | Waiting for Godot
Publication Date: June 1982| ISBN-10: 0802130348 | ISBN-13: 978-0394475295Subtitled "A tragicomedy in two Acts", and famously described by the Irish critic Vivien Mercier as a play in which 'nothing happens, twice', "En attendant Godot" was first performed at the Theatre de Babylone in Paris in 1953. It was translated into English by Samuel Beckett, and "Waiting for Godot" opened at the Arts Theatre in London in 1955. 'Go and see "Waiting for Godot". At the worst you will discover a curiosity, a four-leaved clover, a black tulip; at the best something that will securely lodge in a corner...
|  | La Vida Es Sueno (Biblioteca Didactica Anaya) (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: April 2001| ISBN-10: 8420725897 | ISBN-13: 978-8420725895This seventeenth-century allegorical masterpiece by one of Spain's greatest dramatists incorporates the author's superb theatrical instincts, philosophical flair, and extraordinary imagination to probe the mysteries of human destiny. Exploring the conflict between free will and predestination, Calderon's most famous play tells of Segismundo, a Polish prince, imprisoned at birth by his father, the King, to thwart the predictions of astrologers. This edition is published in the original language Spanish and a pleasu...
|  | S?ndrome de Ulises (Extasis / Ecstasy) (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: April 1, 2009| Series: Extasis / Ecstasy En este libro se pueden leer episodios de la nostalgia de un emigrado cubano que arrastra referencias de una vida anterior, a la vida cotidiana de su nuevo entorno. Comidas, calles, familia, amigos y ciudades que visita van siendo desveladas al lector com ...
|  | Songs for a Spiritual Traveler: Selected Poems (The Writings of Frithjof Schuon)
Publication Date: September 6, 2003| Series: The Writings of Frithjof Schuon German/English bilingual collection - drawn from more than 3,000 poems written during the closing years of Schuon's life. ...
|  | The Crucible (Library Edition Audio CDs)
Publication Date: October 1, 2001| ISBN-10: 1580812198 | ISBN-13: 978-1580812191| Edition: Unabridged Arthur Miller's classic play about the with-hunts and trials in 17th century Salem is a searing portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria. In the rigid theocracy of Salem, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town's most basic fears and suspicions. The ruthlessness of the prosecutors and the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor brilliantly illuminate the destructive power of socially-sanctioned violence. Written in 1952, The Crucible famously mirrors ...
|  | William Faulkner And Joan Williams: The Romance of Two Writers
Release Date: October 27, 2006| ISBN-10: 0786425997 | ISBN-13: 978-0786425990This work looks closely at the relationship between William Faulkner and Memphis novelist Joan Williams. Their story is significant not only in its depth but also in the years of their primary involvement, 1949 to 1953, a period over which Faulkner won both the Nobel Prize and a National Book Award. This is the first book-length study of the Faulkner-Williams relationship, and the first truly attentive consideration of Joan Williams, her impressions of Faulkner, and her commitment to writing. Until now, Williams...
|  | Characters and Plots in the Fiction of Raymond Chandler
Publication Date: October 14, 2010| ISBN-10: 0786447729 | ISBN-13: 978-0786447725Raymond Chandler was a pioneer of what came to be known as hard-boiled mystery-detective fiction. His Philip Marlowe is America's tough, realistic equivalent to Victorian England's more refined Sherlock Holmes. This reference work includes hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries for Chandler's individual novels and short stories, his characters, family members, and professional acquaintances. Entries for fiction provide plot synopses, identification of characters, and brief critical commentaries. Longer ...
|  | The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 9 No. 2) March/April 1987
Publication Date: November 30, 2011The Mystery Fancier, March/April 1987, Volume 9 Number 2, contains: In Memoriam: John Nieminski, by Ely Liebow; Mystery Mosts, by Jeff Banks; A Consumption Devoutly to Be Wished, by Joe R. Christopher; The Cream of Queen, by Frank Floyd; and Further Gems from the Literature, by William F. Deeck. ...
|  | Southern Nights: Mystery & Suspense Anthology by Southern Writers
Publication Date: November 21, 2001A Mystery Suspense Collection, a unique offering of stories and novellas by Southern Writers."Mansions, Magnolia trees, Mint tea, Masquerade balls and...Murder! From the steamy seduction of the French Quarter to exotic ports of the Gulf and all the way to Kentucky-Tennessee horse country, these tales are brand new and sure to entertain." - Southern Publications.GUMBO UNDERCOVER by Barbara Deming~A murder suspense story with a surprising twist or two in the Vieux Carre of New Orleans.WATERCOLOR DREAMS by Debbora Wiles~A paranormal suspense that pushes the li...
|  | Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel (American English, Original Text)
Publication Date: January 6, 2009| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up Conceived as part of a literary game among friends in 1816, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is today regarded as a classic piece of 19th century literature. The story begins with the journey of an adventurer, Robert Walton, who saves the life of a man at the North Pole. That man, Victor Frankenstein, tells Walton about his experiments with the creation of life and how he ended up at the North Pole. Through this simple plot device, Shelley was able to deal with serious real-world issues like acceptance, tolerance...
|  | Hercules
Publication Date: June 1997| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up A Musical experience as powerful as Hercules himself! Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken and Tony Award-winning lyricist David Zippel combine their superhuman talents to create lively songs and a legendary score capturing all the exciting drama and hilarious humor of the film. Features the single Go the Distance performed by Michael Bolton. ...
|  | Farts in the Wild: A Spotter's Guide
Publication Date: January 25, 2012| Grade Level: P and up From tiny bubble-popping goldfish toots to thunderously loud elephant gas, learn how to spot the funniest (and smelliest) farts in the animal kingdom! Hilarious tidbits identify the odor, range, frequency, and aftereffects of ten different types of gassy expulsions, while the attached battery-powered fart machine reproduces each emanation with astounding accuracy. This is pure, unbridled entertainment for the giggling child in all of us. Let 'er rip! ...
| | Katarina Witt (Female Figure Skating Legends)
Publication Date: November 1998| Age Level: 9 and up...
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