 | Kaddish and Other Poems: 1958-1960 (City Lights Pocket Poets Series)
Publication Date: January 1, 2001| Series: City Lights Pocket Poets Series (Book 14) Great strange visionary poems by the author of Howl, “in the midst of the broken consciousness of mid-twentieth century . . .”In the midst of the broken consciousness of mid-twentieth century suffering anguish of separation from my own body and its natural infinity of feeling its own self one with all self, I instinctively seeking to reconstitute that blissful union which I experience so rarely. I took it to be supernatural an gave it holy Name thus made hymn laments of longing and litanies o...
 |  | Not Far Away: The Real-life Adventures of Ima Pipiig (Contemporary Native American Communities)
Publication Date: September 21, 2007| Series: Contemporary Native American Communities In Not Far Away, a semi-fictional memoir, Lois Beardslee gives a chilling acount of racism, particularly that leveled against Native women, in language that is supple, evocative, often comical, and always incisive. Her fictional heroine, the teacher Ima Pipiig (pronounced 'buh-BEEG'), endures humiliating insults from school administrators, fellow teachers, students, and callous neighbors. For years, she suffers in silence, believing that opposing bigotry would only fuel its caustic flames--but then she beg...
|  | Beyond the Farthest Star: A Novel
Release Date: February 7, 2012When a nativity display on public property is torched by a former US Senator, the media spotlight falls on the forgotten small town of Leonard, Texas, and the new pastor of its only church---Adam Wells. Emboldened by the prospect of leading his tiny congregation in a nationally-televised, first amendment debate that he considers to be a 'fight for the heart and soul of America,' Pastor Wells determines not to let anything or anyone, including his wife and his rebellious sixteen-year old daughter, stand in his way. But when an old high school friend unexpectedly ...
|  | Emily & the Mystagogue: A Journey to an Erotic Eucharist
Publication Date: November 1, 2007Through a fictional story centered on a series of letters read by Emily in 2019, this tale focuses on contentious and relevant Christian themes. The interpretation reveals the true meaning of many Greek, Latin, and Hebrew words that have been lost in translation and shows that many early religious practices have been smothered by recent agenda-driven innovations. A highly controversial and radical theory, it contends that there is a hidden sensuality and eroticism in the Christian Eucharist....
|  | Talk of the Town
Publication Date: October 5, 2003Gigi and Mallory have been friends forever and while Gigi continues toflit from one risky, albeit usually humorous, caper to another, Mallory struggles to growup and understand her life (and her love for Gigi).And even though their circle offriends can always keep things light and interesting, they can't shield Mallory from thebetrayal that could destroy her newfound happiness.Of course, with enough beer,barbecue and B.S., anything is possible with these gals in this comic tale of contemporarylesbian life. ...
|  | Russian Gypsy Tales (International Folk Tales Series)
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|  | Rabinal Achi: A Fifteenth-Century Maya Dynastic Drama (Mesoamerican Worlds)
Publication Date: September 30, 2007| Series: Mesoamerican Worlds Mesoamerican Worlds SeriesThe Rabinal Achi, one of the most remarkable works of Mayan literature, dates back to the 1400s. In 2005, UNESCO declared Rabinal Achi to be a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. This drama is still performed with a ritual dance in the village of Rabinal (Baja Verapaz).The drama is set in the Guatemalan highlands in the second half of the fifteenth century. In an exemplary trial that takes place in Kajyub, the capital of the Rabinaleb at that time, a captured enemy warrior (Qu...
|  | Black + Blues (New Directions Paperbook)
Publication Date: October 1, 1995| Series: New Directions Paperbook (Book 815) poetry, revised edtn of 1979 Casa de las Americas...
|  | Anthology of German Poetry Through the 19th Century.
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|  | The Garden: New and Selected Poetry and Prose
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|  | Mystery Muses: 100 Classics That Inspire Today's Mystery Writers
Publication Date: November 1, 2006For a follow-up to our Agatha and Anthony-award winning collections of essays, 100 FAVORITE MYSTERIES OF THE CENTURY (2000) and THEY DIED IN VAIN: OVERLOOKED, UNDERAPPRECIATED AND FORGOTTEN MYSTERY NOVELS (2003), we asked 100 published mystery writers: "Did a mystery set you on your path to being a writer? Is there a classic mystery that remains important to you today?" Find their answers in: MYSTERY MUSES: 100 CLASSICS THAT INSPIRE TODAY'S MYSTERY WRITERS. ...
|  | Tigress in theSnow: Motherhood and Literature in Twentieth-Century Italy (Toronto Italian Studies)
Publication Date: December 15, 2006| Series: Toronto Italian Studies The Tigress in the Snow explores how literature reacted to, influenced, and shaped the evolving notion of motherhood in twentieth-century Italy. From the late-nineteenth century rhetorical celebration of the mother as Madonna, to the Fascist regime's demographic campaign and feminist revisions of the maternal role, Laura Benedetti shows how the mother's social status was a site of constant negotiation in Italy during the last century and how this negotiation came to be represented in literature. To illustrate her ...
|  | Letters from the Lost Generation: Gerald and Sara Murphy and Friends
Publication Date: June 30, 2002"Excellent. This is a fine, and unusual, collection of literary Americana."--<i>Atlantic</i>"Fine comic moments of truth."--<i>New York Times Book Review</i>"An invaluable source of literary history."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i>This is the story of one of the most famous literary "sets" of the twentieth century. Gerald and Sara Murphy were at the center of a group including Ernest Hemingway and his wives, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, John Dos Passos, Archibald MacLeish, Dorothy Parker, ...
|  | Sexcapades & Champagne
Publication Date: August 7, 2012Lexa James discovered her sexual desires and the power of her sex appeal and layered it with confidence that makes her a vixen and desirable to many. Through sexual thrills, she gained empowerment. Through experience she triumphed. And through both failure, and success, she conquered. Lexa James brings to you the real accounts on what it means to be a sexually fueled and empowered woman while staying true to who she is. ...
|  | New Moon (The Twilight Saga)
Publication Date: November 1, 2009| Series: The Twilight Saga (Book 2) The #1 New York Times bestseller is available for the first time in a mass market paperback edition, featuring a striking movie tie-in cover. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. The "star-crossed" lovers theme continues as Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire...
|  | Sunrise at Sunset (Sunset Vampire Series, Book 1) (The Sunset Series)
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|  | The Million Dollar Putt
Release Date: April 24, 2007| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up Blind golfing, anyone? Edward Bogard – Bogie for short – may be blind, but he can learn just about anything he sets his mind to: riding a bike, parasailing, playing guitar. Even though many things come easily to him, he stunned when he hits at a driving range and finds he has the swing of a pro. But blind golfing is a team sport, and Bogie needs a coach. Enter Birdie, the kooky and mysterious girl next door. A bit of a loner, Birdie creates elaborate worlds in miniature in ...
|  | Funny Animal Faces Sticker Activity Book (Dover Little Activity Books)
Publication Date: January 19, 2005| Age Level: 2 and up...
|  | The Children's Kitchen Garden: A Book of Gardening, Cooking and Learning
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|  | The Pearl Fishers
Publication Date: July 15, 2001THE PEARL FISHERS Floyd, the second-mate of the shipwrecked Cormorant, reaches a coral island in the Pacific to find a German trader, Schumer, also shipwrecked . . . and in the company of a beautiful girl. The Cormorant's stores supply them with all the things needed. When pearls are found in the lagoon, another ship driven in by seas and fate brings rescue . . . and workers for their rich pearl beds.Stacpoole weaves a tale full of the languor of the tropics, the hypnotism of the "meadows of gold," and the "eternal song" of the Southern seas-combined with battl...
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