 | Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam
Release Date: August 21, 2012The struggle for Vietnam occupies a central place in the history of the twentieth century. Fought over a period of three decades, the conflict drew in all the world’s powers and saw two of them—first France, then the United States—attempt to subdue the revolutionary Vietnamese forces. For France, the defeat marked the effective end of her colonial empire, while for America the war left a gaping wound in the body politic that remains open to this day. How did it happen? Tapping into newly accessible diplomatic archives in several nations a...
 |  | Size 14 Is Not Fat Either (Heather Wells Mysteries)
Release Date: November 28, 2006| Series: Heather Wells MysteriesFormer pop star Heather Wells has settled nicely into her new life as assistant dorm director at New York College—a career that does not require her to drape her size 12 body in embarrassingly skimpy outfits. She can even cope (sort of) with her rocker ex-boyfriend's upcoming nuptials, which the press has dubbed The Celebrity Wedding of the Decade. But she's definitely having a hard time dealing with the situation in the dormitory kitchen—where a cheerleader has lost her head on the first day of the semester. (Ac...
|  | El hombre que amaba los perros (Maxi Tusquets) (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: June 1, 2011| Series: Maxi Tusquets En 2004, a la muerte de su mujer, Ivan, aspirante a escritor y ahora responsable de un pauperrimo gabinete veterinario de La Habana, vuelve los ojos hacia un episodio de su vida, ocurrido en 1977, cuando conocio a un enigmatico hombre que paseaba por la playa en compania de dos hermosos galgos rusos. Tras varios encuentros, «el hombre que amaba a los perros» comenzo a hacerlo depositario de unas singulares confidencias que van centrandose en la figura del asesino de Trotski, Ramon Mercader, de quien sabe detalles muy intimos. Gr...
|  | The Vicomte de Bragelonne (Oxford World's Classics)
Publication Date: August 3, 2009| Series: Oxford World's Classics It is May 1660 and the fate of nations is at stake. Mazarin plots, Louis XIV is in love, and Raoul de Bragelonne, son of Athos, is intent on serving France and winning the heart of Louise de la Valliere. D'Artagnan, meanwhile, is perplexed by a mysterious stranger, and soon he learns that his old comrades already have great projects in hand. Athos seeks the restoration of Charles II, while Aramis, with Porthos in tow, has a secret plan involving a masked prisoner and the fortification of the island of Belle-Ile. D'Artagnan fin...
|  | My name is Lucas
Publication Date: January 11, 2012A young Black teenager, who lives in a slum(favela) tries to survive the West, poverty and Brazil. He uses the art of Capoeira, and the teachings of his fatherto beat the definition of others, while making a life for himself and others like him. It's a love story, a crime story, a story about us, My name is Lucas. Lucas tries to avoid the drug gang that controls his favela, while working to keep his family together after his father's disappearence. He falls in lust, then falls in love, and he learns the difference. Lucas dreams his way from a nightmare reali...
|  | The Complete Poetry of Catullus (Wisconsin Studies in Classics)
Publication Date: July 3, 2002| Series: Wisconsin Studies in ClassicsA wild young poet in Julius Caesar's RomeCatullus’ life was akin to pulp fiction. In Julius Caesar’s Rome, he engages in a stormy affair with a consul’s wife. He writes her passionate poems of love, hate, and jealousy. The consul, a vehement opponent of Caesar, dies under suspicious circumstances. The merry widow romances numerous young men. Catullus is drawn into politics and becomes a cocky critic of Caesar, writing poems that dub Julius a low-life pig and a pervert. Not surprisingly, soon after, no more ...
|  | The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Onono Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan (Vintage Classics)
Release Date: October 3, 1990| Series: Vintage Classics These translated poems were written by 2 ladies of the Heian court of Japan between the ninth and eleventh centuries A.D. The poems speak intimately of their authors' sexual longing, fulfillment and disillusionment. ...
|  | A Daughter Is Forever: Featuring Poems by Susan Polis Schutz and Donna Fargo
Release Date: October 8, 2005| Series: Forever A daughter is forever. No matter how old she is, in your heart she’ll always be that little girl full of imagination, dreams, and fantastic potential -- the one who captured your heart the day she came into your life...Bestselling poet Susan Polis Schutz and Grammy Award-winning songwriter Donna Fargo, along with many other authors, have contributed to this book some of the most eloquent words any daughter could ever receive. This is a beautiful, lasting way to convey your love for your daughter,your confidence in her, and your promise to a...
|  | Federico Garc
Publication Date: June 1, 2010J.L. Gili’s selection of Lorca’s poems in Spanish, with his own unassuming prose versions as guides to the originals, first appeared in 1960. With its excellent introduction and selection it remains a perfect introductory guide to the great poet. The book is ideal for newcomers to Lorca who know, or are prepared to grapple with, a little Spanish. It influenced a generation of readers and poets, including Ted Hughes who first encountered Lorca through this book.Spain’s most celebrated modern poet, Federico García Lorca was born in 1898 n...
|  | Paul Valery (Modern Critical Views)
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|  | Burgundy Love: a poetic conversation
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|  | Joyce's Modernist Allegory : "Ulysses" and the History of the Novel
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|  | Manara Erotica Volume 1
Publication Date: May 22, 2012| Series: Manara Erotica Milo Manara''s landmark collaboration with Dark Horse continues with the premier volume of Manara Erotica, a sumptuous companion to the Manara Library! A master of storytelling and of the human form, Manara has created some of the sexiest comics ever published, all of which are included in this deluxe, three-volume series. Volume 1 is anchored by all four parts of Manara''s internationally acclaimed Click! A beautiful but passionless woman is plunged into a hilarious, world-spanning adventure when she is implanted with a remote-controlle...
|  | Beneath a Silent Moon
Release Date: April 29, 2008The task had taken shape thanks to the end of a war and the inconvenient way secrets had of bubbling to the surface. It went without saying that it was going to be difficult. But then murder always was...London, 1817: Beneath a silent moon, a stranger steals into London, bound to complete a grim task that began in the shadows of the past.... On that same evening, amid the splendor of Glenister House, London's haut ton celebrates, still flush with victory in the Napoleonic Wars. Among the revelers are Mélanie and Charles Fraser—he, a former spy ...
|  | The Alpine Vengeance: An Emma Lord Mystery
Release Date: November 22, 2011| Series: Emma Lord Nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, the charming hamlet of Alpine is preparing for Thanksgiving, while Emma Lord, editor and publisher of The Alpine Advocate, feels her spirits sink. There will be no family or friends to share the day, but a call from Sheriff Milo Dodge on the Monday after the holiday weekend leaves her no time to wallow. Three alarming letters, sent to the sheriff from an anonymous writer, assert that the murder conviction of Alpine resident Larry Petersen ten years earlier was the result of a wrongful arrest...
|  | Apples From Heaven: Multicultural Folk Tales About Stories and Storytellers
Publication Date: September 1, 2007| Age Level: 3 and up Award-winning collection of international folktales about storytelling and the role of stories in transmitting information, history, and values. ...
|  | Reach for Your Goal!: The Olympic Sport of Soccer (Inspiring Athletes Non-Fiction)
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|  | Amir Khan (Gr8reads)
Publication Date: January 22, 2010| Series: Gr8reads This is a blow-by-blow account of the boxer's career. It covers topics from school competitions to Olympic silver, to global triumph as one of Britain's youngest world champions. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic readers. ...
|  | Hillary and Norgay: To the Top of Mount Everest (In the Footsteps of Explorers)
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|  | Nighttime: Too Scared To Sleep
Publication Date: August 1, 2009| Age Level: 7 and up...
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