 | Midnight Enchantment
Publication Date: December 1, 1999After a 400 year existence as a vampire, Gerard Pasquale wants only to be left alone to shadow the midnight streets of turn of the century New Orleans . . . until blackmail binds him to a mortal bride who throws his dark world into an upheaval. Certain he can escape the unwanted bargain through the treacherous terms he makes, Gerard discovers his new wife may not be as helpless to resist his will as he at first believes!Haunted by a whispered past of witchcraft and voodoo, Laure Cristobel became a bride out of necessity; to protect herself and the unborn chi...
 |  | Three Theban Plays (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Publication Date: January 1, 2008| Series: Barnes & Noble Classics Three Theban Plays, by Sophocles, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of...
|  | Floure and the Leafe, the Assembly of Ladies, the Isle of Ladies (TEAMS Middle English Texts)
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|  | The Complete Fables of Jean de la Fontaine
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|  | A Little Book Of Love Poems And Letters
Publication Date: February 23, 2001| Series: Little Book Of... (Andrews McMeel) It's easy enough to say "I love you."But lovers often want more creative ways to express their passion, explore their devotion, and communicate their affection.These two Welcome Enterprises title - A Little Book Of Love Poems And Letters and A Little Book Of Love Stories And Recipes - will give them just the right place to start.Within the pages of these two delightful small books, readers will find the most intimate letters by some of the world's most romantic lovers, the best classic love poems of all time, aph...
|  | Land Very Fertile: Banks Peninsula in Poety and Prose
Publication Date: April 1, 2009| ISBN-10: 1877257753 | ISBN-13: 978-1877257759Engaging a mix of style and content that embraces the peninsula's unique heritage and charm, this collection of poetry and prose about a special region in New Zealand draws from a wide variety of sources—including such New Zealand greats as Ursula Bethell, James K. Baxter, Denis Glover, Ngaio Marsh, Allen Curnow, and Maurice Shadbolt, along with many newer voices. The contributions are thematically arranged to capture the ambience of Banks Peninsula on the eastern coast of New Zealand's South Island, a p...
|  | Sand
Publication Date: November 1, 2010 A collection of prose, poetry, and memoir, this collaboration celebrates the profound effect environment has on our stories, assumptions, and geographical reckonings, just as it evokes childhood nostalgia and a sense of place. In a dialogue of perceptions, two of Australia’s foremost authors explore a common geography and memories—both cultural and personal—as they consider the theme of “sand” from intimate, geological, and historical points of view. ...
|  | Bleeding Red. Cameroon in Black and White
Publication Date: October 12, 2010Bill NDI's Bleeding Red: Cameroon in Black and White is another masterpiece from a poet with a deeply political vision. This collection of poems with Cameroon as the particular focal point is a paragon of socio-political and cultural alertness in verse that will get every reader on their toes. Bill NDI's world is fraught with topsy-turvydom. It is a world darkened by experience and a keen sense of the wrongs plaguing his beloved country. He points out, without preaching, where it all went wrong, how it can, or what it will take to, be redeemed. The acerbity ...
|  | The Question of Irish Identity in the Writings of William Butler Yeats and James Joyce
Publication Date: December 1998| ISBN-10: 0773482377 | ISBN-13: 978-0773482371This study seeks to redefine the notions of Irishness and of Irish identity which have been current in cultural and socio-political discourse since the beginning of the 20th century. It also offers readings of the work of W.B. Yeats and James Joyce, examining their similar attitudes to identity. ...
|  | The Emmaus Readers: Listening for God in Contemporary Fiction
Publication Date: May 1, 2008Stories matter. Sometimes it's a story that can best tell the truth. When an eclectic group of nine friends--fiction-readers and professors at Calvin College in Michigan--came together weekly to wrestle with great contemporary novels, they were surprised to discover how much spiritual meat they found. Together, the self-described Emmaus Readers read P.D. James, Ron Hansen, Ian McEwan, Yann Martel, Oscar Hijuelos, Frederick Buechner, and several others, across a variety of genres: historical fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, science fiction, and mystery. Each nove...
|  | Commentary on Thucydides Volume 5. Book VIII
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|  | Desire: Love Stories in Western Culture
Publication Date: December 13, 1994| ISBN-10: 0631168141 | ISBN-13: 978-0631168140| Edition: 1 In the light of poststructuralist theory, and with reference to the work of Lacan and Derrida in particular, Catherine Belsey argues that fiction - including poetry, drama and film - is paradoxically the most serious location of writing about desire in Western cultura. Beginning with the celebration of true love in contemporary popular romance, and the reluctant scepticism of postmodern novels, she goes on to explore past representation of passion by Chretien de Troyes, Malory, Spenser, Donne, ...
|  | Dear First Lady: Letters to the White House
Release Date: April 15, 2008Following on the success of their recent collaboration Dear Mr. President, Dwight Young and Margaret Johnson join forces once again to produce this charming collection of correspondence to and from First Ladies during their time in office. A wonderful gift book for any American, Dear First Lady reminds us that ours is a great government "of the people, by the people, and for the people," which entitles us to make our views known to our leaders. Although some of these missives were written by the famous or the infamous, most are from ordinary Americans who wished t...
|  | Mark of the Rose: The Tudor Vampire Chronicles (Signet Eclipse)
Release Date: September 6, 2011| Series: Signet Eclipse Hearing that Henry VIII's new queen is in danger, Rhys Williamsengages the help of Verity Llewellyn, a lady-in-waiting eager to proveher abilities as a vampire hunter. Rhys suspects the weakening queenhas fallen victim to a vampire. And the fact that she is pregnant makesthe situation all the more dangerous... ...
|  | A Certain Justice (Abe Glitsky)
Release Date: February 7, 2006| Series: Abe Glitsky When the angry white mob poured out of the bar on San Francisco's Geary Street and surrounded an innocent black man, Kevin Shea was the only one who tried to stop them. He failed, and now, thanks to a deceptive news photo taken during the melee, he is wanted for the murder himself-and the real culprits have threatened his life if he says a word. As riots rage and politicians posture, Lieutenant Abe Glitsky finds himself under pressure to bring Shea in at all costs. And as respect for the law crumbles-even among those sworn to uphold it-true...
|  | On Parole (Harvest Book)
Publication Date: November 3, 2000| Series: Harvest Book After spending sixteen years in prison for a crime of the heart, Shiro Kikutani is released into a world he no longer recognizes. He must readjust to the bright and vigorous stimulus of Tokyo while fending off his own dark memories. In a spare yet powerful style, Akira Yoshimura paints the psychology of a quiet man navigating his way through the unsuspected traumas of freedom-finding a job, finding a home, even something as simple as buying an alarm clock. Kikutani takes comfort in the numbing repetition of his new daily life, only to ...
|  | Old City Hall: A Novel
Release Date: March 30, 2010“Breathtaking . . . A tightly woven spiderweb of plot and a rich cast of characters make this a truly gripping read.” —Jeffery Deaver, author of The Bodies Left Behind The murder of a Toronto radio host's wife engulfs the lives of cops, lawyers, and a journalist in this sprawling legal thriller. It should be an open–and–shut case. Canada’s leading radio-show host, Kevin Brace, has confessed to killing his young wife. The trouble is, after muttering his last incriminating wordes --“I killed her”-- he now ref...
|  | Boston Cream (Jonah Geller Mystery)
Release Date: January 31, 2012| Series: Jonah Geller Mystery Canada's top private eye is back as Jonah Geller resumes his vagabond ways in Boston Cream, the Vintage World of Crime trade paperback original and sequel to the Arthur Ellis-winning novels Buffalo Jump and High Chicago.David Fine is not the kind of guy to go missing. Or so his father tells PI Jonah Geller. A brilliant young surgeon-in-training, devout, devoted to his parents--last seen 2 weeks ago leaving the Boston hospital where he worked. Still recovering from a concussion, Jonah and partner Jenn Raudsepp soon find out that Dav...
|  | Cat Who Smelled a Rat (Jim Qwilleran Feline Whodunnit)
Publication Date: July 5, 2001| Series: Jim Qwilleran Feline Whodunnit October arrives in Moose County on the heels of a long drought, and the citizens of Pickax worry about wildfires. Their fears are realised in an unexpected manner, with a case of arson -- and the shooting of a volunteer fire-watcher as he is reporting the blaze. The crime wave continues as the president of the curling club is pushed to his death down a flight of stairs, and it's up to Qwilleran and Co. to sniff out the rat who is responsible for it all. ...
|  | Stories for Five Year Olds (Kingfisher Treasury of Stories)
Release Date: June 10, 2004| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
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