 | Shakespeare Undead
Release Date: June 8, 2010Something wicked this way comes . . . and it keeps coming and coming and coming. . . .William Shakespeare was one of history's greatest writers, a master of words with a body of work that is truly impressive . . . some may say a little too impressive for a single man to accomplish in one lifetime. Perhaps, as many have speculated, he had assistance. Or perhaps the explanation is more . . . unusual. Who was William Shakespeare?Who was the Dark Lady of the Sonnets?Why are the undead stalking the alleyways of London?And can they be stopped?Something is definitely...
 |  | Whispers of the Heart (Volume 1)
Publication Date: September 6, 2012Poetic reflections at the byroads of nature, the human spirit, faith, and the senses. ...
|  | The Choice
Publication Date: April 1, 2009#1 New York Times bestseller Nicholas Sparks turns his unrivaled talents to a new tale about love found and lost, and the choices we hope we'll never have to make. Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life-- boating, swimming, and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies--he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Despite his attempts ...
|  | The Hidden Life: An Amish Quilt Novel
Publication Date: June 26, 2012| Series: Amish Quilt Emma Stolzfus has never been courted or kissed, and now that she's 30, it has become her place as the unmarried daughter to look after her elderly mother. But in the dark hours when her mother is asleep, Emma writes letters and essays to Amish periodicals, short stories, and even a novel she's been working on for the last five years. When a New York literary agent, Tyler West, takes an interest in her work, Emma secretly goes to meet him. When she returns, something about her is different-and the men of her Amish community take notice. But...
|  | Written on the Body
Release Date: February 1, 1994| Series: Vintage International The most beguilingly seductive novel to date from the author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. Winterson chronicles the consuming affair between the narrator, who is given neither name nor gender, and the beloved, a complex and confused married woman. "At once a love story and a philosophical meditation."--New York Times Book Review. ...
|  | Colorado Catholicism and the Archdiocese of Denver, 1857-1989
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|  | Beyond Here Lies Nothing: The Concrete Grove Trilogy
Release Date: August 28, 2012| Series: The Concrete Grove Trilogy (Book 3) Ben arrives in the Concrete Grove to research a book about the Northumbrian Poltergeist, an infamous paranormal incident from the early 1970s. A set of twins were haunted by a spirit they nicknamed Captain Clickety, and the media of the time were split between derision and hysteria.As Ben teases out the supressed details of the story, he finds himself drawn to an emotionally damaged woman whose young daughter went missing years ago during a period of similar child abductions.Then the scarecrows appear, their heads...
|  | The Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories
Release Date: December 1, 1994| ISBN-10: 014024249X | ISBN-13: 978-0140242492An anthology of gay short stories. It begins with the unarticulated desires of two boys swimming in D.H. Lawrence's "A Poem of Friendship", and ends with the explicit sexual interaction of "The Whiz Kids". It includes a story about AIDS, "The Times as it knows us". --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
|  | Shantaram
Publication Date: October 1, 2006*One of AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of 2007 * [Read by Humphrey Bower] This mesmerizing first novel tells the epic journey of Lin, an escaped convict who flees maximum security prison in Australia to disappear into the underworld of contemporary Bombay, a hidden society of beggars and gangsters, prostitutes and holy men, actors and exiles. Accompanied by his guide and faithful friend, Prabaker, Lin searches for love and meaning while running a clinic in one of the city's poorest slums and serving his apprenticeship in the dark arts of the Bombay mafia. The ke...
|  | Mary Stuart (Modern Plays)
Release Date: July 15, 2010| Series: Modern Plays Originally written in 1800 by Friedrich Schiller, the play examines the personal struggle between two extraordinary women, one French, one English, both captive to the demands of sovereignty and both caught in a tumult of political and religious intrigue. "Scotland may be a savage nation, Lady, but the English wash their hands in blood," Mary Stuart proclaims in this extraordinary story exploring who is the rightful Queen of England: Mary Stuart or Elizabeth Tudor? The play was presented in this new version in 2009 by Mike Poul...
|  | Journey Through Heartsongs
Release Date: January 21, 2002Mattie J.T. Stepanek takes us on a Journey Through Heartsongs with more of his moving poems. These poems share the rare wisdom that Mattie has acquired through his struggle with a rare form of muscular dystrophy and the death of his three siblings from the same disease. His life view is one of love and generosity and as a poet and a peacemaker, his desire is to bring his message of peace to as many people as possible. ...
|  | Chinese Mother Goose rhymes;
Publication Date: 1900This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuab...
| | Xin yue fu shi pai yan jiu (Zhongguo gu dai wen xue liu pai yan jiu cong shu) (Mandarin Chinese Edition)
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|  | The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World
Publication Date: April 23, 1987| ISBN-10: 0195049969 | ISBN-13: 978-0195049961| Edition: 1 Part philosophical meditation, part cultural critique, The Body in Pain is a profoundly original study that has already stirred excitement in a wide range of intellectual circles.The book is an analysis of physical suffering and its relation to the numerous vocabularies and cultural forces--literary, political, philosophical, medical, religious--that confront it. Elaine Scarry bases her study on a wide range of sources: literature and art, medical case histories, documents on torture compiled by A...
|  | Silent Night: Midnight in Death/Unexpected Gift/Christmas Promise/Berry Merry Christmas (Christmas Anthology)
Release Date: November 1, 1998J.D. Robb's "Midnight in Death" features Lieutenant Eve Dallas hunting for an escaped serial killer...Susan Plunkett's "Christmas Promises" brings two lovers back together as they search for a missing child...Dee Holmes's "The Unexpected Gift" is a tale of a woman and her son, who discover the spirit of the holidays after finding a "body" in their backyard...Claire Cross's "A Berry Merry Christmas" delivers a special message to a young orphan... ...
|  | To Kiss a Texan (Texas Brothers Trilogy)
Release Date: May 1, 1999| Series: Texas Brothers Trilogy "Jodi Thomas's writing is breath- taking...her name should be at the top of everyone's favorite author list." --Affaire de CoeurMistreated for years, Allie is now too afraid even to speak, though her blue-eyed beauty captures the heart of Wes McLain.But Allie is not ready to trust just any man, and it will take more than good intentions to win her heart.For when Allie's finally ready to speak, she will tell Wes more than he ever imagined... *Jodi Thomas is a two-time Rita Award-winning author"Jodi draws the reader into her stories fro...
| | The Case-Book Of Sherlock Holmes - Selected Stories
Publication Date: 1994The Case-Book Of Sherlock ...
|  | Between Earth & Sky: Legends of Native American Sacred Places
Publication Date: April 1, 1996With grace and drama, Abenaki poet and author Joseph Bruchac retells traditional native legends of ten of America’s most awe-inspiring natural landscapes. These wise stories, together with Thomas Locker’s luminous paintings, evoke the essential spiritual power of the earth. A full-color map charting the homelands of nearly two hundred North American tribes is included. “An excellent choice that will provoke both introspection and discussion.”--The Horn Book ...
|  | I Like to Play (Bobbie Kalman's Leveled Readers: My World: B)
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|  | Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales (Picture Book)
Release Date: September 12, 2006| Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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