 | El hombre que hablaba de Octavia de Cadiz/ The Man Who Talked About Octavia de Cadiz (Letras Hispanicas/ Hispanic Writings) (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: June 30, 2003| Series: Letras Hispanicas/ Hispanic Writings (Book 494) Martin Romaña, protagonista de este relato, asegura que Octavia de Cadiz lo adoro y que la mejor prueba de ello fue el lamentable estado en que lo dejo ya de por vida, al casarse por primera vez y queriendose tanto. Ella habia oido hablar a su hermana de el, un profesor peruano en las universidad de Nanterre, tan taciturno como loco, y sintio el deseo enorme de romper con todo e irse a estudiar a esa universidad solo para conocerlo. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of thi...
 |  | Court and Camp of David, The
Publication Date: March 4, 2002When originally published in 1897, the author said in his preface:"'The Court and Camp of David' was written to present, in popular form, an outline history of the great Hebrew monarch and his monarchy.His genius neither has been, nor is likely soon to be, appreciated by even the Christian world generally, because of the single crime which threw its shadow over his reign.This is also, doubtless, the reason why we have so few biographies, written from the sacred annals, of this wonderful man." ...
|  | Saint Theresa and Sleeping with Strangers: Two Modern Arabic Novellas (Modern Arabic Literature)
Publication Date: May 14, 2010| Series: Modern Arabic Literature In these two short novels, Bahaa Abdel Meguid displays the impressive range of his narrative imagination. Set in the lower-class Cairo district of Shubra, Saint Theresa tells the story of two young women, Budour and Sawsan, childhood friend who come of age following the 1967 war. Budour marries a humble tailor named Girgis, but begins an extended affair with his Jewish employer, Luka. Her friend Sawsan goes off to the university, only to fall in love with a dangerous young Marxist named Salim. From the ghost of a mad grandmothe...
|  | What's Bred in the Bone (Cornish Trilogy)
Release Date: November 4, 1986| Series: Cornish Trilogy At once ingenious and powerful, What's Bred in the Bone holds the usual rich mixture of Davies' delights. ...
|  | Una pantera en el sotano / A Panther in the Basement (Spanish Edition)
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|  | Spur of the Moment (Oberon Modern Plays)
Publication Date: May 17, 2011| Series: Oberon Modern Plays Winner of 2010 Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award For Most Promising Playwright, of the 2010 TMA Award for Best New Play and Winner of 2011 Critics Circle award for Most Promising Playwright. This play looks at the distance between close family relations and a young girl on the brink of adolescence. ...
|  | Fearless Pharaoh Foofoo and Other Dramas for Children
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|  | Dublin 4
Release Date: June 6, 2006A society hostess invites her husband’s mistress to dinner. A country girl savours the delights of city life. A student faces the dilemma of unmarried pregnancy. A drink-ridden photographer tries to relaunch a shattered career.Dublin 4 has all of Maeve Binchy’s intimate grasp of human feelings, her marvellous ear for dialogue and her subtle sense of life’s confusion. The stories bubble with fun and wit — yet sometimes leave a taste of sadness. ...
|  | Nebula Awards Showcase 2012
Publication Date: May 22, 2012| Series: Nebula Awards Showcase The latest volume of the prestigious anthology seriesThe Nebula Awards Showcase volumes, which have been published since 1966, collect the year's Nebula Award-nominated and winning stories and poems, as voted on by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. This year's volume includes the winners of the Andre Norton, Dwarf Star, Rhysling, and Solstice Awards, as well as the Nebula winners, and features:"How Interesting: A Tiny Man" byHarlan Ellison"Ponies" byKij Johnson"That Leviathan, ...
|  | Socrates in the Garden
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|  | Zhongguo dang dai nu qing nian shi ren ai qing shi xuan (Mandarin Chinese Edition)
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|  | Modernism in the Magazines: An Introduction
Publication Date: June 29, 2010If modernism began in the magazines, as Robert Scholes and Clifford Wulfman argue, then the study of modern culture should begin with these publications. Scholes and Wulfman’s radically inclusive approach not only considers the “little” modernist magazines alongside the “big” or mass magazines often dismissed as antithetical to modernism’s elite culture, but also insists that scholars must investigate their contents as a whole—from poetry to advertising—to appreciate their full significance. The book’s appen...
| | Romans on the Bay of Naples: A Social and Cultural Study of the Villas and Their Owners from 150 B.C. to A.D. 400
Publication Date: July 2, 1970| Series: Loeb Classical Monograph xix + 252 pp. with 15 illus. & 2 maps, 8vo. ...
|  | Currier & Ives Christmas: Dreams and Secrets/Snow Storm/Image of Love/Circle of Blessings (Inspirational Christmas Romance Collection)
Publication Date: September 1, 2002The artistry of renowned lithographers Currier & Ives captures the beauty and nostalgia of simpler days and Christmases past. Yet, while a picture may be worth a thousand words, there are times when even the best illustrations leave viewers with a yearning to know more. Inspired by the classic American art of Currier & Ives, these seasonal love stories delve deep inside the artists' portrayals to imagine and illustrate the untold tales behind each wintry scene. Look beyond the art to discover the heartwarming stories of holiday love of yesteryear in A Curri...
|  | New Keywords: A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society
Publication Date: May 2, 2005| ISBN-10: 0631225692 | ISBN-13: 978-0631225690| Edition: 1 Over 25 years ago, Raymond Williams’ Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society set the standard for how we understand and use the language of culture and society. Now, three luminaries in the field of cultural studies have assembled a volume that builds on and updates Williams’ classic, reflecting the transformation in culture and society since its publication. New Keywords: A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society is a state-of-the-art reference for students, teachers and culture ...
|  | The Anniversary Waltz: A novel
Publication Date: May 15, 2012At their sixtieth anniversary party, Adam Carlson asks his wife, Elizabeth, for their customary waltz. After the dance they gather the family and share their story—a story of love and courage overcoming adversity and thriving in the face of overwhelming odds. It’s the summer of 1946, and Adam has just returned from the war to his home in Reunion, Montana. At a town festival he meets Elizabeth Baxter, a young woman going steady with his former high school rival and now influential banker, Nathan Roberts. When Adam and Elizabeth share a waltz...
|  | Le Roman de la Rose: Édition accompagnée d'une traduction en vers précédée d'une introduction, notices historiques et critiques; Suivie de notes et ... par Pierre Marteau. Tome 3 (French Edition)
Release Date: December 15, 2002This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1878 edition by H. Herluison, Orléans. ...
|  | Murder in the Mews: Three Perplexing Cases for Poirot (Mystery Masters)
Publication Date: October 21, 2002| Series: Mystery Masters Three novellas comprise this collection of cases presented to the great Belgian detective: Murder in the Mews; The Incredible Theft; and Triangle at Rhodes. This is the 11th Poirot title in the Mystery Masters series. ...
|  | Kill My Darling (Bill Slider Mysteries)
Publication Date: September 1, 2012| Series: Bill Slider Mysteries A new Bill Slider mystery - When Melanie Hunter goes missing, the men in her life come under suspicion. And there's plenty to suspect; lies, half-truths, deceptions. When you pull one thread, the whole fabric of family life can come apart. There are secrets in Melanie's past, and pain she tried to hide from the world. slider and his team need to answer two questions: who loved Melanie, and who loved her too much . . . ...
|  | Voces en el Parque
Publication Date: January 1, 1999| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
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