 | The Boomer Bible
Publication Date: January 10, 1991In the beginning there was the Holy Bible2 Which was a very good book indeed, but so many things happened since the beginning,3 That Maybe it was time for another bible,4 So a punk from Philadelphia wrote a new one,5 And so it is called The Boomer Bible,6 So there.7 And Its Past Testament tells the history of the world, including the Book of Greeks, Book of Brits, Book of Yanks, Book of Russkies, and all the other self-proclaimed Chosen Nations,8 And people sticking each other with pointed sticks, and acting up, which is called civilization,9 And also about ...
 |  | Shoot Low, Boys, They're Ridin' Shetland Ponies!
Publication Date: October 1985"Imagine Andy Rooney with a Georgia accent." The Houston PostJohn Wayne had it. True Grit, that is. Bestselling humorist and philosopher Lewis Grizzard looked for other Americans with true grit. What he found will make you laugh and perhaps even wipe away a tear. True Grit. The people in this book have it. And so does Lewis Grizzard. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
|  | Put a Ring on It: A Novel (Zane Presents)
Release Date: July 12, 2011| Series: Zane Presents From the bestselling author of Double Dippin’ and Big Juicy Lips—a story about three friends with three different paths to the same goal: a husband, despite the dismal odds. Desperate to be married, Vangie, Nivea, and Harlow are all on a quest to get to the altar. Dumped by her economically challenged fiancé, Nivea begins a destructive course of action, as she begins to self medicate with excessive amounts of liquor. When Vangie’s deadbeat baby daddy resurfaces and begins courting her with unrestrained zeal and spendin...
|  | Karma, Dharma, Pudding & Pie
Publication Date: April 21, 2009An erudite and witty look at theabsurdity of the world around us from abrilliant poet and a greatcartoonist.Philip Appleman—award-winning poet, novelist,scholar, editor, social critic, and Darwinexpert—turns his hand to humorous and sometimesirreverent verse in this, his eighth book ofpoetry. Appleman’s poetry, exquisitely formed,is a delightful and accomplished romp throughsuch lofty themes as sex, religion, and agingthat gleefully skewers established thinking.X. J. Kennedy writes in the foreword: “Appleman is a master of the sonne...
|  | Witness: The White Volume
Publication Date: July 8, 2005Watch InTerrorNothingEverSurvivesSuicideIf you give your life away you have to be very careful. You don't know who will try and claim it. Good and evil isn't just a case of black and white anymore. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
|  | Sharpe's Siege (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series, No. 9)
Release Date: October 1, 2001A classic Sharpe adventure: Richard Sharpe and the Winter Campaign, 1814.The invasion of France is under way, and the British Navy has called upon the services of Major Richard Sharpe. He and a small force of Riflemen are to capture a fortress and secure a landing on the French coast. It is to be one of the most dangerous missions of his career.Through the incompetence of a recklessly ambitious naval commander and the machinations of his old enemy, French spymaster Pierre Ducos, Sharpe finds himself abandoned in the heart of enemy territory, facing overwhelming f...
|  | Mount Dragon
Publication Date: June 15, 1997Mount Dragon: an enigmatic research complex hidden in the vast desert of New Mexico. Guy Carson and Susana Cabeza de Vaca have come to Mount Dragon to work shoulder to shoulder with some of the greatest scientific minds on the planet. Led by visionary genius Brent Scopes, their secret goal is a medical breakthrough that promises to bring incalculable benefits to the human race. But while Scopes believes he is leading the way to a new world order, he may in fact be opening the door to mass human extinction. And when Guy and Susana attempt to stop him they find t...
|  | Astreya, Book II: The Men of the Sea
Publication Date: December 13, 2011In Book I: The Voyage South, Astreya leaves home, hungry for information about his father's mysterious origins. The crew of the Mollie abandons him in a strange land where only his new friends, Gar and Lindey, help him survive. Pursued by academics and thugs, Astreya flees with Lindey to Charton, only to find himself in the clutches of Adramin, his cousin, who is one of the Men of the Sea Astreya had wanted to know more about.In Book II: The Men of the Sea, Astreya learns from his grandfather Oron how to control his power over the shipstones aboard the grea...
|  | The Prelude: 1799, 1805, 1850 (Norton Critical Editions)
Publication Date: December 17, 1979| ISBN-10: 039309071X | ISBN-13: 978-0393090710| Edition: annotated edition This volume is the first to present Wordsworth's great poem in allthree of its forms. It reprints, on facing pages, the version of The Prelude that was completed in 1805, together with the much-revised work published after the poets death in 1850. In addition, the editors include the two-part version of the poem, composed in 1798-99. Each of these poems possesses distinctive qualities and values; to read them together provides an incomparable chance to observe a great poet compo...
|  | The Selected Political Writings of John Locke (Norton Critical Editions)
Publication Date: May 17, 2005| ISBN-10: 0393964515 | ISBN-13: 978-0393964516John Locke’s revolutionary writings created a sea change in political theory and, eventually, in liberal democracy in practice.His politicalthought inspired and helped to justify the American Revolution anddeeply influenced the American constitution, and his arguments in favorof human rights, political equality, and government by consent are nowaccepted worldwide.This comprehensive collection is the only student edition of Locke’swritings that includes, in addition to his pioneering political texts...
|  | The Norse Myths
Publication Date: February 24, 2010To be captured by the Northern Thing means to be taken with the Norse stories of the Gods. If that describes you, then The Norse Myths should help. It contains the most complete versions of the Norse myths available in the English language. The Norse Myths is presented as a narrative from the beginning of creation to the final great battle of Ragnarok, followed by the Rebirth. The Norse Myths is split into several parts: Part One: In the Beginning. Eight chapters that set up the Universe. Part Two: The Adventures. Twelve chapters about the adventures of God...
|  | The Mortal Hero: An Introduction to Homer's Iliad
Publication Date: November 22, 1985| ISBN-10: 0520056264 | ISBN-13: 978-0520056268| Edition: 1st Discusses Greek poetic traditions, analyzes the themes of the Iliad, and looks at the portrayal of Achilles, Hektor, and the gods. ...
|  | American Haiku Vol IV, No. 2
Publication Date: 1966This little booklet is haiku from American poets. ...
|  | Yeats and the Beginning of the Irish Renaissance (Irish Studies)
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|  | The first book of Irish ballads
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|  | The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects (Modern Library Classics)
Release Date: February 14, 2006| ISBN-10: 0375760369 | ISBN-13: 978-0375760365| Edition: Reprint A painter and architect in his own right, Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) achieved immortality for this book on the lives of his fellow Renaissance artists, first published in Florence in 1550. Although he based his work on a long tradition of biographical writing, Vasari infused these literary portraits with a decidedly modern form of critical judgment. The result is a work that remains to this day the cornerstone of art historical scholarship. Spanning the period from the thirteenth century to Vas...
|  | Argumentation: Inquiry and Advocacy
Publication Date: January 1990| ISBN-10: 0130460389 | ISBN-13: 978-0130460387| Edition: 2ndThis book presents a coherent introduction to the fundamental concepts of argumentation and debate, argumentation theory, and critical thinking. As the title suggests, the reader learns how to use argumentation effectively as a means of discovering what is worthy of belief and for gaining the support of others. Now comprised of nineteen in-depth chapters, this best-selling book offers a broad view of argumentation. The first two sections explain the field invariant concepts of critical inquir...
|  | La Princesse de Cleves (French Edition)
Publication Date: September 1, 2011L’ouvrage fournit toutes les clés pour analyser le roman de Madame de La Fayette.• Le résumé et les repères pour la lecture sont suivis de l’étude des problématiques essentielles, parmi lesquelles :– La Cour de France, cadre romanesque– L’aveu de la Princesse de Clèves– Une architecture subtile– Un genre nouveau, des registres graves– Passion, amour et galanterie.• Ce Profil d’une œuvre comprend également quatre lectures analytiques :...
|  | Bething's Folly
Publication Date: October 1982RustyRiver offers fast daily shipping and 100% customer satisfaction GUARANTEED! Bend in book. ...
|  | Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, Book 2)
Release Date: August 2, 2005| Age Level: 18 and up | Grade Level: 12 and up Jacqueline Winspear’s marvelous and inspired debut, Maisie Dobbs, won her fans from coast to coast and raised her intuitive, intelligent, and resourceful heroine to the ranks of literature’s favorite sleuths. Birds of a Feather finds Maisie Dobbs on another dangerously intriguing adventure in London "between the wars." It is the spring of 1930, and Maisie has been hired to find a runaway heiress. But what seems a simple case at the outset soon becomes increasingly complicated when three of the heiress&rsq...
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