 | The First Person (Urban Renaissance)
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|  | The Beginner's Goodbye
Release Date: April 3, 2012Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel in which she explores how a middle-aged man, ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her frequent appearances—in their house, on the roadway, in the market. Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, self-dependent young woman, she is like a breath of fresh air. Unhesitatingly he marries her, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. But whe...
|  | Lie for Me: A Novel
Release Date: August 2, 2011Lauren Holloway's ex-fiance, Tucker Kane, is without an alibi when his ex-wife is murdered. Tucker claims to have been alone at a job site at the time, but he needs Lauren to lie for him so that he won't become a suspect in the murder. She refuses; now as a prime suspect, Tucker disappears without a trace. Years later, she sees him at an antique fair, and worried that Lauren will reveal his carefully constructed life, he forces his into her hotel room and tells her that he's trying to find evidence to clear his name. As Lauren tries to help Tucker, she q...
|  | The Vision (The Last Publishers series) (The Publishers)
Publication Date: June 15, 2009| Series: The Publishers What do you get when Islamic terrorists and White-Supremacists go up against a small group of Bible believers in the hills of East Tennessee? Debi Pearl's newest book, The Vision, is a fast paced, emotionally charged love story between the industrious Asher and the beautiful Cheyenne, who, along with their friends, share a vision to reach the lost and dying world before fast approaching apocalyptic events make publishing the gospel impossible. The Vision is a thriller with a suspenseful blend of fiction and nonfiction which incorporates...
|  | So Many Secrets
Publication Date: April 18, 2011Holly Mills is a quiet South Jersey town with the appearance of the ordinary. But far below a terrible war is being waged in the vast underlands. Making matters worse, a beautiful princess has been kidnapped and is in the clutches of a dark lord. Death awaits if she is not soon returned to the mysterious Zander Zee.A wise gnome demands the assistance of two unsuspecting Jersey girls in the daring rescue. If they fail, an entire race will perish. The dangerous mission will reveal many secrets as it tests the girls' courage and friendship.C. D. Koehler has been ...
|  | Mary: When Love Came to Town
Publication Date: March 17, 2011When Love comes to town.... A young woman, transformed by God, embarks on an epic journey... Mary Magdalene has had some bad press in recent years. However, well before The Da Vinci Code—in fact, more than eight hundred years before—a little book was published called 'The Life of Saint Mary Magdalene and of Her Sister Saint Martha'.That book, retold here in modern form, is the pure, godly story of Mary’s early life, her time with Jesus, and the traditional account of her life after Jesus' ascension.Warm, tender, and full of insight, 'Mary'...
|  | Strangers
Release Date: November 24, 2009THEY WERE STRANGERS.A handful of people. From different backgrounds, living in different towns and cities across America, they had nothing in common - except fear.THEY WERE VICTIMS.Cold and stark, an unknown terror gripped their dreams and turned their days into living nightmares.THEY WERE CHOSEN.And they could not escape. Deep in the heart of a sprawling desert, a dark memory called out to them drawing them to the Tranquility Motel - where the terrifying truth was waiting... --This text refers to the Audio CD edition....
|  | El Misterio De Las Tanias/ The Mystery of the Tanias (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: April 1, 2007To uncover his best friend s murderers, a professor will travel the world. After countless liaisons and thrashings, he discovers that the key to his friend s mysterious death lies in the hands of a group of women known as theTanias,wealthy, attractive and influential, these women were recruited as Cuban secret service agents at the command of the Revolution. TheTaniasrepresent the entryway to the mythical treasure chest. An excellent novel. The plot on the Cuban secret service, the lost money of the Montoneros and a California professor s misfortune, is one of ...
|  | The Gift: A Novel
Release Date: October 21, 2003Phillip has a lot on his mind. At home, in his unnecessarily large, excessively expensive house, he is attempting to become a Taoist master of love with his wife, Alice, but his quest is forever being interrupted by the requests of his twin daughters -- "Can we have a pony, please?"; "We want to go to boarding school." At work, in his shed/office at the bottom of the garden, between countless games of Minesweeper and FreeCell, Phillip is trying to pay the mortgage by writing the instruction manuals to Korean bread-making machines. And at parties where he is conc...
|  | Four Black Revolutionary Plays: Experimental Death Unit 1, A Black Mass, Madheart, and Great Goodness of Life
Publication Date: July 1, 2000These four one-act plays deal with the African-American experience of today. Their central elements are love and hatred echoed in violently explosive words, actions, thoughts and metaphor. The sum total of three hundred years of contained fury, they are powerful statements about the real meaning of white oppression of black people. In their militancy and anger, they perfectly express the mood and frustrations of black America and are as relevant today as when they were first publicly performed. This edition contains a foreword by playright, novelist, journalist ...
|  | Last of the Curlews
Publication Date: September 1995"The story of this migration is magnificent, informative, breathtaking and exotic". Los Angeles TimesMore than three million readers around the world have been touched by this conservation classic, the story of a solitary Eskimo curlew's last perilous migration and search for a mate. The lone survivor comes to stand for the entirety of a lost species. ...
|  | Still Seeking an Attitude: Critical Reflections on the Work of June Jordan
Publication Date: August 29, 2005| ISBN-10: 0739112805 | ISBN-13: 978-0739112809From her activism to her passionate writings, June Jordan (1936 - 2002) is one of the most revered American poets of our time. Jordan's writing simultaneously provokes delight and energy while urging reflection on American society and its injustices. In Still Seeking an Attitude, the first reflection on her legacy, Jordan's life and works are explored in depth and detail, focusing on subjects ranging from her use of language and linguistics to her political activism and role in children's literature. These cr...
|  | The Commonplace Odes
Publication Date: July 1, 2001A strong new collection from an important poet, his first in seven years. It draws inspiration from the odes of Horace (and Keats), shows a new reflective and sober mood, but also evokes the rich world of the senses and the pleasures of the moment. ...
|  | Drinking with Bukowski: Recollections of the Poet Laureate of Skid Row
Publication Date: January 11, 2001The 20th century's greatest poet was a guy from L.A. called Hank, who talked straight, drank hard, faced truth, and exposed beauty and vulnerability like no other in his place and time. Drinking with Bukowski is a celebration of that utterly original voice featuring contributions from everyone from the women who loved him to the Hollywood cognoscenti who courted him, from writers who admired him and actors who tried to emulate him to the barflies, strippers, gangsters, poets, crazies, and dreamers who knew him: Raymond Carver, Wanda Coleman, Harold Norse, Mi...
|  | The Undertakers: Queen of the Dead
Release Date: October 1, 2012| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up...
|  | The Revenge of the McNasty Brothers (Melvin Beederman Superhero)
Release Date: May 30, 2006| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up...
|  | New Exiles - Volume 2: Soul Awakening (v. 2)
Publication Date: December 17, 2008| Grade Level: 4 and up...
|  | Just Call Me Joe Joe (Joe Joe in the City)
Publication Date: October 1, 2001 ...
|  | Literature-Based Social Studies: Children's Books & Activities to Enrich the K-5 Curriculum
Publication Date: December 12, 1990| ISBN-10: 0897746058 | ISBN-13: 978-0897746052| Edition: 1st Integrate adventure stories, folktales, and other quality fiction into the social studies curriculum with this Oryx bestseller. The authors describe each publication along with discussions, projects, reports, and other activities that will perfectly complement them. The learning objectives focus first on the family, then communities, cultures, and the American nation as a whole. Student objectives and activities are clearly outlined, with special attention paid to preparation and procedure. S...
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