 | Great Poems by American Women: An Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions)
Publication Date: January 21, 1998| Series: Dover Thrift Editions More than 200 inspiring poems offer a superb introduction to the women poets of America, from the colonial-era works of Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley to the modern poetry of Marianne Moore and Sylvia Plath. Other authors include Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Amy Lowell, Emma Lazarus, and more. Includes 4 selections from the Common Core State Standards Initiative. ...
 |  | Tender Accents of Sound: Spanish in the Chicano Novel in English
Publication Date: July 1, 1996criticism on Mexican-American fiction ...
|  | Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter
Release Date: April 7, 1997Written as a letter from a Zimbabwean mother to her daughter, a student at Harvard, J. Nozipo Maraire evokes the moving story of a mother reaching out to her daughter to share the lessons life has taught her and bring the two closer than ever before. Interweaving history and memories, disappointments and dreams, Zenzele tells the tales of Zimbabwe's struggle for independence and the men and women who shaped it: Zenzele's father, an outspoken activist lawyer; her aunt, a schoolteacher by day and secret guerrilla fighter by night; and her cousin, a maid and a spy.Ric...
|  | Southern Fried Sushi: A Novel
Publication Date: October 1, 2011| Series: Southern Fried Sushi (Book 1)Ride the rollercoaster of Shiloh Jacobs’s life as her dreams derail, sending her on a downward spiral from the heights of an AP job in Tokyo to penniless in rural Virginia. Trapped in a world so foreign to her sensibilities and surrounded by a quirky group of friends, will she break through her hardened prejudices before she loses those who want to help her? Can she find the key to what changed her estranged mother’s life so powerfully before her death that she became a different woman—and can it...
|  | Block Party
Publication Date: December 2003The author shows you what life looks like through the eyes of a middle-aged hustler, who is forced to change his entire game plan just to survive against the new generation of hustlers.It's a new day, with a new breed of hustlers.The old rule book has been discarded, and a new one has been written.Either you learn how to play by the new rules or don't play the game at all.Cashmere has just been released from Federal Prison.After servingseven years, he has finally paid the Government the debt he owed them.Now he wants what the streets owe him.His plan is to pick...
|  | The Complete Works of Isaac Babel
Publication Date: November 14, 2005"A celebration of literary genius framed by 20th-century tragedy."--Richard Bernstein, New York TimesFinally in paperback, this "monumental collection; gathers all of Babel's deft and brutal writing, including a wide array of previously unavailable material, from never-before-translated stories to plays and film scripts" (David Ulin, Los Angeles Times). Reviewing the work in The New Republic, James Woods wrote that this groundbreaking volume "represents a triumph of translating, editing, and publishing. Beautiful to hold, scholarly and also popularly access...
|  | Who -- Me? Do A Program? (Volume 2)
Publication Date: January 1, 1999| Series: Who-Me? Do a Program? (Book 2) Cowen, an experienced resource writer, offers this follow-up collection of programs designed for easy implementation at women's meetings, youth gatherings, and congregational events. Leader's helps are provided to indicate what props, songs, or readers are needed. This collection of 15 programs, like the first volume, is reflective, at times humorous, and includes skits, meditations, and other suggestions to fit the season, including Lent, Spring, and Advent. This second volume follows the tremendous demand for and int...
|  | Humana Festival 2004: The Complete Plays
Publication Date: April 30, 2005| ISBN-10: 1575253852 | ISBN-13: 978-1575253855The Humana Festival of New American Plays is "the center of the nation’s playwriting universe" (The Miami Herald ). It is an event whose impact has "enlivened and enriched stages in the United States and around the world" (The Irish Times). This year’s plays have been selected from more than 500 script submissions for production and these plays feature some of the most talented and adventurous playwrights writing for the American stage today. ...
|  | MIRACLES IN THE FORGOTTEN LAND AND BEYOND
Publication Date: September 13, 2010MIRACLES IN THE FORGOTTEN LAND and BEYONDEighteen year-old Setan Lee was in shock as soldiers jumped out of huge trucks in Battambang Temple Square, shouting, "Enemies!" and pointing guns at them. This was the New Year celebration and they had no idea why these "black uniform soldiers" were ordering them out of the city at gunpoint to an unknown destination. Setan's best friend asked one of the soldiers why they were calling them the enemy. He answered with gunshots that left Setan's friend dead at his feet!Thirteen-year-old Randa Yos was at home in Battam...
|  | Qi shi guai zhuan 100 (Long xiang wen xue cong shu) (Mandarin Chinese Edition)
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|  | The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life
Publication Date: June 18, 2003| ISBN-10: 0312309287 | ISBN-13: 978-0312309282As a literary agent, Noah Lukeman hears thousands of book pitches a year.Often the stories sound great in concept, but never live up to their potential on the page. Lukeman shows beginning and advanced writers how to implement the fundamentals of successful plot development, such as character building and heightened suspense and conflict. Writers will find it impossible to walk away from this invaluable guide---a veritable fiction-writing workshop---without boundless new ideas. ...
|  | A Murder of Quality: A George Smiley Novel
Release Date: October 2, 2012| Series: George Smiley "Fielding and Jebedee were dead, Steed-Asprey vanished. Smiley—where was he?"John le Carré's second novel, A Murder of Quality, offers an exquisite, satirical look at an elite private school as it chronicles the early development of George Smiley.Miss Ailsa Brimley is in a quandary. She's received a peculiar letter from Mrs. Stella Rode, saying that she fears her husband—an assistant master at Carne School—is trying to kill her. Reluctant to go to the police, Miss Brimley calls upon her old wartime coll...
|  | Murder Here, Murder There
Publication Date: May 25, 2012Murder Here, Murder There is an eclectic set of murder mystery tales by an all star group of award winning and nominated, bestselling authors from the American Crime Writers League. It is the organization's second mystery anthology, following the bestselling Murder Past, Murder Present. The anthology features nineteen gripping stories from such authors as Bill Crider, Margaret Coel, Edward Marston, Twist Phelan, Jay Brandon, Dakota Banks, and Robert Randisi, with plenty of twists, turns, and surprises from coast to coast as well as exotic locales.In short, murde...
|  | Secret of the Wings Junior Novelization (Disney Fairies)
Release Date: August 7, 2012| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
|  | Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1: Wolf Brother
Release Date: February 21, 2006| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up...
|  | Beauty & the Beast: A Pop-up Book of the Classic Fairy Tale
Release Date: October 19, 2010| Age Level: 3 and up Even more innovative than his last, Robert Sabuda will captivate all with his latest pop-up masterpiece, Beauty & the Beast! True love blooms in this three-dimensional adaptation of a beloved fairy tale. Amazing paper structures and classically styled artwork lead readers through a magical tale. Magnificent pop-ups of a life-like Beast, a mysterious castle and a spectacular rose garden make this all-new pop-up masterpiece a must-have for your family's library. ...
|  | Pro Hockey (100 Unforgettable Moments in Sports)
Publication Date: May 1998| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
|  | Wookiee Cookies: A Star Wars Cookbook
Publication Date: September 1, 1998| Grade Level: 3 and up Boba Fett-Uccine and Princess Leia Danish Dos are just the beginning when the Force is with you in the kitchen. Wookiee Cookies is your invitation to fine culinary experiences in the Star Wars frame of mind. From C-3PO Pancakes to Jedi Juice Bars, this intergalactic Star Wars cookbook features healthy snacks, delicious dishes, sweet treats, and easy main courses no Rebel can resist. With hilarious photos and safety tips for cooking on Earth as well as in most space stations, Wookiee Cookies even includes a sheet of shiny Star Wars st...
|  | My Book about Me (Mandarin Chinese Edition)
Publication Date: April 1, 2003A fun book for kids to fill in themselves, giving a host of personal details from basics such as how tall readers are, and the colour of their eyes, to more off-beat information such as whether they collect walrus whiskers!This title belongs to the highly acclaimed Beginner Book series developed by Dr. Seuss, in which the essential ingredients of rhyme, rhythm and repetition are combined with zany artwork and off-the-wall humour to create a range of books that will encourage even the most reluctant child to learn to read.First published by HarperCollins in 1973...
|  | Brian Wildsmith's Circus
Publication Date: June 1970Full-page color illustrations capture the animals, clown, and acrobatic acts of the circus. ...
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