 | Nitro Nights
Publication Date: December 13, 2011"With language that's as simple as it is musical, Di Piero sets dazzling moments amid plainsong."—The New York Times Book Review"Di Piero's poems throb with the intensity of urban life, buried anger, and old griefs that still ache."—San Francisco Chronicle"Di Piero hopes to evoke something of the true mystery of present and recalled experience, and his poems powerfully enact this desire."—The Philadelphia InquirerW.S. Di Piero marries a streetwise, working-class sensibility to an intellectual rigor and precise language in poems that stare dow...
 |  | The Republic of Poetry: Poems
Publication Date: April 17, 2008The eighth collection by "the PabloNeruda of North American authors" (SandraCisneros) was a finalist for the 2007 PulitzerPrize.In his eighth collection of poems, Martín Espadacelebrates the power of poetry itself. TheRepublic of Poetry is a place of odes andelegies, collective memory and hidden history,miraculous happenings and redemptive justice.Here poets return from the dead, visit indreams, even rent a helicopter to drop poems onbookmarks. ...
|  | Zuni Religion
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|  | The Dream of the Rood (University of Exeter Press - Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies)
Publication Date: January 1, 1996| ISBN-10: 0859895033 | ISBN-13: 978-0859895033 The Dream of the Rood is a poem that has entranced generations of scholars. It is one of the greatest religious poems in English literature, the work of a nameless poet of superb genius. This edition presents a conservative text with variant reading described in the notes. In his introduction Professor Swanton describes the Vercelli Book, in which the full text of The Dream of the Rood is found, and gives an account of the Ruthwell Cross, the sources for which are scattered and not normally familiar to stude...
|  | In order of appearance: A parody in two acts
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|  | Life in the Iron Mills and Other Stories: Second Edition
Publication Date: January 1, 1993| ISBN-10: 0935312390 | ISBN-13: 978-0935312393| Edition: Rev Exp Su You must read this book and let your heart be broken—New York Times Book Review"One of the earliest recognitions in American literature of the existence of the very poor."—Michele Murray, National ObserverSuggested for course use in:19th-century U.S. literatureWorking-class studiesRebecca Harding Davis (1831-1910) published 12 books and many serialized novels, stories, and essays. ...
|  | The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (Classic Reprint)
Publication Date: January 25, 2011PREFACE.T Wilton, the seat of his brother-in-law, the Earl of Pembroke, in rural seclusion, Sir Philip Sidney conceived the plan of writing his "Arcadia." It is contrary to his wish that we now possess his work; he did not intend it for the world at large, having only designed it to express his tender affection for his sister, Mary, Countess of Pembroke. How modestly Sir Philip Sidney thought of his work is plainly shown in the dedicatory epistle to his sister: " Now it is done onelie for you, onely to you : if you keepe it to your selfe, or to such friends,...
|  | Teahouse of the Almighty (National Poetry)
Publication Date: September 1, 2006| Series: National PoetryA National Poetry Series winner, chosen by Edward Sanders.“What power. Smith’s poetry is all poetry. And visceral. Her poems get under the skin of their subjects. Their passion and empathy, their real worldliness, are blockbuster.”—Marvin Bell“I was weeping for the beauty of poetry when I reached the end of the final poem.”—Edward Sanders, National Poetry Series judgeFrom Lollapalooza to Carnegie Hall, Patricia Smith has taken the stage as this nation’s premier performance po...
|  | The Complete Poetry and Prose of Geoffrey Chaucer
Publication Date: January 5, 2011| ISBN-10: 0155060414 | ISBN-13: 978-0155060418| Edition: 3 The Complete Poetry and Prose of Geoffrey Chaucer is intended to make Chaucer's texts accessible with a minimum of scholarly interference. The critical, biographical, and linguistic essays are grouped at the end so as not to impede the approach to the text. By doing so, the student is able to enjoy the richness and humor of The Canterbury Tales as well as the beauty of Troylus and Criseyde. This collection will create a deeper appreciation for Chaucer and his genius. ...
|  | The Diaries of a Cosmopolitan, 1918-37 (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 50 Years)
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|  | The Holy Thief
Publication Date: March 1, 1994The 19th chronicle of Brother Cadfael. In the chill autumn of 1144, rising flood waters endanger the sacred remains of St. Winifred, the abbey's most cherished possession. When the bones disappear and a corpse is found, Brother Cadfael needs his prayers answered to catch a killer. ...
|  | Mac Attack! #2 (DANIEL BOOM AKA LOUD BOY)
Release Date: August 14, 2008| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
|  | Spy School
Release Date: March 6, 2012| Age Level: 8 and up Like many kids, Ben Ripley imagines life as a secret agent would be pretty awesome -- so when he learns he's been recruited to the C.I.A.'s top secret Academy of Espionage, it sounds too good to be true. And it is. From the moment he arrives -- and ends up in the middle of an enemy attack -- Ben finds Spy School is going to be far more difficult, dastardly and dangerous than he expected. Even worse, he soon discovers that he hasn't been recruited to become a top agent; instead, he's been brought in as bait to catch a devious ...
|  | Odysseus
Publication Date: September 20, 2004| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up One of the greatest legends in world mythology comes to life in this retelling of the adventures of Odysseus after the fall of Troy. Cunning and wise, Odysseus is the son and successor of King Laertes of Ithaca, and led the Greek army during the Trojan War. Author Geraldine McCaughrean's taut prose brings a modern, thriller-like immediacy to the ancient story while still retaining the characters, details, and even some of the rhythms of the epic poem. This superb retelling includes all the great adventures of O...
|  | Double Whammy (Slam Dunk)
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|  | Running Back Dreams (Jake Maddox Team Stories)
Publication Date: August 1, 2010| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
|  | The History of Football (Sports Throughout History)
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|  | Mrs. Fox and Mrs. Stork: Japanese Edition
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|  | It's Useful to Have a Duck
Publication Date: March 1, 2009| Age Level: 3 and up A little boy finds a rubber duck and uses him as a hat, a straw, a nose. But how does the duck use the little boy? By turning the book over, readers find the same story told from the duck’s point of view. Witty line drawings and text by the gifted Argentine author/illustrator Isol remind even the youngest child that there are always two points of view, and more than one way to be. This charming, innovative book in the form of an accordion is beautifully packaged in a slipcase. ...
|  | Chunky Safari Zebra
Publication Date: April 15, 2001| Age Level: 3 and up...
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