 | Herman Melville : Redburn, White-Jacket, Moby-Dick (Library of America)
Release Date: April 15, 1983| Series: Library of America (Book 9) Well over a century after its publication, Moby-Dick still stands as an indisputable literary classic. It is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopedia of whaling lore and legend, Moby-Dick is a haunting, mesmerizing, and important social commentary populated with several of the most unforgettable and enduring characters in literature. Written with wonderfully redemp...
 |  | The Night Before Thirty: A Novel (Strivers Row)
Release Date: May 13, 2003| Series: Strivers Row New, from the number one bestselling author of Hand-me-down Heartache and Sorority Sisters, a novel about five women on the verge of turning thirty, whose lives are changed forever when they meet through a national radio contestAt first glance, you couldn’t find five women more different.Catara is a personal shopper in New York who dreams of becoming a fashion designer. Embarrassed by her weight, she lets a lack of self-confidence derail her goals. In Atlanta, Lashawnda has gone from a string of bad relationships with men into one with a...
|  | Kiss Me If You Dare (Patricia Amble Mystery Series #3)
Publication Date: February 1, 2009When readers last saw renovator Tish Amble she was running for her life, her boyfriend Brad left wounded and at the mercy of drug lords in northern Michigan. On Brad's advice, Tish heads for Del Gloria, California, to hide out with an old friend of his--professor Denton Braddock. Tish tries to start a normal life, enrolling in college and working on restoring a block of homes, but her past is catching up with her. Someone is sabotaging her work, and Brad hasn't called in months. Should she return to Michigan to find out what has happened? Or would a homecomi...
|  | Kestrel's Midnight Song
Publication Date: September 1, 2010The land of Gable-renowned for its birds, revered for its legends and secrets-is home to the grandest castle in the known world. Inside this castle, in a narrow cell atop the dungeon tower, the legendary Marauder known as James Kestrel awaits his hanging. Amidst the anticipation and speculation surrounding his execution, rumors are spreading that the Marauders will come out of hiding for the first time in seven years to free Kestrel in order to find the Caelum Flute, an instrument with the power to control the birds, and therefore the world. But only a wand...
|  | Halo: Primordium: Book Two of the Forerunner Saga
Release Date: February 14, 2012| Series: The Forerunner Saga The second in a new series of three HALO novels, Greg Bear's Halo: Primordium dives back into the Forerunner saga.A long time ago, I was a living, breathing human being. I went mad. I served my enemies. They became my only friends.Since then, I’ve traveled back and forth across this galaxy, and out to the spaces between galaxies--a greater reach than any human before me. You have asked me to tell you about that time. Since you are the last true Reclaimer, I must obey. Are you recording? Good. Because my memory is fa...
|  | Star Trek: That Which Divides
Release Date: February 28, 2012| Series: Star Trek Located in an area of non-aligned space near Federation and Romulan territory, the Kondaii system is home to a unique stellar phenomenon: a spatial rift that opens every three years in proximity to the system’s sole inhabited planet. Only during this brief period is communication possible with the small, mineral-rich planetoid inside the rift. The local population has established a mining colony on this planetoid, and for the limited du ration that the rift is open, a massive interplanetary operation is set into motion: ferrying minera...
|  | Golfer's12 Days of Christmas, A (12 Days of Christmas a Delightful New Holiday)
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|  | Death in the Andes: A Novel
Release Date: October 2, 2007In a remote Andean village, three men have disappeared. Peruvian Army corporal Lituma and his deputy Tomás have been dispatched to investigate, and to guard the town from the Shining Path guerrillas they assume are responsible. But the townspeople do not trust the officers, and they have their own ideas about what forces claimed the bodies of the missing men. To pass the time, and to cope with their homesickness, Tomás entertains Lituma nightly with the sensuous, surreal tale of his precarious love affair with a wayward prostitute. His stories are inter...
|  | Another Harmony: New Essays on the Folklore of India
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|  | From the Sagas of the Norse Kings
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|  | Letters to a Young Poet
Publication Date: May 8, 2002In 1903, Rilke replied in a series of 10 letters to a student who had submitted some verses to the well-known Austrian poet for an assessment. Written during an important stage in Rilke's artistic development, these letters contain many of the themes that later appeared in his best works. Essential reading for scholars, poetry lovers. ...
|  | The Memoirs of Fray Servando Teresa de Mier (Library of Latin America)
Publication Date: October 29, 1998| Series: Library of Latin America On December 12, 1794, Fray Servando Teresa de Mier preached a sermon in Mexico City that led to his arrest by the Inquisition. He was exiled to Spain--only to escape and spend ten years traveling throughout Europe, as none other than a French priest. So began the grand adventure of Fray Servando's life, and of this gripping memoir. Here is an invitation hard for any reader to resist: a glimpse of the European "Age of Enlightenment" through the eyes of a fugitive Mexican friar. In this memoir, one sees a portrait of manners ...
|  | Lord of Seduction: A Novel
Release Date: November 23, 2004From the glitter of Regency London to a sun-kissed Mediterranean paradise, Nicole Jordan captivates with her breathtaking sensuality and unforgettable romance.No woman could tame him . . . until he met his match.With his reckless charm and lust for danger, Viscount Thorne is one of England’s most elusive bachelors–and member of a secret league of protectors known as the Guardians. To thwart his father’s matchmaking schemes, Thorne asks an alluring artist to pose as his betrothed.Burned once by desire, Diana Sheridan swears off love. But to ...
|  | Moon Lake
Publication Date: September 15, 2000Winner of the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction (Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards).LaFlamme is an abusive and explosive man who hurts everyone around him. When he meets a violent end, everyone is suspect: his wife and children, whom he tormented, the farm hands he mistreated, and the Nativetrappers he cheated. Death sends the LaFlamme family away from Moon Lake and a new death brings them back, re-opening old wounds and the mystery surrounding old man LaFlamme’s unlamented death. ...
|  | Buckeyes A to Z
Publication Date: October 18, 2010| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up Young Buckeye fans, here is a book about your favorite players and traditions. You will learn the alphabet while picking up fun bits of information about Ohio State football. Parents, you can brush up on your knowledge of OSU trivia and share your favorite Buckeye football memories as you read with your child. Oh, by the way, make sure you keep an eye out for that elusive Woody Hayes and don t forget to take a look at the educational activities found in the back of the book. ...
|  | HalloweenScapes (Dover Coloring Books)
Publication Date: August 18, 2011| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up...
|  | Shelby the Cat: A kids book about bullying and how to help kids build confidence about peer pressure
Publication Date: May 25, 2010Shelby the Cat is not a typical cat. He is kind and caring and looks out for all those who are smaller than he is. He loves to read and tell stories. He makes friends with mice and birds and bugs. This makes the alley cats in the street angry and jealous because Shelby is making them look bad. They try to force Shelby to be like them, but he refuses. Shelby knows who he is and what he wants to be and doesn't let anyone pressure him to be different. One thing that helps Shelby is that he decides ahead of time how he will act when faced with peer pressure. This st...
|  | Peanut
Publication Date: August 1, 2007| Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up From the author/illustrator of MRS. CLAUS TAKES A VACATION, an utterly charming story of an old lady who makes an elephant her new pet dog.When an old lady finds a small elephant in the park, what is she to do?Take him home and treat him like a pet dog, of course!Peanut's not like other dogs, though . . . and another walk in the park reveals that he's missing from the circus.When Peanut returns home, the old lady is sad again, until she comes across a camel . . . who she decides is a cat! ...
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|  | Baby Sea Otter Story (Pebble Plus: Baby Animals)
Publication Date: August 1, 2011| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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