 | Snow in July: a novel
Release Date: November 1, 2004“A stark and powerful portrait of a family flawed by addiction and betrayal; a family redeemed by love. Heather Barbieri writes with raw honesty and true compassion. This is a novel that stays with you well beyond the last page.”—Binnie Kirshenbaum, author of An Almost Perfect Moment“Heather Barbieri has crafted a beautiful coming-of-age novel set among the abandoned mines of Butte, Montana. Two sisters try climbing a ladder that doesn't exist, and swirl within the landscape that is as pitted as their lives, hoping in the end to just ...
 |  | Pressure (Leisure Fiction)
Publication Date: June 1, 2009| Series: Leisure Fiction They first met in boarding school—Alex, shy and nervous, and Darren, constantly scribbling in his journal. They became best friends in college. Alex always knew Darren was a little odd. He didn’t know his friend was murderously insane until Darren asked Alex to join him in his blood-soaked fun. They could be a team, hunting and slaughtering human prey. Alex doesn’t want any part of it. He’s no monster. But Darren is twisted, deadly…and determined. And he won’t take no for an answer. --This text refer...
|  | Temptation University
Publication Date: October 12, 2011Brendan is beginning his college football career at Indiana University in Bloomington, but his relationship with his high-school-age boyfriend, Casper, is strained.Brendan knew parting from Casper would be tough, but he didn’t count on the temptations of a major Midwestern university.He’s surrounded by hot young men and the hottest of them all is his very own team-mate and the quarterback of the IU football team, Gabrial Diaddio.Brendan knows he’s in trouble the moment his eyes fall on Gabrial.When Gabrial begins to pursue him, Brendan...
|  | No Holly for Miss Quinn (The Fairacre Series #12)
Publication Date: November 1992Miss Quinn liked being left to her own devic es, especially at Christmas. So it was with some foreboding that she agreed to look after her brother''s children while h is wife was in hospital. Then an old flame arrives. ' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
|  | Shock-Headed Peter: In Latin-English-German (Multilingual Edition)
Publication Date: January 1, 2002Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann's Der Struwwelpeter, the best known German children's book, was first published in Frankfurt in 1845. 'Shock-Headed Peter' or 'Slovenly Peter' (as it is mostly known in English speaking countries) has conquered the children's book market of the world not only with dozens of translations but also literally hundreds of imitations, adaptations, take-offs and parodies. These 'merry stories and funny pictures for children between 3 and 6 years,' as Dr. Hoffmann termed them, are cautionary tales, by turns macabre, touching, and wickedly funny....
|  | John Irving and Cultural Mourning
Publication Date: December 18, 2010| ISBN-10: 073913793X | ISBN-13: 978-0739137932Alone among contemporary American novelists, John Irving seems to bridge the ever-present cultural divide between best-selling fiction and serious literary endeavour. His Irvingnesque style encapsulates the shifting patterns of American culture since the 1960s, expressing a mood of nostalgic melancholy or cultural mourning, which seems to go against ideas of the Postmodern. Indeed, Irving is one of the very few commercial novelists to be taught on university courses, this book is the first full-length study...
|  | Elizabeth Gaskell, Victorian Culture, and the Art of Fiction: Essays for the Bicentenary
Publication Date: November 11, 2010This new collection assembles fourteen original essays on Elizabeth Gaskell and her work by some of the leading Gaskell scholars, including Joanne Shattock and Alan Shelston. It also introduces the work of younger scholars exploring the varied discourses, ideologies, and contexts that characterize Gaskell's writing. Focusing on examinations of texts ranging from Gaskell's journalism to her letters, short stories, and novels, the collection provides useful modern approaches to the author's oeuvre. The book investigates questions of class and gender (such as ...
|  | The Surrealist Image: (Utah Studies in Literature and Linguistics Volume 9)
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|  | Marxism and Literature (Marxist Introductions)
Publication Date: February 16, 1978| ISBN-10: 0198760612 | ISBN-13: 978-0198760610This book extends the theme of Raymond Williams's earlier work in literary and cultural analysis. He analyses previous contributions to a Marxist theory of literature from Marx himself to Lukacs, Althusser, and Goldmann, and develops his own approach by outlining a theory of 'cultural materialism' which integrates Marxist theories of language with Marxist theories of literature. Williams moves from a review of the growth of the concepts of literature and idealogy to a redefinition of 'determinism' and 'hege...
|  | Le Deuxieme Sexe Tome 1 (Folio Essais) (French Edition)
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|  | Milk Mama
Publication Date: February 5, 2008The stories all revolve around gals who are seriously stacked in this omnibus edition of erotic tales by one of Japan's most popular ero-manga artists, Yukiyanagi. A boy who has been breast fed all his life finally decides he wants more from his ultra-gorgeous mom than a drink of milk. She's happy to oblige and the two of them quickly break every taboo in the book . Plus other tales of terrific, totally tubular ta-tas. ...
|  | Into the Flame (Darkness Chosen, Book 4)
Release Date: August 5, 2008While roaming the Russian steppes a thousand years ago, a brutal warrior struck a terrifying deal. In exchange for being able to transform into a heartless predator, he promised his soul--and the souls of his descendents--to the devil. Brutally handsome cop Doug Black is determined to find the birth family who left him with nothing but a terrifying inheritance: the ability to change into a savage golden cougar. His search leads him to a woman as dauntless and exotic as her name. Firebird Wilder is bitterly familiar with supernatural gifts, and flees on discov...
|  | Runaway Heart: A Novel
Publication Date: July 11, 2003| Series: Cannell, Stephen J. As an Emmy Award winning writer, Stephen Cannell has created over 40 TV series, including The A-Team, The Greatest American Hero, and 21 Jump Street.He is also a New York Times Bestselling author.In Runaway Heart, Cannell combines cutting edge biotechnology and action-packed suspense in a new and stunningly original thriller set on the outer fringes of medical science . . . What would modern war be like if the front-line foot soldiers were not our sons and daughters, but genetically engineered animals with superhuman strength and s...
|  | Bionicle #7: Realm of Fear
Release Date: November 24, 2009| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
|  | Silly Billy
Release Date: October 10, 2006| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up A funny, sympathetic antidote to worry from a Hans Christian Andersen MedalistBilly worries about everything, from shoes that might march out the window to giant birds that might carry him away. One night on a visit to Grandma's, Billy is so anxious that he can't sleep. But Grandma has just the thing for a boy like Billy — tiny, colorful worry dolls, made to do his worrying for him. That night when Billy puts the dolls under his pillow, he sleeps like a log. But soon it dawns on Billy that something is not qui...
|  | Pharaoh and the Fabulous Frog Invasion
Release Date: March 1, 2007| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up A fun, fantastic, "frog's-eye" view of how the stubborn king Pharaoh and the wicked Egyptians got just what they deserved for being so mean to the Jews. Read this book and you'll never look at those little green hoppers the same way again! ...
|  | Little Suddenly!: A Preston Pig Toddler Book
Publication Date: September 1, 2000| Age Level: 2 and up...
|  | Bunny Bungalow
Publication Date: March 1, 1999| Age Level: 2 and up The bunnies have found the perfect bunny home, just right for busy days, snug nights, and lots of bunny fun. And best of all, there’s always time--and room--for warm bunny hugs. Cynthia Rylant has a gift for capturing the special moments in family life that inspire us to cuddle up with our loved ones--nd her bunny story is no exception. With Nancy Hayashi’s tender and whimsical illustrations, Bunny Bungalow is a stop along the bunny trail that no one will want to miss. ...
|  | Amazing Frogs and Toads (Eyewitness Junior)
Release Date: September 5, 1990| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up...
|  | Sophie Flakes Out (Sophie Series, Book 9)
Release Date: April 27, 2006| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up Sophie just wants a little bit of privacy. Willoughby's got plenty of it---but she's hanging out with a fast new crowd. And when her dad finds out, his harsh punishment shocks Sophie and her friends. What should they do? Whose rules are right? ...
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