 | Catalogue of Jyotisa Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library: Sanskrit Astral and Mathematical Literature (Sir Henry Wellcome Asian Series, 2) (Sir Henry Wellcome Asian, 2)
Publication Date: January 2004| ISBN-10: 9004131523 | ISBN-13: 978-9004131521The renowned Sir Henry Wellcome Library houses a number of - often literally - unique and rare Sanskrit and Indian vernacular manuscripts, collected by Sir Henry Wellcome himself in the early 19th century. The present catalogue by David Pingree is the first guide to the important Wellcome collection of manuscripts containing texts on jyotihsastra, which includes astronomy, mathematics, divination and astrology, and covering well over a thousand manuscripts. Descriptions feature information, e.g. on scribes, owne...
 |  | The Golden Thread: A Novel About St. Ignatius Loyola
Publication Date: March 2002As in his other popular novels, Louis de Wohl, with humility and deep religious conviction, takes us into the mind and heart of a saint, giving at the same time an enthralling picture of the era in which he lived.Here is a skillful weaving of the story of St. Ignatius Loyola’s conversion and pilgrimage with the colorful and dangerous history of Spain and Italy in the early sixteenth century. The life of the very human, very great Basque nobleman who founded the Jesuit Order, makes for one of de Wohl’s finest novels.Seriously wounded at the siege of P...
|  | The Hawk and the Jewel (Kensington Chronicles, Book 1)
Publication Date: January 1, 2004The first in the newly repackaged Kensington Chroniclesseries, The Hawk and the Jewel sweeps readers from the tapestried halls of Victorian England to the alabastercourts of Arabia.Everyone thought little Sunny had perished with LadyGallagher in storm-tossed seas off the Arabian coast, but the beautiful toddlerhad been found, taken to the palace of Darhabar,and raised as the ruler's own child. Now the emir, Ahmad Khan, is sending herhome, and Sunny's uncertain, new life is completelyin God's hands.This classic series, which has sold more than 375,000cop...
|  | Taken (Quest for Truth)
Publication Date: July 1, 2011| Series: Quest for Truth (Book 1) 'Five Four Three Two One!' 'We're out of here!' Suit up! Jump into hyper flight with the four Wikk kids! Forced into a high stakes hunt for their missing parents by the sinister Cpt. Vedrik, the siblings' only hope is their parents' Archeos e-journal. Can Tiffany decipher the clues within it? As time runs out, it's all up to Oliver and his Federation training to fly the Phoenix and protect his crew. But twins Mason and Austin endanger the mission when they unexpectedly meet . . . the blue boy!The Quest for Truth series unfold...
|  | Cry Wolf: A Political Fable
Publication Date: May 11, 2008A powerful tale about America’s place in the world during these volatile times and a warning about the inherent dangers of unregulated immigration and identity politics, this playful narrative tells the story of the animals of Green Pastures Farm. When the farm’s owner dies, the domesticated animals learn to tend the farm themselves and live in harmony, based on their basic tenets of “No Trespassing” and equality for all farm animals. The farm’s balance and peace is irrevocably shaken when a wounded doe is allowed into the farm e...
|  | Charlie No Face
Publication Date: January 22, 2011When eleven-year-old Jackie meets every kid’s greatest nightmare–disfigured hermit Charlie No Face–his life is changed forever. Despite nagging questions about the death of his mother when he was an infant, the summer of 1959 is shaping up as the best vacation of Jackie’s short life. He has friends, baseball, his father’s unanticipated vacation from work, and the hunt for Charlie No Face to fill his days. But in a few short weeks, Jackie’s life is turned upside down. He moves in with a distant relative whose shadowy ...
|  | Les Miserables (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Publication Date: November 1, 2003Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, his...
|  | Getting There
Publication Date: June 1, 2012Mick Brese has been dreaming of going offshore sailing for most of his adult life but as the old saying goes; sometimes the most difficult part of offshore sailing is getting there. He's worked hard and kept his life uncomplicated so that he can follow his dream. The last thing he needs is to fall in love but that's exactly what happens when a beautiful Chinese woman shows up at the marina and steals his heart. As if that's not a big enough complication, his best friend and sailing buddy disappears under mysterious circumstances and finding him makes Mick realiz...
|  | Producing and Directing Drama for the Church (MP 681)
Release Date: November 1, 1993| Series: MP 681 This how-to book is for those who are serious about developing church drama ministries; who are interested in laying a correct foundation in the basics of theatre production; who wish to instruct actors, technicians, and directors. While directed to the church, this Rucker text will be used in classrooms and by seminar leaders. A brief history of church drama, a glossary, charts, and illustrations complete this important addition to a church drama library. ...
|  | I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
Publication Date: August 4, 2009First published in 1967 and re-issued in 1983, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream contains seven stories with copyrights ranging from 1958 through 1967. This edition contains the original introduction by Theodore Sturgeon and the original foreword by Harlan Ellison, along with a brief update comment by Ellison that was added in the 1983 edition.Among Ellison's more famous stories, two consistently noted as among his very best ever are the title story and the volume's concluding one, "Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes". Since Ellison himself strongly resists categorizatio...
|  | The Secret History of Science Fiction
Publication Date: October 1, 2009This ingeniously conceived anthology raises the intriguing question, If Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow had won the Nebula award in 1973, would the future distinction between literary fiction and science fiction have been erased? Exploring the possibility of an alternate history of speculative fiction, this literary collection reveals that the lines between genres have already been obscured. Don DeLillo’s “Human Moments in World War III” follows the strange detachment of two astronauts who are orbiting in a skylab whil...
|  | McDougal Littell Nextext: The Odyssey Grades 6-12 (Classic Retelling)
Publication Date: August 3, 1999| Series: Classic Retelling T en years have passed since the fall of Troy, and the Greek hero Odysseus still has not returned to his kingdom in Ithaca. A large and rowdy mob of suitors who have overrun Odysseus's palace and pillaged his land continue to court his wife, Penelope. She has remained faithful to Odysseus. Prince Telemachus, Odysseus's son, wants desperately to throw them out but does not have the confidence or experience to fight them. One of the suitors, Antinous, plans to assassinate the young prince, eliminating the only opposition to their domi...
|  | Romaji Diary and Sad Toys (Books to span the East and West)
Publication Date: November 1985| Series: Books to span the East and West The novella Romaji Diary represents the first instance of a Japanese writer using romaji (roman script) to tell stories in a way that could not betold in kana or kanji. Sad Toys is a collection of 194 Tanka, the traditional 31- syllable poems that are evocative of Japan's misty past and its tentative steps into the wider world. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition....
|  | Seasons and Landscapes in Japanese Poetry: An Introduction to Haiku and Waka
Publication Date: March 3, 2009| ISBN-10: 0773449078 | ISBN-13: 978-0773449077This work is an anthology of nearly 500 translated poems, many available in English for the first time, from the eighth to twentieth centuries. This is an anthology of Japanese verses, (31-syllable waka and 17-syllable haiku), from the eighth to the twentieth century, organized according to seasonal words. Seasonal words have played a fundamental role in the composition of classical Japanese poetry. Each of Japan's twenty - one poetic anthologies compiled by major poets along the centuries begins with the custo...
|  | Trivia Thief: Selected Poems: 1969-2009 (Essential Poets)
Publication Date: November 1, 2011| Series: Essential Poets (Book 187) Nessi...
|  | Ernest Dawson and his wonderful book shop: A reminiscence
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|  | Reading Matters: Narrative in the New Media Ecology
Release Date: November 6, 1997| ISBN-10: 0801484030 | ISBN-13: 978-0801484032The convergence of twentieth-century narrative and technology is one of the most important developments in current literary study. Roughly a decade after the founding of the Society for Literature and Science, and after the appearance of such influential books as Kathleen Woodward's Culture of Information and William Paulson's Noise of Culture, Joseph Tabbi and Michael Wutz have edited a landmark volume that seeks to summarize this still-emerging field. Through the essays and the wide-ranging overview provided b...
|  | Esposa por la manana (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: July 6, 2012Durante dos anos, Catherine Marks ha sido una companera de atencion de las hermanas Hathaway. Una posicion agradable, menos por un detalle. Su hermano mayor, Leo Hathaway, es totalmente desesperante. A Catherine le cuesta creer que sus constantes discusiones podrian enmascarar una atraccion mutua. Pero cuando una pelea termina en un repentino beso, Catherine es sorprendida por su respuesta de gran alcance, y mas aun cuando Leo le propone una relacion peligrosa. / For two years, Catherine Marks has been a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters,a pleasant position...
|  | Christmas with a Vampire: A Christmas Kiss\The Vampire Who Stole Christmas\Sundown\Nothing Says Christmas Like a Vampire\Unwrapped (Hqn)
Publication Date: November 16, 2010| Series: Hqn Prepare for an exhilarating journey across the boundary of death into a shadowy, daring new world. As darkness falls on another year, five fanged rebels are ready to celebrate like never before.It's a time for bloodlust and stolen kisses, for clandestine bites and forming new bonds beneath the mistletoe. Succumb to the forbidden as these powerful vampires give you a Christmas you'll never forget…. ...
|  | Dataset, Inc.: A Corporate Intrigue
Publication Date: October 30, 2000Dataset, Inc. is a multinational software company, the leader in its particular niche market but something is wrong. The development of the next generation of Windows-based software is badly behind schedule, and the companys competitive position is in jeopardy. The companys owner, suspecting that the delays are deliberate, bugs the office of the Chief Executive Officer. A boardroom rift follows and a deadly, high-stakes international struggle ensues for mastery of the software business.Meanwhile Jim Thornton, a mid-level manager in Dataset, Inc., is thrust i...
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