 | Woman Hollering Creek: And Other Stories
Release Date: March 3, 1992A collection of stories, whose characters give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border. The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom. ...
 |  | Big in Japan
Publication Date: July 28, 2012Buck Cooper is Texan, obese, and invisible to his colleagues. And to the voluptuous Allison Turner, the girl of his dreams, he is way below parr. Buck's entire life is about fitting in, a feat he's been struggling to achieve but has never succeeded. Until serendipity lands him in Japan. Right in the middle of a sumo match. As his life takes a new turn in a country where being big can mean fame and fortune, Buck must embark on the most dangerous, yet adventurous ride of his life-to find the ultimate meaning of love and acceptance. Even if it means risking his li...
|  | Amber Morn (Kanner Lake Series #4)
Publication Date: April 1, 2008In book four of the Kanner Lake Series, a Saturday morning celebration at Java Joint coffee shop for the “Scenes and Beans” bloggers turns into terror when three gunmen burst into the coffee shop, shoot one person, and hold the rest hostage. Their demand: the world’s attention. The stakes: the lives of over a dozen Kanner Lake citizens. ...
|  | Irish Blessings: Irish Prayers and Blessings for All Occasions (Little Books)
Publication Date: January 1, 1996Reflecting the enduring traditions of everyday Irish life, this enchanting collection contains 32 blessings for every occasion -- from a mother's blessing on a child leaving home, to a prayer for milking the cow, to a charm against backache. Each simple prayer is accompanied by a charming watercolor illustration. ...
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|  | The Corpse Maker (Starmont popular culture study)
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|  | Swallow Savannah: A South Carolina Story
Publication Date: January 1, 2009Bluff County, S.C. 1950While Frank Finklea and his muckmates were sloughing trees out of the primal ooze, engineers in silver safety helmets stood off to the side drawing imaginary lines in the air. There was talk they were building the world s biggest bomb factory. That s why there was so much secrecy surrounding the project. The feds had bought up 300 square miles of rural South Carolina so it would have plenty of buffer if anything went wrong.And there was plenty that could go wrong.Finklea s survival instincts drew him out of the swampland to become one o...
|  | Rogue Crusader
Publication Date: January 12, 2012For fans of Tom Clancy, Joe Buff, and Michael DiMercurioHE’S A RENEGADE AND A TRAITOR.HE MAY ALSO BE AMERICA’S LAST HOPE FOR SURVIVAL... A hijacked Israeli submarine.An unprovoked attack against a U.S. Navy destroyer.A civilian oil tanker with a secret cargo of nuclear weapons.Together, they add up to an ingenious plan to penetrate the ballistic missile defenses of the United States. Standing in the path of destruction is a crew of mercenary submarine sailors, led by ex-U.S. naval officer, Jake Slate.Exiled for crimes that should have earned ...
|  | Breakfast on Pluto: A Novel
Release Date: October 6, 1999 Breakfast on Pluto, Patrick McCabe's lyrical and haunting new novel, became a #1 bestseller in Ireland, stayed on the bestseller list for months, and was nominated for the Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards. With wonderful delicacy and subtle insight and intimation, McCabe creates Mr. Patrick "Pussy" Braden, the enduringly and endearingly hopeful hero(ine) whose gutsy survival and yearning quest for love resonate in and drive the glimmering, agonizing narrative in which the troubles are a distant and immediate echo and refrain. Twe...
| | The Merchant of Venice (Study Texts)
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| | The use of tragedy and comedy in the development of theme in selected plays by Jean Anouilh (Kent State University. Graduate College. Masters theses : School of Speech)
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|  | The "Piers Plowman" Electronic Archive, Vol. 1: Corpus Christi College, Oxford, MS 201 (F) (SEENET: Society for Early English and Norse Electronic Texts) (v. 1)
Publication Date: March 6, 2000| Series: SEENET: Society for Early English and Norse Electronic Texts The first in a series of documentary editions of the "Piers Plowman" Electronic Archive ...
|  | Poetry Marathon: Serpentine Gallery
Publication Date: May 31, 2012| ISBN-10: 3863350642 | ISBN-13: 978-3863350642| Edition: Pap/Har Hans Ulrich Obrist's 2009 Poetry Marathon was an ambitious two-day poetry event held in Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa's summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery, with performances from leading poets, writers, artists, philosophers, scholars and musicians. Intended as a continuation of the overlap between twentieth-century poetry and art in Dada, Cubism, Surrealism, the New York Schools and Fluxus, this ambitious occasion is now commemorated in this 728-page volume. Poetry Marathon includes...
|  | The Matter of Difference: Materialist Feminist Criticism of Shakespeare
Publication Date: July 23, 1991Approaches Shakespeare's works with a concern for the material conditions of Renaissance culture, and its relations to gender, class, race and erotic practices. The contributions display a commitment to feminism, materialism and close attention to the historical context of the works. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
|  | After the Feeling (Urban Christian)
Release Date: October 1, 2011| Series: Urban Christian Pornography was once an acceptable element of the Wilson marriage, but a particular incident stretches Germani's comfort zone to the limit. When she reevaluates her Christian beliefs and decides to make a change, Germani quickly learns that her husband, Scott, doesn't agree with her decision. Germani's request that her husband sacrifice his longtime activities falls on deaf ears. Germani and Scott discover the magnitude of their differences as their lives become tainted. Frustration and judgment test their love for each other. A strain o...
|  | The Last Goodbye
Release Date: May 24, 2005When a down-on-his-luck attorney gets mixed up with a gorgeous singer with a secret past, it results in a volatile tale of love, betrayal and murder in the tradition of Richard North Paterson and other bestselling authors. Jack Hammond is a man haunted by the sins of his past. Once a member of a white-shoe law firm, he lost his once-promising career because of a transgression with a beautiful female client. Now he works out of a seedy office in downtown Atlanta. The only income he can count on is as the court-appointed attorney to the dregs of the court system. When...
|  | Pulp Culture: Hardboiled Fiction and the Cold War
Publication Date: April 1, 1996| ISBN-10: 1852423196 | ISBN-13: 978-1852423193Essential reading for those interested in Noir writing, hardboiled fiction and films, and the psot-war era.. ...
|  | Geronimo Stilton #11: We'll Always Have Paris
Release Date: October 2, 2012| Age Level: 7 and up...
|  | The Three Astronauts
Publication Date: March 10, 1989| Age Level: 10 and up A Martian's concern for a frightened bird shows three space explorers from America, Russia, and China that just because two creatures look different doesn't mean they have to be enemies. ...
|  | Joy to the World!: Christmas Stories from Around the Globe
Publication Date: July 26, 2011| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up All over the world, there is a wealth of fascinating traditions and legends surrounding the Christmas story. Here are five festive folk tales, retold by Saviour Pirotta, originating from places as far-flung as Mexico and the Middle East, Northern Europe and North Africa. Sheila Moxley's vivid artwork adds to the seasonal spirit, making this a true celebration of Christmas, throughout the world. Read how the lost little camel's perseverance, resourcefulness and bravery led him back to his mother and baby Jesus' mange...
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