 | The Last Chicken in America: A Novel in Stories
Publication Date: September 17, 2007Twelve linked, wryly humorous storiesabout anunforgettable castof Russian-Jewish immigrantstrying to assimilate in a new world.Masha is just out of high school when her familyarrives in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh. Withtouching lightheartedness and tremendous humor,these stories trace her struggles and those ofother Russians in the community to find theirown place in the new society—seniors alienatedfrom their children, spouses trying to holdtheir families together while grappling withunemployment and depression, young adultssearching for love. In "Da...
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|  | Predator
Release Date: May 24, 2010Bestselling author Terri Blackstock presents another stand-alone novel, Predator. The murder of Krista Carmichael's fourteen-year-old sister by an online predator has shaken her faith and made her question God's justice and protection. Desperate to find the killer, she creates an online persona to bait the predator. But when the stalker turns his sights on her, will Krista be able to control the outcome? Ryan Adkins started the social network GrapeVyne in his college dorm and has grown it into a billion-dollar corporation. But he never expected it to become a stalki...
|  | The Pilgrim's Progress (Abridged Christian Classics)
Publication Date: February 1, 2010| Series: Abridged Christian Classics Whether your preference is for fiction or nonfiction, you’re sure to find a favorite in Barbour’s new abridged and updated classics line. Whether you’ve already been exposed to these inspiring classics—or if you’re new to the classics—these quick reads will encourage and entertain, while fitting perfectly into your busy life. ...
|  | Psalter: A Sequence of Catholic Sonnets (New Odyssey)
Publication Date: January 1, 2011| ISBN-10: 1935503103 | ISBN-13: 978-1935503101In a fresh telling of biblical stories, William Baer takes us on a poetic journey through the Old and New Testament scriptures. These fifty-five masterfully rendered sonnets reflect a deep creative insight and symbolic significance that expands our appreciation and understanding of the familiar stories. Baer is a sonneteer at his very best in these unique and unforgettable poems. ...
|  | The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre (Oxford World's Classics)
Publication Date: December 11, 1997| Series: Oxford World's Classics John Polidori's classic tale "The Vampyre"(1819), was a product of the same ghost-story competition that produced Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The present volume selects thirteen other tales of mystery and the macabre, including the works of James Hogg, J.S. LeFanu, Letitia Landon, Edward Bulwer, and William Carelton. The introduction surveys the genesis and influence of "The Vampyre" and its central themes and techniques, while the Appendices contain material closely associated with its composition and publication, includi...
|  | Last of the Breed
Release Date: June 1, 1987Here is the kind of authentically detailed epic novel that has become Louis L'Amour's hallmark. It is the compelling story of U.S. Air Force Major Joe Mack, a man born out of time. When his experimental aircraft is forced down in Russia and he escapes a Soviet prison camp, he must call upon the ancient skills of his Indian forebears to survive the vast Siberian wilderness. Only one route lies open to Mack: the path of his ancestors, overland to the Bering Strait and across the sea to America. But in pursuit is a legendary tracker, the Yakut native Alekhin, who knows...
|  | Prodigal (Urban Christian)
Release Date: August 1, 2011| Series: Urban Christian It's good twin versus bad in this Christian drama filled with romantic rivalry and sister strife. Phylicia and Phoebe are both in love with Reverend Gary Morgan, the pastor of Freedom Inspiration, but he only has eyes for his high school sweetheart, Phylicia. That doesn't stop Phoebe from scheming to get him, however. The girls are saved and saving themselves for marriage, but Phoebe decides to pose as her sister one day and seduces the poor pastor--who's enraged when he learns he's been duped. Phylicia and Gary are able to get past it an...
|  | Ballistic Force (Superbolan No. 105)
Publication Date: November 8, 2005Exterior pages slight soiled from being shelved. Same day shipping. ...
|  | Milk of Amnesia
Publication Date: July 6, 2011Donna Lethal’s debut is an authentic, can’t-put-it-down page-turner, an astonishing first-time work about growing up in Lowell, Massachusetts (Jack Kerouac’s home town) in the 1970s. With a stern ex-nun for a mother, a rascally bookie for a dad and a brother behind bars as often as not, Donna’s purgatory years in Lowell make for unforgettable reading. Her book is peopled with a rogues’ gallery of memorable local personalities, most hovering on the edge of small time crime, alcoholism, drug abuse and general oblivion. Funny and ...
|  | Game, Set, Match-Life
Publication Date: September 30, 2010James Patrick Wilbanks' background, experience, and success in the arena of tennis, including playing and teaching, coupled with his creative mindset resulted in Game, Set, Match-Life, a novel that is set in the tennis world. It tells the story of a young tennis player named Nicky who began playing tennis at the early age of four. Many years later, he finds himself in a relationship with his girlfriend, Juli, and plans to play college tennis in Hawaii. However, geographical destruction and relationship demise weigh heavy on this young man's heart as he att...
|  | Satyr Drama: Tragedy at Play
Publication Date: December 1, 2005The esteem in which satyr drama was held in antiquity still arouses curiosity and controversy. Twelve new papers, generated in North America by a distinguished cast of scholars, explore questions central to the genre. How did satyr drama relate to comedy and tragedy; how closely was it tied to its tragic trilogy? How did the Athenians react to pro-satyric drama, such as the Alcestis? How far did satyr plays reflect contemporary political life? Fresh conclusions are adduced from the fragments, particularly those of Aeschylus, and there is special study of Eur...
|  | Token Entry: New York City Subway Poems
Publication Date: April 1, 2012This anthology is designed to let poets take you with them on their journeys-from the Bronx into Manhattan, into Queens and Brooklyn (sorry Staten Island-we can't take a subway to get to you). Performance poets and formalists, lyric poets and experimentalists, all of us are on board. Some of us are meditating on what we've seen, others are telling stories, but each of us is having the experience. ...
|  | Close Case (Samantha Kincaid Mysteries)
Release Date: May 30, 2006| Series: Samantha Kincaid Mysteries Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid likes to be where the action is: at the scene of a crime, at the arrest of a suspect, with the cops on the Major Crimes Team. But when street smart, plugged-in reporter Percy Crenshaw is brutally murdered in the midst of pursuing a major story, she knows the stakes are high…Within days, cops have a suspect; then a confession. Yet Samantha suspects that something is very wrong, and her concerns keep coming back to the police. The cop who got the confession used tough tactics. The mu...
|  | The Teeny-Tiny Woman: A Ghost Story (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
Publication Date: September 22, 1986| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Retells the tale of the teeny-tiny woman who finds a teeny-tiny bone in a churchyard and puts it away in her cupboard before she goes to sleep. ...
|  | Don't Leave an Elephant to Go and Chase a Bird
Publication Date: January 1, 1996| Age Level: 3 and up A rhythmically told, brilliantly illustrated tale from the award-winning author of Ajeemah and His Son. When Anancy Spiderman calls a morning greeting to the Skygod, a corncob appears in his hand. Can Anancy turn the corncob into something even better? He embarks on a series of trades, but just when it looks as though Anancy is going home with a truly spectacular gift, his greed gets the better of him. Full color. ...
|  | Panda Stickers (Dover Stickers)
Publication Date: August 8, 2008| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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|  | Little Suddenly!: A Preston Pig Toddler Book
Publication Date: September 1, 2000| Age Level: 2 and up...
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