 | Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
Release Date: September 13, 2011WHAT . . . A RIOT! Life doesn't get more hilarious than when Chelsea Handler takes aim with her irreverent wit. Who else would send all-staff emails to smoke out the dumbest people on her show? Now, in this new collection of original essays, the #1 bestselling author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea delivers one laugh-out-loud moment after another as she sets her sights on the ridiculous side of childhood, adulthood, and daughterhood. Family moments are fair game, whether it's writing a report on Reaganomics to earn a Cabbage Patch doll, or teaching h...
 |  | Sleepwalk with Me: and Other Painfully True Stories
Release Date: August 21, 2012Finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor Sleepwalk with Me is a comedic memoir, but I’m only thirty-two years old, so I’d hate for you to think I’m “wrapping it up,” so to speak. But I tell some really personal stories. Stories that I considered not publishing time and time again—about my childhood, about girls I made out with when I was thirteen, about my parents, and, of course, about my bouts with sleepwalking. Bring this book to bed. And sleepwalk with me. ...
|  | The Wild God of the World: An Anthology of Robinson Jeffers
Publication Date: January 15, 2003Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) is not only the greatest poet that the American West has produced but also a major poet of the twentieth century in the tradition of American prophetic poetry.This anthology serves as an introduction to Jeffers's work for the general reader and for students in courses on American poetry. Jeffers composed each volume of his verse around one or two long narrative or dramatic poems.The Wild God of the World follows this practice: in it, Cawdor, one of Jeffers's most powerful narratives, is surrounded by a representative selection of...
|  | Father Gilbert Mysteries 2 (Radio Theatre)
Publication Date: May 30, 2003| Series: Radio Theatre Listen in as Father Louis Gilbert puts his streetwise smarts and spiritual intuition to work in this second installation of the Father Gilbert Mysteries. In Healing, Father Gilbert investigates a controversial ministry whose leader claims he is God's angel, Gabriel. In Secrets, Father Gilbert finds himself in the middle of a puzzling kidnapping case involving a close friend. Listeners will find a satisfying blend of suspense, soul-searching situations, and spectacular sound quality in this well-acted fictional audio drama series. ...
|  | Gods and Monsters: Unclean Spirits
Release Date: May 8, 2013The gods and goddesses are real. And they are here on Earth. A polytheistic pantheon—a tangle of gods and divine hierarchies—once kept the world at an arm’s length, warring with one another, using mankind’s belief and devotion to give them power. In this way, the world had balance: a grim and bloody balance, but a balance just the same. But a single god sought dominance and gathered his armies of angels behind him to oust the other gods in a shattering of the cosmic order, a sundering of the divinities. As Lucifer fell to Hell, the gods and go...
|  | Hollywood Vampires: Unholy War
Publication Date: October 17, 2001Hollywood Vampires: Unholy War is an unorthodox take on the familiar genre of vampire fiction, mixing action, drama, and romance, along with a very healthy dose of humor, to create a new and exciting universe of immortal adventure for readers. ...
|  | Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome
Publication Date: September 19, 2006When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in history. The stranger is a Sicilian, a victim of the island's corrupt Roman governor, Verres. The senator is Cicero, a brilliant young lawyer and spellbinding orator, determined to attain imperium - supreme power in the state. This is the starting-point of Robert Harris' most accomplished novel to date. Compelli...
|  | The Riverside Shakespeare, 2nd Edition
Publication Date: December 31, 1996| ISBN-10: 0395754909 | ISBN-13: 978-0395754900| Edition: 2nd The Second Edition of this complete collection of Shakespeare's plays and poems features two essays on recent criticism and productions, fully updated textual notes, a photographic insert of recent productions, and two works recently attributed to Shakespeare. The authors of the essays on recent criticism and productions are Heather DuBrow, University of Wisconsin at Madison, and William Liston, Ball State University, respectively. ...
|  | Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
Publication Date: March 15, 2005"Kwaidan" translates from the Japanese as weird tales, which perfectly describes these haunting stories.This collection of supernatural tales includes a musician called upon to perform for the dead, man-eating goblins, and insects who uncannily mimic human behavior. A perfect treat for fans of the strange and otherworldly. ...
|  | A Narratological Commentary on the Odyssey
Publication Date: December 17, 2001| ISBN-10: 0521468442 | ISBN-13: 978-0521468442Comprehensive commentaries on the Homeric texts abound, but this commentary concentrates on one major aspect of the Odyssey--its narrative art. The role of narrator and narratees, methods of characterization and scenery description, and the development of the plot are discussed. The study aims to enhance our understanding of this masterpiece of European literature. All Greek references are translated and technical terms are explained in a glossary. It is directed at students and scholars of Greek literature...
|  | No one says yes twice: A Selection of Poems
Publication Date: June 12, 2012"No one says yes twice" offers a rich selection of Ali Abdolrezaei poems some of which have made significant impact on the contemporary Persian poetry. Ali Abdolrezaei is one of the most controversial poets of the Persian poetry world in the last two decades. More than twenty collections of his poetry have been published in Persian, some of which have been translated and published internationally in major languages.Abdolrezaei poetic style keeps changing while preserving a signature language which makes it possible to spot his poems among others fairly easily. ...
|  | Dead to Rights
Release Date: June 30, 2009 A woman is cruelly cut down in a remote corner of Arizona, killed on her nineteenth wedding anniversary by a drunk motorist.? A year later, the driver himself dies badly, and all suspicions point to the slain woman's still-grieving husband as his murderer. But the truth is rarely black and white in the long Southwestern shadows, and one law officer is not rushing to condemn the tragic widower so quickly: Joanna Brady, Sheriff of Cochise County. Brady's convictions, however, are leading her on a twisted trail through inhospitable country—and setting her on a p...
|  | Suffer Little Children
Release Date: February 1, 1999In A.D. 644, a respected scholar of the Celtic Church is murdered during a visit to the Irish Kingdom of Muman. The kingdom's ruler summons Sister Fidelma to solve the brutal murder, but her time is limited. The victim, as it turns out, was a comrade of the arrogant King of Fearna, who threatens war over the suspicious death of his friend. But during her inquiries, Sister Fidelma comes to realize that there is more at hand than what appears, and finds her own life caught in the balance. ...
|  | Our Lady of Pain: An Edwardian Murder Mystery (Edwardian Murder Mysteries)
Release Date: May 29, 2007| Series: Edwardian Murder Mysteries (Book 4) THIS DEBUTANTE IS TO DIE FORLady Rose Summer, the wayward Edwardian debutante who keeps getting mixed up in disreputable adventures, would swear she is not a jealous woman. After all, she knows her engagement to private detective Captain Harry Cathcart is only a ploy to keep her parents from shipping her off to India to find a husband. But then Harry's latest client, Dolores Duval--a vision of curves with a seductive Parisian accent--starts appearing everywhere at his side. And that changes everything.In a fit of rage, R...
|  | Cuddy Plus One
Publication Date: June 2003Cuddy is not only a skillful P.I., but a concerned humanbeing who has experienced loss in his own life.He still communeswith his dead wife Beth at a Boston graveyard, and though he lives ina world that can turn violent, he is not a violent man.Cuddy – Plus One puts in book form thirteen previously uncollectedcases about Cuddy – including four nominees for the Shamus Awardfor Best Private-Eye Short story, and two stories that appeared in theannual Best American Mystery Stories.As a special bonus, the bookadds a "plus one," the first short story featuring M...
|  | Ben 10 Alien Swarm (Movie Novelization)
Publication Date: October 1, 2009| Age Level: 7 and up Invading books everywhere . . .When his grandpa Max goes missing, fifteen -year old Ben Tennyson finds himself back in the hero business. Strapping on his Omnitrix, which allows him to change into different aliens, Ben teams up with his friends Gwen and Kevin, and together, the three of them set out to locate Max. Along the way, they find new half-alien allies and a new foe: the Highbreed and their DNAlien servants, who are joined by the alien arms dealers known as the Forever Knights. ...
|  | NBA Basketball Basics (Sport)
Publication Date: December 31, 1995| Age Level: 9 and up...
|  | Albert C-130 and the Blue Angels' A-4 Skyhawk Jets
Publication Date: December 1981History of the Blue Angels naval precision flying team, the A-4 Skyhawk II jets they pilot, and "Fat Albert", their Hercules transport. ...
| | The Olympics Set
Publication Date: September 1, 2003Get in training for the Beijing Olympics with this fully updated series telling the story of the Olympics from the earliest times to the present day. Each title looks at a different aspect of the Olympics and their great feats and scandals, to give readers a full introduction to the world's greatest sporting event. This series is packed with facts, figures and stories from the earliest Olympics to the present day. It includes discussion of the issues that have surrounded the Games in recent times, from terrorism to drugs scandals. --This text refers to an o...
|  | Codex Dark Angels (Warhammer 40,000)
Publication Date: May 1, 1999 ...
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