 | We Are Taking Only What We Need
Publication Date: November 30, 2011Fiction. African American Studies. African American women protagonists lose and find love, confront sanity and craziness, and strive to make sense of their lives in North Carolina. A Jehovah's Witness girl goes door-to-door with an expert field-service partner from up north. At a call center, operator Sheila fields a caller's uncomfortable questions under a ruthless supervisor's eye. Forty-something Aunt Ginny surprises the family by finding a husband, but soon she gives them more to talk about. Pulitzer-Prize winner Edward P. Jones writes "Watts offers an ...
 |  | The Lovesick Cure
Release Date: August 28, 2012For Jesse Winsloe, the answer is clear: head into hiding. Single again and laid off from work, Jesse flees to Onery Cabin to lick her wounds with her ancient aunt Will—a Granny woman with the secret to healing the lovelorn.Sure, Onery Cabin may be right out of Hollywood's Lifestyles of the Poor and Hillbilly, but Marrying Stone Mountain has its charm—including the local physician's assistant, Piney Baxley, a past recipient of Aunt Will's pungent "heartbreak poultice."Between folk remedies and a "no strings attached" romance, ...
|  | The Ghost of Bud Parrott: a novel
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|  | Base Spirits
Publication Date: February 9, 2012‘Murder has took this chamber with full hands And will ne’er out as long as the house stands.’ ~A Yorkshire Tragedy, Act I, Sc. v In 1605, Sir Walter Calverley’s murderous rampage leaves a family shattered. The killer suffers a torturous execution… but is it truly the end? A noble Yorkshire house stands forever tarnished by blood and possessed by anguished spirits. Some crimes are so horrific, they reverberate through the centuries.As an unhappy modern couple vacation in the guesthouse at Calverley Old Hall, playwright Clar...
|  | The White Corpse Hustle: A Guide For The Fledgling Vampire
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|  | Blaze: A Novel
Release Date: January 22, 2008Once upon a time, a fellow named Richard Bachman wrote Blaze on an Olivetti typewriter, then turned the machine over to Stephen King, who used it to write Carrie. Bachman died in 1985 ("cancer of the pseudonym"), but this last gripping Bachman novel resurfaced after being hidden away for decades -- an unforgettable crime story tinged with sadness and suspense. Clayton Blaisdell, Jr., was always a small-time delinquent. None too bright either, thanks to the beatings he got as a kid. Then Blaze met George Rackley, a seasoned pro with a hundred cons and one big ide...
|  | Philosopher Jack
Publication Date: August 18, 2008This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. ...
|  | The Spanish Tragedy (Drama Classics)
Publication Date: September 1, 1997| ISBN-10: 1854593773 | ISBN-13: 978-1854593771One of the more popular plays of the Elizabethan period and a major influence on Hamlet. ...
|  | The Flowers of Evil (Bilingual Edition) (New Directions Paperbook)
Publication Date: October 17, 1989| ISBN-10: 0811211177 | ISBN-13: 978-0811211178In the annals of literature, few single volumes of poetry have achieved the influence and notoriety of The Flowers of Evil (Les Fleurs du Mal) by CharlesBaudelaire.Banned and slighted in his lifetime, the book that contains all of Baudelaire's verses has opened up vistas to the imagination and quickened sensibilities of poets everywhere. Yet it is questionable whether a single translator can give adequate voice to Baudelaire's full poetic range. In compiling their classic, bilingual edition of The Flowers of...
|  | Hardy's Metres and Victorian Prosody: With a Metrical Appendix of Hardy's Stanza Forms
Publication Date: January 12, 1989| ISBN-10: 019812967X | ISBN-13: 978-0198129677Thomas Hardy's experiments in poetic metre were rooted in dramatic developments in Victorian metrical theory, which, nurtured by the ideas of Hegel and theories of Gothic architecture, represented the first mature understanding of the abstract nature of the metrical form.This is the first book to explore the enormous range of Thomas Hardy's metrical poetry, providing also a history of metrical theory and its climax in the Victorian period. Taylor includes a metrical glossary of Hardy's stanzas, the most exha...
|  | Chances: Opposites Attract\A Will And A Way
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|  | A Joyous Season
Release Date: October 1, 1996Four holiday hits from four of the genre's favorite authors! "Merry, Merry" by Fern Michaels features a veterinarian who figures her holidays are going to the dogs--until she meets a handsome stranger; in "A Vision of Sugar Plums" by Jennifer Blake, Meghan Castle is a real Scrooge about the holidays--until she discovers an abandoned baby in her store on Christmas Eve and a chance at romance; in Hannah Howell's "The Yuletide Gift", a young woman flees an arranged marriage and finds shelter and love in the home of a Scottish laird; and Olga Bico's "Naughty or Nice"...
|  | Take 5: Volume #5: Tender Love Stories
Publication Date: March 1, 2002| Series: Take 5 (Book 5) NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORKasey MichaelsCompliments of the Groom. She wins a newlywed contest, but she isn't married. She needs a husband -- fast!HARLEQUIN ROMANCE BESTSELLING AUTHORDay LeclaireWho's Holding the Baby? A little white lie leads to a fake engagement . . . all for the sake of an adorable baby.One-Night Wife. She wakes up in hospital and can't remember her own name -- or her devastatingly handsome husband!USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHORDixie BrowningA Secret Valentine. Everything about him disrupts her sensible, well-or...
|  | Asylum: Book One of the Birch Harbor Series
Publication Date: October 20, 2011Across the country, hidden in plain sight, are the forgotten remains of a once-great psychiatric movement: the asylum. These crumbling castles all share a common appearance and history. They inspire curiosity, fear, and even a few urban legends. Chloe Adams came to Birch Harbor, a small college town in the U.P., to escape the stigma of mental illness. Her new roommate Sam Klingeman, came to drink her weight in vodka and find a hot guy with a trust fund. Between Chloe's developing relationship with campus hockey hero and floor RA, Seth Maird, trying to be the...
|  | Bedtime at the Swamp
Release Date: July 22, 2008| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up Splish splash rumba-rumba bim bam boom!It's bedtime at the swamp—except somebody's not ready. Somebody's still splashing in the water and the mud. Is there a monster on the loose? Kristyn Crow has taken every child's worst nightmare and transformed it into a frolic through swampland. With funny illustrations and a catchy refrain, this story won't scare little monster too much before bedtime....
|  | Wingman On Ice (Matt Christopher Sports Classics)
Publication Date: September 1, 1993| Grade Level: P and up...
|  | My First Cookbooks ~ The Basics: An Introduction To Cooking (Volume 1)
Publication Date: July 31, 2012Number 1 best seller Children's eBooks > Sports & Activities Number 1 best seller Children's Nonfiction> Sports & Activities > Cooking 5 Stars - Another FABULOUS book from Geoff and Vicky Highly recommended for new cooks. Lisa Henderson This guide and cookbook is a FANTASTIC tool that has very clear, step-by-step instructions for a child to understand and follow. The Peege Written with children in mind, this cookbook not only provides the basics but also points out safety issues, essential skills and needed equipment.Those new to cooking will find this book use...
|  | Orcas Around Me: My Alaskan Summer
Publication Date: June 1, 2003| Age Level: 6 and up A young boy describes his summers spent fishing for salmon with his parents and younger brother off the southeastern coast of Alaska. ...
|  | Under a War-Torn Sky
Release Date: April 28, 2003| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up When Henry Forester is shot down during a bombing run over France, the World War II pilot finds himself trapped behind enemy lines. In constant danger of discovery by German soldiers, Henry begins a remarkable journey to greedom. Relying on the kind ness of strangers, Henry moves from town to town--traveling by moonlight, never asking questions, or even the names of the people who help him along the way. Through his journey, Henry gains an understanding of the French and their struggle; and of his own place in a war t...
|  | Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story, Book Three (The American Girls Collection)
Release Date: March 1, 1988| Age Level: 8 and up Molly and her family face a disappointing Christmas. Dad is off at war in England, Molly's grandparents can't come for the holidays, and it looks like there won't be many exciting presents. Worst of all, the family hasn't heard from Dad for a long time, and they're worried. But Molly decides they should make their own merry Christmas, filled with the kind of surprises that Dad would make. Thanks to Molly, the best surprise of all is waiting for the McIntires on Christmas morning. ...
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