 | Uncollected Works: Oscar Acosta
Publication Date: May 1, 1996This milestone collection gathers unpublished stories, essays, letters, poems and a teleplay written by Acosta (1935-1974), the Chicano attorney, political activist and writer, between the early 1960s and shortly before his misterious disappearance in Mazatlán, Mexico in 1974. ...
 |  | The Power of Horses and Other Stories
Publication Date: July 1990The fifteen stories contained in The Power of Horses portray, each in a different way, the sensitive and enduring culture of the Dakota of the Upper Plains and convey many of the basic truths that have sustained Elizabeth Cook-Lynn’s people for countless generations. Though the stories are often filled with violence and grief, they are also brimming with beauty, gentleness, charm, and humor.In these striking and memorable tales of Dakota country, Joseph grieves that the body of his middle son will never be returned to his native shores from the distant World W...
|  | The Perfect Place
Release Date: March 11, 1989The monologue of a woman drifting in monied ease from one hotel to another and appearing to be weary of her quest to find the perfect habitation for her troublesome health. As she tells everything about her life the narrative becomes a murder story. This is the author's first novel. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
|  | Among the Gods (Chronicles of the Kings #5)
Publication Date: June 1, 2006Fleeing King Manasseh's tyranny, Joshua leads the faithful remnant to their new home in Egypt. But as years pass, Joshua's desire for vengeance becomes an obsession. Blinded by hatred, he makes rash decisions, placing his loved ones in jeopardy. Amid Joshua's turmoil comes an unexpected awakening of love--a love that burns so intensely it draws him from the dark inner seclusion where he often retreats. But what will it take for him to grasp the great love his Heavenly Father has for him...and for the chosen people of Judah? (Chronicles of the King Book 5) ...
|  | The Bachelor Boss (Love Inspired Larger Print)
Publication Date: July 24, 2012| Series: Love Inspired Larger Print Widowed mother Hannah St. James didn't expect to meet her next employer by crashing into his new Mercedes. But she's in no financial shape to pass up the position that workaholic businessman Tyler Matthews offers: live-in caregiver to his grandmother. Hannah adores caring for feisty Lily, and her son's new room is every boy's dream. But her handsome boss hides his guarded heart behind ledgers and meetings. Underneath Tyler's tycoon exterior is a tender side that stirs her heart and hopes again. It'll ...
|  | Treasures of Encouragement: Women Helping Women in the Church
Publication Date: June 1, 1996Through inspiring stories, essential principles, and helpful daily exercises, Betters shows women how to be biblical encouragers in the church. ...
|  | Pathologist in Peril (Pathology Mystery Series)
Publication Date: April 1, 1997| Series: Pathology Mystery Series Hank Whipple is a dedicated hospital and forensic physician-pathologist, happy in his work and with his family. An argument with the hospital's chief surgeon causes a major disturbance, especially when the surgeon is murdered. Since it is a flawless murder, without clues, the pathologist is suspected. ...
|  | Last Citadel: A Novel of the Battle of Kursk
Release Date: April 27, 2004One nation taking a desperate gamble of war.Another fighting for survival.Two armies locked in a bloody cataclysm that will decide history. . .David L. Robbins has won widespread acclaim for his powerful and splendidly researched novels of World War II. Now he casts his brilliant vision on one of the most terrifying--and most crucial--battles of the war: the Battle of Kursk, Hitler’s desperate gamble to defeat Russia, in the final German offensive on the eastern front.Last CitadelSpring 1943. In the west, Germany strengthens its choke hold on France. To the ...
|  | To Lie with Lions: The Sixth Book of The House of Niccolo
Release Date: July 27, 1999With the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brought to her acclaimed Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett, grande dame of the historical novel, presents The House of Niccolò series. The time is the 15th century, when intrepid merchants became the new knighthood of Europe. Among them, none is bolder or more cunning than Nicholas vander Poele of Bruges, the good-natured dyer's apprentice who schemes and swashbuckles his way to the helm of a mercantile empire. The year is 1471. Within the circus of statecr...
|  | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Angels
Publication Date: 1999You're no idiot, of course.You've seen angels in movies since you were a kid, you made a great angel in the school play, and you've even heard of guardian angels. But when it comes to really knowing about angels, you feel like your wings have been clipped.Don't surrender that halo just yet!The Complete Idiot's Guide to Angels will enlighten you with fantastic angel stories from around the world, and it includes revelations about who they are and how they came to be.In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get: ...
|  | Fabulae: Volume I:Cyclops, Alcestis, Medea, Heraclidae, Hippolytus, Andromacha, Hecuba (Oxford Classical Texts)
Publication Date: August 9, 1984| ISBN-10: 0198145942 | ISBN-13: 978-0198145943| Edition: First Edition Text, Notes and Preface in Latin. ...
|  | Six Renaissance Tragedies: The Spanish Tragedy / The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus / The Revenger's Tragedy / The Duchess of Malfi / The Chngeling / 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Publication Date: October 6, 1997A useful student edition which contains modernized texts of six classic plays and which takes full account of recent scholarship. Detailed introductory and explanatory notes deal with authorship, textual and performance history, sources, obscurities of meaning, unfamiliar allusions and points of theatrical interest. ...
|  | Dirfyan Elegy: Hebrew Translation (Hebrew Edition)
Publication Date: October 1, 2010A song to a lost friend. Hebrew translation with the original Greek poems. ...
|  | Beards and Wings
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|  | Love the Universe in You
Publication Date: February 21, 2012The pure truth of why I created this vulnerable soul seeking poetry book was to inspire a compassion of appreciation for ourselves, each other and our sacred sensetive earth. Though I am shy, I love to share, so in this composition I give You the reader my personal journey of rare dreams, feelings and insights to benefit in love, empathy and the positivity in everyone. Thank you, much love to Your light. -Dean Pusell ...
|  | A Critical Study of Hans K
Release Date: July 8, 2008The book presents the transition from traditionalism to modernism in connection to two of Küng’s most important books on ecclesiology: Structures of the Church (1962) as representing Küng’s traditional theology, and On Being a Christian (1974) as a reflection of his modern approach to Christianity....
|  | Playing for Pizza
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|  | False Allegations: A Burke Novel
Release Date: October 28, 1997Burke--ex-con, mercenary, sometime killer--makes his living preying on New York's most vicious predators and avenging their innocent victims. But in Andrew Vachss's mercilessly suspenseful new novel, Burke finds himself working the other side of the street, where guilt and innocence are as disposable as the sheets in a Times Square hotel--and as dirty. Burke's new employer is Kite, a fanatical crusader who specializes in debunking "false allegations of child sexual abuse. Kite has a case that may be the real thing, but needs Burke to tell him if it is...
|  | Anatomy of Murder: Mystery, Detective, and Crime Fiction
Publication Date: December 2001| ISBN-10: 087972837X | ISBN-13: 978-0879728373Anatomy of Murder identifies and explores three basic fictional forms dealing with murder and detection—mystery, detective, and crime fiction. Mystery fiction takes place in a centered world, one whose most distinctive characteristic is motivation. Covering the forms of murder fiction, the book examines texts by Doyle, Christie, Sayers, Hammett, Chandler, Highsmith, Jim Thompson, Thomas Harris, and others. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition....
|  | Mother Goose
Publication Date: September 1, 2007| Age Level: 3 and up Pat-a-Cake,” “Simple Simon,” “Rock-a-bye, Baby:” these and the many other rhymes that make up Mother Goose have become almost as much a staple of child-rearing as the rattle and the bottle. Little ones love its mix of lullabies and limericks, humor and sing-song verse, and they learn from it too. Gyo Fujikawa brought her inimitable style to this version, which features a mix of enchanting line drawings and warm color pictures. Adorable mice, led by a duck in uniform, man the boat in “I Saw a Ship a-S...
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