 | Deadpool - Volume 5
Publication Date: March 23, 2011| Series: Deadpool Deadpool's been described as many things over the years, but "trendsetter"? That's a new one. Here he is, trying to get his hero on and guess what? Suddenly, everyone else is, too! Seems like everyone's wanting to jump on the Deadpool bandwagon lately, doesn't it? Collecting: Deadpool #23-26 ...
 |  | Whispers of the Bayou
Publication Date: January 1, 2008From the author of the popular Million Dollar Mysteries and Smart Chick Mysteries comes a new stand-alone novel full of hidden staircases, buried secrets, and the promise of hope found in knowing God.Miranda Miller wasn't looking for the news the day the letter came. But, trying to survive in troubled circumstances, she welcomes the chance to change her location for a period of time. The letter informs her that her grandparents' estate is finally about to become hers. She immediately heads down to Louisiana and the old house by the bayou. There Miranda finds ...
|  | Blink of an Eye
Publication Date: July 1, 2011Seth, a certified genius, and Miriam, a Saudi Princess, find themselves thrown together as fugitives in a high-stakes chase across Southern California. . . . but with no sleep and a massive manhunt steadily closing in, their chances of surviving any future are razor thin. Seth Borders has one of the world's highest IQs. Now he's suddenly struck by an incredible power, the ability to see multiple potential futures. Then Seth stumbles upon Miriam, a beautiful Saudi Arabian princess who has fled her veiled existence to escape a forced marriage. Cultures collide as ...
|  | Bodies of the Dead and Other Great American Ghost Stories
Publication Date: October 15, 1995Thirteen terrifying American ghost stories include Ambrose Bierce`s "" Bodies of the Dead,"" Alexander Harvey`s "" The Golden Rat,"" and Edith Wharton`s "" Kerfol,"" along with tales by Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Willa Cather, and others. Original. " ...
|  | Vince Flynn Collectors' Edition #3: Consent to Kill, Act of Treason, and Protect and Defend
Release Date: December 6, 2011In this special collectors’ edition, relive the action in Vince Flynn's #1 New York Tmes bestselling political thrillers: Consent to Kill, Act of Treason, and Protect and Defend.Consent to KillAn eye for an eye: that's what the powerful father of a dead terrorist demands in retribution--and with his hate-filled plea, Mitch Rapp becomes the target of an explosive international conspiracy. The fearless operative has both killed with impunity and tortured to avert disaster, all in a battle to preserve freedom. But even among America's allies, some believe the...
|  | Deaths of Jocasta
Publication Date: March 15, 2002| Series: Micky Knight Mysteries (Book 2) Micky Knight had a pleasant evening to look forward to; she was running security at a swank party full of beautiful lesbians and gay men.A dead body ruins the affair.When more dead women are found the police target Dr. Cordelia James as the killer.The same Cordelia who broke Micky's heart.As Micky works to expose the killer she tries to keep her heart hidden.But the killer and Micky keep getting closer to Cordelia . . .Deaths of Jocasta has long been out of print and a prized find at used bookstores for years.Bella Boo...
|  | Myths of Modern Individualism: Faust, Don Quixote, Don Juan, Robinson Crusoe (Canto original series)
Publication Date: February 13, 1997| ISBN-10: 0521585643 | ISBN-13: 978-0521585644In Myths of Modern Individualism, the renowned critic Ian Watt treats Don Juan, Don Quixote, Faust, and Robinson Crusoe as "individualists," pursuing their own views of what they should be.The original Counter Reformation myths saw the individualism of Don Juan, Don Quixote, and Faust as a problem to be quelled by death or mockery.However, the Romantic period, a time more favorably disposed toward myth, saw their dissension not as unacceptable disorder, but rather as admirable and heroic behavior.This incis...
|  | The Devil's Own Work
Release Date: June 7, 1994A famous writer living in the South of France owes his extraordinary literary career to a mysterious spirit, a supernatural muse that remains hidden until the writer's death when the spirit is transferred to an up-and-coming but unformed literary hopeful. Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize. ...
|  | City of Tiny Lights
Publication Date: April 4, 2006From award-winning novelist Patrick Neate, a literary mystery that introduces a new kind of British detective, Ugandan-Indian Tommy Akhtar, and a side of London that the mystery world has never seen.A contemporary murder mystery set in the heart of London, this is the story of Tommy Akhtar, hard-drinking veteran of the Mujahideen, devoted on, sometime private investigator and sometime idol to the thug-lites of the ethnic motley of West London. Hired by a bewitching prostitute, he's to track down the whereabouts of her missing friend, last seen meeting a clien...
|  | Twice Upon a Time: A Guide to Fractured, Altered, and Retold Folk and Fairy Tales (Children's and Young Adult Literature Reference)
Publication Date: October 30, 2008| ISBN-10: 159158390X | ISBN-13: 978-1591583905Create dynamic story or theme units, booktalks, and other activities with this lively, comprehensive guide to more than 300 fractured, altered, and otherwise retold classic folk and fairy tales presented in picture books for K-5 students. Annotations describe each book, explaining how it diverges from the original. Settings and themes are highlighted and extras such as author's notes and glossaries are noted. Organized by original story (Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and so forth) and then by author, all...
|  | An Actor Prepares
Publication Date: November 29, 2011Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ...
|  | Heimskringla: Part one, the Olaf sagas (Everyman's library)
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|  | The Flowers of Evil (Leather Bound)
Publication Date: 1977Leatherbound Easton Press in the 100 greatest books ever written series ...
|  | Selected Poems: Robert Frost (Oxford Student Texts)
Publication Date: September 24, 1998| Series: Oxford Student Texts This selection of Frost's poetry contains forty poems spanning his early and mature collections including choices from "A Boy's Will", "North of Boston", "West-Running Brook", "A Further Range", and "In the Clearing". This edition has comprehensive notes on the poems and an Approaches section offering commentary and activities on key themes and techniques within the poetry, such as Frost's pastoral imagery, his friendship with Edward Thomas, and his narrative and lyric voices. ...
|  | The Lament: Selected Poems and Prose
Publication Date: June 20, 2011A Sensuous Exploration of Love in All Its GloryThe Lament captures the full range of emotion that whirl around human relationships. Here are dozens of poems examining the profound joy of those deeply in love, the incredible longing of the separated partner, the intense loneliness of modern working life, and - above all - the indisputable necessity of connecting with people around us. Poet Ercell H. Hoffman casts a penetrating gaze on our everyday emotions, revealing our extraordinary capacity for feeling, empathy, and love. In "Lost to the Moment," the speaker ...
|  | A Companion to Digital Humanities (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture)
Publication Date: March 11, 2008| ISBN-10: 1405168064 | ISBN-13: 978-1405168069This Companion offers a thorough, concise overview of the emerging field of humanities computing. Contains 37 original articles written by leaders in the field. Addresses the central concerns shared by those interested in the subject. Major sections focus on the experience of particular disciplines in applying computational methods to research problems; the basic principles of humanities computing; specific applications and methods; and production, dissemination and archiving. Accompanied by a website featurin...
|  | Letters from the Head and Heart: Writings of Thomas Jefferson
Release Date: October 9, 2002| Series: Monticello Monograph Series, Distributed By Unc Press for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation The letters of a person . . . form the only full and genuine journal of his life, noted Thomas Jefferson, who wrote nearly 20,000 letters in his own lifetime. Andrew Burstein invites readers to rediscover Jefferson through an exploration of his most enduring public and private writings. Among the public documents examined are two of Jefferson's best-known contributions to American history, the Declaration of Independence and his first inaugural address. On a more p...
|  | Plato's Republic (Cliffs Notes)
Publication Date: December 15, 2000| ISBN-10: 076458670X | ISBN-13: 978-0764586705| Edition: 1 The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.Considered to be one of the three greatest philosophical tomes of all time, The Republic is Plato's account and interpretation of Socrates' ideas about life, meaning, and the just society. This text has provoked and shap...
|  | Playing with Time: Ovid and the Fasti (Cornell Studies in Classical Philology)
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|  | Mad About the Duke (Avon)
Release Date: September 28, 2010| Series: Avon madness \mad-nes\ n (14c): the quality or state of being mad: a: rage b: insanity c: extreme folly d: ecstasy, enthusiasm.And, added in the margins of the dictionary owned by James Tremont, the 9th Duke of Parkerton, one additional definition:e: the state of finding oneself mistaken for a solicitor by a duke-hunting beauty who needs to be enthusiastically taught the true meaning of love.Rage, insanity, extreme folly, and ecstasy will most likely be involved....
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