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| | To Love A London Ghost Publication Date: October 7, 2011Walk on the wild side of Victorian London with the ghost and the ghost hunter. When Queen Victoria orders Sexton Dukenfield, premiere phantom hunter, to track down England's missing ghost he stumbles into Ceridwen, a phantom warrior woman of an ancient Celtic tribe. Not only does he find her intriguing as a piece of the puzzle of the missing spirits, but he's also haunted by her sultry sensuality. Though they both burn with desire, it's difficult to quench their fiery passion since Ceridwen is so translucent. Every time Sexton touches her, his ...
| | Writing on the Wall Publication Date: September 1, 2007Megan befriends him without knowing anything about his past. Donnie relinquishes his solitude to her for the same reason. Her mom's affection is suffocating. His mom randomly shifts from being indifferent to overprotective. Neither teens' father is there when they need him.Donnie and Megan have to escape. Their haven is a rented storage unit, where there reveal their secrets, conquer boredom, and change each other's lives forever. ...
| | A Dublin Student Doctor (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series) ...
| | Cartoon Classics: a novel Publication Date: June 6, 2011A British film student suffers comic mishaps when he flies to Los Angeles and tries to make a documentary about a low-rent animation studio. ...
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| | Origines islandicae: A collection of the more important sagas and other native writings relating to the settlement and early history of Iceland ...
| | Golden UFOs: The Indian Poems: Los ovnis de oro: Poemas indios Release Date: March 22, 1992In 1898 Tahirassawichi went to Washington"only to speak about religion"(as he told the American government) only to preserve the prayers.And the Capitol did not impress him." —from "Tahirassawichi in Washington" Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet, priest, and revolutionary, foresees a new order for humanity. Here in his Indian poems, Father Cardenal interweaves myth, legend, history, and contemporary reality to speak to many subjects, including the assaults on the Iroquois Nation, the political and cultural life of ancient Mexico, the Ghost Dance movement, t...
| | Tomoshibi Light: Collected Poetry by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko ...
| | Hildegard of Bingen's Unknown Language: An Edition, Translation, and Discussion (New Middle Ages) Release Date: December 10, 2007| ISBN-10: 1403976732 | ISBN-13: 978-1403976734| Edition: 1st The Lingua Ignota, "brought forth" by the twelfth-century German nun Hildegard of Bingen, provides 1012 neologisms for praise of Church and new expression of the things of her world. Noting her visionary metaphors, her music, and various medieval linguistic philosophies, Higley examines how the "Unknown Language" makes arid signifiers green again. This text, however, is too often seen in too narrow a context: glossolalia, angelic language, secret code. Higley provides an edition and English trans...
| | Idols of Perversity: Fantasies of Feminine Evil in Fin-de-Si Publication Date: September 29, 1988| Series: Oxford Paperbacks At the turn of the century, an unprecedented attack on women erupted in virtually every aspect of culture: literary, artistic, scientific, and philosophic. Throughout Europe and America, artists and intellectuals banded together to portray women as static and unindividuated beings who functioned solely in a sexual and reproductive capacity, thus formulating many of the anti-feminine platitudes that today still constrain women's potential.Bram Dijkstra's Idols of Perversity explores the nature and development of turn-of-the-centu...
| | Through the Air to the North Pole Publication Date: March 1, 2007This 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. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition....
| | Wuthering Heights Publication Date: February 24, 2007Wuthering Heights (1847) by Emily Brontë is considered to be one of the great classic novels of literature in the English language.A gothic story of obsessive, cruel love, of terrifying "soul mates" Catherine and Heathcliff who destroy each other with unresolved passion, the novel is distinctive for its complex structure, told in circular flashback.The mood and psychological tension is mesmerizing, and the atmosphere of the supernatural permeates this dark, unforgettable work. ...
| | Moons By The Heart ...
| | Crime Fiction and Film in the Sunshine State: Florida Noir Publication Date: June 15, 1997| ISBN-10: 0879727500 | ISBN-13: 978-0879727505| Edition: 1 Even before John D. MacDonald first anchored Travis McGee’s houseboat in Fort Lauderdale, Florida had developed a rich legacy of fictional detectives. Since McGee, the state has become the home of perhaps the greatest number and variety of mystery writers in America. Contributors examine how the center of crime shifted from Los Angeles to the home of “Miami Vice” and the Magic Kingdom and why the southernmost state has developed su...
| | The Naming of the Dead (Inspector Rebus) Publication Date: November 15, 2010| Series: Inspector Rebus The leaders of the free world descend on Scotland for an international conference, and every cop in the country is needed for front-line duty...except one. John Rebus's reputation precedes him, and his bosses don't want him anywhere near Presidents Bush and Putin, which explains why he's manning an abandoned police station when a call comes in. During a preconference dinner at Edinburgh Castle, a delegate has fallen to his death. Accident, suicide, or something altogether more sinister? And is it linked to a grisly find close to th...
| | Harry Potter y el misterio del principe / Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Spanish Edition) Publication Date: February 28, 2006| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
| | Theseus (Heroes) Publication Date: September 13, 2005| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
| | The Book of Wizards ...
| | Cycling: Lance Armstrong's Impossible Ride (Upsets & Comebacks) ...
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