 | One Summer: Two Novels
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 |  | Restoring Grace
Release Date: May 30, 2006 Grace Soudley's life is coming apart at the seams. Recently divorced, she is still living in the beautiful yet crumbling old house her godmother left her, but unless she can find a fortune, the house will disintegrate around her. Artist Ellie Summers' life is unraveling too. She's pregnant, but her boyfriend is less than enthusiastic about parenthood, and her parents are not exactly inviting her to move back home. She has to come up with a new plan. Fast. Ellie needs a place to stay; Grace needs a lodger. Each of them needs a friend, and together they begin the wor...
|  | Stick
Publication Date: August 9, 2011Gordon could not take his eyes off her as she neared. 'Hello, Harry, how are you?' Ruby said, smiling prettily as she passed. 'Just fine, Ruby, nice to see you.' 'Nice to see you, too, Harry.' 'Who is that beauty?' Gordon asked. He was standing in the middle of the sidewalk gawking after Ruby. 'I'd like to whisper sweet nothings in her ears until honey dripped from her lips.' 'Sure you would. Wouldn't every stud in town? She's Ruby Cole, Doctor Cole's daughter.'Adultery, divorce, greed, betrayal, hatred and revenge are sins and indiscretions that are common ...
|  | Kiowa Trail
Release Date: September 1, 1964Kate Lundy, owner of the Tumbling B, and Conn Dury, her foreman, told Tom the rules: men from the cattle drives are forbidden on the north side of town. People appreciated the money the cowboys spent but thought them too coarse to be near their homes. Enticed to come calling by Linda McDonald, daughter of one of the leading citizens, Tom Lundy broke the law and crossed the line. Later that night, he was dead. Outraged by her brother’s murder, Kate vows to destroy the entire town. But when Aaron McDonald sends east for an army of hired guns, Conn Dury and...
|  | Crime and Punishment: A Play in Three Acts
Publication Date: September 2, 2009Crime and Punishment focuses on an intellectually arrogant student, Raskolnikov, who regards himself as a "superior being," above the common lot of humanity. To prove his thesis, he commits a brutal double murder - but bungles the act, and is gradually forced to admit that he's not quite as smart as he thought. Adapted from the classic 1866 novel by Russian writer, Fyodor Dostoyevsky. ...
|  | Like the Flowing River
Publication Date: June 4, 2007A breathtaking collection of reflections from one of the world's best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho. In this riveting collection of thoughts and stories, Paulo Coelho, the author of 'The Alchemist,, offers his personal reflections on a wide range of subjects from archery and music to elegance, traveling and the nature of good and evil. An old woman explains to her grandson how a mere pencil can show him the path to happiness...instructions on how to climb a mountain reveal the secret to making your dreams a reality...the story of Ghengis Khan and the Falcon t...
|  | A Lover's Discourse: Fragments
Publication Date: June 1, 1979"Barthes's most popular and unusual performance as a writer is A Lover's Discourse, a writing out of the discourse of love. This language—primarily the complaints and reflections of the lover when alone, not exchanges of a lover with his or her partner—is unfashionable. Thought it is spoken by millions of people, diffused in our popular romances and television programs as well as in serious literature, there is no institution that explores, maintains, modifies, judges, repeats, and otherwise assumes responsibility for this discourse . . . Writing out...
|  | Encounters with a Radical Erasmus: Erasmus' Work as a Source of Radical Thought in Early Modern Europe (Erasmus Studies)
Publication Date: December 23, 2008| Series: Erasmus Studies Although Erasmus is now accepted as a harbinger of liberal trends in mainstream Christian theology, the radical - even subversive - aspects of his work have received less attention. Beginning with a redefinition of the term radicalism, Peter G. Bietenholz examines the ways in which the radical aspects of Erasmus' writings inspired radical reactions among sixteenth- and seventeenth-century readers. Bietenholz examines the challenges to orthodoxy in Erasmus' scholarly work on the New Testament and the ways in which they influenced ge...
|  | The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
Publication Date: July 31, 2000| ISBN-10: 0521556872 | ISBN-13: 978-0521556873This Companion presents fifteen original and engaging essays by leading scholars on one of the most influential genres of Western literature. Essays on the origins of romance in French and English courts are complemented by articles that trace the transmission and evolution of these stories throughout Europe. The volume provides a clear introduction for students and fresh perspectives for scholars on topics ranging from manuscripts to gender roles in chivalry and courtly love. An introduction, a chronology and ...
|  | Catullus and his World: A Reappraisal
Publication Date: September 26, 1986| ISBN-10: 0521319684 | ISBN-13: 978-0521319683| Edition: Reprint This book is an attempt to read the poems of Gaius Valerius Catullus in his own context; to look at the poet and his works against the cultural realities of the first century BC as recent advances in historical research allow us to understand them. Catullus' own social background, the circumstances of the literary life of his time, the true extent of his works and the variety of audiences he addressed - these and other questions are explored by Professor Wiseman with new and startling re...
|  | The Complete Short Stories of Saki (H. H. Munro)
Publication Date: January 1, 2010Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916) was a British writer, whose witty works satirizing Edwardian society and culture led him to be known as a master of the short story. Munro, better recognized by the pen name Saki, produced works that contrasted the conventions and hypocrisies of Edwardian England with the uncomplicated and sometimes cruel state of nature, a conflict which the latter usually won. This complete edition of short stories will entertain readers with its wonderfully intricate characters, rich political satire and fine narrative style. The book begins w...
|  | Una 2a raci
Release Date: September 1, 2003| Series: Chicken Soup for the Soul Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II offers more inspiring stories to help you master the game we call life.Today's teens have ever more issues and social pressures to juggle than young adults just 20 years ago.This book, like its predecessor, can be your guide - a beacon in the darkness, a safe haven in a storm, a warm hug in the cold and a respite from loneliness.There's no preaching as to what you should and shouldn't do.Instead, this book is full of teens sharing their experiences on learning to accept like, becoming the ...
|  | Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories (Dover Children's Evergreen Classics)
Publication Date: November 15, 2000| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
|  | New York Knicks (Inside the NBA)
Publication Date: August 1, 1997| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
|  | The WINNERS! Handbook: A Closer Look at Judy Freeman's Top-Rated Children's Books of 2010 (Winners Handbook: A Closer Look at Judy Freeman's 100+ Top)
Publication Date: April 26, 2011| ISBN-10: 1598849778 | ISBN-13: 978-1598849776| Edition: 1 The WINNERS! Handbook: A Closer Look at Judy Freeman's Top-Rated Children's Books of 2010 is built around a list of the 100 best books of the year. Each entry includes a meaty and thoughtful annotation, a germ (a series of practical, pithy ideas for reading, writing, and illustrating prompts and other activities across the curriculum), a useful list of exemplary related titles, and subject designations to help you ascertain where the book might fit thematically into your curricular plan or program...
|  | Dragon Slayers' Academy 7: Wheel of Misfortune
Release Date: November 22, 1999| Age Level: 7 and up...
|  | Joseph Pulitzer and the Story Behind the Pulitzer Prize (Great Achiever Awards) (Great Achievement Awards)
Publication Date: June 2003| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
|  | The Gammage Cup: A Novel of the Minnipins
Publication Date: March 6, 2000| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up Carol Kendall's witty, epic tales about the race of people called the Minnipins are now available as Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classics. Now a new generation of readers can thrill to the adventures of the tiny folk who become mighty heroes. The original interior illustrations by Erik Blegvad and Imero Gobbato have been retained, but vibrant new cover art by beloved illustrators Tim and Greg Hildebrandt gives the books a new look for a new audience. ...
|  | Jack the Healing Cat
Publication Date: August 31, 2010Jack, an abandoned kitten, finds a new home with a little girl, Heather. When Heather becomes sick, Jack helps her recover and, in doing so, forms a new relationship with Heather's father. ...
|  | One Rainy Day (Padded Board Books)
Publication Date: March 1, 2011| Age Level: 1 and up Discover colors with Duck! Duck loves rainy days. One rainy day means . . . red boots, an orange umbrella, blue puddles and a rainbow surprise! With simple language, this cheery padded board book introduces the basic concept of colors. The bright illustrations shimmer with silver foil-stamped raindrops! The soft padded covers, rounded corners and sturdy board pages make this title a perfect fit for preschoolers! ...
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