 | Brains: A Zombie Memoir
Release Date: May 25, 2010 College-professor-cum-zombie Jack Barnes is a different breed of undead—he can think. In fact, he can even write. And the story he has to tell is a truly disturbing—yet strangely heartwarming—one. Convinced he'll bring about a peaceful coexistence between zombies and humans if he can demonstrate his unique condition to Howard Stein, the man responsible for the zombie virus, Barnes sets off on a grueling cross-country journey to meet his maker. Along the way he recruits a small army of "super" zombies that will stop at nothing to reach their goal. T...
 |  | Selected Poems
Publication Date: August 16, 2011"[Selected Poems] offers readers a chance to catch on to one of the most distinctive talents of our time, one of the few who can genuinely startle. . . . Ruefle is clearly one of the best American poets writing, and her body of work is remarkable for its spiritual force, intelligence, stylistic virtuosity, and adventurousness."—Tony Hoaglandof all things standing furthestfrom what is real, stand these treesshaking with dispensable joy . . . Mary Ruefle is the winner of the 2011 William Carlos Williams Award and has authored ten collections of poetry; The...
|  | The Bearskin Quiver: A Collection of Southwestern American Indian Folktales
Publication Date: September 1, 2002Once upon a time, an Apache story tells us, the trickster called Coyote killed a bear so that he could make a suitable quiver for his magical arrows. "You shouldn’t have done that," someone warned Coyote. "That skin will only bring you bad luck." And so it has been for Coyote ever since, chased by bears and humans alike. In this charming collection of folktales from long ago, we read of the creation of the world, of the ways of animals, of the beguiling Coyote, of the world in which we live and other worlds that hide just beyond our sight. Drawn from ...
|  | A Time for Everything
Publication Date: November 1, 2009“The writing glows with an intense awareness of the here and now, and loving observations of landscapes and objects...this is an extraordinary novel, and completely original.”—The Independent“The most original and promising Norwegian writer of his generation.” —Adresseavisen“Knausgaard joins the ranks of the greatest storytellers of our time.”—Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungAntinous Bellori, a boy of eleven, loses his way in the woods in the mountains behind his home. Unseen, he stumbles upon two glowing b...
|  | But for the Lovers
Publication Date: November 1, 1994In the 25 years since its original publication, But for the Lovers has acquired an underground reputation as one of the most remarkable novels about World War II, doing for the Pacific war theater what Joseph Heller's Catch-22 did for the European one. Set in the Philippines, But for the Lovers depicts the survival of a cross-section of Filipinos during the Japanese Occupation and the American Liberation. The cast is enormous, including an old man who used to wander the countryside entertaining children, a young girl raped by Japanese soldiers, guerrilla mes...
|  | The Fall of Troy
Release Date: November 11, 2008In The Fall of Troy, acclaimed novelist and historian Peter Ackroyd creates a fascinating narrative that follows an archaeologist's obsession with finding the ruins of Troy, depicting the blurred line between truth and deception.Obermann, an acclaimed German scholar, fervently believes that his discovery of the ancient ruins of Troy will prove that the heroes of the Iliad, a work he has cherished all his life, actually existed. But Sophia, Obermann's young Greek wife, has her suspicions about his motivations — suspicions that only increase when she finds...
|  | Double Exposure (CSU Poetry)
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|  | Le livre francais sous l'Ancien Regime (Histoire du livre) (French Edition)
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|  | The Dramaturgy of Shakespeare's Romances
Publication Date: February 1977Cymbeline, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest—three of Shakespeare’s final plays diverge from Shakepeare’s usual standards. Generically, stylistically, and dramatically, they each embrace hauntingly familiarShakespearean themes and incidents. However, with comic devices colliding with tragic passions, mimetic actions that give way to spectacle, and drama that yields to narrative, everything Shakespearean has undergone a puzzling transformation. Barbara A. Mowat argues that when a dramatist selects a genre, a theatrical style, a narra...
|  | Un Long Dimanche De Fian
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|  | Lord of Fire
Release Date: January 2, 2002Gaelen Foley has become one of the hottest new writers in romance, enticing her readers with bold love stories that burn with emotional intensity. Now in new novel, she presents her most unforgettable hero yet, the irresistible Lord of Fire.After years of preparation, he has baited his trap well, luring the depraved members of Society into his devil’s playground so he can earn their trust and uncover their secrets. Yet no one in London suspects that Lord Lucien Knight is England’s most cunning spy, an officer who has sacrificed his soul for his coun...
|  | The Lone Texan
Release Date: October 6, 2009Three days after arriving in Galveston, newly widowed Sage McMurray finds herself taken hostage in a robbery. She fears she may never see Whispering Mountain again when the outlaws decide to auction their pretty captive off to the highest bidder, until a tall stranger offers twice the highest bid. ...
|  | The Sea Monster (Fantastic 4 8x8)
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|  | Caillou: My Book of Great Adventures (Treasury Collection)
Publication Date: May 1, 2009| Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
|  | Beneath the Rainbow: A Collection of Children's Stories and Poems from Kenya
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|  | Last Chance Quarterback (Alden All-Stars)
Publication Date: February 1, 1991| Age Level: 9 and up...
|  | Following the Raven
Publication Date: February 1, 2002Winner of Mayhaven's Awards for Children's Fiction. Set in Alaska, a young boy learns about his heritage on a canoe trip into the wild. ...
|  | Adam Pig's Everything Fun Book
Release Date: February 1, 1996| Age Level: 3 and up A treasury of stories and entertaining hands-on activities follows the days of Adam Pig as he shops with Mom, helps Grandma in the garden, and works on such easy-to-follow activities as building a cardboard car and making a sock puppet. Children's BOMC. ...
|  | It Could Still Be a Cat (Rookie Read-About Science)
Publication Date: September 1, 1993| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up...
|  | Lion
Release Date: August 14, 1995Introduces young enthusiasts to Keno and Tsavo, two cuddly African lions who, as awkward cubs, learn about the big world and then grow into sleek and muscular predatory adults. ...
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