 | God and the Poets (Gifford Lecture)
Publication Date: December 19, 1985| Series: Gifford Lecture Now available in paperback, this highly acclaimed work, hailed by The New York Times as "graceful, fluid, and extremely accessible," is a study of the ways in which poets from the biblical age to the present have addressed the subject of the nature and existence of God.The book treats such authors as Dante, the medieval Hebrew religious poets, the 17th-century religious poets, and the 18th century Nature poets, and discusses, among other topics, the influence of Calvinism and the poetry of stoicism, agnosticism, and atheism.Through...
 |  | Dead Bad Things: A Thomas Usher Novel (Angry Robot)
Release Date: September 27, 2011| Series: Angry Robot HE SOUGHT TO FLEE HIS TRAGIC PAST, but when Thomas Usher hears a clockwork voice on the phone, and sees ever-more disturbing visions in a derelict warehouse, Usher realizes that he has to return home - for the sake of his own sanity.Meanwhile, a deadly figure from Usher's past threatens to undermine the very fabric of reality.File Under: Horror [ Serial Murders | Hellish Visions | Closet Skeletons | Pilgrim's Progress ]e-book ISBN: 9780857661289 ...
|  | Blessings of Mossy Creek (Thorndike Clean Reads)
Publication Date: July 1, 2007| Series: Thorndike Clean Reads No description available --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition....
|  | On the Spur of Speed: Continuing the Account of the Life and Times of Geoffrey Frost, Mariner, of Portsmouth, in New Hampshire, as Faithfully ... (Hardscrabble Books-Fiction of New England)
Publication Date: April 1, 2005| Series: Hardscrabble Books-Fiction of New England In volume four of The Frost Saga, J.E. Fender masterfully weaves together two narratives that offer new perspectives on the American Revolution and on the character of Geoffrey Frost.At the conclusion of volume three, Frost set off in search of his younger brother Joseph, who had recently fought in the battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain. This volume tells the story of Joseph's adventures in New York and Vermont as he joins Benedict Arnold in one of the most important battles of the Revolution: despite ...
|  | Boris Godunov and The Little Tragedies (Absolute Classics S.)
Publication Date: September 1, 2002| Series: Absolute Classics S. Following the death of Ivan the Terrible, Boris Godunov becomes regent for the feeble-minded Tsar Fyodor, after the original heir to the throne, the boy-prince Dimitri, dies mysteriously. It is widely rumored that mad Boris murdered the boy, and when a renegade monk later appears claiming to be Dimitri, he rapidly becomes a focus for revolt. Also includes: Mozart and Salieri and A Stone Guest. ...
|  | Rumi - Thief of Sleep: 180 Quatrains from the Persian
Publication Date: November 2000This book contains 180 translations of Rumi's short devotional poems, or quatrains. Shiva's versions are based on his own carefully documented translation of Rumi from the original Persian. Drawing from his study of more than 2000 of Rumi's poems, the translator has chosen his own favourites, presenting a faithful cross-section of the poet's many moods -- from passion to adoration. The result is a text to delight, intrigue and inspire. ...
|  | Love Poems
Publication Date: January 1, 1999Twenty-one heartfelt verses speak of love and devotion in this gift-sized book of poetry. The poems are dedicated to the poets wife, but others will appreciate the tender sentiments expressed. The perfect gift for special occasions or everyday thoughtfulness. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
|  | New Perspectives on Contemporary Chinese Poetry
Release Date: December 26, 2007| ISBN-10: 1403976074 | ISBN-13: 978-1403976079| Edition: 1st This book is a pioneering collection of scholarly articles on contemporary Chinese poetry. Contemporary Chinese poetry has long enjoyed a fervent following in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and it is built upon one of the most glorious poetic traditions of any civilization in the world. Aside from the ground-breaking work of Michelle Yeh, Maghiel Van Crevel, and a few other scholars, however, it has been all too neglected by scholars in English. This volume brings together fresh scholarshi...
|  | GREAT BOOKS
Publication Date: September 25, 1997THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERAt the age of forty-eight, writer and film critic David Denby returned to Columbia University and re-enrolled in two core courses in Western civilization to confront the literary and philosophical masterpieces -- the "great books" -- that are now at the heart of the culture wars. In Great Books, he leads us on a glorious tour, a rediscovery and celebration of such authors as Homer and Boccaccio, Locke and Nietzsche. Conrad and Woolf. The resulting personal odyssey is an engaging blend of self-discovery, cultural commentary, reporti...
|  | The American Slave Narrative and the Victorian Novel
Publication Date: April 9, 2010| ISBN-10: 0195390326 | ISBN-13: 978-0195390322Conceived as a literary form to aggressively publicize the abolitionist cause in the United States, the African American slave narrative remains a powerful and illuminating demonstration of America's dark history.Yet the genre's impact extended far beyond the borders of the U.S.In a period when few books sold more than five hundred copies, slave narratives sold in the tens of thousands, providing British readers vivid accounts of the violence and privation experienced by American slaves. Eloquent, bracing narra...
|  | Miami
Release Date: September 29, 1998It is where Fidel Castro raised money to overthrow Batista and where two generations of Castro's enemies have raised armies to overthrow him, so far without success. It is where the bitter opera of Cuban exile intersects with the cynicism of U.S. foreign policy. It is a city whose skyrocketing murder rate is fueled by the cocaine trade, racial discontent, and an undeclared war on the island ninety miles to the south. As Didion follows Miami's drift into a Third World capital, she also locates its position in the secret history of the Cold War, from the Bay of ...
|  | Cowgirl Up and Ride (Rough Riders)
Publication Date: February 1, 2009| Series: Rough Riders (Book 3) Goody-two boots AJ Foster has waited her entire life for Cord McKay to see her as more than a girl in pigtails. Now that she's old enough, she's pulling out all the sexual stops and riding hell-bent for leatherstraight for his libido. Divorced rancher Cord has sworn off women]]until innocent AJ suggests he teach her how to ride barebackand he realizes she doesn't mean horses or bulls. Busy with the responsibilities of running a ranch and riding herd on his rambunctious family, Cord agrees to take AJ up on her offeron a trial b...
|  | Frankenstein (Prohyptikon Essential Classics)
Publication Date: July 6, 2010| ISBN-10: 1926801040 | ISBN-13: 978-1926801049The controversial classic of the Gothic genre that laid the foundations for modern horror and science fiction, Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' is a warning against unfettered technological and scientific progress. ...
|  | Andersen's Fairy Tales
Publication Date: 1956The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen having delighted readers young and old for decades. Collected here are some of his most love tales. This collection includes the following tales: The Emperor's New Clothes, The Swineherd, The Real Princess, The Shoes of Fortune, The Fir Tree, The Snow Queen, The Leap-Frog, The Elderbush, The Bell, The Old House, The Happy Family, The Story of a Mother, The False Collar, The Shadow, The Little Match Girl, The Dream of Little Tuk, The Naughty Boy, and The Red Shoes. --This text refers to the Paperback edition....
|  | En la piscina olimpica/ At the Olympic Pool (La Familia Trota-Deporte/ the Sport-Trotter Family) (Spanish Edition)
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|  | Dinosaurs! Coloring Book (Dover Nature Coloring Book)
Publication Date: January 26, 2009| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up...
|  | The Most Magnificent Mosque
Publication Date: April 24, 2007| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up Back when the Moors ruled southern Spain, three naughty boys — Muslim Rashid, Jewish Samuel, and Christian Miguel — are caught pulling pranks on the visitors to the Mosque of Cordoba. As punishment they must work in its gardens, and it's there that they develop a deep sense of the building's beauty and significance. Years later, when the Christian king threatens to demolish the mosque and build a church in its place, the three friends reunite to save the great building. Ann Jungman’s thoughtful text...
|  | Elephant Woman: Cynthia Moss Explores the World of Elephants
Publication Date: November 1, 1997| Age Level: 9 and up Laurence Pringle tells how photodocumentarian Cynthia Moss came to study the elephant families in Kenya's Amboseli National Park and how each family is lead by a wise and experienced old matriarch who guides her group as they forage for food and water. Full color. ...
|  | Guess Who Runs (Horse) (Animals Animals)
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|  | Jaguars (Wild Cats)
Publication Date: September 2000| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
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