 | Unaccustomed Earth: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)
Release Date: April 7, 2009| Series: Vintage Contemporaries These eight stories by beloved and bestselling author Jhumpa Lahiri take us fromCambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand, as they explore the secrets at the heartof family life. Here they enter the worlds of sisters and brothers, fathers and mothers,daughters and sons, friends and lovers. Rich with the signature gifts that have establishedJhumpa Lahiri as one of our most essential writers, Unaccustomed Earth exquisitelyrenders the most intricate workings of the heart and mind. ...
 |  | The Dressage Chronicles
Publication Date: August 1, 2011You know what happens to all those girls who are just crazy about horses? Once they discover boys, the horses are history. Or maybe not. For Lizzy, and others like her, no boy, no man who knows what's good for him, speaks the unspeakable. It's me or the horse. It's no contest. And so Lizzy snips the threads that hold her, however tenuously, to a conventional life, and begins her journey into the world of horse sports. She signs on as a working student for dressage superstar Margot Fanning, heading to south Florida with her six year old mare, for the the season...
|  | The American Victory: A New Nation Is Born (The American Adventure Series #12)
Publication Date: December 1, 1998| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, fun-to-read, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation. ...
|  | For a Wonderful Wife: A Loving Anthology of Art, Inspiration and Wisdom
Publication Date: February 7, 2004A Loving Anthology of Art, Inspiration and Wisdom The most beautiful paintings and photographs from the Smithsonian American Art Museum enrich these albums for your loved ones The most beloved works from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, accompanied by inspirational and moving quotes, proverbs and poetry, make these albums treasured gifts for cherished family members. Each book contains space where personalized photographs and written messages can be included, turning each into an elegant and thoughtful family keepsake. ...
|  | Roaring of the Lamb
Publication Date: December 1, 2005In the last days, a group of friends embark on a spiritual and sometimes romantic journey. Against almost overwhelming odds, they grapple with the supernatural forces which contend for their allegiances. As the book of Revelation predicts, Satan’s startling deceptions descend on the world and the treachery of in the last days proves to be far more subtle and alluring than Christendom anticipates. They face what no humans have ever faced before—the masterminded snares of Armageddon and the appalling horror of the final plagues of wrath. The story ...
|  | Vampire Hunter D Volume 5: The Stuff Of Dreams
Publication Date: September 26, 2006| Series: Vampire Hunter D (Book 5) In a world where even the smallest and most remote village is being terrorized by the monsters that stalk the night, there is a hamlet, prosperous and peaceful, where mortals and vampires have lived in harmony for years. It is there that 17-year-old Sheavil Schmidt has slept, neither waking nor aging, for 30 years since first receiving the vampire's immortal kiss. The mysterious Vampire Hunter D is lured to the tranquil oasis by recurrent dreams of the beautiful, undying girl bathed in an eerie blue light and dancing in ...
|  | Tarnish
Publication Date: March 17, 2011The suicide of a gay man leads a seasoned reporter to investigate the unsavory side of Washington politics where murder and crimes abound. Tom Clark, a reporter with the White House press corps, is on assignment when he learns that his childhood friend, Simon Neville, has committed suicide aboard an Amtrak train. When three FBI agents inform Clark that he, along with three others, is the recipient of a suspicious package delivered to his office, he is unexpectedly propelled into a media frenzy that forces the government to shut down the capital.Anxious for a g...
|  | Destiny's Dawn
Publication Date: January 14, 2000A Magnificent Epic of the Frontier--And a Man Torn Between His Heritage and His HeartThe civilized world called him Caleb Sax, but among the proud Cheyenne he was know as Blue Hawk, the warrior destined to conquer new lands in his search for his freedom to love his white wife, Sarah. Now, as their children seek their fortunes all through the West, the spirit of Blue Hawk lives on in a new generation...Tom, heir to the Sax name, rides the outlaw trail looking for vengeance and the Mexican beauty he loves...Lynda, the love child of Caleb's early passion follow...
|  | Zuleika Dobson: An Oxford Love Story
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|  | The Complete Idiot's Guide to English Literature
Release Date: June 5, 2007| Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide Explore the canon of great writers.In this incredible volume, English professor Jay Stevenson teaches readers everything they want—and need—to know about English literature. From Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, and Keats, to more modern figures like Nabokov, Salinger, Morrison, and Updike, this handy guide also includes information on periods, time frames, every type of criticism, the differences and similarities of the literature on each side of the Atlantic, and more. —Fascinating, fact-filled writing that explor...
|  | Dandelion Through the Crack
Publication Date: August 27, 2007Dandelion Through the Crack: The Sato Family Quest for the American Dream tells of a real Japanese-American family, formed both by ancestry and by the American way of life. We see mother, father, and children, and their challenges over seven decades. There are the extraordinary times of the Depression, wartime emergency, internment in the Poston "relocation" camp in the Arizona desert, oppressive prejudice, and the struggle to recover from near-total loss. But there are also many simple, almost-pastoral moments. The wise fables of the author's father -- tales...
|  | Dawn of Zombie Haiku
Publication Date: October 12, 2011Some race. Some lurch. Others come crawling, limping, staggering--dragging themselves toward anyone who might still have a pulse. Zombies invade the island of Manhattan, and they are hungry.The story of the zombie apocalypse is told through the eyes of Dawn, a ten-year-old girl who has been well-schooled in the undead because of her father's love of zombie movies. As the zombies approach, Dawn and her dad realize the time has come to implement their Zombie Escape Plan, so they gather friends and escape to the Statue of Liberty.Only the plan doesn't go quite ...
|  | Zero Hour (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Book 7)
Release Date: November 4, 2003Created by Tom Clancy and Martin Greenberg, written by Jerome Preisler. ...
|  | Wild Goose Chase (A Quilting Mystery)
Publication Date: February 8, 2008| Series: A Quilting Mystery (Book 1) A computer techie by trade, Dewey Pellicano would rather swallow needles than be pinned down to a life of quilting. But when her mother passes away, Dewey must exchange code for calico as the new proprietress of Quilter Paradiso.Between learning the business and dealing with a conniving employee who is also her sister-in-law, Dewey is ready to snap. During a national quilt show, quilting celebrity Claire Armstrong offers to buy the shop. But before Dewey can accept, she finds the famous quilter lying dead on the floor&md...
|  | A Question of Class: The Redneck Stereotype in Southern Fiction
Publication Date: June 15, 1997“Rednecks” have long been subjects of scorn and ridicule, especially in the South. Carr probes the historical and sociological reasons for the descent of this social class into poverty, their inability to rise above it, and their continuing subjugation to a stereotype developed by others—and all too often accepted by themselves. Carr also records the progress in Southern fiction of this negative stereotype, from antebellum writers who saw rednecks as threats to the social order, to post-Civil War writers who lamented the lost potential of thes...
|  | Asterix Omnibus 2: Includes Asterix the Gladiator #4, Asterix and the Banquet #5, Asterix and Cleopatra #6
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|  | Kickoff Blitz (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels)
Publication Date: January 1, 2010| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
|  | Awesome Powers (DK READERS)
Publication Date: March 16, 2009| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up...
|  | Karankochi-Kochi (A Romani Folktale)
Publication Date: March 8, 2010Two beautifully illustrated Romani folktales about the evil spirit Karankochi-Kochi and the nails forged for Christ's crucifixion from Magoria Books' Romani Folktales collection. Hedina Sijercic, internationally published Romani Poet and Author, brings us the stories from her childhood with the vivid watercolour painted illustrations of Doris Greven. This special bilingual edition contains both the English version and the Romani original of the story. Look for other books from this series by searching for "Romani Folktales", or visit us at www.RomaniFolktales.c...
|  | Pro Football's Most Spectacular Quarterbacks (Football-O-Rama)
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