 | Old Man Coyote: The Authorized Edition
Publication Date: December 28, 1996| ISBN-10: 0803279647 | ISBN-13: 978-0803279643Trickster and transformer, powerful and vulnerable, Coyote is a complex figure in Indian legend. He was often the ultimate example of how not to be: foolish, proud, self-important. The tales in Old Man Coyote were told by the Crow Indians of present-day southeastern Montana. During long winter evenings by the lodge fire, they enjoyed hearing about the only warrior ever to visit the Bird Country, the Little-people who adopted a lost boy, the two-faced tribe that gambled for keeps, the marriage of Worm-f...
 |  | The Aquarius Key: A Novel of the Occult
Publication Date: August 24, 2006Nothing can prepare Bill and Sue Williams for the assault on sanity set in motion by those who seek the Qabalistic keys to the scripture of the new eon. Beset by nightmares, overwhelmed by acts of betrayal and ritual murder, their lives are changed forever by forces they cannot see or comprehend...
|  | Nefertiti: A Novel
Release Date: May 27, 2008A National Bestseller!“Meticulously researched and richly detailed . . . an engrossing tribute to one of the most powerful and alluring women in history.”–Boston GlobeNefertiti and her younger sister, Mutnodjmet, have been raised in a powerful family that has provided wives to the rulers of Egypt for centuries. Ambitious, charismatic, and beautiful, Nefertiti is destined to marry Amunhotep, an unstable young pharaoh. It is hoped that her strong personality will temper the young ruler’s heretical desire to forsake Egypt’s ancient gods.Fr...
|  | Being Human (Star Trek New Frontier, No 12)
Publication Date: November 1, 2001| Series: Star Trek: New Frontier (Book 12) BEING HUMANThroughout the "Star Trek: New Frontier saga, Mark McHenry, the navigator on the "U.S.S. Excalibur, has demonstrated abilities beyond those of the somewhat odd human being he appears to be. When the inhabitants of an innocent solar system are confronted by a menace linked to the source of McHenry's powers, his true heritage is revealed at last.Meanwhile, Zak Kebron is going through a startling change that will leave him both more and less than he was. ...
|  | Heart of the Mountain
Publication Date: May 3, 2010WHEN THE BLUEBIRD CALLS Devon Reid, veterinarian, had a partner of 2 years, a beautiful house, and a fantastic job. Then, life as he knew it, changed. Six months ago, he became his mother's sole caretaker when her cancer returned. With his constant absence from home, his relationship ends leaving him alone in one of the most emotionally draining points in his life. When his mother passes, he is lonely and loses his zest for life. With his emotions and life in turmoil, Devon decides it's time to make a change. Leaving the city life behind and taking a job in a sma...
|  | Lost in Wyoming: Stories
Publication Date: May 29, 2009Twelve new stories from one of the most captivating voices in contemporary outdoor literature. Fed by the fertile springs of love and sport, Lost in Wyoming treats readers to a rare taste in literary fiction, the bittersweet pleasures of relationships afield. Men and women, fathers and sons, siblings separated by life's unfathomable tides, the characters in these stories share in the heartfelt tug of wars immediately recognizable in all of our lives. ...
|  | Sothis: Star of Egypt
Publication Date: December 1, 2009Set in 260 B.C., SOTHIS, Star of Egypt tells the story of Meru, a gifted young novice at the Temple of Isis in Alexandria, Egypt. Through her extraordinary psychic powers, Meru discovers a lost connection to Sothis (Sirius) and a Cosmic Council trying to communicate with the people of Earth. With the help of the Cosmic Council she will attempt to recover the long lost records of Atlantis.Although Meru is a dedicated Virgin Priestess, she soon finds herself deeply involved with a young priest. In acknowledging their love for each other, they ultimately must m...
|  | Wheel of Fate (Roger the Chapman Mysteries)
Publication Date: May 1, 2010| Series: Roger the Chapman Mysteries In fifteenth-century London, the child-king is not the only one under threat - 1483. Amidst the chaos following the death of King Edward IV, Roger the Chapman is called to London to investigate a threat to the Godslove family. In the past year, there have been two deaths and a mysterious poisoning. Roger dismisses their worries at first but, when another member of the family disappears, he stumbles across a shocking secret that threatens to destroy the entire Godslove family . . . ...
|  | The Rape of the Lock and Other Major Writings
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|  | Medieval Russia's Epics, Chronicles, and Tales
Release Date: May 1, 1974Rear cover notes:"The medieval period in Russia lasted from the eleventh through the seventeenth century, and with the possible exception of the Lay of Igor's Campaign the literature of these early centuries is almost completely unknown to the public that reads so enthusiastically the works of Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov.First published in 1963, this unique and pioneering anthology has been continuously used as an invaluable text in the field of Russian studies, for it presented over sixty selections from the finest of Russia's medieval authors, ...
|  | Dreams of Isis: A Woman's Spiritual Sojourn
Publication Date: January 1, 1995Drawing on her travels in modern-day Egypt and her lifelong study of Egyptian mythology and art, Normandi Ellis takes us on a moving autobiographical journey through the sacred sites and rituals of Egypt's past, revealing their restorative and transformative power for contemporary women like herself. Ellis's spell-binding prose weaves a tapestry of the personal past and the spiritual eternal in this exploration of the secret wisdom of ancient Egypt. ...
|  | Euripides: Helen, The Trojan Women, The Bacchae (Translations from Greek and Roman Authors)
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|  | The 1932 Revolutionist
Publication Date: June 21, 2000The 1932 Revoluntionist is back on stage again aftereight years.Certain questions raised by the play remian unanswered.A warning from the play:The Younger: October. It's October again.The Edler: That's history.The Younger: No, history is repeating itself.This prophecy was eventually fulfilled in May 1992, against thebackdrop of exploding gunfire and corpses that strewed RajadamnernRoad.At present, with an election coming up, several people havedecided not o go out and vote.Some plan to go and drop a blank cardas a gesture of protest.Others are bored to death wi...
|  | Good Queen Bess : The Story of Elizabeth I of England
Release Date: August 7, 2001| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up She was a queen whose strong will, shrewd diplomacy, religious tolerance and great love for her subjects won the hearts of her people and the admiration of her enemies.Elizabeth was born into an age of religious strife, in which plots and factions were everywhere and private beliefs could be punished by death. When she became queen, her counselors urged her to marry quickly and turn the responsibilities of governing over to her husband, But she outwitted them by stalling, changing her mind; and playing one side against...
|  | What Does Not Change: The Significance of Charles Olson's "the Kingfishers"
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|  | Un angel impuro (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: May 30, 2012En enero de 2002, bajo el entarimado medio podrido de una habitacion del que fuera el lujoso Africa Hotel, en la ciudad mozambiquena de Beira, un hombre encuentra un viejo cuaderno. En la tapa aun puede leer un nombre y una fecha: «Hanna Lundmark, 1905», pero el cuaderno esta escrito en una lengua que desconoce. En 1904, casi un siglo antes de ese extrano hallazgo, una mujer que vive en el interior de la provincia sueca de Norrland, asolada primero por la sequia y despues por las heladas, desea para su primogenita, Hanna, una vida mejor, y decide envia...
|  | Buying Murder: Large Print Edition
Publication Date: July 27, 2010Murder gets personal when human remains are found in the beach cottage that real estate agents Regan McHenry and her husband, Tom Kiley, buy. The murder victim has been hidden away for sixteen years, and although the authorities quickly discover his identity, the trail to his killer is cold after so many years. Regan has sworn off playing amateur detective, but when it becomes clear the police have to focus on more pressing crimes, she has to break her promise. As her friend police ombudsman Dave Everett says, "Your house, Regan, your murder."Welcome back to Sa...
|  | The Skull Mantra (Inspector Shan Tao Yun Novels)
Release Date: September 30, 2008| Series: Inspector Shan Tao Yun Novels Winner of the 2001 Edgar Award for Best First Novel, Skull Mantra was a sensation when first published and received wide acclaim from critics and readers alike. The Skull Mantra was ranked with Gorky Park and Smilla's Sense of Snow as a novel as much about a people and a place--the Tibetans of the high Himalayas--as it is a gripping thriller. The corpse is missing its head and is dressed in American clothes. Found by a Tibetan prison work gang on a windy cliff, the grisly remains clearly be...
|  | A Century of Hockey Heroes (NHL)
Release Date: October 25, 1999| Age Level: 8 and up...
|  | Bunny's Lessons
Release Date: March 2, 2011| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up Bunny, Charlie's favorite toy, learns about life from the boy who takes him everywhere. When Charlie plays the tuba, Bunny learns about LOUD; when they play doctor, Bunny learns about OUCH; when they eat dinner, Bunny learns about MESSY. Harriet Ziefert and Barroux charmingly tell the tale of the relationship between an inseparable and irresistible pair who learn about the delights (along with the bumps and bruises) of friendship and love. ...
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