 | Chicana Critical Issues (Series in Chicana/Latina Studies)
Publication Date: January 1, 1993| ISBN-10: 0943219094 | ISBN-13: 978-0943219097Nonfiction. We are the daughters of Chicano working class families, who were able to receive a university education.. Our history is the story of working people - their struggles, commitments, and strengths.. We document, analyze and interpret the Chicana/Mexicana experience in the United States. We are particularly concerned with the conditions women face at work, in and out of the home. We continue our mother's struggle for social and economic justice.. Our research strives to bridge the gap between intelle...
 |  | Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun
Release Date: June 20, 1985| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and upIn 1853, few Japanese people knew that a country called America even existed.For centuries, Japan had isolated itself from the outside world by refusing to trade with other countries and even refusing to help shipwrecked sailors, foreign or Japanese. The country's people still lived under a feudal system like that of Europe in the Middle Ages. But everything began to change when American Commodore Perry and his troops sailed to the Land of the Rising Sun, bringing with them new science and technology, and a new way o...
|  | Tiger Lillie
Release Date: October 19, 2004Always the Wedding Coordinator, Never the Bride.Fifteen years after the mysterious disappearance of Ted, her childhood sweetheart, gutsy and daring Lillie Bauer–bungee-jumper, book addict, and delightfully offbeat coordinator of “extreme” high-concept weddings–is ready to find love again. Yet as she boldly but reluctantly braves a disastrous dating scene in her search for a husband, quirky Lillie is caught between two contrasting images of married life: the rich, lifelong partnership shared by her parents and the troubled marriage of her ...
|  | Silenced
Publication Date: October 18, 2011One of the hottest new writers in urban fiction, award-winning author Kia DuPree has been hailed for her heart-wrenching storytelling and unforgettable characters. Now she takes you to Washington, D.C.'s most notorious neighborhood, where a young woman has one chance to escape-and too many ways to lose . . . SILENCEDShe gets lost in the fantasy of books and poetry. But in Tinka Hampton's all-too-real world, her mother Nicola has lost her job and is struggling to stop her family's fall into poverty. With her sons turning to drug dealing-and worse-Nicola wants...
|  | Palace Circle: A Novel
Release Date: March 24, 2009Palace intrigue, romance, and illicit affairs—Rebecca Dean has written a glorious novel that will sweep Philippa Gregory fans off their feet.Delia Chandler, an eighteen-year-old Southern girl, marries Viscount Ivor Conisborough just before World War II, becoming part of the Windsor court.It’s every girl’s dream come true.But Delia is jolted from her pleasant life when she realizes, after the birth of her two daughters, that Ivor chose her only to bear an heir to his estate.Shortly thereafter, she begins an affair with her husband’s hand...
|  | The Country and the City
Publication Date: March 27, 1975As a brilliant survey of English literature in terms of changing attitudes towards country and city, Williams' highly-acclaimed study reveals the shifting images and associations between these two traditional poles of life throughout the major developmental periods of English culture. ...
|  | Grass Crown
Release Date: November 11, 2008 New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough returns us to an age of magnificent triumphs, volcanic passions, and barbaric cruelties. Throughout the Western world, great kingdoms have fallen and despots lay crushed beneath the heels of Rome's advancing legions. But now internal rebellion threatens the stability of the mighty Republic. An aging, ailing Gaius Marius, heralded conqueror of Germany and Numidia, longs for that which was prophesied many years before: an unprecedented seventh consulship of Rome. It is a prize to be won only through treacher...
|  | The Blood of Flowers: A Novel
Publication Date: May 2, 2008Both a sweeping love story and a luminous portrait of a city, THE BLOOD OF FLOWERS is the mesmerizing historical novel of an ill-fated young woman whose gift as a rug designer transforms her life. Illuminated with glorious detail of persian rug-making, and brilliantly bringing to life the sights sounds and life of 17th-century Isfahan, THE BLOOD OF FLOWERS has captured readers' imaginations everywhere as a timeless tale of one woman's struggle to live a life of her choosing. ...
|  | Virgil's Aeneid (Penguin Classics)
Release Date: October 1, 1997Virgil's epic vividly recounts Aeneas's tortuous journey after the Trojan War and the struggles he faced as he lay the foundations for the greatest continental empire. Rendered into a vigorous and refined English by the most important man of letters of the seventeenth century, this translation of the Aeneid "set a new, august standard so influential as to be epochal." For his version, John Dryden drew on the deep understanding of political unrest he had acquired during the Civil Wars of 1642-51 and the Glorious Revolution of 1688. @TranslatioStud Got a gift of a ...
|  | Horace: Epodes (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)
Publication Date: October 27, 1995| Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics Horace's book of Epodes consists of seventeen poems in different versions of the iambus, the meter traditionally associated with lampoon. David Mankin's introduction and commentary examines all aspects of Horace's relationship with his models and of the technical accomplishment of his verse, and places the Epodes firmly in their literary and historical context while also giving help with linguistic problems. Students and scholars alike will welcome this commentary, the only one providing a full and detailed interp...
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|  | Victorian Spectacular Theatre, 1850-1910 (Theatre Production Studies)
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|  | Torch Ginger
Publication Date: August 17, 2012The island of Kaua`i is remote jungle, golden beaches and ancient culture--but transients are disappearing in paradise, and only Detective Lei Texeira notices. Fleeing a failed engagement, Detective Lei Texeira transfers to the island of Kaua`i, where she uncovers a pattern of disappearances that may be related to a bizarre cult--or is it just one madman at work? In Lei's world, everyone is guilty until proven innocent. In Blood Orchids Lei battled her personal demons and won--but now they've come roaring back with reinforcements, including charming real esta...
|  | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Pint Glass Set of 4
Publication Date: November 1, 2011After the end of the television series, Dark Horse and creator Joss Whedon teamed up to keep Sunnydale's favorite daughter alive and well in comic-book format.Dark Horse has dived into the rich archive of Jo Chen's award-winning cover art to bring you the latest in their line of acclaimed accoutrements - a four-pack of 16 oz. glasses! ...
|  | The Frozen Limit (Linford Mystery Library)
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|  | Martyr's Creek
Publication Date: March 1, 2007When your worst enemy makes you the executor of his estate, you don't expect an easy time. What James Pandolph discovers in settling Tom Powys' considerable estate is nothing compared to what is required settling the passions of his life. This includes neo-conservative politics at the highest level and the bodies that have fallen at every step along the way. ...
|  | African American Folktales: Stories from Black Traditions in the New World (Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library)
Release Date: January 9, 1999| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
|  | Hat Trick Trivia: Secrets, Statistics, and Little-Known Facts about Hockey (Sports Trivia)
Publication Date: October 1998| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
|  | Hogwash
Publication Date: March 31, 2008| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: K and up It’s bath time! All the little piggies have had lots of fun playing, and now they’re dirty, muddy, and covered in paint. But their mamas aren’t worried—they have just the machine to turn this Herculean task into an adventure. Anyone who has ever been captivated by the swaying brushes and spinning jets of soap and water at the car wash will be in hog heaven as Arthur Geisert’s intricate etchings reveal the inner workings of an enormous contraption that can lather and scrub a whole farm f...
|  | Elephant Pictures
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