 | Memories of Underdevelopment
Publication Date: August 30, 2004| Series: Discoveries Malabre is an upper middle-class Cuban businessman with an intellectual bent. He chooses to remain in Cuba after the Bay of Pigs without his family and friends. Dissatisfied with his life, he hopes to find a more authentic existence. To break his crippling isolation, he as an affair with a young girl, which culminates in his trial for statutory rape.Edmundo Desnoes began his literary career in the 1950s, went to New York in 1956, returned to Cuba in 1959, and defected to the U.S. in 1979. Desnoes is also the author of No Hay Problema (Th...
 |  | Welcome to My Planet (Where English Is Sometimes Spoken)
Publication Date: May 7, 2001Shannon is 30 and single. When her relationship falters, she moves home to save money. Once home, she is reluctantly drawn into the sometimes infuriating realm of her mother. Life for Shannon takes on the complexities of Flo's life, as mother and daughter struggle to redefine their own boundaries. ...
|  | The Dark Descent
Publication Date: January 15, 1997| Series: Dark Descent In The Dark Descent, hailed as one of the most important anthologies ever to examine horror fiction, editor David G. Hartwell traces the complex history of horror in literature back to the earliest short stories. The Dark Descent, which won the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology, showcases the finest of these ever written--from the time-honored classics of Edgar Allan Poe, D.H. Lawrence, and Edith Wharton to the contemporary writing of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Ray Bradbury. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback editio...
|  | Arden of Feversham (New Mermaids)
Publication Date: August 1984| Series: New Mermaids Series New Mermaids are modernized and fully-annotated editions of classic English plays. Each volume includes:• The playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standards• Textual notes recording significant changes to the copytext and variant readings• Glossing notes explaining obscure words and word-play• Critical, contextual and staging notes• Photographs of productions where applicable• A full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging convent...
|  | Beyond the Bookstore with CDROM
Publication Date: November 2003The worldwide book market is almost $90 billion, and every year half of those sales are made in non-bookstore markets such as museums, schools, libraries, warehouse clubs, catalogs, book clubs, book fairs, and to corporations, among many other markets.This book will show you how to increase your sales and profits in these lucrative segments: No returns or distribution discounts when you sell directly to niche markets* 79 proven strategies for selling more books and making more money* Discover rewarding new markets in which to sell your books* Createnew products...
|  | Sufi Essays
Publication Date: January 1, 1999The author combines his research into Sufi doctrine and history with a rich account of the spiritual and metaphysical significance of Sufism as a living tradition. ...
|  | Geoffrey Chaucer (Authors in Context) (Oxford World's Classics)
Publication Date: September 25, 2011| Series: Oxford World's Classics Geoffrey Chaucer lived through a period of extraordinary upheaval: a protracted war with France, a devastating plague, the peasants' revolt, religious controversy, and the overthrow of the king. This compact and comprehensive volume--a new work in Oxford's Authors in Context series--offers a wide-ranging account of the medieval society from which works such as The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde sprang, and shows how these and other works capture that society in fictional form. Peter Brown examines significant as...
|  | J. G. Cougar's Great Adventure (Light up the mind of a child series)
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|  | Dessert First
Release Date: May 4, 2010| Age Level: 7 and up Dessert Schneider has her very own personal style. But sometimes walking to the beat of her own drum means walking right into a heap of mischief, especially when it comes to the legendary family recipe (and Dessert’s all-time favorite treat), Grandma Reine’s Double-Decker Chocolate Bars. As the oldest in a rambunctious, restaurant-owning family of six, Dessert seems to be better at getting into trouble than getting out of it. And that’s because, for this eight-year-old, saying sorry is definitely not a piece o’cake! In a ...
|  | WHY ARE ALL FAMILIES DIFFERENT? (Why Books)
Publication Date: June 30, 1998 ...
|  | Diseases and Disorders - Phobias
Publication Date: September 1, 2000| Age Level: 10 and up...
|  | Planet Earth Science Fair Projects: Using The Moon, Stars, Beach Balls, Frisbees, And Other Far-out Stuff (Earth Science! Best Science Projects)
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|  | Yo Sacramento! (and all those other State Capitals you don't know): Memorize them all (forever) in 20 minutes-without trying!
Publication Date: October 25, 2011| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up Memory systems help you memorize lots of information quickly and easily.Based on a proven illustrated mnemonic memory system that has made its companion book, Yo Millard Fillmore! a huge success, with over 500,000 copies sold, Yo Sacramento! will help anyone nine years old or older memorize all of the U.S. states and their capitals - quickly and easily. ...
|  | Nigeria (Enchantment of the World, Second)
Publication Date: September 2001| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up...
|  | Favorite Stories about Jesus: A Dot-To-Dot Bible Story Coloring Book 2k
Publication Date: June 30, 2001 ...
|  | Places of Worship: Synagogues Pb
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|  | How to Do Everything Microsoft SharePoint 2013
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|  | Bisk CPA Review: Regulation - 38th Edition 2009-2010 (Comprehensive CPA Exam Review Regulation)
Publication Date: October 15, 2008| ISBN-10: 1579616801 | ISBN-13: 978-1579616809| Edition: 38th America's Best CPA Review Since 1971 These comprehensive textbooks are the perfect tool to study for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam and are the resources you will refer to over and over again for exam tips, techniques, strategies and, of course, answers. Our 4-volume textbook series provides comprehensive coverage of all exam topics and includes a free simulations CD-ROM to practice simulation questions in a format that will help prepare you for the actual exam. Available ...
|  | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Out of Debt
Release Date: February 3, 2009| Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul? The American economy is dragging, with unemployment rates rising and consumer debt hitting $2.5 trillion. Many people are in deep and need help. Here, a Certified Financial Planner explains the mathematics of debt; strategies to deal with credit card, mortgage, student, and other loans; why debt consolidation and taking loans from a 401(k) can lead to problems; truths about bankruptcy; and how to use debt while eliminating it. *Includes essential resources and websites, sample letters and for...
|  | Social Entrepreneurship : The Art of Mission-Based Venture Development
Publication Date: March 31, 2000| ISBN-10: 0471362824 | ISBN-13: 978-0471362821| Edition: 1 Until very recently, popular belief held that business skills were not needed at charitable organizations. No longer. Far from interfering with an organization s ability to provide needed services, techniques such as marketing, cash flow analysis, property management, and good use of technology all contribute to a charitable organization s mission capability. Unlike a not-for-profit that thinks of itself as a charity, the successful not-for-profit is really a mission-based business. In an era of r...
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