 | Hobomok and Other Writings on Indians (American Women Writers Series)
Publication Date: May 1, 1986Hobomok, A Tale of Early Times is the provocative story of an upperclasswhite woman who marries an Indian chief, has a child, then leaveshim-with the child-for another man. This novel, originally published in1824, is a powerful first among antipatriarchal and antiracist novels inAmerican listerature. In addition, this collection contains sevenremarkable short stores; an extract on Indian women from Child'sgroundbreaking History of the Condition of Women in Various Ages andNations (1835); a selection from her best-selling volume of journalisticsketches, Letters fr...
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 | The Light in the Piazza
Publication Date: January 15, 2007“The Light in the Piazza beautifully captures the eternal allure of Italy. . . . The story wraps itself around your heart.”—Chicago Sun-Times“Guettel’s music and lyrics take nothing from the razzle-dazzle bargain basement of feeling; they represent, instead, a genuine expense of spirit. . . . The Light in the Piazza doesn’t want to make theatre-goers feel good; it wants to make them feel deeply.”—The New Yorker“With Adam Guettel’s gorgeous melodies, a compelling narrative hook from Craig Lucas, and ...
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 | The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2012
Release Date: April 17, 2012| Series: Pen/O. Henry Prize Stories The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2012 gathers twenty of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines. These remarkable stories explore the boundaries of the imagination in settings as various as an army training camp in China, the salt mines of Detroit, a divided Balkan town, and the eye of a hurricane. Also included are essays from the eminent jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winners on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines. ...
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 | Open Closed Open: Poems
Publication Date: November 6, 2006In poems marked by tenderness and mischief, humanity and humor, Yehuda Amichai breaks open the grand diction of revered Jewish verses and casts the light of his own experience upon them. Here he tells of history, a nation, the self, love, and resurrection. Amichai’s last volume is one of meditation and hope, and stands as a testament to one of Israel’s greatest poets. Open closed open. Before we are born, everything is openin the universe without us. For as long as we live, everything is closedwithin us. And when we die, everything...
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 | A Companion to the History of the Book (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture)
Publication Date: April 7, 2009| ISBN-10: 140519278X | ISBN-13: 978-1405192781| Edition: 1 From the early Sumerian clay tablet through to the emergence of the electronic text, this Companion provides a continuous and coherent account of the history of the book. Makes use of illustrative examples and case studies of well-known textsWritten by a group of expert contributorsCovers topical debates, such as the nature of censorship and the future of the book ...
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 | Little House by Boston Bay
Publication Date: April 30, 1999| Age Level: 8 and up...
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 | Kiss Her Goodbye: An Otto Penzler Book (Mike Hammer Novels)
Publication Date: May 25, 2011| Series: Mike Hammer Novels Mike Hammer has been away from New York too long. Recuperating in Florida after a deadly mob shootout, the private eye learns that an old mentor on the New York police force has committed suicide. Hammer returns for the funeral—and because he knows that Inspector Doolan would never have killed himself. But Manhattan in the 1970s no longer feels like home. Hammer’s lovely longtime partner, Velda, has disappeared after he broke it off for her own safety, and his office is shut down. When a woman is murdered practicall...
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 | Preschool Practice Scissor Skills (Ages 3-5)
Publication Date: January 1, 2007| Age Level: 3 and up School Zone Little Hand Helper Workbooks provide a fun-filled introduction to important readiness skills. Each workbook is carefully designed and reviewed by teachers to promote your child's early learning success. Cut & Paste offers a variety of exercises that will help your child practice scissor skills and other readiness basics such as story order, counting, matching, and beginning sounds. The interesting activities with clear directions will provide hours of educational fun for your child. Plus, the colorful award stickers will enha...
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 | It's a Gingerbread House! (Mulberry Read-Alones)
Release Date: October 21, 1996| Age Level: 4 and up...
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 | Birthday Surprises: Ten Great Stories to Unwrap
Release Date: April 24, 1997| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
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 | Great Ideas of the Renaissance (Renaissance World)
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 | The In-Between Days
Publication Date: September 1994| Age Level: 8 and up George doesn't want a woman thinking she can suddenly become a replacement for his dead mother. So when George comes up with a prank that he hopes will get rid of Caroline, he is sure that he has found the way to return their family to the way it sould be--just George, James, and their father. ...
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 | Ninja Cowboy Bear Presents the Call of the Cowboy
Publication Date: September 1, 2011| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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 | Habitats (CD-Rom Mac) 2
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 | CELULAS Y REPRODUCCION (Cuerpo Y Salud / Body and Health) (Spanish Edition)
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 | Australia ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Australia (Country Abcs)
Publication Date: July 2003| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up...
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 | Luis Rodriguez (Contemporary Biographies)
Publication Date: March 1997| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
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 | Paramedics (Everyday Heroes)
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 | 8 FUN BOOKS for VALENTINE'S DAY: Children's Picture Books
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 | The Collected Sermons of Walter Brueggemann
Publication Date: September 16, 2011In addition to being one of the world's leading interpreters of the Old Testament, Walter Brueggemann is a skilled and beloved preacher. This collection of sermons demonstrates Brueggemann's fidelity to biblical texts, which come alive with meaning in our contemporary world. Throughout, Brueggemann also reflects on his preaching.The book features a biblical index as well as a foreword by Samuel Wells of Duke University who writes: ""Enjoy this volume from a master exegete, a master theologian, and a master preacher. They really are neat sermons. And they'r...
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