 | Venus in Fur: A Play
Publication Date: November 30, 2011A young playwright, Thomas, has written an adaptation of the 1870 novel Venus in Fur by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (after whom the term “masochism” was coined); the novel is the story of an obsessive adulterous relationship between a man and the mistress to whom he becomes enslaved. At the end of a long day in which the actresses Thomas auditions fail to impress him, in walks Vanda, very late and seemingly clueless, but she convinces him to give her a chance. As they perform scenes from Thomas’s play, and Vanda the actor and Vanda the chara...
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Publication Date: May 1, 2002Rescued by a band of pirates from a ship called The Enchantress, Aubrey Malone found friends among the crew in this second book of the RB trilogy. Yet there was one person on the ship that she feared – Captain Mala whose personal and bloody vendetta against the British, for a wrong done some two years previous, becomes, to Aubrey, the female epitome of Captain Rene Black. Although caught in a web where Black seemed to be at the center, Aubrey began to settle comfortably into this new life with the pirates of The Enchantress. But Fate had other plans for th...
|  | The Rise and Fall of Meter: Poetry and English National Culture, 1860--1930
Publication Date: May 6, 2012Why do we often teach English poetic meter by the Greek terms iamb and trochee? How is our understanding of English meter influenced by the history of England's sense of itself in the nineteenth century? Not an old-fashioned approach to poetry, but a dynamic, contested, and inherently nontraditional field, "English meter" concerned issues of personal and national identity, class, education, patriotism, militarism, and the development of English literature as a discipline. The Rise and Fall of Meter tells the unknown story of English meter from the late eighteenth...
|  | Tao Te Ching: A New English Version (Perennial Classics)
Release Date: September 5, 2006| Series: Perennial ClassicsIn eighty-one brief chapters, Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the universe. Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture....
|  | World Authors Series: Chretien de Troyes Revisited (Twayne's World Authors Series)
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|  | Han Wei shi xuan =: Han wei shi xuan (Zhong guo shi ge bao ku) (Mandarin Chinese Edition)
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|  | Requiems for the Departed
Publication Date: March 10, 2010Requiems for the Departed Irish Crime, Irish Myths. It has been said before, that every story has already been told. Maybe so. But if you've got the gift of the gab, you can tell the same tale as often as you like and still give it a life of its own every time. Requiems for the Departed flaunts that gift seventeen times over.The children of Conchobar are back to their old mischievous ways; ancient Celtic royalty and druids and banshees are set loose in the new Irish underbelly. Requiems for the Departed contains seventeen short stories, inspired by Irish mytho...
|  | The Boy Next Door
Publication Date: December 29, 2011Can two neighbors rekindle a childhood friendship -- with the potential of something more -- overcome the disdain of a conservative town, a threatening ex-wife, and an impossible situation? When Lowell moves back to his hometown to take care of his ailing mother, the last person he expects to see living in the house next door is his childhood friend Jase, grown up now and more attractive than ever. Jase had starred in many of Lowell's teenage fantasies, but Lowell is convinced Jase is straight. And yet, as they rekindle their friendship, it begins to look l...
|  | Tender Vine, The (Diamond of the Rockies)
Publication Date: June 1, 2010| Series: Diamond of the Rockies (Book 3) Aching from the recent loss of a constant companion, Carina DiGratia Shephard longs to return to the shelter of her close-knit family. Her husband, Quillan, is bent on proving his devotion, and they begin the arduous journey to the home of her youth nestled in the vineyards of Sonoma, California. But their arrival at the DiGratia estate is not the joyous occasion they expected. Will a confrontation with the past pull them apart--or will the love they once embraced be reignited?...
|  | Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too (Blackbird Sisters Mysteries, No. 5)
Release Date: March 6, 2007When the tycoon owner of a spectacularly tacky sports bar is killed, Nora Blackbird suspects a secretive politician, a shady former rock star doubling as a pastry chef, and a dangerous aristo-brat on the verge of stardom. ...
|  | Beginning Soccer (Beginning Sports)
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|  | Hangin' Loose! A Kid's Guide To Oahu, Hawaii
Publication Date: September 16, 2009Ohau, Hawaii is a great place to visit!Walk the beach of Waikiki, swim in the ocean, see a movie on the beach!You can do it all.'Hangin' Loose' is the style, so put yourself on Hawaiian time and have fun in the sun!This is a new kind of picture book for kids, a kid's special guide to a very special place, and like all the Penelope Dyan and John D. Weigand collaborations a book meant for kids that will look great on your coffee table.Told in the simplest form and in a fun way, Dyan sees with the eyes of a child; and she will introduce you to a myriad of thi...
|  | Tullus and the Ransom Gold
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|  | This Glorious Struggle: George Washington's Revolutionary War Letters
Publication Date: August 24, 2010George Washington wrote an astonishing number of letters, both personal and professional. The majority—about 140,000 documents—are from his years as commander in chief during the Revolutionary War, from 1775 to 1783. This Glorious Struggle presents a selection of Washington’s most important and interesting letters from that time, including many that have never before been published. ...
|  | Butterflies (Zoobooks Series)
Publication Date: January 2000| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
|  | Joe Boat (Reader's Clubhouse: Level 2)
Publication Date: March 17, 2006| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
|  | The Adventures of Droplet
Publication Date: May 13, 2012The Adventures of Droplet, a five - book series conveniently bound together, reads on the primary level, or can be utilized in a read-to experience.It includes the following stories: * book 1 - Droplet * book 2 - Droplet and the Blizzard * book 3 - Droplet and the Thunderstorm * book 4 - Droplet, The Tornado & Tommy * book 5 - Droplet, The Hurricane & TommyIt teaches while it entertains.Learn with Droplet from her friends. In additon to the science application, the stories can introduce topics in character education; motivate awriting workshop; used for reading ...
| | Dig It: How to Collect Rocks and Minerals (Reader's Digest Explorer Guides)
Publication Date: February 1, 2001| Age Level: 8 and up...
|  | Dr. Medieval: Medicine in the Middle Ages (Shockwave: Science)
Publication Date: September 1, 2007| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
|  | Prayers for the Later Years
Publication Date: June 19, 2002Drawing on his own life experience of 78 years, as well as from the letters he received as a columnist for Modern Maturity, Malcolm Boyd addresses the struggles and blessings of life’s later years. The prayers are brief, accessible, and arranged around themes including health, thanksgiving, hard questions, courage, and faith. Prayers for the Later Years will help and comfort those who are growing older as well as adults who are concerned for their aging parents. ...
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