An avid member of the Hitler Youth in 1940s Vienna, Johannes Betzler discovers his parents are hiding a Jewish girl named Elsa behind a false wall in their home. His initial horror turns to interest—t
Kelderek, a lone hunter, pursues the secret of Shardik, the reincarnation of a giant bear, in an odyssey that takes him across the landscape of a fabled world. Reprint.
Recent years have seen a boom in animation-an expanding market that is luring writers who have an eye toward the future and an eagerness to work in a medium where the only limit is the depth of one's
Routinely making decisions that have dangerous consequences, strong-willed aristocrat's daughter Celia Lytton sets in motion a series of events during World War I that have a particular impact on her
Second Sight is the seventh in the series that follows the legendary spy Paul Christopher - a man ensnared by his line of work that never failed to exert insidious influence outside professional boun
The first three books set in Zamonia--the mythical land created by Walter Moers, whose work has been compared to J.K. Rowling, Douglas Adams, and Shel Silverstein--have achieved raucous critical accl
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A simple Twitter question posed by John Cleese—“What is your biggest pet peeve?”—inspired Jen Campbell to start a blog collecting all the ridiculous conversations overheard in her bookstore.“Did Beatr
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The former Soviet republics of Central Asia comprise a sprawling, politically pivotal, densely populated, and richly cultured area of the world. In this comprehensive new treatment, renowned politica
The author of The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear presents the tale of a heroic little Wolperting, who with his trusty talking sword fights his way across the very different realms of Overworld and N
Sent on a mission to New York he gets involved in a wild journey that takes him in and out of stolen cars, freight trains, and buses. By the time he returns home to Texas, Norwood has met his true lov
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In the rec room in at a church in Cypress, Texas, Margery leads her students in a puppet pageant to strengthen their faith in the Bible and evade Satan's hand. But when the young members of the Christ
