Stories in The Missing Woman circle around women who are either literally missing – a mother in rehab, a daughter never born – or who are missing some metaphorical piece of themselves.A father tries t
Nineteen-year-old Harold Chasen is obsessed with death. He fakes suicides to shock his self-obsessed mother, drives a customized Jaguar hearse, and attends funerals of complete strangers. Seventy-nine
David Beach has written a collection of nature poems that reject easy ideas of romanticism or landscape poetry. Although the poems have a deep connection to the landscape, they tend to focus on the ev
Caterpillar lives alone in fear of her surroundings as everything seems large and strange. Refusing to spend time with her friends Wallaby, Goanna, and Snake, Caterpillar misses out on beautiful sunse
Straightforward advice on stables and field shelters for horses and ponies. Chapters include stable types, selecting a suitable site, layout and size, stable fittings, maintenance and field shelter co
A step-by-step guide to the horse’s foot and the principles for correct shoeing. Chapters include evolution and anatomy of the foot, the unshod foot, foot balance and shoeing process, types of shoe an
A step-by-step guide to the horse’s mouth and the principles of bitting. Chapters contain the teeth and ageing, the tongue, care of the mouth, the types of bits, the action of the bit and bitting prob
A step-by-step guide to the art of trimming and plaiting manes and tails. Contents include how to pull a mane and tail, plaiting a mane with thread or rubber bands, hogging a mane, remedial mane plait
A quirky dictionary and puzzle book in one pocket-sized volumeWord nerds and puzzle nuts welcome: this is a book to keep your mind tickled. With more than 400 word stories and 160 original brainteaser
This collection features biographies of African American achievers, including Benjamin Banneker, George Washington Carver, Percy Julian, Meredith Gourdine, and George R. Carruthers, among others.
Getting the kids to bed is one thing, getting them to stay there is another thing, and helping them sleep through the night is yet a third issue. This colorful, laminated guide tells parents exactly h
A second quirky dictionary and puzzle book in one pocket-sized volumeWord nerds and puzzle nuts welcome: this is a book to keep your mind tickled. It contains more than 150 original puzzles, from anag
Previously titled What Makes My Dad Happy, this sweetly appealing gift book explores the joy of being a child, and of being a dadWhat makes Dad happy? When he builds me a tower and I pick him a flower
The 14 stories in this collection display the often quiet, inconspicuous way in which terrible truths and experiences are intimated: the death of a sailboarder makes a widower see deeper into love and
Addressing the misunderstood and misrepresented aspects of the law in today’s writing, this reliable guidebook demonstrates how to use legal concepts, terminology, and procedure to create fiction that
The Baron's cruel nephew Bang-Bang is trying to take over Wise-as-an-Owl's fresh water spring. To stop him, Tashi and his friends use clay and magic to make a golem who will give Bang-Bang a good scar
Uncle Tiki Pu is in terrible trouble with the War Lord, and Tashi must rely on the help of a phoenix?by a beautiful creature with eyes of crystal and tail feathers of gold?to save him and his family.
This?third installment in the Tashi series is a spooky tale of ghost monsters lurking in the forest. All of the villagers try to come up with ways to scare off the ghosts, but none of them work. Littl
Tashi's wild exploits continue in this sixth?installment of the Tashi series when he runs into a couple of nasty demons and must use the secret of the Dragon’s Blood Tree to escape from trouble. Tashi
Tashi’s adventures continue in this second book in the series. The stories that Tashi tells to his?friend Jack?are always?filled with anticipation and excitement. This time, Tashi relates encounters w
Adventurous little Tashi is granted three wishes after encountering?a sly genie hiding in an old bowl, in this fourth installment of the Tashi series. Both Tashi and his friend Jack?are flabbergasted,
Daisy's Auntie Buttercup is sitting on four eggs: three of her own and one for Mamma Duck. Daisy is so excited?soon she will have a little brother or sister. But hatching an egg isn't always that easy
A freewheeling catalog of misfits, eccentrics, creeps, criminals, and failed dreamers, this compendium profiles 45 bizarre personalities who exemplify the Golden State’s well-deserved reputation for n
From the author of the acclaimed short story collection Bird North, Empty Bones is a novella accompanied by five equally raw, intense, and comical short stories. Empty Bones is weightlifting, infideli
This timely collection of short stories leaves nothing in popular culture unscathed?from meetings with Somali pirates and a theory that Paypal is a criminal enterprise to an eerie reimagining of the 9
Tashi’s exciting adventures continue in the 13th book of this captivating series as he must once again use his clever wit and trickery to outsmart harrowing demons. When the demons hijack one of Can-D
There’s no stopping Tashi in his new adventure, where Tashi encounters magic shoes and confronts Uncle Tiki Pu’s sneaky plan at the Emperor’s court. Things are looking great again for Tashi until he v
The adorable Tashi is off on his ninth adventure, but this time he will have to confront ghosts and spirits as he enters the haunted house in his village. Proving his bravery and loyal friendship, Tas
Tashi is off on his 10th escapade, and as always, his adventure is spooky and exciting. Tashi is nearly buried alive when an ancient burial site is discovered in the village. To make matters worse, th
Tashi’s life is never dull. In the seventh book of the series, Tashi plots with the wife of Chintu the giant to rid the village of his Only Brother?a giant who will eat anything in sight. Unless Tashi
The fifth book in the?series finds Tashi sharing a wild tale about Baba Yaga, a witch whose house stands on chicken legs and who likes eating children baked in pies. The excitement continues as this l
Like all the great spiritual masters, Rahner is at his best when dealing with matters of the heart like this one: suffering and the soul's journey to God.
Infused with feminist, Afro-Caribbean views of the science fiction and fantasy genres, this collection of offbeat and highly original works takes aim at race and racism in literature. In “Report from
With insight into a culture in turmoil, this book bridges Western civilization with that of modern-day Iran and ancient PersiaMinoo Shirazi’s mysterious double life continues to unfold across 2,000 ye
The book is dedicated to all my friends who have walked into my life throughout the years. Especially stating with the friendships established at Saint Vincent College and the bond that we started as
The Wooden Bridge and Other Stories is a collection of short stories, Asian folk tales, and chilling ghost stories. Written by an Asian lady who has lived in Singapore for over 40 years, it provides a
Book four in a gentle, charming illustrated series, reminiscent of Paddington BearLife is certainly full of surprises at the Boubles Grand Hotel. When Mr Badger discovers a mirror that is anything but
The first in a series featuring the delightful Mr. Badger and his friends, and the world of the Boubles Grand hotelMr. Badger is the special events manager of London's Boubles Grand Hotel and is in ch
When a sharp decline in the honeybee population on the Bell estate threatens local gardens and businesses, Darius Bell and his friends strike a bargain with their dragonish school principal to overcom
A raid on a historic temple in Mexico awakens an ancient power and Bella Balistica must unite the spirits and power of the Five Warriors of Itza. If she does, she’ll fulfill her part in a Mayan prophe
