They stole his ancestral lands of Mornemont, leaving him only the walls that subdivided them... Now poor half-mad Arthur There spends his days and nights atop these walls, eking out a meager living b
The battle has been fought and won, and all have been transformed by the struggle. Imago of Lockwood has become Lord Mayor of the City Imperishable, though at a price beyond his wildest imagination. B
Comfort is the essential element of a successful interior and the hallmark of the Parish-Hadley style. In Sister Parish Design, Libby Cameron, Sister’s last protégé, and Susan B. Crat
In a tale played out during the last days of pre-World War II China and the rise of Communism, Jim Dahlgren, representative of the Amalgamated Aeronautical Company, has had enough of the fatalistic b
Loving Repeating brings Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas to the stage in song through a series of adept vignettes that encapsulate the joy and passion of Stein's life and work and the tenderness of
In this fascinating and exciting overview, Donald B. Freeman explores the role of the Pacific Ocean in human history.Covering over one third of the globe, the Pacific Ocean plays a vital role in the l
Based on a course on gas turbine engine controls developed and taught by the authors to Air Force, Navy, and Army engineers, this book covers the design of engine control and monitoring systems, for b
As they move north toward Washington D.C., recent stresses weigh on Rick and his group as they grapple with feelings of unrest and suicidal thoughts, and Abraham and Rick realize they share a common b
Jesse Ranger was just an average kid with an obsession for Oswald Leery?s B-Monster movies until he discovered a dangerous secret. It turns out Leery?s special filming process brought his movie monste
Poetry. African American Studies. "Fueled with ecstatic rage and syncopated with jazzed-up pistons and B-bop timing belts, T. J. Anderson's RIVER TO CROSS is a long ride and deep plunge into the Ameri
Make your computer a green machine and live greener at home and at work Get on board the green machine! Green home computing means making the right technology choice for the environment, whether it b
Irvington, a small village 20 miles north of New York City, overlooks the widest point of the Hudson River. The 19th-century castles and chateaus built along "America's Rhine" have b
Young Teggs Stegosaur is a pupil at Astrosaurs Academy - where dinosaurs train to be Astrosaurs. The Academy is set to feature in an amazing mega-movie and Teggs and his friends have starring roles. B
Born in pre-Revolutionary China and brought up in the Midlands, Esther Cheo Ying returned to China in 1949 after a traumatic childhood, convinced that there she would find the happiness and sense of b
Glass artist Shona Blackwood has lost her ability to create, but instead of panic, all she feels is apathy. Her detachment is shaken when she narrowly avoids being mugged, thanks to a timely rescue b
Cultural politics and American bohemians in pre–Civil War New York Amid the social and political tensions plaguing the United States in the years leading up to the Civil War, the North experienced a b
He Was Some Kind of a Man: Masculinities in the B Western explores the construction and representation of masculinity in low-budget western movies made from the 1930s to the early 1950s. These films c
Dead cats. That's the image many people conjure up when you mention curiosity. An image perpetuated by a dusty old proverb that has long represented the extent of our understanding of the term. This b
A brilliant and darkly comic novel from the Man Booker Prize longlisted author of ‘Netherland’. Fourteen years ago Mary Breeze was killed by lightning – it should have been all the bad luck that the B
Until now, there just hasn't been a book that passes down the inside information that everyone really needs and wants - namely, how to make marvelous mischief. Before now, the only way to learn rule-b
Ibn 'Abd Rabbih lived in Andalusia in the ninth century. He was a poet and collector of information. His composition of twenty-five books is known as "the Unique Necklace". This volume contains the "B
Created especially for the Australian customer!Get ready for life after work with this practical guidePerhaps your retirement dream is to travel the world, go back to study or turn your hobby into a b
In this book, David B. Wong defends an ambitious and important new version of moral relativism. He does not espouse the type of relativism that says anything goes, but he does start with a relativist
One morning in New York City, Will Heller, a sixteen-year-old paranoid schizophrenic, gets on an uptown B train alone. Like most people he knows, Will believes the world is being destroyed by climate
A sequel to critically acclaimed THE NEDDIAD told from the point of view of Ned's friend, IggyLa Brea Woman is missing. Valentino, too. The ghosts of Los Angeles are disappearing right and left!Iggy B
Larry B. Max is an unusual specialist from a little-known branch of the I.R.S., the all-powerful tax-collecting agency of the United States, with every technological method at his disposal to link hig
Favorable Reviews for: Lily B. on the Brink of Cool"A pitch-perfect tween/teen vibe. Kimmel has it in spades."--Publishers Weekly"An entertaining novel that middle-school girls will pass to their fri
April Grove and Burracombe characters are linked in this touching new Lilian Harry novel. It is December 1952. A wedding is being planned in April Grove, Portsmouth, and Jess and Frank Budd want to b
Over the last twenty years, Ross B. Emmett has explored the work of Frank H. Knight, the philosopher of the Chicago School of economics. Knight occupies a paradoxical place in the history of Chicago e
Now back in print, A Tenderfoot in Colorado is R. B. Townshend's classic account of his time in the wild frontier territory known as Colorado. Townshend arrived in the Rockies in 1869, fresh from Camb
In 1768, Jacob Kimball moved to the shores of Long Lake in North Bridgton, building a store and providing boat service from Standish, at the southern end of Sebago Lake. Jacob Stevens soon followed, b
London, 1920 - The three Bentley children are used to fending for themselves while their widowed mother works nights at a factory to make ends meet. Then one morning their mother fails to appear for b
The English Bible Translation and History, Memorial Edition, is a study of the translations of the Bible from the time of Jerome (404 A.D.) to the publication of the Authorized Version in 1611. This b
The English Bible Translation and History, Memorial Edition, is a study of the translations of the Bible from the time of Jerome (404 A.D.) to the publication of the Authorized Version in 1611. This b
In the spring of 1862, Federal troops under the command of General George B. McClellan launched what was to be a coordinated, two-pronged attack on Richmond in the hope of taking the Confederate capit
The #1 New York Times bestseller now in paperback.For 16-year-old Sam, life is about to get extremely complicated. He and his girlfriend—make that ex-girlfriend— Alicia have gotten themselves into a b
Many people in the West or global North now live in a culture of 24/7 instant messaging, iPods and MP3s, streamed content, blogs, ubiquitous digital images and Facebook. But they are also surrounded b
In this collection of weekly reflections on the Sunday Lectionary for Year B, Verna Holyhead draws us into the inspired texts of both the Old and New Testaments. Through a rich tapestry of literary fo
Judy is surprised when Arthur Farringdon-Pett slips an engagement ring, a pigeon's blood ruby, on her finger. She forces Arthur to keep the engagement secret, as she still feels torn in her feelings b
"Probability and statistics impinge on the life of the average person in a variety of ways - as is suggested by the title of this book. Very often, information is provided that is factually accurate b
