Gaitskill's complex, urgent characters struggle with the disparity between what they want and what they know. Longing for emotional connection, they often mistake debasement for passion, manipulation
A prizewinning journalist and photographer offers a moving and inspirational guide to incorporating prayer into your daily life, showing how the growth of the spirit, whatever your religious beliefs,
Step into Lee's Machine Shop and meet Gilman Lee, infamous for his blues guitar, bootleg whiskey, and lovemaking. If you're a friend, he'll roll out the good times. If you're an enemy, he'll bite your
After days of dead calm on the Pacific Ocean, a couple sailing around the world take refuge in the lagoon of an uncharted island and attempt to repair the engine of their sailboat. Although they belie
An essential sourcebook for women of all generations explores health-care issues ranging from sexuality and childbearing through menopause and dealing with the medical establishment. Reprint. 60,000 f
From the highly acclaimed author of Fresh Girls and Other Stories comes a darkly universal first novel that is already winning comparisons to Marguerite Duras's classic, The Lover. Fiona, an accomplis
A bright and attractive figure-skating star, Katie Roskova appears to be the luckiest girl in the world. However, the smile she presents to others cannot camouflage the pain she feels inside - panic a
Andrew Clements is the undisputed master of the school story. His kid-friendly humor and his keen and empathetic understanding of middle-grade life and classroom dynamics have propelled his books onto
"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts f
Offers the learner of German, a dictionary and grammar. This work presents the coverage of English and German, incorporating the changes from the German Spelling Reform and with phrases and examples g
Meant as a quick reference source for everyday use. This title offers two books in one, with matching dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page. Spelling help is given for irregular forms of w
Offers coverage of English and French, with thousands of phrases and examples guiding the user to the appropriate translation. This dictionary features colour headwords, cultural notes, and a section
When Hector's granny has her magic wand stolen by The Big Bad Knight, Hector, the tiniest boy in the village, decides to go after him. And when The Big Bad Knight sends a dragon after Hector, our hero
There's a party at the farmyard, and it's going to be fancy dress. Children will love turning the sturdy cut-out pages to discover which animals are hiding behind the disguises. Pig's come as a pirate
This title explains what teachers need to know about primary Chemistry, giving all of the background Science information necessary to understand the subject and teach it confidently.
This title covers all the elements of Primary History that teachers need to know. KS1 topics are based around themes such as Holidays, Homes, and the Great Fire of London. KS2 topics include: Ancient
Will and Lyra, whose fates are bound together by powers beyond their own worlds, have been violently separated. But they must find each other, for ahead of them lies the greatest war that has ever bee
Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans
In the boldly eclectic title poem of his collection, John Updike employs the meters of Dante, Spenser, Pope, Whitman, and Pound, as well as the pictographic tactics of concrete poetry, to take an inve
From the depths of a cave in the Vermilion Sea, Ramon Salazar has wrested a black pearl so lustrous and captivating that his father, an expert pearl dealer, is certain Ramon has found the legendary Pe
Volume?2 of 2. Classic contains most of the more common words, plus slang, archaic words and phrases, and common foreign words. Roots are identified, cross-references to words with similar roots are l
Volume 1 of a two-volume work. This classic reference contains most of the more common words used in everyday English conversation, plus slang, archaic words and phrases, coined words and foreign word
"Today we must regain, by conscious effort, the essential unity of function and form. It is not a question of 'city beautiful.' It is a question of discovering the forms that will most clearly give ex
(Southern Music). A collection designed to assist the player/student in moving from the tenor trombone to the bass trombone including valve positions and development of pedal notes required for today'
This volume, beginning the new Scripta Mongolica Monograph Series, presents two remarkable documents—the letters of 1289 and 1305 from the Mongolian potentates Ilkhan Argun and Ilkhan Olje'itu to Phil
For Henry Huggins and his friends Robert and Murph, a clubhouse is a place where they can do as they please, without being bothered by girls. The sign that says No Girls Allowed -- This Means You espe
Birth, puberty, marriage, and death are, in all cultures, marked by ceremonies which may differ but are universal in function. Arnold van Gennep (1873-1957) was the first anthropologist to note the r
What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr.
Classic track plans in N, HO, S, and O from master model railroader Linn Westcott. Due to popular demand, this exciting book is back in print! Includes more than 101 different, traditional-style track
Plutarch's Greek Lives can be seen as a summing up of the classical Greek age and its great writers.The nine Lives translated here and arranged in chronological order follow the history of Athens from
Proceedings of an international conference on the atomic mechanisms of fracture. Papers on cleavage, ductile, fatigue, and high-temperature mechanisms of fracture for metals, ceramics, and polymers, w
One hundred and fifty years after the Black Death killed a third of the population of Western Europe, a new plague swept across the continent. The Great Pox -- commonly known as the French disease --
Momo can't wait to use the red boots and umbrella she received on her birthday. All she needs now is a rainy day! Soft illustrations portray a thoughtful story about patience and growing independenc
Verses compiled from ten previous volumes condemn the violence, hate, and injustice of the modern world and express trust in the eventual triumph of divine love and the good in human nature
(Southern Music). Includes 28 progressively arranged intermediate snare drum solos plus 4 duets and 1 trio. Unaccompanied. Many of these solos are included on state and regional contest and festival l
