Poetry. "Rarely—very rarely indeed—a poet arrives in the world full-blown, possessed of musical mastery, cognitive penetration, yea, wisdom of the sort that eludes almost all of us almost all of the t
Welcome to the peculiar and headlong world of Brian Doyle’s fiction, where the odd is happening all the time, reported upon by characters of every sort and stripe. Swirling voices and skeins of stor
Nearly 700 Catholic sisters from from 22 orders provided some sort of service during the Civil War. The Daughters of Charity provided the largest number—around 300—to serve in the war. They were the m
Every girl should grow up with Alice, and with this irresistible new look, a whole new generation will want to. Alice and Patrick are getting married! Well, sort of. It’s all part for her eighth grade
All’s fair in blood and war. . . . Talk about wedding crashers from hell. Keira Kelly and her sexy vampire king, Adam, are about to tie the proverbial knot—sort of—when an uninvited blood relative sho
Thomas was sure that escape from the maze meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one knew what sort of life they were going back to. The earth is a wasteland. Government and order
Working as a hat-maker in the Renaissance Faire Village is pretty sweet for Jessie Morton-until one of the fair's chocolatiers is found drowned in a vat of chocolate in his shop. Now Jessie must sort
Following her mother’s funeral, and on the verge of her own midlife crisis, widow Anna Larson returns to the home of her youth to sort out her parents’ belongings, as well as her own turbulent life.Fo
Does God want to write your love story?Well, maybe not—especially not if it is the culture's romanticized ideal of happily ever after! Margaret and Dwight Peterson help us sort out the difference betw
The Complete Runner's Day-By-Day Log 2012 Weekly Planner Calendar inspires, educates, and spurs on every sort of runner. The seasoned marathoner or the beginner will find plenty of room to keep track
SOMETIMES WINNING FEELS AN AWFUL LOT LIKE LOSING.Cab driver Chet Conway was hoping for a good tip from his latest fare, the sort he could spend. But what he got was a tip on a horse race. Which might
Morgan has a hole in his middle, and it gives him a strange, empty feeling -- sort of like always being a little bit hungry. His best friend Yumi tries to help, but nothing seems to make Morg
On the first day of Lillian’s summer-before-college, she gets a message on her cell from her sort-of friend, Penny. Not only has Penny faked her own kidnapping, but Lil is the only one who figures it
A?delicately illustrated and engaging guide to trees for children ? What sort of tree did Robin Hood's bow come from? What pine tree drops its needles in the winter? How did the "Monkey-puzzle" get
What is an original, what is a one of a kind, and what is a work of art? How do the condition, provenance, and history of a work of art affect its value? What sort of standards and criteria are used t
Craving the spotlight is in her blood. Ever since high school student Anastasija Parker discovered she was vampire royalty, her life has been sort of crazy. The half-vampire- half-witch just wants so
A seasonal gift for connoisseurs of true crime Here are ten murder cases of “the old-fashioned sort”—evoking a nostalgia more obviously associated with fiction—that all took place during the festive p
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Millions of Americans, bored by dull textbooks, are in the dark about the most significant event in our history. Now New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes to the rescue, deftly sort
No other obsession strikes as hard as the love that hits a teenaged boy ? especially if he’s the sort of kid who is no saner than he wants to be. From the moment Adam Webb sees Francine Haggard?in th
It is the polluted and gritty future, saved, sort of, by technofixes. Young skydiver Orr Sitka wants no more from life in future Alaska than he already has: a woman he loves and the chance to dive. W
Capital as a Social Kind provides an introduction to social kinds in social theory. Thinking about kinds, the way we sort the things of the world into categories -- water, for example, is a natural ki
Find the Android apps that are right for you so you can have fun and get more done! The popularity of Android apps is exploding and this handy guide helps you sort through the thousands of availab
A rare glimpse at the artistic development of one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated poetsI sort of see you surrounded with fine-tooth combs, sandpaper, nail files, pots of varnish, etc
Sophie Blue started wearing a black skirt and Midnight Noir lipstick on her last birthday. It was also the day her father disappeared. Or spontaneously combusted. Which is sort of bad timing, since a
As their mother lays in bed after a massive heart attack, three adult children return home and try to sort out their own inner and external struggles, including Anna's obsession with having sex with s
The time is the 1970s---sort of. The place is Earth---in a way. The project: build a tunnel over four thousand miles in length, intended to sustain a pressure of one thousand atmospheres while accomm
I strive to reach the absolute depths of despair in my poetry...But don't let that put you off...I also strive to breach upon some sort of logic. Being able to write poetry has led me to some importan
Living big?for less?in Sin City?Living big in?Sin City takes just the sort of big bucks that fewer and fewer folks have at their disposal these days, right? Think again. Las Vegas is full of free and
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Major Hal Carlow was a fine soldier, but he was also a flirt, a rake and a scoundrel! In general, he tried to steer clear of proper young ladiesno fun at alland spend time with the sort o
This is a short collection of essays dealing with themes that are being hotly debated, in particular about what sort of book the Bible really is. Is it to be thought of, as the tradition claims, as th
In the olden days, after a day's work in the farms, children and parents returned home feeling worn out. As a sort of evening entertainment, children of the same family, compound or village then gathe
"How should we read Lolita? The beginning of an answer is that we should read it the way all great works deserve to be read: with attention and intelligence. But what sort of attention should we pay a
In Miss Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", Mr. Bennet had this to say about Mr. Darcy, "We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man..." Elizabeth Bennet, herself, spoke of his arrogance, h
As the active, imaginative Lizzie settles into a new job as a teacher at an Amish schoolhouse, she deals with turmoil at her home farm and struggles to sort out her true feelings toward Stephen. By th
A Brock and Poole Mystery - DCI Harry Brock is called to a murder scene on Ham Common early on a Sunday morning. But it is far from being an ordinary sort of murder. The victim has been stabbed to dea
What sort of person was the young naturalist who developed an evolutionary idea so logical, so dangerous, that it has dominated biological science for a century and a half? How did the quiet and shy
Imogen Hebden knew she was no diamond of the ton. A clumsy, gangling spinster more like! This last-chance Season was sure to be a disaster. What sort of suitor could she hope to catch?Viscount Milden
His fields are empty, so Tom Farmer is looking for all the farmyard animals. He’s in for a big surprise when he finds them! What will he do to sort them out? Die-cut holes in each page hold clues to w