As a member of a mobster family, Kate feels guiltless in the role that she plays to help keep her family fortune flowing, but when her mother decides to leave and the family faces ruin, Kate must figu
Poetry. At once clear and hermetic, oracular and elegiac, MUSIC'S MASK AND MEASURE presents a series of five "equations" in a cosmic algebra. Drawing from such disparate sources as medieval theology,
Originally used to decorate kimonos, lacquered furniture, and other traditional objects, these 646 mon (emblems or crests) combine stylized natural and geometric forms. Many are colorized.
Augustus the tiger was sad. He had lost his smile. So he did a huge tigery stretch, and set off to find it. In this book, the author and illustrator Catherine Rayner celebrates the beauty of the world
You might think you are a people person. But do you really treat others well? And how can you improve your dealings with those around you? Be prepared to have your world turned upside down and open yo
Caught up in a fast paced career as a paramedic, Meg has little energy for a full-time relationship, or so she tells herself.Then on a fateful emergency call, Meg meets June, a single woman running a
Selected from hard-to-find 19th-century sources, these black-and-white engravings cover the entire spectrum of scientific study. Featured items include prisms, gyroscopes, barometers, pendulums, pneu
Something very serious is happening in the High Hills. Several animals have disappeared. A terrible grizzly has captured them and treats them as slaves, forcing them to find food for him. Arming himse
The master of ancient Greek comic drama, Aristophanes combined slapstick, humour and cheerful vulgarity with acute political observations. In Frogs, written during the Pelaponnesian War, Dionysus desc
Double the paranormal erotic romance-two all-new stories from a fan favorite. From Shiloh Walker's hot Hunter series come two new stories... In the shades of night, when the evil are free to seduce
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,
The Duncans remind us of how families are created, how they can drive us out the door one minute and drag us back in the next, offering laughter, love, and inspiration." -Cincinnati Enquirer* Twice ho
A complete library of ready-to-use ornaments, this feast of 19th-century graphics offers a stunning array of shapes, themes, and styles. From wonderfully simple to breathlessly intricate, over 500 bla
Here two writers married to each other employ dramatically different narrative styles and voices to write politically. Often seriocomic, Grace Paley’s short fiction, including a previously uncollected
Bella loves the bunny at playschool because it is soft and furry, just like the sweater that Bella's Nonna knit for her birthday, but when both the bunny and sweater go missing, it's only natural that
Elizabeth Huntsinger Wolf, the author of two popular Low Country ghost-story collections, returns with a third volume of 18 stories. In this collection, Wolf moves beyond local haints and tells about
Two people, born and raised in New Orleans, have drastically different lives until a storm unites them. But can love overcome secrets, corruption, and economic class? Can true love survive Katrina? Li
Enhance your classroom centers with this collection of learning kits that cover a wide range of topics in reading, math, science, and more. Colorful mats, picture cards, foam shapes, and crayons appe
This thoroughly modern guide avoids historical applications in favor of styles in use today, many of them tailored to new synthetic ropemaking materials. It untangles the secrets behind basic, joining
What is a political playwright? Does theatre have any direct effect on society? Why choose to work in a medium which speaks to so few? Is theatre itself facing oblivion? This work aims to address thes
Giroud, who has a background in both art and books and manuscripts, looks at the graphical relationship between Spanish painter Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and American writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946)
Rescued from ancient sources, these exceptionally bold motifs include an amazing array of birds, human figures, and mythological creatures, all ingeniously woven into intricate networks of spirals and
The fast and easy way to learn statics and dynamicsThis new title in the popular Demystified series offers practical, easy-to-follow coverage of the difficult statics and dynamics course. Expert autho
Over 100 Celtic motifs, both abstract and pictorial, have been adapted from authentic Celtic sources and include full- and half-page rectangles, triangles, circles, frames, borders, corners, and medal
Looking to personalize linens or towels? Designing illuminated letters? This garden of 389 illustrations — from delicate sprays of tiny flowers enhancing names and initials to single roses framing lar
12 units of high-interest, contemporary topics to capture the students' interest Extensive Reading strategies, Language notes, Exam strategies and Culture notesDebate topics allow students to incorpor
