Coming of age in rural North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century, Mary Bet, the youngest of nine children, endures such family challenges as a disabled older brother, an increasingly unstable fat
With her vision clouded by her thirst for revenge, Talyn must choose her path as either the Seer of her people or the assassin of the overlord, while her brother forms a new pact that will change his
Haroun: What’s the use of stories that aren’t even true? I asked that question and the Unthinkable Thing happened: my father can’t tell stories anymore. That means no more laughter in the city of Alif
Discover the beauty and majesty of forests all over the Earth. Find out why they are so important for our future. Learn about the trees, the plants, the insects, the flowers, and the animals which inh
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The author of Jimmy Dean Prepares reimagines the shared life of literary couple Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman, depicting a relationship based on fast living, heavy drinking and respective passi
Faulkner and Morrison is a collection of literary criticism from the Faulkner/Morrison Conference at Southeast Missouri State University.Faulkner and Morrison is volume three in Southeast's Faulkner C
Retired Army Staff Sergeant Lee Winters is trying hard to adjust to civilian life. She was released from duty after a bomb in Ramadi injured her and killed her troops, the only people she ever conside
Edited by award winning novelist and short story writer, this volume seeks to offer fresh renditions to the Irish story - angles, approaches, and modes of attack.
The building site will not be ready until one last rock is removed, and although the big machines all have a go at it, only Little Digger has what it takes to get the job done—with some encouragement
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Set in the reign of the Emperor Domitian in first-century Ancient Rome, Master and God is Lindsey Davis’s meticulously researched epic novel of the life and times surrounding the last of the Flavian d
A comical tale of naughty and nice with a surprising twist!Matilda is a very good girl. She likes to read and water her flowers. Hans is very naughty. He makes too much noise and is always causing tro
"In Body and Bread, Nan Cuba goes straight to the heart of love and death and families and religion and the land."?Grace Dane Mazur, author of Silk: Stories and Trespass: a novelYears after her brothe
There’s complicated. And there’s Rowen Sterling. After numbing pain for the past five years with boys, alcohol, and all-around apathy, she finds herself on a Greyhound bus to nowhere Montana the summe
A controversial drug-free method of treatment for learning disabilities, the Dore program has been hotly debated in the medical community. In this account, the man who began it all shares how dyslexia
Dress the dolls as they travel all over the world. Choose their outfits and accessories for diving in tropical oceans, skiing down mountains, going on safari, sight-seeing in San Francisco and lots mo
Many in the church see worship leading and theological processing at opposite ends of a big room. Theology is considered the business of pastors and professors, while worship is the business of musici
On the evening of Good Friday, 1865, Henry Rathbone and Clara Harris joined the Lincolns in the Presidential box at Ford’s Theater, becoming eyewitnesses to one of the great tragedies of American hist
'Run until you can't run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and will. Then run even faster.' The words of Scott Jurek, a dominant force - and darling - in the gruelling and growi
Modern cowboy Tyler Steele must raise his son, Brodie, save his ranch and rebuild his life after his wife leaves him for being emotionally distant and ultimately learns that being a man means confront
A fast-paced mystery from the author of CAPTURE THE FLAG!Jose, Anna, and Henry are junior members of the secret Silver Jaguar Society, sworn to protect the world's most important artifacts. When they
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Poetry. SOUND AND BASIN is a collection of poems rooted in geography, in landscapes, in the interstices where land and water collect and cohere to build memory. These poems carry the burden of ecologi
Barbara Pym affectionately skewers the charms, eccentricities, and secret yearnings of British middle-class life Jane Cleveland and Prudence Bates were close friends at Oxford University, but now li
A new series created with the home shelf in mind. This beautifully designed gift book has a material spine and is designed to include the basic ingredients and recipes we all love and enjoy to inspiri
