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Amulet Of Samarkandby Jonathan StroudISBN 078681859X (0-7868-1859-X)
Hardcover, Disney Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Amulet Of Samarkand'Book summary:Nathaniel is a boy magician-in-training, sold to the government by his birth parents at the age of five and sent to live as an apprentice to a master. Powerful magicians rule Britain, and its empire, and Nathaniel is told his is the "ultimate sacrifice" for a "noble destiny." If leaving his parents and erasing his past life isn't tough enough, Nathaniel's master, Arthur Underwood, is a cold, condescending, and cruel middle-ranking magician in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The boy's only saving grace is the master's wife, Martha Underwood, who shows him genuine affection that he rewards with fierce devotion. Nathaniel gets along tolerably well over the years in the Underwood household until the summer before his eleventh birthday. Everything changes when he is publicly humiliated by the ruthless magician Simon Lovelace and betrayed by his cowardly master who does not defend him.
Nathaniel vows revenge. In a Faustian fever, he devours magical texts and hones his magic skills, all the while trying to appear subservient to his master. When he musters the strength to summon the 5,000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus to avenge Lovelace by stealing the powerful Amulet of Samarkand, the boy magician plunges into a situation more dangerous and deadly than anything he could ever imagine. In British author Jonathan Stroud's excellent novel, the first of The Bartimaeus Trilogy, the story switches back and forth from Bartimaeus's first-person point of view to third-person narrative about Nathaniel. Here's the best part: Bartimaeus is absolutely hilarious, with a wit that snaps, crackles, and pops. His dryly sarcastic, irreverent asides spill out into copious footnotes that no one in his or her right mind would skip over. A sophisticated, suspenseful, brilliantly crafted, dead-funny book that will leave readers anxious for more. (Ages 11 to adult) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Anne of Green Gablesby L. M. Montgomery, Margaret AtwoodISBN 0771098839 (0-7710-9883-9)
Softcover, McClelland & Stewart
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anne of Green Gables'Book summary:When Marilla Cuthbert's brother, Matthew, returns home to Green Gables with a chatty redheaded orphan girl, Marilla exclaims, "But we asked for a boy. We have no use for a girl." It's not long, though, before the Cuthberts can't imagine how they could ever do without young Anne of Green Gables--but not for the original reasons they sought an orphan. Somewhere between the time Anne "confesses" to losing Marilla's amethyst pin (which she never took) in hopes of being allowed to go to a picnic, and when Anne accidentally dyes her hated carrot-red hair green, Marilla says to Matthew, "One thing's for certain, no house that Anne's in will ever be dull." And no book that she's in will be, either. This adapted version of the classic, Anne of Green Gables, introduces younger readers to the irrepressible heroine of L.M. Montgomery's many stories. Adapter M.C. Helldorfer includes only a few of Anne's mirthful and poignant adventures, yet manages to capture the freshness of one of children's literature's spunkiest, most beloved characters. There's just enough to make beginning readers want more--luckily, there's a lot more in the originals! Illustrator Ellen Beier creates vibrant pictures to portray the beauty of the land around Green Gables and the spirited nature of Anne herself. (Ages 5 to 8) --Emilie Coulter [via]
Anne of Windy Poplarsby L.M. MontgomeryISBN 0771061641 (0-7710-6164-1)
Softcover, McClelland & Stewart Ltd
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Anybody Can Do Anythingby Betty Bard MacDonaldISBN 0783886233 (0-7838-8623-3)
Softcover, G K Hall & Co
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Apocalypse Wow!by James Finn GarnerISBN 0783882262 (0-7838-8226-2)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Aristotle's Poeticsby Aristotle, John Baxter, George Whalley, Patrick AthertonISBN 0773516123 (0-7735-1612-3)
Softcover, McGill Queens Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aristotle's Poetics'Book summary:This text combines a complete translation of Aristotle's "poetics" with a running commentary, printed on facing pages, to keep the reader in continuous contact with the linguistic and critical subtleties of the original while highlighting crucial issues for students of literature and literary theory. The volume includes two essays by George Whalley that outline his method and purpose. He identifies a deep congruence between Aristotle's understanding of mimesis and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's view of imagination. [via]
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Artemis Fowlby Eoin ColferISBN 0786836407 (0-7868-3640-7)
Softcover, Disney Pr
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Back Spinby Harlan CobenISBN 0786265590 (0-7862-6559-0)
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Be More Chillby Ned VizziniISBN 0786809965 (0-7868-0996-5)
Softcover, Miramax
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Be More Chill'Book summary:Jeremy Heere is your average high school dork. Day after day, he stares at beautiful Christine, the girl he can never have, and dryly notes the small humiliations that come his way. . . until the day he finds out about the "squip." This pill-sized supercomputer, when swallowed, is guaranteed to bring you whatever you most desire in life. By instructing him on everything from what to wear to how to talk and walk, the squip transforms Jeremy from Supergeek into one of the most popular guys in class. Soon he is friends with his former tormentors and has the attention of the hottest girls in school. But Jeremy eventually discovers that there is also a dark side to having a computer inside your brain-and it can have disastrous consequences. Searingly witty and surprisingly poignant-this novel heralds the arrival of a hot new talent in YA fiction. Ned Vizzini began writing for New York Press at the age of fifteen. At seventeen he was asked to write a piece for New York Times Magazine, which led to the publication Teen Angst? Naah . . . , his autobiography of his years at a New York City high school, which was selected as a Booksense 76 Pick. Now twenty-two, Ned lives in Brooklyn, New [via]
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The Best of Lewis Carrollby Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel, Henry HolidayISBN 0785813268 (0-7858-1326-8)
Softcover, Book Sales, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Best of Lewis Carroll'Book summary:Children and adults alike have never grown tired of the exciting and fantastical adventures of master story-teller Lewis Carroll. Lavishly illustrated, here are his finest works, including Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, The Hunting of the Snark, A Tangled Tale, Phantasmagoria, and Nonsense from Letters. [via]
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Boogers Are My Beatby Dave BarryISBN 0786261935 (0-7862-6193-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Charlie Farquharson, Yer Last Decadentby Don HarronISBN 0771597223 (0-7715-9722-3)
Hardcover, Macmillan of Canada
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Cien Anos De Soledadby Frederic SeamanISBN 0785950109 (0-7859-5010-9)
Softcover, French & European Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cien Anos De Soledad'Book summary:A dense jungle of magic and literary gusto, this book pulls you in and engulfs you with its richness and beauty. Saying it is a story of a family is like saying the New Testament is a book about a carpenter. Following the family here reveals the history of several generations, and the passions, thoughts, and myths of a labyrinth of people, related and not. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a gifted writer, and nowhere does he write with the fervor that he does in One Hundred Years of Solitude, a pleasurable ride unmatched in modern literature. [via]
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Clementineby Sara Pennypacker, Marla FrazeeISBN 0786838825 (0-7868-3882-5)
Hardcover, Hyperion
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Common Nonsenseby Andy RooneyISBN 0786250437 (0-7862-5043-7)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Common Nonsense'Book summary:Straight-talk and big laughs from the bestselling author of My War and Sincerely, Andy Rooney. Andy Rooney's Sunday evening observations on 60 Minutes are an American institution, shaping the way people see everything from coffee percolators to the state of the nation. Rooney's books, most recently the bestselling My War and Sincerely, Andy Rooney, offer his fans the chance to dig deeper into his life and views. Now, Rooney offers up another extended look at the country he lovesenough to criticize. Shouldn't a family of four be able to afford a night at the baseball stadium? Why do political conservatives often preempt the term "Christian" for themselves when the Democratic philosophy comes closer to biblical advice on how we should conduct our lives? And why do some of our heroes keep disappointing us by turning out to be dishonest, corrupt, attracted to sexual perversion or in some other way wanting in the virtues we admire?Common Nonsense is Andy Rooney at his best-acerbic, teasing, witty, insightful, and wise. Each chapter is devoted to a topic close to his heart-food, morality, money, sports, home and work life, government, politics, health, doctors, and the English language. And we get an inside peek at Rooney as a person, including a whole raft of contradictions. A chronic procrastinator, he'll clean the garage to avoid sitting in front of the typewriter (yet he still makes the weekly deadline for his newspaper columns). Even when there's a major world crisis, he turns first to the sports page (but then he'll support U. S. intervention in Bosnia). If you like Andy Rooney, you've got to read Common Nonsense. It's that simple. [via]
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Dating Dead Men: Library Editionby Harley Jane KozakISBN 0786262230 (0-7862-6223-0)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dating Dead Men: Library Edition'Book summary:Los Angeles greeting-card artist Wollie Shelley is dating forty men in sixty days as research for a radio talk-show host's upcoming book. Wollie is meeting plenty of eligible bachelors but not falling in love, not until she stumbles over a dead body en route to Rio Pescado - a state-run mental hospital - and is momentarily taken hostage by a charismatic "doctor" who is on the run from the Mob. Dating Dead Men will keep readers guessing until the final bullet is shot . . . [via]
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Dating Is Murderby Harley Jane KozakISBN 0767921240 (0-7679-2124-0)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Deal Breaker: Library Editionby Harlan CobenISBN 0786263555 (0-7862-6355-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Debt to Pleasureby John LanchesterISBN 0771045859 (0-7710-4585-9)
Hardcover, McClelland & Stewart Ltd
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The Divine Comedyby Dante Alighieri, Anna Amari-Parker, Gustave DoreISBN 0785821201 (0-7858-2120-1)
Hardcover, Chartwell Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Divine Comedy'Book summary:Long narrative poem originally titled Commedia (about 1555 printed as La divina commedia) written about 1310-14 by Dante. The work is divided into three major sections--Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso--which trace the journey of a man from darkness and error to the revelation of the divine light, culminating in the beatific vision of God. It is usually held to be one of the world's greatest works of literature. The plot of The Divine Comedy is simple: a man is miraculously enabled to visit the souls in Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. He has two guides: Virgil, who leads him through the Inferno and Purgatorio, and Beatrice, who introduces him to Paradiso. Through these fictional encounters taking place from Good Friday evening in 1300 through Easter Sunday and slightly beyond, Dante the character learns of the exile that is awaiting him (an actual exile that had already occurred at the time of writing). This device allowed Dante not only to create a story out of his exile but also to explain how he came to cope with personal calamity and to offer suggestions for the resolution of Italy's troubles as well.[via]More editions of The Divine Comedy:
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Drop Shotby Harlan CobenISBN 0786265612 (0-7862-6561-2)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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An Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Award-winning AuthorThe young woman was shot dead in cold blood, dropped outside the stadium in front of a stand selling Moet for $7.50 a glass. Once, her tennis career had skyrocketed. Now, at the height of the U.S. Open, the headlines were being made by another young player. When sports agent Myron Bolitar investigates the killing, he uncovers a connection between the two players and a six-year-old murder at an exclusive mainline club. [via]
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Essential Howard the Duckby Steve Gerber, Frank BrunnerISBN 0785108319 (0-7851-0831-9)
Softcover, Marvel Enterprises
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Fellowship of the Ringby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0786251786 (0-7862-5178-6)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Part One of The Lord of the Rings
In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins is faced with an immense task as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the One Ring of Sauron to his care. Frodo must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the all-powerful Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. [via]
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Full Blast: Library Editionby Charlotte Hughes, Janet EvanovichISBN 0786287098 (0-7862-8709-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Garbo Laughsby Elizabeth HayISBN 0771037929 (0-7710-3792-9)
Hardcover, McClelland & Stewart
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Garbo Laughs'Book summary:Garbo Laughs, Elizabeth Hay's second novel following her Giller-nominated A Student of Weather, opens with a question that has caused debate and dissension for decades: who's better, Frank Sinatra or Marlon Brando? While her son Kenny favours Frankie, Harriet likes Brando, and she has the last word. "He's a better actor," she tells him. "He's better looking. Which isn't to say I don't like Frank Sinatra. I do. At least, I like the young Frank Sinatra when he looked like Glenn Gould. He was an awful thug when he got older." This is no idle matter for Harriet. She may live in Ottawa with her two adolescent children, her good-hearted husband Lew, and her moribund writing career, but her true home is in the celluloid world that belongs to Brando, Garbo, and her beloved Buster Keaton. It's often more real to her than that other, more modest world, in which life-changing events are not accompanied by an orchestra's swells. As her husband laments, "Movies... that's all she cares about." Nevertheless Harriet is often distracted from her cinematic pursuits--which include writing letters to legendary critic Pauline Kael--by the friends and neighbours who enmesh her in their minor traumas and major tragedies. The more Harriet tries to retreat into the safety of flickering lights, the less she is able to cope with the crises that threaten her own marriage. "I've seen a thousand movies," Harriet writes in another unsent letter to Kael, "but I'm still no good at love."
If Garbo Laughs were a movie, it would be one of the low-key, drolly humorous yet essentially melancholy films of Scottish director Bill Forsythe. (Unsurprisingly, Harriet is a fan of Forsythe's wonderful Local Hero.) Though Hay's book may sometimes seem overly meandering, it ultimately needs the generous running time. That's because Harriet's story is less about the dramatic conflicts that fuel Hollywood's fantasies than the steady accretion of subtle details, emotional nuances, and little moments when "we make our confessions to the wrong person, and the bonds that we have no intention of forming get formed." --Jason Anderson [via]
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Garfield Says a Mouthfulby Jim DavisISBN 0785791000 (0-7857-9100-0)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Getting Back Brahmsby Mavis CheekISBN 078623508X (0-7862-3508-X)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Golem's Eyeby Jonathan StroudISBN 0786836547 (0-7868-3654-7)
Softcover, Miramax
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Golem's Eye'Book summary:The second adventure in the Bartimaeus trilogy finds Nathaniel working his way up the ranks of the government, when crisis hits. A seemingly invulnerable clay golem is making random attacks on London. Nathaniel and Bartimaeus must travel to Prague to discover the source of the golem's power. [via]
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Holesby Louis SacharISBN 0786261900 (0-7862-6190-0)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Holes'Book summary:"If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn him into a good boy." Such is the reigning philosophy at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention facility where there is no lake, and there are no happy campers. In place of what used to be "the largest lake in Texas" is now a dry, flat, sunburned wasteland, pocked with countless identical holes dug by boys improving their character. Stanley Yelnats, of palindromic name and ill-fated pedigree, has landed at Camp Green Lake because it seemed a better option than jail. No matter that his conviction was all a case of mistaken identity, the Yelnats family has become accustomed to a long history of bad luck, thanks to their "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather!" Despite his innocence, Stanley is quickly enmeshed in the Camp Green Lake routine: rising before dawn to dig a hole five feet deep and five feet in diameter; learning how to get along with the Lord of the Flies-styled pack of boys in Group D; and fearing the warden, who paints her fingernails with rattlesnake venom. But when Stanley realizes that the boys may not just be digging to build character--that in fact the warden is seeking something specific--the plot gets as thick as the irony.
It's a strange story, but strangely compelling and lovely too. Louis Sachar uses poker-faced understatement to create a bizarre but believable landscape--a place where Major Major Major Major of Catch-22 would feel right at home. But while there is humor and absurdity here, there is also a deep understanding of friendship and a searing compassion for society's underdogs. As Stanley unknowingly begins to fulfill his destiny--the dual plots coming together to reveal that fate has big plans in store--we can't help but cheer for the good guys, and all the Yelnats everywhere. (Ages 10 and older) --Brangien Davis [via]
Honey Moonby Susan Elizabeth PhillipsISBN 0786274514 (0-7862-7451-4)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Womanby Nora EphronISBN 0786292520 (0-7862-9252-0)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman'Book summary:A #1 New York Times Bestseller, A Booksense Book of the Year -- With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shares her ups and downs in a candid, hilarious look at getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself. Ephron chronicles her life as an obsessed cook, passionate city dweller, and hapless parent. But mostly she speaks frankly and uproariously about life as a woman of a certain age. Utterly courageous, uproariously funny, and unexpectedly moving in its truth telling, I Feel Bad About My Neck is a scrumptious, irresistible treat of a book, full of truths and laugh out loud moments that will appeal to readers of all ages. [via]
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Awayby Bill BrysonISBN 0786220031 (0-7862-2003-1)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away'Book summary:In the world of contemporary travel writing, Bill Bryson, the bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods, often emerges as a major contender for King of Crankiness. Granted, he complains well and humorously, but between every line of his travel books you can almost hear the tinny echo: "I wanna go home, I miss my wife."
Happily, I'm a Stranger Here Myself unleashes a new Bryson, more contemplative and less likely to toss daggers. After two decades in England, he's relocated to Hanover, New Hampshire. In this collection (drawn from dispatches for London's Night & Day magazine), he's writing from home, in close proximity to wife and family. We find a happy marriage between humor and reflection as he assesses life both in New England and in the contemporary United States. With the telescopic perspective of one who's stepped out of the American mainstream and come back after 20 years, Bryson aptly holds the mirror up to U.S. culture, capturing its absurdities--such as hotlines for dental floss, the cult of the lawsuit, and strange American injuries such as those sustained from pillows and beds. "In the time it takes you to read this," he writes, "four of my fellow citizens will somehow manage to be wounded by their bedding."
The book also reflects the sweet side of small-town USA, with columns about post-office parties, dining at diners, and Thanksgiving--when the only goal is to "get your stomach into the approximate shape of a beach ball" and be grateful. And grateful we are that the previously peripatetic Bryson has returned to the U.S., turning his eye to this land--while living at home and near his wife. Under her benevolent influence, he entertains through thoughtful insights, not sarcastic stabs. --Melissa Rossi [via]
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The Last Battleby C. S. Lewis, Pauline BaynesISBN 0786222379 (0-7862-2237-9)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Last Unicornby Peter S. BeagleISBN 0783803958 (0-7838-0395-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Like Water for Chocolateby Laura EsquivelISBN 0785721665 (0-7857-2166-5)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Little Shop of Horrors: Original Motion Picture Soundtrackby Alan MenkenISBN 0769259863 (0-7692-5986-3)
Softcover, Alfred Pub Co
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Little Womenby Louisa May AlcottISBN 0785788727 (0-7857-8872-7)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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The Loved Oneby Evelyn WaughISBN 0783887876 (0-7838-8787-6)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Mammoth Book Of New Comic Fantasyby Mike AshleyISBN 078671574X (0-7867-1574-X)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mammoth Book Of New Comic Fantasy'Book summary:Mike Ashley is back with an all-new edition of one of the bestselling Mammoth Books ever, from the funniest writers in the field, including Neil Gaiman, Tom Holt, and Terry Jones. The thirty- five off-the-wall comic fantasies featured in Ashley's new collection are a mix of specially written stories and hard-to-find gems: a computer salesman in fairyland, a vampire football match, a psychotic Father Christmas, and a wizard allergic to magic. Ashley expertly turns fantasy and horror fiction on its head and magic into mayhem. This is huge fun for all comic fantasy fans.[via]More editions of The Mammoth Book Of New Comic Fantasy:
The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasyby Michael AshleyISBN 0786708670 (0-7867-0867-0)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Maxx Comedyby Gordon KormanISBN 0786838957 (0-7868-3895-7)
Softcover, Disney Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Maxx Comedy'Book summary:Ever since he was little, Max Carmody has been trying to make people laugh. So when he sees a poster announcing a contest for "The Funniest Kid in America," he feels that he has finally found his destiny. Dubbing himself "Maxx Comedy," he sets about to create the tape that will win him the contest and national fame-but it isn't quite as easy as he thought it would be. In what soon becomes a comedy of errors, Max first has to help a cow named Madonna give birth, keep a wildcat from attacking his classmates, save a friend from getting beaten up by a jealous boyfriend, and make it all the way to Chicago with a truckload of cherries. Will Max leave them rolling in the aisles? Or will he discover, as an old actor once said, "Dying is easy; comedy is hard." [via]
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Middlesexby Jeffrey EugenidesISBN 0786257008 (0-7862-5700-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Middlesex'Book summary:"I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January of 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of 1974." And so begins Middlesex, the mesmerizing saga of a near-mythic Greek American family and the "roller-coaster ride of a single gene through time." The odd but utterly believable story of Cal Stephanides, and how this 41-year-old hermaphrodite was raised as Calliope, is at the tender heart of this long-awaited second novel from Jeffrey Eugenides, whose elegant and haunting 1993 debut, The Virgin Suicides, remains one of the finest first novels of recent memory.
Eugenides weaves together a kaleidoscopic narrative spanning 80 years of a stained family history, from a fateful incestuous union in a small town in early 1920s Asia Minor to Prohibition-era Detroit; from the early days of Ford Motors to the heated 1967 race riots; from the tony suburbs of Grosse Pointe and a confusing, aching adolescent love story to modern-day Berlin. Eugenides's command of the narrative is astonishing. He balances Cal/Callie's shifting voices convincingly, spinning this strange and often unsettling story with intelligence, insight, and generous amounts of humor:
Emotions, in my experience aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in "sadness," "joy," or "regret." & I'd like to have at my disposal complicated hybrid emotions, Germanic traincar constructions like, say, "the happiness that attends disaster." Or: "the disappointment of sleeping with one's fantasy." ... I'd like to have a word for "the sadness inspired by failing restaurants" as well as for "the excitement of getting a room with a minibar." I've never had the right words to describe my life, and now that I've entered my story, I need them more than ever.
When you get to the end of this splendorous book, when you suddenly realize that after hundreds of pages you have only a few more left to turn over, you'll experience a quick pang of regret knowing that your time with Cal is coming to a close, and you may even resist finishing it--putting it aside for an hour or two, or maybe overnight--just so that this wondrous, magical novel might never end. --Brad Thomas Parsons [via]
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Miss Julia Hits the Roadby Ann B. RossISBN 0786254971 (0-7862-5497-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Money for NothingISBN 0769203051 (0-7692-0305-1)
Softcover, Alfred Pub Co
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Motherless Brooklynby Jonathan LethemISBN 0786226951 (0-7862-2695-1)
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The Mouse That Roaredby Leonard Patrick O'Connor WibberleyISBN 0783881894 (0-7838-8189-4)
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Nextwave:Agents of H.a.t.e 1: This Is What They Wantby Warren Ellis, Stuart ImmonenISBN 0785119094 (0-7851-1909-4)
Softcover, Marvel Enterprises
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Nextwave Agents of H.a.t.e.: Hold on to Your Shorts Premiereby Not AvailableISBN 0785122788 (0-7851-2278-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nextwave Agents of H.a.t.e.: Hold on to Your Shorts Premiere'Book summary:The Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort, or H.A.T.E. (a subsidiary of the Beyond Corporation) put Nextwave together to fight Bizarre Weapons of Mass Destruction. When Nextwave discovers that H.A.T.E. and Beyond are terrorist cells themselves, and that the BWMDs were intended to kill them, they are less than pleased. In fact, they are rather angry. So they make things explode. Lots of things. Starring Monica Rambeau (formerly Captain Marvel and Photon), Aaron Stack (Machine Man), Tabitha Smith (X-Force's Meltdown), monster-hunter Elsa Bloodstone and the Captain! Guest-starring Fin Fang Foom! Collects Nextwave #1-6. [via]
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The Nightingale Legacyby Catherine CoulterISBN 0783812450 (0-7838-1245-0)
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The Nightmare Before Christmasby Tim BurtonISBN 0786810149 (0-7868-1014-9)
Softcover, Disney Pr
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The Nightmare Before Christmas Storybookby Tim BurtonISBN 0786849088 (0-7868-4908-8)
Hardcover, Disney Press
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Nose Pickers from Outer Spaceby Gordon Korman, Victor VaccaroISBN 078682431X (0-7868-2431-X)
Hardcover, Disney Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nose Pickers from Outer Space'Book summary:Fourth-grader Devin is disappointed in the nerdy exchange student who comes to live with his family, until he realizes that Stan is not from Chicago but from outer space. [via]
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Of Mice and Menby John SteinbeckISBN 0783813589 (0-7838-1358-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Of Mice and Men'Book summary:Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck, one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century, offers a powerful but tragic tale in "Of Mice and Men". 'Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place'. George and his large, simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters, following wherever work leads them. Arriving in California's Salinas Valley, they get work on a ranch. If they can just stay out of trouble, George promises Lennie, then one day they might be able to get some land of their own and settle down some place. But kind-hearted, childlike Lennie is a victim of his own strength. Seen by others as a threat, he finds it impossible to control his emotions. And one day not even George will be able to save him from trouble. "Of Mice and Men" is a tragic and moving story of friendship, loneliness and the dispossessed. "A thriller, a gripping tale that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick". ("New York Times"). Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. His complete works are published by Penguin and include "Cannery Row", "The Pearl", "The Winter of Our Discontent" and "The Grapes of Wrath". [via]
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Olde Charlie Farquharson's Testament: From Jennysez to Jobe and after Wordsby Don HarronISBN 0771599005 (0-7715-9900-5)
Hardcover, Gage Pub
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One Pair of Handsby Monica DickensISBN 0786202491 (0-7862-0249-1)
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The Opal Deceptionby Eoin ColferISBN 0786277548 (0-7862-7754-8)
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After his last run-in with the fairies, Artemis Fowl had his mind wiped of his memories of the world belowground. Any goodness he had learned is now gone, and he has reverted to his criminal lifestyle. In Berlin preparing to steal a famously well-guarded painting from a German bank, Artemis is unaware that his every move is being watched. . . . [via]
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The Original Illustrated Mark TwainISBN 0785813497 (0-7858-1349-7)
Softcover, Book Sales
Find This BookBook summary:With over 450 original illustrations, this wonderful collection of Twain's classics includes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Prince and the Pauper, plus twenty-nine short stories. [via]
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Peter And the Starcatchersby Ridley Pearson, Dave Barry, Greg CallISBN 078684907X (0-7868-4907-X)
Softcover, Disney Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Peter And the Starcatchers'Book summary:Humorist Dave Barry and suspense writer Ridley Pearson have clearly taken great delight in writing a 400-plus page prequel of sorts to Scottish dramatist J.M. Barrie's beloved Peter Pan stories. The result is a fast-paced and fluffy pirate adventure, complete with talking porpoises, stinky rogues, possible cannibals, a flying crocodile, biting mermaids, and a much-sought-after trunk full of magical glowing green "starstuff." Ever hear of Zeus? Michelangelo? Attila the Hun? According to 14-year-old Molly Aster they all derived their powers from starstuff that occasionally falls to Earth from the heavens. On Earth, it is the Starcatchers' job to rush to the scene and collect the starstuff before it falls into the hands of the Others who use its myriad powers for evil.
On board the ship Never Land, an orange-haired boy named Peter, the leader of a group of orphaned boys being sent off to work as servants in King Zarboff the Third's court, is puzzled by his shipmate Molly's fantastical story of starstuff, but it inextricably binds him to her. Peter vows to help his new, very pretty friend Molly (a Starcatcher's apprentice) keep a mysterious trunk full of the stuff out of the clutches of the pirate Black Stache, a host of other interested parties, and ultimately King Zarboff the Third.
The downright goofy, modern 8-year-old boy humor sometimes clashes with an old-time pirate sensibility, and the rapid-fire dialogue, while well paced, is far from inventive. Still, the high-seas hijinks and desert-island shenanigans will keep readers turning the pages. Greg Call's wonderful black-and-white illustrations are deliciously old-fashioned and add plenty of atmosphere to a silly, swashbuckling story that shows us how Peter Pan came to fly and why he, and his story, will never get old. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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The Picture of Dorian Grayby Oscar Wilde, Peter AckroydISBN 0783815476 (0-7838-1547-6)
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Planet of the Nose Pickersby Gordon Korman, Victor VaccaroISBN 0786825715 (0-7868-2571-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Planet of the Nose Pickers'Book summary:When Devin discovered that Stan, the foreign exchange student his family was hosting, actually came from another planet, rather than another state, it took a little work, but he managed to deal with it. And when he learned that his teacher was a UFO nut who was hot on Stan's tail, well, he found ways to protect his friend; but the trouble was only beginning. For Stan is actually a travel agent from the planet Pan, trying to get Earth selected as Pan's next premier vacation destination. Unfortunately, he is in competition with Pan's foremost agent, Shkprnys (who visited our planet under the name Shakespeare a few centuries ago), who is promoting Mercury as the destination of choice. When Shkprnys cheats, and gets Mercury selected, it spells death for the human race, as the planet Earth will be towed out to the outer rim of the solar system, to provide mercury with a better view of Saturn's rings ... and freezing our entire planet. To save the Earth, Devin and Stan must accompany the Smarty-Pants back to Pan, to argue their case with the planet's supreme leader, the Grand Pant. But with the bizarre social structure of Pan, it may be impossible to even get to see the Grand Pant, much less convince him to save the Earth. Can our reluctant heroes save the day? [via]
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Portofinoby Frank SchaefferISBN 0786713755 (0-7867-1375-5)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Portofino'Book summary:Calvin is the son of a missionary family, and their trip to Portofino is the highlight of his year. But even in the seductive Italian summer, the Beckers can't really relax. Calvin's father could slip into a Bad Mood and start hurling potted plants at any time. His mother has an embarrassing habit of trying to convert "pagans" on the beach. And his sister Janet has a ski sweater and a miniature Bible in her luggage, just in case the Russians invade and send them to Siberia. His dad says everything is part of God's plan. But this summer, Calvin has some plans of his own ... Portofino is the prequel to the noted trilogy that includes Zermatt. A huge bestseller, Portofino has been translated into seven languages.[via]More editions of Portofino:
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Princess in Waitingby Meg CabotISBN 0786256826 (0-7862-5682-6)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Princess in Waiting'Book summary:The fourth volume in Meg Cabot's popular Princess Diaries series, Princess in Waiting begins in the tiny country of Genovia, where 14-year-old Mia, the unlikely royal, is on winter break trying not to bite her fingernails. Being a princess and fighting for the installation of parking meters is tough, when all you really want to do is go back to your regular life in New York City and see your dreamy boyfriend Michael. Of course, Mia is soon back in the city, trying not to fail Algebra II and trying to stay afloat in a sea of self-doubt. Could it be true that she is merely a "massive reject" covered with orange cat hair? For that matter, is finding her missing lucky Queen Amidala underwear as important as finding her secret talent? Mia's frank, funny diary entries range from "Things to Do" lists ("Stop obsessing over whether or not Michael loves you vs. being in love with you"); lists of the valuable lessons of romantic heroines ("3. Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice: Boys like it when you are smart-alecky."); transcripts of instant-messaging rounds with Michael; to poems ("Like the Millenium Falcon in hyperdrive/ our love will continue to thrive and thrive") and general irrational tirades. Whether or not Mia ever achieves her much-sought-after "self-actualization," teens will enjoy reading her over-the-top, up-to-the-minute-hip diary. (Ages 12 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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The Ratastrophe Catastropheby David Lee Stone, Bob LeaISBN 0786851295 (0-7868-5129-5)
Softcover, Disney Pr
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Ready Or Notby Meg CabotISBN 0786282827 (0-7862-8282-7)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ready Or Not'Book summary:ALL-AMERICAN GIRL 2: READY OR NOT finds Samantha Madison, everyone's favorite national heroine, dealing with life as the girlfriend of the first son, but also her cheerleader sister's romantic problems as well.
"A compelling story with a strong plot line, a little teen angst, a little romance, and great dialogue - and narrator Ariadne Meyers makes it even better. Listeners will be left hoping to hear more from both Samantha and Ariadne Meyers." -- AudioFile magazine on All-American Girl. [via]More editions of Ready Or Not:
Romeo and Julietby Billy AronsonISBN 0785713557 (0-7857-1355-7)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Romeo and Julietby William Shakespeare, Janie B. Yates-GlandorfISBN 0780770382 (0-7807-7038-2)
Hardcover, Perfection Learning Corporation
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Romeo and Juliet'Book summary:This is undoubtedly the greatest love story ever written, spawning a host of imitators on stage and screen, including Leonard Bernstein's smash musical West Side Story, Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet filmed in 1968, and Baz Luhrmann's postmodern film version Romeo + Juliet. The tragic feud between "Two households, both alike in dignity/In fair Verona", the Montagues and Capulets, which ultimately kills the two young "star-crossed lovers" and their "death-marked love" creates issues which have fascinated subsequent generations. The play deals with issues of intergenerational and familial conflict, as well as the power of language and the compelling relationship between sex and death, all of which makes it an incredibly modern play. It is also an early example of Shakespeare fusing poetry with dramatic action, as he moves from Romeo's lyrical account of Juliet--"she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" to the bustle and action of a 16th-century household (the play contains more scenes of ordinary working people than any of Shakespeare's other works). It also represents an experimental attempt to fuse comedy with tragedy. Up to the third act, the play proceeds along the lines of a classic romantic comedy. The turning point comes with the death of one of Shakespeare's finest early dramatic creations--Romeo's sexually ambivalent friend Mercutio, whose "plague o' both your houses" begins the play's descent into tragedy, "For never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo". --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Saving Grandmaby Frank SchaefferISBN 0786713917 (0-7867-1391-7)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Saving Grandma'Book summary:This final entry in the Calvin Becker trilogy continues the story of an utterly unpredictable familyfilled with the same wit, warmth, and flashing insight that earned widespread acclaim for Portofino and Zermatt. Calvin Becker's family have survived and persisted as Bible-thumping missionaries; it's their duty to spread the Word to everyone they meet. But now, having weathered a crisis precipitated by the godless Swiss, they face an even greater spiritual challenge right in their own home: Grandma. Foulmouthed, foul-tempered, and heathen through and through, she's staying in the spare room, recuperating from a broken hipand making it next to impossible for the Beckers to do the Lord's work. Calvin's pious mom is determined to save Grandma's soul, even if she's doing it through gritted teeth and deadly measures. His father's spending more and more time in his room, blasting opera to drown out the old lady's voice. And Calvin wishes things would just get back to normal so they can go on vacation and he can get close to the girl he loves. But then Calvin starts to understand Grandma a little better and appreciate her a little more. After all, misery loves company.[via]More editions of Saving Grandma:
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Sctv: Behind the Scenesby Dave ThomasISBN 0771085680 (0-7710-8568-0)
Softcover, McClelland & Stewart
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› Find signed collectible books: 'SCTV : Behind the Scenes'Book summary:If you're like me you only watch "Saturday Night Live" if you're bored our of your gourd or some of your friends are in the featured band. I hate to say it, but the show is simply not funny anymore. And even during the frenetic heyday of SNL, there was a similar show based in Chicago, self-consciously called "Second City TV" that many media afficianados feel was vastly superior to SNL (and in fact, many SNL cast and production staff came to Gotham by way of SCTV, only to be eaten alive).
This is a fun book about an important period of American televisied humor and the people that made it worth watching. [via]
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Ship Who Wonby Anne McCaffrey, Jody Lynn NyeISBN 078621113X (0-7862-1113-X)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ship Who Won'Book summary:Like Helva, the Ship Who Sang (and Nancia from PartnerShip and Tia from The Ship Who Searched), Carialle was born so physically disadvantaged that her only chance for life was as a shellperson. And like those others, Carialle decided she would strap on a spaceship. Now she is on a mission to search the galaxy for intelligent beings. [via]
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A Short History of Canadaby Desmond MortonISBN 0771064802 (0-7710-6480-2)
Softcover, McClelland & Stewart Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Short History of Canada'Book summary:The belief in the dullness of Canadas history is as Canadian as Confederation and grain elevators. So ingrained is the idea that, in 2000, even the government-sponsored television station CBC--not known for its adventurous programming--addressed the issue by punching up the storyline in a documentary-style mini-series with excerpts from memoirs and scenes of actors in snowshoes and deerskins. The fifth edition of Desmond Morton's A Short History of Canada could use the literary equivalent of a few such cheesy historical re-enactments. Alas, Morton is an academic--in fact the director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and a former University of Toronto history professor--and his book reads like a series of lecture notes. Names, dates, and events are reeled off rapid-fire, making a scorecard necessary to keep track of who belongs to what party. This overview does, however, adequately fulfill the authors not insubstantial goal of summing up, in just under 400 pages, over 100 years of political back-stabbing, labour unrest, conflicts between eastern and western Canada and provincial and federal governments, and the numerous other events that have shaped the country. Perhaps it was Morton's desire to produce "a short history" that has resulted in a lack of telling details and anecdotes and a tendency toward avuncular generalizations such as "Booms end and love affairs cool" and "Disasters are rarely predicted and seldom come singly." Nevertheless, as the book moves into the latter half of the 20th century, the historian's grasp becomes surer, events take on added dimensions, and the text itself becomes appreciably more readable; indeed, Morton's relief at reaching the colourful Trudeau years is palpable. "Since liberation was often a matter of style, its disciples adored a prime minister who wore sandals in the House of Commons, slid down a banister at a Commonwealth conference, and told a political opponent (in Trudeau's own sanitized version) to 'fuddle duddle,'" he writes of the unconventional politician. It's enough to make Canadian history seem positively interesting. --Shawn Conner [via]
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Softcover, McClelland & Stewart Ltd - A Short History of Canada: ISBN 0771065086 (0-7710-6508-6)
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The Sixth Grade Nickname Gameby Gordon KormanISBN 0786813350 (0-7868-1335-0)
Softcover, Hyperion Books for Children
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Skin Tightby Carl HiaasenISBN 0783816480 (0-7838-1648-0)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Tenth Circle: A Novelby Jodi PicoultISBN 0786288345 (0-7862-8834-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tenth Circle: A Novel'Book summary:Bestselling author Jodi Picoult's The Tenth Circle is a metaphorical journey through Dante's Inferno, told through the eyes of a small Maine family whose hidden demons haunt every aspect of their seemingly peaceful existence. Woven throughout the novel are a series of dramatic illustrations that pay homage to the family's patriarch (comic book artist Daniel Stone), and add a unique twist to this gripping, yet somewhat rhetorical tale.
Trixie Stone is an imaginative, perceptive 14 year old whose life begins to unravel when Jason Underhill, Bethel High's star hockey player, breaks up with her, leaving a void that can only be filled by the blood spilled during shameful self-mutilations in the girls' bathroom. While Trixie's dad Daniel notices his daughter's recent change in demeanor, he turns a blind eye, just as he does to the obvious affair his wife Laura, a college professor, is barely trying to conceal. When Trixie gets raped at a friend's party, Daniel and Laura are forced to deal not only with the consequences of their daughter's physical and emotional trauma, but with their own transgressions as well. For Daniel, that means reflecting on a childhood spent as the only white kid in a native Alaskan village, where isolation and loneliness turned him into a recluse, only to be born again after falling in love with his wife. Laura, who blames her family's unraveling on her selfish affair, must decide how to reconcile her personal desires with her loved ones' needs.
The Tenth Circle is chock full of symbolism and allegory that at times can seem oppresive. Still, Picoult's fans will welcome this skillfully told story of betrayal and its many negative, and positive consequences. --Gisele Toueg [via]
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Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmasby Kodansha, Jun AsukaISBN 0786838493 (0-7868-3849-3)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Tourist Seasonby Carl HiaasenISBN 0783816472 (0-7838-1647-2)
Hardcover, G K Hall & Co
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The Towers of Trebizondby Rose MacaulayISBN 0786702664 (0-7867-0266-4)
Softcover, Pub Group West
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Towers of Trebizond'Book summary:This story describes the experiences of a group of people on a trip to Turkey. Aunt Dot is set on the emancipation of Turkish women through the encouragement of a wider use of the bathing hat, whilst Laurie's only object is pleasure. [via]
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Tuck Everlastingby Natalie BabbittISBN 0786263229 (0-7862-6322-9)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tuck Everlasting'Book summary:Imagine coming upon a fountain of youth in a forest. To live forever--isn't that everyone's ideal? For the Tuck family, eternal life is a reality, but their reaction to their fate is surprising. Award winner Natalie Babbitt (Knee-Knock Rise, The Search for Delicious) outdoes herself in this sensitive, moving adventure in which 10-year-old Winnie Foster is kidnapped, finds herself helping a murderer out of jail, and is eventually offered the ultimate gift--but doesn't know whether to accept it. Babbitt asks profound questions about the meaning of life and death, and leaves the reader with a greater appreciation for the perfect cycle of nature. Intense and powerful, exciting and poignant, Tuck Everlasting will last forever--in the reader's imagination. An ALA Notable Book. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Two Towersby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0786251751 (0-7862-5175-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger. They lost the wizard Gandalf in battle, and Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs, Frodo and Sam escaped to continue the journey alone . . . save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. [via]
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Villa Incognitoby Tom RobbinsISBN 0786258055 (0-7862-5805-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treaderby C. S. Lewis, Pauline BaynesISBN 0786222352 (0-7862-2235-2)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'Book summary:The BBC Radio production of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a delightful two-hour sail on the most fabulous ship in Narnia. Lucy and Edmund, with their dreadful cousin Eustace, get magically pulled into a painting of a ship at sea. That ship is the Dawn Treader, and on board is Caspian, King of Narnia. He and his companions, including Reepicheep, the valiant warrior mouse, are searching for seven lost lords of Narnia, and their voyage will take them to the edge of the world. Their adventures include being captured by slave traders, a much-too-close encounter with a dragon, and visits to many enchanted islands, including the place where dreams come true. The adaptation is faithful to its source, C.S. Lewis's series of Narnia books, which have provided exciting and uplifting tales for generations of children. BBC Radio does wonders with sound effects--the ship creaks in the wind, the sorrowful dragon roars lugubriously--and musical cues and interludes that keep the pacing dynamic. There's also a splendid cast of plummy British voices, making this far more than a book read onto cassette--it's an audio drama, as enjoyable as a trip to the theater. Grownups who buy this tape for their children will want to borrow it for themselves. (Running time: two hours, two cassettes) --Blaise Selby [via]
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The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963by Christopher Paul CurtisISBN 0786264063 (0-7862-6406-3)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963'Book summary:The year is 1963, and self-important Byron Watson is the bane of his younger brother Kenny's existence. Constantly in trouble for one thing or another, from straightening his hair into a "conk" to lighting fires to freezing his lips to the mirror of the new family car, Byron finally pushes his family too far. Before this "official juvenile delinquent" can cut school or steal change one more time, Momma and Dad finally make good on their threat to send him to the deep south to spend the summer with his tiny, strict grandmother. Soon the whole family is packed up, ready to make the drive from Flint, Michigan, straight into one of the most chilling moments in America's history: the burning of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church with four little girls inside.
Christopher Paul Curtis's alternately hilarious and deeply moving novel, winner of the Newbery Honor and the Coretta Scott King Honor, blends the fictional account of an African American family with the factual events of the violent summer of 1963. Fourth grader Kenny is an innocent and sincere narrator; his ingenuousness lends authenticity to the story and invites readers of all ages into his world, even as it changes before his eyes. Curtis is also the acclaimed author of Bud, Not Buddy, winner of the Newbery Medal. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Will the Real Me Please Stand Up!by Lee EzellISBN 0785282203 (0-7852-8220-3)
Hardcover, Nelson/Word Canada
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The Wishlistby Eoin ColferISBN 0786818638 (0-7868-1863-8)
Hardcover, Miramax
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wishlist'Book summary:Meg Finn has led a miserable life. First, her mum died, saddling her with a useless, nasty stepfather. Then, angry and alone, Meg found herself committing acts of petty crime with dim-witted hood Belch Brennan. Finally, just as she was about to go straight to honor her sainted mums memory, Belch went and got them both killed as they attempted to rob crabby old Lowrie McCall. And if that wasnt bad enough, now St. Peter and Beelzebub cant decide which way Meg is supposed to go. She is one in a million: a soul perfectly balanced between good and evil. Now Megs got to go back and somehow tip the scales UP--the further, the better! To earn her wings, Megs been assigned to help the last person she tried to hurt (Lowrie McCall) who has a wish list of wrong choices that he wants to make right. But Beelzebub cant stand the thought of a bad soul going good. So he sends back the soul of powerfully stupid Belch, (who went straight down without stopping) to muck things up for Meg and Lowrie. But Megs got smarts on her side and more than just a few tricks up her insubstantial sleeve...
At times, best-selling author Eoin Colfers Wish List reads like a head-on collision between Dawsons Creek and Touched by an Angel. But rabid fans of the Artemis Fowl books wont notice or care. This black comedy is sure to make every fantasy-reading teens Wish List. --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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Writer of the Purple Rageby Joe R. LansdaleISBN 078670389X (0-7867-0389-X)
Softcover, Running Press Book Publishers
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Huevos Verdes Con Jamon/Green Eggs and Hamby SeussISBN 0785791884 (0-7857-9188-4)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Huevos Verdes Con Jamon/Green Eggs and Ham'Book summary:Sam-I-Am mounts a determined campaign to convince another Seuss character to eat a plate of green eggs and ham. "Limited vocabulary but unlimited exuberance of illustration".--School Library Journal. Full color. [via]
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