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Age of Ironby J. M. CoetzeeISBN 0140275657 (0-14-027565-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Anybody Out There?by Marian KeyesISBN 0061240850 (0-06-124085-0)
Softcover, Avon Books
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Au Bonheur Des Damesby Emile ZolaISBN 2070372421 (2-07-037242-1)
Softcover, Schoenhofs Foreign Books
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Awayby Jane UrquhartISBN 0140249265 (0-14-024926-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Away'Book summary:[via]A stunning, evocative novel set in Ireland and Canada, Away traces a family's complex and layered past. The narrative unfolds with shimmering clarity, and takes us from the harsh northern Irish coast in the 1840s to the quarantine stations at Grosse Isle and the barely hospitable land of the Canadian Shield; from the flourishing town of Port Hope to the flooded streets of Montreal; from Ottawa at the time of Confederation to a large-windowed house at the edge of a Great Lake during the present day. Graceful and moving, Away unites the personal and the political as it explores the most private, often darkest corners of our emotions where the things that root us to ourselves endure. Powerful, intricate, lyrical, Away is an unforgettable novel.
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The Big Rock Candy Mountainby Wallace StegnerISBN 0140139397 (0-14-013939-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Big Rock Candy Mountain'Book summary:Bo Mason, his wife, Elsa, and their two boys live a transient life of poverty and despair. Drifting from town to town and from state to state, the violent, ruthless Bo seeks out his fortunein the hotel business, in new farmland, and, eventually, in illegal rum-running through the treacherous back roads of the American Northwest.[via]Stegner portrays more than thirty years in the life of the Mason family in this masterful, harrwoing saga of people trying to survive during the lean years of the early twentieth century.
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Breakfast on Plutoby Pat McCabeISBN 0060931582 (0-06-093158-2)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Breakfast on Pluto'Book summary:Conceived in a moment of mad passion by a randy Irish priest and his temporary housekeeper -- and abandoned on a doorstep in a Rinso box as an infant -- her ladyship "Pussy" (né Patrick) Braden grew up fabulous and escaped tiny Tyreelin, Ireland, to start life anew in London. In blousy tops and satin miniskirts she plies her trade as a transvestite rent boy on Picadilly's Meat Rack, risking life and limb among the city's flotsam and jetsam. But it is the 1970s, and fear haunts the streets of London and Belfast -- and as radioactive history approaches critical mass, the coming explosion of violence and tragedy may well blow Pussy's fragile soul asunder.
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Ceciliaby Fanny BurneyISBN 0140161368 (0-14-016136-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Cider With Rosieby Laurie LeeISBN 0140016821 (0-14-001682-1)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cider With Rosie'Book summary:A re-issue of the evocative and nostalgic account of Lee's country childhood in a secluded Cotswold valley. Lee describes a vanished rural world of village schools and church outings but also touches on the darker side of village life as it comes into contact with murder, rape, suicide and depression. [via]
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Cityby Clifford D. SimakISBN 188296828X (1-882968-28-X)
Hardcover, Pathway Book Service
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› Find signed collectible books: 'City'Book summary:The cities of the world are deserted and automation has invaded every aspect of human life. The robots make spaceships, the ants create huge buildings on the remains of old towns and the dogs take over the earth. The award-winning author's many other novels include "Catface" and "Off Planet". [via]
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A Civil Contractby Georgette HeyerISBN 0061001775 (0-06-100177-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Civil Contract'Book summary:The queen of Regency romance presents a glittering social comedy. Inheriting his father's title and financial ruin, a lord meets a wealthy stranger who offers a most unusual proposal--the satisfaction of all his debts in exchange for the lord's hand in marriage to his only daughter. Reissue. [via]
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The Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wildeby Oscar WildeISBN 1934169579 (1-934169-57-9)
Softcover, Norilana Books
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Crazy in Alabamaby M. ChildressISBN 0099283875 (0-09-928387-5)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Death at La Feniceby Donna LeonISBN 006074068X (0-06-074068-X)
Softcover, Dark Alley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Death at La Fenice'Book summary:Beautiful and serene Venice is a city almost devoid of crime. But that is little comfort to Maestro Helmut Wellauer, a world-renowned conductor whose intermission refreshment comes one night with a little something extra in it-cyanide. For Guido Brunetti, vice-commissario of police and detective genius, finding a suspect isn't a problem; narrowing the large and unconventional group of enemies down to one is. As the suave and pithy Brunetti pieces together clues, a shocking picture of depravity and revenge emerges, leaving him torn between what is and what should be right -- and questioning what the law can do, and what needs to be done.
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Dedo Magico/Magic Fingerby Roald Dahl, Pat MarriottISBN 8420436569 (84-204-3656-9)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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Dinotopiaby James GurneyISBN 1878685899 (1-878685-89-9)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Publishing
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El Circulo Magicoby Katherine NevilleISBN 8440682441 (84-406-8244-1)
Hardcover, Ediciones Urano
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Fairy Folk Tales of Irelandby W. B. YeatsISBN 0020556403 (0-02-055640-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fairy Folk Tales of Ireland'Book summary:THE CLASSIC ONE-VOLUME INTRODUCTION TO IRELAND'S RICH FOLKLORE: WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS'S MAGICAL SELECTION OF TRADITIONAL IRISH FAIRY AND FOLK TALES
Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland combines two books of Irish folklore collected and edited by William Butler Yeats -- Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, first published in 1888, and Irish Fairy Tales, published in 1892. In this delightful gathering of legend and song, the familiar characters of Irish myth come to life: the mercurial trooping fairies, as ready to make mischief as to do good; the solitary and industrious Lepracaun and his dissipated cousin, the Cluricaun; the fearsome Pooka, who lives among ruins and has "grown monstrous with much solitude"; and the Banshee, whose eerie wailing warns of death. More than an ambitious and successful effort to preserve the rich heritage of his native land, this volume confirms Yeats's conviction that imagination is the source of both life and art. As Benedict Kiely observes in his foreword, Yeats was seeking "not for the meaning of any mystery but for what he had already determined to find...a world of the imagination...a world that fed on dreaming and not on the painted toy of grey truth." [via]
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Fisherman of the Inland Seaby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0060763515 (0-06-076351-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fisherman of the Inland Sea'Book summary:Foremost among that group of writers who have changed science fiction, Ursula K. Le Guin has created a profound and transformational literature. These award-winning stories range from the everyday to the outer limits of experience, where the quantum uncertainties of space and time are resolved only in the depths of the human heart. Here we have starships that sail, literally, on wings of song...musical instruments to be played at funerals only...ansibles for faster-than-light communication...even orbiting arks designed to save a doomed humanity. [via]
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Flashman and the Redskinsby George MacDonald FraserISBN 0002226618 (0-00-222661-8)
Hardcover, Harper & Collins
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The Fountain Overflowsby Rebecca WestISBN 0140073221 (0-14-007322-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Galileeby Clive BarkerISBN 0061092002 (0-06-109200-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Galilee'Book summary:Over many years and many books, Clive Barker has earned a reputation as the thinking person's horror writer. His novels have mixed fantasy, psychology, and sheer creepiness in almost equal quantities, and while the gore quotient remains relatively low, the tension always runs high. In Galilee, however, Barker soft-pedals the ghoulish in favor of the gothic. His novel (or as the author would have it, "romance") tells the tale of two warring families caught up in a disastrous web of corruption, illicit sexuality, and star-crossed love, with a soupçon of the supernatural thrown in as well. On one side are the wealthy Gearys--a fictional stand-in for the Kennedys--and on the other are the Barbarossas, a mysterious black clan that has been around since the time (quite literally) of Adam. Galilee chronicles the twisted course of this centuries-old family feud, which centers around the magical Barbarossa matriarch Cesaria and her son Galilee. Indeed, it's the latter figure--one part Heathcliff to one part Christ--whose relationship with the Geary women sets a match to the entire powder keg of hostility and resentment. Mixing standard clichés of romance with his own peculiarly deep-fried version of the Southern gothic, Baker has come up with an intelligent and shamelessly amusing potboiler. [via]
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The Happy Prince and Other Talesby Oscar WildeISBN 9583007684 (958-30-0768-4)
Softcover, Panamericana Pub Llc
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The Harmony Silk Factoryby TASH AWISBN 000718204X (0-00-718204-X)
Hardcover, Fourth Estate
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The Hounds of the Morriganby Pat O'SheaISBN 0064472051 (0-06-447205-1)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hounds of the Morrigan'Book summary:An Ancient Manuscript...
When ten-year-old Pidge finds the crumbling pages of an old manuscript in a second-hand bookshop in Galway, he unwittingly releases the serpent Olc-Glas--and the forces of good and evil gather to do battle. The MÓrrÍgan, Goddess of Death and Destruction, has set her evil heart on gaining Olc-Glas and adding its poison to her own, thereby casting her shadow over the world.
A Lost Stone...
To thwart The MÓrrÍgan, Pidge and his little sister Brigit are sent by The Dagda, Lord of Great Knowledge, on a quest to find a stone that has been lost for countless years--th only means of destroying the serpent.
A Perilous Adventure...
Pidge and Brigit's journey begins in Ireland...their destination is unknown. All true creatures help where they can, but ultimately, it is up to steadfast Pidge and courageous Brigit to find their own way. And always at their heels are the terrible hellhounds--the hounds of The MÓrrÍgan....
When ten-year-old Pidge finds an ancient manuscript in a secondhand bookshop, he unwittingly sets into motion an epic battle between Good and Evil. In order to save the world from the Mrrgan, the Goddess of Death and Destruction, Pidge and his little sister, Brigit, go on a quest to find a stone that has been lost for countless years. And always at their heels are the terrible hellhoundsthe hounds of the Mrrgan. . . .A classic tale that has been unavailable in paperback for almost ten years, The Hounds of the Mrrgan is a book to treasure and to keep alongside the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Philip Pullman.A splendid fantasy . . . rich and satisfying. Starred Review/The Horn Book[A] brilliant tapestry. Starred Review/ALA BooklistSpellbinding . . . entirely original. Publishers WeeklyMore editions of The Hounds of the Morrigan:
Ibid: A Lifeby Mark DunnISBN 1931561656 (1-931561-65-6)
Hardcover, Macadam Cage Pub
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In Between the Sheets, and Other Storiesby Ian McEwanISBN 0140112812 (0-14-011281-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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In the Frameby Dick FrancisISBN 0060113413 (0-06-011341-3)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In the Frame'Book summary:Arriving to spend the weekend with his cousin Donald, artist Charles Todd steps into a terrifying scenario. Donald's wife Regina has been brutally murdered and the house ransacked. Among the missing valuables is a painting by Sir Alfred Munnings. [via]
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Johnny And The Deadby Terry PratchettISBN 0060541903 (0-06-054190-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Johnny And the Dead'Book summary:Post-life citizens
Breath challenged
Vertically disadvantaged
(buried, not short)Johnny Maxwell's new friends not appreciate the term "ghosts," but they are, well, dead.
The town council wants to sell the cemetery, and its inhabitants aren't about to take that lying down! Johnny is the only one who can see them, and and the previously alive need his help to save their home and their history. Johnny didn't mean to become the voice for the lifeless, but if he doesn't speak up, who will?
In Johnny Maxwell's second adventure, Carnegie Medalist Terry Pratchett explores the bonds between the living and the dead and proves that it's never too late to have the time of your life -- even if it is your afterlife!
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King Henry IVby A.R. HumphreysISBN 1904271057 (1-904271-05-7)
Softcover, Thomson Learning
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King Henry IVby David Scott KastanISBN 1904271359 (1-904271-35-9)
Softcover, Arden Shakespeare
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King Henry IV'Book summary:[via]David Scott Kastan lucidly explores the remarkable richness and the ambitious design of King Henry IV Part 1 and shows how these complicate any easy sense of what kind of play it is. Conventionally regarded as a history play, much of it is in fact conspicuously invented fiction, and Kastan argues that the non-historical, comic plot does not simply parody the historical action but by its existence raises questions about the very nature of history. The full and engaging introduction devotes extensive discussion to the play's language, indicating how its insistent economic vocabulary provides texture for the social concerns of the play and focuses attention on the central relationship between value and political authority. Kastan also covers the recurrence of the word "honor" in the text and the role that women play. Appendices provide the sources of 1 Henry IV, discussions of Shakespeare's metrics, and the history of the manuscript. The appendix on casting features a doubling chart to show which characters may be played by one actor. Photographic images of the original Q0 Fragment, which is assumed to have been printed in Peter Short's printing house in 1598, appear in the fifth appendix. Finally, a reference section provides a list of abbreviations and references, a catalog of Shakespeares works and works partly by Shakespeare, and citations for the modern productions mentioned in the text, other collated editions of Shakespeare's work, and other related reading.The Arden Shakespeare has developed a reputation as the pre-eminent critical edition of Shakespeare for its exceptional scholarship, reflected in the thoroughness of each volume. An introduction comprehensively contextualizes the play, chronicling the history and culture that surrounded and influenced Shakespeare at the time of its writing and performance, and closely surveying critical approaches to the work. Detailed appendices address problems like dating and casting, and analyze the differing Quarto and Folio sources. A full commentary by one or more of the plays foremost contemporary scholars illuminates the text, glossing unfamiliar terms and drawing from an abundance of research and expertise to explain allusions and significant background information. Highly informative and accessible, Arden offers the fullest experience of Shakespeare available to a reader.More editions of King Henry IV:
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L'Homme Qui Plantait Des Arbresby J GionoISBN 2070311805 (2-07-031180-5)
Softcover, Schoenhofs Foreign Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'L'Homme Qui Plantait Des Arbres'Book summary:71 pages. Nombreux dessins en couleurs dans le texte et hors texte de WILLI GLASAUER. Ouvrage de bibliothèque avec une couverture plastique transparente sur la couverture originale.Tampons de biblioth [via]
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LA Muerte De Artemio Cruzby Carlos FuentesISBN 0140255826 (0-14-025582-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'LA Muerte De Artemio Cruz'Book summary:After collapsing from an illness while attending a business meeting, a dying Artemio Cruz, a rich and powerful land owner in modern Mexico, is driven by conscience to recall his corrupt life.[via]More editions of LA Muerte De Artemio Cruz:
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Le Petit Nicolasby Goscinny Sempe, Rene GoscinnyISBN 2070524272 (2-07-052427-2)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Petit Nicolas'Book summary:A priori, le petit Nicolas est un enfant comme les autres. Pourtant, le récit de ses aventures n'en finit pas de surprendre par le nombre de bêtises que lui et sa petite bande de copains déclenchent en permanence ! Et il faut être drôlement patient et avoir beaucoup de mérite, comme sa maîtresse ou ses parents, pour vivre avec un pareil petit diable !
Aucun adulte ne semble pouvoir résister à Nicolas et ses copains, Agnan le chouchou, ou Eudes le costaud, ni le photographe de l'école, ni l'inspecteur en personne, ni même le directeur ou le pauvre surveillant, M. Bouillon. Bref, le petit Nicolas et toute sa bande sèment un joyeux désordre et une belle zizanie partout où ils passent.
L'écriture, proche du langage oral, rehausse le comique des situations et l'on ne peut s'empêcher de rire lorsqu'on écoute le petit Nicolas raconter ses multiples aventures, avec la naïveté et la candeur d'un enfant qui semble ne pas très bien saisir l'importance de tous ses actes et les réactions qu'ils entraînent auprès des adultes. De bonnes rigolades en perspective, même si la spécificité de cet humour nécessite quelquefois l'explication des grands ! --Xavier Marciniak [via]
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Madame, Will You Talk?by Mary StewartISBN 0060093560 (0-06-009356-0)
Softcover, Harper Torch
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Madame, Will You Talk?'Book summary:Much of a strange and tragic drama of revenge, lust, fear, and death has already been played by the time Charity Selborne arrives at a plush resort in the South of France.
But by befriending a terrified boy and catching the attention of his enigmatic, possibly murderous father, Charity has inadvertently placed herself center stage.
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The Man Who Planted Treesby Jean Giono, Michael McCurdyISBN 1890132322 (1-890132-32-2)
Softcover, University of Toronto Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Man Who Planted Trees'Book summary:Jean Gionos unforgettable story is of Elzéard Bouffier, a tireless shepherd who plants one hundred acorns a day over a span of thirty years. In doing so, Bouffier not only transforms the countryside, but revitalizes his community and teaches us about hope, humanity, and our own ability to create change in the world around us.
This timeless classic has sold over a quarter of a million copies and inspired countless numbers of people around the world to take action and plant trees. On National Arbor Day, April 29, 2005, Chelsea Green is releasing a special twentieth anniversary edition with a new foreword by Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and a new afterword by Andy Lipkis, founder of the Los Angeles based TreePeople. [via]
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Mixed Magicsby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0060297069 (0-06-029706-9)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanciby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0064410188 (0-06-441018-8)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci'Book summary:In Mixed Magics, celebrated British fantasy author Diana Wynne Jones has gathered together three previously published short stories and one brand new tale about the inventive enchanter with nine lives, Chrestomanci. Fans of Wynne Jones know that Chrestomanci is the powerful sorcerer responsible for making sure that the magical users of the many worlds that run parallel to ours don't mismanage their spells. In "Stealer of Souls," he is pitted against Master Spiderman, an evil monkey-magician who intends to make himself the most potent enchanter of all worlds by stealing the essence of other sorcerers. In "Carol Oneir's Hundredth Dream," Chrestomanci must discover the reason why Carol, a bestselling dreamer (she bottles her exciting dreams for others to sleep through and enjoy) is having dreamer's block. In "Warlock at the Wheel," Chrestomanci is so influential that he doesn't even have to show up--he sends his agent Kathusa to rescue a bewildered warlock from a little girl and her large dog, who, strangely enough, have taken him prisoner. And, in the most thought-provoking story, "The Sage of Theare," Chrestomanci must help a confused teen realize that questioning the will of the gods is not only healthy but necessary! Each story is, in turn, frightening, thoughtful, funny, and wise. Readers of Charmed Life and The Magicians of Caprona will be delighted to discover that Wynne Jones has brought back some well-loved characters from other Chrestomanci novels to engage in exciting new adventures. A mystical, humorous collection with wide appeal for young fantasy buffs. (Ages 10 to 13) --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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Monsterby Walter Dean Myers, Christopher MyersISBN 0064407314 (0-06-440731-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Monster'Book summary:"Monster" is what the prosecutor called 16-year-old Steve Harmon for his supposed role in the fatal shooting of a convenience-store owner. But was Steve really the lookout who gave the "all clear" to the murderer, or was he just in the wrong place at the wrong time? In this innovative novel by Walter Dean Myers, the reader becomes both juror and witness during the trial of Steve's life. To calm his nerves as he sits in the courtroom, aspiring filmmaker Steve chronicles the proceedings in movie script format. Interspersed throughout his screenplay are journal writings that provide insight into Steve's life before the murder and his feelings about being held in prison during the trial. "They take away your shoelaces and your belt so you can't kill yourself no matter how bad it is. I guess making you live is part of the punishment."
Myers, known for the inner-city classic Motown and Didi (first published in 1984), proves with Monster that he has kept up with both the struggles and the lingo of today's teens. Steve is an adolescent caught up in the violent circumstances of an adult world--a situation most teens can relate to on some level. Readers will no doubt be attracted to the novel's handwriting-style typeface, emphasis on dialogue, and fast-paced courtroom action. By weaving together Steve's journal entries and his script, Myers has given the first-person voice a new twist and added yet another worthy volume to his already admirable body of work. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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The Notebooks of Don Rigobertoby Mario Vargas Llosa, Edith GrossmanISBN 0140283595 (0-14-028359-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto'Book summary:"It is not the world of cunning cattle that you and I are part of which interests me and brings me joy or suffering, but the myriad of beings animated by imagination, desire and artistic skill, the beings present in the paintings, books, and prints that I have collected with the patience and love of many years."
Near the beginning of The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto, the title character writes these words to the architect designing his new home, thus setting the theme for this slightly fantastical, wholly erotic novel that celebrates the ascendancy of imagination over real life. Readers familiar with Vargas Llosa's work will recognize Don Rigoberto from the earlier In Praise of the Stepmother, in which the author first introduced the middle-aged insurance executive, his beautiful second wife, Lucrecia, and his preternaturally sensual son, Alfonsito. In that book, the pubescent "Fonsito" manages to seduce his stepmother and then writes an essay about the experience that he lets his father read. The novel ends with Lucrecia's expulsion from the household and the revelation that Fonsito had orchestrated the whole thing from the beginning for reasons of his own. Now, in The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto Vargas Llosa picks up where he left off, with Alfonsito's reappearance on the doorstep of Lucrecia's new home. Once again, this "Beelzebub, a viper with the face of an angel" has a hidden agenda--this time, apparently, to reunite his father and stepmother.
As in its predecessor, The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto filters erotic passions and desires through art and artifice; Alfonsito uses the life and work of painter Egon Schiele to seduce his stepmother's imagination if not her body; Don Rigoberto and Lucrecia fan the flames of sexual passion through elaborate fantasies that they present as reality. It is almost as if no act, thought, or feeling can be real unless it has first existed in the imagination; even as Rigoberto and Lucrecia make love on their first night back together he informs her that, in his notebooks, she "'has gone to bed with many people all year.' 'I want details,' Dona Lucrecia gasp[s], speaking with difficulty. 'All of them, even the tiniest. What I did, what I ate, what was done to me.'"
The novel is the literary equivalent of matryoshki, those nests of dolls within dolls that Russian toymakers made to enthrall young children. Egon Schiele's life story, Lucrecia's erotic encounters, Rigoberto's notebooks, the 20 anonymous letters that reunite Rigoberto and his wife--all unfold, stories within stories and fantasies within fiction, until Vargas Llosa arrives, at last, at his happy ending, with a twist. The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto is erotic without being graphic, so fantastical that even the seduction of a 40-year-old matron by a pubescent boy reads more like myth (think Cupid and Psyche) than today's headlines. Vargas Llosa's cool, wry prose helps to elevate the hijinks above the merely prurient, making this fable of love, art, and manipulation a pleasure without guilt. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Offshoreby Penelope FitzgeraldISBN 0002216140 (0-00-221614-0)
Hardcover, Collins
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Oroonoko & Other Storiesby Behn AphraISBN 382900902X (3-8290-0902-X)
Hardcover, Konemann
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Our Town: A Play in Three Actsby Thornton Niven WilderISBN 0060512636 (0-06-051263-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Our Town: A Play in Three Acts'Book summary:Our Town was first produced and published in 1938 to wide acclaim. This Pulitzer Prizewinning drama of life in the town of Grover 's Corners, an allegorical representation of all life, has become a classic. It is Thornton Wilder's most renowned and most frequently performed play.
It is now reissued in this handsome hardcover edition, featuring a new Foreword by Donald Margulies, who writes, "You are holding in your hands a great American play. Possibly the great American play." In addition, Tappan Wilder has written an eye-opening new Afterword, which includes Thornton Wilder's unpublished notes and other illuminating photographs and documentary material.
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An Outcast of the Islandsby Joseph ConradISBN 014018032X (0-14-018032-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Pagan Babiesby Elmore LeonardISBN 0060008776 (0-06-000877-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pagan Babies'Book summary:After 30-odd novels, one might think that Elmore Leonard has nothing left to prove. But Pagan Babies, a novel filled with his signatures (tight plotting, scathing wit, and that grittily realistic dialogue), shows once again why he sets the standard against which other crime novels are measured. In fact, Leonard has raised the bar. How many authors would dare use the Rwandan genocide as backdrop for a story that moves gaily between romantic comedy and a massive, labyrinthine con? More to the point, how many of them would pull it off?
Father Terry Dunn doesn't have qualms about substituting punishment for penance. If that means killing four Hutu murderers who slaughtered his Tutsi congregation, so be it. Being an instrument of divine wrath has certain disadvantages, however, so Dunn breaks camp and heads for Detroit, where he's welcomed by family, a five-year-old federal indictment for tax fraud, and a fast-talking fireball named Debbie Dewey. Fresh from a stint in prison for assaulting her former fiancé, Randy, with a Ford Escort, Debbie is out for revenge:
"I still can't believe I fell for it. He tells me he's retired from Merrill Lynch, one of their top traders, and I believed him. Did I check? No, not till it was too late. But you know what did me in, besides the hair and the tan? Greed. He said if I had a savings account that wasn't doing much and would like to put it to work... He shows me his phony portfolio, stock worth millions, and like a dummy I said, 'Well, I've got fifty grand not doing too much.' I signed it over and that's the last I saw of my money."
It's only a matter of time before Debbie's desire for cold, hard cash and Dunn's fundraising for Rwandan orphans join forces in a carefully plotted financial assault on Randy's benefactor, Tony Amilia, who just happens to be the last of the old-school Detroit Mafia. Throw in a couple of hit men to whom loyalty is a foreign word, and you've got vintage Leonard: a fast-paced, roller-coaster ride of a novel where deceiver and deceived are gloriously shifty signifiers. --Kelly Flynn [via]More editions of Pagan Babies:
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Paulaby Isabel AllendeISBN 8401423635 (84-01-42363-5)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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Ruinsby Kevin J. AndersonISBN 0061057363 (0-06-105736-3)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ruins'Book summary:Based on the popular Emmy Award-nominated television series, a tale of supernatural suspense brings the FBI psychic investigator team of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully up against one of their most confounding cases. 50,000 first printing. TV tie-in. [via]
The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabricationby John SteinbeckISBN 0140187499 (0-14-018749-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication'Book summary:In The Short Reign of Pippin IV, John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Héristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippin's wife, Queen Marie, who "might have taken her place at the bar of a very good restaurant"; his uncle, a man of dubious virtue; his glamour-struck daughter and her beau, the son of the so-called "egg king" of Petaluma, California; and a motley crew of courtiers and politicians, guards and gardeners. [via]
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The Singing Sandsby Josephine TeyISBN 0020088256 (0-02-008825-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Spellcoatsby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0060298731 (0-06-029873-1)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Story of an African Farmby Olive SchreinerISBN 0140431845 (0-14-043184-5)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Story of an African Farm'Book summary:This pioneering work was a cause celebre when it appeared in London, transforming the shape and course of the late Victorian novel. Lynall, Schreiner's articulate young feminist, marks the entry of the controversial New Woman into nineteenth-century fiction. From the haunting plains of South Africa's high Karoo, Schreiner boldly addresses her society's greatest fears: the loss of faith, the dissolution of marriage, and women's social and political independence. [via]
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Partsby Hugh Lofting, Michael Hague, Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick L. McKissack, Peter GlassmanISBN 0060775971 (0-06-077597-1)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts'Book summary:Doctor John Dolittle loves animals. He loves them so much that his home and office overflow with animals of every description. When Polynesia the parrot teaches him the language of the animals, Doctor Dolittle becomes a world-famous doctor, traveling even as far away as Africa to help his friends. This edition of the beloved children's classic contains black-and-white illustrations by Michael Hague and has been edited by award-winning authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack for modern audiences.
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The Story of the Amuletby E. Nesbit, H.R. MillarISBN 0140367527 (0-14-036752-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story of the Amulet'Book summary:You will eat your breakfast before it's cold, won't you?' said Anthea. 'Yes, we had a splendid time. The charm made it all dark, and then greeny light, and then it spoke. Oh! I wish you could have heard it--it was such a darling voice--and it told us the other half of it was lost in the Past, so of course we shall have to look for it there!' [via]
Tan Veloz Como El Deseo / Swift As Desireby Laura EsquivelISBN 8401328810 (84-01-32881-0)
Hardcover, Astran Inc
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The Thiefby Megan Whalen TurnerISBN 0060824972 (0-06-082497-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Thief'Book summary:Because of his bragging--and his great skill at thievery--Gen lands in the King's Prison, shackled to the wall of his cell. After months of isolation, kept sane only by his sharp intelligence, Gen is released by none other than the King's Scholar, the Magus, who believes he knows the site of an ancient treasure. The Magus needs the best thief in the land to help him steal it, and that thief is Gen. To the Magus, Gen is simply a tool. But Gen is a survivor and a trickster--and he has ideas of his own. A tantalizing, suspenseful, exceptionally clever novel.The author's characterization of Gen is simply superb.The Thief is even more fun to re-read. --The Horn Book, starred review To miss this thief's story would be a crime. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review [via]
Triplanetaryby E. E. "Doc" Smith, A. J. DonnellISBN 1882968093 (1-882968-09-3)
Softcover, Old Earth Books
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Triple: A Novelby Ken FollettISBN 8401499631 (84-01-49963-1)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Triple: A Novel'Book summary:Net Dickstein, uno de los mejores agentes secretos israelies, tiene una mision crucial: hacer desaparecer el barco que transporta el uranio que Egipto necesita para poseer la bomba atomica. Ciertamente una mision casi imposible, ya que egipcios y palestinos no estan dispuestos a contemplar pasivamente como se esfuma su gran baza para inclinar a su favor el conflicto de Oriente Medio. Una novela electrizante a partir de un suceso real. [via]
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Vossby Patrick WhiteISBN 0140186239 (0-14-018623-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Voss'Book summary:Set in 19th-century Australia, this is the story of the secret passion between an explorer and a young orphan. Although they have met only a few times, Voss and Laura are joined by overwhelming, obsessive feelings for one another. [via]
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The War of the End of the Worldby Mario Vargas LlosaISBN 0140262601 (0-14-026260-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The War of the End of the World'Book summary:Deep within the remote backlands of 19th-century Brazil sits Canudosa libertarian paradise. Home of prostitutes, bandits, beggars, Canudos embodies the revolutionary spirit in its purest and most apocalyptic form. In one of his most brilliant and tragic novels, Mario Vargas Llosa creates an unforgettable tale of passion, idealism, adventure, and man's struggle to be free. [via]
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LA Carrera Hacia El Poder/First Among Equalsby Jeffrey ArcherISBN 8425317096 (84-253-1709-6)
Softcover, Lectorum Pubns
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El Circulo Magicoby Katherine NevilleISBN 8466303561 (84-663-0356-1)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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Los Cuadernos De Don Rigoberto / The Notebooks of Don Rigobertoby Mario Vargas LlosaISBN 0140274723 (0-14-027472-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Los Cuadernos De Don Rigoberto / The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto'Book summary:Set in Lima, Peru this is the story of a bizarre love triangle whose participants may be the creations of Don Rigoberto's fertile imagination. The central characters are Rigoberto himself, a dull insurance executive by day, a pornogapher and sexual enthusiast by night; Lucrecia, his second wife; and Alfonso, his angel-faced young son. Husband and wife have been separated for a year because of a sexual encounter between the boy and his stepmother. Rigoberto misses Lucrecia desperately--filling notebooks with his memories, fantasies, and letters he will never send. Meanwhile, Alfonso visits Lucrecia, attempting to both win her love and reunite her with his father. A companion volume to In Praise of the Stepmother--where we were first introduced to these passionate characters--The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto is a compelling mix of fantasy and reality that always keep the reader guessing.[via]More editions of Los Cuadernos De Don Rigoberto / The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto:
De La Tierra A La Luna / From Earth to the Moonby Julio VerneISBN 8497643666 (84-9764-366-6)
Softcover, Edimat Libros
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Dona Flor y sus dos maridosby Jorge AmadoISBN 9681322118 (968-13-2211-8)
Softcover, Diana/Mexico
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Matar Es Facil/murder Is Easyby Agatha ChristieISBN 8478714014 (84-7871-401-4)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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Paulaby Not AvailableISBN 849759388X (84-9759-388-X)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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Tan veloz como el deseo/ Swift as Desireby Laura Esquivel, Random House MondadoriISBN 8497593618 (84-9759-361-8)
Softcover, Debolsillo
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Journal du Voleurby Jean GenetISBN 2070364933 (2-07-036493-3)
Softcover, Flammarion et Cie
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Le Petit Nicolasby Jean-Jacques Sempe, René GoscinnyISBN 2070364232 (2-07-036423-2)
Softcover, Gallimard, Editions
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Petit Nicolas'Book summary:A priori, le petit Nicolas est un enfant comme les autres. Pourtant, le récit de ses aventures n'en finit pas de surprendre par le nombre de bêtises que lui et sa petite bande de copains déclenchent en permanence ! Et il faut être drôlement patient et avoir beaucoup de mérite, comme sa maîtresse ou ses parents, pour vivre avec un pareil petit diable !
Aucun adulte ne semble pouvoir résister à Nicolas et ses copains, Agnan le chouchou, ou Eudes le costaud, ni le photographe de l'école, ni l'inspecteur en personne, ni même le directeur ou le pauvre surveillant, M. Bouillon. Bref, le petit Nicolas et toute sa bande sèment un joyeux désordre et une belle zizanie partout où ils passent.
L'écriture, proche du langage oral, rehausse le comique des situations et l'on ne peut s'empêcher de rire lorsqu'on écoute le petit Nicolas raconter ses multiples aventures, avec la naïveté et la candeur d'un enfant qui semble ne pas très bien saisir l'importance de tous ses actes et les réactions qu'ils entraînent auprès des adultes. De bonnes rigolades en perspective, même si la spécificité de cet humour nécessite quelquefois l'explication des grands ! --Xavier Marciniak [via]
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Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridosby Jorge AmadoISBN 8501005525 (85-01-00552-5)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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