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The 100 Things Everyone Needs to Know about Australiaby David DaleISBN 0330357794 (0-330-35779-4)
Hardcover, Pan
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The Amazing Boneby William SteigISBN 0374403589 (0-374-40358-9)
Softcover, Sunburst
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Ancient Mysteriesby I. J. Thorpe, Peter JamesISBN 0345434889 (0-345-43488-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ancient Mysteries'Book summary:There may be a wide gap between uncritical belief and hard-line skepticism, but that doesn't mean many writers have chosen to explore this territory. Now science writer Peter James and archaeologist Dr. Nick Thorpe have teamed up again to examine Ancient Mysteries, pledging allegiance to no theory or theorist, free to explore any explanation supported by the evidence. As often happens, they must finally throw up their hands in confusion, but getting there is half the fun.
Did King Arthur really exist? Who was Robin Hood? How did the enormous stone heads of Easter Island find their way to their resting places? Why did the Mayans disappear? These are some of the 37 big questions tackled by James and Thorpe in nearly 700 pages. A few of their selections may seem curious when compared to the puzzles that have gripped us for centuries, but overall their penetrating analyses of legend and archaeological data are fascinating and engagingly written. For those who can tolerate a bit of uncertainty in their reading, Ancient Mysteries will be a profoundly satisfying look into the fuzzy boundaries of our knowledge. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Ancient Mysteriesby Peter James, Nick ThorpeISBN 0345401956 (0-345-40195-6)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Black Beautyby Anna SewellISBN 0361027990 (0-361-02799-0)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall of Canada Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Beauty'Book summary:A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this century, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.
Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century way--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
The Bonesetter's Daughterby Amy TanISBN 0345457374 (0-345-45737-4)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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The Book of Chinese Beliefsby Frena BloomfieldISBN 0345363590 (0-345-36359-0)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Book of Fairiesby Beatrice PhillpottsISBN 0345280911 (0-345-28091-1)
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Bust-Up: The Uplifting Tale of Otto Titzling and the Development of the Braby Wallace ReyburnISBN 0356038572 (0-356-03857-2)
Hardcover, Macdonald and Co
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The Cajuns: From Acadia to Louisianaby William Faulkner RushtonISBN 0374118175 (0-374-11817-5)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus Giroux
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Catullusby Gaius Valerius Catullus, Kenneth QuinnISBN 0333017870 (0-333-01787-0)
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The Children of Llyrby Evangeline WaltonISBN 0345277384 (0-345-27738-4)
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The China Gardenby Liz BerryISBN 0374312486 (0-374-31248-6)
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Cowboys Don't Stayby Anne McAllisterISBN 0373059698 (0-373-05969-8)
Softcover, Harlequin Books
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Crafty Chameleonby Mwenye Hadithi, Adrienne KennawayISBN 0340486988 (0-340-48698-8)
Softcover, Hodder General Publishing Division
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Darkspellby Katharine KerrISBN 0345344316 (0-345-34431-6)
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Dear Miliby Wilhelm Grimm, Ralph Manheim, Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress), Maurice SendakISBN 0374317623 (0-374-31762-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dear Mili'Book summary:[via]On September 28, 1983, the discovery of a previously unknown tale by Wilhelm Grimm was reported on the front page of The New York Times. After more than 150 years, the Times noted, Hansel and Gretel, Snow-White, Rumpelstiltskin, and Cinderella will be joined by another Grimm fairy-tale character. The story of dear Mili was preserved in a letter Wilhelm Grimm wrote to a little girl in 1816, a letter that remained in her familys possession for over a century and a half. It tells of a mother who sends her daughter into the forest to save her from a terrible war. The child comes upon the hut of an old man, who gives her shelter, and she repays his kindness by serving him faithfully for what she thinks are three days. Actually, thirty years have passed, but Mili has remained safe, and with the old mans blessing there is still time for a tender reunion with her mother. As for the pictures that interpret Dear Milihailed by School Library Journal as gorgeous they were a milestone in Maurice Sendaks career, the work of a master at the height of his powers.
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Enchanted, Inc.by Shanna SwendsonISBN 0345481259 (0-345-48125-9)
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Fabulous Beastsby Alison Lurie, Monika BeisnerISBN 0374422540 (0-374-42254-0)
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Fellowship of the Ringby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0345339703 (0-345-33970-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fellowship of the Ring'Book summary:The prequel to The Lord of the Rings- The Hobbit- is now a major motion picture directed by Peter Jackson THE GREATEST FANTASY EPIC OF OUR TIME The dark, fearsome Ringwraiths are searching for a Hobbit. Frodo Baggins knows that they are seeking him and the Ring he bears-the Ring of Power that will enable evil Sauron to destroy all that is good in Middle-earth. Now it is up to Frodo and his faithful servant, Sam, with a small band of companions, to carry the Ring to the one place it can be destroyed: Mount Doom, in the very center of Sauron's realm. Thus begins J.R.R. Tolkien's classic The Lord of the Rings, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King . [via]
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Flushed With Pride: The Story of Thomas Crapperby Wallace ReyburnISBN 0356029956 (0-356-02995-6)
Hardcover, Macdonald & Co
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Folklore, Myths, and Legends of Britainby Reader's Digest Association (Great Britain)ISBN 0340165979 (0-340-16597-9)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association
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The Fool of the World and the Flying Shipby Arthur Ransome, Uri ShulevitzISBN 0374324425 (0-374-32442-5)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Taleby Arthur Ransome, Uri ShulevitzISBN 0374424381 (0-374-42438-1)
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Foucault's Pendulumby Umberto EcoISBN 0345368754 (0-345-36875-4)
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Three clever book editors, inspired by an extraordinary fable they heard years befoe, decide to have a little fun. Randomly feeding esoteric bits of knowledge into an incredible computer capable of inventing connections between all their entires, they think they are creating a long lazy game--until the game starts taking over....
Here is an incredible journey of thought and history, memory and fantasy, a tour de force as enthralling as anything Umberto Eco--or indeed anyone--has ever devised.
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Freddy's Bookby John GardnerISBN 0345295447 (0-345-29544-7)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Freddy's Book'Book summary:[via]Combines the fascination of a fairy tale . . . with beautifully defined characters and an underlying seriousness of purpose that makes it something far more important . . . Freddys Book is the work of a master storyteller. Anne Tyler
In a gloomy mansion in Madison, Wisconsin, a sheltered and sensitive young man slips a visiting professor his secret manuscripta staggering and beautiful fantasy of knights, knaves, and fools, a rich tale of timeless battles with the devil himself over power and destiny.
John Gardner (19331982) was a major figure of twentieth-century letters.
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The Golden Assby Robert Graves, ApuleiusISBN 0374505322 (0-374-50532-2)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Golden Ass'Book summary:In all of literature, there are few books with the vitality of The Golden Ass. The story follows Lucius, a young man of good birth, as he disports himself in the cities and along the roads of Thessaly. This is a wonderful tale abounding in lusty incident, curious adventure and bawdy wit.Robert Graves (1895-1985) was a British poet, novelist, translator, and critic. His many books include the historical novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God, the autobiography Good-bye to All That, and the mythic/literary studies The White Goddess and The Greek Myths.In all of literature there are few books with the vitality of The Golden Ass. Boccaccio borrowed freely from it; and later it served both to amuse and to instruct Cervantes, Fielding, and Smollett. T. E. Lawrence carried it in his saddlebags all through the Arab Revolt, and it was Lawrence who first introduced the book to his friend Robert Graves.
The story is about Lucius Apuleius, a young man of good birth, who, while disporting himself in the cities and along the roads of Thessaly, encountered many diverting and strange adventures. Not the least of these was that Apuleius suffered the indignity of being turned into an ass after trying to steal a sorceress's magic. How Apuleius supported his misfortune and how he contrived to dedicate himself to the one goddess who could help him resume his human form make up the body of this tale. The Golden Ass is rich in lusty incident, curious adventure, and bawdy wit."Robert Graves' translation abandons the aureate latinity of Apuleius for a dry, sharp, plain stylewhich is itself a small masterpiece of twentieth-century prose."Kenneth Rexroth, Saturday Review[via]More editions of The Golden Ass:
The Golden Keyby George MacDonald, Maurice Sendak, W. H. AudenISBN 0374425906 (0-374-42590-6)
Softcover, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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Greedy Zebraby Mwenye Hadithi, Adrienne KennawayISBN 0340409126 (0-340-40912-6)
Softcover, Hodder & Stoughton
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The History of Danish Dreamsby Peter Hoeg, Barbara HavelandISBN 0374171386 (0-374-17138-6)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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The Hobbitby J.R.R. Tolkien, David Wenzel, Charles Dixon, Sean DemingISBN 0345445600 (0-345-44560-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hobbit'Book summary:Poor Bilbo Baggins! An unassuming and rather plump hobbit (as most of these small, furry- footed people tend to be ), Baggins finds himself unwittingly drawn into adventure by a wizard named Gandalf and 13 dwarves bound for the Lonely Mountain, where a dragon named Smaug hordes a stolen treasure. Before he knows what is happening, Baggins finds himself on the road to danger. Wizards, dwarves and dragons may seem the stuff of children's fairy tales, but The Hobbit is in a class of its own--light-hearted enough for younger readers, yet with a dark edge guaranteed to intrigue an older audience. In the best tradition of the archetypal hero's quest, Bilbo Baggins sets out on his fateful journey a callow, untested soul and returns--tempered by hardship, danger and loss--a better man--er, hobbit.
This book is the predecessor to Tolkien's masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, and though that trilogy can be thoroughly enjoyed without first reading The Hobbit, much that happens in the later novels is foreshadowed here. A word of caution, however: as Bilbo discovers early on, travel and adventure are addictive things; embark on this journey to the Lonely Mountain with Tolkien's reluctant hero, and you might not be able to stop there. And the road taken to the distant mountains of Mordor in the ensuing trilogy is an even more perilous one. [via]
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The Hobbit or There and Back Againby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0345339681 (0-345-33968-1)
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Huon of the Hornby Andre NortonISBN 0345341260 (0-345-34126-0)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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I Once Was a Monkeyby Jeanne LeeISBN 0374335486 (0-374-33548-6)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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The Infernoby Gustave Dore, Anthony M. Esolen, Alighieri DanteISBN 034548357X (0-345-48357-X)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation, Bilingual Editionby Dante Alighieri, Robert Pinsky, Michael Mazur, Nicole Pinsky, John FrecceroISBN 0374176744 (0-374-17674-4)
Hardcover, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation, Bilingual Edition'Book summary:The one quality that all classic works of literature share is their timelessness. Shakespeare still plays in Peoria 400 years after his death because the stories he dramatized resonate in modern readers' hearts and minds; methods of warfare have changed quite a bit since the Trojan War described by Homer in his Iliad, but the passions and conflicts that shaped such warriors as Achilles, Agamemnon, Patroclus, and Odysseus still find their counterparts today on battlefields from Bosnia to Afghanistan. Likewise, a little travel guide to hell written by the Florentine poet Dante Alighieri in the 13th century remains in print at the end of the 20th century, and it continues to speak to new generations of readers. There have been countless translations of the Inferno, but this one by poet Robert Pinsky is both eloquent and tailored to our times.
Yes, this is an epic poem, but don't let that put you off. An excellent introduction provides context for the work, while detailed notes on each canto are a virtual who's who of 13th-century Italian politics, culture, and literature. Best of all, Pinsky's brilliant translation communicates the horror, despair, and terror of hell with such immediacy, you can almost smell the sulfur and feel the heat from the rain of fire as Dante--led by his faithful guide Virgil--descends lower and lower into the pit. Dante's journey through Satan's kingdom must rate as one of the great fictional travel tales of all time, and Pinsky does it great justice. [via]
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Interview With the Vampireby Anne RiceISBN 0345337662 (0-345-33766-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Interview With the Vampire'Book summary:In the now-classic novel Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice refreshed the archetypal vampire myth for a late-20th-century audience. The story is ostensibly a simple one: having suffered a tremendous personal loss, an 18th-century Louisiana plantation owner named Louis Pointe du Lac descends into an alcoholic stupor. At his emotional nadir, he is confronted by Lestat, a charismatic and powerful vampire who chooses Louis to be his fledgling. The two prey on innocents, give their "dark gift" to a young girl, and seek out others of their kind (notably the ancient vampire Armand) in Paris. But a summary of this story bypasses the central attractions of the novel. First and foremost, the method Rice chose to tell her tale--with Louis' first-person confession to a skeptical boy--transformed the vampire from a hideous predator into a highly sympathetic, seductive, and all-too-human figure. Second, by entering the experience of an immortal character, one raised with a deep Catholic faith, Rice was able to explore profound philosophical concerns--the nature of evil, the reality of death, and the limits of human perception--in ways not possible from the perspective of a more finite narrator.
While Rice has continued to investigate history, faith, and philosophy in subsequent Vampire novels (including The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the Body Thief, Memnoch the Devil, and The Vampire Armand), Interview remains a treasured masterpiece. It is that rare work that blends a childlike fascination for the supernatural with a profound vision of the human condition. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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The Island of the Mightyby Evangeline WaltonISBN 0345279670 (0-345-27967-0)
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J.R.R. Tolkienby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0345340426 (0-345-34042-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'J.R.R. Tolkien'Book summary:Four book set includes the Hobbit and Complete Lord of the Rings; the Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of The King. [via]
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The Juniper Treeby Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm K. Grimm, Segal Lore, Wilhelm Grimm, Randall Jarrell, Lore Groszmann Segal, Maurice Sendak, Lore SegalISBN 0374339716 (0-374-33971-6)
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The Man Who Caught Fishby Walter Lynn KrudopISBN 0374347867 (0-374-34786-7)
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The Men Who Stare At Goatsby Jon RonsonISBN 0330375474 (0-330-37547-4)
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More Chicken Soup & Other Folk Remediesby Joan Wilen, Lydia Wilen, Elizabeth Koda-CallanISBN 0345440625 (0-345-44062-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'More Chicken Soup & Other Folk Remedies'Book summary:Is there a natural way to soothe dry eyes without eye drops?
Can you relieve stress by using clothespins on your fingers?
Is there a simple exercise to ease carpal tunnel pain?
Can raisins soaked in gin relieve arthritis pain?
The answer is yes! All those remedies--and more!--are at your fingertips, including an all-new chapter on the top ten foods most essential to your health and well-being. Everyone who loved the Wilen Sisters' first book will want to have this sequel in their home. That is, if you want a healthier heart; need to boost your immune system; care to lose weight, stop smoking, become more attractive, and improve your sex life!
Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen will have you using the kitchen as your pharmacy; the fridge as your medicine cabinet; and the supermarket, greengrocer, and health food store as your dispensaries. [via]More editions of More Chicken Soup & Other Folk Remedies:
More of the Straight Dopeby Cecil Adams, Ed Zotti, Slug SignorionISBN 0345381114 (0-345-38111-4)
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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Since 1973, the redoubtable Cecil Adams has collected, corrected, inspected, and dissected thousands of reader's questions, reporting his sagacious findings in the popular weekly column, THE STRAIGHT DOPE. His first book amazed millions. Now he returns with another incomparable compendium of fantastic facts, insouciant information, and delicious data on every subject of import to personkind: Is it true Thanksgiving was invented by the editor of HARPER'S BIZARRE...? Why do your fingers wrinkle in the bathtub...? and hundreds more burning questions explained at last! [via]
Old Wives' Lore for Gardenersby Bridget BolandISBN 0370113691 (0-370-11369-1)
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Phedre: A New Translation by Ted Hughesby Jean RacineISBN 0374231141 (0-374-23114-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Phedre: A New Translation by Ted Hughes'Book summary:A lean, high-tension version of a classic tragedy.
The myth of Phaedra is one of the most powerful and haunting in all of classical mythology. As dramatized by the French playwright Jean Racine (1639-1699), the dying Queen's obsessive love for her stepson, Hippolytus, and the scrupulously upright Hippolytus's love for the forbidden beauty Aricia has come to be regarded as one of the great stories of tragic infatuation, the model for dozens of works about twisted family love.
Ted Hughes's "tough, unrhyming avalanche of a translation" (Paul Taylor, The Independent) replaced Racine's alexandrines with an English verse that serves eloquently to convey the protagonists' passions. The translation, performed to acclaim in London in 1998, will be staged at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1999, starring Diana Rigg. "We are still catching up with Ted Hughes's gift for narrative verse after his Tales from Ovid," one English critic observed after the premiere. "Little needs to happen on stage when there's a swirling action-packed disaster movie--riddled with sex and violence--in Hughes's free verse." [via]
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The Pine Barrensby Bill Curtsinger, John A. McPheeISBN 0374233624 (0-374-23362-4)
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The Pine Barrensby John McPhee, James GravesISBN 0374233608 (0-374-23360-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pine Barrens'Book summary:Contrary to popular opinion, the whole of New Jersey is not a continuous Superfund site enlivened solely by poorly labeled Turnpike exits and skanky diners. In fact, the largest essentially untouched wilderness east of the Mississippi comprises nearly half the state: the New Jersey Pine Barrens. This more than 1,000-square-mile region has only a few thousand inhabitants--the Pineys, whose way of life has remained essentially unchanged since the 17th century. McPhee--one of the finest American essayists of the 20th century--has written an extraordinarily compelling, informative, and insightful book about the botanical, cultural, hydrological, and historical peculiarities of this region. He also details the efforts to save it from the creeping urbanization of nearby Philadelphia and New York City. Very Highly Recommended. [via]
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The Plague Dogsby Richard AdamsISBN 0345494024 (0-345-49402-4)
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Puss in Bootsby Charles Perrault, Fred MarcellinoISBN 0374460345 (0-374-46034-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Puss in Boots'Book summary:Charles Perrault first published his collection of classic French folk tales 300 years ago, including "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," and this entertaining story about a most clever feline. In Puss and Boots, a poor miller dies and leaves his youngest son nothing but a cat. The son is none too happy about it, either; " ...once I've eaten my cat and made a muff out of the fur, I'm sure to starve," he says. But what a legacy the bequeathed cat turns out to be! The cat in tall boots creates a new identity for the youngest son--the Marquis of Carabas, complete with fine clothes, fields of wheat, a castle stolen from an ogre, and in the end, the respect of the king and the hand of the king's daughter. The story itself is gracefully and humorously told, and the text, set in large gray type, adds an old-fashioned air to the tale.
Fred Marcellino's illustrations for Puss in Boots--a Caldecott Honor Book--are infused with golden light and summer warmth in the sun-dappled woods and beside the fields of ripe grain. Many of his paintings show a masterful use of perspective; the reader sometimes looks down on a scene as though from a balcony, or from below, at a huge charging lion. Marcellino has also illustrated a version of Hans Christian Andersen's The Steadfast Tin Soldier and two books by Tor Seidler, A Rat's Tale and The Wainscott Weasel. Young listeners won't soon forget this crafty character of a cat, who has a great deal of charm despite his less-than-honest means of helping his master. (Ages 5 to 9) [via]
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The Queen of the Damnedby Anne RiceISBN 0345351525 (0-345-35152-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Queen of the Damned'Book summary:Did you ever wonder where all those mischievous vampires roaming the globe in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles came from? In this, the third book in the series, we find out. That raucous rock-star vampire Lestat interrupts the 6,000-year slumber of the mama of all bloodsuckers, Akasha, Queen of the Damned.
Akasha was once the queen of the Nile (she has a bit in common with the Egyptian goddess Isis), and it's unwise to rile her now that she's had 60 centuries of practice being undead. She is so peeved about male violence that she might just have to kill most of them. And she has her eye on handsome Lestat with other ideas as well.
If you felt that the previous books in the series weren't gory and erotic enough, this one should quench your thirst (though it may cause you to omit organ meats from your diet). It also boasts God's plenty of absorbing lore that enriches the tale that went before, including the back-story of the boy in Interview with the Vampire and the ancient fellowship of the Talamasca, which snoops on paranormal phenomena. Mostly, the book spins the complex yarn of Akasha's eerie, brooding brood and her nemeses, the terrifying sisters Maharet and Mekare. In one sense, Queen of the Damned is the ultimate multigenerational saga. --Tim Appelo [via]
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Raisel's Riddleby Erica Silverman, Susan GaberISBN 0374461996 (0-374-46199-6)
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The Return of the Kingby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0345339738 (0-345-33973-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Return of the King'Book summary:The prequel to The Lord of the Rings-The Hobbit-is now a major motion picture directed by Peter Jackson THE GREATEST FANTASY EPIC OF OUR TIME While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarms out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron's power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the One Ring, ruler of all the accursed Rings of Power, must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring, he begins finally to despair. The awesome conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, beloved by millions of readers around the world. [via]
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Robin Hoodby Louis Rhead, John LawrenceISBN 0333606876 (0-333-60687-6)
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Secrets of the Gnomesby Rien PoortvlietISBN 0345308611 (0-345-30861-1)
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Seven Arrowsby Hyemeyohsts StormISBN 0345329015 (0-345-32901-5)
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knightby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0345277600 (0-345-27760-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'Book summary:About this book - One of the greatest works of the Middle Ages, in a marvelous translation Composed in the fourteenth century, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is as beloved as it is venerable, combining the hallmarks of medieval romancepageantry, chivalry, and courtly lovewith the charm of fairy tales and heroic sagas. When a mysterious green knight rides on horseback into King Arthurs court, interrupting a New Years feast, he issues a challenge: if any of King Arthurs men can behead him and he survives, then a year later he is entitled to return the strike. Sir Gawain takes up the challenge and decapitates the green knight, only to see him pick up his severed head and ride away, leaving Gawain to seek him out to fulfill their pact. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a Middle English masterpiece of magic, chivalry, and seduction. Translated by J. R. R. Tolkien Reviews 'The introduction to Gawain is a little masterpiece.' Times Higher Educational Supplement 'This magnificent Arthurian tale of love, sex, honour, social tact, personal integrity and folk-magic is one of the greatest and most approachable narrative poems in the language. Tolkien's version makes it come triumphantly alive, a moving and consoling elegy.' Birmingham Post "Quite simply the best edition there is!"--Nancy P. Stork, Stanford University [via]
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A Small Tall Tale from the Far Far Northby Peter SisISBN 0374467250 (0-374-46725-0)
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Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Hamby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0345336062 (0-345-33606-2)
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Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfsby Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Nancy Buckert, Randall JarrellISBN 0374468680 (0-374-46868-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs'Book summary:"Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of us all?" repeatedly asks the Queen, Snow White's stepmother. She always gets the answer she wants, until Snow White turns seven, and the mirror must truthfully answer, "Snow White." At the news, the Queen turns yellow and green with envy and commands the huntsman to kill Snow White and bring her "lung and liver as a token." Thus begins another enchanting fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm!
Kirkus Reviews called this collaboration between Randall and Nancy Eckholm Burkert "a sort of legend even before its time of publication." Jarrell also wrote The Bat-Poet and The Animal Family, a Newbery Honor Book. Jarrell retained the Grimm (and grim) ending to the tale, as the stepmother is forced to dance to her death. Burkert's illustrations are magical, light-filled creations that more than earn the book its Caldecott Honor Book status. This delightful book's extra-large format showcases the fabulously detailed illustrations, alternating two facing pages of art with two pages of straight text. This is an unforgettable interpretation of a well-loved story. (Ages 6 to 9) [via]
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Song of Heyoehkahby Hyemeyohsts StormISBN 0345307313 (0-345-30731-3)
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The Song of Rhiannonby Evangeline WaltonISBN 0345027736 (0-345-02773-6)
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Sophie's Worldby Jostein Gaarder, Paulette MollerISBN 0374266425 (0-374-26642-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sophie's World'Book summary:Wanting to understand the most fundamental questions of the universe isn't the province of ivory-tower intellectuals alone, as this book's enormous popularity has demonstrated. A young girl, Sophie, becomes embroiled in a discussion of philosophy with a faceless correspondent. At the same time, she must unravel a mystery involving another young girl, Hilde, by using everything she's learning. The truth is far more complicated than she could ever have imagined. [via]
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Stories for Childrenby Isaac Bashevis SingerISBN 0374464898 (0-374-46489-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stories for Children'Book summary:Thirty-six stories by the Nobel Prize winner, including some of his most famous such as "Zlateh the Goat", "Mazel and Shlimazel", and "The Fools of Chelm and the Stupid Carp". [via]
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The Stories of the Greeks.by Rex WarnerISBN 0374507287 (0-374-50728-7)
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The Storyteller: A Novelby Mario Vargas Llosa, Helen LaneISBN 0374270856 (0-374-27085-6)
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Swan's Wingby Ursula SyngeISBN 037030425X (0-370-30425-X)
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Sweeney Astrayby Seamus HeaneyISBN 0374272212 (0-374-27221-2)
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The Vampire Lestatby Anne RiceISBN 0345313860 (0-345-31386-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Vampire Lestat'Book summary:After the spectacular debut of Interview with the Vampire in 1976, Anne Rice put aside her vampires to explore other literary interests--Italian castrati in Cry to Heaven and the Free People of Color in The Feast of All Saints. But Lestat, the mischievous creator of Louis in Interview, finally emerged to tell his own story in the 1985 sequel, The Vampire Lestat.
As with the first book in the series, the novel begins with a frame narrative. After over a half century underground, Lestat awakens in the 1980s to the cacophony of electronic sounds and images that characterizes the MTV generation. Particularly, he is captivated by a fledgling rock band named Satan's Night Out. Determined both to achieve international fame and end the centuries of self-imposed vampire silence, Lestat takes command of the band (now renamed "The Vampire Lestat") and pens his own autobiography. The remainder of the novel purports to be that autobiography: the vampire traces his mortal youth as the son of a marquis in pre-Revolutionary France, his initiation into vampirism at the hands of Magnus, and his quest for the ultimate origins of his undead species.
While very different from the first novel in the Vampire Chronicles, The Vampire Lestat has proved to be the foundation for a broader range of narratives than is possible from Louis's brooding, passive perspective. The character of Lestat is one of Rice's most complex and popular literary alter egos, and his Faustian strivings have a mythopoeic resonance that links the novel to a grand tradition of spiritual and supernatural fiction. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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The Well at the World's Endby William MorrisISBN 0345019822 (0-345-01982-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Well at the World's End'Book summary:Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. [via]
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Wuthering Heightsby Emily BronteISBN 0361031637 (0-361-03163-7)
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Xxxholic 4by Clamp, William FlanaganISBN 0345471814 (0-345-47181-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Xxxholic 4'Book summary:Kimihiro Watanuki is haunted by spiritsand the only way to escape his curse is to become the indentured servant of the mysterious witch, Yûko Ichihara. But when his beloved, beautiful Himawari-chan, asks him for a favor, he and his eternal rival, the exorcist Dômeki, must go on a spirit-busting adventure without Yûko there to save them!
Meanwhile Yûko gives a young woman a precious cylindrical box from her treasure room. Theres just one caveat: She must never open it. Inside is a magical device with a terrifying reputation! Can Kimihiro save an ambitious young lady from her own overconfidence?
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Xxxholic 4by William Flanagan, Clamp, Anthony Gerard, Dana HaywardISBN 0345470583 (0-345-47058-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Xxxholic 4'Book summary:Watanuki Kimihiro is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. Seemingly by chance, he encounters a mysterious witch named Yuuko, who claims she can help. In desperation, he accepts, but realizes that hes just been tricked into working for Yuuko in order to pay off the cost of her services. Soon hes employed in her little shopa job which turns out to be nothing like his previous work experience!
Most of Yuukos customers live in Japan, but Yuuko and Watanuki are about to have some unusual visitors named Sakura and Syaoran from a land called Clow. . . .
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XXXHolic 6by Clamp, William FlanaganISBN 0345477901 (0-345-47790-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'XXXHolic 6'Book summary:Kimihiro Watanuki takes a welcome break from his grueling service to the time-space witch, Yûko Ishihara, only to find himself mixed up in the strangest parade of the Japanese magical world. But a slipup reveals that Kimihiro is a powerless human! How can he survive the festival without being eaten by its dangerous participants?
Then Kimihiro meets a woman who grieves for her lost son. Since Kimihiro is an orphan, the two form an immediate bond. But what will Kimihiro do when he realizes that his wonderful new friendship may very well kill him?
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Xxxholic 7by Clamp, Dana HaywardISBN 0345483359 (0-345-48335-9)
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Xxxholic 8by Clamp, William FlanaganISBN 0345483367 (0-345-48336-7)
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