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The Bellmakerby Brian Jacques, Allan CurlessISBN 0399228055 (0-399-22805-5)
Hardcover, Philomel Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bellmaker'Book summary:Vicious Foxwolf, Urgan Nagru--a fox who long ago discovered the body of a wolf and skinned it to wear as his own--is holding the young Mariel and Dandin captive. The pair are at the mercy of the evil despot and have only one hope of survival. But can they really count on the legendary freedom fighter, Martin the Warrior, to come to their rescue?
The Bellmaker fairly boils over with passion, intrigue, and adventure. A true page-turner, the heat is immediately turned to high, and never cools until the close of the very last chapter. Brian Jacques's skill lies in creating fantastical yet believable characters, placing them in an extraordinary yet convincing setting and then letting loose with a flood of imagination that takes the breath away. One of the best writers of our time, Jacques comes through once again for his readers in this remarkable tale of good triumphing over evil. --Susan Harrison [via]
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Bill and Peteby Tomie de PaolaISBN 0399206469 (0-399-20646-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Bill and Pete Go Down the Nileby Tomie De PaolaISBN 0399220038 (0-399-22003-8)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Blacklistby Sara ParetskyISBN 0399150854 (0-399-15085-4)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blacklist'Book summary:Privilege, politics, and perfidy jointly propel the circuitous plot of Blacklist, Sara Paretsky's 11th novel featuring tenacious Chicago private-eye V.I. Warshawski. By the time this story runs its course, V.I. will have harbored an alleged Arab terrorist, resurrected the ghosts of America's 1950s anti-Communist hysteria, and questioned the integrity of a man she once admired "to the point of hero worship." In other words, it's a typical case for this hard-headed, sarcastic, and perpetually sleep-deprived sleuth.
Still suffering from "exhaustion of the spirit" in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, V.I. is hired to find out who may be sneaking into a vacated suburban mansion. Geraldine Graham, the home's 91-year-old former owner, who still lives nearby, claims she's seen lights in the attic at night. Our heroine suspects this is simply a bid by the wealthy dowager for greater attention, but agrees to do some nocturnal prowling--only to stumble (literally) across the body of a dead black journalist, Marcus Whitby, in the estates ornamental pond and encounter a teenage girl fleeing the scene. The girl turns out to be Catherine Bayard, the granddaughter of Calvin Bayard, an unapologetically liberal book publisher who survived a hounding by the U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee in the '50s without being blacklisted like so many of his authors. Digging deeper, V.I. learns that Whitby was doing research for a book about an African-American dancer and anthropologist who had enjoyed Bayard's support before she too was branded a Communist. Was Whitby killed en route to visit Bayard, one of Graham's neighbors--and a man who has strangely vanished from public view? And is there any connection between this murder and the disappearance of an Egyptian dishwasher, or the recent demise of a right-wing attorney and Bayard foe, in whose apartment V.I. is attacked by an intruder?
Except for a few astounding turns of luck (including the 11th-hour discovery of a revealing audiotape left in a car's player), Paretsky rolls out a credible yarn here, enriched by meticulous character development and an agreeably ambiguous conclusion. The author's intention to link McCarthy-era abuses with post-9/11 government assaults on civil rights is obvious, without being didactic, and it adds currency to a fictional investigation that's already rife with sex, betrayal, and long-held secrets among the rich. It's good to see that V.I. the P.I. hasn't lost the compassion or righteousness that first made her attractive two decades ago, in Indemnity Only. --J. Kingston Pierce [via]
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The Brideshead Generation: Evelyn Waugh and His Friendsby Humphrey CarpenterISBN 0395597692 (0-395-59769-2)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Cabin Faced Westby Jean Fritz, Feodor RojankovskyISBN 0399232230 (0-399-23223-0)
Hardcover, Coward Mc Cann
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Checkmateby Dorothy DunnettISBN 0399114343 (0-399-11434-3)
Hardcover, Putnam
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Checkmate'Book summary:The grand finale to Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles, "Checkmate" finds Francis Crawford returning to France to lead an army against England. But even as the soldier-scholar succeeds brilliantly on the battlefield, his haunted past becomes a subject of intense interest to forces in both the French and English courts. "Checkmate" is a masterly evocation of the intrigue and pageantry of sixteenth-century Europe--and a triumphant conclusion to the Lymond saga. 1 map. [via]
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Clockersby Richard PriceISBN 0395537614 (0-395-53761-4)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Collected Storiesby Carson McCullersISBN 0395925053 (0-395-92505-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Collected Stories'Book summary:Carson McCullers--novelist, dramatist, poet--was at the peak of her powers as a writer of short fiction. Here are nineteen stories that explore her signature themes: wounded adolescence, loneliness in marriage, and the tragicomedy of life in the South. Here too are "The Member of the Wedding" and "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe," novellas that Tennessee Williams judged to be "assuredly among the masterpieces of our language." (A Mariner Reissue)[via]More editions of Collected Stories:
Command a King's Shipby Alexander KentISBN 0399112782 (0-399-11278-2)
Hardcover, Coward Mc Cann
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Damascus Gateby Robert StoneISBN 0395665698 (0-395-66569-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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A Deadly Shade of Goldby John D. MacDonaldISBN 039701032X (0-397-01032-X)
Hardcover, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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The Deep Blue Good-Byby John D. MacDonaldISBN 0397010907 (0-397-01090-7)
Hardcover, Lippincott
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Deep Blue Good-By'Book summary:Travis McGee is a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. Hes also a knight-errant whos wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: Hell help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half. The Travis McGee novels are among the finest works of fiction ever penned by an American author. Jonathan Kellerman McGee isnt particularly strapped for cash, but how can anyone say no to Cathy, a sweet backwoods girl whos been tortured repeatedly by her manipulative ex-boyfriend Junior Allen? What Travis isnt anticipating is just how many women Junior has torn apart and left in his wake. Enter Juniors latest victim, Lois Atkinson. Frail and broken, Lois can barely get out of bed when Travis finds her, let alone keep herself alive. But Travis turns into Mother McGee, giving Lois new life as he looks for the ruthless man who steals womens spirits and livelihoods. But he cant guess how violent his quest is soon to become. Hell learn the hard way that there must be casualties in this game of cat and mouse. John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about the best. Mary Higgins Clark [via]
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The Dolphin Readerby Douglas Hunt, Carolyn PerryISBN 039590353X (0-395-90353-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dolphin Reader'Book summary:A thematically arranged composition reader. It contains 87 classic and contemporary selections (32 new), with a variety of topics, writing styles, and genres. the readings (70 essays, 8 stories, 8 poems, and 1 play) cluster around questions central to the lives of students and the disciplines the study. [via]
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Egyptianby Mika Toimi WaltariISBN 0399102345 (0-399-10234-5)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Egyptian'Book summary:First published in the United States in 1949 and widely condemned as obscene, The Egyptian outsold every other novel published that year, and remains a classic; readers worldwide have testified to its life-changing power. It is a full-bodied re-creation of a largely forgotten era in the world s history: the Egypt of the 14th century B.C.E., when pharaohs and gods contended with the near-collapse of history s greatest empire. This epic tale encompasses the whole of the then-known world, from Babylon to Crete, from Thebes to Jerusalem, while centering around one unforgettable figure: Sinuhe, a man of mysterious origins who rises from the depths of degradation to become personal physician to Pharaoh Akhnaton.[via]More editions of Egyptian:
El Ratoncito De LA Moto/the Mouse and the Motorcycleby Beverly Cleary, Louis DarlingISBN 0395732506 (0-395-73250-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin School
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Electionby Tom PerrottaISBN 0399143661 (0-399-14366-1)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Evelyn Waugh: A Biographyby Selina HastingsISBN 039571821X (0-395-71821-X)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Evil Under the Sunby Agatha ChristieISBN 0396080170 (0-396-08017-0)
Hardcover, Dodd Mead
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Mealby Eric SchlosserISBN 0395977894 (0-395-97789-4)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal'Book summary:On any given day, one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant, without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American, and harmless, as apple pie. But the industry's drive for consolidation, homogenization, and speed has radically transformed America's diet, landscape, economy, and workforce, often in insidiously destructive ways. Eric Schlosser, an award-winning journalist, opens his ambitious and ultimately devastating exposé with an introduction to the iconoclasts and high school dropouts, such as Harlan Sanders and the McDonald brothers, who first applied the principles of a factory assembly line to a commercial kitchen. Quickly, however, he moves behind the counter with the overworked and underpaid teenage workers, onto the factory farms where the potatoes and beef are grown, and into the slaughterhouses run by giant meatpacking corporations. Schlosser wants you to know why those French fries taste so good (with a visit to the world's largest flavor company) and "what really lurks between those sesame-seed buns." Eater beware: forget your concerns about cholesterol, there is--literally--feces in your meat.
Schlosser's investigation reaches its frightening peak in the meatpacking plants as he reveals the almost complete lack of federal oversight of a seemingly lawless industry. His searing portrayal of the industry is disturbingly similar to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, written in 1906: nightmare working conditions, union busting, and unsanitary practices that introduce E. coli and other pathogens into restaurants, public schools, and homes. Almost as disturbing is his description of how the industry "both feeds and feeds off the young," insinuating itself into all aspects of children's lives, even the pages of their school books, while leaving them prone to obesity and disease. Fortunately, Schlosser offers some eminently practical remedies. "Eating in the United States should no longer be a form of high-risk behavior," he writes. Where to begin? Ask yourself, is the true cost of having it "your way" really worth it? --Lesley Reed [via]
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Forty Storiesby Donald BarthelmeISBN 0399132996 (0-399-13299-6)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Fragrant Harborby John LanchesterISBN 0399148663 (0-399-14866-3)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Franz Kafka: Representative Manby Frederick Robert KarlISBN 0395561434 (0-395-56143-4)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Gate of Angelsby Penelope FitzgeraldISBN 0395848385 (0-395-84838-5)
Softcover, Mariner Books
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God Emperor of Duneby Frank HerbertISBN 0399125930 (0-399-12593-0)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'God Emperor of Dune'Book summary:More than three thousand years have passed since the first events recorded in DUNE. Only one link survives with those tumultuous times: the grotesque figure of Leto Atreides, son of the prophet Paul Muad'Dib, and now the virtually immortal God Emperor of Dune. He alone understands the future, and he knows with a terrible certainty that the evolution of his race is at an end unless he can breed new qualities into his species. But to achieve his final victory, Leto Atreides must also bring about his own downfall ... [via]
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The Golden Childby Penelope FitzgeraldISBN 0395956196 (0-395-95619-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Golden Child'Book summary:Penelope Fitzgerald's first novel is packed with institutional follies and fiercely territorial old trouts. Set in a London museum whose officers only appear august, The Golden Child literally proves that authorities are clowns and clowns authorities. As the book opens, all England is queuing up to see the golden treasure of the Garamantes--the remains of a young king who was interred complete with a trove of toys and goodies. Only the man who unearthed the kinglet back in 1913 refuses to go anywhere near the exhibit, despite his constant proximity: "Sir William, in extreme but clear-headed old age, and after a lifetime of fieldwork, had come to roost in the Museum itself." Meanwhile, everyone--from nations to corporations--wants a piece of the Golden Child. (The exhibit is even underwritten by a company that hopes its puff, "Silence is Golden," will give its cigarettes more positive associations.) What, then, if the relics are cursed--or fake?
As both possibilities grow increasingly likely, and the Museum risks ridicule, its director deputizes Waring Smith to transport the mummy's doll to an incorruptible expert. Too bad if Professor Semyonov is in Russia: this junior officer will simply have to smuggle the toy in! Suffice it to say that Waring's covert odyssey to Moscow is but one of The Golden Child's many witty--and enigmatic--episodes. Near the Kremlin, he comes upon a line that makes him think he's back at work. The citizens, though, have assembled for another mummy altogether:
The park statues were covered with shrouds of straw to protect them against the cold, but the human beings stood there, wiping the frozen drops from noses and eyelashes, waiting with immemorial patience to see what they had been told was worth seeing. In an hour and a half they would be filing past the embalmed head and hands, and the ghastly evening dress suit, of Lenin.
On the surface, Fitzgerald's 1977 novel is a bona fide mystery, complete with a body in the library and a spot of garroting. But adepts of this author will prize it for its pixilated cast of characters and for its gentle, perfect assaults on pretension--whether academic, journalistic, or even gustatory. As ever, Fitzgerald is drawn to explore the power--and sheer inconvenience--of the emotions. No wonder The Golden Child's mysteries go so far beyond those of its genre. --Kerry Fried [via]More editions of The Golden Child:
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Hatchetby Gary PaulsenISBN 0395732611 (0-395-73261-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin School
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hatchet'Book summary:The story of a young boy, the lone survivor of an airplane crash, who struggles to survive in the Canadian wilderness. [via]
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The Heath Introduction to Literatureby Alice S. Landy, William Rodney AllenISBN 0395980704 (0-395-98070-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Heath Introduction to Literature'Book summary:At about half the length and a much lower price than comparable anthologies, this introductory anthology of short fiction, poetry, and drama is organized by genre and features chapter introductions and a bibliography of film adaptations. Readings have been chosen with an eye toward classic selections and gender balance, while allowing the book to retain the teachability and traditional emphases for which it has long been admired. [via]
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Henry James, the Master: 1901-1916.by Leon EdelISBN 0397007337 (0-397-00733-7)
Hardcover, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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History of the English Speaking Peoplesby Winston ChurchillISBN 0396082750 (0-396-08275-0)
Softcover, Dodd Mead
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Human Voicesby Penelope FitzgeraldISBN 039595617X (0-395-95617-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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I Married a Communistby Philip RothISBN 0395933463 (0-395-93346-3)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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I, Juan De Parejaby Elizabeth De TrevinoISBN 0395775310 (0-395-77531-0)
Hardcover, McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin
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In Gallant Companyby Alexander KentISBN 0399119876 (0-399-11987-6)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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In His Stepsby Charles Monroe SheldonISBN 0399129626 (0-399-12962-6)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Innocenceby Penelope FitzgeraldISBN 0395908728 (0-395-90872-8)
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Inter Ice Age 4by Kobo Abe, Machi AbeISBN 0399505199 (0-399-50519-9)
Hardcover, Perigee Books
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The Journals of Lewis and Clarkby William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, Bernard Augustine De VotoISBN 0395859964 (0-395-85996-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Journals of Lewis and Clark'Book summary:The Journals of Lewis and Clark are "the first report on the West, on the United States over the hill and beyond the sunset, on the province of the American future (Bernard DeVoto).
In 1803, the great expanse of the Louisiana Purchase was an empty canvas. Keenly aware that the course of the nation's destiny lay westwardand that a Voyage of Discovery would be necessary to determine the nature of the frontierPresident Thomas Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition from the Missouri River to the northern Pacific coast and back. From 1804 to 1806, accompanied by co-captain William Clark, the Shoshone guide Sacajawea, and thirty-two men, Lewis mapped rivers, traced the principal waterways to the sea, and established the American claim to the territories of Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. Together the captains kept this journal: a richly detailed record of the flora and fauna they sighted, the native tribes they encountered, and the awe-inspiring landscape they traversed, from their base camp near present-day St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River, that has become an incomparable contribution to the literature of exploration and the writing of natural history. [via]
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The Long Patrolby Brian Jacques, Allan CurlessISBN 039923165X (0-399-23165-X)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Long Patrol'Book summary:As young Tammo dreams of joining the Long Patrol--the legendary army of fighting hares that serves the Lady Cregga Rose Eyes, Ruler of Salamandastron--the brutal reality of a battle with Damug Warfang's mighty battalion of savage Rapscallions fast approaches.
Brian Jacques has proved time and time again his ability to transport readers into a world of fantasy and adventure that many writers of adult books would love to emulate. The Long Patrol certainly proves the point yet again, but distinguishes itself by being perhaps the very best of all the Redwall books so far. Relying less and less on the old, familiar Redwall characters and more and more on the ingenuity and passion of younger blood, The Long Patrol will certainly win Jacques a fresh following while continuing to delight his existing army of fans. --Susan Harrison [via]
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Lord Brocktreeby Brian Jacques, FangornISBN 0399235906 (0-399-23590-6)
Hardcover, Philomel Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lord Brocktree'Book summary:Lord Brocktree, the 13th novel in Brian Jacques's exciting Redwall series, brings to life the tale of how the greatest badger lord of all came to save Salamandastron, the mountain home of many heroic creatures. Everybeast will love heroic Lord Brocktree and his amazing adventure.
As the story opens, the villainous Ungatt Trunn, a menacing wildcat, has brought his powers to bear on Salamandastron, threatening the peace-loving beasts who live there.
Loneliness was everywhere. Hopelessness and an air of foreboding had settled over the western shores, casting their pall over land, sea and the mountain of Salamandastron. Yet nobeast knew the cause of it.
But all is not lost. Old Lord Stonepaw, the venerable Badger Ruler, summons the strongest of the strong to take over as lord of the mountain fortress and battle the evil wildcat. Lord Brocktree, far away from the trouble, begins to have visions that beckon him to Salamandastron. He travels there with his companion, a young haremaid named Dotti. But can he raise an army in time to smash Ungatt Trunn's terrifying Blue Hordes?
Like all the Redwall books, Lord Brocktree is a rollicking tale of adventure, war, magic, and beastly battles. The animal characters are sometimes brusque and brutal, and there's a strong current of darkness in the stories, as well as no-nonsense death scenes and strong language. But for fans of medieval fantasy adventure with a twist, this unforgettable series continues to satisfy. (Ages 9 and older) --Therese Littleton [via]
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Majesticby Whitley StrieberISBN 0399134697 (0-399-13469-7)
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Mariel of Redwallby Brian Jacques, Gary ChalkISBN 0399221441 (0-399-22144-1)
Hardcover, Philomel Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mariel of Redwall'Book summary:Heaved off her ship in a pirate raid, Mousemaid Mariel is washed up on the shores of Mossflower. With no idea where she is, or indeed who she is, the young warrior mouse embarks on an unforeseen adventure that will take her to the very heart of Redwall and into the arms of the people who live there.
Mariel of Redwall is a captivating and magical adventure story in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. At times gentle, but mostly packed with adventure and heroism on the grandest of scales, this tale is at once delightful and devastating in its proportions.
Jacques weaves his customary magic, taking the reader to the heart and soul of the mythical Redwall--welcoming, terrifying, magical, and at times all too real. The place, the characters, and the adventure spring to life in a bout of indefinable magic, mystery, and mayhem. An excellent book that will leave readers begging for more. (Fortunately, there's plenty more where this came from!) --Susan Harrison [via]
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Marlfoxby Brian Jacques, FangornISBN 0399233075 (0-399-23307-5)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Martin the Warriorby Brian Jacques, Gary ChalkISBN 0399226702 (0-399-22670-2)
Hardcover, Philomel Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Martin the Warrior'Book summary:Bedrang the Stoat has his evil eyes set on ruling over his own empire, and will do anything to make sure that his ultimate fantasy is fulfilled. But little does he realize that the quiet, nameless mouse he is holding captive will one day turn out to be the heroic and fearless Martin the Warrior.
Brian Jacques uses the full force of his stunning storytelling talent to unravel the mystery and adventure that unfolds in this tale of Redwall as a quiet little mouse refuses to bow down to a tyrant and bids to fight for freedom at any cost. Brimming with cutthroat skullduggery and intellectual intrigue, Martin the Warrior is a mountainous tale that introduces the ethos and passions of Redwall with a host of well-drawn characters, each with their own Achilles' heel, making them feel as real as they are magical. --Susan Harrison [via]
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The Midwife's Apprenticeby Karen CushmanISBN 0395692296 (0-395-69229-6)
Hardcover, Clarion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Midwife's Apprentice'Book summary:Karen Cushman likes to write with her tongue firmly planted in her cheek, and her feisty female characters firmly planted in history. In The Midwife's Apprentice, which earned the 1996 Newbery Medal, this makes a winning combination for children and adult readers alike. Like her award-winning book Catherine, Called Birdy, the story takes place in medieval England. This time our protagonist is Alyce, who rises from the dung heap (literally) of homelessness and namelessness to find a station in life--apprentice to the crotchety, snaggletoothed midwife Jane Sharp. On Alyce's first solo outing as a midwife, she fails to deliver. Instead of facing her ignorance, Alyce chooses to run from failure--never a good choice. Disappointingly, Cushman does not offer any hardships or internal wrestling to warrant Alyce's final epiphanies, and one of the book's climactic insights is when Alyce discovers that lo and behold she is actually pretty! Still, Cushman redeems her writing, as always, with historical accuracy, saucy dialogue, fast-paced action, and plucky, original characters that older readers will eagerly devour. (Ages 12 and older) --Gail Hudson [via]
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The Museum of Clear Ideasby Donald HallISBN 0395680859 (0-395-68085-9)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Number the Starsby Lois LowryISBN 0395510600 (0-395-51060-0)
Hardcover, Walter Lorraine
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Number the Stars'Book summary:The evacuation of Jews from Nazi-held Denmark is one of the great untold stories of World War II. On September 29, 1943, word got out in Denmark that Jews were to be detained and then sent to the death camps. Within hours the Danish resistance, population and police arranged a small flotilla to herd 7,000 Jews to Sweden. Lois Lowry fictionalizes a true-story account to bring this courageous tale to life. She brings the experience to life through the eyes of 10-year-old Annemarie Johannesen, whose family harbors her best friend, Ellen Rosen, on the eve of the round-up and helps smuggles Ellen's family out of the country. Number the Stars won the 1990 Newbery Medal. [via]
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Offshoreby Penelope FitzgeraldISBN 0395478049 (0-395-47804-9)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Oil Notesby Rick Bass, Elizabeth HughesISBN 0395538440 (0-395-53844-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Op Tommyknockersby Stephen KingISBN 0399136991 (0-399-13699-1)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mindby Julian JaynesISBN 0395563526 (0-395-56352-6)
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Outcast of Redwallby Brian Jacques, Allan CurlessISBN 0399229140 (0-399-22914-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Outcast of Redwall'Book summary:When ferret Swartt Sixclaw and his arch enemy Sunflash the Mace swear a pledge of death upon each other, a young creature is cruelly banished from the safety of Redwall. As he grows, he seeks revenge on the people of Redwall and finds himself embroiled in a hostile battle with far-reaching consequences.
An epic tale of Redwall from the pen of master storyteller Brian Jacques, Outcast of Redwall is a kaleidoscope of color, range, and emotions that culminates in a bitter contest between good and evil. None of the passion of the earlier Redwall titles is lost, as some of the most cherished landscapes and best-loved characters from previous books are revisited, with a wisdom and clarity that has developed and endured.
On a basic level, this is a marvelous fantasy adventure story. Look deeper and you will find that Outcast of Redwall, along with the other titles in the series, has a divine, enduring quality that ranks it among he best in children's literature. --Susan Harrison [via]
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Pearls of Lutraby Brian Jacques, Allan CurlessISBN 0399229469 (0-399-22946-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pearls of Lutra'Book summary:On the Isle of Sampetra, Emperor Ubla, better known as Mad Eyes, sends his lizard army on a mission to capture Redwall. Meanwhile the inhabitants of Redwall are on a mission of their own--to solve the six fiendishly difficult riddles that will lead them to the rose-colored gems, the Pearls of Lutra. As they get closer to solving to riddles, the lizards get closer to Redwall and a battle to the death begins.
One of the excellent fantasy adventure series about the mystical Redwall, Pearls of Lutra is a magical, mind-blowing adventure that never disappoints. Brian Jacques expertly weaves his web of intrigue through the pages, capturing the imagination with a stroke of a pen as if he were a wizard with a wand. Challenging, colorful, and, most importantly, readable to the point of addiction, The Pearls of Lutra is an absolute must. --Susan Harrison [via]
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The Peoples of Middle-Earthby J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher TolkienISBN 0395827604 (0-395-82760-4)
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Purity of Bloodby Arturo Perez-Reverte, Margaret Sayers PedenISBN 0399153209 (0-399-15320-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Purity of Blood'Book summary:Arturo Perez-Reverte is one of the most beloved writers in the world. His bestselling novels, including The Club Dumas and The Queen of the South, have been published in fifty countries and translated into twenty-eight languages. Now, with The Adventures of Captain Alatriste, he delivers a magnificent series, already a million-copy bestseller in Spain, that chronicles the heroic adventures of a seventeenth-century swordsman.
In Purity of Blood, the second novel in the series, the courageous Alatriste is considering rejoining his old regiment to fight in Breda-but his blade leads him to another adventure. A desperate father hires him to rescue his daughter from a convent where a powerful priest is said to be using the girl as his personal concubine. The father has been prevented from legal recourse because the priest has threatened to reveal that the man's family is "not of pure blood"-is, in fact, of Jewish descent -which will all but destroy the family name. Alatriste agrees to help, and several nights later, under the cloak of darkness, a rescue attempt is made.
But soon Alatriste discovers that he has become part of a religious and political conspiracy that leads all the way to the highest levels of the Inquisition. When a date is set to burn the man's daughter at the stake, Captain Alatriste springs into action -sword first-setting off a series of twists and turns that will keep readers riveted to the page.
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Rainbow Sixby Tom ClancyISBN 0399143904 (0-399-14390-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rainbow Six'Book summary:For many readers, Jack Ryan embodies the essence of the modern American hero. Morally centered, disciplined, humble yet powerful, Ryan (and his onscreen incarnations in Alec Baldwin and Harrison Ford) has made Tom Clancy one of the most popular writers in the world. But as Clancy has constructed the Ryan mythology, he has quietly established Ryan's shadow double, John Clark. Appearing in The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Clear and Present Danger, and Without Remorse, Clark has many of Jack Ryan's most appealing traits, but he is also a darker figure embodying the more paranoid sensibilities of the late '90s. As is made clear from the opening pages of Rainbow Six, ex-Navy SEAL Clark and his colleagues believe violent, deadly force to be the best deterrent for terrorism.
Clark (a.k.a. Rainbow Six) has left the CIA to create an England-based organization code-named "Rainbow." Its mission: deploy an elite squad of American operatives combined with handpicked British, French, and German agents to stop terrorism in its tracks. Rainbow's emergence could not be more timely: in quick succession, the force diffuses three attempted terrorist actions. But Clark becomes suspicious when Russian agents suddenly show interest in Rainbow's work.
Rainbow Six appeals on all the levels that Clancy fans could hope for. The Rainbow operatives, from Navy SEALs to German mountain-leader school graduates, are rendered to inspire with their physical and mental prowess. The book is infatuated with the latest gadgets for scrambling, transmitting, and decoding secrets. And, in a carefully woven narrative that simultaneously traces the Rainbow team, a former KGB agent named Popov, the Australian Olympic security team, and a sinister group of American scientists, Clancy artfully reveals the mystery of "Shiva" at the center of the novel. How does Clark measure up against Jack Ryan? He may be the perfect hero for a world with hidden villains. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
Revenge of the Lawn/the Abortion/So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away/3 Books in 1 Volume: The Abortion ; So the Wind Won't Blow It All Awayby Richard BrautiganISBN 0395706742 (0-395-70674-2)
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The Riverside Shakespeareby William Shakespeare, G. Blakemore Evans, Heather Dubrow, Charles H. Shattuck, William T. Liston, Frank Kermode, Hallett Smith, Anne Barton, Harry Levin, Herschel Baker, Marie Edel, Joseph Jay TobinISBN 0395754909 (0-395-75490-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Riverside Shakespeare'Book summary:After more than a generation and despite its many imitators, The Riverside Shakespeare remains the Shakespeare of choice for scholars and general readers alike. Recently revised to reflect the last quarter century of literary scholarship, it is now available in a deluxe edition - two volumes, bound in full cloth, in a handsome, four-color slipcase. The new, revised version of The Riverside Shakespeare retains all the features that made the first edition so popular - the invaluable notes, the wide-ranging introduction, and the brilliant critical prefaces to the individual works. Additions include the history play Edward IIIand the poem "A Funeral Elegy," both recently claimed for Shakespeare by computer-aided textual analysis. The original appendices have been updated and expanded and are joined by two new essays, "Twentieth-Century Shakespeare Criticism" and "Shakespeare's Plays in Performance: From 1970," the latter accompanied by eight pages of full-color photographs. [via]
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Roverandomby J. R. R. Tolkien, Wayne G. Hammond, Christina ScullISBN 0395957990 (0-395-95799-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Roverandom'Book summary:In 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach. To console him, his father, J.R.R. Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal. This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, endured several drafts over the years. Now, more than seventy years later, the adventures of Rover are published for the first time. Rich in wit and wordplay, Roverandom is edited and introduced by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond and illustrated with Tolkien's own delightful drawings.[via] -
Salamandastronby Brian Jacques, Gary ChalkISBN 0399219927 (0-399-21992-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Salamandastron'Book summary:As the inhabitants of Redwall relax in the haze of the long, hot summer, they are unaware that the neighboring stronghold of Salamandastron lies besieged by the evil weasel army of Ferhago the Assassin. Nor do they realize that Mara, beloved daughter of Urthsipe, Badger Lord of the Fire Mountain, is in terrible danger. But when a lightening bolt uncovers the sword of Martin the Warrior, young Samkin embarks on adventure that leads him to Mara, and their lives become inextricably entwined.
Brian Jacques once again strikes to the heart in this stunningly executed adventure, another in the best-selling Redwall series, proving, if indeed proof was needed, that he ranks high among the best children's authors in the world. His genius lies in his ability to capture character and atmosphere with a stroke of a pen, drawing the reader in until the only way to start breathing again is to finish the book. --Susan Harrison [via]
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Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglassby Bruno Schulz, Celina WieniewskaISBN 0395860237 (0-395-86023-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass'Book summary:This is the second and final work of Bruno Schulz, the acclaimed Polish writer killed by the Nazis during World War II. In the words of Isaac Bashevis Singer, "What he did in his short life was enough to make him one of the most remarkable writers who ever lived." Weaving myth, fantasy, and reality, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, is, to quote Schulz, "an attempt at eliciting the history of a certain family . . . by a search for the mythical sense, the essential core of that history." [via]
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Scandalby Shusaku EndoISBN 0396093205 (0-396-09320-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Scandal'Book summary:Suguro is an eminent Catholic novelist, about to receive a major literary award. So when a drunk woman he has never met before approaches him at the award ceremony, claiming she knows him well from his regular visits to Tokyo's red-light district, she must surely be mistaken? But with a scurrilous press campaign damaging Suguro's reputation, his sleazy doppelgänger appears more and more, as if deliberately trying to discredit him. He is sighted touring the love hotels and brothels of Shinjuku; a leering portrait of him appears in an exhibition-and Suguro is forced to undertake a journey into Tokyo's seedy heart in order to discover the dreadful truth. This provocative, impassioned meditation manages to explore not only the nature of identity, but also the regions of sin, salvation, art and religion, all with the unerring grace that defines a novelist in the fullest command of his craft.""-Publishers Weekly. ""This psychological thriller follows a novelist whe must submerge himself in Tokyo's underworld in order to discover who is trying to discredit him.""--Library Journal. [via]
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Sights Unseenby Kaye GibbonsISBN 0399139869 (0-399-13986-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sights Unseen'Book summary:A young girl in a small town named Bend of the River Road struggles to understand her mentally disturbed mother and preserve their relationship. By the author of Charms for the Easy Life. 80,000 first printing. $70,000 ad/promo. BOMC & QPB selection. [via]
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Signal-Close Actionby Alexander KentISBN 0399114483 (0-399-11448-3)
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Skeleton Crewby Stephen KingISBN 039913039X (0-399-13039-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Skeleton Crew'Book summary:In the introduction to Skeleton Crew (1985), his second collection of stories, King pokes fun at his penchant for "literary elephantiasis," makes scatological jokes about his muse, confesses how much money he makes (gross and net), and tells a story about getting arrested one time when he was "suffused with the sort of towering, righteous rage that only drunk undergraduates can feel." He winds up with an invitation to a scary voyage: "Grab onto my arm now. Hold tight. We are going into a number of dark places, but I think I know the way."
And he sure does. Skeleton Crew contains a superb short novel ("The Mist") that alone is worth the price of admission, plus two forgettable poems and 20 short stories on such themes as an evil toy monkey, a human-eating water slick, a machine that avenges murder, and unnatural creatures that inhabit the thick woods near Castle Rock, Maine. The short tales range from simply enjoyable to surprisingly good.
In addition to "The Mist," the real standout is "The Reach," a beautifully subtle story about a great-grandmother who was born on a small island off the coast of Maine and has lived there her whole life. She has never been across "the Reach," the body of water between island and mainland. This is the story that King fans give to their friends who don't read horror in order to show them how literate, how charming a storyteller he can be. Don't miss it. --Fiona Webster [via]
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Sloop of Warby Alexander KentISBN 0399109757 (0-399-10975-7)
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Smith of Wootton Majorby J. R. R. Tolkien, Roger GarlandISBN 0395576466 (0-395-57646-6)
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Stained Glass Elegiesby Shusaku EndoISBN 0396086438 (0-396-08643-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stained Glass Elegies'Book summary:The acclaimed short stories of the master Japanese writer.
The arresting beauty of Shusaku Endo's fiction is best known in the West through his highly acclaimed novels The Samurai and Silence. His consummately wrought short stories, with their worlds of deep shadows and achieved clarity, are less familiar. The dozen stories of Stained Glass Elegies, selected by the author together with his translator, display the full range of Endo's talents in short fiction. [via]More editions of Stained Glass Elegies:
Stand into Dangerby Alexander KentISBN 0399125396 (0-399-12539-6)
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Strawberry Girlby Lois LenskiISBN 039730109X (0-397-30109-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Strawberry Girl'Book summary:Birdie Boyer was a Florida Cracker. She belonged to a large "strawberry family," who lived on a flatwoods farm in the lake section of the state. They raised strawberries for a living.
Through all the hazards of the uncertain crop -- battling against dry weather and grass fires, the roving hogs and cattle of their neighbors -- Birdie dreamed of an education that would include playing the organ. In the end she won not only the title of "strawberry girl," but book learning as well.
This is a story full of enterprise and fun and tire excitement of real life in this interesting part of America.
Lois Lenski has used again her gift for catching the flavor and drama of life in a remote corner of America. It is the second of a series of regional stories through which she promises to introduce other fascinating and little-known backgrounds to boys and girls. This story will take a place beside her popular Louisiana story Bayou Suzette in the affection of readers.
The eighty-four illustrations are distinguished for their action and fascinating detail. They add greatly to this true picture of Florida life at a time when old Florida ways were changing to new.
Winner, 1946 Newbery Medal [via]
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The Streetby Ann PetryISBN 0395901499 (0-395-90149-9)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Street'Book summary:The classic urban tale of a young black woman's struggle to raise her son alone amid the violence, poverty, and racial dissonance of 1940s Harlem. [via]
Success to the Braveby Alexander KentISBN 0399128786 (0-399-12878-6)
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Swallows And Amazonsby Arthur RansomeISBN 0397300158 (0-397-30015-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Swallows And Amazons'Book summary:The first title in Arthur Ransomes classic series, originally published in 1930: for children, for grownups, for anyone captivated by the world of adventure and imagination. Swallows and Amazons introduces the lovable Walker family, the camp on Wild Cat Island, the able-bodied catboat Swallow, and the two intrepid Amazons, Nancy and Peggy Blackett. The author really does know how to write for children: in other words, he writes of what he himself delights in and so pleases without any effort both young and old. The Nation This book is both silvery present and golden retrospect. All that is tedious and sullen and deceptive vanishes in its sunniness as clouds vanish in the tempered air of a summer day.... We think that the book will last, too, from edition unto edition. Saturday Review [via]
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T. S. Eliotby Northrop FryeISBN 0399502637 (0-399-50263-7)
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Taggerungby Brian Jacques, Peter StandleyISBN 0399237208 (0-399-23720-8)
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The Tidewater Talesby John BarthISBN 0399132473 (0-399-13247-3)
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Tommyknockersby Stephen KingISBN 0399133143 (0-399-13314-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tommyknockers'Book summary:[This is Part 2 of a 2 part cassette audiobook edition.]
Something was happening in Bobbi Anderson's idyllic small town of Haven, Maine. Something that gave every man, woman, and child in town powers far beyond ordinary mortals. Something that turned the town into a death trap for all outsiders. Something that came from a metal object, buried for millennia, that Bobbi stumbled across. It wasn't that Bobbi and the other good folks of Haven had sold their souls to reap the rewards of the most deadly evil this side of hell. It was more like a diabolical takeover&an invasion of body and soul--and mind. [via]
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Touch Magicby Jane YolenISBN 0399218971 (0-399-21897-1)
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A Tradition of Victoryby Alexander KentISBN 0399127062 (0-399-12706-2)
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Tree in the Trailby Holling C. HollingISBN 039554534X (0-395-54534-X)
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Turtle Moonby Alice HoffmanISBN 0399137203 (0-399-13720-3)
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Vanity of Duluozby Jack KerouacISBN 0399503862 (0-399-50386-2)
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Who Moved My Cheese?by Spencer JohnsonISBN 0399147241 (0-399-14724-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Who Moved My Cheese?'Book summary:Change can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your perspective. The message of Who Moved My Cheese? is that all can come to see it as a blessing, if they understand the nature of cheese and the role it plays in their lives. Who Moved My Cheese? is a parable that takes place in a maze. Four beings live in that maze: Sniff and Scurry are mice--nonanalytical and nonjudgmental, they just want cheese and are willing to do whatever it takes to get it. Hem and Haw are "littlepeople," mouse-size humans who have an entirely different relationship with cheese. It's not just sustenance to them; it's their self-image. Their lives and belief systems are built around the cheese they've found. Most of us reading the story will see the cheese as something related to our livelihoods--our jobs, our career paths, the industries we work in--although it can stand for anything, from health to relationships. The point of the story is that we have to be alert to changes in the cheese, and be prepared to go running off in search of new sources of cheese when the cheese we have runs out.
Dr. Johnson, coauthor of The One Minute Manager and many other books, presents this parable to business, church groups, schools, military organizations--anyplace where you find people who may fear or resist change. And although more analytical and skeptical readers may find the tale a little too simplistic, its beauty is that it sums up all natural history in just 94 pages: Things change. They always have changed and always will change. And while there's no single way to deal with change, the consequence of pretending change won't happen is always the same: The cheese runs out. --Lou Schuler [via]
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Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal With Change in Your Work and in Your Lifeby Spencer Johnson, Kenneth H. BlanchardISBN 0399144463 (0-399-14446-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal With Change in Your Work and in Your Life'Book summary:Change can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your perspective. The message of Who Moved My Cheese? is that all can come to see it as a blessing, if they understand the nature of cheese and the role it plays in their lives. Who Moved My Cheese? is a parable that takes place in a maze. Four beings live in that maze: Sniff and Scurry are mice--nonanalytical and nonjudgmental, they just want cheese and are willing to do whatever it takes to get it. Hem and Haw are "littlepeople," mouse-size humans who have an entirely different relationship with cheese. It's not just sustenance to them; it's their self-image. Their lives and belief systems are built around the cheese they've found. Most of us reading the story will see the cheese as something related to our livelihoods--our jobs, our career paths, the industries we work in--although it can stand for anything, from health to relationships. The point of the story is that we have to be alert to changes in the cheese, and be prepared to go running off in search of new sources of cheese when the cheese we have runs out.
Dr. Johnson, coauthor of The One Minute Manager and many other books, presents this parable to business, church groups, schools, military organizations--anyplace where you find people who may fear or resist change. And although more analytical and skeptical readers may find the tale a little too simplistic, its beauty is that it sums up all natural history in just 94 pages: Things change. They always have changed and always will change. And while there's no single way to deal with change, the consequence of pretending change won't happen is always the same: The cheese runs out. --Lou Schuler [via]
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Who Moved My Cheese? for Teensby Spencer JohnsonISBN 0399240071 (0-399-24007-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Who Moved My Cheese? for Teens'Book summary:Having a million-plus copies of the bestselling Who Moved My Cheese? in print hasn't stopped Spencer Johnson, (The One Minute Manager) from repackaging his homily about adapting to life changes for a teenage audience.
The core of this teen book--a cheesy (literally) allegory about four characters navigating a maze in pursuit of happiness (cheese) with varying success--is identical to the cheese-quest story told in Johnson's grownup book. The only difference is that the opening and closing backstory that pads out Who Moved My Cheese? for Teens involves a group of teenagers kibbutzing in the cafeteria, not a group of adults attending their high school reunion.
Of course, it's hard to argue with the essence of Johnson's commonsense message: one of the few constants in life is change, and the sooner we learn to anticipate and adjust to change, the happier we'll be. But most criticisms of the book (and there have been many) boil down to the fact that Cheese is just too reductive and simplistic, and sometimes change in our lives can and should be resisted. (It hasn't helped that the book's popularity among corporate managers has come to be associated with layoffs... er, cheese removals.) But whatever your take on Johnson's philosophy, you'd do well to keep it to yourself. Otherwise, you can count on your teenager to form the exact opposite opinion. (Ages 12 and older) --Paul Hughes [via]
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World As I Found Itby Bruce DuffyISBN 0395900573 (0-395-90057-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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