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Aldo Leopold: A Fierce Green Fireby Marybeth LorbieckiISBN 0762736631 (0-7627-3663-1)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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The American Fantasy Traditionby Brian M. ThomsenISBN 0765304562 (0-7653-0456-2)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The American Fantasy Tradition'Book summary:From the ancient tales of long-dead civilizations to the wild success of J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, fantasy has fired our imaginations for as long as there has been story. Whether sweeping sagas of fantastic adventures or cautionary tales told around the campfire, fantasy is deeply woven into the very fabric of humanity, wearing many faces and coming in many flavors. But what fantasy is distinctly American?[via]
The American Fantasy Tradition sets out to answer this very question. This comprehensive critical anthology of American fantasy literature applies the groundbreaking theorems of such esteemed American literary critics as Leslie Fiedler, Richard Chase, and Irving Howe to the genre of fantasy in an effort to delineate the true American tradition of fantasy from the more prominent Anglo-European canon, breaking it down into three distinctive strains:
The American Tale: Folk, Tall, and Weird
Stories that might be considered fables or legends, much like the epics of the Age of Heroes from the classical eras of Rome and Greece, or the tales of the fairy folk from the European tradition, or the fables of Aesop.
Fantastic Americana
Stories set directly within the American historic landscape, much as the Arthurian tradition is set within the confines of British history.
Lands of Enchantment in Everyday Life
Stories that involve what might be called the American spirit, focusing on worlds that exist in the shadows of our own, just beyond Rod Serling's famous signpost for The Twilight Zone.More editions of The American Fantasy Tradition:
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Arco Reading Lists for College-Bound Studentsby Doug Estell, Michele L. Satchwell, Patricia S. WrightISBN 0764561014 (0-7645-6101-4)
Softcover, Petersons
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arco Reading Lists for College-Bound Students'Book summary:Contains actual reading lists - straight from the professors' desks - from over 100 colleges and universities nationwide and an annotated list of the 100 books most often recommended by leading schools. It also includes guidance for setting up your own personal reading program and a tear-out checklist to help guide your reading selection. [via]
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Beowulfby Michael Morpurgo, Michael ForemanISBN 0763632066 (0-7636-3206-6)
Hardcover, Candlewick Pr
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Briar Roseby Jane YolenISBN 0765342308 (0-7653-4230-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Briar Rose'Book summary:A powerful retelling of Sleeping Beauty that is "heartbreaking and heartwarming."[via]
An American Library Association "100 Best Books for Teens"
An American Library Association "Best Books for Young Adults"
Ever since she was a child, Rebecca has been enchanted by her grandmother Gemma's stories about Briar Rose. But a promise Rebecca makes to her dying grandmother will lead her on a remarkable journey to uncover the truth of Gemma's astonishing claim: I am Briar Rose. A journey that will lead her to unspeakable brutality and horror. But also to redemption and hope.More editions of Briar Rose:
The Classic Treasury of Hans Christian Andersenby Hans Christian Andersen, Christian BirminghamISBN 076241393X (0-7624-1393-X)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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Cliffscomplete Romeo and Julietby Sidney Lamb, Karin JacobsonISBN 0764585746 (0-7645-8574-6)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cliffscomplete Romeo and Juliet'Book summary:Aimed at students needing to understand a subject with a minimum of fuss, CliffsNotes cover a range of topics including classic and modern literature whilst providing supplemental assistance and further notes online. [via]
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Cliffsnotes Bronte's Wuthering Heightsby Richard WasowskiISBN 0764585940 (0-7645-8594-0)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cliffsnotes Bronte's Wuthering Heights'Book summary:The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.[via]In CliffsNotes on Wuthering Heights, you explore one of Emily Brontë most beloved and enduring novels, combining realism and gothic symbolism to tell a love story that's full of social relevance. In the novel, you follow the self-destructive journey of Heathcliff, as he seeks his revenge for losing his childhood love, Catherine, to another man.
This study guide carries you through Heathcliff's life by providing summaries and commentaries on each chapter of the novel. Critical essays give you insight into the narrative structure of the novel, the major themes Brontë explores, and Heathcliff's obsession. Other features that help you study include
- Character analyses of the main characters
- A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
- A section on the life and background of Emily Brontë
- A review section that tests your knowledge
- A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites
Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
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Cliffsnotes Chaucer's the Canterbury Talesby James L. RobertsISBN 0764585908 (0-7645-8590-8)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Cliffsnotes Homer's the Odysseyby Stanley P. BaldwinISBN 0764585991 (0-7645-8599-1)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cliffsnotes Homer's the Odyssey'Book summary:The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.
In CliffsNotes on The Odyssey, you follow along on Homer's grand adventure. This epic poem unfurls the story of Odysseus' triumph over Troy and arduous journey home to reclaim his kingdom. At 2,500 years old, it is one of the finest books ever written; as poetry, it sets the standard for comparison; and it serves as one of the foundations of the Western world's cultural heritage.
This study guide carries you along on Odysseus' journey by providing summaries and critical analyses of each book. You'll also explore the life and background of the epic, Homer, and gain insight into the Homeric Question. Other features that help you study include
- Character analyses of major players
- A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
- Critical essays on the literary devices and major symbols of The Odyssey
- A review section that tests your knowledge
- A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites
Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides. [via]
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Cliffsnotes Miller's the Crucibleby Jennifer L. ScheidtISBN 0764585886 (0-7645-8588-6)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Cliffsnotes Milton's Paradise Lostby Bob LinnISBN 0764586661 (0-7645-8666-1)
Softcover, Cliff Notes
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Cliffsnotes Rand's Anthemby Andrew BernsteinISBN 0764585576 (0-7645-8557-6)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Cliffsnotes Shakespeare's Hamletby Carla Lynn StocktonISBN 0764586033 (0-7645-8603-3)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Cliffsnotes Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogyby Charles Higgins, Regina HigginsISBN 0764585819 (0-7645-8581-9)
Softcover, Cliff Notes
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Cliffsnotes Thoreau, Emerson, and Transcendentalismby Leslie Perrin WilsonISBN 076458619X (0-7645-8619-X)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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The Complete Tales of Peter Rabbit and Other Favorite Storiesby Beatrix Potter, Charles SantoreISBN 0762412712 (0-7624-1271-2)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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Coyote Moonby John A. MillerISBN 0765345447 (0-7653-4544-7)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Coyote Moon'Book summary:You may think Field of Dreams meets Cocoon, or perhaps, The Natural meets Love Story, some may even say that it's Ball Four clashing with Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time.[via]
But, John Miller's Coyote Moon is all of these and more. In a gone-to-seed trailer park on the edge of the Mojave Desert, quantum physics runs headlong into reincarnation as the park's highly eccentric residents sit around in the evenings drinking home-brewed beer and asking themselves: Can a young, previously unheard-of rookie baseball player be the latest in a line of reincarnated spirits leading back to Sir Isaac Newton?
And in the clubhouse of the Oakland Athletics, the mysterious athlete in question, Henry Spencer, a young North Carolinian with nothing more than a high school education and a fuzzy memory, tries to reconcile, among other arcane topics, Werner Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle with the somewhat less intellectual world of baseball.
Coyote Moon, John Miller's eagerly awaited fourth novel, will have you laughing with delight and wondering to the very end just who the young Henry Spencer really is, and what exactly, links him to the most unusual trailer park in Needles, California. 
Creative Writing: The Easy Wayby Heather HirschiISBN 0764125796 (0-7641-2579-6)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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The Da Vinci Codebreaker: An Easy-to-use Fact Checkerby James L. Garlow, April Williams, Timothy Paul JonesISBN 0764201859 (0-7642-0185-9)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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The Darkby Ellen DatlowISBN 0765304457 (0-7653-0445-7)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Daughter of the Forestby Juliet MarillierISBN 0765343436 (0-7653-4343-6)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Dawn Over Kitty Hawkby Walter J. BoyneISBN 0765343932 (0-7653-4393-2)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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Dawn over Kitty Hawk: The Novel of the Wright Brothersby Walter J. BoyneISBN 0765304716 (0-7653-0471-6)
Hardcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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The Dosadi Experimentby Frank HerbertISBN 0765342537 (0-7653-4253-7)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dosadi Experiment'Book summary:Beyond the God Wall[via]
Generations of a tormented human-alien people, caged on a toxic planet, conditioned by constant hunger and war-this is the Dosadi Experiment, and it has succeeded too well. For the Dosadi have bred for Vengeance as well as cunning, and they have learned how to pass through the shimmering God Wall to exact their dreadful revenge on the Universe that created them . . .More editions of The Dosadi Experiment:
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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdomby Cory DoctorowISBN 076530953X (0-7653-0953-X)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom'Book summary:In Cory Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, things are not well in the land of Space Mountain. The operations of Disney World, in this glimpse into the near future, are administered by "ad-hocs," volunteer groups devoted to retaining the old-fashioned charms of the amusement park in a society that has otherwise undergone radical change. Now that you can backup the contents of your brain and download it into a fresh clone, death has become obsolete. And rather than acquiring wealth, people are concerned with earning Whuffie, a measure of good will and admiration among your fellow immortals.
As one of the people in charge of the theme park's Haunted Mansion, Jules has no shortage of Whuffie. While he's delighted with his job and his perky girlfriend Lil, he's increasingly suspicious of the ambitious ad-hoc that's just revamped the Hall of Presidents. "Ad hoc?" Jules grumbles at one point. "Hell, call them what they were: an army." After Jules is "killed"--for the fourth time in the hundred years he's been around--he realizes that the Haunted Mansion is under threat, along with the rest of his beloved Magic Kingdom.
It's the sort of wild, tech-savvy premise a reader might expect from someone with Doctorow's CV--among other things, he's one of the editors of the popular weblog Boing Boing and a 2000 Hugo Award winner for best new writer. Doctorow, a Toronto native who now lives in San Francisco, makes savvy references to recent SF landmarks like Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age and Snow Crash, and fans of Carl Hiaasen may be reminded of the amusement-park warfare in Native Tongue and the anti-Mickey bile of Team Rodent: How Disney Devours the World. But what Doctorow's first novel lacks in originality, it more than makes up for in terms of exuberance and appeal. The action is funny and swiftly paced as the increasingly unhinged Jules tries to discover the identity of his "murderer" and protect the Haunted Mansion. Along the way, Doctorow reconfigures society in a dazzling variety of ways and creates a future that he can call his own. --Jason Anderson [via]
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Dreams Underfootby Charles De LintISBN 0765306794 (0-7653-0679-4)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dreams Underfoot'Book summary:Welcome to Newford. . . .[via]
Welcome to the music clubs, the waterfront, the alleyways where ancient myths and magic spill into the modern world. Come meet Jilly, painting wonders in the rough city streets; and Geordie, playing fiddle while he dreams of a ghost; and the Angel of Grasso Street gathering the fey and the wild and the poor and the lost. Gemmins live in abandoned cars and skells traverse the tunnels below, while mermaids swim in the grey harbor waters and fill the cold night with their song.
Like Mark Helprin's A Winter's Tale and John Crowley's Little, Big, Dreams Underfoot is a must-read book not only for fans of urban fantasy but for all who seek magic in everyday life.More editions of Dreams Underfoot:
The Egyptology Handbook: A Course In The Wonders Of Egyptby Emily SandsISBN 0763629324 (0-7636-2932-4)
Hardcover, Candlewick Pr
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Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaursby Robert Sabuda, Matthew ReinhartISBN 0763622281 (0-7636-2228-1)
Hardcover, Candlewick Pr
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Expiration Dateby Tim PowersISBN 0765317524 (0-7653-1752-4)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Expiration Date'Book summary:Koot Parganas has stolen the ghost of Thomas Edison, preserved in a hidden glass vial. Now he's on the run through the dark underside of Los Angeles, among characters who extend their lives and enhance their power by catching and absorbing the ghosts of the recently dead. Like The Anubis Gates and On Stranger Tides, this fantasy has an astonishing power that remains long after the last page is turned. [via]
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Four And Twenty Blackbirdsby Cherie PriestISBN 0765313081 (0-7653-1308-1)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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The Four Feathersby A. W. E. MasonISBN 0765346141 (0-7653-4614-1)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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Freedom And Necessityby Emma Bull, Steven BrustISBN 0765316803 (0-7653-1680-3)
Softcover, Orb Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Freedom And Necessity'Book summary:The early 19th century was a heady time of repeated challenges to the assumption that the social order as it stood was supernaturally (divinely) ordained. A particularly sticky web of politics and romance traps Susan Voight and James Cobham in a dense, thrillingly suspenseful plot connecting a reforming democratic labor movement, Chartism, to a secret society, the Trotters Club, whose corrupt members intend to exploit a magical ritual for their personal, complicated purposes of vengeance and power. Layers of truths and falsehoods mislead and confound the protagonists in their dealings with each other and the conspiracies; they come to understand that only honesty can save them. Although the perversion of the natural power of sorcery fails because it is unnatural, the social order, unnatural or not, is more resistant to justice. The swift pace, surprising developments, and appealing characters make it nearly impossible to put this book down. Though the women's rights movement is glancingly acknowledged, the conventionally romantic fulfillment is a little disappointing. Is there no other end for intelligent, financially independent women than maternity and love-partnership (as binding, or more, as legal marriage) with a man? [via]
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The Historiesby William ShakespeareISBN 0765116944 (0-7651-1694-4)
Hardcover, Smithmark Publishers, Incorporated
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I Saw Esauby Iona Opie, Peter Opie, Maurice SendakISBN 0763611999 (0-7636-1199-9)
Softcover, Candlewick Pr
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In the Fallby Jeffrey LentISBN 0762869984 (0-7628-6998-4)
Hardcover, Book Sales
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Jabberwockyby Lewis Carroll, Joel StewartISBN 0763620181 (0-7636-2018-1)
Hardcover, Candlewick Press
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Jane and the Dragonby Martin BayntonISBN 0763635707 (0-7636-3570-7)
Softcover, Candlewick Pr
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Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi, 1924by Richard BurtonISBN 076610172X (0-7661-0172-X)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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King of the Golden Riverby John Ruskin, Juan Wijngaard, Juan WijngaadISBN 0763608459 (0-7636-0845-9)
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The Knight: Book One Of The Wizard Knightby Gene WolfeISBN 0765313480 (0-7653-1348-0)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Knight: Book One Of The Wizard Knight'Book summary:A young man in his teens is transported from our world to a magical realm that contains seven levels of reality. Very quickly transformed by magic into a grown man of heroic proportions, he takes the name Able and sets out on a quest to find the sword that has been promised to him, a sword he will get from a dragon, the one very special blade that will help him fulfill his life ambition to become a knight and a true hero.[via]
Inside, however, Able remains a boy, and he must grow in every sense to survive the dangers and delights that lie ahead in encounters with giants, elves, wizards, and dragons. His adventure will conclude in the second volume of The Wizard Knight, The Wizard.
With this new series, Wolfe not only surpasses all the most popular genre writers of the last three decades, he takes on the legends of the past century, in a work that will be favorably compared with the best of J. R. R. Tolkien, E. R. Eddison, Mervyn Peake, and
T. H. White. This is a book---and a series---for the ages, from perhaps the greatest living writer in (or outside) the fantasy genre.More editions of The Knight: Book One Of The Wizard Knight:
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Knowing the Heart of Godby George MacDonaldISBN 0764223127 (0-7642-2312-7)
Softcover, Bethany House Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Knowing the Heart of God'Book summary:The words and wisdom of George MacDonald, one of the nineteenth-century's greatest thinkers, are now available in modern paperback editions. Discovering the Character of God and Knowing the Heart of God have been carefully put together by editor Michael Phillips. Combining thematically relevant portions of poetry, sermons, and fiction, each title will help lead serious readers into deeper regions of faith in God.
Knowing the Heart of God presents MacDonald's philosophy for discovering life's great truths. He insisted this could be done in a simple two-step process by first realizing who God is, and then obeying him. MacDonald trumpets obedience as the door in knowing God intimately. A challenging work, Knowing the Heart of God ultimately brings readers to the very feet of a loving father who wants to be known by his faithful. [via]More editions of Knowing the Heart of God:
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Late Harvestby Annie Dillard, Wendell Berry, Garrison Keillor, Wallace Earle Stegner, Carolyn Chute, Edward Abbey, Bobbie Ann Mason, William Gass, David R. PichaskeISBN 0765197359 (0-7651-9735-9)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Late Harvest'Book summary:The contributions of thirty-five important contemporary authors--including Edward Abbey, Wendell Berry, Annie Dillard, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Garrison Keillor--highlight a superlative anthology that documents America's firm ties to its rural roots. [via]
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A Light in Zion: Library Editionby Bodie ThoeneISBN 0764221108 (0-7642-2110-8)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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The Malcontentsby Joe QueenanISBN 0762416971 (0-7624-1697-1)
Softcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Malcontents'Book summary:Popular satirist Joe Queenan proves that cynicism in literature flourished long before Generation X in this acerbic compendium of the best classic satirical writing from the last several centuries, as well as from Ancient Greece. The collection encompasses essays, short stories, plays, and novels, with Queenan's insightful biographies of each featured writer. Selections include engaging, readable works by early wits ranging from Oscar Wilde to Mark Twain, and excerpts from The Prince by Machiavelli; "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift; "Justine" by the Marquis de Sade; as well as works by Rabelais, Moliere, Ben Johnson, Aristophanes, George Bernard Shaw, Jane Austen, and other wits.[via]More editions of The Malcontents:
The Malcontents: The Best Bitter, Cynical, and Satirical Writing in the Worldby Joe QueenanISBN 0762413441 (0-7624-1344-1)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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Marooned In Realtimeby Vernor VingeISBN 0765308843 (0-7653-0884-3)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Memory And Dreamby Charles De LintISBN 0765316781 (0-7653-1678-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memory And Dream'Book summary:[via]Isabelle Copley's visionary art frees ancient spirits. As the young student of the cruel, brilliant artist Vincent Rushkin, she discovered she could paint images so vividly real they brought her wildest fantasies to life. But when the forces she unleashed brought tragedy to those she loved, she turned her back on her talent -- and on her dreams.
Now, twenty years later, Isabelle must come to terms with the shattering memories she has long denied, and unlock the slumbering power of her brush. And, in a dark reckoning with her old master, she must find the courage to live out her dreams and bring the magic back to life.More editions of Memory And Dream:
The Merchant of Vengeanceby Simon HawkeISBN 0765304260 (0-7653-0426-0)
Hardcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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Moonlight and Vinesby Charles De LintISBN 0765309173 (0-7653-0917-3)
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Nadia's Songby Soheir KhashoggiISBN 0765350971 (0-7653-5097-1)
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The Night Before Christmasby Clement Clarke Moore, Christian BirminghamISBN 0762424168 (0-7624-2416-8)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Night Before Christmas'Book summary:Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a reading of Clement Clarke Moore's classic poem. Now Lis Toft illustrates its well-loved lines with cozy pictures that will enchant readers--and teddy bears--of all ages. Full color. [via]
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The Night Before Christmasby Christian Birmingham, Clement Clarke MooreISBN 0762410698 (0-7624-1069-8)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Night Before Christmas'Book summary:Whose tiny faces are peeking out from Santa's golden sleigh? Yikes! It's two of Santa's elves who are Christmas Eve stowaways. Beloved illustrator Jan Brett's version of The Night Before Christmas lets these two mischievous elves add their rambunctious spirit to this familiar 1823 rhyming story. Here, Santa and his reindeer land on the snowy roof of a Victorian mansion in New England. While Santa delivers the toys inside, the elves and the reindeer frolic around the lawn, as a pig (earmarked for a girl named Jan) and a few alphabet blocks spill out of sacks into the snow. Santa swiftly reins in the mischief-makers and "away they all flew like the down on a thistle." Brett's richly illustrated borders are lavishly decorated with antique toys, ornaments, and sweet treats, all surrounded with twisting golden ribbons. They also give us a window on the mansion's inhabitants, including the children watching Santa's departure in awe. A sugarplum of a Christmas story, just right for a reading before "a long winter's nap." (Click to see a sample spread. Illustrations ©1998 by Jan Brett. Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, a division of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers.) (Ages 3 to 6) --Marcie Bovetz [via]
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Nutcrackerby E. T. A. Hoffmann, Elizabeth VratoISBN 0762416165 (0-7624-1616-5)
Hardcover, Running Press Book Publishers
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On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History 1897by Thomas CarlyleISBN 0766130762 (0-7661-3076-2)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Onion Girlby Charles De LintISBN 0765303817 (0-7653-0381-7)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Onion Girl'Book summary:In novel after novel, and story after story, Charles de Lint has brought an entire imaginary North American city to vivid life. Newford: where magic lights dark streets; where myths walk clothed in modern shapes; where a broad cast of extraordinary and affecting people work to keep the whole world turning.[via]
At the center of all the entwined lives in Newford stands a young artist named Jilly Coppercorn, with her tangled hair, her paint-splattered jeans, a smile perpetually on her lips--Jilly, whose paintings capture the hidden beings that dwell in the city's shadows. Now, at last, de Lint tells Jilly's own story...for behind the painter's fey charm lies a dark secret and a past she's labored to forget. And that past is coming to claim her now.
"I'm the onion girl," Jilly Coppercorn says. "Pull back the layers of my life, and you won't find anything at the core. Just a broken child. A hollow girl." She's very, very good at running. But life has just forced Jilly to stop.More editions of The Onion Girl:
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Our Dumb CenturyISBN 0762418664 (0-7624-1866-4)
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Find This BookBook summary:Every Wednesday, work at Amazon.com--along with just about every other company connected to the fantastical "information superhighway" invented by Vice President Al Gore and actress Hedy Lamarr--grinds to a halt as employees hasten to read the latest issue of The Onion, America's most popular newspaper based in Madison, Wisconsin. But most of the paper's fans have started reading it only within the last few years, and are sadly unaware of The Onion's mighty journalistic legacy. To combat this cultural illiteracy, Editor in Chief Scott Dikkers and his writing staff have assembled this collection of great front pages from the last hundred years. Here is just a sampling of the headlines:
A New Century Dawns! McKinley Ushers in Bold New "Coal Age"
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Boasts: "No Man Can Stop Me"
AWESOME! Nation Wowed by Tremendous Hindenburg Explosion
Martin Luther King: "I Had a Really Weird Dream Last Night"
Clinton Denies Lewinsky Allegations: "We Did Not Have Sex, We Made Love," He Says
And those are just the headlines; the stories themselves are all masterpieces of the journalist's trade. Of course, readers with delicate sensibilities may find some of these accounts a bit too risqué, and perhaps even tasteless. (Among the potential offenders: Rosa Parks's decision to "screw this bus shit" and take a cab.) But if you're looking for an antidote to all the 20th-century hoopla promulgated by stuffed shirts like Peter Jennings and Harold Evans--not to mention the best history book since 1066 and All That--then Our Dumb Century is the one for you. --Ron Hogan [via]
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Outside The Dog Museumby Jonathan CarrollISBN 0765311852 (0-7653-1185-2)
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Pelham or Adventures of a Gentlemanby Edward Bulwer LyttonISBN 076610799X (0-7661-0799-X)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Politically Correct : The Ultimate Storybookby James Finn GarnerISBN 0765108674 (0-7651-0867-4)
Hardcover, Smithmark Publishers, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Politically Correct : The Ultimate Storybook'Book summary:Bedtime stories will never again be the same--at least not after reading James Finn Garner, who, in surprisingly true Fairy Godmother fashion, waved his authorial wand and revised a large collection of fairy tales and holiday lore in Politically Correct: The Ultimate Storybook. This volume compiles his three separately published books, Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, Once Upon a More Enlightened Time, and Politically Correct Holiday Stories, examining the many "isms," whether glaringly obvious or more subtle, inherent in traditional favorites.
The tales begin similarly to their Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson predecessors, but veer suddenly to incorporate non-offensive, politically correct language and modern issues that range from overzealous lawyers to rampant real estate development to the destruction of the environment. Garner refashions over two dozen tales including Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, plucking damsels and the disenfranchised from captive plot lines, increasing their self-awareness, spunk and dialogue ten-fold, then settles them comfortably back into tales where they can live happily ever after as confident, happy, successful entrepreneurs with a social mission.
The disclaimers preceding each of the three sections, as well as the abundant use of politically correct speech throughout the collection, appears at times more of a pointed mockery than a true attempt to enlighten stories locked in medieval thought. The tales do however, offer a witty and clever alternative to spoon-fed tradition. --Mara Shurgot [via]
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The Priestly Sins: A Novelby Andrew M. GreeleyISBN 0765349523 (0-7653-4952-3)
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Queen City Jazzby Kathleen Ann GoonanISBN 0765307510 (0-7653-0751-0)
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The R Documentby Irving WallaceISBN 0765354470 (0-7653-5447-0)
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The Rocky and Bullwinkle Bookby Louis ChunovicISBN 0762853131 (0-7628-5313-1)
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The Santaroga Barrierby Frank HerbertISBN 0765342510 (0-7653-4251-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Santaroga Barrier'Book summary:Santaroga seemed to be nothing more than a prosperous farm community. But there was something . . . different . . . about Santaroga.[via]
Santaroga had no juvenile delinquency, or any crime at all. Outsiders found no house for sale or rent in this valley, and no one ever moved out. No one bought cigarettes in Santaroga. No cheese, wine, beer or produce from outside the valley could be sold there. The list went on and on and grew stranger and stranger.
Maybe Santaroga was the last outpost of American individualism. Maybe they were just a bunch of religious kooks. . . .
Or maybe there was something extraordinary at work in Santaroga. Something far more disturbing than anyone could imagine.More editions of The Santaroga Barrier:
Sarahby Orson Scott CardISBN 0765341174 (0-7653-4117-4)
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Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind the Da Vinci Codeby Dan BurnsteinISBN 076242852X (0-7624-2852-X)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind the Da Vinci Code'Book summary:Dan Browns bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code, has captivated the imagination of millions of readers. Its provocative story and rich historical background has spurred wide interest in the authors source materials, and has aroused controversies, both public andprivate, all over America. Readers everywhere want to know what is fact and what is fiction. In this abridgement of Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind The Da Vinci Code, Dan Burstein helps readers sort out fact, informed speculation, and fiction, by presenting the views of the experts. Readers will get a definitive guide to the novel, providing authoritative explorations into the major themes within The Da Vinci Code.[via]More editions of Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind the Da Vinci Code:
Shakespeare for Dummiesby John Doyle, Ray LischnerISBN 0764551353 (0-7645-5135-3)
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The Siege of Troyby Greg TobinISBN 0765348721 (0-7653-4872-1)
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The Silver Donkeyby Sonya Hartnett, Don T. PowersISBN 0763629375 (0-7636-2937-5)
Hardcover, Candlewick Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Silver Donkey'Book summary:From extraordinary novelist Sonya Hartnett comes a gently told fable of a lost soldier, heroic children, and a steadfast donkey.
One morning in the woods of World War I France, two young sisters stumble upon an astonishing find a soldier, temporarily blinded by war, who has walked away from battle longing to see his gravely ill younger brother. Soon the care of the soldier becomes the girls' preoccupation, but it's not just the secret they share that emboldens them to steal food and other comforting items for the man. They are fascinated by what he holds in his hand a tiny silver donkey. As the girls and their brother devise a plan for the soldier's safe passage home, he repays them by telling four wondrous tales about the humble donkey from the legend of Bethlehem to a myth of India, from a story of rescue in war to a tale of family close to the soldier's heart. Sonya Hartnett explores rich new territory in this inspiring tale of kindness, loyalty, and courage. [via]More editions of The Silver Donkey:
Spinby Robert Charles WilsonISBN 076534825X (0-7653-4825-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Spin'Book summary:One night in October when he was ten years old, Tyler Dupree stood in his back yard and watched the stars go out. They all flared into brilliance at once, then disappeared, replaced by a flat, empty black barrier. He and his best friends, Jason and Diane Lawton, had seen what became known as the Big Blackout. It would shape their lives.[via]
The effect is worldwide. The sun is now a featureless disk--a heat source, rather than an astronomical object. The moon is gone, but tides remain. Not only have the world's artificial satellites fallen out of orbit, their recovered remains are pitted and aged, as though they'd been in space far longer than their known lifespans. As Tyler, Jason, and Diane grow up, space probe reveals a bizarre truth: The barrier is artificial, generated by huge alien artifacts. Time is passing faster outside the barrier than inside--more than a hundred million years per day on Earth. At this rate, the death throes of the sun are only about forty years in our future.
Jason, now a promising young scientist, devotes his life to working against this slow-moving apocalypse. Diane throws herself into hedonism, marrying a sinister cult leader who's forged a new religion out of the fears of the masses.
Earth sends terraforming machines to Mars to let the onrush of time do its work, turning the planet green. Next they send humans...and immediately get back an emissary with thousands of years of stories to tell about the settling of Mars. Then Earth's probes reveal that an identical barrier has appeared around Mars. Jason, desperate, seeds near space with self-replicating machines that will scatter copies of themselves outward from the sun--and report back on what they find.
Life on Earth is about to get much, much stranger.
The Story of Utopias1922by Lewis MumfordISBN 0766127907 (0-7661-2790-7)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Subjection of Womenby John Stuart Mill, Edward AlexanderISBN 0765807661 (0-7658-0766-1)
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The Sweet Potato Queens' Book Of Loveby Connor Jill BrowneISBN 0762416211 (0-7624-1621-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sweet Potato Queens' Book Of Love'Book summary:The best-selling Sweet Potato Queens bring their unique brand of "spunky advice on beauty, life and love" (People magazine) to our Miniature Edition" line in this abridgment of The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love, complete with outrageous humor and insight, plus sparkly charm on a ribbon marker. "Unlike other beauty queens, the Jackson, Miss., Sweet Potato Queens are self-crowned, rule for life ... and are real women--figure flaws and all. This buoyantly funny guide to life and love is a hoot from the get-go as ringleader Browne offers queenly observations on life's most pressing issues. --Publisher's Weekly[via]More editions of The Sweet Potato Queens' Book Of Love:
Tokaido Roadby Lucia St. Clair RobsonISBN 0765305208 (0-7653-0520-8)
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Treasure Island and Kidnappedby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0765199858 (0-7651-9985-8)
Hardcover, Smithmark Publishers, Incorporated
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A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore: The Oral Literature, Traditions, Recollections, Legends, Tales, Songs, Religious Beliefs, Customs, Sayings, and Humor of Peoples of African Descent inby Harold CourlanderISBN 0765197332 (0-7651-9733-2)
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The Uses of Literacyby Richard HoggartISBN 0765804212 (0-7658-0421-2)
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Voices of Ireland: Classic Writings of a Rich and Rare Landby Malachy McCourtISBN 0762417013 (0-7624-1701-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Voices of Ireland: Classic Writings of a Rich and Rare Land'Book summary:This anthology collects fiction, poetry, and essays by several esteemed Irish writers over three centuries that describe the beauty and mystique of Ireland. From Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" to James Joyce's "Dubliners, " these masterpieces form a collective record of the modern Irish experience. [via]
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Weslandiaby Paul Fleischman, Kevin HawkesISBN 0763610526 (0-7636-1052-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Weslandia'Book summary:What do the children you know usually do when school is out for the summer? Go crazy with boredom? Head poolside with friends? Plan a self-sufficient civilization with its own staple food crop? That is precisely how Wesley decides to spend his summer vacation. Wesley is not an ordinary boy: "He alone in his town disliked pizza and soda, alarming his mother and the school nurse. He found professional football stupid. He'd refused to shave half his head, the hairstyle worn by all the other boys, despite his father's bribe of five dollars." It all starts (the civilization, that is) when Wesley overturns a plot of ground in his yard to see what new and unknown seeds might blow into it. Curiously, just one kind of plant grows--an unusual, flowering, fruit-bearing plant that tastes of "peach, strawberry, pumpkin pie, and flavors he had no name for." Soon, Wesley is literally reaping the fruits of his labors--using the fruit rind to make a cup for the juice he squeezes, barbecuing the root tubers, and weaving the bark into a hat to keep off the sun.
In Wesley's new world, he no longer needs a watch because he uses a flower stalk as a sundial, dividing the day into 8 segments, one for each of the flower's petals. A new language (based on an 80-letter alphabet) and counting system (based on the number 8) soon follow. Ah, Weslandia. Slowly but surely his once-tormenting classmates become curious. And soon enough, Wesley allows them to help him crush seeds for oil, which "had a tangy scent and served him both as suntan lotion and mosquito repellent." He also invents sports that are less distasteful to him than football--"games rich with strategy and complex scoring systems," and watches patiently as his classmates blunder. Wesley's parents say that he looks happy for the first time in years. And when he returns to school in September? "He had no shortage of friends." Newbery Medal winner and onetime alternate-world creator Paul Fleischman shines in this deadpan-but-hilarious picture book, and illustrator Kevin Hawkes's splendid paintings will delight young readers with the explosion of colorful, comical details. Kids young and old will love the once-outcast hero Wesley and his Robinson Crusoe-style triumphs. (Ages 8 to 11, or for reading aloud to younger children) --Karin Snelson [via]
What Dreams May Comeby Richard MathesonISBN 0765308703 (0-7653-0870-3)
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The Wizardby Gene WolfeISBN 0765314703 (0-7653-1470-3)
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The Wordby Irving WallaceISBN 0765351129 (0-7653-5112-9)
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A You're Adorableby Buddy Kaye, Sidney Lippman, Fred Wise, Martha AlexanderISBN 076360674X (0-7636-0674-X)
Hardcover, Candlewick Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A You're Adorable'Book summary:A you're adorable.B you're so beautiful.C you're a cutie full of charms..Dyou'll be delighted by this delicious traipse through the alphabet. Sing along as a lively company of children and pets scampers across these bright pages, climbing over and under and through the letters from A to Z. With warm and charming illustrations by Martha Alexander, this popular song of the 1940s is a ditty for your darling, a song for your sweetheart, a valentine for anytime! [via]
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