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Adam, One Afternoon and Other Storiesby Italo CalvinoISBN 043608273X (0-436-08273-X)
Hardcover, Secker & Warburg
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Animal Crackersby Hannah TintiISBN 0385337442 (0-385-33744-2)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Annotated Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens, John Leech, Michael Patrick HearnISBN 0393051587 (0-393-05158-7)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Annotated Christmas Carol'Book summary:Without question, The Annotated Christmas Carol is the most authoritative and entertaining edition ever produced.
What would Christmas be without A Christmas Carol? Charles Dickenss famous ghost story is as much a part of the season as plum pudding and mistletoe, and Michael Patrick Hearn, the celebrated annotator of The Wizard of Oz and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, has prepared this sumptuous, thoroughly annotated edition, which has already become the definitive edition of our century. Initially published by Norton in 2004, this was the first edition to combine the original text of 1843 with Dickenss Public Reading text that he performed in America in 186768, which had not been reprinted in nearly a century. Included are rare photographs as well as the original Leech wood engravings and hand-colored etchings, supplemented by other contemporary illustrations by George Cruikshank, Gustave Doré, John Tenniel, and Phiz. The Annotated Christmas Carol will be a literary feast for the whole family for generations. 2-color throughout, 100 black-and-white illustrations, and 8 pages of full color [via]More editions of The Annotated Christmas Carol:
Bats Out of Hellby Barry HannahISBN 0395488834 (0-395-48883-4)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Beast in the Jungle and Other Storiesby Henry JamesISBN 0486275523 (0-486-27552-3)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Beast in the Jungle and Other Stories'Book summary:Regarded by many as James's greatest achievement in short fiction, "The Beast in the Jungle" is a portrait of a man alienated from life and love. "The Jolly Corner" and "The Altar of the Dead" are two tales that explore the complex interlacings of loss, love and the ever-present past in the lives of their protagonists. Note. [via]
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Before the Golden Ageby Isaac AsimovISBN 0449235939 (0-449-23593-9)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Before the Golden Age; A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930sby Isaac AsimovISBN 0385024193 (0-385-02419-3)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Best American Mystery Stories 1999by Ed McBain, Otto PenzlerISBN 0395939151 (0-395-93915-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Best American Short Stories of the 80sby Shannon RavenelISBN 0395522234 (0-395-52223-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Best American Short Stories of the Eightiesby Shannon RavenelISBN 0395522226 (0-395-52222-6)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Bordertownby Terri Windling, Mark A. ArnoldISBN 0451145275 (0-451-14527-5)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Casebook of the Black Widowersby Isaac AsimovISBN 0449210863 (0-449-21086-3)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Celtic Fairy Talesby Joseph JacobsISBN 0486218260 (0-486-21826-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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A Christmas Carolby Charles DickensISBN 0486268659 (0-486-26865-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Christmas Carol'Book summary:In the history of English literature, Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, which has been continuously in print since it was first published in the winter of 1843, stands out as the quintessential Christmas story. What makes this charming edition of Dickens's immortal tale so special is the collection of 80 vivid illustrations by Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Shinn, a well-known artist in his time, was a popular illustrator of newspapers and magazines whose work displayed a remarkable affinity for the stories of Charles Dickens, evoking the bustling street life of the mid-1800s. Printed on heavy, cream-colored paper stock, the edges of the pages have been left rough, simulating the way in which the story might have appeared in Dickens's own time. Though countless editions of this classic have been published over the years, this one stands out as particularly beautiful, nostalgic, and evocative of the spirit of Christmas. [via]
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- A Christmas Carol: ISBN 048642247X (0-486-42247-X)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 0486451240 (0-486-45124-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 0395607264 (0-395-60726-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 0425123340 (0-425-12334-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 0439101336 (0-439-10133-6)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 0440414210 (0-440-41421-0)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 0486209806 (0-486-20980-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 0397000332 (0-397-00033-2)
Hardcover, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 051723159X (0-517-23159-X)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 0486268659 (0-486-26865-9)
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- A Christmas Carol: ISBN 048642247X (0-486-42247-X)
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A Christmas Carol in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmasby Charles Dickens, John LeechISBN 0385128169 (0-385-12816-9)
Hardcover, J. G. Ferguson Pub Co
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Chronopolisby J.G. BallardISBN 0425041913 (0-425-04191-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Club of Queer Tradesby G. K. ChestertonISBN 0486255344 (0-486-25534-4)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Collector of Hearts : New Tales of the Grotesqueby Joyce Carol OatesISBN 0452280249 (0-452-28024-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Complete Illustrated Works of Lewis Carrollby Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel, Edward GuilianoISBN 051738566X (0-517-38566-X)
Hardcover, Avenel Books
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Complete Illustrated Works of Lewis Carrollby Outlet Book Company Staff, Random House Value Publishing StaffISBN 0517371553 (0-517-37155-3)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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Complete Worksby Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel, Alexander WoollcottISBN 0394716612 (0-394-71661-2)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Complete Works of Lewis Carrollby Lewis Carroll, John TennielISBN 0394604857 (0-394-60485-7)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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The Copper Peacock and Other Storiesby Ruth RendellISBN 0446400556 (0-446-40055-6)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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The Country of the Blind and Other Science-Fiction Storiesby Martin Gardner, H. G. WellsISBN 0486295699 (0-486-29569-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Country of the Blind and Other Science-Fiction Stories'Book summary:Six entertaining short stories from the foremost science-fiction writer of the early 20th century include "The Star," a gripping tale about a massive celestial object hurtling toward the Earth, as well as "The New Accelerator," "The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes," "Under the Knife," and two others.[via]More editions of The Country of the Blind and Other Science-Fiction Stories:
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Storiesby Leo TolstoyISBN 0451516761 (0-451-51676-1)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Daysby Alastair ReynoldsISBN 0441012787 (0-441-01278-7)
Softcover, Ace Books
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Face of Chaosby Robert Asprin, Lynn AbbeyISBN 0441805876 (0-441-80587-6)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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The Fair Folk: Six Tales of the Feyby Marvin KayeISBN 044101481X (0-441-01481-X)
Softcover, Ace Books
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Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from the New Yorkerby David Remnick, Henry FinderISBN 0375761276 (0-375-76127-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Fifth Head of Cerberusby Gene WolfeISBN 0441235018 (0-441-23501-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fifth Head of Cerberus'Book summary:A brothel keeper's sons discuss genocide and plot murder; a young alien wanderer is pursued by his shadow double; and a political prisoner tries to prove his identity, not least to himself. Gene Wolfe's first novel consists of three linked sections, all of them elegant broodings on identity, sameness, and strangeness, and all of them set on the vividly evoked colony worlds of Ste. Croix and Ste. Anne, twin planets delicately poised in mutual orbit.
Marsch, the victim in the third story, is the apparent author of the second and a casual visitor whose naïve questions precipitate tragedy in the first. The sections dance around one another like the planets of their settings. Clones, downloaded personalities inhabiting robots, aliens that perhaps mimicked humans so successfully that they forgot who they were, a French culture adopted by its ruthless oppressors--there are lots of ways to lose yourself, and perhaps the worst is to think that freedom consists of owning other people, that identity is won at the expense of others.
It is easy to be impressed by the intellectual games of Wolfe's stunning book and forget that he is, and always has been, the most intensely moral of SF writers. --Roz Kaveney, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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French Stories/Contes Francaisby Wallace FowlieISBN 0486264432 (0-486-26443-2)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'French Stories/Contes Francais'Book summary:Ten unusual stories by French literary masters from Voltaire to Camus: "Micromégas" by Voltaire; "The Atheist's Mass" by Balzac; "The Legend of St. Julian the Hospitaler" by Flaubert; "Spleen of Paris" by Baudelaire; "Minuet" by de Maupassant; "The Guest" by Camus; and more. Accurate English translations appear on facing pages.[via]More editions of French Stories/Contes Francais:
Full Spectrum 3by Lou Aronica, Amy Stout, Betsy MitchellISBN 0385418027 (0-385-41802-7)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquaryby Montague Rhodes JamesISBN 0486227588 (0-486-22758-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Gimpel the Fool and Other Storiesby Isaac Bashevis SingerISBN 0374530254 (0-374-53025-4)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Great Russian Short Storiesby Norris HoughtonISBN 0440331420 (0-440-33142-0)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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Great Short Stories of the World: 30 Classic Talesby Ambrose Bierce, Lois HillISBN 0517054485 (0-517-05448-5)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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In the Penny Arcadeby Steven Millhauser, Alice Quinn, Nina BourneISBN 0394546601 (0-394-54660-1)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In the Penny Arcade'Book summary:Dalkey Archive Press brings back into print Millhauser's classic and acclaimed stories in their American Literature series. The imagery alone is stunning, but coupled with Millhauser's insights into human flights and foibles, these fictions hold both truth and a surreal, disturbing beauty.
Surely novelist Kirsten Bakis (Lives of the Monster Dogs) and Millhauser in his story "August Eschenburg" had the same dream the same night about their characters. Both are named August, both are creators, and both must confront the troubling issues between what is human and what is humanlike. August Eschenburg creates automatons with such art that they appear to be alive--for very brief performances. His art is copied and subverted by Hausenstein, who builds what the audiences seem to want: automatons whose sexual characteristics are grossly exaggerated in huge rolling hips, leering faces, and large breasts. Art falls prey to popular entertainment when August's benefactor dumps him for--you guessed it--the rosier robot. Like Kafka's "Hunger Artist," August as artist will be drawn back to his art by an urge stronger than mere economics, an urge that applies to artists such as independent press publishers as well! [via]
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James Joyce : Dubliners, a Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man, Chamber Musicby James JoyceISBN 051708239X (0-517-08239-X)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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Lewis Carroll: The Complete Illustrated Works Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, the Hunting of the Snarkby Lewis CarrollISBN 0517147815 (0-517-14781-5)
Hardcover, Grammercy
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lewis Carroll: The Complete Illustrated Works Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, the Hunting of the Snark'Book summary:This beautiful, 868-page leather-bound volume contains a delightful collection of stories from one of history's most beloved children's authors. Lewis Carroll's stories are still as fresh and appealing as when they were first published more than a century ago. John Tenniel's original illustrations accompany the Alice stories and bring to life the wildly popular characters so well known to us all: the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, and a passel of others.
Carroll, one of 11 children, knows his audience well. His stories--clever, provocative, and bizarre--capture the imaginations of children worldwide. Though a prolific storyteller from childhood, he went on to become a mathematician, a fact evidenced by the Tangled Tales serial, which contains a mathematical equation in each installment.
Other stories included in this collection are "The Hunting of the Snark," which was composed backward, in a sense, when inspiration for the tale came by way of the last line; "Rhyme? And Reason?"; the Sylvie and Bruno books; and the original Alice story, "Alice's Adventures Underground," penned and illustrated in Carroll's own hand. Two never-before-printed poems, originally inscribed in two storybooks and presented as mementos to a little girl and boy, conclude this enchanting collection. [via]
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The Light Princess And Other Fairy Talesby George MacDonald, Greville MacDonald, Arthur HughesISBN 0486447561 (0-486-44756-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Malgudi Daysby R.K. NarayanISBN 0434450286 (0-434-45028-6)
Hardcover, Heinemann
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The Melancholy of Anatomyby Shelley JacksonISBN 038572120X (0-385-72120-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Micro Fictionby Jerome SternISBN 0393314324 (0-393-31432-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Mojo : Conjure Storiesby Nalo HopkinsonISBN 0446679291 (0-446-67929-1)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mojo : Conjure Stories'Book summary:Many Americans know "mojo" is Southern slang for powerful magic. But few Americans know the word originated in West Africa and referred to a small cloth bag containing protective magicks. The origin of mojo is as obscure to Americans as the religious, spiritual, and magical beliefs of Africa, which are far less familiar than the religions and myths of Europe and Asia. Acclaimed author/editor Nalo Hopkinson addresses this imbalance with her anthology Mojo: Conjure Stories, which collects 19 original stories of magic and gods and mortals, set in locales that range from a pre-Civil War plantation to modern Oakland, from Nineteenth-Century England to underground New York City.
Contributors range from big names like Steven Barnes, Neil Gaiman, and Barbara Hambly to exciting new authors (however, editor Hopkinson unfortunately does not contribute a story). The anthology avoids such inaccurate, offensive Hollywood stereotypes as the pin-stuck "voodoo doll," and the overall quality is very high, with a few weak tales offset by the far more numerous excellent stories. Among the best works are Sheree Renee Thomas's poetic myth "How Sukie Cross De Big Wata"; Marcia Douglas's lyrical "Notes from a Writer's Book of Cures and Spells," the best story about the writing process since Jaime Hernandez's "How to Kill A" (Love & Rockets); and "The Tawny Bitch," Nisi Shawl's classically gothic tale of a wealthy, quadroon British heiress held captive by a greedy, lustful relative.
The anthology opens with a brief but informative editor's note from Nalo Hopkinson and an evocative introduction by Luisah Teish, priestess of the Ifa/Orisha tradition and author of several books, including the spiritual classic Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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More Scary Stories to Tell in the Darkby Alvin Schwartz, Stephen GammellISBN 0397320817 (0-397-32081-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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More Tales of the Black Widowersby Isaac AsimovISBN 0449210529 (0-449-21052-9)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Off Limits : Tales of Alien Sexby Ellen DatlowISBN 0441004369 (0-441-00436-9)
Softcover, Anson-Cartwright Editions
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Outsiders: 22 All New Stories from the Edgeby Nancy Holder, Nancy KilpatrickISBN 0451460448 (0-451-46044-8)
Softcover, Roc
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A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Manby James Joyce, Langdon HammerISBN 0451530152 (0-451-53015-2)
Softcover, Signet Classic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man'Book summary:A masterpiece of modern fiction, James Joyce's semiautobiographical first novel follows Stephen Dedalus, a sensitive and creative youth who rebels against his family, his education, and his country by committing himself to the artist's life. "I will not serve," vows Dedalus, "that in which I no longer believe....and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can." To Dedalus, the artist is like God-one who "remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails." Joyce's rendering of the impressions of childhood broke ground in the use of language. "He took on the almost infinite English language," Jorge Luis Borges once said. "He wrote in a language invented by himself....Joyce brought a new music to English." As a bold literary experiment, this classic has had a huge and lasting influence on the contemporary novel. @Bildungsroman I'm in college. Cool. But I live at home with mom. That doesn't make me a tool, does it? Nah, I'm totally cool. Look, I've got this cool tweed hat. Yeah, I'm cool. Totally. From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less [via]
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The Regatta Mystery and Other Storiesby Agatha ChristieISBN 0425100413 (0-425-10041-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America, the Pill Versus the Springhill Mind Disaster, and in Watermelon Sugarby Richard BrautiganISBN 0395500761 (0-395-50076-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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River Teethby David James DuncanISBN 0385477279 (0-385-47727-9)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Russian Stories Pycckne Paccka3Bl: A Dual-Language Bookby Gleb StruveISBN 0486262448 (0-486-26244-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Russian Stories Pycckne Paccka3Bl: A Dual-Language Book'Book summary:Twelve superb tales by Chekhov, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Bunin, other masters. Excellent word-for-word English translations on facing pages. Also teaching and practice aids, Russian-English vocabulary, biographical/critical introductions to each selection, study questions, more. Especially helpful are the stress accents in the Russian text, usually found only in primers.[via]More editions of Russian Stories Pycckne Paccka3Bl: A Dual-Language Book:
Selected Storiesby Robert WalserISBN 0374520542 (0-374-52054-2)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Sideways Stories from Wayside Schoolby Louis SacharISBN 0380698714 (0-380-69871-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sideways Stories from Wayside School'Book summary:The Wayside School was supposed to be one story high, with 30 classrooms side by side; instead, it was built sideways, with 30 one-classroom stories. As befits such a strange school, these tales are a bit strange too. In one, Jason is stuck to his seat by a large wad of chewing gum. His teacher tries throwing ice water on him (to chill the gum to brittleness) and turning him upside down. She even contemplates cutting his pants off. Finally, though, he falls from his upside-down position when kissed (ugh!) by one of the girls in the class. Other tales include a bit of a moral, such as the story of Kathy, whose assumption that no one will ever like her is proved right, or the story of Bebe, who draws quickly but without artistic merit. The quirky humor in this book is appealing to children, and it makes a good read-aloud book for the younger set. (Ages 5 to 12) --Richard Farr [via]
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Smart Dragons, Foolish Elvesby Alan Dean Foster, Martin H. GreenbergISBN 0441184812 (0-441-18481-2)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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Stories of Five Decadesby Hermann HesseISBN 0374510954 (0-374-51095-4)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Stories of Three Decadesby Thomas MannISBN 0394447344 (0-394-44734-4)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Storm Seasonby Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress), Robert Lynn AsprinISBN 044178710X (0-441-78710-X)
Softcover, Ace
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Storm Seasonby Robert Asprin, Lynn AbbeyISBN 0441787134 (0-441-78713-4)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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The Street of Crocodilesby Simon McBurneyISBN 0413738701 (0-413-73870-1)
Softcover, Methuen Pub Ltd
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Tales of the South Pacificby James A. MichenerISBN 0449206521 (0-449-20652-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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The Tentby Margaret Eleanor AtwoodISBN 0385516681 (0-385-51668-1)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tent'Book summary:One of the worlds most celebrated authors, Margaret Atwood has penned a collection of smart and entertaining fictional essays, in the genre of her popular books Good Bones and Murder in the Dark, punctuated with wonderful illustrations by the author. Chilling and witty, prescient and personal, delectable and tart, these highly imaginative, vintage Atwoodian mini-fictions speak on a broad range of subjects, reflecting the times we live in with deadly accuracy and knife-edge precision.
In pieces ranging in length from a mere paragraph to several pages, Atwood gives a sly pep talk to the ambitious young; writes about the disconcerting experience of looking at old photos of ourselves; gives us Horatio's real views on Hamlet; and examines the boons and banes of orphanhood. Bring Back Mom: An Invocation explores what life was really like for the perfect homemakers of days gone by, and in The Animals Reject Their Names, she runs history backward, with surprising results.
Chilling and witty, prescient and personal, delectable and tart, The Tent is vintage Atwood. Enhanced by the authors delightful drawings, it is perfect for Valentines Day, and any other occasion that demands a special, out-of-the-ordinary gift. [via]More editions of The Tent:
There Are Jews in My Houseby Lara VapnyarISBN 0375422501 (0-375-42250-1)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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A Tidewater Morning : Three Tales from Youthby William StyronISBN 0517164507 (0-517-16450-7)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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The Vintage Book of Amnesiaby Jonathan LethemISBN 0375706615 (0-375-70661-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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We Are the Stories We Tell: The Best Short Stories by American Women since 1945by Wendy MartinISBN 0394581792 (0-394-58179-2)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Who's Irish?by Gish JenISBN 0375705929 (0-375-70592-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Who's Irish?'Book summary:Nobody writes about the immigrant experience like Gish Jen. What sets her apart from other ethnic writers is the wide-angle lens she turns not only on her own Chinese American ethnic group, but on Jewish Americans, African Americans, Irish Americans, and just about any other hyphenate you'd care to name. Though her tales are filtered through an Asian experience, they are, at heart, the quintessential American story of immigration, assimilation, and occasional tensions with other ethnic communities. The title story, for example, is a neat variation on a time-worn theme: mothers and daughters. The narrator is an elderly Chinese woman whose thoroughly assimilated daughter, Natalie, has married into an Irish American family. Natalie is successful; her husband, John, is not. Natalie's mother comments early on:
I always thought Irish people are like Chinese people, work so hard on the railroad, but now I know why the Chinese beat the Irish. Of course, not all Irish are like the Shea family, of course not. My daughter tell me I should not say Irish this, Irish that.
The narrator has other thoughts on the Irish question as well, including the connection between national diet and world view: "Plain boiled food, plain boiled thinking," she says of John, then adds that "because I grew up with black bean sauce and hoisin sauce and garlic sauce, I always feel something is missing when my son-in-law talk." But it soon becomes apparent that the problems between the narrator and her daughter's family are less cultural than generational, and in the end the mother forms a surprising alliance.Jen comes at the question of identity from another angle in "Duncan in China," in which a second-generation Chinese American man returns to Mainland China to teach English. Here she manages to delicately suggest the enormity of the differences between the very American Duncan and his Chinese students, coworkers, and relatives. And in "Birthmates" she places her computer programmer protagonist, Art Woo, in close proximity to the low-income, mostly black residents of a welfare hotel that he's accidentally checked into. Class, race, gender, and job security all figure into this brilliant, subtle story that looks at the dark side of the American dream and finds that failure comes in all colors. These eight stories are sharply written, filled with humor, pathos, and more than a few surprising twists and turns. Quite simply, Who's Irish? is a delight. --Alix Wilber [via]
Wonderful Townby David Remnick, Susan ChoiISBN 037575752X (0-375-75752-X)
Softcover, Modern Library
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Young Warriors: Stories Of Strengthby Josepha Sherman, Tamora PierceISBN 0375829636 (0-375-82963-6)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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This gutsy collection of 15 original short stories compiled by bestselling author Tamora Pierce and anthologist-author Josepha Sherman answers this question with thought, heart, a lot of variety, and an occasional wink.
Contributors include some of todays most-beloved fantasy and sciencefiction authors: Tamora Pierce, Holly Black, Pamela Service, Margaret Mahy, Bruce Holland Rogers, Mike Resnick, Brent Hartinger, and more.
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Young Warriors : Stories of Strengthby Tamora Pierce, Josepha ShermanISBN 0375829628 (0-375-82962-8)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books
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This gutsy collection of 15 original short stories compiled by bestselling author Tamora Pierce and anthologist-author Josepha Sherman answers this question with thought, heart, a lot of variety, and an occasional wink.
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