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Android at Armsby Andre NortonISBN 0152034978 (0-15-203497-8)
Hardcover, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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Baudolinoby Umberto Eco, William WeaverISBN 0151006903 (0-15-100690-3)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Baudolino'Book summary:The most playful of historical novelists, Umberto Eco has absorbed the real lesson of history: that there is no such thing as the absolute truth. In Baudolino, he hands his narrative to an Italian peasant who has managed, through good luck and a clever tongue, to become the adopted son of the Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa, and a minister of his court in the closing years of the 12th century. Baudolino's other gift is for spontaneous but convincing lies, and so his unfolding tale--as recounted in 1204 to a nobleman of Constantinople, while the fires of the Fourth Crusade rage around them--exemplifies the Cretan Liar's Paradox: He can't be believed. Why not, then, make his story as outrageous as possible? In the course of his picaresque tale, Baudolino manages to touch on nearly every major theme, conflict, and boondoggle of the Middle Ages: the Crusades; the troubadours; the legend of the Holy Grail; the rise of the cathedral cities; the position of Jews; the market in relics; the local rivalries that made Italy so vulnerable to outside attack; and the perennial power struggles between the pope and the emperor. With the help of alcohol and a mysterious Moorish concoction called "green honey," Baudolino and his ragtag friends engage in typical scholastic debates of the period, trying to determine the dimensions of Solomon's Temple and the location of the Earthly Paradise. And when the Emperor needs support in his claims for saintly lineage, who but Baudolino can craft the perfect letter of homage from the legendary Prester John, Holy (and wholly fictitious) Christian King of the East? A giddy and exasperating romp, Baudolino will draw you into its labyrinthine inventions and half-truths, even if you know better. --Regina Marler [via]
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Bible Stories for Adultsby James MorrowISBN 0156002442 (0-15-600244-2)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bible Stories for Adults'Book summary:A satirical collection of bible stories includes the stories of Job, who wants a rematch with God; a series-700 computer that regrets reconstructing the Ten Commandments tablets; and God's argument for plagues. [via]
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Black Horses for the Kingby Anne McCaffreyISBN 0152273220 (0-15-227322-0)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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The Borrowersby Mary NortonISBN 0152000860 (0-15-200086-0)
Softcover, Harcourt Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Borrowers'Book summary:Anyone who has ever entertained the notion of "little people" living furtively among us will adore this artfully spun classic. The Borrowers--a Carnegie Medal winner, a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award book, and an ALA Distinguished Book--has stolen the hearts of thousands of readers since its 1953 publication. Mary Norton (1903-1993) creates a make-believe world in which tiny people live hidden from humankind beneath the floorboards of a quiet country house in England.
Pod, Homily, and daughter Arrietty of the diminutive Clock family outfit their subterranean quarters with the tidbits and trinkets they've "borrowed" from "human beans," employing matchboxes for storage and postage stamps for paintings. Readers will delight in the resourceful way the Borrowers recycle household objects. For example, "Homily had made her a small pair of Turkish bloomers from two glove fingers for 'knocking about in the mornings.'"
The persistent pilfering goes undetected until a boy (with a ferret!) comes to live in the country house. Curiosity drives Arrietty to commit the worst mistake a Borrower can make: she allows herself to be seen. This engaging, sometimes hair-raisingly suspenseful adventure is recounted in the kind, eloquent voice of narrator Mrs. May, whose brother might--just might--have seen an actual Borrower in the country house many years ago. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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- The Borrowers: ISBN 0152047379 (0-15-204737-9)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - The Borrowers: ISBN 0152049282 (0-15-204928-2)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - The Borrowers: ISBN 0152099875 (0-15-209987-5)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - The Borrowers: ISBN 0152099913 (0-15-209991-3)
Hardcover, Harcourt Children's Books - The Borrowers: ISBN 0152099905 (0-15-209990-5)
Softcover, Harcourt Children's Books - The Borrowers: ISBN 0152000860 (0-15-200086-0)
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- The Borrowers: ISBN 0152047379 (0-15-204737-9)
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Borrowers Afieldby Mary Norton, Joe Krush, Beth KrushISBN 0152047328 (0-15-204732-8)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Borrowers Afield'Book summary:Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock's huge adventures have been thrilling children young and old for fifty years--and their appeal is as strong as ever in these handsome new paperback packages. While the original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush have been retained, Marla Frazee's striking cover illustrations capture these little people with a larger-than-life appeal.[via]More editions of Borrowers Afield:
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Calling on Dragonsby Patricia C. WredeISBN 0152046925 (0-15-204692-5)
Softcover, Magic Carpet Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Calling on Dragons'Book summary:Those wicked wizards are back--and they've become very smart. (Sort of.) They intend to take over the Enchanted Forest once and for all . . . unless Cimorene finds a way to stop them. And some people think being queen is easy.[via] -
A Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens, Roberto InnocentiISBN 0151002002 (0-15-100200-2)
Hardcover, Creative Co
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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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The City and the Starsby Arthur Charles ClarkeISBN 0151180237 (0-15-118023-7)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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Cyberiadby Stanislaw LemISBN 0156027593 (0-15-602759-3)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cyberiad'Book summary:A brilliantly crafted collection of stories from celebrated science fiction writer Stanislaw Lem
Trurl and Klaupacius are constructor robots who try to out-invent each other. Over the course of their adventures in The Cyberiad, they travel to the far corners of the cosmos to take on freelance problem-solving jobs, with dire consequences for their unsuspecting employers. Playfully written, and ranging from the prophetic to the surreal, these stories demonstrate Stanislaw Lem's vast talent and remarkable ability to blend meaning and magic into a wholly entertaining and captivating work. [via]
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Dealing With Dragonsby Patricia C. WredeISBN 015204566X (0-15-204566-X)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dealing With Dragons'Book summary:Cimorene, princess of Linderwall, is a classic tomboy heroine with classic tomboy strengths--all of which are perceived by those around her as defects: "As for the girl's disposition--well, when people were being polite, they said she was strong-minded. When they were angry or annoyed with her, they said she was as stubborn as a pig." Cimorene, tired of etiquette and embroidery, runs away from home and finds herself in a nest of dragons. Now, in Cimorene's world--a world cleverly built by author Patricia C. Wrede on the shifting sands of myriad fairy tales--princesses are forever being captured by dragons. The difference here is that Cimorene goes willingly. She would rather keep house for the dragon Kazul than be bored in her parents' castle. With her quick wit and her stubborn courage, Cimorene saves the mostly kind dragons from a wicked plot hatched by the local wizards, and worms her way into the hearts of young girls everywhere.
While the characters are sometimes simplistically drawn, adults and children will have fun tracing the sources of the various fairy tales Wrede plunders for her story. Dealing with Dragons is the first book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, and most young readers will want to devour the entire series. (Ages 10 and older) --Claire Dederer [via]
Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classicby Alberto Manguel, Gianni GuadalupiISBN 0156008726 (0-15-600872-6)
Softcover, Harcourt
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Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hydeby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 014600177X (0-14-600177-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Dread Companionby Andre NortonISBN 0152242015 (0-15-224201-5)
Hardcover, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich
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Dustland/Book 2by Virginia HamiltonISBN 0152243151 (0-15-224315-1)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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Expedition to Earthby Arthur Charles ClarkeISBN 0151294615 (0-15-129461-5)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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The Gatheringby Virginia HamiltonISBN 0152305920 (0-15-230592-0)
Softcover, Harcourt
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Giftsby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0152051244 (0-15-205124-4)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gifts'Book summary:Scattered among poor, desolate farms, the clans of the Uplands possess gifts. Wondrous gifts: the ability--with a glance, a gesture, a word--to summon animals, bring forth fire, move the land. Fearsome gifts: They can twist a limb, chain a mind, inflict a wasting illness. The Uplanders live in constant fear that one family might unleash its gift against another. Two young people, friends since childhood, decide not to use their gifts. One, a girl, refuses to bring animals to their death in the hunt. The other, a boy, wears a blindfold lest his eyes and his anger kill.[via]
In this beautifully crafted story, Ursula K. Le Guin writes of the proud cruelty of power, of how hard it is to grow up, and of how much harder still it is to find, in the world's darkness, gifts of light.
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The Graveyard Gameby Kage BakerISBN 0151004498 (0-15-100449-8)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Graveyard Game'Book summary:"Sin exists," says Joseph, an immortal cyborg agent employed by Dr. Zeus, Inc., and in this fourth novel of Kage Baker's Company series, it certainly does. The Graveyard Game follows agents Joseph and Lewis as they try to find their missing friend Mendoza, who's been exiled to the Back Way Back as punishment for anti-Company activities.
Dr. Zeus, a time-travel corporation, created cyborgs to selectively preserve artifacts from the past for the edification of the 24th century, when the Company exists. But as the centuries go by for the agents, they hear strange rumors of a "silence" in the year 2355. Ominously, cyborgs who try to investigate disappear forever, hidden away or shut down by Dr. Zeus.
Joseph and Lewis become obsessed with finding Mendoza, and along the way, they uncover evidence of bizarre and dangerous Company deeds. Joseph finds strange underground holding cells, with "retired" agents in vats of preserving fluid. Meanwhile, Lewis researches the activities of Edward Alton Bell-Fairfax, the odd mortal who was with Mendoza when she disappeared. The two get together to discuss their disheartening quest in present-day Ghirardelli Square. Cyborgs get stoned on chocolate, and they order round after round of hot cocoa, even snorting the stuff, until a Company security tech finds them:
On the floor between their respective briefcases was a souvenir bag stuffed with boxes of chocolate cable cars, and the table was littered with foil wrappers from the chocolate they had already consumed.... The security tech scanned them and recoiled slightly at the level of Theobromos in their systems. He surveyed the litter of foil wrappers and empty cups, regarded the cocoa powder in Joseph's beard, and sighed. Two old professionals on a sloppy bender.
The Graveyard Game, the best and darkest Company novel yet, showcases Kage Baker's smart, witty style. She teases readers with enough evidence of Company nastiness to make us root for the sometimes morally shifty cyborgs, while continuing to further the substantial plot. It's an extremely satisfying chapter in an excellent science fiction series, one that sets the stage for the confrontation to come. --Therese Littleton [via]More editions of The Graveyard Game:
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Haunting of Hill Houseby Shirley Jackson, Laura MillerISBN 0143039989 (0-14-303998-9)
Softcover, Penguin Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Haunting of Hill House'Book summary:Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has unnerved readers since its original publication in 1959. A tale of subtle, psychological terror, it has earned its place as one of the significant haunted house stories of the ages.
Eleanor Vance has always been a loner--shy, vulnerable, and bitterly resentful of the 11 years she lost while nursing her dying mother. "She had spent so long alone, with no one to love, that it was difficult for her to talk, even casually, to another person without self-consciousness and an awkward inability to find words." Eleanor has always sensed that one day something big would happen, and one day it does. She receives an unusual invitation from Dr. John Montague, a man fascinated by "supernatural manifestations." He organizes a ghost watch, inviting people who have been touched by otherworldly events. A paranormal incident from Eleanor's childhood qualifies her to be a part of Montague's bizarre study--along with headstrong Theodora, his assistant, and Luke, a well-to-do aristocrat. They meet at Hill House--a notorious estate in New England.
Hill House is a foreboding structure of towers, buttresses, Gothic spires, gargoyles, strange angles, and rooms within rooms--a place "without kindness, never meant to be lived in...."
Although Eleanor's initial reaction is to flee, the house has a mesmerizing effect, and she begins to feel a strange kind of bliss that entices her to stay. Eleanor is a magnet for the supernatural--she hears deathly wails, feels terrible chills, and sees ghostly apparitions. Once again she feels isolated and alone--neither Theo nor Luke attract so much eerie company. But the physical horror of Hill House is always subtle; more disturbing is the emotional torment Eleanor endures. Intense, literary, and harrowing, The Haunting of Hill House belongs in the same dark league as Henry James's classic ghost story, The Turn of the Screw. --Naomi Gesinger [via]
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The History of Our World Beyond the Wave: A Fantasyby Robert KleinISBN 0151004110 (0-15-100411-0)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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Imperial Earth: A Fantasy of Love and Discordby Arthur Charles ClarkeISBN 0151442339 (0-15-144233-9)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Imperial Earth: A Fantasy of Love and Discord'Book summary:The year is 2276. On the world of Titan, an outer planet of Saturn, Duncan Mackenzie and many other colonists are about to leave their homeland for bicentennial celebrations on Earth. But for Duncan, the journey is also a delicate mission for himself, his family and the future of Titan. [via]
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Island of the Day BeforeISBN 0151001960 (0-15-100196-0)
Hardcover, Harcourt
Find This BookBook summary:In 1643 a castaway comes upon an abandoned ship anchored off a desert island. As he explores the vessels mysterious cargo, he revisits the events of his tempestuous youth-and limns his eras obsession with science and navigation. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book[via]More editions of Island of the Day Before:
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The Island of the Day Beforeby Umberto Eco, William WeaverISBN 0151001510 (0-15-100151-0)
Hardcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Island of the Day Before'Book summary:In 1643 a castaway comes upon an abandoned ship anchored off a desert island. As he explores the vessels mysterious cargo, he revisits the events of his tempestuous youth-and limns his eras obsession with science and navigation. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book[via]More editions of The Island of the Day Before:
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Lanarkby Alasdair GrayISBN 0156003619 (0-15-600361-9)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lanark'Book summary:Written under the influence of World War II, the British welfare state, the Scottish education system, Poe, Carroll, Joyce, Kafka, Pinocchio, and the Bible, this cult classic paints a surreal portrait of the modern world. "It should be widely read" (New York Times). Illustrated by the Author.[via]More editions of Lanark:
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Little Princeby Antoine De Saint-Exupery, Richard HowardISBN 0156012073 (0-15-601207-3)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Little Prince'Book summary:An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little man from a small planet who describes his adventures in the universe seeking the secret of what is really important in life. [via]
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- The Little Prince: ISBN 0151528209 (0-15-152820-9)
Hardcover, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich - Little Prince: ISBN 0152438203 (0-15-243820-3)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - Little Prince: ISBN 0152465030 (0-15-246503-0)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - Little Prince: ISBN 0156012073 (0-15-601207-3)
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The Little Princeby Richard Howard, Antoine De Saint-ExuperyISBN 0156012197 (0-15-601219-7)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Little Prince'Book summary:You could be excused for thinking that this book is one containing a simple story for young children about a Little Prince. How wrong you would be! This is far from the truth: it is much more. It is a complex story containing lots of ambiguities about a child with golden hair. These are all eruditely discussed before the actual story begins, in a section entitled "How It All Began". "Is The Little Prince a story written for children or is it a meditation intended for adults?"
The Art of Living is discussed, along with a system of values, and the train of thought behind them is the unifying element. You are invited to "look at the book, and allow yourself to travel from one image to the next... " It was written and published more than 50 years ago in the USA, and the author was a Frenchman who illustrated the book himself; it was later translated by Kathryn Woods. The Little Prince is still very popular and has now been translated into many languages. Shortly after it was first written, the author died--disappearing together with his plane somewhere over the Mediterranean. This Gift edition contains all the original illustrations, plus some more original drawings that came to light later and have been published here for the first time.--Susan Naylor
Mary Poppinsby Pamela L. TraversISBN 0152524088 (0-15-252408-8)
Hardcover, Harcourt Children's Books
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Mary Poppins Comes Backby Mary Shepard, P. L. TraversISBN 0152058168 (0-15-205816-8)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mary Poppins Comes Back'Book summary:From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. This classic series tells the story of the world's most beloved nanny, who brings enchantment and excitement with her everywhere she goes. Featuring the charming original cover art by Mary Shepard, these new editions are sure to delight readers of all ages.[via]
Pulled down from the clouds at the end of a kite string, Mary Poppins is back. In Marys care, the Banks children meet the King of the Castle and the Dirty Rascal, visit the upside-down world of Mr. Turvy and his bride, Miss Topsy, and spend a breathless afternoon above the park, dangling from a clutch of balloons. Surprises are sure to pop up when Mary Poppins is around!More editions of Mary Poppins Comes Back:
Mary Poppins Comes Backby P. L. Travers, Mary ShepardISBN 0152017194 (0-15-201719-4)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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Mary Poppins in the Parkby P. L. Travers, Mary ShepardISBN 0152017216 (0-15-201721-6)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mary Poppins in the Park'Book summary:Who else but Mary Poppins can lead the Banks children on such extraordinary adventures? Together they all meet the Goosegirl and the Swineherd, argue with talking cats on a distant planet, make the acquaintance of the folks who live under dandelions, and celebrate a birthday by dancing with their own shadows. And thats just for starters![via]More editions of Mary Poppins in the Park:
- Mary Poppins in the Park: ISBN 0152058281 (0-15-205828-1)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - Mary Poppins in the Park: ISBN 015201716X (0-15-201716-X)
Hardcover, Harcourt Children's Books - Mary Poppins in the Park: ISBN 0152529470 (0-15-252947-0)
Hardcover, Harcourt Brace Young Classic - Mary Poppins in the Park: ISBN 0152017216 (0-15-201721-6)
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- Mary Poppins in the Park: ISBN 0152058281 (0-15-205828-1)
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Mary Poppins Opens the Doorby P. L. Travers, Mary Shepard, Agnes SimsISBN 0152017224 (0-15-201722-4)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mary Poppins Opens the Door'Book summary:From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. This classic series tells the story of the world's most beloved nanny, who brings enchantment and excitement with her everywhere she goes. Featuring the charming original cover art by Mary Shepard, these new editions are sure to delight readers of all ages.[via]
Mary Poppins reappears just in time! According to her tape measure, Jane and Michael have grown "Worse and Worse" since she went away. But the children won't have time to be naughty with all that Mary has planned for them. A visit to Mr. Twigleys music box-filled attic, an encounter with the Marble Boy, and a ride on Miss Calicos enchanted candy canes are all part of an average day out with everyone's favorite nanny.More editions of Mary Poppins Opens the Door:
- Mary Poppins Opens the Door: ISBN 0152058222 (0-15-205822-2)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - Mary Poppins Opens the Door: ISBN 0152017208 (0-15-201720-8)
Hardcover, Harcourt Children's Books - Mary Poppins Opens the Door: ISBN 0152527680 (0-15-252768-0)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - Mary Poppins Opens the Door: ISBN 0152017224 (0-15-201722-4)
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- Mary Poppins Opens the Door: ISBN 0152058222 (0-15-205822-2)
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Mary Poppins: Three Enchanting Classics Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, and Mary Poppins Opens the Doorby P. L. Travers, Mary ShepardISBN 0152017178 (0-15-201717-8)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mary Poppins: Three Enchanting Classics Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, and Mary Poppins Opens the Door'Book summary:For all her offended sniffs and humphs, Mary Poppins is likely the most exciting nanny England--and the world--has ever seen. Young Jane and Michael Banks have no idea what's in store for them when Mary Poppins blows in on the east wind one autumn evening. Soon, though, the children are having tea on the ceiling, flying around the world in a minute (visiting polar bears and hyacinth macaws on the way), and secretly watching as their unusual nanny pastes gold paper stars to the sky. Mary's stern and haughty exterior belies the delightful nonsense she harbors; her charges, as well as her literary fans, respect and adore her.
Grownups who have forgotten Mary Poppins's true charms will be tickled pink to rediscover this uniquely unsentimental fantasy. Younger readers will walk into Mary's world without batting an eye--of course the animals in the zoo exchange places with people on the night of the full moon. Certainly a falling star landing on a cow's horn will make her dance ceaselessly. Why wouldn't one be able to enter into a chalk picture? The only disappointing aspect of this classic is that it doesn't go on forever! (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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- Mary Poppins: Three Enchanting Classics Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, and Mary Poppins Opens the Door: ISBN 0152058109 (0-15-205810-9)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - Mary Poppins: Three Enchanting Classics Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, and Mary Poppins Opens the Door: ISBN 0152524096 (0-15-252409-6)
Softcover, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich - Mary Poppins: Three Enchanting Classics Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, and Mary Poppins Opens the Door: ISBN 0152017178 (0-15-201717-8)
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- Mary Poppins: Three Enchanting Classics Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, and Mary Poppins Opens the Door: ISBN 0152058109 (0-15-205810-9)
Moon Of Gomrathby Alan GarnerISBN 0152056300 (0-15-205630-0)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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The Moon of Gomrath: A Tale of Alderleyby Alan GarnerISBN 0152017968 (0-15-201796-8)
Softcover, Harcourt Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Moon of Gomrath: A Tale of Alderley'Book summary:The Moon of Gomrath is the name of the one night of the year when the Old Magic is at its most powerful. Had Colin and Susan known this, they would have never obeyed the strange compulsion that drove them to light a fire on the Beacon. But now it is too late--the horsemen called the Wild Hunt are awake and on the ride, and no one is safe.Colin is captured, Susan falls under the sway of the hideous Brollachan, and all along Alderley Edge the forces of evil rally for the conflict to come. For there will be a battle, the likes of which cannot be imagined by mortals. The outcome--and all the hopes of the world--will depend on three unlikely champions: Susan, Colin, and their ally, the wizard Cadellin.[via]More editions of The Moon of Gomrath: A Tale of Alderley:
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The Name of the Roseby Umberto Eco, William WeaverISBN 0156001314 (0-15-600131-4)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Name of the Rose'Book summary:It is the year 1327. Franciscans in an Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, but Brother William of Baskervilles investigation is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book[via]More editions of The Name of the Rose:
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Nineteen Eighty-Fourby George Orwell, Peter DavisonISBN 0151660344 (0-15-166034-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'Book summary:"Outside, even through the shut window pane, the world looked cold. Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no color in anything except the posters that were plastered everywhere."
The year is 1984; the scene is London, largest population center of Airstrip One.
Airstrip One is part of the vast political entity Oceania, which is eternally at war with one of two other vast entities, Eurasia and Eastasia. At any moment, depending upon current alignments, all existing records show either that Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia and allied with Eastasia, or that it has always been at war with Eastasia and allied with Eurasia. Winston Smith knows this, because his work at the Ministry of Truth involves the constant "correction" of such records. "'Who controls the past,' ran the Party slogan, 'controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.'"
In a grim city and a terrifying country, where Big Brother is always Watching You and the Thought Police can practically read your mind, Winston is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. He knows the Party's official image of the world is a fluid fiction. He knows the Party controls the people by feeding them lies and narrowing their imaginations through a process of bewilderment and brutalization that alienates each individual from his fellows and deprives him of every liberating human pursuit from reasoned inquiry to sexual passion. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be.
Newspeak, doublethink, thoughtcrime--in 1984, George Orwell created a whole vocabulary of words concerning totalitarian control that have since passed into our common vocabulary. More importantly, he has portrayed a chillingly credible dystopia. In our deeply anxious world, the seeds of unthinking conformity are everywhere in evidence; and Big Brother is always looking for his chance. --Daniel Hintzsche [via]
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Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four: Text, Sources, Criticismby Irving HoweISBN 0155658115 (0-15-565811-5)
Softcover, Cengage Learning
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four: Text, Sources, Criticism'Book summary:Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmare vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life--the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language--and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written. [via]
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Over Sea, Under Stoneby Susan Cooper, Margery GillISBN 015259034X (0-15-259034-X)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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The Passion of New Eveby CarterISBN 0151712859 (0-15-171285-9)
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Peter Pan In Kensington Gardensby J. M. BarrieISBN 0146000773 (0-14-600077-3)
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Prelude to Spaceby Arthur Charles ClarkeISBN 0151730822 (0-15-173082-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prelude to Space'Book summary:Here is the compelling story of the launching of Prometheus -- Earth's first true spaceship -- and of the men who made it happen.
Dirk Alexson:
Chronicler of the greatest space adventure of all time, he was chosen to immortalize the incredible story of the men and their heroic mission.
Sir Robert Derwent:
Direct-General of Interplanetary -- London Headquarters for the international space-flight project -- he was the man who got the mission off the ground and into the pages of history.
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The world's leading atomic engineer, he designed the huge ship's drive units and he waited with the rest of the world to see if the project would be a success. [via]More editions of Prelude to Space:
A Princess Of Marsby Edgar Burroughs, John SeelyeISBN 0143104888 (0-14-310488-8)
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Qby Shaun Whiteside, Luther BlissettISBN 0151010633 (0-15-101063-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Q'Book summary:Something of a publishing sensation elsewhere in Europe, Q is a convoluted historical thriller by a consortium of young pseudonymous authors, who, it has to be said, are a little too in love with their own cleverness. Q is the working name of a papal spy trying to keep a lid on the Reformation, particularly on the Anabaptist radicalism which is its form most dangerous to the social order, and for decades he watches, and occasionally gets in close and betrays. The man sometimes known as Gert is his opposite--all the more so because he hardly knows of Q's existence--the idealist who is caught up in the same events: Luther's sermons, the rise and fall of Thomas Muntzer, the disastrous People's Republic of Munster.
Parallels are being struck all over the place with radicalism in the 20th century--part of what makes Gert a memorable voice is a combination of zeal, pragmatism and survival instinct that keeps him one step ahead of the Inquisitors for 30 years and enables him to, for example, do serious damage to the Holy Roman Emperor's favourite bankers. In the end, Gert and Q are left with more in common than the past they share--the rules are changing and the board is being cleared, and there is time for one last crucial intervention... This is ingeniously plotted, and full of vividly realised scenes of 16th century life; if it has a fault, it is that we live through every day of three tumultuous decades, every sermon and theological treatise, in exhausting detail. --Roz Kaveney [via]
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Regulusby Antoine De Saint-ExuperyISBN 0156014041 (0-15-601404-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Regulus'Book summary:In 2000 Harcourt proudly reissued Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's masterpiece, The Little Prince, in a sparkling new format. Newly translated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Howard, this timeless classic was embraced by critics and readers across the country for its purity and beauty of expression. And Saint-Exupéry's beloved artwork was restored and remastered to present his work in its original and vibrant colors.[via]
Now Harcourt is issuing uniform full-color foreign language editions. The restored artwork glows like never before. These affordable and beautiful editions are sure to delight an entire new generation of readers, students, children, and adults for whom Saint-Exupéry's story will open the door to a new understanding of life.More editions of Regulus:
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Rendezvous with Ramaby Arthur Charles ClarkeISBN 0151768358 (0-15-176835-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rendezvous with Rama'Book summary:An all-time science fiction classic, Rendezvous with Rama is also one of Clarke's best novels--it won the Campbell, Hugo, Jupiter, and Nebula Awards. A huge, mysterious, cylindrical object appears in space, swooping in toward the sun. The citizens of the solar system send a ship to investigate before the enigmatic craft, called Rama, disappears. The astronauts given the task of exploring the hollow cylindrical ship are able to decipher some, but definitely not all, of the extraterrestrial vehicle's puzzles. From the ubiquitous trilateral symmetry of its structures to its cylindrical sea and machine-island, Rama's secrets are strange evidence of an advanced civilization. But who, and where, are the Ramans, and what do they want with humans? Perhaps the answer lies with the busily working biots, or the sealed-off buildings, or the inaccessible "southern" half of the enormous cylinder. Rama's unsolved mysteries are tantalizing indeed. Rendezvous with Rama is fast moving, fascinating, and a must-read for science fiction fans. Clarke collaborated with Gentry Lee in writing several Rama sequels, beginning with Rama II. [via]
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Return from the Starsby Stanislaw LemISBN 0151770824 (0-15-177082-4)
Hardcover, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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Searching for Dragonsby Patricia C. WredeISBN 0152045651 (0-15-204565-1)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Searching for Dragons'Book summary:Cimorene, the princess who refuses to be proper, meets her match in the not-quite-kingly Mendanbar. With the aid of a broken-down magic carpet and a leaky magical sword, the two tackle a series of dragon-nappings.[via]More editions of Searching for Dragons:
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Tales of Mystery and Imaginationby Edgar Allan Poe, Gary KelleyISBN 0151002347 (0-15-100234-7)
Hardcover, Creative Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination'Book summary:Award-winning fantasy illustrator Gary Kelley writes, "I have selected three of Edgar Allan Poe's best short stories.... I chose 'The Fall of the House of Usher' for its classic Gothic images and its dark, melancholic central characters, including the house itself. 'The Black Cat' is ... appealing to me for its use of mystery and foreboding that takes us to a horrifying climax. 'The Cask of Amontillado' ... my personal favorite, [is] a simple narrative of revenge set in the contrasting worlds of carnival and catacomb." Click on the book's cover for a closer look, but the reproduction doesn't really do justice to the richness of color in Kelley's shadowy, atmospheric paintings. (The cat's eye is green, and its tongue is pink.) This gorgeous edition has 20 full- and double-page paintings, including a melancholy portrait of Poe; each page of text is surrounded by subtle decorative frames. The images of Roderick and Madeleine Usher are especially effective. [via]
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Talking to Dragonsby Patricia C. WredeISBN 0152046917 (0-15-204691-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Talking to Dragons'Book summary:The Enchanted Forest Chronicles conclude as Daystar, unaware of his magical heritage and of the sorcerous power of his sword, is sent by his mother Cimorene to rescue his father Mendanbar, King of the Enchanted Forest, from wicked wizards. [via]
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This Is the Way the World Endsby James MorrowISBN 0156002086 (0-15-600208-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'This Is the Way the World Ends'Book summary:The Gullivers Travels of the nuclear age, the Alice in Wonderland of the arms race, this mordantly funny and visionary tale of the apocalypse was a Nebula finalist. The trouble starts when George Paxton ingenuously signs an admission of complicity in starting World War III. The only book in the last ten years that Ive read twice...a remarkable achievement (Arthur C. Clarke).[via]More editions of This Is the Way the World Ends:
Towing Jehovahby James MorrowISBN 0156002108 (0-15-600210-8)
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The Treasure of Alpheus Winterbornby John Bellairs, Judith Gwyn BrownISBN 0152899367 (0-15-289936-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn'Book summary:After stumbling upon a clue in the public library, Anthony searches for the treasure long rumored to have been hidden by a wealthy, eccentric citizen of their small town. [via]
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Under the Skinby Michel FaberISBN 0156011603 (0-15-601160-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Under the Skin'Book summary:In the opening pages of Under the Skin, a lone female is scouting the Scottish Highlands in search of well-proportioned men: "Isserley always drove straight past a hitch-hiker when she first saw him, to give herself time to size him up. She was looking for big muscles: a hunk on legs. Puny, scrawny specimens were no use to her." At this point, the reader might be forgiven for anticipating some run-of-the-mill psychosexual drama. But commonplace expectation is no help when it comes to Michel Faber's strange and unsettling first novel; small details, then major clues, suggest that something deeply bizarre is afoot. What are the reasons for Isserley's extensive surgical scarring, her thick glasses, her excruciating backache? Who are the solitary few who work on the farm where her cottage is located? And why are they all nervous about the arrival of someone called Amlis Vess?
The ensuing narrative is of such cumulative, compelling strangeness that it almost defies description. The one thing that can be said with certainty is that Under the Skin is unlike anything else you have ever read. Faber's control of his medium is nearly flawless. Applying the rules of psychological realism to a fictional world that is both terrifying and unearthly, he nonetheless compels the reader's absolute identification with Isserley. Not even the author's fine short-story collection, Some Rain Must Fall, prepared us for such mastery. Under the Skin is ultimately a reviewer's nightmare and a reader's dream: a book so distinctive, so elegantly written, and so original that one can only urge everybody in earshot to experience it, and soon. --Burhan Tufail [via]
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Voicesby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0152056785 (0-15-205678-5)
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The Wind from the Sunby Arthur Charles ClarkeISBN 0151968101 (0-15-196810-1)
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Wind in the Willowsby Kenneth Grahame, Michael ForemanISBN 0152168079 (0-15-216807-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wind in the Willows'Book summary:"[Mole] thought his happiness was complete when, as he meandered aimlessly along, suddenly he stood by the edge of a full-fed river. Never in his life had he seen a river before--this sleek, sinuous, full-bodied animal, chasing and chuckling, gripping things with a gurgle and leaving them with a laugh, to fling itself on fresh playmates that shook themselves free, and were caught and held again." Such is the cautious, agreeable Mole's first introduction to the river and the Life Adventurous. Emerging from his home at Mole End one spring, his whole world changes when he hooks up with the good-natured, boat-loving Water Rat, the boastful Toad of Toad Hall, the society- hating Badger who lives in the frightening Wild Wood, and countless other mostly well-meaning creatures. Michael Hague's exquisitely detailed, breathtaking color illustrations on almost every generous spread--along with Kenneth Grahame's elegant, delightfully old-fashioned characterizations of the animals--make this book a wonderful read-aloud. Grahame's The Wind in the Willows has enchanted readers for four generations, and this lavishly illustrated gift edition is perhaps the finest around. (All ages, or 9 to 12) [via]
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Wizard's Dilemmaby Diane DuaneISBN 0152024603 (0-15-202460-3)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wizard's Dilemma'Book summary:The fifth title in Diane Duane's Young Wizards series delves deeper into an emotional landscape than any of her previous books (So You Want to Be a Wizard, Deep Wizardry, High Wizardry, and A Wizard Abroad). For the first time ever, friends and wizard partners Nita and Kit seem to be having trouble communicating. They argue over a spell to clean up the pollution in New York's Jones Inlet, and from that point on, they can't connect on anything. Is it adolescence that's tearing them apart or something more profound? Meanwhile, Nita and her family are stunned to discover that her mother has cancer, and there's a possibility that nothing--not surgery, not even wizardry--can fight it. Nita refuses to let her mom go down without a fight, however, and soon she's on a mission that brings her face-to-face with the Lone Power, source of all death in the universe--Nita's worst enemy, and possibly her only hope.
Impressive in its scope, The Wizard's Dilemma, like all the titles in Duane's series, is packed with an intriguing combination of technology and magic that fans of fantasy, science fiction, technology, and even Christian literature will find absolutely gripping. Nita is a complex character, as befits her status as a teenager, not to mention a wizard. Her confusion and self-doubt will be painfully believable to every reader. There are no simple answers in this remarkably philosophical novel. (Ages 12 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Wren to the Rescueby Sherwood SmithISBN 0152009752 (0-15-200975-2)
Hardcover, Harcourt Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wren to the Rescue'Book summary:With the help of a prince and an apprentice wizard, Wren strives to rescue her best friend, a princess named Tess, from the fortress of a wicked king. [via]
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Wren's Questby Sherwood SmithISBN 0152009760 (0-15-200976-0)
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Wren's Warby Sherwood SmithISBN 0152009779 (0-15-200977-9)
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Le Petit Princeby Antoine De Saint-ExuperyISBN 0156013983 (0-15-601398-3)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Petit Prince'Book summary:Imaginez-vous perdu dans le désert, loin de tout lieu habité, et face à un petit garçon tout blond, surgi de nulle part. Si de surcroît ce petit garçon vous demande avec insistance de dessiner un mouton, vous voilà plus qu'étonné ! À partir de là, vous n'aurez plus qu'une seule interrogation : savoir d'où vient cet étrange petit bonhomme et connaître son histoire.
S'ouvre alors un monde étrange et poétique, peuplé de métaphores, décrit à travers les paroles d'un "petit prince" qui porte aussi sur notre monde à nous un regard tout neuf, empli de naïveté, de fraîcheur et de gravité. Très vite, vous découvrez d'étranges planètes, peuplées d'hommes d'affaires, de buveurs, de vaniteux, d'allumeurs de réverbères.
Cette évocation onirique, à laquelle participent les aquarelles de l'auteur, a tout d'un parcours initiatique, où l'enfant apprendra les richesses essentielles des rapports humains et le secret qui les régit : "On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux."
Oeuvre essentielle de la littérature, ce livre de Saint-Exupéry est un ouvrage que l'on aura à coeur de raconter à son enfant, page après page, histoire aussi de redécouvrir l'enfant que l'on était autrefois, avant de devenir une grande personne ! --Xavier Marciniak [via]
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Der Kleine Prinzby Antoine De Saint-ExuperyISBN 015601386X (0-15-601386-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Der Kleine Prinz'Book summary:A beautifully packaged German language edition of the internationally beloved classic
In 2000 Harcourt proudly reissued Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's masterpiece, The Little Prince, in a new edition with vibrantly restored artwork and a fresh translation by Pulitzer Prizewinning poet Richard Howard. As critics and readers across the country embraced this timeless tale for its purity and beauty of expression, Harcourt released uniform full-color foreign language editions for readers of all ages and nationalities to rediscover and cherish. [via]
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El Principito / The Little Princeby Antoine De Saint-Exupery, Bonifacio Del CarrilISBN 0156013924 (0-15-601392-4)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Principito / The Little Prince'Book summary:In 2000 Harcourt proudly reissued Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's masterpiece, The Little Prince, in a sparkling new format. Newly translated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Howard, this timeless classic was embraced by critics and readers across the country for its purity and beauty of expression. And Saint-Exupéry's beloved artwork was restored and remastered to present his work in its original and vibrant colors.[via]
Now Harcourt is issuing uniform full-color foreign language editions. The restored artwork glows like never before. These affordable and beautiful editions are sure to delight an entire new generation of readers, students, children, and adults for whom Saint-Exupéry's story will open the door to a new understanding of life.More editions of El Principito / The Little Prince:
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