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10 Little Rubber Ducksby Eric Carle, Miguel Angel MendoISBN 0061126233 (0-06-112623-3)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Axiomaticby Greg EganISBN 0061052655 (0-06-105265-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Bean Treesby Barbara KingsolverISBN 0061097314 (0-06-109731-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bean Trees'Book summary:STANDARD GOOD USED CONDITION WITH ANY FLAWS NOTED. [via]
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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beastby Robin McKinleyISBN 0064404773 (0-06-440477-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast'Book summary:This much-loved retelling of the classic French tale Beauty and the Beast elicits the familiar magical charm, but is more believable and complex than the traditional story. In this version, Beauty is not as beautiful as her older sisters, who are both lovely and kind. Here, in fact, Beauty has no confidence in her appearance but takes pride in her own intelligence, her love of learning and books, and her talent in riding. She is the most competent of the three sisters, which proves essential when they are forced to retire to the country because of their father's financial ruin.
The plot follows that of the renowned legend: Beauty selflessly agrees to inhabit the Beast's castle to spare her father's life. Beauty's gradual acceptance of the Beast and the couple's deepening trust and affection are amplified in novel form. Robin McKinley's writing has the flavor of another century, and Beauty heightens the authenticity as a reliable and competent narrator.
This was McKinley's first book, written almost 20 years ago. Since that time she has been awarded the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown and has delighted her fans with another retelling of the Beauty and the Beast fable, Rose Daughter. Still, McKinley's first novel has a special place in the hearts of her devoted readers, many of whom attest to relishing Beauty time and again. (Ages 11 to Adult) [via]
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The Bingo Palaceby Louise ErdrichISBN 0061129755 (0-06-112975-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Carpe Jugulum: Una Novela Del Mundodiscby Terry PratchettISBN 0061051586 (0-06-105158-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Celtic Loveby Caitlin MatthewsISBN 0062516094 (0-06-251609-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Charlotte's Web: Library Editionby E. B. White, Garth WilliamsISBN 0061228745 (0-06-122874-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Charlotte's Web'Book summary:An affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen. A prancing, playful bloke, Wilbur is devastated when he learns of the destiny that befalls all those of porcine persuasion. Determined to save her friend, Charlotte spins a web that reads "Some Pig," convincing the farmer and surrounding community that Wilbur is no ordinary animal and should be saved. In this story of friendship, hardship, and the passing on into time, E.B. White reminds us to open our eyes to the wonder and miracle often found in the simplest of things. [via]
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Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - Charlotte's Web: Library Edition: ISBN 0061127760 (0-06-112776-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - Charlotte's Web: ISBN 0061215031 (0-06-121503-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - Charlotte's Web: Library Edition: ISBN 0061070106 (0-06-107010-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - Charlotte's Web: ISBN 0061228745 (0-06-122874-5)
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Coralineby Neil Gaiman, Dave McKeanISBN 0061139378 (0-06-113937-8)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Coraline'Book summary:Coraline lives with her preoccupied parents in part of a huge old house--a house so huge that other people live in it, too... round, old former actresses Miss Spink and Miss Forcible and their aging Highland terriers ("We trod the boards, luvvy") and the mustachioed old man under the roof ("'The reason you cannot see the mouse circus,' said the man upstairs, 'is that the mice are not yet ready and rehearsed.'") Coraline contents herself for weeks with exploring the vast garden and grounds. But with a little rain she becomes bored--so bored that she begins to count everything blue (153), the windows (21), and the doors (14). And it is the 14th door that--sometimes blocked with a wall of bricks--opens up for Coraline into an entirely alternate universe. Now, if you're thinking fondly of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe or Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, you're on the wrong track. Neil Gaiman's Coraline is far darker, far stranger, playing on our deepest fears. And, like Roald Dahl's work, it is delicious.
What's on the other side of the door? A distorted-mirror world, containing presumably everything Coraline has ever dreamed of... people who pronounce her name correctly (not "Caroline"), delicious meals (not like her father's overblown "recipes"), an unusually pink and green bedroom (not like her dull one), and plenty of horrible (very un-boring) marvels, like a man made out of live rats. The creepiest part, however, is her mirrored parents, her "other mother" and her "other father"--people who look just like her own parents, but with big, shiny, black button eyes, paper-white skin... and a keen desire to keep her on their side of the door. To make creepy creepier, Coraline has been illustrated masterfully in scritchy, terrifying ink drawings by British mixed-media artist and Sandman cover illustrator Dave McKean. This delightful, funny, haunting, scary as heck, fairy-tale novel is about as fine as they come. Highly recommended. (Ages 11 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Coronadoby Dennis LehaneISBN 0061145963 (0-06-114596-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Curse of Chalionby Lois McMaster BujoldISBN 0061134244 (0-06-113424-4)
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The Cycle of Fire Trilogyby Janny WurtsISBN 0061073555 (0-06-107355-5)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Cycle of Fire Trilogy'Book summary:Her magnificent high fantasy trilogy--"Stormwarden, Keeper of the Keys" and "Shadowfane" complete in one volume.
Sorcerery and Destiny
For centuries, the elusive Vaere have trained sorcerers to stand against Shadowfane' s demons, who seek nothing less than mankind' s destruction and the world' s total conquest. Now, the demons have won corrupt human allies, and the last, great defenders have fallen--the Firelord died mad, and the Stormwarden languishes, imprisoned and disgraced.
New champions will arise from unlikely beginnings--an orphan and an apprentice, a fisher girl and her disaffected brother--each with a power, a secret, and a flaw that will shape their destinies.
The demons awaken. The champions choose sides. And it begins again: "The Cycle of Fire," Janny Wurts' s magnificent high fantasy trilogy, complete in one volume for the first time. [via]
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The Dangerous Book for Boysby Conn Iggulden, Hal IgguldenISBN 0061243582 (0-06-124358-2)
Hardcover, Collins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dangerous Book for Boys'Book summary:The bestselling book for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses*, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age old question of what the big deal with girls is. In this digital age there is still a place for knots, skimming stones and stories of incredible courage. This book recaptures Sunday afternoons, stimulates curiosity, and makes for great father-son activities. The brothers Conn and Hal have put together a wonderful collection of all things that make being young or young at heart fun-building go-carts and electromagnets, identifying insects and spiders, and flying the world's best paper airplanes. The completely revised American Edition includes: The Greatest Paper Airplane in the World The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World The Five Knots Every Boy Should Know Stickball Slingshots Fossils Building a Treehouse* Making a Bow and Arrow Fishing (revised with US Fish) Timers and Tripwires Baseball's "Most Valuable Players" Famous Battles-Including Lexington and Concord, The Alamo, and Gettysburg Spies-Codes and Ciphers Making a Go-Cart Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary Girls Cloud Formations The States of the U.S. Mountains of the U.S. Navigation The Declaration of Independence Skimming Stones Making a Periscope The Ten Commandments Common US Trees Timeline of American History * For more information on building treehouses, visit www.treehouse-books.com and www.stilesdesigns.com or see "Treehouses You Can Actually Build" by David Stiles [via]
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Documents from Old Testament Timesby ThomasISBN 0061300853 (0-06-130085-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins College Div
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Dragonflightby Anne McCaffrey, C. Martin, Lela Dowling, F. Von TobelISBN 0061050032 (0-06-105003-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Factotumby Charles BukowskiISBN 006113127X (0-06-113127-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Factotum'Book summary:One of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer-soaked, deliciously degenerate novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across World War II-era America. Deferred from military service, Chinaski travels from city to city, moving listlessly from one odd job to another, always needing money but never badly enough to keep a job. His day-to-day existence spirals into an endless litany of pathetic whores, sordid rooms, dreary embraces, and drunken brawls, as he makes his bitter, brilliant way from one drink to the next.
Charles Bukowski's posthumous legend continues to grow. Factotum is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the fictional world of Charles Bukowski.
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Farmer Boyby Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth WilliamsISBN 0064400034 (0-06-440003-4)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Farmer Boy'Book summary:While laura ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, almanzo wilder is living on a big farm in new york state. Here almanzo and his brother and sisters help with the summer planting and fall harvest. In winter there is wood to be chopped and great slabs of ice to be cut from the river and stored. Time for fun comes when the jolly tin peddler visits, or best of all, when the fair comes to town. This is laura ingalls wilder's beloved story of how her husband almanzo grew up as a farmer boy far from the little house where laura lived [via]
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Feet of Clayby Terry PratchettISBN 0061057649 (0-06-105764-9)
Softcover, Harper Prism
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Feet of Clay'Book summary:MASS/MARKET PAPERBACK,BY TERRY PRATCHETT. [via]
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The First Four Yearsby Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth WilliamsISBN 006440031X (0-06-440031-X)
Softcover, Trophy Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The First Four Years'Book summary:Laura and Almonzo Wilder begin married life on their small prairie homestead with high hopes. The beautiful prairie world seems like a paradise. There are wildflowers in the spring, wild geese in autumn, pony rides, and warm and happy times together. But each year brings unexpected disasters as well - storms destroy the crops; there is sickness, fire, and always, always, unpaid debts. The first four years often prove heartbreaking for the Wilders. Still, they have each other, and their little daughter Rose, and a fierce determination to succeed. [via]
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The Flight of the Dragonsby Peter DickinsonISBN 0063120305 (0-06-312030-5)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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Four Ways to Forgivenessby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0061054011 (0-06-105401-1)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Four Ways to Forgiveness'Book summary:Ursula K. Le Guin revisits her popular Hainish universe with four interconnected stories that together weave a tapestry of revolution and political turmoil. Le Guin tells the tale of two worlds where decades of slavery and class distinction are about to come to an end. She begins at the end with the story of a woman who survived the perilous times and now must face what comes after. Then in turn come tales of a naive envoy, an aloof observer forced to choose sides, and a young slave who wins freedom, only to confront the bonds of her own mind. [via]
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Tasha TudorISBN 006440188X (0-06-440188-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Front Porch Tales: Warm-Hearted Stories of Family, Faith, Laughter and Loveby Philip GulleyISBN 0061252301 (0-06-125230-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witchby Terry Pratchett, Neil GaimanISBN 0061121304 (0-06-112130-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch'Book summary:Pratchett (of Discworld fame) and Gaiman (of Sandman fame) may seem an unlikely combination, but the topic (Armageddon) of this fast-paced novel is old hat to both. Pratchett's wackiness collaborates with Gaiman's morbid humor; the result is a humanist delight to be savored and reread again and again. You see, there was a bit of a mixup when the Antichrist was born, due in part to the machinations of Crowley, who did not so much fall as saunter downwards, and in part to the mysterious ways as manifested in the form of a part-time rare book dealer, an angel named Aziraphale. Like top agents everywhere, they've long had more in common with each other than the sides they represent, or the conflict they are nominally engaged in. The only person who knows how it will all end is Agnes Nutter, a witch whose prophecies all come true, if one can only manage to decipher them. The minor characters along the way (Famine makes an appearance as diet crazes, no-calorie food and anorexia epidemics) are as much fun as the story as a whole, which adds up to one of those rare books which is enormous fun to read the first time, and the second time, and the third time... [via]
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Hammerfallby C. J. CherryhISBN 0061057096 (0-06-105709-6)
Softcover, Eos
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A Handful of Beansby William Steig, Jeanne SteigISBN 0062051628 (0-06-205162-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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A Handful of Beans : Six Fairy Tales Retoldby Jeanne Steig, William SteigISBN 0062051636 (0-06-205163-6)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Hogfatherby Terry PratchettISBN 0061059056 (0-06-105905-6)
Softcover, Harper Prism
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hogfather'Book summary:Better watch out ...
It's that time of year again. Hogswatchnight. Tis the season to be jolly, to hang mistletoe and holly, and other stuff ending in olly.
Tis the season when the Hogfather himself dons his red suit and climbs in his sleigh pulled by--of course!--eight hogs and brings gifts to all the boys and girls of Discworld.
But this year, there's a problem. A stranger has taken the place of the Hogfather. Well, not exactly a stranger. He's actually pretty well known. He carries a scythe along with his bag of toys, and he's going to SLEIGH everyone he sees tonight.
Ho ho ho.
Even the laugh is wrong. The switch has been arranged by the Auditors, mysterious superbeings who want our universe to be a collection of rocks swinging in curves through space. Life is messy. Why not get rid of it? And who better than--you know who?
Somebody has to rescue the real Hogfather before this morbid impostor tracks soot on the world's carpets. It's up to Ankh-Morpork's intellectual elite, the assembled wizards of Unseen University--with the help of a monster-bashing nanny, the world's worst inventor, plus a bona-fide, honest-to-god god (the oh god of hangovers, to be precise)--to come up with a plan to save the universe.
And they'd better hurry. The bogus Hogfather is asking the wrong questions. Like: How come rich kids get all the nice toys? How come the poor kids are left with the cheap stuff?
"That's life," he is told.
Which cuts no ice with Death. [via]
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Homer the Iliadby Homer, Michael ReckISBN 0064303985 (0-06-430398-5)
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The Horse and His Boyby C. S. Lewis, Pauline BaynesISBN 006440501X (0-06-440501-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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The Iliadby Homer, Michael ReckISBN 0064302997 (0-06-430299-7)
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In the Teeth of the Evidenceby Dorothy L. SayersISBN 0061043567 (0-06-104356-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In the Teeth of the Evidence'Book summary:A fleeting killer's green mustache. A corpse clutching a note with misplaced vowels. A telephone with the unmistakable ring of death. A hopeful heir's dreams of fortune done in when nature beats him to the punch. A playwright's unwatered-down honor that is thicker than blood.
In each case, the murder baffles the local authorities. For his Lordship and the spirited salesman-sleuth Montague Egg, a corpse is an intriguing invitation to unravel the postmortem puzzles of fascinating falsehoods, mysterious motives and diabolical demises. [via]
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Interesting Timesby Terry PratchettISBN 0061056901 (0-06-105690-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Interesting Times'Book summary:"May you live in interesting times." -- Ancient Curse
Another outrageously clever installment in the Discworld files, Interesting Times reminds the world why Terry Pratchett is considered the best fantasy and humor writer in the English speaking world.
When a carrier albatross arrives from the Counterweight Continent with an Urgent Request for a "Great Wizard," Rincewind is "volunteered." Along his absurdly delicious travels, he meets a colorful band of characters only Terry Pratchett could compile. Their mission is to either defend or destroy the Forbidden City of Hunghung. The instructions are not entirely clear.
In this international bestseller, the funniest writer in fantasy strikes again with a rollicking tale of murder and mayhem in Discworld.
"The funniest parodist working in the field today, period." -- The New York Review of Science Fiction [via]
It's Greek to Me!: Brush Up Your Classicsby Michael MacRone, Tom LulevitchISBN 0062720449 (0-06-272044-9)
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Jingoby Terry PratchettISBN 0061059064 (0-06-105906-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jingo'Book summary:Something new has come up between the Discworld's ancient rival cites of Ankh-Morpork and Al-Khali.
Literally
It's up island, rising out of Discworld's sea, uninhabited and claimed by both cities.
Under International Law this situation clearly falls under the ancient doctrine of Acquiris Quodcumque Rapis ("You Get What You Grab"). And everyone wants to grab. Besides, the Al-Khalians may have invented algebra, astronomy and alcohol, but hey don't have a word for lawyer, and how can you talk to people like that?
Since there's no basis for negotiation, it's down to the long-suffering Commander Vimes of the City Watch to deal with a crime as awful that there's no law against it.
It's called war.
Ankh-Morpork has been at peace for a century, and so has Al-Khali. But now there are people on both sides who think it's time to give was a chance, and will happily help it on its way with a few murders...
Modern war needs modern weapons. Unfortunately, Ankh-Morpork got rich making and selling them to Al-Khali. But it's just possible that salvation lies in the hands of the great inventive genius Leonard of Quirm, whose sketchbooks are filled with devices for killing people, flying through the air, and weighing cheese.
Maybe it's in his boat tat travels under water--Leonard calls it a "Going Under-The-Water-Safely Device", or "metal sinking fish thing" for short. (Just because he's an inventor doesn't mean he's good at naming stuff.) But this is carrying something else--a device that so powerful that it can finish any war.
But don't be alarmed. It's fantasy. It all happens on Discworld, where greed and ignorance influence human behavior, politicians pursue was for selfish ends, and perfectly ordinary people occasionally act like raving idiots.
A world, in short, totally unlike our own. [via]
The Knitting Sutra: Craft as a Spiritual Practiceby Susan G. LydonISBN 0062512021 (0-06-251202-1)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Las Cronicas De Narnia: Libro VII (la Ultima Batalla)by C. S. Lewis, Margarita Valdes E., Gemma Gallart, Editorial Andres Bello, Pauline BaynesISBN 0061199001 (0-06-119900-1)
Softcover, Rayo
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Las Cronicas De Narnia: Libro VII (la Ultima Batalla)'Book summary:Viajes al fin del mundo, criaturas fantásticas y batallas épicas entre el bien y el malEl León, la Bruja y el Ropero es un libro que lo contiene todoy fue escrito en 1949 por C. S. Lewis. Sin embargo, Lewis no acabó ahí. Seis libros más siguieron, y juntos se dieron a conocer como Las Crónicas de Narnia.
Durante más de cincuenta años, Las Crónicas de Narnia han transcendido el género de la fantasía, formando parte del canon de la literatura clásica. Cada uno de los siete libros es una obra maestra, que sumerge a los lectores en un terreno donde la magia es realidad, y el resultado es un mundo ficticio cuyo ámbito ha fascinado a generaciones.
Esta edición presenta los siete libros en un volumen impresionante.
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The Last Battleby C. S. Lewis, Pauline BaynesISBN 0061125296 (0-06-112529-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Last Battle'Book summary:The Last Battle is now repackaged in an unjacketed paper-over-board edition with black-and-white Pauline Baynes artwork in the interior and the iconic Chris Van Allsburg art on the cover. [via]
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Lion, Witch, & Wardrobeby C. S. Lewis, Pauline BaynesISBN 0064404994 (0-06-440499-4)
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The Lions Of Al-rassanby Guy Gavriel KayISBN 0061056219 (0-06-105621-9)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lions of Al-Rassan'Book summary:A sweeping epic of Renaissance Spain is culled from the legends of El Cid and follows a time of tumultous change, strife, heroism, political intrigue, war, and courtly delights. By the author of A Song for Arbonne. [via]
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Little House in the Big Woodsby Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth WilliamsISBN 0064400018 (0-06-440001-8)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Little House in the Big Woods'Book summary:Although the Little House stories are traditionally seen as "girl" books, boys might be happily surprised if they take another peek at their sisters' shelves. Little House in the Big Woods--the first book of the series and Laura Ingalls Wilder's first children's book--is full of the thrills, chills, and spills typically associated with "boy" books. Any boy or girl who has fantasized about running off to live in the woods will find ample information in these pages to manage a Wisconsin snowstorm, a panther attack, or a wild sled ride with a pig as an uninvited guest. Every chapter divulges fascinatingly intricate, yet easy-to-read, details about pioneer life in the Midwest in the late 1800s, from bear-meat curing to maple-tree sapping to homemade bullet making.
Wilder's autobiographical tales ring with truth and excitement. Readers will receive a perfectly painless history lesson, and in fact will clamor for more. Beloved illustrator Garth Williams spent years researching young Laura's pioneering family. His soft-line illustrations bring to life the full, simple days and nights in the family's log cabin. No one can read just one Little House book! (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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A Little Princessby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Tasha TudorISBN 0064401871 (0-06-440187-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Little Princess'Book summary:Generations of children have treasured the story of Sara Crewe, the little girl who imagines shes a princess in order to survive hard times at Miss Minchins London boarding school. Now, this classic novel is available in two beautiful new collectors editions. With Tasha Tudors enchanting black-and-white illustrations, and lovely details like a satin ribbon marker and glorious full-color plates in the hardcover, these new editions of A Little Princess are must-haves for anyone who wants to rediscover the magic of this beloved story. [via]
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Lord Peter Views the Bodyby Dorothy Leigh SayersISBN 0061043591 (0-06-104359-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lord Peter Views the Body'Book summary:In this delightful collection of Wimsey exploits, Dorothy L. Sayers reveals a gruesome, grotesque but absolutely bewitching side rarely shown in Lord Peter's full-length adventures.
Lord Peter views the body in 12 tantalizing and bizarre ways in this outsanding collection. He deals with such marvels as the man with copper fingers, Uncle Meleager's missing will, the cat in the bag, the foosteps that ran, the stolen stomach, the man without a face...and with such clues as cyanide, jewels, a roast chicken and a classic crossword puzzle.
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Lords and Ladiesby Terry PratchettISBN 0061056928 (0-06-105692-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lords and Ladies'Book summary:Although they may feature witches and wizards, vampires and dwarves, along with the occasional odd human, Terry Pratchett's bestselling Discworld novels are grounded firmly in the modern world. Taking humorous aim at all our foibles, each novel reveals our true character and nature.
It's a dreamy midsummer's night in the Kingdom of Lancre. But music and romance aren't the only things filling the air. Magic and mischief are afoot, threatening to spoil the royal wedding of King Verence and his favorite witch, Magrat Garlick. Invaded by some Fairie Trash, soon it won't be only champagne that's flowing through the streets ...
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Love in Vein IIby Poppy Z. BriteISBN 006105657X (0-06-105657-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Love in Vein II'Book summary:A second helping of blood and passion ...
Acclaimed dark fantasist Poppy Z. Brite's previous excursion into the nightmare realm of terrifying sensuality offered readers a sumptuous blood feast of unspeakable pleasures. Now she has done it again, serving up more provocative tales from some of the most inventive and accomplished writers in the field -- an unabashed exploration of shadow places and terrible hungers that's more dangerously seductive, more boldly erotic than the first.
If you found Love in Vein disturbingly dark, unsettlingly seductive, and deliciously carnal -- you're going to adore Twice Bitten: Love in Vein II. But be warned. It may be more than you can handle. It may open doors into the darkest corners of your unspoken fears. And it may be exactly what you've been secretly lusting for.
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Magicby Isaac AsimovISBN 0061052051 (0-06-105205-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Magic'Book summary:A final collection of original short fantasy stories assembles previously uncollected tales, stories about the two-centimeter demon Azael, several fairy tales, and a humorous adventure about Batman's old age. [via]
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Magic: The Final Fantasy Collectionby Isaac AsimovISBN 0061054127 (0-06-105412-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Magic: The Final Fantasy Collection'Book summary:Isaac Asimov and science fiction are one and the same to millions of readers.He was the field's transcendent genius, its reigning prophet, its genial patriarch, and its most prolific author. But Asimov also wrote fantasy, and invariably of an enduring quality. Magic is his final original collection, containing all of his uncollected fantasy stories that have never before appeared in book form.
In addition, this farewell collection of Asimov's writings also includes his thoughts on the genre of fantasy itself. Here are the fascinating musings of a wide ranging intelligence, discussing everything from Tolkien to Spielberg, from Unicorns to King Arthur, from the difference between maidens and damsels to the speed of Seven League Boots - scientifically calculated at last! [via]
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The Magician's Nephewby C. S. Lewis, Pauline BaynesISBN 0061125261 (0-06-112526-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Magician's Nephew'Book summary:This large, deluxe hardcover edition of the first title in the classic Chronicles of Narnia series, The Magician's Nephew, is a gorgeous introduction to the magical land of Narnia. The many readers who discovered C.S. Lewis's Chronicles through The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will be delighted to find that the next volume in the series is actually the first in the sequence--and a step back in time. In this unforgettable story, British schoolchildren Polly and Digory inadvertently tumble into the Wood Between the Worlds, where they meet the evil Queen Jadis and, ultimately, the great, mysterious King Aslan. We witness the birth of Narnia and discover the legendary source of all the adventures that are to follow in the seven books that comprise the series.
Rich, heavy pages, a gold-embossed cover, and Pauline Baynes's original illustrations (hand-colored by the illustrator herself 40 years later) make this special edition of a classic a bona fide treasure. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Men at Arms: A Novel of Discworldby Terry PratchettISBN 0061092193 (0-06-109219-3)
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More Scary Stories to Tell in the Darkby Alvin Schwartz, Stephen GammellISBN 0064401774 (0-06-440177-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'Book summary:All those who enjoyed shuddering their way through Alvin Schwartz's first volume of Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark will find a satisfyingly spooky sequel in this new collection of the macabre, the funny, and the fantastic. Is it possible to die -- and not know it? What if a person is buried too soon? What happens to a thief foolish enough to rob a corpse, or to a murderer whose victim returns from the grave? Read about these terrifying predicaments as well as what happens when practical jokes produce gruesome consequences and initiations go awry. Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozen scary stories -- and even a scary song -- all just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark. If You Dare! [via]
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggleby Betty MacDonald, Hilary KnightISBN 0064401480 (0-06-440148-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle'Book summary:Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has been wildly popular with children and adults for over 50 years. Children adore her because she understands them--and because her upside-down house is always filled with the smell of freshly baked cookies, and her backyard with buried treasure. Grownups love her because her magical common sense solutions to children's problems succeed when their own cajoling and yelling don't. For the child who refuses to bathe, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle recommends letting her be. Wait until the dirt on her body has accumulated to half an inch, then scatter radish seeds on her arms and head. When the plants start sprouting, the nonbather is guaranteed to change her mind about that bath.
Hilary Knight's (Eloise, Sunday Morning) delightful pictures provide lively, droll accompaniment to Betty MacDonald's refreshing stories. Whether Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is curing Answer-Backers or Slow-Eater-Tiny-Bite-Takers, her remedies always work like a charm. More than one parent over the years has surreptitiously turned to Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle when Dr. Spock failed to come through. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Odysseyby Homer, Joanne Mattern, Sheila BlackISBN 0061064130 (0-06-106413-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Odyssey'Book summary:By its evocation of a real or imaged heroic age, its contrasts of character and its variety of adventure, above all by its sheer narrative power, the Odyssey has won and preserved its place among the greatest tales in the world. It tells of Odysseus' adventurous wanderings as he returns from the long war at Troy to his home in the Greek island of Ithaca, where his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus have been waiting for him for twenty years. He meets a one-eyed giant, Polyphemus the Cyclops; he visits the underworld; he faces the terrible monsters Scylla and Charybdis; he extricates himself from the charms of Circe and Calypso. After these and numerous other legendary encounters he finally reaches home, where, disguised as a beggar, he begins to plan revenge on the suitors who have for years been besieging Penelope and feasting on his own meat and wine with insolent impunity. [via]
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On Women Turning 50: Celebrating Mid Life Discoveriesby Cathleen RountreeISBN 0062506684 (0-06-250668-4)
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Pigs in Heavenby Barbara KingsolverISBN 006109868X (0-06-109868-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pigs in Heaven'Book summary:Six-year-old Turtle Greer witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam, leading to a man's dramatic rescue. But Turtle's moment of celebrity draws her into a crisis of historical proportions that will envelop not only her and her mother, Taylor, but everyone else who touched their lives in a complex web connecting their future with their past. With this wise, compelling novel, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible, The Bean Trees, and Animal Dreams vividly renders a world of heartbreak and redeeming love as she defines and defies the boundaries of family, and illuminates the many separate truths aboutthe ties that bind us and tear us apart.
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Playboy Book of Science Fictionby ALice K. TurnerISBN 0061052884 (0-06-105288-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Playboy Book of Science Fiction'Book summary:Despite (or perhaps because of) its once taboo subject matter, Playboy magazine has garnered a reputation as a market for daring, innovative short fiction since its inception in 1953. In particular, science fiction authors used Playboy as a forum for stories in which they explored literary themes and adult situations that would have rendered them unpublishable by mainstream SF magazines then aimed at teenagers. Alice K. Turner, Playboy's fiction editor, has collected a remarkable set of science fiction stories for this anthology. The list of prestigious, award-winning authors whose stories graced the magazine's pages between those (in)famous photos reads like a science fiction hall of fame: Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, Norman Spinrad, Damon Knight, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., J.G. Ballard, Frederick Pohl, Arthur C. Clarke, Larry Niven, Harlan Ellison, Philip K. Dick, Robert Silverberg, Joe Haldeman, and more. The stories span from the late 1960s through the late 1990s, with several SF subgenres such as new wave and cyberpunk represented. Some of these works are reprints, some are original, but each provides a glimpse into a fascinating sidebar in SF publishing. (Adult content and situations) [via]
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Prince Caspian: Lucy's Journeyby C. S. Lewis, Pauline BaynesISBN 0064405001 (0-06-440500-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prince Caspian: Lucy's Journey'Book summary:Prince Caspian is now repackaged in an unjacketed paper-over-board edition with black-and-white Pauline Baynes artwork in the interior and the iconic Chris Van Allsburg art on the cover. [via]
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Profiles in Courageby John F. KennedyISBN 0061205680 (0-06-120568-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Profiles in Courage'Book summary:The Illustrated Edition: The Pulitzer-Prize winning account of men of principle, integrity and bravery in American politics is now available in a handsome, illustrated format . Eight men who served in the United States Senate were selected by John F. Kennedy as models of virtue and courage under pressure. [via]
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The Return to Narnia: The Rescue of Prince Caspianby C. S. Lewis, Sarah L. Thomson, Matthew ArmstrongISBN 0061131105 (0-06-113110-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Return to Narnia: The Rescue of Prince Caspian'Book summary:In this thrilling full-color picture book, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy return to Narnia for the first time since The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to help Prince Caspian in his fight for the throne. [via]
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Sacred Stories: A Celebration of the Power of Stories to Transform and Healby Charles Simpkinson, Anne SimpkinsonISBN 0062508520 (0-06-250852-0)
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Scary Storiesby SchwartzISBN 0061070165 (0-06-107016-5)
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Scary Stories 3by Stephen Gammell, Alvin SchwartzISBN 0064404188 (0-06-440418-8)
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Darkby Alvin Schwartz, Stephen GammellISBN 0064401707 (0-06-440170-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'Book summary:This spooky addition to Alvin Schwartz's popular books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright.
There is a story here for everyone -- skeletons with torn and tangled flesh who roam the earth; a ghost who takes revenge on her murderer; and a haunted house where every night a bloody head falls down the chimney.
Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozen scary stories -- and even scary songs -- all just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark.
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Shadowfaneby Janny WurtsISBN 0061054704 (0-06-105470-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shadowfane'Book summary:Ivainson Jaric, heir to the Firelord's legacy, is caught in a life and death struggle to win his inherited powers. Taen Dreamweaver battles her evil brother, corrupted by demons to slaughter his own kind. If either one of the falls, the Stormwarden will never win free of his icy imprisonment to help their cause.
As Scait, Demonlord of Shadowfane, uses his captured human talent for his conquest, his machinations raise an even greater threat, one that could hurl all the world to its destruction , and end mankind's chance of reclaiming freedom among the stars...
And so the Cycle of Fire races toward its powerful conclusion! [via]
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The Silver Chairby C. S. Lewis, Pauline BaynesISBN 0061125288 (0-06-112528-8)
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Small Godsby Terry PratchettISBN 0061092177 (0-06-109217-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Small Gods'Book summary:Discworld is an extragavanza--among much else, it has billions of gods. "They swarm as thick as herring roe," writes Terry Pratchett in Small Gods, the 13th book in the series. Where there are gods galore, there are priests, high and low, and... there are novices. Brutha is a novice with little chance to become a priest--thinking does not come easily to him, although believing does. But it is to Brutha that the great god Om manifests, in the lowly form of a tortoise. --Blaise Selby [via]
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Snow Lion's Turquoise Mane: Wisdom Tales from Tibetby Surya DasISBN 0062508490 (0-06-250849-0)
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Soul Musicby Terry PratchettISBN 0061054895 (0-06-105489-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Soul Music'Book summary:Soul Music is the 16th book in the bestselling Discworld series, with close ties to the fourth book, Mort. Susan Sto Helit is rather bored at her boarding school in the city of Ankh-Morpork, which is just as well, since it seems that her family business--she is the granddaughter of Death--suddenly needs a new caretaker. --Blaise Selby [via]
The Spider's Houseby Paul Bowles, Francine ProseISBN 0061137030 (0-06-113703-0)
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Stormwardenby Janny WurtsISBN 0061054623 (0-06-105462-3)
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The Storyteller's Goddessby Carolyn McVicker EdwardsISBN 0062502638 (0-06-250263-8)
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That Way Lies Camelotby Janny WurtsISBN 0061057789 (0-06-105778-9)
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Vacuum Diagramsby Stephen BaxterISBN 0061059048 (0-06-105904-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vacuum Diagrams'Book summary:Ironically, you'll probably appreciate Vacuum Diagrams most after you've put it down. The prolific and acclaimed Stephen Baxter has always been praised for his imaginative and conscientious use of science, and Vacuum Diagrams is no exception. This collection of short stories will leave you ruminating for days over the sprawl of ideas, worlds, and life forms Baxter has woven together.
Filling in the gaps on Baxter's ambitious, almost audacious, 10-million-year timeline called the "Xeelee Sequence," Vacuum Diagrams is a collection of revised, previously published short stories that bridges together his popular novels set in this same "future history"--Raft, Timelike Infinity, Flux, and Ring. Baxter's universe is rotten with life, from strange tree-stump-like creatures with superfluid ice skeletons to dark matter "birds" to sentient beings composed of pure mathematics. And Baxter's reverence for life's beauty, for its voracious robustness, is hard to resist--especially when it comes to humanity and its tentative, eager rise. The cycling timeline follows humans as they come into their own as a star-faring race, from their first sporadic steps to their near dominance of the universe and beyond.
Vacuum Diagrams is a great introduction to Baxter for those unfamiliar with him and a good primer for the other "Xeelee Sequence" novels. If you already love Baxter or the other novels in the sequence, Vacuum Diagrams is certainly a safe bet. Besides, any book that sends you scurrying quizzically after your college physics text deserves a closer look. Check it out. --Paul Hughes [via]
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treaderby C. S. Lewis, Pauline BaynesISBN 006112527X (0-06-112527-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'Book summary:The BBC Radio production of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a delightful two-hour sail on the most fabulous ship in Narnia. Lucy and Edmund, with their dreadful cousin Eustace, get magically pulled into a painting of a ship at sea. That ship is the Dawn Treader, and on board is Caspian, King of Narnia. He and his companions, including Reepicheep, the valiant warrior mouse, are searching for seven lost lords of Narnia, and their voyage will take them to the edge of the world. Their adventures include being captured by slave traders, a much-too-close encounter with a dragon, and visits to many enchanted islands, including the place where dreams come true. The adaptation is faithful to its source, C.S. Lewis's series of Narnia books, which have provided exciting and uplifting tales for generations of children. BBC Radio does wonders with sound effects--the ship creaks in the wind, the sorrowful dragon roars lugubriously--and musical cues and interludes that keep the pacing dynamic. There's also a splendid cast of plummy British voices, making this far more than a book read onto cassette--it's an audio drama, as enjoyable as a trip to the theater. Grownups who buy this tape for their children will want to borrow it for themselves. (Running time: two hours, two cassettes) --Blaise Selby [via]
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The Wee Free Menby Terry Pratchett, Stephen PlayerISBN 0061340804 (0-06-134080-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wee Free Men'Book summary:When you have an author as good as Terry Pratchett writing for children, you expect that the result will be a novel of great invention, assured comic timing and a generally all-round highly readable fantasy tour de force. Readers of The Wee Free Men will not be disappointed. After winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal award for his previous story of Discworld for younger readers, The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, Pratchett has followed up with another irresistibly entertaining adventure.
Miss Perspicacia Tick, a witch of some renown, is worried about a ripple in the walls of the universe--probably another world making contact. Which is not good. This errant activity is centred on some chalk country--where traditionally good witches simply do not grow well. Fortunately, Miss Tiffany Aching of Home Farm on The Chalk, nine years old, misunderstood and yearning for excitement, wants to be a witch and has just proved herself to be of great potential by whacking a big Green Monster from the river with a huge frying pan while using her annoying younger brother as bait. Miss Tick is impressed. So, after travelling to the chalky downs at once and dispensing some stop gap advice to Tiffany about holding the fort until she gets back with more help, Miss Tick is off.
Any hesitation Tiffany may have had about the seriousness of the situation expires when the Queen of the fairies kidnaps her younger brother. With the help of a talking frog, loaned by Miss Tick, and an army of thieving, warmongering, nippy, boozy wee free men called the Nac Mac Feegle (who used to work for the Queen but rebelled), Tiffany sets off rescue her kin.
There's humour at every turn, and the situations that follow are both wonderfully dramatic and preposterously unreal. Pratchett really is the master of his genre and it's difficult to imagine a more entertaining read. (Age 10 and over) --John McLay [via]
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Year's Best Science Fictionby David G. HartwellISBN 0061057460 (0-06-105746-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Year's Best Science Fiction'Book summary:Editor David G. Hartwell started this annual anthology series because he felt that the "other" best science fiction anthology (The Year's Best Science Fiction) included stories that weren't quite science fiction. Now in its second year, this anthology is proving that there is plenty of great "traditional" work being published in the field, and enough good stories to go around for both anthologies (although there is some overlap between them). In this edition Hartwell showcases talents such as Terry Bisson, James Patrick Kelly, Gene Wolfe, and Allen Steele. No matter how you define science fiction, you'll find something of interest in this excellent collection. [via]
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Year's Best SFby David G. HartwellISBN 0061056413 (0-06-105641-3)
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