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83 Best Canadian Storiesby Sandra Martin, Helwig, David and Martin, SandraISBN 0887504884 (0-88750-488-4)
Hardcover, Oberon Pr
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Abandonedby Jeri Massi, Dana ThompsonISBN 0890844674 (0-89084-467-4)
Softcover, Bob Jones Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Abandoned'Book summary:The Derwoods and Scruggs have been invited to visit Uncle Bill in New England, and, much to everyone's surprise, so has Annette. With Annette along, Jack can see trouble ahead, and trouble there certainly is, but not just from Annette.
When the group from Peabody is stranded in the mountains of New England, they decide to pray together, and they look to the Lord for wisdom and strength. Scruggs emerges as their leader, inspiring them to be as courageous as a band of ancient Vikings. Pursued by an unknown enemy, they struggle together through the wilderness. [via]
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Abel Sanchez and Other Storiesby Miguel De UnamunoISBN 0895267071 (0-89526-707-1)
Softcover, Regnery Pub
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Age of Fableby Thomas BulfinchISBN 0894715380 (0-89471-538-0)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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American Folklore and Legendby Reader's DigestISBN 0895770458 (0-89577-045-8)
Hardcover, Readers Digest
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Asimov's Choice: Comets & Computersby Isaac Asimov, George H. ScithersISBN 0895590220 (0-89559-022-0)
Hardcover, Dale Books
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The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fictionby Edward GormanISBN 0887390390 (0-88739-039-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Bride of the Innisfallen and Other Storiesby Eudora WeltyISBN 0891905154 (0-89190-515-4)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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Bulfinch's Mythologyby BulfinchISBN 0894715372 (0-89471-537-2)
Softcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bulfinch's Mythology'Book summary:This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare s finesse to Oscar Wilde s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim s Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library. [via]
Cambodiaby Brian FawcettISBN 0889222371 (0-88922-237-1)
Softcover, Northwestern Univ Pr
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The Captains Daughter and Other Storiesby Aleksandr Sergeevich PushkinISBN 0891902317 (0-89190-231-7)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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A Christmas Carolby Charles DickensISBN 0893753564 (0-89375-356-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Christmas Carol'Book summary:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 edition. Excerpt: ...am here, or how I came. I have listened to the Chimes these many years. They have cheered me often." "And you have thanked them?" said the Bell. " A thousand times!" cried Trotty. "How?" "I am a poor man," faltered Trotty, " and could only thank them in words." "And always so?" inquired the Goblin of the Bell. "Have you never done us wrong in words? " "No!" cried Trotty eagerly. "Never done us foul, and false, and wicked wrong, in words?" pursued the Goblin of the Bell. Trotty was about to answer, "Never!" But he stopped, and was confused. "The voice of Time," said the Phantom, "cries to man, Advance! Time is for his advancement and improvement; for his greater worth, his greater happiness, his better life; his progressonward to that goal within its knowledge and its view, and set there, in the period when Time and He began. Ages of darkness, wickedness, and violence, have come and gone: millions uncountable, have suffered, lived, and died: to point the way Before him. Who seeks to turn him hack, or stay him on his course, arrests a mighty engine which will strike the meddler dead; and be the fiercer and the wilder, ever, for its momentary check! " "I never did so, to my knowledge, Sir," said Trotty. "It was quite, by accident if I did. I wouldn't go to do it, I "in sure." " Who puts into the month of Time, or of its servants," said the Goblin of the Bell, "a cry of lamentation for days which have had their trial and their failure, and have left deep traces of it which the blind may see--a cry that only serves the Present Time, by showing men how much it needs their help when any ears can listen to regrets for such a Past--who does this, does a wrong. And yon have done that wrong to us, the Chimes." Trotty's first excess of fear was gone. But he... [via]
Christmas Stalkingsby Charlotte MacLeodISBN 0892964375 (0-89296-437-5)
Hardcover, Mysterious Pr
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The Clever Adulteress and Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain Literatureby Phyllis GranoffISBN 0889624356 (0-88962-435-6)
Hardcover, Mosaic Press/International Publishers, Incorporated
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Collected Stories of O HenryISBN 0891903976 (0-89190-397-6)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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The Complete Tales of Peter Rabbit and Other Favorite Storiesby Beatrix PotterISBN 089471855X (0-89471-855-X)
Softcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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The Complete Tales of Peter Rabbit and Other Favorite Stories and Plush Toyby Beatrix PotterISBN 0894714880 (0-89471-488-0)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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The Cremation Of Sam Mcgeeby Robert W. ServiceISBN 0888392230 (0-88839-223-0)
Softcover, Hancock House Pub Ltd
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Dancing Cats and Neglected Murderessesby Edward John GoreyISBN 0894800825 (0-89480-082-5)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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Daughters of Copper Womanby Anne CameronISBN 0889740224 (0-88974-022-4)
Softcover, Press Gang Pub
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Disinformation: 22 Media Myths That Undermine the War on Terrorby Richard MiniterISBN 0895260069 (0-89526-006-9)
Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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Draculaby Bram StokerISBN 0893757829 (0-89375-782-9)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dracula'Book summary:[via]Awareness of Dracula as a masterly gothic thriller has increased ever since its publication in 1897, and the novel is regarded as one of the most seminal horror stories ever written, having inspired countless copycat tales and literary spin-offs. The tale of young Englishman Jonathan Harker's journey to Transylvania, into the very heart of Count Draculas evil realm, is compelling, but it is perhaps the journey of the vampire to Englandand the dangers he poses to Jonathans beloved Minathat is more horrifying.More editions of Dracula:
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Dykewords: An Anthology of Lesbian WritingISBN 0889611491 (0-88961-149-1)
Softcover, Canadian Scholars Pr
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Early Pohlby Frederik PohlISBN 0891907971 (0-89190-797-1)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosiccucian Symbolical Philosophyby Manly Palmer HallISBN 0893145483 (0-89314-548-3)
Hardcover, Philosophical Research Society
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosiccucian Symbolical Philosophy'Book summary:Simply put, this is the most fascinating and complete occult book ever published. It represents a lifetime of research into the mythology, symbolism, and magical practices of countless cultures. From the secrets of Isis to the teachings of mystic Christianity, nearly every occult dogma imaginable is represented here. PDF searchable text-only format. [via]
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English Country House Murdersby Thomas GodfreyISBN 0892963557 (0-89296-355-7)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'English Country House Murders'Book summary:Nothing could seem more civilized, more orderly and sedate than a weekend at one of Great Britain's country estates. Yet these staid, conservative houses play host to a wider variety of murders than do the mean streets of America's darkest cities. [via]
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Famous Tales of Mystery and Horrorby Edgar Allan PoeISBN 0893753696 (0-89375-369-6)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Famous Tales of Mystery and Horror'Book summary:A madman silently stalks his victim. After the hideous murder, he cleverly hides the corpse. He is safe...no one will ever know...but then -suddenly - the slow and steady beat of the dead man's heart begins...The Telltale Heart is an eerie tale of insanity and murder. It sets the mood for the terrifying stories that follow in Famous Tales of Mystery and Horror. [via]
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Jane Parker Resnick, Dale CrawfordISBN 0894718606 (0-89471-860-6)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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The Gift of the Magi and Other Storiesby O. HenryISBN 0895772663 (0-89577-266-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Good Bonesby Margaret AtwoodISBN 0889104425 (0-88910-442-5)
Hardcover, Coach House Pr
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Good Earthby Pearl S. BuckISBN 0895774135 (0-89577-413-5)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Good Earth'Book summary:The story begins on the wedding day of farmer Wang Lung and follows his simple, often one-sided view of the Chinese culture, times, and his connection with the land. The land is a recurring theme throughout the novel, seemingly nurtured by the apparent protagonists, rejected and ruined by the antagonists. The author uses the House of Hwang, a nearby house of nobles, to contrast and predict their rise and fall. As the House of Hwang meets its slow and desperate end, Wang Lung rises.
However, as the weather turns disastrous for farming, Wang Lung's family has to flee to the city to scrape out a meager living. Upon returning home, the family fares better. Wang Lung eventually becomes a prosperous man, his rise contrasting with the downfall of the Hwang family, who lose their connection to the land. At the end of the novel, when Wang Lung is an old man, he overhears his sons plotting to sell some of the land, thus showing the end of the cycle of wealth and downfall. [via]
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witchby Terry Pratchett, Neil GaimanISBN 0894808532 (0-89480-853-2)
Hardcover, Workman Pub Co
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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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Good-Bye, Mr. Chips, and Other Storiesby James HiltonISBN 0895776308 (0-89577-630-8)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association
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Great Tales of Terrorby Edgar Allan PoeISBN 0893753971 (0-89375-397-1)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Tales of Terror'Book summary:Welcome to a World of Terror... Each descending sweep of the scharp pendulum brings the prisoner closer to death. One stroke neatly slices his robe. Another brings agonizing pain. Surely the next will end it all.... If you like stories of mystery and suspense get ready for Great Tales of Terror, by Edgar Allan Poe. This nightmarish collection includes these famous tales: "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Black Cat," amd "Ligeia." [via]
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Ground Worksby Christian Christian, Margaret Eleanor AtwoodISBN 0887846912 (0-88784-691-2)
Softcover, House of Anansi Pr
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Ground Worksby Margaret Eleanor Atwood, Christian BkISBN 0887841805 (0-88784-180-5)
Hardcover, Pgw
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Home In Alfalfaby Hugh CookISBN 0889626774 (0-88962-677-4)
Softcover, Mosaic Press
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Hot Sleepby Orson Scott CardISBN 0894370545 (0-89437-054-5)
Hardcover, Baronet Pub Co
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Inventing Victorby Jennifer BannanISBN 0887483976 (0-88748-397-6)
Softcover, Carnegie Mellon Univ Pr
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The Invisible Manby H. G. WellsISBN 0893190098 (0-89319-009-8)
Softcover, Andor Pub Co
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Irish Fairy TalesISBN 089009795X (0-89009-795-X)
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Isis Pedlarby Monica HughesISBN 0887765106 (0-88776-510-6)
Softcover, McClelland & Stewart Ltd
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Just Another Week/Nedelja Kak Nedeljaby Natalya BaranskayaISBN 0893572020 (0-89357-202-0)
Softcover, Slavica Pub
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Killashandraby Anne McCaffreyISBN 0893661872 (0-89366-187-2)
Hardcover, Washington Ave Books Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Killashandra'Book summary:Aware that her presence on Ballybran constitutes a threat to her lover, Killashandra goes undercover to find a much-needed crystal. 2 cassettes. [via]
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Kilter: 55 Fictionsby John GouldISBN 0888012802 (0-88801-280-2)
Softcover, Turnstone Press
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Kwakiutl Legendsby James Wallas, Pamela WhitakerISBN 0888392303 (0-88839-230-3)
Softcover, Hancock House Publishers, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kwakiutl Legends'Book summary:The stories in this book relate the traditional tales which Mr James Wallas has learned from his elders, who lived in Quatsino Sound and on Hope Island. Mr. Wallas's forefathers are members of a people known generally as the Kwakiutl, although the term is misleading because it originally referred to a sub-group living at Fort Rupert. The Kwakiutl inhabit an area which at present includes Campbell River at the southern extreme, Quatsino Sound at the western extreme, various inlets of mainland BC at the eastern extreme, and Smiths Inlet at the northern extreme. Traditionally, the Kwakiutl lived in villages located in this general area (excluding Campbell River an Cape Mudge) which were organised into tribes. Today, most of them live on reserves near towns, maintaining some remote villages for food preparation and preserving during the spring, summer and fall. [via]
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Kwakiutl Legendsby Wallas & WhitakerISBN 0888390947 (0-88839-094-7)
Hardcover, Hancock House Pub Ltd
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Talesby Arthur Rackham, Washington IrvingISBN 0895772558 (0-89577-255-8)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Tales'Book summary:Contains: In addition to title book: The Stout Gentleman; Annette Delarbre; The Hauntedd House; Dolph Heyliger; Rip Van Winkle; The Great Unknown; The Hunting-Dinner; The Adventure of My Uncle; The Adventure Of My Aunt; The Bold Dragoon; The Adventure of the German Student; The Adventure of The Mysterious Picture; The Adventure Of The Myst erious Stranger; The Story of The Young Italian. [via]
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A Little Princessby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0893755001 (0-89375-500-1)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Little Princess'Book summary:Written by British-born author Frances Hodgson Burnett and first published in 1905, A Little Princess tells the story of young Sara Crewe, privileged daughter of a wealthy diamond merchant. All the other girls at Miss Minchin's school treat Sara as if she truly were a princess. But when Captain Crewe's fortune is sadly lost, Sara's luck changes. Suddenly she is treated no better than a scullery maid. Her own fierce determination to maintain her dignity and remain a princess on the inside has intrigued and delighted readers for almost a hundred years, even inspiring an acclaimed sequel, Wishing for Tomorrow. [via]
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Little Tales of Misogynyby Patricia HighsmithISBN 0892969172 (0-89296-917-2)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Little Tales of Misogyny'Book summary:Long out of print, this Highsmith classic resurfaces with a vengeance.
The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith continues with the publication of this legendary, cultish short story collection. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbors into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. In the darkly satiric, often mordantly hilarious sketches that make up Little Tales of Misogyny, Highsmith upsets our conventional notions of female character, revealing the devastating power of these once familiar creatures"The Dancer," "The Female Novelist," "The Prude"who destroy both themselves and the men around them. This work attesets to Highsmith's reputation as "the poet of apprehension" (Graham Greene). [via]More editions of Little Tales of Misogyny:
The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburgby Mark TwainISBN 0895987317 (0-89598-731-7)
Softcover, Perfection Learning
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Masqueradeby WilliamsISBN 0894803697 (0-89480-369-7)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Masquerade'Book summary:In paperback, the book that touched off the treasure hunt of the century-with a full explanation of the Masquerade Riddle.
For three years, treasure-seekers from both sides of the Atlantic sought a fabulous golden hare buried by artist Kit Williams. Williams had devised an unusual guide to the hare's whereabouts: a multilayered riddle that he told in a fairy tale of his own imagining, and presented in dazzling, cryptic, paintings.
When the hare was finally unearthed by a British engineer, many were left wanting to know exactly how the clues worked out. In this paperback reprint of Masquerade, the author supplies an illustrated preface that pulls the strings, finds the goal, and points to what's important: the village chemist's daughter, the atomic weight of the elements, the shadows of the equinox, Henry VIII's first wife. Williams explains how numbers and colors correspond to the intricate ballet, and how the eyes really do see the answer. And of course, here are the magical pages that tell the tale of Jack the hare, and his journey to the sun. They are still there to discover, ponder, rediscover. And understand at last.
Suitable for ages 7 and up. 73,000 copies in print. [via]More editions of Masquerade:
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0891040242 (0-89104-024-2)
Hardcover, A & W Visual Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'Book summary:Penzler Pick, February 2000: What is there about the greatest series of short stories in the history of the world that hasn't already been said? This is the second (of five) story collections by Doyle about the greatest detective in literature--and a splendid volume it is, containing such superb puzzles as "The Greek Interpreter," in which readers are introduced to Mycroft Holmes; "The Musgrave Ritual"; "Silver Blaze"; and the earth-shattering "The Final Adventure," recounting the struggle between Holmes and the evil Professor Moriarty in which the two titans were apparently killed as they went over the edge of the Reichenbach Falls.
But every mystery reader already knows this. I'm pointing out this marvelous book because it has been extensively annotated by a fine Sherlockian scholar, Les Klinger, who has brought to all serious students of the Holmesian canon a level of erudition seldom encountered. In addition to the expected illustrations from The Strand magazine and meticulous scrutiny of chronological evidence of various events, there are references to primary sources and a staggering helping of information from the thousands of works about Sherlock Holmes by others.
More than 30 years ago, another great Sherlockian scholar, William S. Baring-Gould, produced a ground-breaking volume that enjoyed more than 35 printings in its original two-volume format and probably sold just as many copies in a slightly less elaborate one-volume size. The Annotated Sherlock Holmes became the single most essential volume in the library of any true Sherlockian, of which the world has far more than you think.
Les Klinger has acknowledged Baring-Gould in every way imaginable, and it was an act of extraordinary courage to attempt to supercede that monumental work. But that is exactly what he appears to be doing. The first volume, his annotated edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, was introduced by the same publisher last year. There are seven yet to come.
If you want to master just about everything there is to know about The Great Detective and The Good Doctor, to understand what Holmes meant when he referred to "a comet vintage" of wine, and to know what discrepancies there are between the English and American editions of the works, plus a thousand other things relating to Holmes, Watson, and the England of the Victorian era, you must have this volume, as well as all the others in the series as they become available over the next few years. --Otto Penzler [via]
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Murder in the Darkby Margaret AtwoodISBN 0889102589 (0-88910-258-9)
Softcover, Northwestern Univ Pr
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The New Age Baby Name Bookby Sue BrowderISBN 0894800299 (0-89480-029-9)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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The Original Illustratedby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0890093911 (0-89009-391-1)
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The Original Illustrated Alice in Wonderlandby Lewis CarrollISBN 0890092567 (0-89009-256-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Original Illustrated Alice in Wonderland'Book summary:The Original Illustrated Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll with the original illustrations by John Tenniel, in color for this edition by Martina Selway, published by Castle Books copyright 1978, published in Yugoslavia September 1985. Oversize hardback 80 page book with glossy pictorial cover [via]
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Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0890090572 (0-89009-057-2)
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Palestine's Childrenby Barbara Harlow, Ghassan Kanafani, Karen E. RileyISBN 0894108905 (0-89410-890-5)
Softcover, Lynne Rienner Pub
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Palestine's Children : Returning to Haifa and Other Storiesby Ghassan Kanafani, Barbara Harlow, Karen E. RileyISBN 0894108654 (0-89410-865-4)
Hardcover, Rienner Publishers, Incorporated, Lynne
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Peter Rabbit & Other Storiesby Beatrix PotterISBN 0890091870 (0-89009-187-0)
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Pirates, Ghosts, and Coastal Lore: The Best of Judge Whedbeeby Charles Harry WhedbeeISBN 0895872951 (0-89587-295-1)
Hardcover, John F Blair Pub
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The Pit and the Pendulumby Edgar Allan PoeISBN 089061265X (0-89061-265-X)
Softcover, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
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Queeriesby Dennis DenisoffISBN 0889782717 (0-88978-271-7)
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Reader's Digest Treasury for Young Readersby Anie Politzer, Michel PolitzerISBN 0895770644 (0-89577-064-4)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association
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The Renegades of Pernby Anne McCaffreyISBN 0893662844 (0-89366-284-4)
Hardcover, Washington Ave Books Inc
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But not everyone on Pern was part of that system of mutual care and protection, particularly those who had been rendered holdless as punishment for wrongdoing. And there were some, like Jayge's trader clan, who simply preferred the freedom of the roads to the security of a hold. Others, like Aramina's family, had lost their holds through injustice and cruelty. For all the holdless, life was a constant struggle for survival.
Then, from the ranks of the criminals and the disaffected, rose a band of renegades, led by the Lady Thella. No one was safe from Thella's depredations, and now her quarry was Aramina, reputed to have a telepathic link with dragons. But when Thella mistakenly vented her rage on Jayge's family, she made a dangerous mistake. For Jayge was bent on revenge . . . and he would never let her have the girl who heard dragons!
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The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic, and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy Being an Interpretation of the Secret Teachingsby Manly Palmer HallISBN 089314830X (0-89314-830-X)
Softcover, Philosophical Research Society
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Discover the Secrets within the Symbolic Figures, Allegories, Oral Traditions, and Rituals of Mankind.
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This contemporary classic of ancient wisdom concentrates the time-tested jewels of mystical experience into one exemplary source. World-reknowned expert Manly P. Hall explores the inner sanctuaries of diverse religious traditions, revealing unifying themes that lie beneath ancient mythology, philosophy, and religion, bringing to light the arcane teachings held sacred by many ancient cultures.Wisdom you'll Cherish for All-Time
Manly P. Hall's exhaustive research concentrates the teachings of nearly six hundred distinguished authorities on religion and philosophy, bringing to you an interpretation of the secret teachings concealed within the rituals, allegories, and mysteries of all ages.9" x 13", 254 pages plus fifty-four symbolical color plates, foldouts, and an overlay. Includes 200 line art illustrations, extensive bibliography, and complete index. [via]
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The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic, and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy Being an Interpby Manly P. HallISBN 0893145408 (0-89314-540-8)
Softcover, Philosophical Research Society
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Stories of Five Decadesby Hermann HesseISBN 089190669X (0-89190-669-X)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde: And Other Storiesby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0895773848 (0-89577-384-8)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association
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Strange Giftsby Robert SilverbergISBN 0891905243 (0-89190-524-3)
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Tales from the White Hartby Arthur C. ClarkeISBN 089190249X (0-89190-249-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tales from the White Hart'Book summary:The 50th Anniversary Edition of one of Arthur C. Clarke's best-loved collections featuring a brand new White Hart story written in collaboration with Stephen Baxter. Although written, as the author informs us in his Introduction to the 1969 edition, in such diverse locations as New York, Miami, Columbo and Sydney there is something inherently English about these stories. London's famed Fleet Street district has changed dramatically in the five decades since the collection's first appearance as a Ballantine paperback original... and, of course, many of the regulars of the White Hart (based on the White Horse pub on Fetter Lane) are no longer with us. But the White Hart's most prominent raconteaur, Harry Purvis can still be found propping up the bar and regaling us all once again with tales of quirky and often downright eccentric scientists and inventors. Here, for example, are a man who could control a giant squid; a man who could silence an entire orchestra at the flick of a switch; and a French genius who invents a machine that can record all human pleasures and transmit them to any client rich enough to afford such luxury. And rounding up the whole affair is 'Time Gentlemen, Please', in which we encounter a gadget able to accelerate the passage of time in a small volume... immensely useful for vaccine research where an entire year's worth of study could be completed in seconds. But the hapless inventor finds himself walled off by immobile air molecules... and even worse. It's a tale which points out, with some nostalgic resonance, that we simply cannot slow the passage of time. A fitting last word for one of SF's most enduring watering holes! [via]
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Tales of the South Pacificby James A. MichenerISBN 0895776979 (0-89577-697-9)
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Tanglewood Talesby Nathaniel HawthorneISBN 0895310244 (0-89531-024-4)
Softcover, Sharon Pubns
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Thank You, Jeevesby P.G. WodehouseISBN 0891902945 (0-89190-294-5)
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Treasure Islandby Robert Louis Stevenson, N. C. WyethISBN 0894717782 (0-89471-778-2)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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Twice-Told Talesby Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lars HokansonISBN 0895773325 (0-89577-332-5)
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The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poeby Edgar Allan PoeISBN 0894712330 (0-89471-233-0)
Softcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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Unearned Pleasures and Other Storiesby Ursula HegiISBN 0893011258 (0-89301-125-8)
Hardcover, Univ of Idaho Pr
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Unreasonable Hoursby Julio Cortázar, Alberto ManguelISBN 0889104948 (0-88910-494-8)
Softcover, Coach House Press
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Vinegar Pussby PerlemanISBN 0891904212 (0-89190-421-2)
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The War of the Worldsby H. G. WellsISBN 0893753475 (0-89375-347-5)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc
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Things then progress from a series of seemingly mundane reports about odd atmospheric disturbances taking place on Mars to the arrival of Martians just outside of London. At first the Martians seem laughable, hardly able to move in Earth's comparatively heavy gravity even enough to raise themselves out of the pit created when their spaceship landed. But soon the Martians reveal their true nature as death machines 100-feet tall rise up from the pit and begin laying waste to the surrounding land. Wells quickly moves the story from the countryside to the evacuation of London itself and the loss of all hope as England's military suffers defeat after defeat. With horror his narrator describes how the Martians suck the blood from living humans for sustenance, and how it's clear that man is not being conquered so much a corralled. --Craig E. Engler [via]
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The Wedding of Zein and Other Storiesby Tayeb Salih, Ibrahim Salahi, Denys Johnson-DaviesISBN 089410201X (0-89410-201-X)
Softcover, Lynne Rienner Pub
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The Woman Warriorby Maxine Hong KingstonISBN 0893401307 (0-89340-130-7)
Hardcover, J. Curley
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The Zoo That Never Wasby R.D. LawrenceISBN 0893403881 (0-89340-388-1)
Softcover, J. Curley & Associates
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