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American Folklore and Legendby Reader's DigestISBN 0895770458 (0-89577-045-8)
Hardcover, Readers Digest
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› Find signed collectible books: 'American Folklore and Legend'Book summary:An anthology of popular American stories, poems, songs, and lore that have become part of the folklore of the United States. [via]
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American Tall Talesby Mary OsborneISBN 0679800891 (0-679-80089-1)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'American Tall Tales'Book summary:Illus. in full color. Upstarts like Davy Crockett, giants like Paul Bunyan, and gentle souls like Johnny Appleseed are among the nine "tall" heroes featured in this exuberant collection of traditional American folk tales. "McCurdy's intricate wood engravings set these larger-than-life folk on majestic landscapes brimming with energy, rich with wildlife and local color. The author's thoughtful introduction and notes round out this superlative offering."--(starred) School Library Journal. [via]
Apples to Oregonby Deborah Hopkinson, Nancy CarpenterISBN 0689847696 (0-689-84769-6)
Hardcover, Atheneum
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Avalanche Annieby Lisa Wheeler, Kurt CyrusISBN 0756785367 (0-7567-8536-7)
Hardcover, Diane Pub Co
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Avalanche Annie : A Not-So-Tall Taleby Lisa Wheeler, Kurt CyrusISBN 0152167358 (0-15-216735-8)
Hardcover, Harcourt Trade Publishers
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Baudolinoby Umberto Eco, Helena Lozano MirallesISBN 8497592344 (84-9759-234-4)
Softcover, Debolsillo
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Baudolino'Book summary:Umberto Eco regresa a la Edad Media con una fascinante historia donde se confunden y entremezclan hazañas prodigiosas e inverosímiles, propias de los libros de caballerías, con andanzas y viajes a países remotos y escenarios desconocidos, un vasto fresco narrativo en el que se conjugan elementos de la novela histórica con otros propios del relato de intriga, de aventuras o del género policíaco.
En una zona del bajo Piamonte donde, años después, surgirá Alejandría, Baudolino, un pequeño campesino, fantasioso y embustero, conquista a Federico Barbarroja y se convierte en su hijo adoptivo. Baudolino fabula e inventa, pero, casi milagrosamente, todo aquello que imagina genera Historia. Así, entre otras cosas, crea la mítica carta del Preste Juan, que prometía a Occidente un reino fabuloso, en el lejano Oriente, gobernado por un rey cristiano, una carta que ha nutrido la imaginación de muchos viajeros posteriores, entre los que se cuenta Marco Polo. Baudolino crece, nace Alejandría y, años más tarde, empujado por la invención de Baudolino, Federico emprende un viaje, con el pretexto de hacer una cruzada, para restituir al Preste Juan la más preciosa reliquia de la cristiandad, el Santo Grial. Federico morirá durante el viaje -en circunstancias misteriosas que sólo Baudolino nos revelará-, pero su ahijado continuará el viaje hacia aquel reino lejano, entre los monstruos que han habitado los bestiarios del medioevo, vicisitudes llenas de magia y hechizos durante las que vivirá un delicado episodio amoroso con la más singular de las hijas de Eva. Narrada a Nicetas Coniates, historiador bizantino, mientras Constantinopla arde saqueada por los cruzados, la historia nos reserva aún algunas sorpresas, puesto que, hablando con Nicetas, Baudolino comprende cosas que no había entendido todavía y de las que se deriva un final verdaderamente inesperado. [via]More editions of Baudolino:
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Big Fishby Daniel WallaceISBN 1565122178 (1-56512-217-8)
Hardcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Big Fish'Book summary:In Big Fish, Daniel Wallace angles in search of a father and hooks instead a fictional debut as winning as any this year. From his son's standpoint, Edward Bloom leaves much to be desired. He was never around when William was growing up; he eludes serious questions with a string of tall tales and jokes. This is subject matter as old as the hills, but Wallace's take is nothing if not original. Desperate to know his father before he dies, William recreates his father's life as the stuff of legend itself. In chapters titled "In Which He Speaks to Animals," "How He Tamed the Giant," "His Immortality," and the like, Edward Bloom walks miles through a blizzard, charms the socks off a giant, even runs so fast that "he could arrive in a place before setting out to get there." In between these heroic episodes, Bloom dies not once but four times, working subtle variations on a single scene in which he counters his son's questions with stories--some of which are actually very witty, indeed. After all, he admits, "...if I shared my doubts with you, about God and love and life and death, that's all you'd have: a bunch of doubts. But now, see, you've got all these great jokes." The structure is a clever conceit, and the end product is both funny and wise. At the heart of both legends and death scenes live the same age-old questions: Who are you? What matters to you? Was I a good father? Was I a good son? In mapping the territory where myth meets everyday life, Wallace plunges straight through to fatherhood's archaic and mysterious heart. --Mary Park [via]
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Bridge of Birdsby Barry HughartISBN 0345321383 (0-345-32138-3)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bridge of Birds'Book summary:Bridge of Birds is a lyrical fantasy novel. Set in "an Ancient China that never was", it stands with The Princess Bride and The Last Unicorn as a fairy tale for all ages, by turns incredibly funny and deeply touching. It won the World Fantasy Award in 1985, and Hughart produced two sequels: The Story of the Stone, and Eight Skilled Gentlemen. All present the adventures of Master Kao Li, a scholar with "a slight flaw in [his] character", and Lu Yu, usually called Number Ten Ox, his sidekick and the story's narrator. Number Ten Ox is strong, trusting, and pure of heart; Master Li once sold an emperor shares in a mustard mine, because "I was trying to win a bet concerning the intelligence of emperors."
Number Ten Ox comes from a village in which the children have been struck by a mysterious illness. He recruits Master Li to find the cure and comes along to provide muscle. They seek a mysterious Great Root of Power, which may be a form of ginseng. Of course, nothing turns out to be as simple as it seems; great wrongs must be avenged and lovers separated must be reunited, from the most humble to the highest. And even in the midst of cosmic glory, Pawnbroker Fang and Ma the Grub are picking the pockets of their own lynch mob, who are frozen in awe and wonder. --Nona Vero [via]
Callahan's Crosstime Saloonby Spider RobinsonISBN 0812572270 (0-8125-7227-0)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Callahan's Crosstime Saloon'Book summary:Callahan's Place is the neighborhood tavern to all of time and space, where the regulars are anything but. Pull up a chair, grab a glass of your favorite, and listen to the stories spun by time travelers, cybernetic aliens, telepaths...and a bunch of regular folks on a mission to save the world, one customer at a time.[via]More editions of Callahan's Crosstime Saloon:
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Callahan's Secretby Spider RobinsonISBN 0812572297 (0-8125-7229-7)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Callahan's Secret'Book summary:Callahan's Place is open for business, and all of the "regulars" are here--a talking dog, an alcoholic vampire, and two telepaths--enhancing their joys by drowning their sorrows. Everyone, that is, but Mickey Finn, a seven-foot tall alien in danger of enslavement at the hands of a traveller from across the galaxy...[via]
Come inside, pull up a chair, order a drink, make a toast, and let Spider Robinson introduce you to the most unique patrons to frequent any establishment, at a bar where the most important law is "shared pain is lessened; shared joy is increased." And if there's time left at the end of the night, just maybe they'll save the world...More editions of Callahan's Secret:
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Cape Codby Henry David ThoreauISBN 1420927124 (1-4209-2712-4)
Softcover, Digireads.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cape Cod'Book summary:Thoreau's classic account of his meditative, beach-combing walking trips to Cape Cod in the early 1850s, reflecting on the elemental forces of the sea. With an introduction by Paul Theroux. This is one of the first titles in Penguin's new Nature Library series. [via]
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballsby Judi Barrett, Ron BarrettISBN 0689707495 (0-689-70749-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow, where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse. [via]
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- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: ISBN 0941078922 (0-941078-92-2)
Softcover, Live Oak Media - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: ISBN 0881031313 (0-88103-131-3)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: ISBN 0590303848 (0-590-30384-8)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: ISBN 0689707495 (0-689-70749-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: ISBN 0941078922 (0-941078-92-2)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballsby Ron Barrett, Judi BarrettISBN 0689306474 (0-689-30647-4)
Hardcover, Atheneum
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The Collected Jorkensby Lord Dunsany, T. E. D. KleinISBN 1892389568 (1-892389-56-8)
Hardcover, Night Shade Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Collected Jorkens'Book summary:The third in a three-volume set collecting all of Lord Dunsany's club stories, as told by Jorkens. Long unavailable, and essential reading for all fans of classic fantasy. Introduction by Pulitzer-winning critic Michael Dirda of the Washington Post. [via]
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The Collected Jorkensby S. Walker, S. T. JoshiISBN 189238955X (1-892389-55-X)
Hardcover, Nightshade Book
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Cut from the Same Clothby Robert D. San Souci, J. Brian PinkneyISBN 0698118111 (0-698-11811-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Cyberiad; Fables for the Cybernetic Ageby Stanislaw LemISBN 081649164X (0-8164-9164-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Cyberiad; Fables for the Cybernetic Age'Book summary:Trurl and Klapaucius are the archrival constructor robots, who, ransacking myth, technology and the secrets of cybernetic generation, race to create an invention even more improbable than the last. [via]
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El Viejo Y El Mar / the Old Man And the Seaby Ernest HemingwayISBN 9687968613 (968-7968-61-3)
Softcover, Libros Sin Fronteras Inventory
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Viejo Y El Mar / the Old Man And the Sea'Book summary:Una de las historias más grandes jamás contadas
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En Cuba, un viejo pescador ya en el crepúsculo de su vida, pobre y sin suerte, cansado de regresar cada día sin pesca, emprende una última y arriesgada travesía en busca de una gran pieza. Cuando al fin logra dar con ella, comienza una feroz lucha. Y el regreso a puerto, con el acoso de los elementos y los tiburones, se convierte en una última prueba. Como un rey mendigo, coronado por su imbatible dignidad, el viejo pescador culmina finalmente su destino.
En la cúspide de su maestría, Hemingway alumbró una historia en cuya sencillez vibra el clásico tema del valor ante la derrota, del triunfo personal sacado de la pérdida. El viejo y el mar lo confirmó como uno de los escritores más significativos del siglo XX, obteniendo el Premio Pulitzer y allanando su carrera hacia el Premio Nobel.More editions of El Viejo Y El Mar / the Old Man And the Sea:
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Fin M'Coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hillby Tomie De PaolaISBN 0823403858 (0-8234-0385-8)
Softcover, Holiday House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fin M'Coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill'Book summary:Fin M'Coul's wife, Oonagh, helps him outwit his arch rival, Cucullin. [via]
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Folklore, Memoirs, and Other Writings: Mules and Men, Tell My Horse, Dust Tracks on a Road, Selected Articlesby Zora Neale Hurston, Cheryl A. WallISBN 0940450844 (0-940450-84-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafeby Fannie FlaggISBN 1400064627 (1-4000-6462-7)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Innocents Abroad/Roughing Itby Mark Twain, Guy CardwellISBN 0940450259 (0-940450-25-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Innocents Abroad/Roughing It'Book summary:Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1906. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXII. WE were at sea now, for a very long voyage -- we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic -- a voyage of several weeks. We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days. No more, at least, than from stem to stern of the ship. It was a very comfortable prospect, though, for we were tired and needed a long rest. We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition) prove. What a stupid thing a notebook gets to be at sea, any way. Please observe the style: '" Sunday--Services, as usual, at four bells. Services at night, also. No cards. "Monday--Beautiful day, but rained hard. The cattle purchased at Alexandria for beef ought to be shingled. Or else fattened. The water stands in deep puddles in the depressions forward of their after shoulders. Also here and there all over their backs. It is well they are not cows-- it would soak in and ruin the milk. The poor devil eagle* from Syria * Afterwards presented to the Central Park. looks miserable and droopy in the rain perched on the forward capstan. He appears to have his own opinion of a sea voyage, and if it were put into language and the language solidified, it would probably essentially dam the widest river in the world. "Tuesday--Somewhere in the neighborhood of the island of Malta. Can not stop there. Cholera. Weather very stormy. Many passengers seasick and invisible. "Wednesday--Weather still very savage. Storm blew two land birds to sea, and they came on board. A hawk was blown off, also. He circled round and round the shi... [via]
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Iva Dunnit and the Big Windby Carol PurdyISBN 0803701837 (0-8037-0183-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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John Henryby Julius Lester, Jerry PinkneyISBN 0803716060 (0-8037-1606-0)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'John Henry'Book summary:[via]Nothing can stop John Henry-no boulder, no mountain, and definitely no steam drill. Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester writes with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a natural phenomenon. Jerry Pinkney received a Caldecott Honor for his exuberant, glowing watercolor paintings of the hero. The book, celebrating its tenth year in print, was also a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, a Parents magazine Best Book, and an ALA Notable Book, among other honors.
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John Henryby Ezra Jack KeatsISBN 0833539752 (0-8335-3975-2)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'John Henry'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Describes the life of the legendary steel-driving man who was born and who died with a hammer in his hand. [via]
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The Joyby Paul HowardISBN 0862784913 (0-86278-491-3)
Softcover, Irish Books & Media
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Library Lilby Suzanne Williams, Steven KelloggISBN 0803716982 (0-8037-1698-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Library Lil'Book summary:By the time she was eight, Lil had read every children's book in the library and was working her way through the encyclopedias. So it's no surprise when she grows up to become a librarian. When a storm knocks out the town's electricity one night, Lil knows that's her one chance to turn the townspeople into readers again. Full color. [via]
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Maniac Mageeby Jerry SpinelliISBN 0316809063 (0-316-80906-3)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Maniac Magee'Book summary:Maniac Magee is a folk story about a boy, a very excitable boy. One that can outrun dogs, hit a home run off the best pitcher in the neighborhood, tie a knot no one can undo. "Kid's gotta be a maniac," is what the folks in Two Mills say. It's also the story of how this boy, Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee, confronts racism in a small town, tries to find a home where there is none and attempts to soothe tensions between rival factions on the tough side of town. Presented as a folk tale, it's the stuff of storytelling. "The history of a kid," says Jerry Spinelli, "is one part fact, two parts legend, and three parts snowball." And for this kid, four parts of fun. Maniac Magee won the 1991 Newbery Medal. [via]
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- Maniac Magee: ISBN 0316807222 (0-316-80722-2)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co - Maniac Magee: ISBN 0064404242 (0-06-440424-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - Maniac Magee: ISBN 0590452037 (0-590-45203-7)
Softcover, Scholastic - Maniac Magee: ISBN 0316809063 (0-316-80906-3)
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- Maniac Magee: ISBN 0316807222 (0-316-80722-2)
Mason Jars in the Flood and Other Storiesby Gary CardenISBN 1887905227 (1-887905-22-7)
Hardcover, Parkway Pub
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McBroom's Ghostby Sid Fleischman, Amy WummerISBN 0843179481 (0-8431-7948-1)
Softcover, Price Stern Sloan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'McBroom's Ghost'Book summary:"There's been so much tomfool nonsense told about McBroom's wonderful one-acre farm." It's a good thing Farmer Josh McBroom is back, setting matters straight in this pair of hilarious, homespun, illustrated chapter books, issued in an easy-to-read paperback format for the very first time! Ghosts? Mercy, yes! Josh McBroom can tell you a thing or three about ghosts-including how an honest-to-goodness haunt came lurking about his one-acre farm one uncommonly cold winter. [via]
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Mike Finkby Steven KelloggISBN 0688135773 (0-688-13577-3)
Softcover, Mulberry Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mike Fink'Book summary:Mike Fink, the larger-than-life hero of one of America's favorite tall tales, was the most daring and rugged frontiersman on any American river.
A runaway at two days old, Mike eventually grew up to be King of the Keelboatmen--the strong, rowdy men who floated cargo downriver to New Orleans and poled their heavy boats back against the current. But first he became a crackerjack marksman with his gun, Bang All, then grappled with grizzlies, and defeated Jack Carpenter, the reigning Keelboat King, in an epic wrestling match. No man, alligator, or snapping turtle could outdo the mighty Mike Fink-that is, until Hilton P. Blathersby and his powerful smoke-spewing steamboat came along!
In zesty prose and exuberant, richly colored pictures, Steven Kellogg captures all the fun and adventure of America's most famous ring-tailed roarer and river wrestler.
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Myron's Magic Cowby Marlene Newman, JagoISBN 1841484962 (1-84148-496-2)
Hardcover, Barefoot Books
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Old Cricketby Lisa Wheeler, Ponder GoembelISBN 1416918558 (1-4169-1855-8)
Softcover, Aladdin Paperbacks
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The Old Man and the Seaby Ernest HemingwayISBN 0808519328 (0-8085-1932-8)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Old Man and the Sea'Book summary:Here, for a change, is a fish tale that actually does honor to the author. In fact The Old Man and the Sea revived Ernest Hemingway's career, which was foundering under the weight of such postwar stinkers as Across the River and into the Trees. It also led directly to his receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1954 (an award Hemingway gladly accepted, despite his earlier observation that "no son of a bitch that ever won the Nobel Prize ever wrote anything worth reading afterwards"). A half century later, it's still easy to see why. This tale of an aged Cuban fisherman going head-to-head (or hand-to-fin) with a magnificent marlin encapsulates Hemingway's favorite motifs of physical and moral challenge. Yet Santiago is too old and infirm to partake of the gun-toting machismo that disfigured much of the author's later work: "The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. The blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords." Hemingway's style, too, reverts to those superb snapshots of perception that won him his initial fame:
Just before it was dark, as they passed a great island of Sargasso weed that heaved and swung in the light sea as though the ocean were making love with something under a yellow blanket, his small line was taken by a dolphin. He saw it first when it jumped in the air, true gold in the last of the sun and bending and flapping wildly in the air.
If a younger Hemingway had written this novella, Santiago most likely would have towed the enormous fish back to port and posed for a triumphal photograph--just as the author delighted in doing, circa 1935. Instead his prize gets devoured by a school of sharks. Returning with little more than a skeleton, he takes to his bed and, in the very last line, cements his identification with his creator: "The old man was dreaming about the lions." Perhaps there's some allegory of art and experience floating around in there somewhere--but The Old Man and the Sea was, in any case, the last great catch of Hemingway's career. --James Marcus [via]More editions of The Old Man and the Sea:
Paul Bunyanby Steven Kellogg, Aida E. MarcuseISBN 0060887052 (0-06-088705-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paul Bunyan'Book summary:Do you know how the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River were first formed? How about the Great Plains and the Grand Canyon? Some people think these wonders were established by the forces of nature, but those folks clearly haven't heard of Paul Bunyan, the "strongest, smartest, and tallest hero of the tallest of American tall tales." Paul and his pal, Babe the Blue Ox, were responsible for creating all these geographic features as they worked their way west with their unusual lumber crew. Paul's adventures begin when he is just a baby (who can lift a cow over his head) and continue as he grows into the biggest lumberjack in the world. All the basic stories about Paul Bunyan are here in this rollicking tale, as well as a few inventive incidents added by author and illustrator Steven Kellogg.
Kellogg is well known for his stories about Pinkerton the Great Dane, retellings of classic tales such as Chicken Little, and illustrations for books such as How Much Is a Million? by David Schwartz. But Kellogg's most important contribution to children's literature is his series on American folk heroes, including Johnny Appleseed, Mike Fink, Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett, and of course, the tallest hero of the tallest tale of all--Paul Bunyan. A great legend and great fun. (Ages 5 to 9) --Marcie Bovetz [via]
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- Paul Bunyan: ISBN 0688058000 (0-688-05800-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - Paul Bunyan: ISBN 0688038506 (0-688-03850-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - Paul Bunyan: ISBN 0688038492 (0-688-03849-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - Paul Bunyan: ISBN 0060887052 (0-06-088705-2)
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- Paul Bunyan: ISBN 0688058000 (0-688-05800-0)
Paul Bunyan and His Blue Oxby Deleeuw AISBN 0811640078 (0-8116-4007-8)
Hardcover, Garrard Pub Co
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Paul Bunyan: Level P. Group 2ISBN 0792450566 (0-7924-5056-6)
Hardcover, Bdd Promotional Book Co
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Pecos Billby Steven KelloggISBN 0688099246 (0-688-09924-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pecos Bill'Book summary:"The anecdotes associated with Texas's fabled cowboy hero burst from the pages in rapid succession, Kellogg's robust illustrations enlarging and enriching the energetic text."--School Library Journal. "A read-aloud treat....One of Kellogg's best."--Booklist. [via]
Pecos Billby Bert Dodson, Nanci A. LymanISBN 0893753076 (0-89375-307-6)
Softcover, Troll Associates
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Pippi Goes on Boardby Astrid LindgrenISBN 0899663397 (0-89966-339-7)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Rootabaga Storiesby Carl Sandburg, Michael HagueISBN 015269062X (0-15-269062-X)
Hardcover, Harcourt Children's Books
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- Rootabaga Stories: ISBN 0613983386 (0-613-98338-6)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - Rootabaga Stories: ISBN 0152690638 (0-15-269063-8)
Softcover, Odyssey Classics - Rootabaga Stories: ISBN 0156789019 (0-15-678901-9)
Hardcover, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich - Rootabaga Stories: ISBN 015269062X (0-15-269062-X)
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- Rootabaga Stories: ISBN 0613983386 (0-613-98338-6)
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Roughing Itby Mark TwainISBN 1419145509 (1-4191-4550-9)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Roughing It'Book summary:"This book is merely a personal narrative, and not a pretentious history or a philosophical dissertation. It is a record of several years of variegated vagabondizing, and its object is rather to help the resting reader while away an idle hour than afflict him with metaphysics, or goad him with science. Still, there is information in the volume . . ." Thus begins Mark Twain's Prefatory to Roughing It. The book is a humorous account of Twain's six years spent in Nevada, San Francisco and the Sandwich Islands (as Hawaii was known at the time) and is comprised of various anecdotes and tall tales, told as only Mark Twain can tell them. [via]
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Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books - Roughing It: ISBN 1421807653 (1-4218-0765-3)
Hardcover, 1st World Library - Roughing It: ISBN 1582873518 (1-58287-351-8)
Hardcover, North Books - Roughing It: ISBN 1582878439 (1-58287-843-9)
Hardcover, North Books - Roughing It: ISBN 1404327630 (1-4043-2763-0)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com - Roughing It: ISBN 0809531828 (0-8095-3182-8)
Softcover, Wildside Pr - Roughing It: ISBN 0870527088 (0-87052-708-8)
Softcover, Hippocrene Books - Roughing It: ISBN 0809439964 (0-8094-3996-4)
Hardcover, Time-Life Books - Roughing It: ISBN 087052707X (0-87052-707-X)
Hardcover, Marboro Books - Roughing It: ISBN 0895776286 (0-89577-628-6)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association - Roughing It: ISBN 3829053894 (3-8290-5389-4)
Hardcover, Konemann - Roughing It: ISBN 1419145509 (1-4191-4550-9)
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- Roughing It: ISBN 1598180401 (1-59818-040-1)
Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockettby Steven KelloggISBN 0688140424 (0-688-14042-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springsby Betty Birney, Matt PhelanISBN 1416934898 (1-4169-3489-8)
Softcover, Aladdin Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs'Book summary:Life in Sassafras Springs has always been predictable, boring even, but one afternoon that changes when Eben McAllister's pa challenges him to find Seven Wonders in Sassafras that rival the real Seven Wonders of the World. The reward? An adventure that Eben's been craving -- a trip to Colorado. Even doesn't think he'll have any luck -- he can't think of one single thing that could be considered wondrous in Sassafras -- but he's willing to try. Little does he know that the Wonders he'll discover among his neighbors, friends, relatives, and family will give him the adventure of a lifetime...without ever leaving his home. [via]
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Street Angel Vol. 1: The Princess of Povertyby Brian Maruca, Jim RuggISBN 1593620128 (1-59362-012-8)
Softcover, Slave Labor Books
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Tales from the White Hartby Arthur C. ClarkeISBN 089190249X (0-89190-249-X)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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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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Time Travelers Strictly Cashby Spider RobinsonISBN 0812572289 (0-8125-7228-9)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Time Travelers Strictly Cash'Book summary:Human or otherwise, regardless of race, creed or dimension of origin, if you're looking for a good time in a place where the beer is always flowing, and the stories always out of this world, step up to the bar at Callahan's. There'll be tales--Oh, are there tales! Like the one about a loud-mouthed time traveler who capitalized on a rip in the space-time continuum; or the one about Ralph the talking, gin-drinking German Shepherd created by a demented genius shrink. But don't believe us. Ask Ralph. He'll tell you himself. Also don't forget to watch out for the deadly toasts--especially the Melba toast! And above all, remember...Time Travelers Strictly Cash.[via]More editions of Time Travelers Strictly Cash:
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Baudolinoby Umberto EcoISBN 8426414486 (84-264-1448-6)
Hardcover, Lumen Editorial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Baudolino'Book summary:Umberto Eco regresa a la Edad Media con una fascinante historia donde se confunden y entremezclan hazañas prodigiosas e inverosímiles, propias de los libros de caballerías, con andanzas y viajes a países remotos y escenarios desconocidos, un vasto fresco narrativo en el que se conjugan elementos de la novela histórica con otros propios del relato de intriga, de aventuras o del género policíaco.
En una zona del bajo Piamonte donde, años después, surgirá Alejandría, Baudolino, un pequeño campesino, fantasioso y embustero, conquista a Federico Barbarroja y se convierte en su hijo adoptivo. Baudolino fabula e inventa, pero, casi milagrosamente, todo aquello que imagina genera Historia. Así, entre otras cosas, crea la mítica carta del Preste Juan, que prometía a Occidente un reino fabuloso, en el lejano Oriente, gobernado por un rey cristiano, una carta que ha nutrido la imaginación de muchos viajeros posteriores, entre los que se cuenta Marco Polo. Baudolino crece, nace Alejandría y, años más tarde, empujado por la invención de Baudolino, Federico emprende un viaje, con el pretexto de hacer una cruzada, para restituir al Preste Juan la más preciosa reliquia de la cristiandad, el Santo Grial. Federico morirá durante el viaje -en circunstancias misteriosas que sólo Baudolino nos revelará-, pero su ahijado continuará el viaje hacia aquel reino lejano, entre los monstruos que han habitado los bestiarios del medioevo, vicisitudes llenas de magia y hechizos durante las que vivirá un delicado episodio amoroso con la más singular de las hijas de Eva. Narrada a Nicetas Coniates, historiador bizantino, mientras Constantinopla arde saqueada por los cruzados, la historia nos reserva aún algunas sorpresas, puesto que, hablando con Nicetas, Baudolino comprende cosas que no había entendido todavía y de las que se deriva un final verdaderamente inesperado. [via]More editions of Baudolino:
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Ciberiadaby Stanislaw LemISBN 8420658901 (84-206-5890-1)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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Cuentos De La Taberna Del Ciervo Blanco/ Tales from the White Heartby Arthur C. Clarke, Flora CasasISBN 8420672939 (84-206-7293-9)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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Hoyos: El libro de la pelicula, la maldicion de los hoyosby Louis Sachar, Elena AbosISBN 8434878607 (84-348-7860-7)
Softcover, Ediciones Sm
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Paul Bunyanby Steven Kellogg, Aida E. MarcuseISBN 0688132022 (0-688-13202-2)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paul Bunyan'Book summary:Do you know how the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River were first formed? How about the Great Plains and the Grand Canyon? Some people think these wonders were established by the forces of nature, but those folks clearly haven't heard of Paul Bunyan, the "strongest, smartest, and tallest hero of the tallest of American tall tales." Paul and his pal, Babe the Blue Ox, were responsible for creating all these geographic features as they worked their way west with their unusual lumber crew. Paul's adventures begin when he is just a baby (who can lift a cow over his head) and continue as he grows into the biggest lumberjack in the world. All the basic stories about Paul Bunyan are here in this rollicking tale, as well as a few inventive incidents added by author and illustrator Steven Kellogg.
Kellogg is well known for his stories about Pinkerton the Great Dane, retellings of classic tales such as Chicken Little, and illustrations for books such as How Much Is a Million? by David Schwartz. But Kellogg's most important contribution to children's literature is his series on American folk heroes, including Johnny Appleseed, Mike Fink, Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett, and of course, the tallest hero of the tallest tale of all--Paul Bunyan. A great legend and great fun. (Ages 5 to 9) --Marcie Bovetz [via]
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Pecos Billby Steven Kellogg, Amy Cohn, Aida E. MarcuseISBN 0688140203 (0-688-14020-3)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pecos Bill'Book summary:Translated into Spanish by Aida Marcuse. [via]
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El Viejo Y El Marby Fabio Silva VallejoISBN 9583008028 (958-30-0802-8)
Softcover, Panamericana Pub Llc
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Baudolinoby Umberto EcoISBN 8845251950 (88-452-5195-0)
Softcover, Fabbri - RCS Libri
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Baudolino'Book summary:In quella zona del basso Piemonte dove, anni dopo, sorgerà Alessandria, Baudolino, un piccolo contadino fantasioso e bugiardo, conquista Federico Barbarossa e ne diventa figlio adottivo. Baudolino affabula e inventa ma, quasi per miracolo, tutto quello che immagina produce Storia. Così, tra le altre cose, costruisce la mitica lettera del Prete Gianni, che prometteva all'Occidente un regno favoloso, nel lontano Oriente, governato da un re cristiano, che ha mosso la fantasia di molti viaggiatori successivi, compreso Marco Polo. Baudolino cresce, Alessandria nasce e, anni dopo, spinto dall'invenzione di Baudolino, Federico parte, col pretesto di una crociata, per andare a riconsegnare al Prete Gianni la più preziosa reliquia della cristianità. Morirà lungo il viaggio, in circostanze misteriose che solo Baudolino ci svela, ma il suo figlioccio continuerà il viaggio verso quel regno lontano, tra i mostri che hanno abitato i bestiari del Medio Evo, vicende mirabolanti, e una delicata vicenda d'amore con la più singolare fra tutte le figlie di Eva. Raccontata a Niceta Coniate, storico bizantino, mentre Costantinopoli brucia e i crociati la saccheggiano, la storia riserva ancora alcune sorprese perché, parlando con Niceta, Baudolino comprende cose che non aveva ancora capito, da cui un finale veramente inatteso. Avventura picaresca, romanzo storico in cui emergono in germe i problemi dell'Italia contemporanea, storia di un delitto impossibile, racconto fantastico, teatro di invenzioni linguistiche esilaranti, questo libro celebra la forza del mito e dell'utopia. [via]
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Il Vecchio E Il Mareby Ernest HemingwayISBN 8804488255 (88-04-48825-5)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Il Vecchio E Il Mare'Book summary:Un vecchio pescatore cubano lotta contro un gigantesco pescespada, simbolo della fierezza e della libertà della natura. [via]
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Pippi Langstrump Gar Ombordby Astrid LindgrenISBN 9129621372 (91-29-62137-2)
Hardcover, Raben & Sjogren
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