Saturday, 27 July 2013
1864 By Charles Bracelen Flood
Title | : | 1864 |
Author | : | Charles Bracelen Flood |
ISBN | : | 1416552286 |
Format | : | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | : | 384 |
In a masterful narrative, historian and biographer Charles Bracelen Flood brings to life the drama of Lincoln s final year, in which he oversaw the last campaigns of the Civil War, was reelected as president, and laid out his majestic vision for the nation s future in a reunified South and in the expanding West.In 1864 Lincoln at the Gates of History, the reader is plun In a masterful narrative, historian and biographer Charles Bracelen Flood brings to life the drama of Lincoln s final year, in which he o...
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Mrs. Crump's Cat By Linda Smith
Title | : | Mrs. Crump's Cat |
Author | : | Linda Smith |
ISBN | : | 0060283025 |
Format | : | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | : | 32 |
From Linda Smith and David Roberts comes a funny, heartwarming tale about the wonderful things that can happen when you open your door to friendship....
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Avengers Epic Collection By Roger Stern
Title | : | Avengers Epic Collection |
Author | : | Roger Stern |
ISBN | : | 0785188940 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 464 |
Roger Stern s fan favorite run comes to a celestial conclusion For the life of Hercules, the Avengers must storm the very gates of Olympus and take on an entire pantheon of all powerful Greek gods Do our heroes stand a snowball s chance in Tartarus Then Magneto s on trial, and he needs all the help he can get The X Men aren t sure what his scheme is, but they re posit Roger Stern s fan favorite run comes to a celestial conclusion For the life of Hercules, the Avengers must storm the very gates of Olympus ...
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Contamination By Dave Jeffery
Title | : | Contamination |
Author | : | Dave Jeffery |
ISBN | : | 0984893156 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 178 |
After another booze binge, journalist Dean Sharp wakes to find the world has changed He is trapped in his home, while outside the city is burning and in the streets people are killing each other in wanton acts of violence.Isolated and alone, Dean must face his own demons as he tries to make sense of events that have an odd familiarity about them Soon he will question if After another booze binge, journalist Dean Sharp wakes to find the world has changed He is trapped in his home, while outside the city is...
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The English Country House Party By Phillida Barstow
Title | : | The English Country House Party |
Author | : | Phillida Barstow |
ISBN | : | 0750918497 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 224 |
During the golden age of English country house entertaining, from the death of Prince Albert in 1861 to the outbreak of World War I, invitations passed back and forth among members of the aristocracy Barstow brings to life the personalities and lifestyles of a vanished age in this carefully researched and illustrated study International royalty and the political figures During the golden age of English country house entertaining, from the death of Prince Albert in 1861 to the outbreak of World War I, invi...
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The Loneliest Vampire in NYC By Alan Forsythe
Title | : | The Loneliest Vampire in NYC |
Author | : | Alan Forsythe |
ISBN | : | |
Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Number of Pages | : |
Stanley is just your average everyday vampire trying to make a go of it in old New York He doesn t have much in the way of friends or career prospects and he can t get a girlfriend And as if life in New York City wasn t hard enough, he finds he s the only thing standing between the vampire overlord and the destruction of Manhattan He does get some assistance however fro Stanley is just your average everyday vampire trying to make a go of it in old New York He doesn t have much in the way of friends or car...
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Meine Preise By Thomas Bernhard
Title | : | Meine Preise |
Author | : | Thomas Bernhard |
ISBN | : | 3518420550 |
Format | : | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | : | 139 |
Oft erweisen sich Erstausgaben aus dem Nachlass als d rftig getarnte Beutelschneiderei hier nicht Meine Preise ist eine in jeder Hinsicht gelungene und von Bernhard selbst so konzipierte Zusammenstellung von Prosatexten zu Preisverleihungen, drei Dankesreden und der Erkl rung seines Austritts aus der Darmst dter Akademie f r Sprache und Dichtung So zeugen die Prosa Oft erweisen sich Erstausgaben aus dem Nachlass als d rftig getarnte Beutelschneiderei hier nicht Meine Preise ist eine in jeder Hinsicht gelu...
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The Portrait of a Lady By Khushwant Singh
Title | : | The Portrait of a Lady |
Author | : | Khushwant Singh |
ISBN | : | |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 470 |
A Khushwant Singh short story is not flamboyant but modest, restrained, well crafted Perhaps his greatest gift as a writer is a wonderful particularity of description London Magazine Khushwant Singh first established his reputation as a writer through the short story His stories wry, poignant, erotic and, above all, human bear testimony to Khushwant Singh s remarkable r A Khushwant Singh short story is not flamboyant but modest, restrained, well crafted Perhaps his greatest gift as a writer is a...
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The Master and Margarita By Mikhail Bulgakov
Title | : | The Master and Margarita |
Author | : | Mikhail Bulgakov |
ISBN | : | 0140455469 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 412 |
One Spring afternoon the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow in Bulgakov s fantastical, funny and frightening satire of Soviet life Brimming with magic and incident, it is full of imaginary, historical, terrifying and wonderful characters, from witches, poets and Biblical tyrants to the beautiful, courageous Margar One Spring afternoon the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow in Bul...
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Beyond the Body Farm By William M. Bass
Title | : | Beyond the Body Farm |
Author | : | William M. Bass |
ISBN | : | 0060875291 |
Format | : | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | : | 282 |
There is no scientist in the world like Dr Bill Bass A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Bass created the world s first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition three acres of land on a hillside in Tennessee where human bodies are left to the elements His research at the Body Farm has revolutionized forensic science, helping police crack cold cases and There is no scientist in the world like Dr Bill Bass A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Bass created the world s first laboratory dedicate...
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Little Vampire Women By Lynn Messina
Title | : | Little Vampire Women |
Author | : | Lynn Messina |
ISBN | : | 0061976253 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 317 |
Christmas won t be Christmas without any corpses The dear, sweet March sisters are back, and Marmee has told them to be good little women Good little vampire women, that is That s right Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy have grown up since you last read their tale, and now they have much longer lives and much ravenous appetites.Marmee has taught them well, and so they l Christmas won t be Christmas without any corpses The dear, sweet March sisters are back, and Marmee has told them to be good little women...
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Thousand Words By Jennifer Brown
Title | : | Thousand Words |
Author | : | Jennifer Brown |
ISBN | : | 0316209724 |
Format | : | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | : | 284 |
Ashleigh s boyfriend, Kaleb, is about to leave for college, and Ashleigh is worried that he ll forget about her while he s away So at a legendary end of summer pool party, Ashleigh s friends suggest she text him a picture of herself sans swimsuit to take with him Before she can talk herself out of it, Ashleigh strides off to the bathroom, snaps a photo in the full Ashleigh s boyfriend, Kaleb, is about to leave for college, and Ashleigh is worried that he ll forget about her while he s away So at a legenda...
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Fudge-a-Mania (Fudge, #4) By Judy Blume
Title | : | Fudge-a-Mania (Fudge, #4) |
Author | : | Judy Blume |
ISBN | : | 0425193829 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 176 |
Fudge is back and driving his brother Peter crazy, as usual This five year old human hurricane is trouble than ever His latest plan is to marry Peter s sworn enemy, Sheila Tubman how disgusting.But Peter s problems are about to get worse His parents have decided to share a summer house with the Tubmans And Peter will be stuck with Fudge and Sheila the Cootie Qu Fudge is back and driving his brother Peter crazy, as usual This five year old human hurricane is trouble than ever His latest plan is...
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Being By Zach Ellis
Zach Ellis s debut, Being, is a remarkable, lyrical memoir that works to put into words what it is to be transgender It s a book about relationships, about growing up, about the body and mind, about desire, about parenting, about how we adjust to huge changes, and about whom we know ourselves to be It s a funny book, an honest book, and a book that cuts deep into you Th Zach Ellis s debut, Being, is a remarkable, lyrical memoir that works to put into words what it is to be transgender It s a book about re...
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Destroy Me (Obsession, #1-3) By Laura Bailey
Title | : | Destroy Me (Obsession, #1-3) |
Author | : | Laura Bailey |
ISBN | : | |
Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Number of Pages | : | 160 |
Destroy Me, The Obsession Series Books 1 3 Complete How can someone save you when they threaten to break you in two My captor, My enemy, My everything He promises to save me He tells me to leave while I can A man as menacing as he is seductive, a man whose touch scorches me, a man whose moments of devotion are heartbreaking than his callousness From the momen Destroy Me, The Obsession Series Books 1 3 Complete How can someone save you when they threaten to break you in two My captor, My enemy, ...
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Total Recall (V.I. Warshawski, #10) By Sara Paretsky
Title | : | Total Recall (V.I. Warshawski, #10) |
Author | : | Sara Paretsky |
ISBN | : | 0440224713 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 544 |
The bestselling V.I Warshawski novels have dazzled readers and earned the acclaim of critics everywhere V.I Warshawski rules, writes Newsweek, crowning her the most engaging woman in detective fiction Of V.I s creator, the Chicago Tribune says Sara Paretsky has no peer Now Paretsky brings her incomparable storytelling brilliance to her most powerful Warshawski The bestselling V.I Warshawski novels have dazzled readers and earned the acclaim of critics everywhere V.I Warshawski rules, writes ...
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