Penguin Books

• Oct-2021
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Longlisted for Booker Prize 2021, China Room is a literary masterpiece, inspired by real-life events, from award winning author Sunjeev Sahota 'Sunjeev Sahota's writing is the stuff of miracles' - Bryan Washington 'A gorgeous, gripping read' - Kamila...

• Sep-2020
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A landmark collection of stories-nearly half appearing in English for the first time--selected and introduced by Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri

A Penguin Classic

When Jhumpa Lahiri decided to read exclusively in Italian, a language...

• Dec-2015
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• Get ready for the ultimate Doctor Who challenge! Packed with tricky puzzles and quiz questions, the Time Lord Quiz Quest sorts the pudding-brained humans from the actually quite handy ones. Can you solve a pressing problem like a true Time L...

• Oct-2015
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• In his travels across time and space, the Doctor has met hundreds of monsters -- now, he's created this handy spotter's guide to the biggest, smallest, tallest, hungriest, smelliest, and most dangerous creatures in the Whoniverse! In this ...

• Jun-2015
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Grab a sonic pen and get stuck into this interactive journal of all things Who. List out your favourite episodes, your scariest monsters and your top companions. Note down your top ten places to visit if you had a TARDIS, what cool upgrades you''d ad...

• May-2015
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In these stories of matrimonial madness from four sensational authors, unexpected couples find their happily ever after at a wedding that's counting down to disaster… When a perfectionist and a troublemaker have to stick together in Amanda Ber...

• Jan-2015
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Celebrate Valentine's Day with best friends Peter, Benjamin, and Lily! When Benjamin is more impressed than usual by Lily's cleverness, Peter becomes jealous and mistakenly thinks they no longer need him in the group. But when Lily and Benjamin ar...

• Nov-2014
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3 cowboys2 weeks1 wedding! Three all-new stories byKim Law, Terri Osburn, and Liz Talley Claire, Georgia, and Mary Catherine couldn't be more different, but they promised they would be there for one another no matter what. And when they all gather...

• Oct-2014
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• To celebrate the arrival of Peter Capaldi on to our screens as the newly regenerated Doctor, this collection of Doctor Who short stories, each written by a different author, now includes an extra, brand-new twelfth adventure as part of the 1...

• Oct-2014
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Celebrate Christmas with Peter and friends! It's Christmas time in the Lake District, and Peter, Benjamin, and Lily are in charge of delivering everyone's Christmas dinner. They must dodge Mr. Tod, repair their broken sled, and make it to everyone's...

• Sep-2014
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Join the fun with Lily Bobtail with this brand-new activity book! Lily Bobtail is always prepared with her "just in case" pocket, ready for any adventure, and a great friend to Peter and Benjamin. Bursting with fun, Lily's new activity book lets k...

• Sep-2014
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Peter, Lily, and Benjamin are forming a club! Peter, Benjamin, and Lily are best friends. To make it official, they're forming a club. Little do they know that the three worst villains in the forest are also forming a club -- to catch the rabbits ...

• Jul-2014
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Ten bestselling authors inspired by New York City's iconic Grand Central Terminal have created their own stories, set on the same day, just after the end of World War II, in a time of hope, uncertainty, change, and renewal....A war bride awaits the a...

• Jun-2014
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More than 30 years after Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal first appeared on screens, the Jim Henson Company hosted an author quest to find the new author of The Dark Crystal prequel fiction. The competition spanned three months and n...

• Jan-2014
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This brand new sticker storybook is perfect for fans of Nickelodeon's newly animated television show, Peter Rabbit. Peter, Lily, and Benjamin are off on another adventure--and kids can join too! With 150 stickers in the book, kids can add Peter, Lily...

• Jan-2014
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It's springtime in the Lake District, and everyone is in the best of moods. The daffodils are blooming, the butterflies are fluttering, and Miss Jemima Puddle-duck has laid an egg! To celebrate, she decides to throw a party for the neighborhood. But ...

• Sep-2013
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• Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Doctor Who with the Official Annual, packed with facts, features, puzzles, comics, and stories about everyone's favorite Time Lord, as well as his brand-new companion, Clara, and the deadly enemies they ...

• Dec-2012
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The brilliant writings of a highly influential Greek philosopher, with a foreword by Daniel Klein, author of Travels with Epicurus The teachings of Epicurus -- about life and death, religion and science, physical sensation, happiness, morality, an...

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• Jul-2012
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"Fuses a traditional rural folk tale with the kind of political allegory popular around the time of the Spanish Civil War . . . A satisfying twist" (The Wall Street Journal). In 1930s Spain, in an isolated valley of the Pyrenees, an...

• Sep-2011
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'In this collection the heretical principle has been adopted that if a writer is Scots, something of the Scottish spirit must inevitably emerge from his work.' In the twenty stories collected here we are given a multi-faceted view of Scotland, the Sc...

• Mar-2011
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Join the LEGO(R) City minifigures on their action-packed adventures in this awesome activity book. Build your very own LEGO(R) City minifigure, read the stories and complete the puzzles. It is perfect for 5-7 year old LEGO(R) fans!...

• Mar-2011
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• Feb-2011
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A wonderfully wicked new anthology from the editor of The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime It is the Victorian era and society is both entranced by and fearful of that suspicious character known as the New Woman. She rides those new- fangled bicycles...

• Feb-2011
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From a tropical resort where visitors can become temporary zombies, to a newly-made zombie determined to protect those he loves, to a cheerleader who won't let death kick her off the team, to a zombie seeking revenge for the ancestors who died on an ...

• Nov-2010
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'Anthology' comes from the Greek word that stands for garlands - a bouquet of flowers. An anthology then, should be a sort of reminder of something else, a small token of something much larger. In the case of flowers, they bring with their fragrance ...

• Oct-2010
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The fairy tale lives again in this book of forty new stories by some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism. Neil Gaiman, "Orange"   Aimee Bender, "The Color Master"   Joyce Carol Oates,...

• Sep-2010
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"Strong storytelling and new takes on a beloved fantasy topic result in a welcome addition to the literature of dragons." (Library Journal) Whether portrayed as fire-breathing reptilian beasts or as noble creatures of power and grace, dragons have ...

• May-2010
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From Anon to Woody Allen ('Not only is there no God, but try getting a plumber at weekends'), Miss Piggy and Dorothy Parker, to Mae West ('to err is human, but it feels divine'), Morecambe and Wise and P.G. Wodehouse to Homer Simpson and Seinfeld, th...

• Jan-2010
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Banarasidas charms us with his transparency and frankness, revealing as much of himself as possible. And he punctuates the fast-flowing narrative of his life every now and then to muse on the nature of human existence. The result is an astonishing ac...

• Jan-2010
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Desire. Allure. Craving. Power. Today's hottest paranormal romance authors-together in one exclusive collection. #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward Lover Awakened New York Times bestselling author Katie MacAlister Zen and the Art of Va...

• Jan-2010
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Introducing a scintillating new erotica series: Tarcher Sensual Awakenings Meet Madame B, the extraordinary hostess of an exciting new line of erotica. In these delightful collections of sensuous and, at times, scandalous tales, the mysterious Ma...

• Jan-2010
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The definitive anthology-unrivalled in scope and content A millennium and a half old, Japan's poetry is widely known and loved around the world. Covering the earliest primitive period through the Nara, Heian, Kamakura, Muramachi, and Edo periods,...

• Dec-2009
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• Dec-2009
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Venture into Spells of the City, where a troll may be your toll collector on the George Washington Bridge...Harry the Book will be happy to place your bets in a spellbinding alternative New York...a gargoyle finds himself left to a lonely rooftop exi...

• Nov-2009
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From getting bumps on the head to being chased by bears, poor Mr. Bump simply cannot avoid accidents, mishaps, and misadventures no matter how hard he tries, in this amusing easy-to-read picture book with vibrant illustration throughout....

• Jun-2009
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Little Miss Whoops is a trained gardening professional - kind of. She and Mr. Scatterbrain are doing their best to take care of Mr. Grumpy's garden. But, of course, she wouldn't be Little Miss Whoops if she didn't do something wrong - like chopping d...

• Apr-2009
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• Apr-2009
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An exclusive collection -- the first-ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era, including Arsène Lupin, the inspiration for the new Netflix series Lupin, starring Omar Sy collected here for the first time: the best crime fiction from the g...

• Jun-2008
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Kamleshwar's kitne pakistan enjoys cult status as a novel that dared to ask crucial questions about the making and writing of history with india's partition in 1947 as its reference point, the novel presents a limitless canvas against which the most ...

• Jun-2008
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Discusses the training of space chimps, takeoff and landing procedures, and how to handle alien encounters, and presents information on planets and other objects in the solar system, all with commentary from chimp astronaut Ham....

• Mar-2008
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• Feb-2008
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Updated with sixteen new pages of quips, remarks and exchanges from the creators of overheardinnewyork.com.

The streets of New York are full of characters who don't mince words-or care who hears them. This collection presents some of the mos...

• Nov-2007
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The original stories behind everyone's favorite Christmas ballet

It wasn't until the 1950s that seeing The Nutcracker at Christmastime became an American tradition. But the story itself is much older and its original intent more complex. Thi...

• Oct-2007
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As Stephen King will attest, the popularity of the occult in American literature has only grown since the days of Edgar Allan Poe. American Supernatural Tales celebrates the richness of this tradition with chilling contributions from some of the nati...

• Jul-2007
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A one-of-a-kind compendium of popular fiction from a bygone era Dime novels, as fundamentally American as baseball and jazz, were an inexpensive and inexhaustible source of popular entertainment for millions of Americans in the late nineteenth and e...

• May-2007
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Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer, and many more join this magical brew [that] will enchant young adult readers and their elders as well. (Publishers Weekly)In Wizards, today's master fantasists turn their hands to tales of these magical beings, living in bot...

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• Jun-2006
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Bruno the marmot hibernates all winter, and upon waking in the spring, he discovers the most beautiful dandelion outside his burrow. The two quickly become friends, playing together every day. But when summer comes, the dandelion asks Bruno to trust ...

• Apr-2006
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When the three of us became the Sister Chicas, who knew we'd each get the surprise of our lives! And even though we don't always agree on things -- boys, clothes, and music come to mind -- nothing gets in the way of our friendship. Three amigas: Our ...

• Sep-2005
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• May-2005
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The oldest transcript of "Egil's Saga" dates back to 1240 AD. Annonymously written, this epic Icelandic saga tells the story of the long and brutal life of tenth-century warrior-poet, Egil Skallagrissmon. It recounts Egil's progressio...

• Mar-2005
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A brand-new translation of the world's greatest satirist.

With a signature style that is at once bawdy and delicate, as well as a fearless penchant for lampooning the rich and powerful, Aristophanes remains arguably the finest satirist of all time....

• Dec-2004
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An exploration of timeless legends.

First told centuries ago, the ancient myths of the Greeks and Romans continue to fascinate and influence the world today. The expanded edition of this popular guide examines why these legends remain an integral ...

• Oct-2004
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Dr. Bill Bass, one of the world's leading forensic anthropologists, gained international attention when he built a forensic lab like no other: The Body Farm. Now, this master scientist unlocks the gates of his lab to reveal his most intriguing cases-...

• Sep-2004
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The complete, accessible guide to reaping all the health and beauty benefits of coconut oil

Natural coconut oil is nature's perfect food. Unlike the hydrogenated versions found in processed food, this uniquely curative elixir has been show t...

• Aug-2004
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The Fat Ladies Club met at antenatal classes and became firm friends. This book is the result of their shared experiences of first-time pregnancy. Nothing is left out, so be prepared to read about their emotions, hormones, and bodily changes -- some ...

• May-2004
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A former senior military analyst with the U.S.Naval War College offers a thought-provoking analysis of the United States and global security that utilizes recent military history and strategy; economic, political, and cultural factors; and foreign po...

• Nov-2003
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What do Snowflake the Polar Bear and Pip the Penguin do all day? Find out about these new Fleecy Friends in these soft cloth books with covers made from fleece. Just like their predecessors, these snuggly and cuddly plush books are securely packaged ...

• Mar-2003
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Zitkala-Sa wrestled with the conflicting influences of American Indian and white culture throughout her life. Raised on a Sioux reservation, she was educated at boarding schools that enforced assimilation and was witness to major events in white-Indi...

• Feb-2003
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What do Boris the Bunny and Charlie the Chick do all day? Find out about the Fleecy Friends in these soft, fleecy cloth books. These snuggly plush books are securely packaged in a box with a clear plastic lid, which makes them wonderful gifts to fit ...

• Feb-2003
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What do Boris the Bunny and Charlie the Chick do all day? Find out about the Fleecy Friends in these soft, fleecy cloth books. These snuggly plush books are securely packaged in a box with a clear plastic lid, which makes them wonderful gifts to fit ...

• Nov-2002
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Bestselling master of suspense Jeffery Deaver's enviable task was to select from the thousands of stories written over the past one hundred years those which best represented the classic form, as well as the celebrated authors whose ironic twists and...

• Oct-2002
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Sacred poetry from twelve mystics and saints, rendered brilliantly by Daniel Ladinsky, beloved interpreter of verses by the fourteenth-century Persian poet Hafiz

In this luminous collection, Daniel Ladinsky -- best known for his bestselling i...

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• Jun-2002
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Stated First Edition. Two Volume Set bound in full maroon leather with lettering stamped in gilt. All edges of the text block in gilt. Ribbon markers. These two volumes are in fine condition in a fine condition slip case. This set was limited to 350 ...

• Jun-2002
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• Jun-2002
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Compiled and edited by a board of distinguished educators, this single-volume encyclopedia contains vital information on the world's greatest literary masterpieces-and is an essential reference source for home, library, and school. Includes A-to-Z li...

• Jan-2002
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Pick a famous historical figure and experience your own life as that person. What would you do? Excel in science under the extraordinary influence of Leonardo da Vinci? Spice up your daily grind with a dash of Mata Hari? Unnerve your neighbors as Edg...

• Jun-2001
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This anthology brings together core classical texts for understanding literature. The selections from Plato illustrate the poetic philosopher's surprising exclusion of poets from his ideal republic. In his response, Poetics, Aristotle draws on the wo...

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• Nov-2000
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An anthology featuring contemporary masters of the short story around the globe, including Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Joyce Carol Oates, Martin Amis, and more

Following the immense success of The Art of the Tale, Daniel Halpern has assem...

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• Oct-1999
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These 19 stories by the masters of Western fiction -- including Louis L'Amour, John Jakes, and Elmer Kelton -- recreate the hardships and heartbreaks of settling and surviving on the American frontier in the 19th century....

• Sep-1999
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Here is a super-soft cloth book with foam-padded pages and sweetly sleeping baby animals on every page. But that's not all. There is also a velour "blanket" piped in satin ribbon that is bound into every spread of the book. And a special blanket is o...

• Aug-1999
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When Mr. Potato Head's friend, Little Old Lady Prune, invites him to dinner, she gives him a shopping list which he promptly loses, leaving him to try to reconstruct the menu from memory, with unexpected results...

• Aug-1999
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• May-1999
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This adorable little oinker is a pig-shaped storybook and bank combined. With its padded front cover--pig-plump and squeezable--the book is perfect for little ones just learning about money. Includes reusable stopper. Full color....

• Dec-1998
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In this collection, the brightest novelists, poets, playwrights and essayists of Britain and India explore the imaginative worlds of our two countries. New voices, new explorations and a refreshingly varied range of views make this a volume that is b...

• Nov-1998
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Enthralling generations of readers, the narrative of capture by Native Americans is arguably the first American literary form dominated by the experiences of women. The ten selections in this anthology span the early history of this country (1682-189...

• Jul-1998
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From the clip, clop of the milkman?s mule in early morning to the clic, clac of her father?s abacus at night, a young girl tells about a day in her family?s store and home in Guatemala City. Every day customers of many heritages?speaking Spanish, Chi...

• Feb-1998
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The era in the United States between the Civil War and the end of World War I, was marked by increased nation-building, immigration, internal migration and racial tension. This period of time saw the rise of local colour literature, which described t...

• Jan-1998
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Enhanced with full-color illustrations, this charming collection is filled with classic fairy tales and poetry, including The Snow Queen, The Selfish Giant, A Little Princess, Treasure Island, Mary Poppins, and other notable children's favori...

• Dec-1997
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During the pivotal period of America's international emergence, between the Civil War and WWI, the aligned literary movements of Realism and Naturalism not only shaped the national literature of the age, but also left an indelible and far-reaching in...

• Jun-1997
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It's the summer of 1960 in Vermont. Marie Fermoyle is a strong but vulnerable divorced woman whose loneliness and ambition for her children make her easy prey for con man Omar Duvall. Marie has two teenage children, but it is Benjy, who is only 12, w...

• May-1997
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A compendium of thirty-six tales from the best in children's fiction contains The Tale of Peter Rabbit, as well as selections from The Railway Children and The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. ...

• Apr-1997
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• Mar-1997
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Posing as jewel thief "Donnie Brasco," FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone carried out the most audacious sting operation ever, working undercover for six years to infiltrate the flamboyant community of mafia soldiers, "connected guys," captains, and godfath...

• Feb-1997
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• Jul-1996
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It can be tough for a toddler to understand the changes that happen in a family with the addition of a new baby. Who better to help the older-sibling-to-be than the friendliest man in the neighborhood? Mr. Rogers will help older siblings understand t...

• Jun-1996
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• Apr-1996
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A collection of the best writing on running -- for anyone who loves reading as much as running, or who just loves to run.
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This inspiring collection of forty-eight short stories and poems -- brimming with courage, fear, pain, hope, and elati...

• Dec-1995
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A collection of 26 twentieth-century Irish short stories, including works by Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, and W.B. Yeats.
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"The features of this volume which separate it from other anthologies are the quality and breadth of its selections an...

• Nov-1995
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Learn how to get everything you want with this motivational book from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

Anything is possible...if you dare to ask!

Personal happiness. Creative fulfillment...

• Oct-1995
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• Sep-1995
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Some of the greatest storytellers of our time chronicle twentieth-century southern life.
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Rich in irony, sly humor, and vivid, dramatic imagery, the literature of the modern South is a vital amalgam of a once-rural society's storytelling tra...

• May-1995
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This CD-ROM captures the spirit of Jack Kerouac, the author and poet who epitomized "the Beat Generation." Currently enjoying a wide-spread comeback in popular culture, Kerouac's work is finding a new audience in the hip-hop, multimedia hungry youth ...

• Dec-1994
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• Oct-1994
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"The innovative series that consistently gives unapologetic, unashamed voice to the contemporary gay male writer." -- The Advocate
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The fifth volume in the acclaimed Men on Men series brings readers 20 new stories that pulse with humor, ener...

• Jul-1994
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What happens when an adoptee decides to locate a birthparent or a birthparent wants to find a child given up long ago? How does one search for people whose names one does not know? And what happens during a reunion? In 1983, Jean A. S. Strauss was fa...

• Jun-1994
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Welcome aboard! This fabulous first book of airplanes is a top-flight addition to the bestselling All Aboard line. From crop dusters to state-of-the-art military fighters, it's all here, complete with easy-to-read text and clear, colorful pictures th...

• Mar-1994
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Drawing materials from journals and diaries, political documents and religious sermons, prose and poetry, Giles Gunn's anthology provides a panoramic survey of early American life and literature -- including voices black and white, male and female, H...

• Feb-1994
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When the world was a wilder place, people wondered about animals the way they wondered about their neighbors...
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Now there aren't so many animals, nor occasions to encountered them. In The Voice of the Wild, Patricia Beard has collected the ...

• Jun-1993
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Japanese noh theatre or the drama of "perfected art" flourished in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries largely through the genius of the dramatist Zeami. An intricate fusion of music, dance, mask, costume and language, the dramas address many subj...

• Mar-1993
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"There is no one quite like Joseph Campbell. He knows the vast sweep of man's panoramic past as few men have evern known it." -The Village Voice

What is a properly functioning mythology and what are its functions? Can we use myths to help reli...

• Jan-1993
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Fourteen stories about the strength and passion of today's American Indian -- including six from the acclaimed Leslie Marmon Silko.
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Anthropologists have long delighted us with the wise and colorful folktales they transcribed from their Indi...

• Jan-1993
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Spells of Enchantment brings together the best literary fairy tales ever written, arranged to provide a sense of the history and evolution of this ancient genre. Focusing on the work of the most gifted writers of the great Western literary movements ...

• Sep-1992
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"Absolutely spellbinding . . . A book to be savored, to be read slowly, with care and for pleasure." -- The Denver Post
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In recent years, a vital and valuable regional literature has emerged from America's interior West: work that reflects t...

• Sep-1992
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A look at the many organizations that have helped young people from the Soviet Union and the United States correspond and even meet since the 1960s offers an inside look at the programs and personal reports from participants....

• Feb-1992
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Granta has published its own unique brand of travel writing since 1983. Part memoir, part reportage, part old-fashioned story, the pieces have been some of the best travel writing of the decade. Now the editors have selected, from their first 35 issu...

• Nov-1991
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With its high stakes and uncertain outcome, the mystery tale is the most popular form of fiction in the United States. Crime Classics presents spellbinding works by such masters as Edgar Allen Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Dashiell Hammett, Dorothy Sayers...

• Jul-1991
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With the whole-brain thinking techniques of Mindmapping, you can break down the critical blocks that hinder free thinking and discover a whole world of solutions and ideas. Let Mindmapping lead you to creative problem solving, clearer decision making...

• Nov-1990
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Edited by the critically acclaimed Terry McMillan, the award-winning author of five previous novels and recipient of the Essence Award for Excellence in Literature, this is a striking collection of works from contemporary African-American authors, bo...

• Apr-1990
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• Mar-1990
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Crossing the boundaries of time, region, and culture, universal myths have provided inspiration and guidance for countless generations -- laying a foundation for the religious, social, and political heritage of nations and peoples since the beginning...

• Nov-1989
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The foremost writers in detective fiction have created an omnibus of true-life murder mysteries that includes baffling stories by Helen Simpson, Margaret Cole, Dorothy L. Sayers, John Rhode, E.R. Punshon, Frances Iles, and Freeman Willis Crofts...

• Nov-1989
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They're lurking under the cover of darkness ... and between the covers of this book. Here, in all their horror and all their glory, are the great vampires of literature: male and female, invisible and metamorphic, doomed and daring.

Their skin deat...

• Oct-1989
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Six of the greatest mystery writers join forces to concoct murders so baffling, with clues so cryptic, that even Scotland Yard is stumped, creating six compelling tales of foolproof homicide...

• Aug-1989
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This anthology is in many was a 'best of the best', containing gems from thirty-four of Britain's outstanding contemporary writers. It is a book to dip into, to read from cover to cover, to lend to friends and read again. It includes stories of love ...

• Jul-1989
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Set in the backdrop of the island of Lesbos, ''Daphnis and Chloe'' is an ancient Greek love story. It is the story of two children who fall in love and suffer in the confusion and bewilderment of love. The narrative provides a deep insight into the r...

• Feb-1989
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In Elizabeth Jolley's "The Last Crop," a seemingly guileless woman cons a man out of his land. In Leonora Carrinton's "The Debutante," a young girl sends a hyena to her coming-out ball, with disastrous results. The title character in Frances Towers's...

• Dec-1988
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Whether you're the owner of our own small business, a middle manager in a mid-sized company, or the CEO of a multinational, this book can show you how to improve your profits and productivity. How? By following the principles of The Deming Management...

• Jan-1988
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Featuring insightful, revealing interviews with many great literary minds, this anthology makes an incomparable collection of literary gossip, theory, and advice for anyone seeking to explore the literary landscape....

• Dec-1987
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A single volume introduction to the major writers of the Italian Renaissance -- Petrarch, Boccaccio, Alberti, della Mirandola, da Vinci, Castiglione, Machiavelli, Buonarroti, Guicciardini, Cellini, and Vasari....

• Jul-1987
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• Jan-1986
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Combining traditional myth, oral history and re-worked European legend to depict an ancient realm of heroism and wonder, the seven tales collected here are among the most fantastical of all the Norse romances. Powerfully inspired works of Icelandic i...

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First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world -- part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideal...

• Sep-1980
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• Sep-1980
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Relates the adventures of 12-year-old Maximilian and his friends, Peter and Jessica, as they help the police officers of the Mid-Manhattan Precinct solve a variety of crimes. Solutions are provided at the end of the book....

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• Oct-1976
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The eight stories in this volume offer a varied and representative collection of twentieth century German authors from a range of political and cultural backgrounds. Styles include the non-fictional manner of Kluge's montage technique and the contras...

• Jan-1975
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Including works from Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Breton and Manx, this�Celtic Miscellany�offers a rich blend of poetry and prose from the eighth to the nineteenth century, and provides a unique insight into the minds and literature of ...

• Feb-1971
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• Jul-1965
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Much maligned in pre-war Germany, the short story enjoyed a creative rebirth in 1945. Initially imported by the Allies, the form also matched perfectly the prevailing mood of irony, objectivity and mistrust of the didactic. With the original German t...

• Feb-1965
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Surveys the pre-Christian beliefs of the Scandinavian and Germanic peoples. Provides an introduction to this subject, giving basic outlines to the sagas and stories, and helps identify the charachter traits of not only the well known but also the les...

• Jun-1940
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65 million years ago the last dinosaurs died out. In 1841 the term dinosaur was coined, and the great beasts' hold on our imagination has never weakened. Here, with over 200 full-color hand-drawn illustrations, are all the impossible names and fantas...

• Jun-1940
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