Author: Lou Waryncia
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578989389
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Behind the Smile - the Story of Annalee Thorndike
Author: Lou Waryncia
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578989389
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578989389
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Cats of Tanglewood Forest
Author: Charles de Lint
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316215511
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
In this whimsical, original folktale, written and illustrated throughout in vibrant full color by two celebrated masters of modern fantasy, a young girl's journey becomes an enchanting coming-of-age story about magic, friendship, and the courage to shape one's own destiny. Lillian Kindred spends her days exploring the Tanglewood Forest, a magical, rolling wilderness that she imagines to be full of fairies. The trouble is, Lillian has never seen a wisp of magic in her hills--until the day the cats of the forest save her life by transforming her into a kitten. Now she must set out on a perilous adventure that will lead her through untamed lands of fabled creates--from Old Mother Possum to the fearsome Bear People--to find a way to make things right.
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316215511
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
In this whimsical, original folktale, written and illustrated throughout in vibrant full color by two celebrated masters of modern fantasy, a young girl's journey becomes an enchanting coming-of-age story about magic, friendship, and the courage to shape one's own destiny. Lillian Kindred spends her days exploring the Tanglewood Forest, a magical, rolling wilderness that she imagines to be full of fairies. The trouble is, Lillian has never seen a wisp of magic in her hills--until the day the cats of the forest save her life by transforming her into a kitten. Now she must set out on a perilous adventure that will lead her through untamed lands of fabled creates--from Old Mother Possum to the fearsome Bear People--to find a way to make things right.
The Collectibles Market Guide and Price Index
Author: Collectors' Information Bureau
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780873415439
Category : Art objects
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
This encyclopedia of collectibles includes feature articles on over 85 of the leading manufacturers, plus the latest detailed information and pricing on over 50,000 collectibles. Profiles of more than 200 artists are included, as well as 32 pages of beautiful full-color photography showcasing over 250 products.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780873415439
Category : Art objects
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
This encyclopedia of collectibles includes feature articles on over 85 of the leading manufacturers, plus the latest detailed information and pricing on over 50,000 collectibles. Profiles of more than 200 artists are included, as well as 32 pages of beautiful full-color photography showcasing over 250 products.
Use of Weapons
Author: Iain M. Banks
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316068799
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks and military action. The woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and pushed him towards his present eminence, but despite all their dealings she did not know him as well as she thought. The drone known as Skaffen-Amtiskaw knew both of these people. It had once saved the woman's life by massacring her attackers in a particularly bloody manner. It believed the man to be a lost cause. But not even its machine could see the horrors in his past. Ferociously intelligent, both witty and horrific, Use of Weapons is a masterpiece of science fiction. The Culture Series Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons The State of the Art Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen Sonata
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316068799
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks and military action. The woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and pushed him towards his present eminence, but despite all their dealings she did not know him as well as she thought. The drone known as Skaffen-Amtiskaw knew both of these people. It had once saved the woman's life by massacring her attackers in a particularly bloody manner. It believed the man to be a lost cause. But not even its machine could see the horrors in his past. Ferociously intelligent, both witty and horrific, Use of Weapons is a masterpiece of science fiction. The Culture Series Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons The State of the Art Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen Sonata
Collectibles Market Guide and Price Index
Author: Collectors' Information Bureau
Publisher: CIB
ISBN: 9780930785208
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Publisher: CIB
ISBN: 9780930785208
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Into the Grey
Author: Celine Kiernan
Publisher: Candlewick
ISBN: 0763670618
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
In a heart-pounding, atmospheric ghost story, a teenage boy must find the resources within himself to save his haunted twin brother. After their nan accidentally burns their home down, twin brothers Pat and Dom must move with their parents and baby sister to the seaside cottage they’ve summered in, now made desolate by the winter wind. It’s there that the ghost appears — a strange boy who cries black tears and fears a bad man, a soldier, who is chasing him. Soon Dom has become not-Dom, and Pat can sense that his brother is going to die — while their overwhelmed parents can’t even see what’s happening. Isolated and terrified, Pat needs to keep his brother’s cover while figuring out how to save him, drawing clues from his own dreams and Nan’s long-ago memories, confronting a mystery that lies between this world and the next — within the Grey. With white-knuckle pacing and a deft portrayal of family relationships, Celine Kiernan offers a taut psychological thriller that is sure to haunt readers long after the last page is turned.
Publisher: Candlewick
ISBN: 0763670618
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
In a heart-pounding, atmospheric ghost story, a teenage boy must find the resources within himself to save his haunted twin brother. After their nan accidentally burns their home down, twin brothers Pat and Dom must move with their parents and baby sister to the seaside cottage they’ve summered in, now made desolate by the winter wind. It’s there that the ghost appears — a strange boy who cries black tears and fears a bad man, a soldier, who is chasing him. Soon Dom has become not-Dom, and Pat can sense that his brother is going to die — while their overwhelmed parents can’t even see what’s happening. Isolated and terrified, Pat needs to keep his brother’s cover while figuring out how to save him, drawing clues from his own dreams and Nan’s long-ago memories, confronting a mystery that lies between this world and the next — within the Grey. With white-knuckle pacing and a deft portrayal of family relationships, Celine Kiernan offers a taut psychological thriller that is sure to haunt readers long after the last page is turned.
Summers at Castle Auburn
Author: Sharon Shinn
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101208031
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
A woman blessed, or cursed, with a talent for witchcraft returns to Castle Auburn where she spent her childhood in joy-only to find an aura of dread awaiting her.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101208031
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
A woman blessed, or cursed, with a talent for witchcraft returns to Castle Auburn where she spent her childhood in joy-only to find an aura of dread awaiting her.
History of the Reed Family in Europe and America
Author: Jacob Whittemore Reed
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 1330
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 1330
Book Description
Joy to the World
Author: Carolyn Miller
Publisher: Kregel Publications
ISBN: 0825446694
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
In Joy to the World, three popular authors come together to offer a heartwarming collection of holiday Regency romance. Based on lines from a beloved Christmas carol, these three novellas in one book have depth, faith, and satisfying stories all packed into the perfect length for readers to curl up and take a brief break from their holiday busyness. "Heaven and Nature Sing" by Carolyn Miller Two music lovers, deeply devoted to each other, were on the brink of engagement when family circumstances drove them apart. How can they ever overcome their obligations and fears to find their way back into each other's arms? "Far as the Curse is Found" by Amanda Barratt One winter night, a woman struggling to provide for her illegitimate child encounters a scarred veteran of the Napoleonic Wars on the streets of London. Can love conquer the darkness of two broken pasts? "Wonders of His Love" by Erica Vetsch A Scots portrait painter with a hidden identity finds work at a noble manor house over the holidays. He never imagined he'd fall in love with the emotionally frozen widow there. Now he wants nothing more than to thaw her heart.
Publisher: Kregel Publications
ISBN: 0825446694
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
In Joy to the World, three popular authors come together to offer a heartwarming collection of holiday Regency romance. Based on lines from a beloved Christmas carol, these three novellas in one book have depth, faith, and satisfying stories all packed into the perfect length for readers to curl up and take a brief break from their holiday busyness. "Heaven and Nature Sing" by Carolyn Miller Two music lovers, deeply devoted to each other, were on the brink of engagement when family circumstances drove them apart. How can they ever overcome their obligations and fears to find their way back into each other's arms? "Far as the Curse is Found" by Amanda Barratt One winter night, a woman struggling to provide for her illegitimate child encounters a scarred veteran of the Napoleonic Wars on the streets of London. Can love conquer the darkness of two broken pasts? "Wonders of His Love" by Erica Vetsch A Scots portrait painter with a hidden identity finds work at a noble manor house over the holidays. He never imagined he'd fall in love with the emotionally frozen widow there. Now he wants nothing more than to thaw her heart.
A Circle of Cats
Author: Charles De Lint
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Lillian is an orphan who lives with her aunt on a homestead miles from anyone, surrounded by uncharted forest. She wanders the woods, chasing squirrels and rabbits and climbing trees. Free-spirited and independent Lillian is a kindred spirit to the many wild cats who gather around the ancient beech tree. One day, while she is under the beech, Lillian is bitten by a poisonous snake. The cats refuse to let her die, and use their magic to turn her into one of their own. How she becomes a girl again is a lyrical, original folktale. Set in the countryside north of de Lint's fictional Newford, with some of the same characters as the duo's recent, acclaimed Seven Wild Sisters, A Circle of Catsis the long-awaited first picture book by long-time friends Charles de Lint and Charles Vess, whose masterful art is as magical as the story. Illustrations by Charles Vess.
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Lillian is an orphan who lives with her aunt on a homestead miles from anyone, surrounded by uncharted forest. She wanders the woods, chasing squirrels and rabbits and climbing trees. Free-spirited and independent Lillian is a kindred spirit to the many wild cats who gather around the ancient beech tree. One day, while she is under the beech, Lillian is bitten by a poisonous snake. The cats refuse to let her die, and use their magic to turn her into one of their own. How she becomes a girl again is a lyrical, original folktale. Set in the countryside north of de Lint's fictional Newford, with some of the same characters as the duo's recent, acclaimed Seven Wild Sisters, A Circle of Catsis the long-awaited first picture book by long-time friends Charles de Lint and Charles Vess, whose masterful art is as magical as the story. Illustrations by Charles Vess.