Author: Italo Calvino
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544146379
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
A posthumously published collection of thirty-six essays offering Italo Calvino's invigorating and illuminating analysis of his most treasured literary classics.
Why Read the Classics?
Author: Italo Calvino
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544146379
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
A posthumously published collection of thirty-six essays offering Italo Calvino's invigorating and illuminating analysis of his most treasured literary classics.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544146379
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
A posthumously published collection of thirty-six essays offering Italo Calvino's invigorating and illuminating analysis of his most treasured literary classics.
Dick and Jane: Fun with Dick and Jane
Author: Penguin Young Readers
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0448434113
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
"Look, Jane, " said Dick. "Here is something funny. Can you guess what it is?"
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0448434113
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
"Look, Jane, " said Dick. "Here is something funny. Can you guess what it is?"
Firian Rising
Author: Carly Stevens
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781950041015
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Strong-willed Firian Kess can create reality from his imagination, which earns him a spot in the elite Tanyuin Academy. His path collides with Kiria Arioc, spirited heir to a throne of the Western Kingdom, who, despite having abilities of her own, doubts her ability to lead. To succeed, they must navigate enemies, intrigue, and their own demons.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781950041015
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Strong-willed Firian Kess can create reality from his imagination, which earns him a spot in the elite Tanyuin Academy. His path collides with Kiria Arioc, spirited heir to a throne of the Western Kingdom, who, despite having abilities of her own, doubts her ability to lead. To succeed, they must navigate enemies, intrigue, and their own demons.
The Pearl
Author: John Steinbeck
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101659815
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
“There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.” Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.... A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101659815
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
“There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.” Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.... A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Greyfriars Bobby,-.
Author: Eleanor Atkinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dogs
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The story of the loyalty of Bobby, a Skye Terrier.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dogs
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The story of the loyalty of Bobby, a Skye Terrier.
Invitation to the Classics
Author: Louise Cowan
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 9780801068102
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Motivation and direction for reading and understanding the great authors and works of Western culture.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 9780801068102
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Motivation and direction for reading and understanding the great authors and works of Western culture.
Elder Race
Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Publisher: Tordotcom
ISBN: 1250768713
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
"A Ursula Le Guin-like grace... Ten out of 10." —New York Times In Adrian Tchaikovsky's Elder Race, a junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the locals he has sworn to study to save a planet from an unbeatable foe. Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way. But a demon is terrorizing the land, and now she’s an adult (albeit barely) with responsibilities (she tells herself). Although she still gets in the way, she understands that the only way to save her people is to invoke the pact between her family and the Elder sorcerer who has inhabited the local tower for as long as her people have lived here (though none in living memory has approached it). But Elder Nyr isn’t a sorcerer, and he is forbidden to help, and his knowledge of science tells him the threat cannot possibly be a demon... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tordotcom
ISBN: 1250768713
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
"A Ursula Le Guin-like grace... Ten out of 10." —New York Times In Adrian Tchaikovsky's Elder Race, a junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the locals he has sworn to study to save a planet from an unbeatable foe. Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way. But a demon is terrorizing the land, and now she’s an adult (albeit barely) with responsibilities (she tells herself). Although she still gets in the way, she understands that the only way to save her people is to invoke the pact between her family and the Elder sorcerer who has inhabited the local tower for as long as her people have lived here (though none in living memory has approached it). But Elder Nyr isn’t a sorcerer, and he is forbidden to help, and his knowledge of science tells him the threat cannot possibly be a demon... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Classic Myths to Read Aloud
Author: William F. Russell
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307774430
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The most complete collection of Greek and Roman myths specially arranged to be read aloud to children aged five to twelve. "Every child deserves this book. Those who do the reading aloud will be enlightened and rewarded, too."--Edwin Newman Line drawings.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307774430
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The most complete collection of Greek and Roman myths specially arranged to be read aloud to children aged five to twelve. "Every child deserves this book. Those who do the reading aloud will be enlightened and rewarded, too."--Edwin Newman Line drawings.
Passing
Author: Nella Larsen
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
ISBN: 166762265X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Harlem Renaissance author Nella Larsen (1891 –1964) published just two novels and three short stories in her lifetime, but achieved lasting literary acclaim. Her classic novel Passing first appeared in 1926.
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
ISBN: 166762265X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Harlem Renaissance author Nella Larsen (1891 –1964) published just two novels and three short stories in her lifetime, but achieved lasting literary acclaim. Her classic novel Passing first appeared in 1926.
Crocodile on the Sandbank
Author: Elizabeth Peters
Publisher: C & R Crime
ISBN: 178033446X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Amelia Peabody is Elizabeth Peters' most brilliant and best-loved creation, a thoroughly Victorian feminist who takes the stuffy world of archaeology by storm with her shocking men's pants and no-nonsense attitude! In this first adventure, our headstrong heroine decides to use her substantial inheritance to see the world. On her travels, she rescues a gentlewoman in distress - Evelyn Barton-Forbes - and the two become friends. The two companions continue to Egypt where they face mysteries, mummies and the redoubtable Radcliffe Emerson, an outspoken archaeologist, who doesn't need women to help him solve mysteries -- at least that's what he thinks!
Publisher: C & R Crime
ISBN: 178033446X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Amelia Peabody is Elizabeth Peters' most brilliant and best-loved creation, a thoroughly Victorian feminist who takes the stuffy world of archaeology by storm with her shocking men's pants and no-nonsense attitude! In this first adventure, our headstrong heroine decides to use her substantial inheritance to see the world. On her travels, she rescues a gentlewoman in distress - Evelyn Barton-Forbes - and the two become friends. The two companions continue to Egypt where they face mysteries, mummies and the redoubtable Radcliffe Emerson, an outspoken archaeologist, who doesn't need women to help him solve mysteries -- at least that's what he thinks!