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Freedom's Sons: The True Story of the Amistad Mutiny

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jurmain, Suzanne, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins, AMISTAD CAPTIVES VICTORY JUSTICE TRIUMPHANT trumpeted the March , headline of "The Colored American, "one of the first U.S. newspapers published and edited by African Americans. The cause for this jubilation was an unprecedented event. At a time when most black Americans had no legal rights, a group of captive Africans had challenged the U.S. government before the Supreme Court -- and won "Freedom's Sons" is a tale of unbending courage and moral integrity in the face of incredible odds. It is the extraordinary true story of the only successful slave revolt in American history. In , fifty-three Africans aboard the Cuban slave ship "Amistad" broke out of their chains and took over the ship. Attempting to return to Sierra Leone, they landed instead on the northeast coast of the United States, where they were captured and put on trial. A year and a half later, former president John Quincy Adams argued the Supreme Court case that ultimately set them free. Acquista Ora

The Mystery of Mary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hill, Grace Livingston, PUBLISHER: Living Books, Tyron cannot forget Mary's beautiful face and spirit. He determines to discover the true identity of the young woman he longs to protect--and love. Grace Livingston Hill is the beloved author of more than 100 books. Read and enjoyed by millions, her wholesome stories contain adventure, romance, and the heartwarming triumphs of people faced with the problems of life and love.

The Legend of King Arthur

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Borgenicht, David / Pyle, Howard / Boni, Simone, PUBLISHER: Running Press Book Publishers, Wrapped in myth and legend, celebrated by filmmakers, and remembered by adults, the classic tale of King Arthur and Excalibur lives on in this young reader's edition. Beautiful, full-color illustrations evoke all the mystery and delight of this centuries-old story of valor, honor, and magic.

Land Lover

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Renee, Ryleigh, PUBLISHER: Vantage Press, Ryleigh Renee presents a riveting tale of what can happen when hometown values are pitted against the tough and ruthless commercial worlds of real estate and finance. A roller-coaster ride of love and life in corporate America.

A Christmas Carol

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dickens, Charles, PUBLISHER: Bantam Classics, Merry Christmas, everyone "Bah " said Scrooge. "Humbug " With those famous words unfolds a tale that renews the joy and caring that are Christmas. Whether we read it aloud with our family and friends or open the pages on a chill winter evening to savor the story in solitude, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a very special holiday experience. It is the one book that every year will warm our hearts with favorite memories of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future--and will remind us with laughter and tears that the true Christmas spirit comes from giving with love. With a heartwarming account of Dickens' first reading of the Carol, and a biographical sketch.

Jesus Christ: Fundamentals of Christology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kereszty, Roch, PUBLISHER: Saint Pauls/Alba House, This revised and expanded second edition of Father Kereszty's widely used Christology text is equipped with recommended readings, study questions and updated bibliography. In dialogue with contemporary concerns and controversies, it presents a penetrating and integral approach to the mystery of Christ, with broad appeal to Roman Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox Christians alike. In it they will find an articulation of their common faith in Jesus, the Christ, true God and true man. Though written as a Christology text on the graduate level, the book should interest any educated reader who seeks to know Jesus. Acquista Ora

Madame Sadayakko: The Geisha Who Seduced the West

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Downer, Lesley, PUBLISHER: Headline Publishing Group, A critically acclaimed author tells the enthralling true story of the real Madame Butterfly, a woman who became the most celebrated geisha in Japan and the first to tour the West. At twenty-nine, she captivated the worldas stage. From San Francisco to New York, Paris, and Berlin, audiences thrilled to her mesmeric acting and exquisite dancing. She performed for the American President and for the Prince of Wales in London. Picasso painted her. Gide, Debussy, Degas, and Rodin were among her devoted fans. She was Sadayakko, Japanas most notorious geishaaand its first international superstar. In Italy, Puccini was working on "Madame Butterfly," He had the plot for his opera, but he had yet to see a real live flesh-and-blood Japanese womanauntil Sadayakko arrived with her troupe of traveling actors. "Madame Sadayakko" is the true story of this extraordinary womanamuse to writers, artists, and fashion designers. Her adventures lift the veil on the secretive world of the geisha and reveal a missing piece of history from the turn of the last century, when Japanese women wore bustles and learned the waltz and women in the West wore Sadayakko kimonos.

Cities and Civilizations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hibbert, Christopher, PUBLISHER: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson, From Thebes, Jerusalem, and Athens to New York, London, Sydney, Amsterdam, Moscow, and Berlin, Cities and Civilizations explores the world's great cities and their golden ages. Famed historian Christopher Hibbert vividly brings each city to life -- its moments of power and prestige, of cultural ferment and political dominance -- providing a panoramic sweep encompassing almost four thousand years.

Maris

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hill, Grace Livingston, PUBLISHER: Living Books, On the eve of her brilliant society wedding, beautiful Maris must face the true meaning of love. Grace Livingston Hill is the beloved author of more than 100 books. Read and enjoyed by millions, her wholesome stories contain adventure, romance, and the heartwarming triumphs of people faced with the problems of life and love.

Fairy Tales and Society: Illusion, Allusion, and Paradigm

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bottigheimer, Ruth B., PUBLISHER: University of Pennsylvania Press, This collection of exemplary essays by internationally recognized scholars examines the fairy tale from historical, folkloristic, literary, and psychoanalytical points of view. For generations of children and adults, fairy tales have encapsulated social values, often through the use of fixed characters and situations, to a far greater extent than any other oral or literary form. In many societies, fairy tales function as a paradigm both for understanding society and for developing individual behavior and personality.A few of the topics covered in this volume: oral narration in contemporary society; madness and cure in the " Nights"; the female voice in folklore and fairy tale; change in narrative form; tests, tasks, and trials in the Grimms' fairy tales; and folklorists as agents of nationalism. The subject of methodology is discussed by Torborg Lundell, Stven Swann Jones, Hans-Jorg Uther, and Anna Tavis.

Better the Devil

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wild, Mike, PUBLISHER: Black Flame, The Caballistics are attacked in London and forced to use powerful magic, which breaks The Accord - the pact that forbids the use of sorcery. They've been set up. Someone wants them out of the way, but why? The answer lies with doppelgangers of figures who are key to activating a British variation of the terracotta army. The doppelgangers are already retaking their places. A Golem invasion is imminent. To stop them, Caballisics, Inc must form unholy alliances with the dead of London and the shadowy organisation known as the Dark Parliament. London is about to become a war-zone...

Fine and rare Chinese works of art and ceramics

Fine and rare Chinese works of art and ceramics: winter exhibition / Roger Keverne. 112 p.: col. ill.; 28 cm. Published London: Roger Keverne, . Language English Euro 20

Sharks

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reader's Digest / Jackson, Brenda / McDonald, Ronald L., PUBLISHER: Reader's Digest Association, Here is the true story of sharks: the fascinating details of their lives and habits; the full extent of their strange senses; the terrible tales of attacks on people. 400 photographs and drawings. Includes a complete directory of all 344 known species of sharks.

The Ground Beneath Her Feet

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rushdie, Salman, PUBLISHER: Picador USA, In this remaking of the myth of Orpheus, Rushdie tells the story of Vina Apsara, a pop star, and Ormus Cama, an extraordinary songwriter and musician, who captivate and change the world through their music and their romance. Beginning in Bombay in the fifties, moving to London in the sixties, and New York for the last quarter century, the novel pulsates with a half-century of music and celebrates the power rock 'n' roll.

Forbidden

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dekker, Ted / Lee, Tosca, PUBLISHER: Faithwords, Fleeing pursuit, with only moments to live, a young man named Rom stumbles into possession of a vial of blood and a piece of cryptic writing. When consumed, the blood will bring him back to life. When decoded, the message will lead him on a perilous journey that will require him to abandon everything he has ever known and awaken humanity to the transforming power of true life and love. But the blood will also resurrect hatred, ambition, and greed at terrible risk. The first book in a thrilling series set in a desolate future, FORBIDDEN begins a journey that continues with Mortal and will conclude with Soverign. From the combined pens of master storytellers Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee, this tale of passionate love and dark desires peels back the layers of the heart for all who dare to take the journey.

Sirko and the Wolf: A Ukrainian Tale

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kimmel, Eric A. / Sauber, Robert, PUBLISHER: Holiday House, A Ukrainian Tale. A dog and wolf help each other in this tale about loyalty and friendship.

Fabulous Harbors

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moorcock, Michael, PUBLISHER: Avon Books, Award-winning author Michael moorcock continuously astonishes readers and critics alike with each new literary offering. Revered for his eloquent, lyrical prose, his work is a testament to the emotional power of words. "Fabulous Harbors" is the second of a three-book set, and is a bridge between the novels Blood and The War Amongst the Angels. Comprised of 11 interlocking tales, "Fabulous Harbors" takes the reader by the hand and guides him into and through Moorcock's spectacular expanding multiverse -- a luminously realized, richly layered world of fantastic invention and lovingly drawn characters. Here, in the comfort and peace of Sporting Club Square -- an obscure and perhaps magical corner of London that seems oddly immune to the normal effects of time -- Begg family patriarch Sir Sexton and various family members and friends gather to swap memories, anecdotes and dreams. Come, sit by the fire and listen to the continuing exploits of the brave Sam Oakenhurst, the mysterious and seductive Rose von Bek, old friend and adventure Jerry Cornelius and Elric, the brooding albino prince of ruins, among others. Haunting and compelling, "Fabulous Harbors" is an extraordinary achievement from a true star in the literary firmament.

Serena

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rash, Ron, PUBLISHER: Ecco Press, A "New York Times" notable book of the year Award-winning and "New York Times" bestselling novelist Ron Rash conjures a gothic tale of greed, corruption, and revenge with a ruthless, powerful, and unforgettable woman at its heart, set amid the wilds of s North Carolina and against the backdrop of America's burgeoning environmental movement.

Glimpses of Heaven: True Stories of Hope and Peace at the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Trudy RN Harris, PUBLISHER: Baker Publishing Group, NA

Dust on the Wind

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brooks, Bill, PUBLISHER: Wheeler Publishing, It was a long, hard ride from Deadwood to Cheyenne, and when Quint McCannon arrived, he learned that his best friend and partner had been murdered. Now, McCannon -- a man who knows violence, friendship, and the empty places in between -- is heading on a trail across the frontier in search of a maddog killer. Forced to choose between a good woman in Nebraska and the obsession that's eating away at his soul, McCannon shares his journey with a curious-minded Texan named Jake True, a lovesick whore named Sugar Brown, and a host of misfits, tale tellers, fugitives and gunslingers.

The Town House in Georgian London

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stewart, Rachel, PUBLISHER: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, Stepping away from conventional analyses of materials or style and into the previously unexplored world of the house owner, this book takes a fresh look at both the social, as well as the architectural, importance of the 18th-century London town house. Drawing on rich and entertaining evidence--both documentary and anecdotal--Rachel Stewart explores why, and how, so many people pursued life in the city. She not only discusses some of the major architects of the day and their most famous buildings, but she also uncovers what occupants of town houses thought about their property; why and how they chose or built their houses; how they paid for them, used them, decorated them, and disposed of them; and what uses it had for them beyond simple accommodation.

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maguire, Gregory / Smith, Douglas, PUBLISHER: Harper, When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil? Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. "Wicked" is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to be the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.

No Way to Go

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ashley, Bernard, PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton, A dark, compelling novel about one girl's determination for the truth, addressing gangs, young deaths, and crime with sensitivity and realism Amber is shocked when her brother falls to his death from a tower block. She's convinced it wasn't an accident, and so begins her journey to discover the truth and bring some kind of justice for Connor. Twists, turns, and a fabulous multi-layered plot create a thrilling and engrossing tale. Set in south east London, this gritty and absorbing novel will appeal to both boys and girls.

Victorian Cities

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Briggs, Asa / Lees, Lynn Hollen / Lees, Andrew, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, A comparative study in urban history, "Victorian Cities" examines the 19th-century history of four developing cities in England in a period of rapid growth, with chapters on London and Melbourne and references to Los Angeles and Chicago as well.

Tender the Storm

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thornton, Elizabeth, PUBLISHER: Zebra Books, Bestselling author Elizabeth Thornton entwines adventure, intrigue and passion in this first of three historical romances featuring three aristocratic siblings -- and set amid London ballrooms, elegant Paris salons...and the terrors of the French Revolution.

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