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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and Other Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, - Critical essays reflecting a variety ong>ofong> schools ong>ofong> criticism - Notes on ong>theong> contributing critics, a chronology ong>ofong> ong>theong> author's life, ong>andong> an index - An introductory essay by Harold Bloom.

Prayers and Poems of Inspiration

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ideals Publications Inc, PUBLISHER: Ideals Publications, ong>Theong> uplifting prayers ong>andong> inspirational poems ong>ofong> great men ong>andong> women are presented in this volume with ong>theong> ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> authors' lives ong>andong> full-page color photographs.

The Illustrated Guide to the Tarot

ong>Theong> Illustrated Guide to ong>theong> Tarot: Interpret ong>theong> Symbols ong>ofong> ong>theong> Tarotong>andong> Increase Your Understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> ong>theong> Cards Kathleen McCormack - Quarto Publishing plc ong>Theong> Tarot is one ong>ofong> ong>theong> oldest ong>andong> most intr iguing systems ong>ofong> divination, or fotune-telling. This lavish ly illustrated book displays some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most ong>beautifulong> exam ples ong>ofong> Tarot packs from ong>theong> past, ong>andong> from around ong>theong> world. 10 euro + shipping delivery

Tales from the Eternal Archives #1: Legends

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weis, Margaret, PUBLISHER: Daw Books, In ong>theong> perfect memory ong>ofong> Eternity, stored deep within ong>theong> very essence ong>ofong> ong>theong> universe, are ong>theong> history ong>andong> legends ong>ofong> Earth. But ong>theong>re are also alternate tales ong>ofong> heroes ong>andong> villains, ong>andong> everything in-between. This first volume includes ong>storiesong> from such authors ong>ofong> ong>theong> fantastic as Dennis L. McKiernan, Josepha Sherman, Margaret Weis ong>andong> Don Perrin, ong>andong> Mickey Zucker Reichert, exploring ong>theong> legendary figures who shaped ong>andong> changed ong>theong> destiny ong>ofong> mankind.

Rituals of Mediation: International Politics and Social

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weber, Cynthia / Debrix, Francois, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Minnesota Press, A timely consideration ong>ofong> ong>theong> meaning ong>ofong> transnational cultural interactions today. In an era ong>ofong> increasing globalization, ong>theong> cultural ong>andong> ong>theong> international have borders as permeable as most nations'--ong>andong> an understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> one requires making sense ong>ofong> ong>theong> oong>theong>r. Foregrounding ong>theong> role ong>ofong> mediation--understood here as a site ong>ofong> representation, transformation, ong>andong> pluralization--ong>theong> authors engage two specific questions: How might we make ong>theong>oretical ong>andong> practical sense ong>ofong> transnational cultural interactions? ong>Andong> how are we to understong>andong> ong>theong> ways in which ong>theong> sites ong>ofong> mediation represent, transform, ong>andong> remediate internationals? Accordingly, ong>theong> authors consider international issues like security, development, political activism, ong>andong> ong>theong> war against terrorism through ong>theong> lens ong>ofong> cultural practices such as traveling through airports, exhibiting art ong>andong> photography, logging on to ong>theong> Internet, ong>andong> spinning news ong>storiesong>.

High Stakes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rebecca Brong>andong>ewyne, PUBLISHER: Mira, This ong>beautifulong> edition ong>ofong> an American holiday classic features full-color, original artwork, including a panorama ong>ofong> Santa ong>andong> his flying reindeer ong>Theong> large-format size is perfect for reading aloud on Christmas Eve. Christian Birmingham's illustrations capture all ong>theong> spirit ong>andong> wonder ong>ofong> ong>theong> holiday, ong>andong> bring a new sparkle to Moore's wonderful poem.

Empire Writing: An Anthology of Colonial Literature

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boehmer, Elleke, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Empire Writing is ong>theong> first anthology to gaong>theong>r togeong>theong>r British imperial writing alongside native ong>andong> settler literature, interweaving short ong>storiesong>, poems, essays, travel writing, ong>andong> memoirs from ong>theong> phase ong>ofong> British expansionist imperialism known as high empire. This wide-ranging selection reveals ong>theong> diversity ong>ofong> responses to colonial experience, ong>andong> encompasses some ong>ofong> ong>theong> empire's key symbols ong>andong> emblematic moments. Comprehensive notes ong>andong> full biographies ensure that this is one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most compelling, readable ong>andong> academically valuable source books on ong>theong> period.

Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bell, Michael E., PUBLISHER: Wesleyan, For nineteenth-century New Englong>andong>ers, "vampires" lurked behind tuberculosis. To try to rid ong>theong>ir houses ong>andong> communities from ong>theong> scourge ong>ofong> ong>theong> wasting disease, families sometimes relied on folk practices, including exhuming ong>andong> consuming ong>theong> bodies ong>ofong> ong>theong> deceased. Author ong>andong> folklorist Michael E. Bell spent twenty years pursuing ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> vampire in New Englong>andong>. While writers like H. P. Lovecraft, Henry David Thoreau, ong>andong> Amy Lowell drew on portions ong>ofong> ong>theong>se ong>storiesong> in ong>theong>ir writings, Bell brings ong>theong> actual practices to light for ong>theong> first time. He shows that ong>theong> belief in vampires was widespread, ong>andong>, for some families, lasted well into ong>theong> twentieth century. With humor, insight, ong>andong> sympathy, he uncovers story upon story ong>ofong> dying men, women, ong>andong> children who believed ong>theong>y were food for ong>theong> dead. This Wesleyan paperback edition includes an extensive preface by ong>theong> author unveiling some ong>ofong> ong>theong> new cases he's learned about since Food for ong>theong> Dead was first published in . Acquista Ora

Sante Fe Trail

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crutchfield, James A., PUBLISHER: Republic ong>ofong> Texas Press, ong>Theong> Santa Fe Trail extended from ong>theong> American settlements in westernmost Missouri to ong>theong> Mexican town ong>ofong> Santa Fe in present-day New Mexico. Its path followed some ong>ofong> ong>theong> wildest, most desolate yet ong>beautifulong> country in America. A spirited ong>andong> graphic account ong>ofong> life along ong>theong> Santa Fe Trail, this book includes ong>theong> history ong>ofong> ong>theong> long>andong> before ong>theong> famous trail, ong>theong> lure ong>ofong> Santa Fe, ong>theong> dangers ong>ofong> surveying ong>andong> traveling, ong>theong> cattle drives ong>andong> ong>theong> people who trailed west, ong>theong> Indians, ong>theong> army, ong>theong> women, ong>theong> railroad, ong>andong> ong>theong> freighters during its long ong>andong> useful l

Beyond the Picket Fence: And Other Short Stories by Lori

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wick, Lori, PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, Love flourishes in ong>theong>se contemporary tales ong>ofong> gentle romance. From camping in ong>theong> wilds to Christmas at Disneylong>andong> to ong>theong> "woman next door, " readers will be drawn into ong>theong> lives ong>ofong> Wick's characters as ong>theong>y share ong>theong>ir faith ong>andong> devotion. Finding a "first" love, discovering ong>theong> power ong>ofong> forgiveness, learning to love again, ong>andong> reveling in ong>theong> innocence ong>andong> joy ong>ofong> children fill ong>theong> pages ong>ofong> Beyond ong>theong> Picket Fence. An uplifting, delightful journey, ong>theong>se heartwarming ong>storiesong> are sure to captivate ong>andong> inspire readers.

Off the Beaten Tracks: Stories by Russian Hitchhikers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bogatyreva, Irina / Savelyev, Igor / Mazepina, Tatiana, PUBLISHER: Glas New Russian Writing, "Today an unusually gifted generation is entering Russian literature.... Literature has not seen such an influx ong>ofong> energy in a long time."--Olga Slavnikova, director ong>ofong> ong>theong> Debut Prize By ong>andong> about Russian hitchhikers, ong>theong>se ong>storiesong> take ong>theong> reader along ong>theong> endless roads ong>ofong> central Russia, ong>theong> Urals, ong>theong> Altai, Siberia, ong>andong> beyond. In energetic ong>andong> vivid prose ong>theong>y depict all sorts ong>ofong> curious Russian types: exotic adventures in far-flung places, ong>theong> complex psychological relationships that develop on ong>theong> road, ong>andong> ong>theong>se hitchhikers' inexplicable passion for tramping. "In via veritas" is ong>theong>ir motto. ong>Theong> authors are all winners ong>ofong> ong>theong> Debut Prize, ong>andong> will present ong>theong> book at BEA in in New York, NY.

Coming Into Our Fullness: On Women Turning Forty

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rountree, Cathleen, PH.D., PUBLISHER: Crossing Press, ong>Theong>se cong>andong>id interviews ong>andong> ong>beautifulong> photographs will inspire all women who are navigating through ong>theong> mid-life passage. ong>Theong> updated look ong>ofong> this bestselling classic makes it ong>theong> perfect companion to ong>theong> later decades ong>ofong> Rountree's series on women.

Una Vez Argentina

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Neuman, ong>Andong>res, PUBLISHER: Anagrama, Finalist Herralde Novel Prize. Sentimental ong>andong> politic ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> families from everywhere. Mix ong>ofong> happiness, humor ong>andong> tragedy, this is ong>theong> story ong>ofong> ong>theong> creation ong>ofong> a family ong>andong> a nation. Acquista Ora

Poverty and Economic Reforms: The Social Concerns

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aurora, G., PUBLISHER: Academic Foundation, Based on research carried out in a few villages in South India, this book's chief concern was to examine ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong> economic reforms on ong>theong> poor with a focus on levels ong>andong> intensity ong>ofong> poverty, social dimensions ong>ofong> deprivation, food security, ong>andong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> MNCs.

The Declaration of Something Mysterious

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swindoll, Charles R., PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, On ong>theong> hillsides ong>andong> seashores ong>ofong> Galilee, Jesus proclaimed a message that people had never heard before. It was bold, challenging ong>andong> ong>ofong>ten mysterious. In this third ong>ofong> four studies on ong>theong> book ong>ofong> Luke, you'll discover anew ong>theong> promises ong>andong> commong>andong>s for ong>theong> kingdom living-straight from ong>theong> Master, for yesterday ong>andong> for always.

Over the Hills and Far Away: Stories of Gnomes from Around

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Floris Books, PUBLISHER: Floris Books, A collection ong>ofong> over sixty ong>storiesong> about gnomes, dwarfs, leprechauns, ong>andong> oong>theong>r wee folk ong>ofong> Irelong>andong>, Russia, Germany, Scotlong>andong>, Spain, France, Switzerlong>andong>, Englong>andong>, Flong>andong>ers, ong>andong> Scong>andong>inavia.

Thinketh: As a Man Thinketh

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Allen, James / Johnson, Vic / Rimm, Ruth, PUBLISHER: Global Renaissance Society, ong>Theong> timeless classic "As" "a Man Thinketh" is presented against a visually dynamic backdrop ong>ofong> thought-provoking designs simulating modern-day Web browsers, pop-up windows, ong>andong> video feeds. Combining traditional art ong>andong> imagery with contemporary, cartoon-like iconography to identify various attitudes, moods, ong>andong> circumstances this meditation expounds upon ong>theong> basic premise that a person's thoughts not only influence but actually determine ong>theong>ir situation. Through this book's ong>reflectionsong> on thought as it relates to character ong>andong> ong>theong> effect ong>ofong> thought on circumstances, health ong>andong> body, purpose, achievement, visions ong>andong> ideals, ong>andong> ong>theong> achievement ong>ofong> serenity, readers can develop an understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> ong>theong> relevance ong>ofong> ong>theong>se musings on ong>theong> human condition ong>andong> ong>theong> path to personal development. Furong>theong>r enhancing ong>theong> presentation, ong>theong> afterword explores ong>theong> usage ong>ofong> marginalia in both this account as well as in texts from ong>theong> Middle Ages to signal nuances ong>andong> alternate interpretations.

The Wine of Astonishment

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Overton, Mary, PUBLISHER: Questa Press, ong>THEong> WINE ong>OFong> ASTONISHMENT brings us a selection ong>ofong> thirteen ong>storiesong> containing a carnival house ong>ofong> characters: impetuous brides, immigrants struggling in a new long>andong>, suburban witches, rough ong>andong> tumble low-life, a faong>theong>r "drunk on Tolstoy". A charming ong>andong> magical book. Cuttingly real.

Environmental Heroes: Success Stories of People at Work for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Graham, Kevin / Chong>andong>ler, Gary, PUBLISHER: Pruett Publishing Company, A book showcasing ong>theong> successes ong>ofong> ordinary people whose simple, practical efforts have minimized ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> modern life on ong>theong> environment. Focusing on environmental opportunities ong>andong> new solutions to old problems, Environmental Heroes demonstrates that anyone can make a positive difference for ong>theong> fate ong>ofong> our planet.

Dreaming Arrival

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Welch, John, PUBLISHER: Shearsman Books, Circumventing conventional narratives ong>ofong> trauma ong>andong> recovery, 'Dreaming Arrival' presents a series ong>ofong> very personal ong>reflectionsong> on ong>theong> writing life set in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> John Welch's experience ong>ofong> psychoanalysis. Intensely felt, but always retaining a significant degree ong>ofong> scepticism, ong>theong> book's starting-point was in a journal ong>theong> writer kept when in analysis ong>andong> it refers back to an experience ong>ofong> breakdown ong>andong> hospitalisation thirty years previously. Calling easy notions ong>ofong> creativity into question 'Dreaming Arrival' looks not only at ong>theong> way 'ong>theong>rapy' affects writing, but also at how ong>theong> writing may affect ong>theong> process ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>theong>rapy itself.

Degress of Nakedness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moore, Lisa, PUBLISHER: Mercury Press, ong>Theong> ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> Lisa Moore are bright, tangible, ong>andong> emotionally engaging. Fire moves through urban St. John's like a human emotion, or ong>theong> human emotions ong>ofong> her ong>storiesong> move like fire through St. John's. This is writing that is alive with images ong>andong> darkness ong>andong> light, with ong>theong> hard delicate core ong>ofong> ong>theong> human psyche.

Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root: Caribbean Fabulist

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hopkinson, Nalo, PUBLISHER: Invisible Cities Press, ong>Theong> lushness ong>ofong> language ong>andong> ong>theong> long>andong>scape, wild contrasts, ong>andong> pure storytelling magic abound in this anthology ong>ofong> Caribbean writing. Steeped in ong>theong> tradition ong>ofong> fabulism, where ong>theong> irrational ong>andong> inexplicable coexist with ong>theong> realities ong>ofong> daily life, ong>theong> ong>storiesong> in this collection are infused with a vitality ong>andong> freshness that most writing traditions have long ago lost. From spectral slaving ships to women who shed ong>theong>ir skin at night to become owls, ong>storiesong> from writers such as Jamaica Kincaid, Marcia Douglas, Ian MacDonald, ong>andong> Kamau Brathwaite pulse with rhythms, visions, ong>andong> ong>theong> tortured history ong>ofong> this spiritually rich region ong>ofong> ong>theong> world.

Wonder Tales: The Book of Wonder and Tales of Wonder

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dunsany, Edward John Moreton, PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, One ong>ofong> English literature's most original talents, Irish writer Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, ong>theong> 18th Baron ong>ofong> Dunsany, created many ong>ofong> ong>theong> best fantastic tales in ong>theong> language. This collection ong>ofong> 33 ong>storiesong> includes all ong>ofong> ong>theong> tales from two ong>ofong> his finest collections, including "ong>Theong> Three Sailors' Gambit," ong>andong> "ong>Theong> House ong>ofong> ong>theong> Sphinx." Acquista Ora

The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hutchinson, G. Evelyn, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In ong>theong> three lectures which give ong>theong>ir title to this delightful collection ong>ofong> esays, ong>theong> author ong>ofong> "ong>Theong> Enchanted Voyage" ong>andong> "ong>Theong> Itinerate Ivory Tower" turns his attention to ong>theong> influence ong>ofong> ong>theong> environment on ong>theong> course ong>ofong> evolution. ong>Theong> first lecture considers ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> terrestrial biosphere, both as a unique phenomenon on earth ong>andong> as one ong>ofong> a class ong>ofong> possible spaces on oong>theong>r bodies; ong>theong> second examines ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> ecological niche; ong>andong> ong>theong> third discusses some ong>ofong> ong>theong> possible environmental interactions ong>ofong> a single species, emphasis being placed on ong>theong> extremely recondite nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> selective forces that act on man, as on oong>theong>r animals. Anoong>theong>r ong>ofong> ong>theong> pieces deals with ong>theong> problem ong>ofong> ong>theong> relation ong>ofong> natural beauty to works ong>ofong> art, particularly in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong> similarities ong>andong> differences apparent when natural history museums ong>andong> art galleries are compared. ong>Theong> final essay, "ong>Theong> Cream in ong>theong> Gooseberry Fool," is an account ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> an English country clergyman ong>andong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> European magpie most in one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most significant early discoveries ong>ofong> genetics. Acquista Ora

The Art of Jewelry Design

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Krupenia, Deborah, PUBLISHER: North Light Books, A colorful showcase ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's best contemporary jewelers. This ong>beautifulong> volume illustrates ong>theong> skilled creative work ong>ofong> 21 production jewelers, featuring a wide variety ong>ofong> styles ong>andong> materials. ong>Theong>se artists have committed ong>theong>mselves to a body ong>ofong> work that is unique ong>andong> personal, as well as being repeatable ong>andong> salable. Four-page, full-color sections showcase each artist's work, ong>andong> ong>ofong>fer brief personal statements on influences, materials ong>andong> techniques.

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