The Country of the Pointed Firs and Selected Short Fiction, by Sarah Orne Jewett, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and... Views: 12
It Only Took One Kiss...Writing children's books as a team required imagination and concentration. For five years Jill Blake and Greg Richmond had worked together in a perfectly platonic partnership. But from the night Greg rushed Jill to the emergency room with appendicitis and then sat by her side displaying his most tender bedside manner, the team seemed to lose its sharp focus.They knew mixing business and pleasure couldn't possibly work. Greg had always had more women than he knew what to do with. And Jill never lacked for male attention. Except now neither had a significant other in the wings. Of course, logic was no help when their hearts kept insisting that love and work had found the perfect mix... Views: 12
Dr. Phoenix Reid isn’t who she seems... Everyone knows a phoenix rises from the ashes. What they don’t talk about are the people she drags with her into the fire. I thought one hot night with Max Hallowell was harmless. I never expected it would force me to face my past or bring back the man who swore he’d never let me go. Now Max wants to help me. Wants to save me. But if I let him, he’ll be destroyed. I can already smell the flames. A woman with a secret past. A man determined to protect her. A dangerous passion that could cost them both everything. Views: 12
Jon Bernstein, film critic for Spin magazine critiques his favorite teen movies from the golden age of the '80s. The Brat Pack and their contemporaries have grown up, but celluloid has them flickering forever, angst-ridden, haunted, guileless, cocky, stripped to their briefs, and all dressed up "pretty in pink." Views: 12
Can a chance encounter between Delilah and Duncan, filled with fun and lighthearted teasing, turn into something magical? Delilah is a short story filled with elements of a fairytale set in modern day times. It'll fill you with hope and love...and might even make you shed a tear or two. *Bonus short stories included* Views: 12
Come and meet the folks of Fairweather, Minnesota, the small town with the big heart that you'll want to return to again and again!Dr. Morgan Talbot didn't know what he'd been missing until the day Rachel Anderson White moved back to Fairweather. From the moment they collided in the hall, he was determined to bring joy and laughter back into the lives of Rachel and her young daughter.Rachel had lost her faith and felt that she could trust no one—especially when it concerned her daughter, Lindsay. Yet Morgan's steadfast care soon began to win them both over. Rachel found herself smiling—and falling in love!Could it really be true that wedding vows were just what this doctor ordered? Views: 12
Stubborn, self-reliant eleven-year-old Zoe, recently orphaned, is forced to move to the country to live with her strange and bad-tempered uncle. In this moving coming-of-age novel, an ALA Notable Children's Book and Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of the Year, Zoe and her uncle learn about love, trust and the strength of family ties. Views: 12
Caitlin King can't believe that her shopaholic cousin actually bought two ghosts off of eBay. But she can't ignore the truth when she starts seeing sexy Liam O'Reilly, who's been dead for over a hundred years. He's a fascinating specter, and the more time Caitlin spends with him, the closer they become--sending them both spiraling into a star-crossed tailspin. No matter how desperately they long for each other, there's just no future with a guy who's already stopped breathing. In order to help Liam and his twin sister, Anna, leave their earthly limbo and cross over into the light, Caitlin must find the ghost of Anna's fiancé. But a malevolent spirit is dead set against Anna moving on. Now Caitlin will have to unravel the mystery surrounding the twins' past lives in order to keep Liam's spirit safe--even if it means sacrificing her heart in the process. Views: 12
Danni I remember nothing of my abduction two years ago. Sounds and scents trigger horrific flashes, but it’s all a blur except for one man with brilliant green eyes. When the tatted six foot two Adonis shows up at my door, my knowledge of the world is shattered. Bound to the immortal Scar by an ancient spell, we are on the run. Because Balen is the hunted. And if he dies, so do I. Balen My code of honor was respected without question … until I consumed the blood of a vampire in exchange for a mortal woman’s freedom. The Scars want me imprisoned. The Wraiths want me dead. But the woman I can’t forget needs me. And I’ll risk everything to protect her. Even if it means killing her. Because in order for her to live—first she must die. Views: 12
Jerome K. Jerome meets Lord of the Rings (with a touch of Peter Pan )… On a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out. There’s an avaricious but inept wizard, a naive tourist whose luggage moves on hundreds of dear little legs, dragons who only exist if you believe in them, and of course THE EDGE of the planet… The wackiest and most original fantasy since Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy .
Annotations collected and edited by Leo Breebaarted at http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/index/ Views: 12
From the pages of The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Slate stagger Frank Cammuso and Hart Seely, restoring a cheerful sanity to our deranged lives and times.Every now and then, funny writing somehow manages to retain full possession of literary quality. Please see Twain, Heller, Benchley, Parker, Frazier, Geng. And now please see Cammuso and Seely. If you're not some famous person in our hyped, commodified, three-screen (movie, TV, computer), celeb-ridden society, count your blessings. Because if you are, Cammuso and Seely will probably get you sooner or later. They got Martha Stewart--they have her planning gracious plans for her version of the Son of God's final repast: "Jesus has indicated--against my better wishes--that He intends to gird Himself with a towel and wash everybody's feet. So be it. But beforehand, I'll run his terry cloth for five minutes in the dryer, making it toasty and soft." They (fondly) postu-late how Phil Rizzuto might have written a... Views: 12
Frank Edwards, a busted CIA agent, was trafficking with terrorists in Europe. His illegal-weapons supplier was a Defense Department contractor in Massachusetts. His European connection was a high-ranking British Intelligence Officer. Macks task: eliminate all of these bastards. He blows the hell out of an armament factory in New England, flattens a munitions warehouse at Londons Heathrow airport. Then on to Frank Edwards base to bring hell on earth. The man from blood moves with the speed of a shock wave. To the Executioner, there is no worse scum than a turncoat agent. Views: 12
