Donald Barthelme was one of the most influential and inventive writers of the 20th century. In this volume of unpublished and previously uncollected stories, he transforms the absurd and strange into the real in his usual epiphanic, engaging, and richly textured style. The stories delve further into themes that often interested Barthelme: the perils of the unfulfilled existence; the relationships between politics, art, sex, and life; and the importance of continuing to ask questions even though we are unable to learn the answers. This collection will delight both old fans and new readers. Views: 91
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Banzai! by Parabellum is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. Views: 90
Is Mrs. Heinie Gone Forever?Mrs. Heinie is so nearsighted, she can't find her nose without her glasses on!But she doesn't have to see to know that Bernie Bridges and his Rotten House buddies are up to no good. Cuz they're ALWAYS up to no good!Mrs. H. decides she can't take it anymore! She's replaced by a teacher named Mr. Skruloose. He's the Teacher from HECK! He's so strict, he won't let kids SNEEZE! And he gives four hours of homework every night!Mr. Skruloose HAS to go. The annual Water War is under way. Who has time for homework?Can Bernie think up a scheme to bring Mrs. Heinie back? Does a weasel have lips? Views: 90
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Rancher Lonny Ellison has never known a woman like Joy Fuller. For one thing, she doesn't seem very interested in him, and as a former rodeo cowboy, Lonny's not used to that. Women mobbed the Wyoming Kid during his rodeo days! And another thing. He and Joy — who's a schoolteacher and his sister Letty's best friend — seem to argue constantly.But it doesn't matter, does it? Because he's not interested in Joy, either.Wait a minute. Maybe he is. At least, that's what Letty seems to think their arguments are all about. Yup, she might have a point there.Now he has to convince Joy that marriage to the Wyoming Kid will be as exciting as an eight-second bull ride and as sweet as the cookies she loves to bake. Views: 90
Horace (65-8 bc) was one of the greatest poets of the Golden or Augustan age of Latin literature, a master of precision and irony who brilliantly transformed early Greek iambic and lyric poetry into sophisticated Latin verse of outstanding beauty. Offering allusive and exquisitely crafted insights into the brief joys of the present and the uncertain nature of the future, his Odes and Epodes explore such diverse themes as the virtues of pastoral life, the joys of wine, friendship and love, and the poet's personal anguish following Brutus' defeat at the battle of Phillipi. Ranging from subtle and tender hymns to the gods to bawdy celebrations of human passions, they remain among the most influential of all poems, inspiring poets from the Roman era to the European Renaissance, the Enlightenment and beyond.ReviewEpodes: 1Epodes: 10Epodes: 11Epodes: 12Epodes: 13Epodes: 14Epodes: 16Epodes: 17Epodes: 2Epodes: 3Epodes: 4Epodes: 5Epodes: 6Epodes: 8Epodes: 9Epopdes: 15Ode Ii, 14Odes I, 1Odes I, 10Odes I, 11Odes I, 12Odes I, 13Odes I, 14Odes I, 15Odes I, 16Odes I, 17Odes I, 18Odes I, 19Odes I, 2Odes I, 20Odes I, 21Odes I, 22Odes I, 23Odes I, 24Odes I, 25Odes I, 26Odes I, 27Odes I, 28Odes I, 29Odes I, 3Odes I, 30Odes I, 31Odes I, 32Odes I, 33Odes I, 34Odes I, 35Odes I, 36Odes I, 37Odes I, 38Odes I, 4Odes I, 5Odes I, 6Odes I, 7Odes I, 8Odes I, 9Odes Ii, 1Odes Ii, 10Odes Ii, 11Odes Ii, 12Odes Ii, 13Odes Ii, 15Odes Ii, 16Odes Ii, 17Odes Ii, 18Odes Ii, 19Odes Ii, 2Odes Ii, 20Odes Ii, 3Odes Ii, 4Odes Ii, 5Odes Ii, 6Odes Ii, 7Odes Ii, 8Odes Ii, 9Odes Iii, 1Odes Iii, 10Odes Iii, 11Odes Iii, 12Odes Iii, 13Odes Iii, 14Odes Iii, 15Odes Iii, 16Odes Iii, 17Odes Iii, 18Odes Iii, 19Odes Iii, 2Odes Iii, 20Odes Iii, 21Odes Iii, 22Odes Iii, 23Odes Iii, 24Odes Iii, 25Odes Iii, 26Odes Iii, 27Odes Iii, 28Odes Iii, 29Odes Iii, 3Odes Iii, 30Odes Iii, 4Odes Iii, 5Odes Iii, 6Odes Iii, 7Odes Iii, 8Odes Iii, 9Odes Iv, 1Odes Iv, 10Odes Iv, 11Odes Iv, 12Odes Iv, 13Odes Iv, 14Odes Iv, 15Odes Iv, 2Odes Iv, 3Odes Iv, 4Odes Iv, 5Odes Iv, 6Odes Iv, 7Odes Iv, 8Odes Iv, 9Odes, Book IiiOdes, Book IvSecular HymnSecular Hymn-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®Language NotesText: English, Latin (translation) Views: 89
From Library Journal
In this classic Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery, long out of print, sneaky thief Bernie turns up a 1913 V-nickel that gets his Spinoza-reading fence, Abel, murdered.
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Bookselling burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr doesn't generally get philosophical about his criminal career. He's good at it, it's addictively exciting—and it pays a whole lot better than pushing old tomes. He steals therefore he is, period.
He might well ponder, however, the deeper meaning of events at the luxurious Chelsea brownstone of Herb and Wanda Colcannon, which is apparently burgled three times on the night Bernie breaks in: once before his visit and once after. Fortunately he still manages to lift some fair jewelry and an extremely valuable coin. Unfortunately burglar or burglars number three leave Herb unconscious and Wanda dead . . . and the cops think Rhodenbarr dunnit.
There's no time to get all existential about it—especially after the coin vanishes and the fence fencing it meets with a most severe end. But Bernie is going to have to do some deep thinking to find a way out of this homicidal conundrum.
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From the bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold HotelEast is East and West is West.Fresh from London, Christine and Donald Manley have come to the alien swelter of Karachi: Christine to conceive a child, Donald to sell the Pill for a pharmaceutical company. Among the ex-pats already there is straight-talking Duke Hanson, whose all-American values cannot prevent him falling, then sinking, helplessly in love with a sophisticated Pakistani girl. In the ensuing tangle of Anglo-American-Oriental relations, the strangest things for those who have come out East are revealed in the very people with whom they arrived. Views: 88
"An Enemy to the King" from Robert Neilson Stephens. American novelist and playwright (1867-1906).
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Book Description: Someone is killing Catholic priests across America -- ritualized murders that speak of vengeance and hatred. As the killing spree continues unabated, it quickly becomes very clear to Maggie O'Dell -- the FBI profiler assigned to the case -- that more than one perpetrator is responsible. As she begins to drill down into the facts, Maggie discovers a disturbing Internet role-playing game for youths who have been victims of male authority figures -- including Catholic priests. With the first real lead in the investigation, Maggie wonders if this group has turned cyberspace justice into reality by dispensing their own brand of vengeance. As the ritualistic killings leave America's heartland reeling, Maggie gets a second lead -- one that leaves her stunned. For the past four years she has been driven by blind determination to find Father Michael Keller, the human monster whose acts of brutality continue to haunt her to this day. Sick and twisted, the priest seems to have vanished without a trace. But with an irony that only life can offer, now he has become a target. When Keller offers to help Maggie solve the crimes in exchange for protection, she has no choice but to ally herself with the elusive child killer -- the person she despises with a conviction that's almost religious in its fervor. Maggie must cross a dangerous line into a world of malevolence and evil from which she may not return unscathed. Maggie knows the bargain is a necessary evil . . . one that may be made in blood . . . Views: 88
