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The witches of Eastwick
By John Updike. 1984
A witty, audacious novel about three modern-day witches living in Eastwick, Rhode Island, in the 1960s. Divorced and in their…
thirties, they would eventually like to conjure up new husbands for themselves. But their powers remain largely unfocused until a rich, vulgar, sexy stranger moves to town. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1984The Duke's children
By Anthony Trollope, Charles Mozley. 1973
Plantagenet Palliser, Duke of Omnium and Prime Minister of England, attempts as a widower to launch his grown children into…
life. All three of the high-spirited children come near to breaking their father's heart. Sixth and last in the series of Palliser novelsArnold Bennett: a biography
By Margaret Drabble. 1974
An English novelist draws on the letters and memories of Bennett's contemporaries to convey the writer's struggle with his craft…
and to recreate the personality of this shy, brilliant man who was afflicted by a severe stammer. Also talks of his last love and friendships with Shaw, Colette, and WellsStories & other writings
By Ring Lardner, Ian Frazier. 2013
Collection of stories, newspaper articles, plays, letters and more from one of the most popular writers of the Jazz Age.…
Most known for his sports writing, this collection includes the novel You Know Me Al, about an egotistical baseball pitcher. 2013Ida Brandt (Dedalus European classics)
By Herman Bang, Hermann Bang, W. Glyn Jones. 2013
Ida Brandt is the classic outsider. Not acceptable to the Danish aristocratic circle she was brought up around and too…
moneyed for her nursing colleagues at the hospital. She is good looking and gentle, generous and kind and her trusting nature is betrayed by the people around her. Herman Bang takes us into Ida's world, he does not comment, let alone criticize and leaves the reader to judge. It is a novel ahead of its time in its impressionistic, almost cinematic style. UnratedThe north country reader: classic stories by Minnesota writers
By Jean Ervin. 2000
The North Country Reader is filled with an array of classic and contemporary voices--native Minnesotans and immigrants, farmers and city…
folks, the sweet and the bittersweet. These timeless selections from novels, short stories, essays, and memoirs convey the diversity of the Minnesota experience. Adult. UnratedQue signifie prendre racine, habiter un espace, le faire nôtre, le transformer à notre image et, en retour, devenir autre…
sous son influence?? En somme, que signifie devenir «?habitant?»?? Le terme a longtemps été péjoratif chez nous. À tort. Il n’y a pas de plus beau destin que celui d’habiter pleinement un lieu. Ce petit livre en témoigne.Bachelor girl (Little House Sequel)
By Dan Andreasen, Roger Lea MacBride. 1999
Early twentieth century. Nineteen-year-old Rose leaves her parents' Missouri farm to become a telegraph operator in Kansas City, planning someday…
to marry her sweetheart, Paul. She transfers to San Francisco, where thousands of "bachelor girls" support themselves. Sequel to On the Banks of the Bayou (RC 65100). For grades 5-8. 1999Little town in the Ozarks (Little House Sequel)
By David Gilleece, Roger Lea MacBride. 1996
After the disasters they experienced in On the Other Side of the Hill (RC 63178), eleven-year-old Rose Wilder and her…
family move from Rocky Ridge Farm into a house near the railroad tracks in Mansfield, Missouri. They have a hard time adjusting to town life. For grades 4-7. 1996Little town at the crossroads (Little House Prequel)
By Maria D. Wilkes, Dan Andreasen. 1997
Young Caroline Quiner, who would grow up to become Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother, and her family have new adventures as…
the frontier outpost of Brookfield, Wisconsin, grows into a bustling townOn writing
By Charles Bukowski. 2015
Collection of previously unpublished correspondence by the author of Pulp (DB 40326) and The Pleasures of the Damned (DB 66380),…
discussing the art of creation with publishers, editors, friends, and peers. Shares the joys and tribulations of not only writing, but writing for publication. 2015A child's garden of verses
By Robert Louis Stevenson. 2011
Seize the story: a handbook for teens who like to write
By Victoria Hanley. 2008
Presents creative-writing tips and exercises, from freewriting to understanding the elements of fiction. Provides examples for character development, motivation, and…
perspective. Assesses difficult aspects of writing fiction, such as creating the setting and mood, and infusing your style and voice into the story. For junior and senior high readers. 2008Désormais, ma demeure (Collection Queer)
By Nicholas Dawson. 2020
Héritier d'Ann Cvetkovich et de Gloria Anzaldúa, Désormais, ma demeure est un texte libre et libéré à propos de la…
dépression, dans lequel se contaminent magnifiquement la poésie en prose, l'essai littéraire, le récit de soi et la photographie. L'écriture de Nicholas Dawson transforme les mots et les images en outils de transmission puissants et pousse les genres littéraires et artistiques jusqu'à leurs ultimes retranchementsCanterbury tales
By Barbara Cohen, Trina Schart Hyman. 1988
Four of Geoffrey Chaucer's tales retold in modern English. The nun's priest recounts the barnyard adventures of prideful rooster Chauntecleer,…
the pardoner teaches a lesson about greed, the wife of Bath relates a baffled knight's dilemma, and the franklin celebrates courtly love. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1988The three bears & 15 other stories (A trophy Bk.)
By Anne F Rockwell. 1984
Sixteen famous tales retold in the spirit of the originals. In "The Lion and the Mouse" a small creature rescues…
a strong one. In "The Gingerbread Man" a clever fox has a tasty treat. In "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" a troll has an unfortunate encounter. For grades 2-4. 1975About wise men and simpletons: twelve tales from Grimm
By Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Elizabeth Shub. 1971
Twelve of the Brothers Grimm's best-loved folktales. Includes "About a Fisherman and His Wife," "The Elves and the Shoemaker," "Brier…
Rose," "The Golden Goose," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Hansel and Gretel," and "The Bremen Town Musicians." In "The Wolf and the Seven Kids," a mother goat outwits a wolf. For grades 4-7. 1971Writing coach offers a humorous four-week guide to penning a first draft, from creating a realistic schedule and developing plot,…
setting, and characters to polishing the manuscript into publication-worthy form. Includes do's and don'ts, encouraging anecdotes, and creativity exercises. 2004A child's Christmas in Wales (New Directions paperbook #972)
By Dylan Thomas. 2003
L'extraordinaire des jours ordinaires
By Serge Bureau. 2012
" Des mots, des phrases, des images écrits au fil des saisons du cœur, de jour et de nuit, en…
présence de linvisible et de quelques lames de Tarot arrosés de pluie, de neige, de soleil et de voyages imaginaires. Quelques gouttes de bonheur ordinaire aperçus dans des ruelles, au café et dans les yeux de ceux qui aiment, qui ont aimé, qui aimeront " -- 4e de couv