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Pagan Heaven
By Ruth Rouff. 2016
Where is Pagan Heaven? It's all around us. In our unceasing fascination with a movie star who died over half…
a century ago. In an inner-city youth who muses over the meaning of the word philosophy. In a statue of the Virgin Mary sitting atop a Coke machine. On a street where Walt Whitman once lived. On a lesbian-only cruise ship off the coast of Alaska. In an unusual melding of narrative poetry and spot-on prose, Pagan Heaven offers a wry take on the absurdities of modern American life, all the while celebrating human uniqueness whenever, wherever, and however it's found.Stories and Poems/Cuentos y Poesías: A Dual-Language Book
By Stanley Appelbaum, Rub n Dar o. 2002
Nicaraguan poet and essayist Darío (the pen name of Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) is considered the high priest of the…
modernismo school of literature. This volume contains a rich selection of his best poems and stories from Azul (Blue), Prosas profanas (Worldly Hymns), and others. Accurate English translations appear on the facing pages.Breverton's Phantasmagoria
By Terry Breverton. 2010
From dragons and wyverns to vampires, werewolves and mischievous gremlins, pixies and fairies, Breverton's Phantasmagoria is a unique compendium of…
over 250 mythical animals.Prepare to revisit familiar myths, such as vampires, werewolves and the Loch Ness Monster, the Minotaur and Medusa from Greek legend, and Biblical beasts such as Behemoth and Leviathan. Discover new mysterious animals like the giant serpents of Central America, the lethal Mongolian death worm, and the Ennedi tiger in Africa, and investigate the evidence for sightings of Bigfoot and the reclusive Yeti. Packed with quirky line illustrations and a wealth of weird and wonderful information, Breverton's Phantasmagoria surveys the globe to uncover over 250 imaginary creatures passed down from generation to generation.Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery
By Dick Ringler. 2007
Dick Ringler's deceptively simple translation captures the rhythm, movement, and power of the original Old English poem while employing a…
fluid modern English style and a relatively spare vocabulary. His generous Introduction, a lively yet masterly guide to the work, along with his translations of three shorter Old English poems elucidate a major English text almost as well-known for its subtlety and intricacy as it is for its monsters and heroes.Jack the Giant Killer
By Richard Doyle. 1999
The story of Jack, the intrepid boy whose courage and ingenuity defeated a host of many-headed giants, has been told…
to children for hundreds of years. In 1842, when he was just 18, Richard Doyle, whose natural talent for draftsmanship was matched by imaginative invention and a passion for legend and the grotesque, created a picture-book version of Jack the Giant Killer, with hand-written text and a watercolor within a pictorial border decorating every page. It has remained one of the most beloved versions of this timeless tale.In this new Everyman's edition, Doyle's vivid, wonderfully engaging illustrations have been enlarged and the text has been given greater legibility. It is a book that will satisfy both the child's delight in scariness, wonder, and magic, and the collector's pleasure in classic Victorian illustration.On Highway 17
By B. Z. Vukovina. 2013
On Highway 17 by B. Z. R. Vukovina where passion burns brighter than fame as an idealistic guitarist makes his…
way to California, and the young musician is suddenly forced to question his destiny.Raw
By Amélie Hope. 2013
Raw by Amélie Hope is about lust and love and rock 'n' roll. A young groupie craves the pounding music…
and sexual freedom of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle. Will she ever be able to find love in this playground of music and lust?Well Played
By Stella Harris. 2013
In Well Played by Stella Harris a young cellist has the chance of a lifetime at a very prestigious institution.…
But her position is soon compromised by her frustratingly gifted, handsome and manipulative section leader.Korean Nursery Rhymes: Wild Geese, Land Of Goblins And Other Favorite Songs And Rhymes [korean-english] [downloadable Mp3 Audio Included]
By Danielle Wright, Helen Acraman. 2013
A charming collection of fourteen well-loved rhymes, Korean Nursery Rhymes is the perfect introduction to Korean language and culture for…
young readers. This beautifully illustrated book features songs and rhymes perfect for children who are interested in learning the Korean language or about its culture. Presented in both English and Korean, this multicultural children's book also includes downloadable audio with recordings of kids singing in both languages -- songs so lively and sweet, you'll soon find yourself singing along! Many accompany everyday play activities like jum rope and hand clap games. Others speak to a child's view of nature, and a love of home. Favorite rhymes and songs include: Little One Monkey's Bottom Twirling Round Spring in My Hometown And more! For preschoolers and beyond, this book will be a joy to the mind, the eye, the ear and the heart.And the Midnight Trio
By Harper Eliot. 2013
In And the Midnight Trio by Harper Eliot, a jazz singer teases with her eyes, her body and her voice,…
as the wealthy patrons appraise her body as intently as they appraise her songs. But the singer's lover plays piano in their little trio, and he is a very protective man...Ruido y Reflexiones sobre el Sonido
By James Lawless, Rocío García Romero. 2015
¿Qué es el ruido? ¿Qué sucede cuando se mete dentro de la cabeza? En esta divertida historia marcada por el…
patetismo de unas Reflexiones sobre el Sonido, James Lawless retrata con su peculiar humor algunos de los efectos del sonido en la sociedad actual, seguido del decadente poema Ruido, cuyos versos incansables exploran la devastación que produce en las personas sensibles una cacofonía fuera de control.Bruit & Réflexions de sons
By James Lawless, Leslie Pierobon. 2015
What noise? What will happen when it gets into our heads? In Thoughts of sounds, a hilarious history marked by…
pathos, James Lawless sends his typical humorous way some of the effects of noise on contemporary society. This news is followed by noise, a decidedly dark poem that explores the devastation that uncontrolled cacophony can inflict on sentient beings.Rumore & Riflessioni sul Suono
By James Lawless, Melissa Camotti. 2015
Che cos'è il rumore? Cosa succede quando ti entra in testa? In Riflessioni sul Suono, una storia divertente puntellata di…
pathos, James Lawless ci mostra col suo tipico stile umoristico alcuni degli effetti del suono sulla società moderna, seguiti da Rumore, una poesia dalle tinte costantemente scure che esplora la devastazione che una cacofonia fuori controllo può causare nelle persone sensibili.Ruído & Reflexões sobre o Som
By James Lawless, Patrícia Pinto. 2015
Uma pequena história e um longo poema que abordam o problema do ruído na sociedade. O que é o ruído?…
O que acontece quando ele permanece na sua cabeça? Na sua hilariante história, marcada com Reflexões piegas sobre o Ruído, o Sr. James Lawless revela-lhe, de uma forma típica bem humorada, alguns dos efeitos dos sons, na sociedade contemporânea, seguido pelo seu poema O Ruído, ascendentemente pesado, que explora o que a devastação descontrolada cacofónica provoca a indivíduais sensíveis.Nursery Rhymes
By Random House. 1977
Nursery Rhymes
By Random House. 1977
The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies
By Clark Ashton Smith, S. T. Joshi. 2014
A much-awaited collection of prose and poetry from one of the great cosmic masters of the supernatural Not just any…
fantasy, horror, and science fiction author could impress H. P. Lovecraft into calling him "unexcelled by any other writer, dead or living" or compel Fritz Lieber to employ the worthy term sui generis. Clark Ashton Smith--autodidact, prolific poet, amateur philosopher, bizarre sculptor, and unmatched storyteller--simply wrote like no one else, before or since. This new collection of his very best tales and poems is selected and introduced by supernatural literature scholar S. T. Joshi and allows readers to encounter Smith's visionary brand of fantastical, phantasmagorical worlds, each one filled with invention, terror, and a superlative sense of metaphysical wonder.All Saints
By Kathleen Daisy Miller. 2014
In a linked collection that presents the secreted small tragedies of an Anglican congregation struggling to survive, All Saints delves…
into the life of Simon, the Reverend, and the lives of his parishioners: Miss Alice Vipond, a refined and elderly schoolteacher, incarcerated for a horrendous crime; a woman driven to extreme anxiety by borderline-abusive sex; Owen, "The Shitblood Man," who, lost in the woods, loses himself in a fit of rage; a receptionist and her act of improbable generosity; a writer making peace with her divorce. Effortlessly written and candidly observed, All Saints is a moving collection of tremendous skill, whose intersecting stories illuminate the tenacity and vulnerability of modern-day believers.Praise for All Saints"Fictional places have been mostly secular of late: the home, the bar, the workplace. Standing at the centre of K.D. Miller's touching and intimate collection of linked stories is, unfashionably, a church. All Saints is not just the setting for the habits and rituals of this motley group-parishioners, priest, passersby-but the central image that gives these stories their poignancy. As obsolescence threatens the church, it also puts in peril the connections each character has to others at the very time the world so badly needs human connections. All Saints is a moving and soulful book."-Caroline AddersonWhen You Are Old: Early Poems, Plays, and Fairy Tales
By William Butler Yeats, Rob Doggett. 2014
Recalling Yeats's 1890s fascination in aestheticism and the arts and crafts movement, selections will draw from the first published versions…
of poems from works such as Crossways, The Rose, The Wind Among the Reeds, In the Seven Woods, The Green Helmet and Other Poems, Responsibilities, The Wild Swans at Coole, and Michael Robartes and the Dancer. A selection Irish myths and fairytales including "The Wanderings of Oisin," a Celtic fable and his first major poem, represent his fascination with mysticism, spiritualism and the rich and imaginative heritage of his native land.Dreams of a Robot Dancing Bee
By James Tate. 2008
"Fiction lovers who come to this book with an open mind will find themselves challenged and entertained by a brilliant…
writer with a very fertile imagination."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)"When he turns to prose, this Pulitzer Prize-winning poet exhibits a surprisingly uncomplicated style."--DetailsJames Tate seems both awed and bemused by small-town life in these forty-four stories full of legends, flights of fancy, tragedies, and small ruptures in ordinary existence. His narrators speak in an idiom that is odd and completely American.James Tate is the author of fourteen books of poetry and the recipient of numerous awards: fellowships from the NEA and Guggenheim foundations, the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize.