![]() ![]() Only one had the courage to offer the killer a new life. Only one man saw White Fang's intelligence and nobility. Knowing no kindness, he became a mad, lethal, creature of pure rage. He was bought, sold, tortured, trained to kill in blood sports. But men and their dogs taught White Fang to hate. It was White Fang's world-until he and his mother were captured by the man-gods. ![]() Born in a world where the weak died without mercy, where only the swift, the strong, the cunning saw each dawn. Born in a cave, in famine, in the frozen arctic. This edition of Jack London's classic adventure novel White Fang-made into a major motion picture featuring Ethan Hawke-includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Dwight V. ![]() About the Book The beloved classic of White Fang, part dog and part wolf, whose life is as brutal as the Alaskan wilderness in which he learns to survive. ![]()
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![]() We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with hope of finding someone with whom we share a deep connection and truly love. He writes, "Every one of us engages on a journey to find love and companionship. One of the main concepts in the book concerns the paradox of choice in relationships: having more options may seem better at first glance, though so many options can ultimately make "settling" for anyone a lot more difficult.Īnsari, who has discussed how romance and technology interact in his standup comedy, wrote on his website that he wanted to explore the subject further. The book was published in 2015 and provides research information exploring the change in romantic society that has occurred in the past decade. ![]() Modern Romance: An Investigation is a research book written by American actor and stand-up comedian Aziz Ansari and American sociologist and New York University professor Eric Klinenberg. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As Jerry recovers, he forms a strong connection with Adele, who is from a place near his hometown of Windsor, along the Detroit River. ![]() After Jerry is badly wounded in an explosion, he finds himself in a Belgium field hospital under the care of Adele Savard, one of Canada’s nursing sisters, nicknamed “Bluebirds” for their blue gowns and white caps. So when a cache of whisky labeled Bailey Brothers’ Best is unearthed during a local home renovation, Cassie hopes to find the answers she’s been searching for about the legendary family of bootleggers.Ĭorporal Jeremiah Bailey of the 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company is tasked with planting mines in the tunnels beneath enemy trenches. A dazzling novel set during the Great War and postwar Prohibition about a young nurse, a soldier, and a family secret that binds them together for generations to come-from USA TODAY and repeat #1 bestselling author Genevieve Graham.Ĭassie Simmons, a museum curator, is enthusiastic about solving mysteries from the past, and she has a personal interest in the history of the rumrunners who ferried illegal booze across the Detroit River during Prohibition. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He shares his house with seven dogs, three cockatiels, several undomesticated geckoes, an African gray parrot called Smokey, and a yellow-headed Amazon parrot called Malingo. Barker has been working on a vast array of paintings to illuminate the text of The Books of Abarat, more than one hundred and twenty-five of which can be found within this volume. The Hellbound Heart: A Novel Barker, Clive Published by Harper Perennial (2007) ISBN 10: 0061452882 ISBN 13: 9780061452888 New Softcover Quantity: > 20 Seller: Lakeside Books (Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description Condition: New. ![]() " dazzling metaphysical epic-adventure.an astonishing feat of imagination.Barker's best yet." (Kirkus Reviews)Ĭlive Barker is the bestselling author of twenty-two books, including the New York Times bestsellers Abarat Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War and The Thief of Always.He is also an acclaimed painter, film producer, and director. But his brother's love-crazed wife, Julia, has discovered a way to bring Frank back-though the price will be bloody and terrible. Frank Cotton's insatiable appetite for the dark pleasures of pain led him to the puzzle of Lemarchand's box, and from there, to a death only a sick-minded soul could invent. The Hellbound Heart is one of Barker’s besta nerve-shattering novella about the human heart and all the great terrors and ecstasies within its endless domain. ![]() ![]() ![]() Piper Green and the Fairy Tree (2015), illustrated by Qin Leng, Alfred Knopf, ISBN 9780553499230 - "With its intriguing setting, sympathetic characters, and hint of magic, this new chapter-book series should charm fledgling readers.".Otis Dooda: Downright Dangerous (2014), illustrated by David Heatley, Feiwel & Friends, ISBN 9781250011770.Otis Dooda (2013) illustrated by David Heatley, Feiwel & Friends, ISBN 9781250011763.An homage to a cherished classic that can work as a companion piece or stand alone as a solid, modern tale for young readers in the 21st century." The Humming Room (2012) (Feiwel & Friends) ISBN 8-8 - "The characters and events are nearly exact counterparts to those found in the classic The Secret Garden.The Kneebone Boy (2010) (Square Fish) ISBN 2-5 - ".the story is fresh, funny and surprising. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her novel Olivia Kidney was winner of the Child Magazine Best Book award and was a Best Book of the Year selection for 8-12 year-olds by Parenting magazine. She has been a contributor to Cimarron Review, Epoch, The Hudson Review, and Seventeen. She grew up in Upper West Side, New York City and studied creative writing at Binghamton University and now lives in Candor in upstate New York. Ellen Potter (born 1960s) is an American author of both children's and adults’ books (as Ellen Toby-Potter). ![]() ![]() ![]() The weakest hunter of all mankind!E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung has no money, no talent, and no prospects to speak of - and apparently, no luck, either! When he enters a hidden double dungeon one fateful day, he17s abandoned by his party and left to die at the hands of some of the most horrific monsters he17s ever encountered.But just before the last, fatal blow. ![]() ![]() Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. The weakest hunter of all mankind!E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung has no money, no talent, and no prospects to speak of - and apparently, no luck, either! When he enters a hidden double dungeon one fateful day, he17s abandoned by his party and left to die at the hands of some of the most horrific monsters he17s ever encountered.But just before the last, fatal blow.ping! [Congratulation 6 (Novel) By: Chugong, Hye Young Im Narrated by: Ki Hong Lee Length: 7 hrs and 1 min 4.8 (236 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. ![]() ![]() ![]() She chows down on carburetors, windshields, spark plugs, and fuel pumps. This girl definitely has an eating disorder. Can you guess what it gobbles for dessert? It’s a monster all right, and it eats blackboards, erasers, pens, paper, notebooks, homework, and even the teacher’s desk. It’s not much of a diet, and the human body-even Twickham’s-has its limits. Twickham Tweer takes the cake-or, rather, the banana peels, the empty jars, and the candy wrappers. What’s the longest you’ve ever kept leftovers? A month? A year? How much fungus is in your freezer? Can you compete with the family in this poem? If so, keep that spoon out of that strange-smelling mayonnaise! ![]() But does poor Herbert Glerbett deserve what happens to him? You decide. Īdmittedly, eating 50 pounds of lemon sherbet could be considered excessive. ![]() But these particular poems come with a caution: Don’t read them before breakfast, lunch, or dinner! They could curdle your stomach or lure you into tasting strange and dangerous things. Jack Prelutsky’s poems can be frightening or funny. ![]() ![]() ![]() He has plenty of insights on our killer, as does the perceptive DI Jordan. ![]() Tony Hill is a psychologist who works with killers committed to mental institutions. Given that it was published in 1996, the prevailing attitudes are less accepting and more prejudiced that what today’s authors would write.Īnother part of the story that shows its age is the skepticism around criminal profiling. The team is investigating killings of young gay men, who are killed elsewhere and dumped in the part of town with primarily gay bars. Tony Hill and Detective Inspector (DI) Carol Jordan. Then we have that of the investigative team, especially profiler Dr. The Mermaids Singing is told from two points of view. ![]() I liked her detailed writing style, and was glad to see it here also. After listening to her nonfiction book, Forensics, reading Val McDermid’s psychological thriller series was an easy choice. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jake Van der Berg, her father’s stepbrother and her only living relative, assumes guardianship of Tiernan who is still two months shy of eighteen. ![]() But has anything really changed? She’s always been alone, hasn’t she? The shadow of her parents’ fame followed her everywhere.Īnd when they suddenly pass away, she knows she should be devastated. Shipped off to boarding schools from an early age, it was still impossible to escape the loneliness and carve out a life of her own. The only child of a film producer and his starlet wife, she’s grown up with wealth and privilege but not love or guidance. Tiernan de Haas doesn’t care about anything anymore. From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes a new standalone… ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She has served on a host of food-related boards, including the Seed Savers Exchange. ![]() She co-founded a school garden in Santa Fe, started a Slow Food convivium, served on Slow Food's international Committee for Bio-Diversity in Italy, and taught cooking (which she still does in her home). She also recently won the James Beard Award for Cookbook Hall of Fame, 2016.īefore opening Cafe Escalera in Santa Fe, Deborah was the farmers' market manager. Her books have garnered several James Beard Awards and two IACP Cookbook of the Year awards, among others. Among her other books are Local Flavors, Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers Markets, The Greens Cookbook, The Savory Way, and Seasonal Fruit Desserts from Orchard, Farm and Market. The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone (March 2014) is her most recent book. Her recent book, Vegetable Literacy, is about the edible members of 12 plant families (with 300 recipes) and was awarded an IACP award and is a finalist for a James Beard award. ![]() After working at Chez Panisse, she founded Greens restaurant in San Francisco, one of the earliest restaurants to have a farm driven menu, and Cafe Escalera in Santa Fe, the first to do so in Santa Fe as well.ĭeborah is also the author of 12 books. Deborah Madison has long been a part of the food movement as a chef, writer, farmers' market manager and as an everyday home cook. ![]() |