In Short: A Collection of Brief Creative Nonfiction
10 best books like In Short: A Collection of Brief Creative Nonfiction (Mary Paumier Jones): Keys to the Demon Prison, Independence Day, A Girl of the Limberlost, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary, Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book, Scaredy Squirrel, Meg, The Sportswriter, Heavy Time, Borderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine
| Author | Brandon Mull |
| ISBN | 1606412388 |
After centuries of plotting, the Sphinx—leader of the Society of the Evening Star—is after the final artifacts needed to open the great demon prison, Zzyxx. If the legendary prison is opened, a tide of evil is certain to usurp control of the world.
In an effort to intercept the final artifacts,...
| Author | Richard Ford |
| ISBN | 0099447126 |
In this second novel of Richard Ford’s Frank Bascombe quartet, I was drawn further into the microcosm life and lifestyle of not only the man, but also the macrocosm of America – the environment and history that parallels the structure of his life.
In this second novel Frank is experiencing...
| Author | Gene Stratton-Porter |
| ISBN | 1576469115 |
Set amid Indiana's vast Limberlost Swamp, this treasured children's classic mixes astute observations on nature with the struggles of growing up in the early 20th century. Harassed by her mother and scorned by her peers, Elnora Comstock finds solace in natural beauty along with friendship, independence,...
Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
| Author | Brandon Mull |
| ISBN | 1606410423 |
Brace yourself for a shocking secret.
Two hidden artifacts have been found. Three more remain unrecovered. More preserves face destruction as the Society of the Evening Star relentlessly pursues new talismans. Reading in Patton’s Journal of Secrets, Kendra learns the location of the...
Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book
Smart, bookish Belle, a captive in the Beast’s castle, has become accustomed to her new home and has befriended its inhabitants. When she comes upon Nevermore, an enchanted book unlike anything else she has seen in the castle, Belle finds herself pulled into its pages and transported to a world of...
| Author | Mélanie Watt |
| ISBN | 1553379594 |
Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It's way too dangerous out there. He could encounter tarantulas, green Martians or killer bees. But in his tree, every day is the same and if danger comes along, he's well-prepared. Scaredy Squirrel's emergency kit includes antibacterial soap, Band-Aids...
| Author | Steve Alten |
| ISBN | 0976165910 |
Revised and Expanded. On a top-secret dive into the Pacific Ocean's deepest canyon, Jonas Taylor found himself face-to-face with the largest and most ferocious predator in the history of the animal kingdom. The sole survivor of the mission, Taylor is haunted by what he's sure he saw but still can't...
| Author | Richard Ford |
| ISBN | 0394743253 |
As a sportswriter, Frank Bascombe makes his living studying people--men, mostly--who live entirely within themselves. This is a condition that Frank himself aspires to. But at thirty-eight, he suffers from incurable dreaminess, occasional pounding of the heart, and the not-too-distant losses...
| Author | C.J. Cherryh |
| ISBN | 0517092123 |
The world of asteroid belt miners and others is presented with extraordinary clarity and detail. The physics and technology are superb, minus the 1980s view of computers compared to today, much less 100s of years in the future.
However, the story often badly bogs down in seemingly endless...
| Author | Anna Reid |
| ISBN | 0813337925 |
Borderland tells the story of Ukraine. A thousand years ago it was the center of the first great Slav civilization, Kievan Rus. In 1240, the Mongols invaded from the east, and for the next seven centureies, Ukraine was split between warring neighbors: Lithuanians, Poles, Russians, Austrians, and...
| Author | Philip José Farmer |
| ISBN | 0517098733 |
So I recently picked up some oldies: Farmer, Pohl, Norman, and this one I picked up rather curious by the cover. Now the only other thing I've ever read by Farmer was Venus on the Halfshell, you know, the one "supposedly" written by Kilgore Trout, and I had like that book, so why not? It seemed like a good gamble,...
The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
| Author | Jacob Grimm |
| ISBN | 0691160597 |
When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their "Children's and Household Tales" in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the...
The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into The Heart Of America
| Author | Stephen Coonts |
| ISBN | 0671038494 |
Stephen Coonts has been hailed as the best contemporary author writing about flying. In The Cannibal Queen, he turns his storytelling genius to nonfiction with an exultant account of three glorious months in the summer of ‘91 spent in the cockpit of a 1942 Stearman vintage biplane. Joining the ranks...
Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
| Author | Daniel J. Hopkins |
| ISBN | 0877795460 |
Name: Jill Messer
Title: Merriam-Webster (Ed.). (2007). Merriam-Webster’s geographical dictionary. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
Type of Reference: Geographical Reference
Call Number: R 910.3 M551
Brief Description: This is a complete reference of key physical...
