Why Cats Paint: A Theory of Feline Aesthetics
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Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
Best-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty answers real questions from kids about death, dead bodies, and decomposition.
Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. What would happen to an astronaut’s body if it were pushed out of a space...
| Author | Clysta Kinstler |
| ISBN | 0062504975 |
Narrative weaving the biblical account of Mary and Jesus, the Egyptian myth of Isis and Osiris, and the Sumerian story of Inanna and Dumuzi to create an exotic tale of a strong, sensual woman.
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This feminist retelling of the conception, birth, life and death of Christ...
| Author | Janet Farrar |
| ISBN | 0919345913 |
This book is of great practical value in discovering and celebrating the transforming energy of the Feminine Principle of Divinity. Part I covers the myriad faces of the Goddess revealed, including: Her presence throughout history; Her Earth and Moon symbolism; Her Madonna and Magdalene disguises;...
Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
| Author | Thomas Hager |
| ISBN | 1419734407 |
Behind every landmark drug is a story. It could be an oddball researcher’s genius insight, a catalyzing moment in geopolitical history, a new breakthrough technology, or an unexpected but welcome side effect discovered during clinical trials. Piece together these stories, as Thomas Hager does...
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
| Author | John McWhorter |
| ISBN | 1592403956 |
A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar
Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics...
Rafe Goldberg was planning to spend winter break at home in Colorado openly mourning what he almost had with Ben. He wasn't expecting his best friend, Claire Olivia, to kidnap him. And he definitely wasn't expecting what she has planned to cheer him up...
Ben Carver was honestly planning to...
| Author | Rose Tremain |
| ISBN | 0099425157 |
Newlyweds Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from England to New Zealand, along with Joseph's mother Lilian, in search of new beginnings and prosperity, but the harsh land near Christchurch where they settle threatens to destroy them almost before they begin. When Joseph finds gold in a creek...
| Author | Jane Roberts |
| ISBN | 1878424068 |
I've burned through two copies of this book since the mid-1980's. My second copy - beat up, dog-eared, and missing it's cover - is full of highlighted sections. The earlier versions I've read didn't include the "practical techniques" stuff in the title. Because the information presented in this book...
| Author | Paul Hoover |
| ISBN | 0393310906 |
Postmodern American Poetry provides a deep and wide selection-411 poems by 103 poets-of the major poets and movements of the late twentieth century. Included are the leading Beat and New York School poets, the Projectivists, and "Deep Image" poets. Included, too, is the rich array of poetry written...
Leaping onto center stage from the wings of comics history comes that dazzling Master of Elusion, foe of tyranny, and champion of liberation - the Escapist. Operating from a secret headquarters under the boards of the Empire Theater, the Escapist and his crack team of associates roam the globe performing...
| Author | Etheridge Knight |
| ISBN | 0822953781 |
I read this book on MLK Day 2017 and discovered that my privilege does not make me immune to the power of this poet. I was introduced to his work by the inimitable poet Tracie Morris who I had the great fortune of meeting at a Stetson MFA workshop (Jan 2017). She played a recording of Mr. Knight reading his poem...
| Author | Dudley Randall |
| ISBN | 0553275631 |
"The claim of The Black Poets to being... an anthology is that it presents the full range of Black-American poetry, from the slave songs to the present day. It is important that folk poetry be included because it is the root and inspiration of later, literary poetry. Not only does this book present the...
| Author | Louis Sachar |
| ISBN | 0385733143 |
Two years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin, Texas, trying to turn his life around. But it’s hard when you have a record, and everyone expects the worst from you. The only person who believes in him is Ginny, his 10-year old disabled neighbor. Together, they are learning...
| Author | Ancco |
| ISBN | 2360811126 |
Jin-joo est une mauvaise fille. Elle fume, découche, nargue ses professeurs et cause du souci à ses parents. Son père, un petit patron, n'a que ses poings pour exprimer sa peur de la voir mal tourner. Alors il la passe à tabac, régulièrement. La Corée subit la crise économique de la fin des années...
| Author | John Allison |
| ISBN | 1684154375 |
It’s Daisy, Esther and Susan’s third year at university, and with that comes new beaus, new jobs, and new adventures.
The third (and final!) year of university is finally here, and BFFs Daisy, Esther, and Susan are in for some surprising upsets in their first semester. Between Halloween...
