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Sister Mother Husband Dog by Delia Ephron
$0.00Add to cartIn Sister Mother Husband Dog, Delia Ephron brings her trademark wit and effervescent prose to a series of autobiographical essays about life, love, writing, movies, and family. In “Sister,” she deftly captures the rivalry, mutual respect, and intimacy that made up her relationship with her older sister and frequent writing companion, Nora. “Blame It on the Movies” is Ephron’s wry and romantic essay about becoming a writer and finding a storybook ending to her twenties, though it was just the beginning of a lifetime of taking notes. “Bakeries” is both a lighthearted tour through her favorite downtown patisseries and a thoughtful, deeply felt reflection on the dilemma of “having it all.” From keen observations on modern living, the joy of girlfriends, and best-friendship, to a consideration of the magical madness and miracle of dogs, to haunting recollections of life with her famed screenwriter mother and growing up the child of alcoholics, Ephron’s eloquent style and voice illuminate every moment of this superb and singular work.
ISBN: 978-0-399-16655-6E
You Are Not Special and Other Encouragement by David McCullough, Jr.
$0.00Add to cartIn You Are Not Special, McCullough elaborates on his now-famous speech exploring how, for what purpose, and for whose sake, we’re raising our kids. With wry, affectionate humor, McCullough takes on hovering parents, ineffectual schools, professional college prep, electronic distractions, club sports, and generally the manifestations, and the applications and consequences of privilege. By acknowledging that the world is indifferent to them, McCullough takes pressure off of students to be extraordinary achievers and instead exhorts them to roll up their sleeves and do something useful with their advantages.
ISBN: 978-0-06-225734-5
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
$0.00Add to cartA plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys’ delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance.
ISBN: 978-0-399-50148-7
All Creatures Great and Small: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World’s Most Beloved Animal Doctor by James Herriot
$0.00Add to cart*(Book 1 of 5)
In this first volume of his memoirs, then-newly-qualified vet James Herriot arrives in the small Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and he has no idea what to expect. How will he get on with his new boss? The local farmers? And what will the animals think? This program is filled with hilarious and touching tales of the unpredictable Siegfried Farnon, his charming student brother, Tristan, and Herriot’s first encounters with a beautiful girl named Helen.
ISBN: 978-1-250-057-83-9
Grimm’s Fairy Tales (Sterling Unabridged Classics) by Jakob Grimm & Wilhelm Grimm
$0.00Add to cartThis collection features many of the Grimms’ most popular retellings, as well as some lesser-known ones.
ISBN: 978-1-4027-6702-9
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition) by Seamus Heaney
$0.00Add to cartBeowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel’s mother. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid fight against a dragon. The poem is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and then having to live on in the exhausted aftermath.
ISBN: 0-393-32097-9
The Miracle Worker: A Play by William Gibson
$0.00Add to cartYoung Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution because her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation, her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them a “half-blind Yankee schoolgirl” named Annie Sullivan to tutor their daughter. Despite the Kellers’ resistance and the belief that Helen “is like a little safe, locked, that no one can open,” Annie suspects that within Helen lies the potential for more, if only she can reach her. Through persistence, love, and sheer stubbornness, Annie breaks through Helen’s walls of silence and darkness and teaches her to communicate, bringing her into the world at last.
ISBN: 978-1-4165-9084-2
Wasted by Suzy Spencer
$0.00Add to cartA Crime That Shocked A City. . .
In 1995, Austin, Texas was rocked by the brutal murder of a lesbian princess named Regina Hartwell. Even though Regina’s body was burned beyond recognition, within days police had two suspects. One was the beautiful ex-cheerleader who was the object of Regina’s desire. The other was a man who would take the fall for murder. . .
A Killer’s Heinous Acts . . .
In this new edition of her bestselling book Wasted, true crime master Suzy Spencer chronicles a fatal love triangle–and lives driven out of control by sexual desire, drugs, and shocking childhood demons.
A Twisted Road To Justice. . .
Four years after Regina Hartwell’s murder, a new charge was brought against one of her suspected killers. Now, Suzy Spencer adds a new chapter to Wasted–detailing a killer gone wild, a nerve-wracking legal standoff, the shocking twists that would take place in a second, explosive trial. . .
The Rescuers: Kids Who Risked Everything to Save Others by Allan Zullo
$0.00Add to cartHave you heard about the babysitter who ran into a burning house to save young children?
How did a boy rescue his entire family from a terrible hurricane?
ISBN: 978-0-545-36281-8
Unraveling Freedom by Ann Bausum
$0.00Add to cartThe Battle for Democracy on the Home Front During World War 1
ISBN: 978-0-545-60693-6
Show-Offs (Animal Behavior Series) by Bernard Stonehouse
$0.00Add to cartThroughout the animal kingdom generally, showing off is widespread. Many animals for many different reasons need to draw attention to themselves. They may shout, sing from the treetops, wear bright colors, dance up and down, or emit clouds of perfume. Biologists call it “display,” but that is just another name for showing off. Displays have functions and advantages as well as dangers. Some are essential for courtship. Among animals, it is usually the males who posture and decorate themselves, and the females who select from among them. Some decorations, however, are simple warnings. Just a few are lies, as when harmless animals are dressed to look like more dangerous ones. We like animals that show off. As is demonstrated in this book, showing off adds much to the interest and excitement of life.
ISBN: 0-439-1534-8
