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Poetry Out LoudRediscover the fun of reading poetry aloud with this anthology full of literary landmarks and children's rhymes, difficult classics and modern verses. Here are over 100 lyrics, limerics, ballads, raps and other poems that come alive when read aloud. Accompanying each poem are background notes, introductions to basic poetic terms, explanations of difficult passages and hints on reading them aloud. |
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Running North: A Yukon AdventureRunning North tells the true story of Ann Cook, her husband, George, and their young daughter, and how their Siberian huskies became the first team from the lower 48 states to finish the Yukon Quest dogsled race. |
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The Writer in the GardenDrawing on the work of more than 50 writers, this book covers subjects ranging from the beauty of the garden to ornery weeds, the hazards of rare plant collecting to the tribulations of inclement weather. |
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Single WifeGrace Brookman's husband is missing. He wasn't kidnapped or murdered (she's fairly certain); he just seems to have run away from home. He got up one morning, and with an offhand Gracie, I'll be back in a little while, he was gone. Laz had left before, but this time, when several weeks pass and he doesn't return, Grace copes with the situation by pretending to family and friends that he's still around.At first, Grace covers for Laz in little ways: rumpling the sheets on his side of the bed every morning for the housekeeper, turning up his favorite music so the neighbors will hear it, leaving the doorman a daily cup of coffee, just as Laz always did. Soon Grace's life is completely consumed with re-creating his life. Over time the deception takes on a life of its own as her charade becomes more elaborate and she begins lying to friends and family, even her overbearing, ever-present Upper East Side parents. Grace finds herself steeped in denial about the truth of her husband's disappearance-and the |
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The Mother-In-Law Diaries; A NovelIn a funny, bittersweet novel--a book that is sure to ring true for every woman who didn't realize she was marrying not one person, but two--Dawson takes readers through the ups and downs of marriages and mothers-in-law. |
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Meeting Luciano; A NovelA resonant first novel about an Asian-American mother and daughter searching, each in her own headstrong way, for something to be passionate about. |
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Strange Death of Mistress Coffin1640: In the New England settlement of Piscataqua, a young woman is found dead, her violated body stripped naked and thrown into a river. When a newcomer to the settlement is asked by the elders to investigate, he finds that the more he learns, the more puzzling the crime becomes. Based on an actual unsolved murder that took place in colonial New Hampshire. |
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New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 1993This eighth annual anthology of the year's best short stories from the South features works by Jill McCorkle, Wendell Berry, Elizabeth Hunnewell, Peter Taylor, Annette Sanford, Kevin Calder, and others. Must reading for devotees of Southern literature. --Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
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The Queen of OctoberWhen Sally is sent to her grandparents in Coldwater, Arkansas, she believes that she's too boring and plain to be loved and that her parents' divorce is her fault. Then Sally finds love--from unexpected sources. A remarkable first novel, bursting with warmth. --Chicago Tribune. |
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Jack's Skillet: Plain Talk and Recipes from a Guy in the KitchenI'm the original improvisational cook, writes Jack Butler in the introduction to Jack's Skillet. And his book proves him right. Butler's food writing is flavored delightfully by his down-home good-ol'-boy Arkansas/Mississippi roots and spiced up by his humorous observations. Luckily for hungry readers, the book also includes 60 recipes for all the essential dishes in Butler's pantry, including Apple Bread Pudding, Fajitas, Strawberry Shortcake, and Chicken Pot Pie. 300 pp. 10-city author tour. |
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