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Bernardin De St Pierre, 1737-1814: A Life of Culture
by M. C. Cook"Bernardin de St Pierre (1737-1814) was a major figure of the late French Enlightenment. In this first full-length critical biography of the author in English, Malcolm Cook seeks to understand the importance of Bernardin's major works. Drawing heavily on unpublished manuscript material, he provides a fresh account of the writer's significance and status in a period of French history which, during Bernardin's lifetime, saw the transition from monarchy to republic and empire. The book is both a critical account of a major author and a source of new insights into the cultural revolution taking place around him."
Bernardo's Revenge
by Zane GreyZane Grey (January 31, 1872 - October 23, 1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the American frontier, including the novel Riders of the Purple Sage, his bes selling book. This is one of his stories.
Bernhardt's Edge (The Alan Bernhardt Novels #1)
by Collin WilcoxA moonlighting director finds his sideline more dangerous than he expectedAlan Bernhardt is just starting rehearsal when his pager goes off. No one in the small San Francisco theater minds—they know that to make it on the stage, you have to be prepared to do all sorts of odd jobs off of it. But this director&’s job is odder than most. He works for Herbert Dancer, head of a boutique private investigation service. A corporate secretary has vanished with a sheaf of valuable documents, and it will take an off-Broadway sensibility to bring her home.Bernhardt is just closing in on the woman and her boyfriend when he learns that she isn&’t running for a profit, but for her life. To save her from the men who hired him, Bernhardt must find her and protect her—because his artistic vision does not include blood on his hands.
Bernice Bobs Her Hair: Large Print
by F. Scott FitzgeraldA wealthy girl visits her cousin for a month, and lets her turn her into a society girl.
Bernice Bobs Her Hair and Other Stories
by F. Scott FitzgeraldIt was an age of miracles," declared F. Scott Fitzgerald of the 1920s, "it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire." No author is more closely associated with the decade than Fitzgerald, who christened it the Jazz Age and chronicled its manners and morals. His lyrical, witty fables of society life reveal the disillusionment and cynicism behind the Roaring Twenties' glamorous façade.Six of Fitzgerald's best-loved stories appear here, starting with the title tale, in which a hostess regrets her success at transforming a visiting cousin from wallflower to coquette. Other selections include "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," a glittering fantasy about the corrupting power of wealth; "The Ice Palace," a quasibiographical story of a restless Southern belle; "The Offshore Pirate"; "The Jelly Bean"; and "May Day." Each of these colorful portraits from a bygone era considers timeless themes -- love, money, power, the search for happiness -- that keep them enduringly popular and ever relevant.
Bernice Bobs Her Hair and Other Stories: Bernice Bobs Her Hair; The Ice Palace; May Day; The Bowl (Dover Thrift Editions #No. 2)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald"It was an age of miracles," declared F. Scott Fitzgerald of the 1920s, "it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire." No author is more closely associated with the decade than Fitzgerald, who christened it the "Jazz Age" and chronicled its manners and morals. His lyrical, witty fables of society life reveal the disillusionment and cynicism behind the Roaring Twenties' glamorous façade. Six of Fitzgerald's best-loved stories appear here, starting with the title tale, in which a hostess regrets her success at transforming a visiting cousin from wallflower to coquette. Other selections include "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," a glittering fantasy about the corrupting power of wealth; "The Ice Palace," a quasibiographical story of a restless Southern belle; "The Offshore Pirate"; "The Jelly Bean"; and "May Day." Each considers timeless themes—love, money, power, the search for happiness — that keep them enduringly relevant.
Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen
by Niki LenzBernice Buttman is tough, crass, and hilarious, and she just might teach you a thing or two about empathy in this debut reminiscent of The Great Gilly Hopkins.When you're a Buttman, the label "bully" comes with the territory, and Bernice lives up to her name. But life as a bully is lonely, and if there's one thing Bernice really wants (even more than becoming a Hollywood stuntwoman), it's a true friend.After her mom skedaddles and leaves her in a new town with her aunt (who is also a real live nun), Bernice decides to mend her ways and become a model citizen. If her plan works, she just might be able to get herself to Hollywood Hills Stunt Camp! But it's hard to be kind when no one shows you kindness, so a few cheesy pranks may still be up her sleeve. . . .Get ready to laugh out loud--and maybe even shed a tear--with this fantastic new middle-grade voice!
Bernice Gets Carried Away
by Hannah E. HarrisonPerfect for a new generation of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day readers, this charming story about a grumpy cat gently shows how far a little sharing can go. Bernice is having a truly rotten time at her friend's birthday party. First, everyone else gets a piece of cake with a frosting rose. But not Bernice. Then, everyone else gets strawberry-melon soda. Bernice gets the prune-grapefruit juice. And it's warm. The last straw is the one lousy (squished) candy she gets from the piñata. So when the balloons arrive, Bernice knows just what she has to do: grab them all. And then, poor cross Bernice gets carried up, up, and away. Luckily, she figures out just how to make her way back down to the party...and she brightens lots of other animals' days on her way.Hannah Harrison’s gorgeous animal paintings come alive in her second picture book. Her “exceptionally polished” debut, Extraordinary Jane, received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publisher’s Weekly, and School Library Journal.
The Bernice L. McFadden Collection: Gathering of Waters, Glorious, The Warmest December, and Nowhere Is a Place
by Bernice L. McFadden"McFadden works a kind of miracle--not only do her characters retain their appealing humanity; their story eclipses the bonds of history to offer continuous surprises."--New York Times, on Gathering of Waters"Riveting...so nicely avoids the sentimentality that swirls around the subject matter. I am as impressed by its structural strength as by the searing and expertly imagined scenes."--Toni Morrison, on The Warmest December"McFadden's lively and loving rendering of New York hews closely to the jazz-inflected city of myth....McFadden has a wonderful ear for dialogue, and her entertaining prose equally accommodates humor and pathos."--New York Times, on Glorious"An engrossing multigenerational saga...With her deep engagement in the material and her brisk but lyrical prose, McFadden creates a poignant epic of resiliency, bringing Sherry to a well-earned awareness of her place atop the shoulders of her ancestors, those who survived so that she might one day, too."--Publishers Weekly, on Nowhere Is a PlaceThe Bernice L. McFadden Collection features four novels from the three-time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist: Gathering of Waters (a New York Times Editors’ Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012), Glorious (2010), Nowhere Is a Place (2006), and The Warmest December (2001).
Bernie and the Bessledorf Ghost
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorLiving at the Bessledorf Hotel, where his father works as the manager, Bernie tries to solve the mystery of a troubled, young ghost who wanders the halls of the hotel at night.
Bernie Magruder and the Bats in the Belfry
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorMany residents of Middleburg, Indiana, are already going crazy from the ever-ringing church bells and now, after a bat is spotted in the hotel run by Bernie's family, they worry that the dangerous Indiana Aztec bat has finally arrived.
Bernie Magruder and the Bus Station Blow-Up
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorAfter several bombs go off around town, eleven-year-old Bernie Magruder becomes suspicious of various members of his family, causing confusion in Officer Feeney's investigation and around the hotel that his parents run.
Bernie Magruder and the Case of the Big Stink
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorSam suspects the culprit who is gassing assembly line workers in the parachute factory lives in the hotel his family manages.
Bernie Magruder and the Disappearing Bodies
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorDead bodies which appear and disappear mysteriously are threatening to lose Bernie's father his- job as manager of the Bessledorf Hotel. What can be done? How do you find a ghost?
Bernie Magruder and the Haunted Hotel
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorLiving at the Bessledorf Hotel, where his father works as the manager, Bernie tries to solve the mystery of a troubled, young ghost who wanders the halls of the hotel at night.
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries: Volume One
by Lawrence BlockThe first five novels in the unforgettable Bernie Rhodenbarr series.BURGLARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS: Bernie Rhodenbarr tends to work alone. Some call him a sleuth. Some call him a burglar. But who could resist being hired - and pocketing a nice, easy fee - for a simple break-in? But nothing's ever that simple. No sooner is Bernie inside the apartment when he discovers the item he's to collect is missing - and in its place is a dead body. Accused of murder and on the run, Bernie must figure out who set him up and why.THE BURGLAR IN THE CLOSET: Bernie's all ears when his dentist starts complaining about his soon-to-be-ex-wife, and happens to mention the valuable diamonds she keeps lying around. A couple of nights later Bernie's in her apartment with larceny on his mind, but has to duck into a closet when she unexpectedly returns. Unfortunately he's still there when an unseen assailant kills her and then vanishes with the jewels. Now Bernie's got to hunt down the killer who left him hanging.THE BURGLAR WHO LIKED TO QUOTE KIPLING: Bernie, bookseller and thief, can't resist the lure of a long lost Kipling poem, even if it is locked inside a millionaire's high security library. Bernie manages to break in and find the poem - but also discovers a dead redhead. Now Bernie has to prove his innocence - and fast.THE BURGLAR WHO STUDIED SPINOZA: Bernie doesn't often get philosophical about his criminal career. He's good at it, it's addictively exciting - and it pays a whole lot better than being a bookseller. But he's latest heist gets him in his biggest fix yet when two other burglars are involved.THE BURGLAR WHO PAINTED LIKE MONDRIAN: By day he sells books, by night he's a master of illegal entry. But this time Bernie didn't do the burglary - but one missing painting worth a quarter of a million dollars, two corpses and a very clever frame-up put him on top of the most wanted list...
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries: Volume Two (Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery Ser. #No. 11)
by Lawrence BlockFive novels in the unforgettable Bernie Rhodenbarr series.THE BURGLAR WHO TRADED TED WILLIAMS: Bernie Rhodenbarr is trying to make an honest living, but when his new landlord raises the rent, there's only one thing left for a reformed burglar to do. On his first night back on the job, Bernie finds not only a stash of cash but a very dead body. Yet the next day the police are blaming him for a different burglary. To prove himself 'innocent', Bernie's got to pull out all his master skills to uncover a scheme he should have been smart enough to avoid, or at least get a piece of...THE BURGLAR WHO THOUGHT HE WAS BOGART: Of all the bookstores in the world, she walked into his. That's where Bernie Rhodenbarr met the woman of his dreams, the alluring Ilona. Both fans of Bogart films, the two begin spending every night together. Then a tempting offer sees Bernie back on the job. But when his employer is killed and Ilona goes missing, Bernie finds himself on the tail of an elusive killer.THE BURGLAR IN THE LIBRARY: Bernie rarely ventures outside Manhattan but he's excited by the prospect of a getaway at a remote upstate B&B. That is until there's an isolating snowstorm, downed phone lines, the surprise arrival of his lover and her new husband, and a steadily increasing body count. And it's up to Bernie to figure out who did it - or be the next one to die.THE BURGLAR IN THE RYE: Bernie is on the prowl again, but after his latest employer is murdered, he begins to wonder if he's been set up by a criminal - one who is almost as clever as he is.THE BURGLAR ON THE PROWL: What starts out as an easy job soon sees Bernie in big trouble. And this time it includes his arrest, no less than four murders, and more outrageous coincidences than any self-preserving felon should ever be required to tie together.
Berried Alive
by Kate KingsburyThe village of sitting marsh is laced with food rations and fear. Residents depend on Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton, lady of the Manor, to see that things go smoothly, including solving murder.
Berried Secrets
by Peg CochranIt's cranberry picking time--in an all-new mystery series from the national bestselling author of the Gourmet De-Lite Mysteries...When Monica Albertson comes to Cranberry Cove--a charming town on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan--to help her half-brother Jeff on his cranberry farm, the last thing she expects to harvest is a dead body.It seems that Sam Culbert, who ran the farm while Jeff was deployed overseas, had some juicy secrets that soon prove fatal, and Jeff is ripe for the picking as a prime suspect. Forming an uneasy alliance with her high-maintenance stepmother, Monica has her hands full trying to save the farm while searching for a killer. Culbert made plenty of enemies in the quaint small town...but which one was desperate enough to kill?INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES!
Berries, Berries, Berries (Reading Wonders #Approaching Level, Grade 3)
by May Kennedy Sandra CammellNIMAC-sourced textbook
Berries for Pie (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Casey Mao C. B. DeckerNIMAC-sourced textbook. A Plan for a Pie. Benson has a plan to eat a delicious berry pie. What can possibly go wrong?
Berries Goodman
by Emily Cheney NevilleThe Goodman family move to the suburbs and nine-year-old Berries finds his nearest playmate is a girl, Sandra. She is a year older than Berries, feels superior in many ways, and undertakes to teach him prejudice against Jews.<P><P> Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Winner
Berriro igo nauzu
by Xabier Mendiguren ElizegiItzuli da. Etxera dator presoa, Espainiako kartzeletan ia hemezortzi urteko zigorra osorik bete ondoren. Gurasoak besarkatzea, lagunekin topatzea, ongi-etorriko ekitaldiak ? uholdeka datozkio sentipenak eta oroitzapenak lehenbiziko egun horietan, eta presoak ere sentimenduz gainezka dauka bere barrena, elkarren kontra talkaka borrokan: poza eta amorrua, samurtasuna eta zakarkeria bizinahia eta nekea, porrota eta biziraupena ?
Berriz ere hutsetik hastera
by Miguel Angel Mintegi Larraza"-Maialen -galdetu nion gero-, zer da maitasuna zuretzat? -Galdera polita. Maitasuna zer den... -berriro isildu zen-. Aurpegi anitzeko panpina, amaiera anitzeko ametsa, zoramen liluragarria... Nik al dakit! Hainbat aurpegi ditu! Berez, guztiz ederra, baina baita tragikoa ere, askotan. Bizitza beraren parekoa da, Idoia, edo hori iruditzen zait niri, abentura bat, agian. -Ez nabil definizio baten bila, Maialen, zuretzat zer den jakin nahi nuke, horixe besterik ez. -Kinka larrian jartzen nauzu. Zer den... Zer izatea nahiko nukeen esango dizut, zer den esatea beste kontu bat da, oso gauza pertsonala esango nuke. Inork ba ote daki? Idoia hemeretzi urte betetzera doa, eta ia urtebete darama etxetik kanpo, nerabezaro zorigabeak eraginiko zauriak sendatu eta bere bizitza propioa antolatu nahian: libre, inongo presiorik gabe. Horregatik,maitasuna ate joka etorri zaionean, gezurra badirudi ere, nahastuta dago. Ezin izango dio, ordea, bihotzaren bultzadari aurka egin, eta bete-betean murgilduko da maitasunaren abenturan. Horrezkero, azken hilabeteetan gorabehera gutxi izandako bizimodua, erabat aldatuko da, tonu arrosaz eta ilunez betetako kaleidoskopio bihurtu arte. Oraingo eleberri honekin, neska gazte baten eskutik, argi-ilunak nagusi diren sentimendu eta harremanenmundu korapilatsura eramaten gaitu Migel Anjelek, arrosatik beltzera, baina beti ere, urdin argia helburu.
Berry and the Amazing Maze: Book 12
by Georgie AdamsMeet the Railway Rabbits! Join the irrepressible Longears family as they get in and out of scrapes, meet new friends, and perform daring rescues. But Burdock the buzzard and the terrifying Red Dragon, are always on the lookout for naughty rabbits who stray too far from home...A field of ripe sweetcorn is fun to explore, until Berry gets lost in the maze and is chased by a terrifying harvester! Heartwarming, hilarious, with Anna Currey's charming illustrations, this is a brilliant new animal adventure series from a best selling children's author.