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The Ghost in the Gallery (Dana Girls Mystery #17)
by Carolyn KeeneA ghostly figure, a walking suit of armor, and a gargoyle in the prompter's box confront Jean and Louise Dana and their Starhurst classmates as they rehearse for a musical at Mozart Hall. The owner, a retired singer, and the watchman assure the performers there is nothing to worry about. The students wonder whether their imaginations are playing tricks on them. Or are spooky things actually happening each time they visit the opera house? A contest is held for an original song to be used in the play. The Danas' music is stolen but they make a copy and submit it. When their song is chosen as one of the winners, a listener says she has heard it before! Can the Danas' solve the mystery of Mozart Hall and their song? Picture descriptions and captions added.
The Anasazi: Prehistoric People of the Four Corners Region
by J. Richard AmblerAmbler explores the Four Corners of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Weaving together its geological, ecological and human histories, he presents a unique portrait of this ruggedly beautiful landscape that goes beyond mere description to give readers a true sense of the land in all its richness. Here are rock croppings that are 2 billion years old and broad desert valleys where rivers of lava cooled to form floors of solid rock. Here ancient hunter-gatherers stalked the woolly mammoth, four-story pueblos were carved by the Anasazi from sheer stone cliffs and an ancient midnight Holy Week ceremony is still practiced in a modern Spanish village. Providing a fresh perspective on a region currently enjoying an upwelling of interest, Four Corners is a study of one of the world's great wonders -- compelling reading for all science, nature, anthropology and travel aficionados.
Christmas Bedtime Stories
by Claudia Vurnakes[from the back cover] "Yuletide Cheer! A wonderful whimsical collection of Christmas stories that will enchant and delight young readers. Here are heartwarming stories of courage and commitment, humor and fantasy, family love and loyalty. Filled with memorable scenes and wonderful characters, these superb stories make for special bedtime reading for a special time of year!" Pictures are described.
Reconstruction After the Civil War
by John Hope FranklinReconstruction after the Civil War has been praised for cutting through the controversial scholarship and popular myths of the time to provide an accurate account of the role of former slaves during this period in American history.
Surya Mukheer Swapna (Longing for Sunshine)
by Syed Abdul Malik Pradip AcharyaSet against the backdrop of a typically backward Assamese village, Dalim, this novel depicts the life of the poor peasants there, their occupation, their customs and manners, their joys and sorrows.
Manavini Bhavai (Endurance: A Droll Saga)
by Pannalal Patel V. Y. KantakThe great famine of 1900 which had ravaged this part of the world. Set against the rural backdrop of Gujarat, it is the story of love between Kalu and Raju, but it is also the story of the hard and tragic life of the farmers in Indian villages.
Xeuji Pator Kahini (The Partings)
by Rasna Barua Mrinal MiriSet in Assam, the story juxtaposes the morally oppressive life in a typical Assames village and the life of the tea garden workers, which, even if marvelously free from the moral pretensions of a small village community, is harsh and unrelenting.
Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, Volume III
by Amaresh DattaThis volume of the Encyclopaedia concentrates on histories of different languages including Tibeto-Burman and Austro-Asian, and of literature in them. The usual fare of entries on significant authors and books is also provided in alphabetical order. These surveys mention, willy-nilly, a good many of the authors and books on which separate entries also occur in the Encyclopaedia, leading, maybe, to an impression of repetition; but in order to offer a clear perspective for an understanding of the growth and development of Indian literature, it was thought necessary to err by a reasonable excess, allowing the entries on books and authors to serve as illustrations of trends and turns in the process of development.
Churning of the City
by Shivanath O. P. SharmaThe novel is a sequence of situations through which a sensitive questioning consciousness runs and illumines the contemporary reality.
Sivakamiyin Sabadam (Sivakami's Vow)
by P. S. SriOverwhelmed by the savage spectacles of war and bloodshed, rape and pillage, which she beholds on her way to Vathapi, Sivakami makes a vow before Naga Nandi that she won't leave Vathapi till she sees the city burning.
Black Sun Rising (Coldfire Trilogy #1)
by C. S. FriedmanPriest, Adept, Apprentice, Sorcerer - together they must challenge the soul-devouring darkness invading the human lands...
Sing a Song of Ambush
by K. M. PeytonBritish scouts Rob and Nick set out for a wilderness adventure in Canada. On the airplane they meet Tony, a rock singer from America. When Tony is kidnapped after a concert the boys have attended, their adventure becomes wilder than they ever expected. Can they survive kidnappers and the rugged Canadian wilderness to get back home?
John the Balladeer
by Manly Wade WellmanJohn the Balladeer appeardd in fantasy magazines for over two decades. He is one of the most enigmatic and down-to-earth heroes in the fantasy genre. He is just a wandering minstrel with a silver-stringed guitar who wandrs the hills and valleys of rural America and finds magic there.
Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, Volume IV
by Mohan LalThis volume of the Encyclopaedia covers a wide range of entries on books and authors, besides studies in some major literary genres, movements and trends--genres (or sub-genres) like Novel, Prose, Poetry, Poetics and Prosody: movements like Realism, Renaissance and Romanticism: trends like Patriotism and Progressivism. A general topic like Printing and Publishing, a sub-form of literature like Pen-Portraits, and philosophical systems like Nyaya and Samkhya also appear in the volume.
The Road Home (Guardians of the Flame, Book #7)
by Joel RosenbergThis is part of a long series of books written in the same universe. This series is well-written and appeals to young adults as well as young older people.
Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas
by Lawrence BlockCAN THERE BE a more romantic and exciting setting for a crime story than a ship on the open sea?
Passage to Ararat
by Michael J. ArlenIn Passage to Ararat, Michael J. Arlen goes beyond the portrait of his father, the famous Anglo-Armenian novelist of the 1920s, that he created in Exiles to try to discover what his father had tried to forget: Armenia and what it meant to be an Armenian, a descendant of a proud people whom conquerors had for centuries tried to exterminate. But perhaps most affectingly, Arlen tells a story as large as a whole people yet as personal as the uneasy bond between a father and a son, offering a masterful account of the affirmation and pain of kinship.<P><P> Winner of the National Book Award