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The Body Has a Head
by Gustav Eckstein"The intent of this book is to make the human body more familiar to anyone who owns one." How our bodies function...
Things No Longer There: A Memoir of Losing Sight and Finding Vision
by Susan KriegerEven before the author lost her sight, she was interested in how things are never as we recall them.
El elegido
by Paul FerankaUn ser maravilloso ha nacido para guiarnos hacia el amor, la justicia y la bondad
Venom House
by Arthur W. UpfieldInspector Napoleon Bonaparte investigates a mansion in the center of a man-made lake, where ghosts of aborigines are said to be...
The Haven
by G. R. DiamondThe boy's throat had been cut, his head nearly severed. The mother lay next to him, hands clutching at the blood-soaked blanket...
American Religious Thought
by William A. ClebschThis book presents the broad current of religious dissent as a pervasive, although often hidden and ignored, stream in American life.
One Ring to Bind Them All: Tolkien's Mythology
by Anne C. PettyThis academic analysis of, "The Hobbit," and, "The Lord of the Rings," leads Tolkien fans to consider his work in new ways. It suggests that Tolkien's myth conforms to the mythic content, characters and story progressions Joseph Campbell has described. The author also sites evidence that artists are responsible to inspire, not by stating lessons and rules, but by creating complex myths where values are demonstrated by characters' actions and choices, and in which readers can imagine themselves facing the challenges of a quest. She uses many examples of elements of folklore in Tolkien's work as described by Propp and Levi-Strauss. Using a list of lettered and numbered abbreviations, she creates equations which summarize the storylines of the epic from Bilbo's meeting with the dwarves in the Hobbit to Frodo's sailing away from Middle-earth with the elves in the last volume of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. As Petty employs her abbreviations liberally throughout the text, the reader may find it helpful to consult appendix A on page 120 where they are listed. These are followed by Appendix B, schemes of the Tales, notes listed by chapter, a bibliography and an index.
Verdict of 13: A Detection Club Anthology
by Julian Symons13 mysteries by P. D. James, Gwendoline Butler, Dick Francis, Michael Gilbert, Christianna Brand, Michael Innes, Patricia Highsmith, Celia Fremlin, H. R. F. Keating, Michael Underwood, Ngaio Marsh, Peter Dickinson, and Julian Symons.
Give a Dog a Name
by Gerald HammondLike its fellows in the John and Beth Cunningham mystery series, this novel is set in the Scottish highlands where the author was raised and now resides. John investigates when a spaniel, injured by buckshot is brought to his Kennel. To persuade him to cease the investigation, Beth's trained Collie is unfairly judged in competition, one of their beloved and valuable hunting dogs is kidnapped and replaced with a terrified look-alike, and John is warned that faked photographs of him abusing dogs in his care will be publicized, thus destroying the reputation of his kennel. The beauty of the countryside and colorful characters of the Scottish Highlands make an appealing setting. John and Beth train and sell gun dogs with kindness and pride. Small game hunters are portrayed as humane nature lovers who are concerned about the environment Along with the suspense, the reader observes the day to day tasks of running a kennel performed by a down-to-earth couple.
The Black Death
by Gwyneth Cravens John S. MarrTwice in history, the plague nearly wiped out human life. Now it's back and the horror has begun again...
The Sands of Windee
by Arthur W. UpfieldNo one but Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte saw anything unusual about the abandoned car in the background of the police photograph...
Chiquita's Cocoon
by Bettina R. FloresUna guía para la mujer latina para lograr autoridad, amor, dinero, posición y felicidad
Lentejuelas
by Gary Jennings Pilar Giralt GorinaLas fascinantes peripecias de una compañía de circo en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX.
Hablan los hombres
by Alvin Baraff Claudia MartínezLo que los hombres relamente sienten con respecto a las mujeres, el sexo, las relaciones y ellos mismos.
Imponiendo presencias
by Martivón Galindo Armando MolinaBreve anthología de OTROS narradores expatriados latinoamericanos