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Ava: A Novel
by Carole MasoFrom her hospital bed on this, her last day on earth, she makes one final ecstatic voyage. People, places, offhand memories, and imaginary things drift in and out of Ava's consciousness and weave their way through the narrative. The voices of her three former husbands emerge: Francesco, a filmmaker from Rome; Anatole, lost in the air over France; Carlos, a teenager from Granada. The ways people she loved expressed themselves in letters or at the beach or at the moment of desire return to her. There is Danilo, her current lover, a Czech novelist, and others, lovers of one night, as she sings the endless, joyous, erotic song cycles of her life, because "Dusk and the moment right before shapes are taken back is erotic. And the dark. " The voices of her literary loves as well are woven into the narrative: Woolf, Eliot, Nabokov, Beckett, Sarraute, Lorca, Frisch, among others. These writers comment on and help guide us through the text. We hear the voices of her parents, who survived the Treblinka death camp, and of her Aunt Sophie, who did not. War permeates the text, for on Ava Klein's last day Iraq has invaded Kuwait. And above all we hear Ava's voice. Hers is the voice of pleasure, of astonishment, the voice of regret, the voice of gratitude as she moves closer and closer to the "music that is silence. " AVA is an attempt, in the words of French feminist philosopher Helene Cixous, "to come up with a language that heals as much as it separates. " The fragments of the novel are combined to make a new kind of wholeness, allowing environments, states of mind, and rhythms not ordinarily associated with fiction to emerge. AVA 's theme is the poignancy of mortality, the extraordinary desire to live, the inevitability of death-- "the things never done, never understood, the things never said, or said right, or said enough. Ava yearns and the reader yearns with her, struggling to hold on to all that slips away.
Avatars of the Word: From Papyrus to Cyberspace
by James J. O'DonnellConsiders the future of the printed word given the growth of electronic communication as a modern medium for information and culture. In investigating past cultural transitions, such as from the spoken to the written word, or from manuscript to the printing press, O'Donnell (classical studies, U. of Pennsylvania) reveals the contemporary crossroads between media as contiguous with the history of communication. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc. , Portland, Or.
Avenger of Blood (The Apocalypse Diaries #2)
by John HageeThe dramatic conflict between historic Christianity and ancient heresies parallels the resurgence of Gnostic and pagan beliefs in the late twentieth century under the guise of the New Age movement. The plot also deals with social issues--such a child abandonment, sanctioned by Roman law in a way that will touch the hearts of pro-life Christians today. As the story continues, released from his exile on Patmos, the apostle John sets out to deliver his apocalyptic writings to the seven churches of Asia. But the elderly apostle's protege, Jacob turns away from his call to the ministry in order to seek revenge on his family's persecutor. His sister Rebecca must confront her feelings for the unbelieving lawyer hired to hand her late father's estate. Will she follow her heart or sacrifice love to follow God's will? Rebecca's illegitimate son, Victor, is destined to become a respected pastor who must battle enemies both inside and outside the church.
Awakenings; A Leg to Stand On; The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales; Seeing Voices
by Oliver SacksFour of Sacks' books in one volume, that form a canon of the most fascinating, enlightening, and inspiring medical writing of our age.
Awesome Dinosaur Jokes for Kids
by Bob PhillipsDinosaur knock, knock jokes; ding-a-ling dinsoaur jokes; woolly mammoth jokes; and dignified, delightful, dashing, dinky and dangerous dinosaur jokes
Awo: The Autobiography of Chief Obafemi Awolowo
by Obafemi AwolowoAwolowo (1909-1987) was the leader of the Action Group party, former Premier of the Western Region of Nigeria, and Leader of the Opposition in the Federal Parliament of Nigeria.
Azazel
by Isaac AsimovA small demon whose name is Azazel Has magical powers that dazzle. But the people who strive To get them derive Nothing much and are beat to a frazzle.
Baby Animals! (Dora the Explorer)
by Phoebe BeinsteinMama Llama's baby is hiding. So is Papa Porcupine's. Can Dora find them? Youngsters can turn the wheel on the side of this board book and match these adorable creatures with their families.
Baby Boomers Guide to Caring for Aging Parents
by Bart AstorThis easy-to-use handbook gives useful information to make caring for an aging parent easier to manage.
Baby Love
by Joyce MaynardMaynard's first work of fiction, about a small New England town and a group of young women, married and unmarried, wanting babies, having babies, raising or losing babies...
Back Roads
by Tawni O'DellHarley Altmyer barely has it together. With his father dead and his mother in prison for murder, he has to work at 2 low-paying jobs and take care of his 3 younger sisters.
Bad Chemistry
by Gary KristKate Theodorus used to be a cop, but now she's operating outside the law she was once sworn to uphold, by investigating her husband's disappearance.
Bad Moon Rising
by Jonathan KirschThe doctor lay mutilated in his living room while his wife and daughters turned the swimming pool red. Sick and twisted hatred swelled to strike again!
Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, Book #17)
by Sherrilyn KenyonA stunning and suspenseful new landscape emerges in the thrilling Dark-Hunter world---a world where nothing will ever be the same again. Fang Kattalakis isn't just a wolf. He is the brother of two of the most powerful members of the Omegrion: the ruling council that enforces the laws of the Were-Hunters. And when war erupts among the lycanthropes, sides must be chosen. Enemies are forced into shaky alliances. And when the woman Fang loves is accused of betraying her people, her only hope is that Fang believes in her. Yet in order to save her, Fang must break the law of his people and the faith of his brothers. That breech could very well spell the end of both their races and change their world forever. The war is on and time is running out...
Bag Men
by John FloodSet in Boston on New Year's Day 1965, the body of George Sedgewick is discovered on a snow-covered runway at Logan Airport, brutally murdered.
Bambi: A Life in the Woods
by Felix SaltenOne of the best-loved stories ever, it is a wise and humane tale of life and death in the forest, taking Bambi from a fawn to the stag leader of the herd.
Bamboo and Lace
by Lori WickChristian Fiction - 24-year-old Lily travels to Hawaii to visit her older brother. Although born to American parents, Lily has lived her entire life in far-off Kashien where her father has set up a church. When Lily was still a child, her mother died and the tragedy lead her father to make his children follow very strict traditional Kashien rules. Although Lily is excited about the trip to Hawaii, she finds the American culture, technology, and freedoms difficult to adjust to. When Lily's brother is unexpectedly called away for his job, Lily suddenly finds herself staying with the family of her brother's best friend Gabe. While the family is made up of loving Christians like Lily, their ways are still very different from those she has always known. And when Lily and Gabe start having feelings for each other, she soon finds herself torn between two cultures and two men who are very important to her. Can Lily trust God to help her make the right decision? Will Lily's father learn to accept Gabe?
Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
by Alan Jolis Muhammad YunusWinner of the Nobel Peace Prize describes how he founded Grameen Bank that is devoted to providing poor people with miniscule loans. The bank has provided 3.8 billion dollars to 2.4 million families in rural Bangladesh, enabling them to lift themselves out of poverty forever.
Banner in the Sky
by James Ramsey UllmanThe Citadel<P><P> It stands unconquered, the last great summit of the Alps. Only one man has ever dared to approach the top, and that man died in his pursuit. He was Josef Matt, Rudi Matt's father.<P> At sixteen, Rudi is determined to pay tribute to the man he never knew, and complete the quest that claimed his father's life. And so, taking his father's red shirt as a flag, he heads off to face the earth's most challenging peak. But before Rudi can reach the top, he must pass through the forbidden Fortress, the gaping chasm in the high reaches of the Citadel where his father met his end. Rudi has followed Josef's footsteps as far as they will take him. Now he must search deep within himself to find the strength for the final ascent to the summit -- to plant his banner in the sky.<P> His father died while trying to climb Switzerland's greatest mountain -- the Citadel -- and young Rudi knows he must make the assault himself. <P> Newbery Medal Honor Book
Barabbas
by Par Lagerkvist Alan BlairBarabbas is the acquitted: the man whose life was exchanged for that of Jesus of Nazareth, crucified upon the hill of Golgotha. By the Nobel Prize winning author.
Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish
by Morgan LlywelynThe tale of the coming of the Irish to Ireland and of the men and women who made that emerald isle their own.
Barfing in the Backseat: How I Survived My Family Road Trip (Hank Zipzer, the World's Greatest Underachiever #12)
by Henry Winkler Lin OliverHank's dad has decided to enter a crossword-puzzle tournament, and he wants to make a family road trip of it! So the family piles into the car'along with Frankie and Katherine the iguana (Hank and Emily each get to bring a ?friend?). When they reach their destination, they'll get to spend the day at a roller-coaster park during Hank's dad's tournament! The only caveat is that Hank has a homework packet to finish before they get there . . . which he somehow manages to lose at a stop along the way. Suddenly, Hank doesn't feel so good . . . Can Hank and Frankie rescue the lost packet and get Hank on a roller coaster?
Barrio: El Barrio de José
by George AnconaWelcome to José's neighborhood. In his barrio, people speak an easy mix of Spanish and English and sometimes even Chinese. The masked revelry of Halloween leads into the festive remembrances of the Day of the Dead. And murals on the walls and buildings sing out the stories of the people who live here. As familiar as any neighborhood yet as strange as a foreign country, Jose's barrio isn't in Mexico or Argentina--it's in San Francisco. Award-winning author and photographer George Ancona follows José through a season in the barrio, and in the process gives readers a glimpse of a community as rich and varied as America itself.
Barrio: José's Neighborhood
by George AnconaWelcome to José's neighborhood. In his barrio, people speak an easy mix of Spanish and English and sometimes even Chinese. The masked revelry of Halloween leads into the festive remembrances of the Day of the Dead. And murals on the walls and buildings sing out the stories of the people who live here. As familiar as any neighborhood yet as strange as a foreign country, José's barrio isn't in Mexico or Argentina--it's in San Francisco. Award-winning author and photographer George Ancona follows José through a season in the barrio, and in the process gives readers a glimpse of a community as rich and varied as America itself.