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Blood Brothers Blood Brothers Nora Roberts It had been the Pagan Stone for hundreds of years, long before three boys stood around it and spilled their blood in a bond of brotherhood, unwittingly releasing a force bent on destruction... Ev… OL111595W
What Is the What What Is the What Dave Eggers What Is the What is the epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children--the so-called Lost Boys--was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age … OL114663W
Witch & wizard Witch & wizard James Patterson,Gabrielle Charbonnet **Your books, music, and art - BANNED** *You are holding an urgent and vital narrative that reveals the forbidden truth about these perilous times...* This is the astonishing testimonial of Wis… OL14920182W
Major writers of America Major writers of America Perry Miller Selections from the writings of fifteen important American authors, including portions of novels, short stories, prose and poems. OL156639W
American women writers to 1800 American women writers to 1800 Sharon M. Harris American Women Writers to 1800 advances our knowledge of early American culture. Including works by more than ninety women, many of whom have never before been published, this ambitious anthology cap… OL16100538W
The Cambridge history of American women's literature The Cambridge history of American women's literature Dale M. Bauer "The field of American women's writing is one characterized by innovation: scholars are discovering new authors and works, as well as new ways of historicizing this literature, rethinking contexts, c… OL16521495W
L'affaire Gidéon L'affaire Gidéon Andrews, Russell pseudonyme collectif Pour Carl Grandville, jeune écrivain en mal de notoriété, une pareille occasion ne se refuse pas. Contacté par une célèbre éditrice de New York, il est chargé d'écrire une biographie à partir d'un jo… OL21187653W
La raison du coeur La raison du coeur Nicholas Sparks Roman d'amour Quand un pur New-Yorkais se laisse charmer par le quotidien tranquille d'un village perdu de Caroline du Nord...?La rencontre de deux mondes que seul l'amour pouvait concilier. OL21765540W
Le cantique des innocents Le cantique des innocents Donna Leon Un pédiatre et sa femme sont agressés en pleine nuit chez eux et leur bébé de 18 mois enlevé. Le médecin refuse de parler à la police et le commissaire G. Brunetti, secondé par l'inspecteur Vianello,… OL22064896W
La femme du bout du monde La femme du bout du monde Barbara Wood Un formidable destin de femme dans l'Australie du XIXe siècle. Angleterre, 1846. A la mort de son père, Hannah décide de quitter la Grande-Bretagne, qui n'offre alors aucune perspective aux femmes, e… OL24162835W
Le mystère de Noël Le mystère de Noël Mary Higgins Clark Point de vue de l'éditeur: 160 millions de dollars! Un cadeau de Noël inespéré pour les employés du supermarché de Branscombe qui ont décroché le billet gagnant. De quoi bouleverser la vie de la peti… OL24179823W
Etudes sur la littérature classique américaine Etudes sur la littérature classique américaine David Herbert Lawrence Neuf études écrites entre 1914 et 1918, respectivement consacrées à Fenimore Cooper, Edgar A. Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, etc. Par un grand poète et romancier anglais. [SDM]. OL24263701W
Jamais je ne reviendrai Jamais je ne reviendrai Brian Freeman Rrur la seconde fois, en quelques mois, une adolescente a disparu dans les rues de la ville. Le lieutenant Jonathan Stride, de la police du Minnesota, est persuadé d'avoir affaire à un tueur en série… OL24274084W
Library jumpers Library jumpers Brenda Drake Fervente lectrice, passionnée d'escrime, Gianna a perdu sa mère à l'âge de quatre ans. Elle visite pour la première fois l'Athenæum, l'une des plus anciennes bibliothèques de Boston, accompagnée de s… OL27038903W
The color bear The color bear Barbara Brenner As a bear sits on the grass eating honey a big snowstorm begins. OL27693619W
Brute neighbors Brute neighbors Chris Green,Liam Heneghan "At a time when our environment is under constant threat, we turn to an unlikely source for answers: The city. In this urgent anthology, poets, photographers and essayists show there is much to be le… OL28215988W
Nineteenth-Century literature criticism Nineteenth-Century literature criticism Denise Evans Presents literary criticism on the works of nineteenth-century writers of all genres, nations, and cultures. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines… OL28948656W
Contemporary literary criticism Contemporary literary criticism Deborah A. Stanley Covers authors who are currently active or who died after December 31, 1959. Profiles novelists, poets, playwrights and other creative and nonfiction writers by providing criticism taken from books, … OL28949796W
To write like a woman To write like a woman Joanna Russ From the back cover: Joanna Russ has written -- as novelist, short-story writer, and critic -- on science fiction, fantasy, and feminism. These essays reflect the breadth of Russ's critical work,… OL3332547W
Writing for an Endangered World Writing for an Endangered World Lawrence Buell "Emphasizing the influence of the physical environment on individual and collective perception, Buell's book provides the theoretical underpinnings for an eco-criticism now reaching full power. Writi… OL3503211W
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