Posts Tagged ‘House’
A Scream Goes Through the House: What Literature Teaches Us About Life (Paperback)
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
From Publishers Weekly
“This book is about the urgency, centrality, and reach of human feeling,” begins Weinstein, a Brown University literature professor, proposing to use the key works of a wide range of artists-William Blake, James Baldwin, Eugene O’Neill, Edvard Munch and Ingmar Bergman, among others-to demonstrate the ways in which “art is sustenance; art is transformation.” An early chapter manages to breathe new life into one of the most co-opted images of recent memory, M Read More
Little House in the Big Woods (Paperback)
Monday, November 30th, 2009
Although the Little House stories are traditionally seen as “girl” books, boys might be happily surprised if they take another peek at their sisters’ shelves. Little House in the Big Woods–the first book of the series and Laura Ingalls Wilder’s first children’s book–is full of the thrills, chills, and spills typically associated with “boy” books. Any boy or girl who has fantasized about running off to live in the woods will find ample information in these pages to mana Read More
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Random House Webster’s Rhyming Dictionary (Paperback)
Friday, November 27th, 2009
The Random House Webster’s Rhyming Dictionary is an essential resource for writers, poets and songwriters. An expanded version of the RH Webster’s Pocket edition, it includes:• Approximately 60,000 words• Comprehensive cross-referencing • A glossary of poetic terms• Contemporary proper names and foreign phrases
The Random House Crossword Puzzle Dictionary (Mass Market Paperback)
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Every crossword fan should keep this reference within reach. The softcover edition is billed as the most comprehensive pocket crossword dictionary on market. And this hybrid dictionary, thesaurus and almanac lives up to the promise. Probable answers to clue words are listed alphabetically and by number of letters. Literary, dramatic, historical and other references are usefully arranged. “Elephant Man” listings, for example, include the film’s director and cast members. Read More
House of Spirits and Whispers: The True Story of a Haunted House (Paperback)
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Annie Wilder suspected the funky 100-year-old house was haunted when she saw it for the first time. But nothing could have prepared her for the mischievous and downright scary antics that take place once she, her two children, and her cats move into the rundown Victorian home. Disembodied conversation, pounding walls, glowing orbs, and mysterious whispers soon escalate into full-fledged ghostly visits-provoking sheer terror that, over time, transforms into curiosity. Determined Read More
Random House Webster’s Pocket Portuguese Dictionary (Best-Selling Random House Webster’s Pocket Reference) (Paperback)
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
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Keeping House: The Litany of Everyday Life (Hardcover)
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
From Publishers Weekly
In this deeply theological, welcome book, Peterson (Sing Me to Heaven) argues in favor of the idea—no longer fashionable—that Christian service and spiritual growth are inherent in the acts of keeping people fed, clean, housed and comfortable. Housekeeping, she says, is akin to a litany, a long public prayer to announce needs and requests. A litany is repetitive and focused on the basics: food, health, shelter. Similarly, housework is ongoing and incarn Read More