As she honors her lord's dead wife with garlands of flowers, the gentle nurse who has cared for his child seems to bring the lord fresh hope and yearning.
In DO YOU BELIEVE?, an American photographer travels to England in search of her estranged sister, who has disappeared. When she finds a horror novel with a lengthy handwritten note from the author Inside, she tracks him down and demands his help. He's recalcitrant, cranky, and wants nothing to do with her, but she insists, even after finding out ...
- Chapters covering unification of the kingdom, contact with westerners, the Mahele, the influence of the sugar industry, and the overthrow of the monarchy, rewritten for easier readability - New color illustrations, including paintings by Herb Kawainui Kā ne, never-before-published portraits of the monarchs, vintage postcards, and "then ...
Medieval English knight Adam Quintin is given a secret task by the king and soon finds himself chased by a wild boar, betrayed by political enemies, and seduced by a simple maid with no claim to power or position. But Joan Swan, daughter to the keeper of the hounds, possesses a loveliness Adam cannot resist. Original.
This collection of classic fairy tales includes "Tom Thumb", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Puss in Boots". Also included is biographical information about Charles Perrault, the French author who created these and many other tales. Illustrated with b&w drawings.
Video-game store owner Neil Scott transports himself into a virtual-reality game, where he must protect a beautiful aspiring queen. But in this harsh land vastly different from his own, Neil discovers a life worth struggling for, principles worth fighting for--and the love of a woman that can convince him love is worth dying for. (July)
Lawrence Weiner (b. 1942) is one of the primary figures associated with the emergence of conceptual art in the 1960s. For over four decades, Weiner has defined art as a representation of relationships in the physical world, 'the relationship of human beings to objects and objects to objects in relation to human beings'. This highly anticipated ...
A humorous fantasy tale set in ancient Britain. Iscium, an isolated Roman town in the west of Britain, is cut off from the collapsing Empire. Most of the town senators and officials are primarily concerned with keeping a low profile with the neighboring barbarians and renovating the city baths. But when young Falx runs away, and finds a lost ...
The hero of a virtual reality game, Vad is every woman's fantasy, with his silver-blond hair, a magnificent face, and well-muscled thighs. When Gwen finds him snoring away in her video game shop, she thinks he must be out to win the Tolemac warrior look-alike contest. But the passion he ignites in her is far too real. By the author of "Virtual ...
As a result of over 20 years of experience in working with schools to increase parent and community involvement (and witnessing the outcomes), the authors of this book strongly believe that by empowering stakeholders at each school site, better decisions about educational programmes will result, thereby improving learning for all students. The ...
Her innocence stolen away in the blush of youth, Emma Aethelwin no longer believes in love and reconciles to her life as a penniless weaver--never expecting to snare the attentions of the formidable Baron of Hawkwatch Castle. Reissue.
Elizabeth Lawrence (1904-1985) is recognized as one of America's most important gardeners and garden writers. In 1957, Lawrence began a weekly column for the "Charlotte Observer", blending gardening lore and horticultural expertise gained from her own gardens in Raleigh and in Charlotte and from her many gardener friends. This book presents 132 of ...
The complexities of change in today's business environment can be overwhelming for organisations, irrespective of their operating motives and resources. The pressures of deregulation, privatisation, tax change, social renewal and globalisation have compelled organisations to change regularly in order to remain competitive. "Managing Organisational ...
There is a magic about cats that is both alluring and dangerous. Now, just in time for Halloween, come three bewitching Regency tales that prove that when felines intervene in the lives of mortals, true love follows. Included are Hollbrook's "A Fairy Tail, " Nancy Lawrence's "A Bewitching Minx, " and Hayley Ann Solomon's "The Black Cat."
Here is a book that challenges educators to put aside outmoded images of what is unlikely to push education far or fast enough to make a difference. Underlying each chapter is the belief and the 'how to' that allows for the development of a community culture that matches the changing condition of a changing society and student success' -Lee Mahon, ...
"Words of the Real People" collects the life stories, poetry, and oral literature of the Yup'ik, Inupiaq, and Alutiiq peoples of Alaska, making them widely available to readers in English for the first time. Accompanied by background essays on each Native group, the literature in this collection embraces Alaska Native life in all its rich variety. ...
Part of a series based on original sources of traditional stories and legends of the world, this tale of Merlin the wizard is retold and illustrated in a style appropriate to the atmosphere of the story.
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