"Derek Walcott's identity as a poet is evident even in his literary criticism. Who else would produce a sentence such as "Let the shaggy, long horde of spiky letters and the dark rumbling of hexametrical phalanxes rise over the outback towards the capital of the English language" to describe the work of a fellow poet--in this case, Australian Les Murray? Indeed, each of the essays in What the Twilight Says is at least as rich in language ..."
A Wrinkle in Time A Journal for Writers, Creators, and Thinkers by Victoria Saxon Disney, FarrarStrausGiroux Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2018 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-374-30945-9, ISBN: 0-374-30945-0
"Calling all writers! It's time to create stories, travel galaxies, and write your next adventure! This journal encourages its owner to dig deeper, think harder, and create more. Full of writing prompts and imagery from Disney's A Wrinkle in Time, this keepsake is perfect for documenting your own exciting stories!A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle is one of the most beloved children's books of our time, and Disney is bringing it to l ..."
"Meow! Catwoman is on the prowl and has stolen one of Gotham City’s most-prized jewels. Join Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, and Hawkgirl on the hunt for the feline thief. With flaps to lift in every scene, easy-to-turn tabbed pages, and a giant fold-out, this book is perfect for the youngest of superhero fans."
"Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the Super Friends need help with a variety of mazes, hidden pictures, and connect-the-dot puzzles! With wipe-clean pages and a special wipe-clean pen, this activity book will provide hours of fun for the youngest superheroes."
"The Joker has stolen the Batmobile, and it's up to the Super Friends to try to find the evil villain and bring him to justice! Come along with Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and the rest of the Super Friends as they search all the nooks and crannies in the city for the stolen Batmobile. With flaps to lift in every scene and easy-to-turn tabbed pages, this book is perfect for the tiniest of superhero fans."
"Help your children join forces with Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and the rest of the DC Super Friends to learn essential reading, writing, and mathematical skills in DC Super Friends Workbook ABC 123.This spiral-bound wipe-clean workbook features more than 50 pages of simple exercises and activities that can be practiced again and again with the included wipe-clean pen to develop your child’s key ABC and 123 skills. The youngest of s ..."
Doctored(1st Edition) The Disillusionment of an American Physician by Sandeep Jauhar, FarrarStrausGiroux Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2014 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-14139-4, ISBN: 0-374-14139-8
"In his acclaimed memoir Intern, Sandeep Jauhar chronicled the formative years of his residency at a prestigious New York City hospital. Doctored, his harrowing follow-up, observes the crisis of American medicine through the eyes of an attending cardiologist.Hoping for the stability he needs to start a family, Jauhar accepts a position at a massive teaching hospital on the outskirts of Queens. With a decade’s worth of elite medical train ..."
"“For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport,” The Nation’s reviewer of Justice remarked. In his acclaimed book—based on his legendary Harvard course—Sandel offers a rare education in thinking through the complicated issues and controversies we face in public life today. It has emerged as a most lucid and engaging guide for those who yearn for a more robust and thoughtful public discourse. “In terms we can all understand,” wrot ..."
"It’s the early 1800s, and Abbie’s sister, Sarah, is a proper young lady who loves needlework. She has already made a sampler displaying her neat and even stitching. But when it becomes time for Abbie to make her sampler, she despairs – she hates needlework and would much rather curl up with one of the books on Papa’s shelf. How will she ever get through the long, tedious hours of needlework? And how can she pick a subject for a picture ..."
"Some things are more precious than goldStubborn, spirited Molly Malarky embarks on a life-altering adventure as she and her brother flee their miserable New Hampshire farm on the trail of their widower father, who abandoned them during the first months of the California gold rush. Traveling from Boston, to Panama, across the isthmus, and up the Pacific coast, they find that no part of the journey is easy. Cheats and scalawags abound, th ..."
"The great fourteenth-century poet has been an unequaled influence on many writers in the twentieth century, whose "confessions" may well foster a deeper appreciation of Dante. Previously published essays by some of this century's most renowned poets-Pound, Eliot, Mandelstam, Robert Fitzgerald, Borges, Merrill, Montale, Lowell, Duncan, Auden, Yeats, Charles Williams, Nemerov, Heaney-join new essays commissioned by the editors. Contempora ..."
No Go, the Bogeyman(1st Edition) Scaring, Lulling, and Making Mock by Marina Warner, FarrarStrausGiroux Hardcover, 435 Pages, Published 1999 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-22301-4, ISBN: 0-374-22301-7
"An exciting new work, richly illustrated, on the age-old images and stories about frightening men. In this provocative new work, Marina Warner goes beyond the terrain she covered in her widely praised From the Beast to the Blonde. She explores the darker, wilder realm where ogres and giants devour children, where bogeymen haunt the night and each of us must face our bugaboos. No Go the Bogeyman considers the enduring presence and popula ..."
"When Deborah Eisenberg's first book of stories, Transactions in a Foreign Currency, was published, John Updike noted: "Whenever a new writer arrives, a new window of life is opened, and this has happened here." The scope and depth of Eisenberg's idiosyncratic vision were even more apparent in her second collection, Under the 82nd Airborne, which The New York Times Book Review called "nothing short of extraordinary." As these two collect ..."
"Around 5:00 a.m. on a warm Sunday morning on October 1953, my Aunt Belle left her bed and vanished from the face of the earth.Everyone in Coal Station, Virginia, has a theory about what happened to Belle Prater, but twelve-year-old Gypsy wants the facts, and when her cousin Woodrow, Aunt Belle's son moves next door, she has her chance. Woodrow isn't as forthcoming as Gypsy hopes, yet he becomes more than just a curiosity to her-- during ..."
"Wolf is a friend to everyone, even Raccoon, who likes to tease him. Then one day Raccoon goes too far. He covers Wolf's eyes, so that Wolf does not know night from day.In his misery, Wolf calls out to the birds. Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Cardinal, Oriole, Hummingbird, Goldfinch, Owl, and Wood Duck fly to his aid. Wolf wants to thank them with a gift. But first, he says, he must find that rascal Raccoon . . .Harriet Peck Taylor's dignified r ..."
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"Hoping to change his image from a typically overlooked, mild-mannered guy, Fenwick buys a red-and-yellow plaid three-piece suit that he soon discovers has a rebellious mind of its own. Jr Lib Guild."
The Red Swan(1st Edition) Myths and Tales of the American Indians by John Bierhorst, None Stated, FarrarStrausGiroux Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1985 by FarrarStrausGiroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-51393-1, ISBN: 0-374-51393-7
Magic by the Book(1st Edition) by Nina Bernstein, Boris Kulikov Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2005 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-374-34718-5, ISBN: 0-374-34718-2