![]() ![]() ![]() You will talk with Broiled Face, and find out what happens when Somebody steals your knees, you get caught by the Quick-Digesting Gink, a Mountain snores, and They Put a Brassiere on the Camel.Ĭome on up to the attic of Shel Silverstein and let the light bring you home. Here in the attic you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. ![]() A Light in the Attic delights with remarkable characters and hilariously profound poems in a collection readers will return to again and again. In its own outlandish way, A Light in the Attic is a collection of inspirational poems, beginning with the title poem, which suggests that the lights are on and somebody is home, and ending. Thought the house is dark and shuttered, I can see a flickerin flutter, And I know what its about. This special edition contains 12 never-before-published poems. Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic is now available in a special edition containing the classic hardcover book and a CD of highlights from his Grammy Award-winning album.įrom New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, the creator of the beloved poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, comes an imaginative book of poems and drawings-a favorite of Shel Silverstein fans young and old. Description From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, the creator of the beloved poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, comes an imaginative book of poems and drawingsa favorite of Shel Silverstein fans young and old. ![]()
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![]() As the Civil War ravages his nation, Lincoln must face deep personal turmoil, the loss of his dearest son, and the harangues of a wife seen as a traitor for her Southern connections. ![]() Far from steadfast in his abhorrence of slavery, Lincoln agonizes over the best course of action and comes to his great decision only when all else seems to fail. In Gore Vidal’s Lincoln we meet Lincoln the man and Lincoln the political animal, the president who entered a besieged capital where most of the population supported the South and where even those favoring the Union had serious doubts that the man from Illinois could save it. To most Americans, Abraham Lincoln is a monolithic figure, the Great Emancipator and Savior of the Union, beloved by all. With their broad canvas and large cast of fictional and historical characters, the novels in this series present a panorama of the American political and imperial experience as interpreted by one of its most worldly, knowing, and ironic observers. ![]() Gore Vidal’s Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years. ![]() ![]() But Aliza and Alastair Daired, along with their dragon Akarra, are far from home, trapped in the icy northern wastes by Wydrick's treachery. ![]() As their enemies begin amassing, desperate Arleans look to their greatest defenders. Possessed by a ghast and sharing its shadowy unlife, he commands not only the soul-sucked ghastradi, but also the monstrous Tekari forces bent on Arle's destruction. ![]() Debts must be paid.? Tristan Wydrick, sworn enemy of House Daired, is back from the dead. ?The summons comes for the House of Edan Daired. Monsters, manners, and magic combine in this exciting final volume in the Heartstone Trilogy?an exhilarating blend of epic fantasy and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice?in which a fearless healer and her dragon-riding husband must stop a reawakened evil from destroying their world. ![]() ![]() Brian's short storyīeen adapted to film (which he also produced), and he has appeared in Release is the novella 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' (2010). (2009) and 'The Last Zombie' (2010) with Fred Perry. 'No rest for the Wicked' (2001), 'Talking Smack' (2002), 'No Rest At All' (2003), 'Fear of Gravity' (2004), 'Unhappy Endings' (2009), and 'Dark Faith' (2010) with Gary Braunbeckįurther written two graphic novels: 'Dead of Night: Devil Slayer' Brian's 'Clickers' series (with J F Gonzalez) includes 'The Next Wave' ![]() ![]() 'The Hollow' (2006), 'The Conqueror Worms' aka 'The Earthworm Gods' He has published at least one novel each year since 'The Rising': 'City ![]() Shocker for 'Sympathy for the Devil' (2004). Other awards include a Bram Stoker for 'Jobs In Hell' (2001), and a ![]() Like fellow horror writer Bentley Little,īrian has won a Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel ('The Rising'). 'The Rising' (2003), helped re-introduce the Zombie sub-genre into literature in a big way. Brian Keene is a horror novelist and short story writer who has, since ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “‘Get up, you black dog.’ I didn’t respond with anger. ![]() Kaur heard her first racial slur when she was just 6 years old, in the school yard. ‘Revolutionary love’ is the choice to labor for others, for our opponents and ourselves.” Raising Sikh children in America “I learned from her that love is sweet labor. “She was feeding her baby, as I was feeding mine,” Kaur explains. Kaur had her own revelation about love when she had her son - not just because she birthed an actual human, but because her mother was by her side, cooking food and bringing it to the hospital. ![]() “The problem is not with love, it’s the way we talk about it in our country.” If you find yourself wanting to dismiss the word, Kaur explains why. “Anytime I had seen change, it wasn’t our lawsuits and campaigns alone that helped, but lasting change happened…when people rose up in solidarity and approached the fight for social justice from a place of love.” There it is again. “I tie his hair up in a juda, send him off to school, knowing he’s growing up in a nation more dangerous for him, as a little Sikh boy, than it was for me.”Īfter this realization, she left her job at Stanford Law. Kaur had just become a new mother.She shares what would become a typical morning for her and her young son. A post shared by Valarie Kaur 2016, a reckoning of sorts happened for Kaur and America, when Donald Trump became President. ![]() ![]() The only time he feels truly free is when he slips out at night to paint murals on buildings in the once-thriving Manhattan neighborhood known as Little Syria, but he's been struggling ever since his mother's ghost began visiting him each evening. As his grandmother's sole caretaker, he spends his days cooped up in their apartment, avoiding his neighborhood masjid, his estranged sister, and even his best friend (who also happens to be his longtime crush). ![]() Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans boy sheds his birth name and searches for a new one. Often tender, always engrossing, The Thirty Names of Night is a feat" (R.O. ![]() ![]() Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction Winner of the ALA Stonewall Book Award-Barbara Gittings Literature Award Named Best Book of the Year by Bustle Named Most Anticipated Book of the Year by The Millions, Electric Literature, and HuffPost From the award-winning author of The Map of Salt and Stars, a new novel about three generations of Syrian Americans haunted by a mysterious species of bird and the truths they carry close to their hearts- a "vivid exploration of loss, art, queer and trans communities, and the persistence of history. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now it’s more than Portia he has to protect. Worse still, his dashing rescue has unleashed an unforeseen and undesired consequence: marriage. Grayson already has his hands full trying to clear his best friend and fellow Libertine Scholar of a crime he didn’t commit. ![]() But having to travel to Egypt to rescue the foolhardy girl has made his blood boil. Now, in order to regain her freedom, she has to rely on the deliciously packaged Grayson Devlin, Viscount Blackwood, a man who despises her reckless ways-and stirs in her a thirst for passion.Īfter losing his mother and two siblings in a carriage accident years ago, Grayson Devlin promised Portia’s dying brother that he’d always watch over his wayward sister. ![]() But this time, being kidnapped and sold into an Arab harem is the outcome of one risk too many. Independent and high-spirited, Lady Portia Flagstaff has never been afraid to take a risk, especially if it involves excitement and danger. In this Disgraced Lords novel from USA Today bestselling author Bronwen Evans, a vivacious thrill seeker clashes with her dutiful defender-causing irresistible sparks to fly. ![]() ![]() ![]() As he holds Michael and his co-workers hostage, he questions them about their attitude and generosity towards homeless people. The homeless man tells them they may call him Mister. The homeless man follows him into his office and informs him and others that he is wired with explosives. ![]() Michael’s life changes dramatically one morning as he gets on the elevator to go to his office and a homeless man gets on with him. Sadly, their dedication to their careers left little time for each other and they have grown apart. Michael is married to young surgeon that is working her way up the ladder in her profession, also. He comes from a conservative and affluent family that set high goals for him and his brother. ![]() Michael Brock is a young lawyer with a promising career destined to make partner in the giant DC Drake & Sweeney Law firm. ![]() ![]() He is intrigued by Vivian the moment he meets her and finds himself making excuses just to spend time with her. Malcolm Hudson has worked for the Queen for years and has never given a personal, private tour-until now. She’s excited to spend the holidays taking in the magnificent British sights, but what she doesn’t expect is to become instantly attracted to a certain private secretary, his charming accent, and unyielding formality. Vivian Forest has been out of the country a grand total of one time, so when she gets the chance to tag along on her daughter Maddie’s work trip to England to style a royal family member, she can’t refuse. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Proposal and a “rising star in the romance genre” ( Entertainment Weekly) comes a dazzling novel about a spontaneous holiday vacation that turns into an unforgettable romance. ![]() ![]() ![]() And everyone knows that sooner or later he always collects.īut for one of his clients, he’s never asked for repayment. He’s a man who can get you anything you want … at a price. Only then will the beads disappear.Įveryone knows that if you need a favor, you go to the Bargainer to make it happen. Only death or repayment will fulfill the obligations. For the last seven years she’s been collecting a bracelet of black beads up her wrist, magical IOUs for favors she’s received. Reading Challenges: 2016 New Release ChallengeĬallypso Lillis is a siren with a very big problem, one that stretches up her arm and far into her past. Published by Lavabrook Publishing Group on ![]() This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence. ![]() |