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After Lester finds his wife in the arms of another man, he checks into This Hotel--where a shape-shifting bellhop escorts him on a whirlwind tour of long corridors and provocative rooms inhabited by the tenants of Lester's subconscious. With a cast of slinky and colourful characters, "This Hotel" is hilarious, clever, and sexy--a moving journey to the centre of everyman.

Long before Jack Kerouac went on the road, Boxcar Bertha was riding the rails.

Turned-off customers produce devastating ripple effects that quickly drag companies into a morass of mediocrity, while organizations that apply a constant flow of customer-centered innovations see consistent strengthening of their customer base. This book will get all managers and employees thinking about the little things that can make all the difference.

Among Southern Baptists no name commands more respect than Charlotte Digges "Lottie" Moon. Her self-sacrificing spirit, gritty determination, and commitment to bring Christianity to China have been legendary within denominational ranks for well over a century. Indeed, many know of her work, but few know of her life.Send the Light: Letters from Lottie Moon is a collection of letters written by the most beloved of all Southern Baptist missionari...

Alone among important American writers, Ambrose Bierce fought for four years in the Civil War. The writings he produced about that conflict comprise a body of work unique in our nation's literature. This volume gathers for the first time virtually everything Bierce wrote about the war, from letters composed on the field of battle to maps he drew as a topographical engineer, from his masterful short stories to his final bittersweet ruminations ...

What happens when Icarus joins the circus, Orestes has trouble with a credit application, and Frankenstein's monster hires a private investigator? In "So Rarely in Our Skins, " classical and pop culture collide as Robert Moore turns his witty and ironic eye on everything from art history and fairy tales to gender relations and the true meaning of wristwatches.

The 'Geared for Growth' Bible study notes have been in use around the world for a number of years. They have been shown to be a very useful format for home study groups and personal devotions. Each subject is introduced and then broken down into questions for the group leader or individual. There are also points for reflection and prayer. The subjects are divided up as daily questions for the individual, allowing you to meditate on the topic f...

Liberty and Hard Cases explores whether government action is in fact indispensable in the face of natural calamities--earthquakes, floods, and the like--and what might be doen to restrain the expansion of the scope of governmental power if emergency circumstances warrant intervention.

Everything parents need to help their kids succeed in social studies. . The only comprehensive social studies skill-building series available, the Get Ready! For Social Studies series equips proactive parents with the tools they need to help their children develop the core skills required to perform at grade level in social studies-related subjects.. . Organized chronologically from pre-history to the present, this guide illustrates the deve...

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What is the nature of evil? When a young warrior of a dark race finds himself bound in servitude to a beautiful cruel princess, his loyalty becomes entwined with something more horrifying and mysterious than endless night falling over the ancient desert.

In this critically acclaimed new play, Connie Gault weaves together strands of myth, magic, and fairytale. After a vacation abroad with friends, a middle-aged woman is tempted by ancient gold beads, crones, a mysterious child and a ruby ring. When a charming scoundrel offers to take her on a mysterious journey, she has to decide what she is willing to risk to live her life. Gault's rich language explores the nature of desire--from its first sh...

The series of books for children who want to feel like readers - and who soon will be readers.Contains:The Big FishSnow MousePuddlesCamping

When Mouse lets his best friend, Rabbit, play with his brand-new airplane, trouble isn't far behind. Full color.

Transgressors is a collection of essays by the students and friends of Luise Schottroff, a pioneer of feminist liberation-theological exegesis in Germany and a teacher against anti-Semitism in biblical scholarship and theology. This collection introduces some of the best young scholars from around the world, including Ivoni Richter Reimer and Choon-Ho You-Martin.

Sauk Rapids and Benton County tells the rich and interesting history of one of the oldest counties in the state of Minnesota. Benton County was named for Thomas Hart Benton, long time Senator from Missouri, for his efforts in securing the passage of the Homestead Act that helped early settlers, their families, and the descendants live and prosper in this region. Sauk Rapids, one of the five original townships created in Benton County in 1858, ...

A colorful child's-eye view of New York City, for all ages.

Thoroughly engaging and full of insight, 'Virtuoso Theology' examines the Bible and biblical criticism in a startlingly illuminating way. Frances Young sees the Bible as a divine composition, a piece of music accessible to varying interpretations. From that premise she is able to compare the various performances involved in the church's understanding of Scripture. From the formation of the historical canon to modern biblical criticism, various...

Newly expanded to include more articles and features, this volume includes transcribed correspondence between Woolf and the librarians of the Women's Service Library, six new articles, and reviews of a dozen new books.

Green's work is of the greatest importance for the understanding of a crucial period in the history of English writing and institutions, and a crucial shift in patterns of cognition."--Derek Pearsall, Harvard University