"Dangerous, charming, and funny, this elegant miniature rediscovery will delight even brilliant minds."?Simon Van BooyAndre Maurois' novella, published in the same year as Margaret Mead's Coming of Ag
Birdie Cousins has thrown herself into the details of her daughter Chess's lavish wedding, from the floating dance floor in her Connecticut back yard to the color of the cocktail napkins. Like any mot
Three stories set in an Italy of abysmal poverty and medieval superstition feature characters that use their wit and compassion to pull themselves out of bizarre situations
Moving with her father to a remote island off the coast of 19th-century Nova Scotia after the death of her mother, Ellie struggles with grief and loneliness in spite of a new friendship until she bond
For centuries England’s writers used the metaphor of their country as an island garden to engage in a self-conscious debate about national identity. In The Island Garden: England’s Language of Nation
"Now more than ever before, people have access to pick,choose, and customize the communities in which they take part. The communities stream together in a Confluence, andindividuals wade in the water.
"Now more than ever before, people have access to pick,choose, and customize the communities in which they take part. The communities stream together in a Confluence, andindividuals wade in the water.
The Turtle and the Island tells the story of how the great sea turtle builds the island of Papua New Guinea. Wishing for a place to rest in the sun, he piles up the sand and rocks until they emerge fr
This is the coming-of-age story of twenty-year old Yurika Song, a Korean-Japanese woman who comes from Japan to New York City for a summer to work with her Korean relatives and improve her English. Yu
Young Princess Lydia has always loved her Hawaiian customs. But as American influences begin to take over, she realizes that her family's old ways are disappearing. She wants to help -- but how? Lydia
“I don’t remember who introduced me to Dr. Prendel. However, I do know that it was at the home of Martin Fleming, the psychiatrist, during a get-together of the faculty professors to celebrate his pro
Born in the eighth year of Enclosure, ten-year-old Honor lives in a highly regulated colony with her defiant parents, but when they have an illegal second child and are taken away, it is up to Honor a
The Island of the Seven Kings is an epic romantic adventure. It takes you to a fictional island where young Rebecca and her friends serve their kingdom as dragon riders and learn about relationships b
The Island of the Seven Kings is an epic romantic adventure. It takes you to a fictional island where young Rebecca and her friends serve their kingdom as dragon riders and learn about relationships b
Prince Alexius of Hellenica will do anything to help his four-year-old daughter learn to speak?which is why the intensely reserved and private royal finds himself opening up to bubbly children's speec
Prince Alexius of Hellenica will do anything to help his four-year-old daughter learn to speak?which is why the intensely reserved and private royal finds himself opening up to bubbly children's speec
A fifth-generation native of Newport, Rhode Island, Herb McCormick has been racing and cruising from above the Arctic Circle to Antarctica-and chronicling his adventures and travels in magazines, news
Charles Darwin first visited the Galapagos Islands almost 200 years ago, only to discover a land filled with plants and animals that could not be found anywhere else on earth. How did they come to inh
This is the true story of a trip to the beach that never ends. It's about a husband and wife who escape civilization to build a small restaurant on an island paradise -- and discover that even paradis
