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![]() ![]() A debt-ridden earl becomes involved with a woman of questionable reputation. No Marriage of Convenience (Sept., $5.99) by Elizabeth Boyle. A Scottish beauty finds unexpected love with her late husband's loyal friend. His Wicked Promise (Sept., $6.50) by Samantha James. A woman must confront the past and rekindle love with the man she truly loves. AVON Seventh Heaven (Sept., $6.99) by Catherine Anderson. ![]() Barron (Nov.): Forever Free ($6.99) by J Haldeman (Dec.): Scion's Lady ($5.99) by Rebecca Bradley. Reprints: (Sept.): The Fires of Merlin ($5.99) by T.A. A woman must investigate when one of the emperor's children is murdered in a bizarre and ritualistic way. The Astrologer #1: Heart of Stone (Feb., $TBA) by Denny DeMartino. They Also Serve (Jan., $6.50) by Mike Mosc is the third novel in this series about a future war and its aftermath. Phineas Phule is called in as a military adviser by the Zenobians whose planet has been invaded. Phule Me Twice (Dec., $6.99) by Robert Asprin and Peter J. Laws of the Blood #2: Partners (Nov., $5.99) by Susan Sizemore concerns the undead who must enforce the Laws of the Blood. ![]() When the first manned voyage to Mars g s wrong, a single astronaut is stranded on the planet. Xena and her friends find Helen of Troy hiding in Crete, then Helen's husband arrives. Fall 2000 Mass Market Paperback List Edited by Laurele Riippa Compiled by Karole Riippa - 8/14/00 A B C | D E F G | H I J K L M N O P Q R | S T U V W X Y Z A B C ACE Xena, Warrior Princess: How the Quest Was Won (Sept., $5.99) by Ru Emerson. ![]() ![]() (Muhammad emerges here almost as a proto-feminist. Aslan paints the Prophet’s teachings in a compelling light: not unlike Jesus (Aslan does make explicit comparisons between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity), Aslan’s Muhammad was fiercely concerned with the rights of the oppressed and marginalized but many Muslim scholars who came after Muhammad were just as fiercely concerned to evade the egalitarian implications of the Prophet’s teaching. Second, there is real possibility for democracy in the Middle East. What we really have, Aslan says, is a clash of monotheisms, competing particularistic, and often exclusive, claims about the nature of God, revelation, and prophecy. First, Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations-the theory most pundits have gravitated toward since 9/11-is an inadequate description of the current world scene. But these helpful expositions are just the starting point for making two arguments. of Iowa) and New York Times Middle East consultant, walks through the life of the Prophet, the redaction of the Qur’an, and the Five Pillars that are fundamental to Muslim life and practice. Aslan, a professor (Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies/Univ. ![]() If it accomplished nothing else, Aslan’s first book would be worthwhile for its clear expositions of the basics of Islamic history and Muslim thought. A lively and accessible introduction to Islam. ![]() ![]() It was the hand that cast the bone.’Īlone in a city on the cusp of revolution, separated from his allies and with nothing to his name, former mercenary John Vanguard finds vigilante life can be a poorly paid gig. That was the thing, when you cast a bone into the dog pit to watch the hounds fight it was not the strongest dog that won. Who had them, who wanted them, and who would die for them. ‘It was funny how everything came down to resources. ![]() A Grimdark gas lamp novel, ‘The Hand that Casts the Bone’ follows 'We Men of Ash and Shadow' in its themes of redemption, betrayal and revolution. ‘The Hand that Casts the Bone’ is the second book in the Vanguard Series and continues the journey of protagonist, John Vanguard, as he negotiates his way through a city rife with crime and corruption. ![]() Grimdark Gaslamp at its very best," - Peter McLean, author of Priest of Bones ![]() ![]() This analysis isn’t original to Gladwell. Gladwell lays out his case in his new book, “David and Goliath.” Acromegaly could account for Goliath’s unusual size, he writes, and the vision problems it can cause could explain a range of details in the Bible: Goliath’s slow movements his request that David come to him rather than the other way around his need for an attendant to walk with him onto the battlefield even the fact that Goliath taunts David by saying, “You come against me with sticks?” in the plural, when, in fact, David is carrying but a single stick. This disorder, identified in the late 19th century, manifests as gigantism, and it may affect vision. But according to Malcolm Gladwell, it was largely because Goliath had a disorder known as acromegaly, a tumor on the pituitary gland. How did David defeat Goliath? According to the Bible, it was because God was on his side. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The story includes a bit of everything: love, friendship, humor, and especially the family dynamics of the gods: Zeus is the annoying big brother who has everything Aphrodite is the self-absorbed beauty, and Poseidon the focus of all the jokes. Readers will enjoy Smythe’s beautiful artwork, where each god and goddess is given a unique color scheme. In addition to Hades and Persephone, Eros, Psyche, Hera, and other gods have storylines of their own. When the other gods and goddesses decide to meddle with Hades after hearing of his attraction, things become complicated. Persephone, however, has chosen a life of purity along with her roommate, Artemis, and is uninterested in any kind of romance. It’s at one of these parties where Hades sees Persephone for the first time and becomes instantly attracted to her. ![]() ![]() In this story, the Greek gods and goddesses are no different than anyone today-they use cell phones, post to social media, and attend lavish parties on Olympus in their spare time. Lore Olympus is a modern retelling of various Greek myths that gained fandom on WEBTOONS and is now available as the first in a series of bound volumes. Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe ![]() ![]() ![]() Gormenghast: BBC Television adaptation (international co-production - Ontario? 2000) of Titus Groan / Gormenghast.BBC Radio adaptation of Titus Groan (and Gormenghast, 1980s?).The following lists of adaptations will include the source for each work, who produced the adaptation, when and where it was produced (if applicable). Over the years there have been a number of adaptations based upon one or more of the series of Gormenghast books. (written by Maeve Gilmore based upon author's notes, published posthumously) ![]() (last author's draft written while ill, then edited by publishers) ![]() Of these, Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Alone are usually collected as The Titus Books or more recently The Gormenghast Trilogy. Depending on your perspective, there are between two and five works in the Gormenghast 'trilogy'. ![]() ![]() ![]() Suddenly, Ana is free to take English lessons at a local church, lie on the beach at Coney Island, see a movie at Radio City Music Hall, go dancing with Cesar, and imagine the possibility of a different kind of life in America. But at the bus terminal, she is stopped by Cesar, Juan’s free-spirited younger brother, who convinces her to stay.Īs the Dominican Republic slides into political turmoil, Juan returns to protect his family’s assets, leaving Cesar to take care of Ana. Lonely and miserable, Ana hatches a reckless plan to escape. So on New Year’s Day, 1965, Ana leaves behind everything she knows and becomes Ana Ruiz, a wife confined to a cold six-floor walk-up in Washington Heights. Their marriage is an opportunity for her entire close-knit family to eventually immigrate. It doesn’t matter that he is twice her age, that there is no love between them. But when Juan Ruiz proposes and promises to take her to New York City, she has to say yes. ![]() Fifteen-year-old Ana Cancion never dreamed of moving to America, the way the girls she grew up with in the Dominican countryside did. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The trouble with normal : postwar youth and the making of heterosexuality by Adams, Mary Louise, 1960- DDC/LCC ![]() DDC/LCCĬhanging bodies, changing lives : a book for teens on sex and relationships by Alexander, Ruth Bell DDC/LCC It's perfectly normal : a book about changing bodies, growing up, sex, and sexual health by Harris, Robie H. 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An ISBN is a unique number assigned to an item by its publisher. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She was indeed raised by a pack of werewolves, integrated right into human culture in the country United States. Still, Mercedes, or Grace, can hold her own, as she was born with superordinary capacities– and can shapeshift much more easily than can werewolves, as well as develop into and also ‘walk’ as a prairie wolf at will. ![]() For that reason, he has actually discovered nothing of the were-life, nothing of regulating his changes with the full moons, nothing of the societies werewolves live in, with packs controlled by Alpha males, and more. Not just that, he is a fresh young monster, hardly in his mid-teens, and also changed simple months back. Mercedes the auto mechanic (tee-hee) has utilized a werewolf as assistant. ![]() |