Somewhere In Time

Somewhere In Time
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 0765361396
ISBN-13 : 9780765361394
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Somewhere In Time by : Richard Matheson

When Richard Collier, a dying screenwriter, becomes infatuated with Elise McKenna, a celebrated actress at the turn of the century, his love proves strong enough to bring him through time to her side.

Bid Time Return

Bid Time Return
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Publisher : Orion
Total Pages : 566
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ISBN-10 : 9781409162667
ISBN-13 : 1409162664
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Bid Time Return by : Lilian Harry

Previously published in paperback under the name Donna Baker. Cumbria, 1901: aged twenty-one, Joanna has never seen England before. Now her father's death has sent her home from India, back to a country and family she has never known. As she prepares to meet relations of her father for the first time, she must also ready herself to claim her inheritance - and house and working mines in this new land. But Joanna has brought with her another inheritnace - a knowledge and affinity with the customs and traditions of India, the nation which raised her. And the dreams she has now are not just visions of her past...but they might just become guidance for her future. As she grows to understand the stories behind the tragic loves and marriages in her family's past she wonders if she will be the one to break the pattern. But answering this question will test her to the limit.

Memoirs of Elise

Memoirs of Elise
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 141
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ISBN-10 : 0971924414
ISBN-13 : 9780971924413
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Memoirs of Elise by : David L. Gurnee

Reading Richard Matheson

Reading Richard Matheson
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9781442234666
ISBN-13 : 1442234660
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Reading Richard Matheson by : Cheyenne Mathews

Richard Matheson (1926–2013) was a prolific author and screenwriter whose career helped shape the horror and fantasy genres in literature, film, and television for over sixty years. Matheson authored more than ninety short stories and dozens of novels, many of which—including I Am Legend, A Stir of Echoes, What Dreams May Come, The Shrinking Man, Hell House, and Bid Time Return—have been adapted into feature films. Despite his extensive body of work and influence, however, Matheson has remained largely outside the scope of academic scrutiny. The essays in Reading Richard Matheson: A Critical Survey provide the first critical overview of Matheson’s texts, covering seven of Matheson’s novels, a sampling of short stories, and several adaptations for both film and television. The essays are arranged thematically and address the sociopolitical anxieties reflected in Matheson’s oeuvre; consider his precursors and successors; and situate him within narrative traditions of mythology, cinema, genre, and memory studies. By providing an overview of his career, Reading Richard Matheson illustrates how a commercial writer can contribute to academic discourses of literature and film. Though the essays use a variety of theoretical frameworks, the crossover nature of the collection reflects the broad range of Matheson’s output. As such, this volume will appeal to fans of Matheson’s work in general as well as scholars of literature, film studies, cultural studies, genre studies, media studies, memory studies, and popular culture.

The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox

The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1596062002
ISBN-13 : 9781596062009
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox by : Barry Hughart

Contains Barry Hughart's three novels concerning Master Li and Number Ten Ox, including the World Fantasy Award-winning, BRIDGE OF BIRDS.

Sniper Bid

Sniper Bid
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 0929915615
ISBN-13 : 9780929915616
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Sniper Bid by : Rick Robinson

Runner UP Nashville Book Festival Best General Fiction Finalist Indie Book Awards for Best General Fiction USA News Best Book Award Finalist for Best Thriller/Adventure Honorable Mention New England Book Festival Honorable Mention Hollywood Book Festivals Author on tour with Paradies Airport stores nationwide Second in his series of political thrillers, Sniper Bid takes the reader into the world of baseball, steroids and politics.

The Time Traveler's Almanac

The Time Traveler's Almanac
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 961
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ISBN-10 : 9780765374219
ISBN-13 : 0765374218
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis The Time Traveler's Almanac by : Ann VanderMeer

The Time Traveler's Almanac is the largest and most definitive collection of time travel stories ever assembled. Gathered into one volume by intrepid chrononauts and world-renowned anthologists Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, this book compiles more than a century's worth of literary travels into the past and the future that will serve to reacquaint readers with beloved classics of the time travel genre and introduce them to thrilling contemporary innovations. This marvelous volume includes nearly seventy journeys through time from authors such as Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, William Gibson, Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, Michael Moorcock, H. G. Wells, and Connie Willis, as well as helpful non-fiction articles original to this volume (such as Charles Yu's "Top Ten Tips For Time Travelers"). In fact, this book is like a time machine of its very own, covering millions of years of Earth's history from the age of the dinosaurs through to strange and fascinating futures, spanning the ages from the beginning of time to its very end. The Time Traveler's Almanac is the ultimate anthology for the time traveler in your life.

About Time

About Time
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9781439144480
ISBN-13 : 1439144486
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis About Time by : Jack Finney

About Time offers a delightful return to the world of time travel and light comedy that distinguished Jack Finney's all-time classic Time and Again. The protagonists of these twelve stories are well-meaning but at odds with their surroundings and their lives. The time to which they escape—through time travel—doesn't always fulfill their expectations in the way they had hoped, but sometimes, they can still find their dreams.

This Is All I Got

This Is All I Got
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Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780399589973
ISBN-13 : 039958997X
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis This Is All I Got by : Lauren Sandler

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • From an award-winning journalist, a poignant and gripping immersion in the life of a young, homeless single mother amid her quest to find stability and shelter in the richest city in America LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD • “Riveting . . . a remarkable feat of reporting.”—The New York Times Camila is twenty-two years old and a new mother. She has no family to rely on, no partner, and no home. Despite her intelligence and determination, the odds are firmly stacked against her. In this extraordinary work of literary reportage, Lauren Sandler chronicles a year in Camila’s life—from the birth of her son to his first birthday—as she navigates the labyrinth of poverty and homelessness in New York City. In her attempts to secure a safe place to raise her son and find a measure of freedom in her life, Camila copes with dashed dreams, failed relationships, the desolation of abandonment, and miles of red tape with grit, humor, and uncanny resilience. Every day, more than forty-five million Americans attempt to survive below the poverty line. Every night, nearly sixty thousand people sleep in New York City-run shelters, 40 percent of them children. In This Is All I Got, Sandler brings this deeply personal issue to life, vividly depicting one woman's hope and despair and her steadfast determination to change her life despite the myriad setbacks she encounters. This Is All I Got is a rare feat of reporting and a dramatic story of survival. Sandler’s candid and revealing account also exposes the murky boundaries between a journalist and her subject when it becomes impossible to remain a dispassionate observer. She has written a powerful and unforgettable indictment of a system that is often indifferent to the needs of those it serves, and that sometimes seems designed to fail. Praise for This Is All I Got “A rich, sociologically valuable work that’s more gripping, and more devastating, than fiction.”—Booklist “Vivid, heartbreaking. . . . Readers will be moved by this harrowing and impassioned call for change.”—Publishers Weekly “A closely observed chronicle . . . Sandler displays her journalistic talent by unerringly presenting this dire situation. . . . An impressive blend of dispassionate reporting, pungent condemnation of public welfare, and gritty humanity.” —Kirkus Reviews

A Bid for Love

A Bid for Love
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Publisher : White Star Press
Total Pages : 279
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781939203120
ISBN-13 : 1939203120
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis A Bid for Love by : Rachel Ann Nunes

Cassi is the head buyer for a prestigious art gallery in California. Jared is a buyer for an exclusive New York gallery. Sparks fly as the two come head to head in a bidding war for a hideous but very expensive Indian Buddha. Cassi and Jared are both determined to win the statue, but others also want the Buddha—at any cost. Thugs, art forgers, the FBI, or Jared’s beautiful and alluring boss . . . who will end up with the statue? During a string of hair-raising exploits, Cassi and Jared are forced to develop a tentative friendship that deepens into romance. Will they survive long enough to see it through? Best-selling author Rachel Ann Nunes has crafted a wonderfully intriguing and romantic drama in this fast-moving novel, bringing two idealistic people together from opposite edges of the continent and allowing them, in their own way, to find an unexpected connection to their Christian faith and each other. In the end, their very lives depend on the trust they’ve developed. If you love romance and excitement, you’ll be captivated by A Bid for Love.