The Tolkien Reader By J.R.R. Tolkien

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Title	:	The Tolkien Reader
Author	:	J.R.R. Tolkien
ISBN	:	0345255852
Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Number of Pages	:	279

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An invitation to Tolkien s world This rich treasury includes Tolkien s most beloved short fiction plus his essay on fantasy.Publisher s NoteTolkien s Magic Ring, by Peter S BeagleThe Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm s SonTree and LeafOn Fairy StoriesLeaf by NiggleFarmer Giles of HamThe Adventures of Tom BombadilThe Adventures of Tom BombadilBombadil Goes BoatingErrant An invitation to Tolkien s world This rich treasury includes Tolkien s most beloved sh More...

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Candyfloss Guitar By Stephen Marriott

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Title	:	Candyfloss Guitar
Author	:	Stephen Marriott
ISBN	:	1505448050
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	60

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Diego is coasting He has been content with living his life in a sun scorched pueblo that lies on the route of the pilgrim path The Way of Saint James But one stormy night, change is forced upon him when his father, Eduardo, the local candyfloss man, unexpectedly catches him entertaining a captivated crowd with flamenco guitar rhythms At that moment, Eduardo relinquishe Diego is coasting He has been content with livin More...

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Conqueror Womb By Justine Geoffrey

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Title	:	Conqueror Womb
Author	:	Justine Geoffrey
ISBN	:
Format	:	ebook
Number of Pages	:	195

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From the wells of night to the gulfs of space, ever praise and abundance to the Black Goat of the Woods I Shub Niggurath The Goat with a Thousand Young With this prayer in the The Whisperer In Darkness , Lovecraft introduced the world to the mighty and terrible Shub Niggurath, the fertility deity of his then fledgling Cthulhu Mythos A being of primal lusts, overwhe From the wells of night to the gulfs of space, ever More...

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Does This Book Make Me Look Fat? By Marissa Walsh

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Title	:	Does This Book Make Me Look Fat?
Author	:	Marissa Walsh
ISBN	:	0547014961
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	208

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How often do you find yourself looking in the mirror And smiling at what you see More likely, you re thinking what you see is Fat, Ugly, Skinny, Round, Stacked or Flat, Bad or Good From reality television to tabloid headlines, we re all surrounded by weight and discussion of weight In this collection, a stellar lineup of YA writers sound off on body image., self estee How often do you find yourself looking in the mirror And smiling at what you see More lik More...

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The Quest of Iranon By H.P. Lovecraft

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Title	:	The Quest of Iranon
Author	:	H.P. Lovecraft
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The Quest of Iranon is a short story by H P Lovecraft It was written on February 28, 1921, and was first published in the July August 1935 issue of the magazine Galleon.The story is about a golden haired youth who wanders into the city of Teloth, telling tales of the great city of Aira, where he was prince While Iranon enjoys singing and telling his tales of wonder, The Quest of Iranon is a short story by H P Lovecraft It was written on February 28, 1921, More...

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Open Door By Luisa Valenzuela

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Title	:	Open Door
Author	:	Luisa Valenzuela
ISBN	:	0865473102
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	201

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Valenzuela s first collection of stories in several years features Up Among the Eagles, a group of fourteen stories now published in English, and a selection of the best stories from her books Clara and Strange Things Happen Here. More...

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Tales of the Night By Peter Høeg

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Title	:	Tales of the Night
Author	:	Peter Høeg
ISBN	:	038525685X
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	272

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These stories, which vary in theme but all bear the mark of Peter H eg s graceful and thoughtful prose, are set in eight separate corners of the world On this fateful night, a young mathematician encounters Joseph Conrad during a train ride through the war torn Congo in Journey into a Dark Heart a pair of star crossed lovers in Lisbon dance through their memories of th These stories, which vary in theme but all bear the mark of Peter H eg s graceful and thoughtful prose, are set in eight separat More...

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Pricksongs and Descants By Robert Coover

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Title	:	Pricksongs and Descants
Author	:	Robert Coover
ISBN	:	0802136672
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	256

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Pricksongs Descants, originally published in 1969, is a virtuoso performance that established its author already a William Faulkner Award winner for his first novel as a writer of enduring power and unquestionable brilliance, a promise he has fulfilled over a stellar career It also began Coover s now trademark riffs on fairy tales and bedtime stories In these r Pricksongs Descants, originally published in 1969, is a virtuoso performance that established it More...

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The Doorman By Zack Love

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Title	:	The Doorman
Author	:	Zack Love
ISBN	:
Format	:	Kindle Edition
Number of Pages	:	37

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Alex seems to have it all a great penthouse apartment, a lovely girlfriend, and a prestigious Wall Street job But below the surface he is sure of nothing but his angst ridden doubts And when he realizes that his doorman may be God, or sent by God, he will question things like never before This novelette is a story of New York doormen, tormented love, empty office life, Alex seems to have it all a great penthouse apar More...

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Uncommon Sense By Hal Clement

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Title	:	Uncommon Sense
Author	:	Hal Clement
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This short story is published first in the Astounding Science Fiction magazine in September 1945 It won the Retro Hugo award for the year 1946, in 1996. More...

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This Is How You Lose Her By Junot Díaz

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Title	:	This Is How You Lose Her
Author	:	Junot Díaz
ISBN	:	1594487367
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	217

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On a beach in the Dominican Republic, a doomed relationship flounders In the heat of a hospital laundry room in New Jersey, a woman does her lover s washing and thinks about his wife In Boston, a man buys his love child, his only son, a first baseball bat and glove At the heart of these stories is the irrepressible, irresistible Yunior, a young hardhead whose longing fo On a beach in the Dominican Republic, a doomed More...

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When it Changed By Joanna Russ

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Title	:	When it Changed
Author	:	Joanna Russ
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The story is told from the perspective of Janet Evason It takes place on a human colony on another planet, called Whileaway 30 generations earlier, a plague killed off all the men and the population now consists only of women When It Changed is a science fiction short story by Joanna Russ It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story 1973, and won the Nebul The story is told from the perspective of Janet Evason It takes place on a human colony on another planet, called Whileaway 30 ge More...

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Beasts and Super-Beasts By Saki

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Title	:	Beasts and Super-Beasts
Author	:	Saki
ISBN	:	1406542865
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	192

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Saki 1870 1916 , was the pen name of the British author Hector Hugh Munro, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture The name Saki is often thought to be a reference to the cupbearer in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, a poem mentioned disparagingly by the eponymous character in Reginald on Christmas Presents Saki is considered a ma Saki 1870 1916 , was the pen name of the British author Hector Hugh Munro, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirised E More...

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The Longest Voyage By Poul Anderson

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Title	:	The Longest Voyage
Author	:	Poul Anderson
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Welcome to the Monkey House By Kurt Vonnegut

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Title	:	Welcome to the Monkey House
Author	:	Kurt Vonnegut
ISBN	:	0385333501
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	331

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This short story collection Welcome to the Monkey House 1968 incorporates almost completely Vonnegut s 1961 Canary in a Cathouse, which appeared within a few months of Slaughterhouse Five and capitalized upon that breakthrough novel and the enormous attention it suddenly brought.Drawn from both specialized science fiction magazines and the big circulation general magaz This short story collection Welcome to the Monkey House 1968 incorp More...

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Coming Together Presents By Remittance Girl

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Title	:	Coming Together Presents
Author	:	Remittance Girl
ISBN	:	1452311714
Format	:	ebook
Number of Pages	:	226

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Seventeen erotic stories by the mysterious and reclusive Remittance Girl Open the cover and enjoy incredible tales of twisted desire and overwhelming lust, intricate and perfect as some Chinese jade carving Proceeds benefit the ACLU. More...

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Holidays on Ice By David Sedaris

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Title	:	Holidays on Ice
Author	:	David Sedaris
ISBN	:	0316191299
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	176

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David Sedaris s beloved holiday collection is new again with six pieces, including a never before published story Along with such favorites as the diaries of a Macy s elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris s tales of tardy trick or treaters Us and Them the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French Jesus Shaves what to d David Sedaris s beloved holiday collectio More...

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