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Christian was clueless when he started spying on the royal family
through his telescope. He lives in a cave with a troll for a dad,
after all. If his dad had only warned him about all that
mind-boggling love stuff, maybe things wouldn't be such a mess.
Although then, maybe, Princess Marigold would be dead. But
Christian wasn't warned. And now that he's fallen for the princess,
it's up to him to untwist an odd love triangle - er, rectangle -
and foil a scheming queen who wants to take over the kingdom, even
if it means bumping off her own daughter.
First published in French in 1950 in a limited edition of 100
copies, then republished in 1953 (and enthusiastically praised by
Andre Breton), The Conductor and Other Tales is Jean Ferry's only
published book of fiction. It is a collection of short prose
narratives that offer a blend of pataphysical humor and surreal
nightmare: secret societies so secret that one cannot know if one
is a member or not, music-hall acts that walk a tightrope from
humor to horror, childhood memories of a man never born, and
correspondence from countries that are more states of mind than
geographical locales. Lying somewhere between Kafka's parables and
the prose poems of Henri Michaux, Ferry's tales read like pages
from the journal of a stranger in a familiar land. Though extracts
have appeared regularly in Surrealist anthologies over the decades,
The Conductor has never been fully translated into English until
now. This edition includes four stories not included in the
original French edition and is illustrated throughout with collages
by Claude Ballare."
Sandy Huntington-Ackerman's life becomes increasingly complicated
when his bungling, money grabbing uncles try to shanghai the family
fortune by poisoning a birthday cake. Luckily, those conniving
uncles can't do anything right. Instead of bumping off the whole
family, they put Sandy's parents - and their pet chicken - into
mysterious comas. Sandy joins forces with his loyal butler and a
wise and wacky nurse to save his parents and squelch his uncles'
felonious high jinks.
In Mexico, in 1814, sixteen-year-old Rosie's world changes when her
father's saloon is burned and her father killed. Alone, without
family, home or livelihood, Rosie has no chose but to go with
Raider Lyons, the young sea captain who rescued her from the fire.
As American privateers and the British Navy battle one another on
the high seas, Raider chases the brutal British captain who
kidnapped his brother. Rosie, swept up in Raider's obsession is
caught in a dangerous and merciless war at sea, and in a relentless
battle against the growing passions within her heart.
Raider is almost killed boarding the Lightning to save Rosie from
the cruel Captain Lawrence, who has kidnapped, tormented and
imprisoned her. Rosie nurses his wounds and tries to forget his
surprising kiss, while she prays for his life, and for her own
strength to resist him. For she knows there's no room in his life
for love. Too soon this brash and charming privateer must return to
the danger and excitement of the war at sea, taking with him
Rosie's heart, and his own silent passion for her, and all is
complicated by the appearance of the notorious pirate, Jean
Laffite.
When Raider takes Rosie to England she finds no living kin - and
long buried family secrets. When Raider offers to take Rosie to New
Orleans, she sees no other option. But, it is a journey that brings
her closer than ever to the daring buccaneer who has captured her
heart. Yet, farther from the romantic dream that torments her. As
the war rages at sea, Rosie once again watches Raider sail into
battle, driven by the obsession that consumes him, and taking with
him the love that has become the very soul of Rosie's life.
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Inspired by the author's work in a girls' rehabilitation center.
Ray called it skating when we did the crazy things . . . Hot-wiring
a fancy car for a joyride after midnight. Boosting stuff from
stores . . .
Sixteen-year-old Dallas loves the rush, the excitement of
"skating." But then she and her friends decide to rob a convenience
store and it's Dallas who gets caught while the others get away.
Since it is her first offense, she thinks her father will help her
out - but when the judge says she can go home on probation her
father says no, he can't control her. So the judge gives Dallas six
months in the Girls' Rehabilitation Center. Once there, Dallas
meets an assortment of "bad" girls, many of whom don't expect to
change, and those who do often don't make it. How Dallas comes to
terms with herself - both the bad and the good - makes for a
heartfelt and insightful novel about troubled teenagers and the
odds they face in trying to turn their lives around.
With "Music: The Art of Listening," students practice engaging with
music critically, and with an appreciative ear. Presenting music
within a broadened cultural and historical context, "The Art of
Listening" encourages students to draw on the relationships
between: music and the other arts; musical characteristics of
different periods; as well as Western music and various non-Western
musics and concepts.
Learning to appreciate music is a skill. Together with
McGraw-Hill's Connect Music, "The Art of Listening" helps students
develop that skill by encouraging them to be active and thoughtful
participants in their own listening experience.
Whether listening through headphones or at a live performance,
"The Art of Listening" will develop students' ability to hone the
skills required to listen to, reflect upon, and write about music.
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