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Jewel thieves Roxy and Luke commit crimes together and fall in love. AUTHOR: Nora Roberts, Sandra Burr
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay
One of the world's foremost masters of fantasy, Guy Gavriel Kay has thrilled readers around the globe with his talent for skillfully interweaving history and myth, colorful characterization, and a rich sense of time and place. Now, in Lord of Emperors, the internationally acclaimed author of The Lions of Al-Rassan continues his most powerful work.In Sailing to Sarantium, the first volume in the Sarantine Mosaic, renowned mosaicist Crispin--beckoned by an imperial summons of the Emperor Valerius--made his way to the fabled city of Sarantium. A man who lives only for his craft, who cares little for ambition, less for money, and nothing for intrigue, Crispin now wants only to confront the challenges of his art high upon a dome that will become the emperor's magnificent sanctuary and legacy.But Crispin's desire for solitude will not be fulfilled. Beneath him the city swirls with rumors of war and conspiracy, while otherworldly fires mysteriously flicker and disappear in the streets at night. Valerius is looking west to Crispin's homeland of Varena to assert his power--a plan that may have dire consequences for the family and friends Crispin left behind. But loyalty to his homeland comes at a high price, for Crispin's fate has become entwined with that of Valerius and his empress, as well as the youthful Queen Gisel, his own monarch who is an exile in Sarantium herself. And now another voyager arrives in Sarantium, a physician determined to earn his fortune amid the shifting currents of loyalty, intrigue, and violence.Drawing from the twin springs of history and legend, Lord of Emperors is also a deeply moving exploration of art, power, and the ways in which people from all walks of life seek to leave an impressionthat endures long after thery're gone. It confirms Kay's place as one of the most esteemed masters of fantasy. AUTHOR: Guy Gavriel Kay
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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 | Poems by Coleridge by Peter Washington
Description not available.An attractive, pocket-book collection offers a generous selection of the greatest work of the Romantic poet containing his best-known images, including such classics as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, and Christabel. AUTHOR: Peter Washington
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | O Pioneers! by Blanche Gelfant, Charles W. Mignon, Dana Ivey, David Stouck, Doris Grumbach
In this novel, first published in 1913, Cather tells the story of Alexandra Bergson, the daughter of a Swedish pioneering family, who successfully takes over the management of the family farm upon her father's death. Cather tells the story of the family's plight: Alexandra's forbidden love for a neighbor, Carl Lindstrom, as well as her difficult relationships with her brothers, Oscar and Lou. As she grows in wealth, and subsidizes the passage of other Swedes to America, her troubles increase. Her youngest brother Emil's love for Marie Tovesky, the woman married to their possessive neighbor Frank Shabata, winds through the narrative and ultimately veers off into tragedy. Alexandra's strength is put to the test by her brother's death, but she ultimately decides to help Frank, and is rewarded with Carl's love. AUTHOR: Blanche Gelfant, Charles W. Mignon, Dana Ivey, David Stouck, Doris Grumbach
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The House of Blue Light by David Kirby
The butt of the joke in these witty but thoughtful poems is the poet himself. AUTHOR: David Kirby
PUBLISHER: Louisiana State University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | San Francisco Poems by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Half a century of San Francisco living is reflected in this selection of Ferlinghetti's poems. Photographs of the poet and his famous circle illustrate the many faces of San Francisco celebrated in the text, and Ferlinghetti's inaugural address as laureate of the city supplements the volume. AUTHOR: Lawrence Ferlinghetti
PUBLISHER: City Lights Foundation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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