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Winner of England's 1999 Whitbread prize, Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney's translation of the ancient Anglo-Saxon epic is meant to retrieve the poem from its schoolbook purgatory and establish it as a living, powerful poem for contemporary readers. More than the story of a hero's battle with a gruesome monster, BEOWULF is a story of loyalty, nationalism, and--some say--the dawn of Christianity on what had previously been a violently pagan land. AUTHOR: Seamus Heaney
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger
Junior high school student Marcy has problems--she's overweight, can't communicate with her parents, and has no social life. When new teacher Ms. Finney comes along, Marcy is inspired. When Ms. Finney is fired from the school because of her liberal ideas, Marcy becomes involved in a protest to keep her hired, and suddenly her life becomes full of promise. The second book about Marcy is There's a Bat in Bunk Five . AUTHOR: Paula Danziger
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Autumn Wind Haiku by Lewis MacKenzie
From one of Japan's favorite haiku poets, this selection of his best works comes in both English and the original language, accompanied by a commentary and short biography written by a gifted and enthusiastic translator. AUTHOR: Lewis MacKenzie
PUBLISHER: Kodansha International
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Sanctuary by Dency Kane, Erin Fournier, Lauri Brunton
This stunningly photographed volume captures the essential elements of the sanctuary garden, weaving them into an arresting tapestry of images and offering a wealth of ideas for making the garden a place of inspiration and renewal.
The idea of sanctuary is as old as humanity--we have always needed places of safety, comfort, and hope. In today's fast-paced and often dangerous world we need our sanctuaries more than ever, and people everywhere have begun to find refuge in the peaceful world of the garden. This stunningly photographed volume captures the essential elements of the sanctuary garden, weaving them into an arresting tapestry of images and offering a wealth of ideas for making the garden a place of inspiration and renewal.
AUTHOR: Dency Kane, Erin Fournier, Lauri Brunton
PUBLISHER: Friedman, Michael Publishing Group, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Gardening
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 | Oh How Can I Keep Singing? by Jana Harris
Description not available.Presents a selection of poetry by ordinary women struggling with extraordinary circumstances AUTHOR: Jana Harris
PUBLISHER: Ontario Review Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Ulysses by Barbara Jefford, James Joyce, John M. Woosley, Michael Groden, Milo O'Shea
The novel takes place in the course of one day (June 16, 1904) in the life of the city of Dublin, and follows the course of several interacting characters who embody a series of parallels to Homer's epic. The three main characters are Leopold Bloom, his faithless wife Molly, and Stephen Dedalus of PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN. The novel is a vivid picture of estrangement, alienation, and the disintegration of a society. Joyce uses the capaciousness of the novel as a vehicle for his ideas about art, literature, Ireland, and the nature of heroism, among other things, and its stream-of-consciousness narration and complex wordplay make it one of the most challenging literary experiences in English, as well as an icon of modernism. AUTHOR: Barbara Jefford, James Joyce, John M. Woosley, Michael Groden, Milo O'Shea
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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