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Description not available.Murdered along with his fiancTe on Halloween eve by a vicious street gang, Eric Draven returns from the dead and led by a crow, seeks vengeance on the killers who wronged him, in a new edition of the classic graphic novel. Reprint. AUTHOR: James O. Barr
PUBLISHER: Pocket Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | Silas Marner by Anne Smith, Basil Rathbone, Cathleen Nesbitt, Elizabeth Seely, Frederick R. Karl
Falsely accused and embittered, Silas Marner becomes a miser alienated from humanity and who loves only his hoard of money, until a child comes to him for shelter and redeems him through the power of love. This tale of simple people in small-town England has the unwarranted reputation of being moralistic and saccharine; it is, in fact, one of George Eliot's most comic, balanced, and moving works of fiction. AUTHOR: Anne Smith, Basil Rathbone, Cathleen Nesbitt, Elizabeth Seely, Frederick R. Karl
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Naked Lunch by Barry Miles, James Grauerholz, William S. Burroughs
This controversial novel, like much of Burroughs`s work, is about the quest for meaning through drugs and addiction; it incorporates the hallucinatory disjointedness of drug use and withdrawal in a narrative detailing the narrator`s addiction to opiates, followed by his treatment and cure. In Burroughs`s world, the words addiction and junk are metaphors for the human condition: all of humanity, he feels, is victimized by some form of addiction. Burroughs derives his plot, characters, and imagery from various types of popular fiction, including detective stories, Gothic tales, science fiction, and pornography, and his work is permeated with his famously paranoid view of the world. AUTHOR: Barry Miles, James Grauerholz, William S. Burroughs
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Brother Cadfael's Herb Garden by Ellis Peters, Peter Ellis, Rob Talbot, Robin Whiteman
Brother Cadfael, the enthusiastic gardener and herbalist created by Ellis Peters, was renowned for his great knowledge of plants, especially the exotic varieties he had brought back from his extensive travels to the Holy Land and elsewhere. The herb garden was his particular domain, and as the abbey's apothecary and healer he was often to be found tending the plants there, or brewing up potions in his workshop. This beautifully illustrated book now re-creates Brother Cadfael's herbal kingdom. It begins by tracing the history of herbals and herb gardens, and places Cadfael's herb garden in the context of the monastic gardens at Shrewsbury. It describes Cadfael's work as a healer, one of his duties being to supply medicines for the infirmary, and traces a typical year in the life of this devoted herbalist. The A-Z section of the book lists all the herbs and plants mentioned in The Brother Cadfael Chronicles, and explains their various uses in medieval times - before the days of modern antibiotics, medicines, and flavorings, herbs and herbal remedies were an essential part of the medieval world. Most could be found in Cadfaels' beloved herb garden, or in the surrounding fields and hedgerows, faithfully evoked in full color in this unique and informative book. AUTHOR: Ellis Peters, Peter Ellis, Rob Talbot, Robin Whiteman
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Gardening
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 | Lost Temple Lego Game Book by DK Publishing, Inc. Staff
These inventive books will appeal to LEGO lovers, puzzle lovers, young science fiction fans, and every child who enjoys an exciting adventure story. Both books contains stunning computer artwork based on new kits from LEGO. AUTHOR: DK Publishing, Inc. Staff
PUBLISHER: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Return of the Shadow by Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien
This is the sixth volume of previously unpublished works in Tolkien's prehistory of Middle Earth, the setting of his famous The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit , among others. AUTHOR: Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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