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One Bright Morning
"Set in North Wales during the Great War, Tegwch y Bore tells the poignant story of a young teacher, Ann Owen, and of her relationship with her family - and with her brother especially; relationships wthat she is forced to re-examine in the light of her love-affair with Richard Edmwnd. It is a novel where the ugly storm clouds of war and death contend continuously with the bright beauty of life itself."--BOOK JACKET.
Hip Houseplants
A guide to selecting appropriate plants to suit the decor of any room in the house provides design suggestions and advice on plant care.
Prizing Literature
When Canadian authors win prestigious literary prizes, from the Governor General's Literary Award to the Man Booker Prize, they are celebrated not only for their achievements, but also for contributing to this country's cultural capital. Discussions about culture, national identity, and citizenship are particularly complicated when the honorees are immigrants, like Michael Ondaatje, Carol Shields, or Rohinton Mistry. Then there is the case of Yann Martel, who is identified both as Canadian and as rootlessly cosmopolitan. How have these writers' identities been recalibrated in order to claim them as 'representative' Canadians? Prizing Literature is the first extended study of contemporary award winning Canadian literature and the ways in which we celebrate its authors. Gillian Roberts uses theories of hospitality to examine how prize-winning authors are variously received and honoured depending on their citizenship and the extent to which they represent 'Canadianness.' Prizing Literature sheds light on popular and media understandings of what it means to be part of a multicultural nation.
Caught Dead in Philadelphia
Anthony Award winner for Best First Mystery Novel -- the debut of the Philadelphia-set Amanda Pepper series. Amanda Pepper, English teacher at Philly Prep, does not hate her life. But when a fellow teacher who's engaged to a senate candidate, begs for rest on Amanda's couch, then dies, things could be better. Then the police suspect her of murder, she begins her own investigation, and ends by teaching a certain blue-eyed cop a thing or two.... "Gillian Roberts is a mystery reader's dream come true." Lia Matera
The Mummer's Curse
In her new novel starring Philadelphia schoolteacher Amanda Pepper, Gillian Roberts once again mixes mystery and mirth. This time Roberts explores Philadelphia's unique flesh and blood "historical monument"- the Mummers, who live (and perhaps are willing to die) for a few hours of glory every New Year's Day. The famous Mummers' Parade is an extravaganza that draws enormous crowds who cheer through chattering teeth, as more than thirty thousand clowns, string bands, and fancy brigades strut their stuff up Broad Street. But this year, while the music blares and the Mummers dance, a reveling Pierrot suddenly sinks to the ground, shot dead. Amanda is, at first, only a horrified spectator. But wh...
The Power of Not Thinking
Details the role our body plays in how we learn and how we can tap into our body’s knowledge to excel in all facets of life. Ask someone to point to the part of their body responsible for their intelligence and it is highly likely that they will point at their head. This assumption is understandable, given that, for centuries, from Descartes’ “cogito ergo sum” to the computer age, this is what we have been told to think. And yet we all share common experiences that have revealed the incomparable power of “not thinking”. Have you ever struggled to remember your pin number only to hold your fingers out and type it correctly with your hands, played the piano without focusing on reme...
The Teddy Bear Encyclopedia
This encyclopedia brings the art of arctophily (teddy bear collecting) up to date. This edition adds 24 important antique and new bears to the more than 500 rare, familiar, classic and modern bears. Photos.
White Lane
Kate Roberts is widely celebrated in Welsh as the undisputed 'queen of our literature'. This, the first full-length version of her autobiography to appear in English, brings to a non Welsh-speaking audience the intimacy and idiomatic richness of the author's voice mediated by Gillian Clarke's evocative, delicate translation. In the tradition of the Welsh hunangofiant (autobiography), Kate Roberts introduces us to a community, rather than an individual. Taking her reader on a tour of Rhosgadfan, the tiny village in which she grew up at the turn of the last century, she offers us an eloquent depiction of herself as a sensitive young girl who had little notion that she was destined for greatness. This parallel Welsh-English text will be a delight for readers in Wales and beyond.
Adam and Evil
Includes a new introduction from author Gillian Roberts and an exclusive interview with Amanda Pepper herself! When a high school senior shows signs of mental illness, Amanda attempts to get him help, but she's rebuffed by his parents. When the same boy then becomes the prime suspect in a murder at the Philadelphia Main Library, and runs away, Amanda, who knows he's confused and in need of help--whether or not he committed the crime--has no choice but to run after him. And to run into the possibility of becoming the next victim herself.
Complete Massage
Detailed step-by-step massage techniques from aroungd the globe, including Indian Bridal Massage, Shiatsu, and Swedish massage. Explains the history and health benefits of massage.
