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Silly, silly Shel Silverstein. For more than 25 years, he has taken children exactly where they want to go with poetry: into the world of nonsense and wordplay. Take "Instructions," for example: If you should ever choose To bathe an armadillo, Use one bar of soap And a whole lot of hope And seventy-two pads of Brillo. Is there a moral? A higher meaning? A lesson? Most certainly not--except... (more)

Miss Pym Disposes

by Josephine Tey

Miss Lucy Pym, a popular English psychologist, is guest lecturer at a physical training college. The year's term is nearly over, and Miss Pym -- inquisitive and observant -- detects a furtiveness in the behavior of one student during a final exam. She prevents the girl from cheating by destroying her crib notes. But Miss Pym's cover-up of one crime precipitates another -- a fatal "accident" that only her... (more)

Seven Dials

by Anne Perry

Thomas Pitt, mainstay of Her Majesty’s Special Branch, is summoned to Connaught Square mansion where the body of a junior diplomat lies huddled in a wheelbarrow. Nearby stands the tenant of the house, the beautiful and notorious Egyptian woman Ayesha Zakhari, who falls under the shadow of suspicion. Pitt’s orders are to protect—at all costs—the good name of the third person in the garden: senior cabinet minister... (more)

Sweet Danger

by Margery Allingham

After centuries as a Balkan backwater, the sleepy town of Averna has -- overnight -- become a stunningly valuable port, thanks to an earthquake that rejiggered the regional topography. But to whose coffers will that value accrue? Albert Campion, that interesting young man, has a hunch that the answer is to be found in a tiny Suffolk village, where a peculiar -- and dead-broke -- family may be able to lay claim to... (more)

Roarke's Wife (The Protectors) (Silhouette Intimate Moments, No 807) (Harlequin Intimate Moments, No 807)

Roarke's Wife (The Protectors) (Silhouette Intimate Moments, No 807) (Harlequin Intimate Moments, No 807)

by Beverly Barton

Firedrake (Dragon Knights (Paperback))

by Bianca D'Arc

Drake returns home after fifteen years to face his estranged family and the dragon he left behind, but finds more than he bargains for when a young prince is kidnapped. It's up to Drake, his childhood friend and rival, Mace, a warrior woman named Krysta, and two young dragons to track the prince and get him back. They encounter strange creatures, mystifying magic, and fierce battles along the way, but each test... (more)

Cattle Valley

by Carol Lynne

You first got to know them in the Good-time Boys series, now follow Nate, Rio and Ryan to their new home in Cattle Valley. All Play and No Work: A community built on tolerance, Cattle Valley is one of the few places in the country where the residents won't bat an eyelash at a threesome relationship. Nate, Rio and Ryan fit right in. But, with Ryan busy in his new job as town Sheriff, Rio and Nate are left to... (more)

Winter of Change: AND A Winter Love Story (Betty Neels: The Ultimate Collection)

Winter of Change: AND A Winter Love Story (Betty Neels: The Ultimate Collection)

by Betty Neels

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Where the Sidewalk Ends

by Shel Silverstein