Monday, June 22, 2009

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor M Dostoevsky ISBN 0553211757

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor M. Dostoevsky, ISBN 0553211757

A man must endure relentless physical and metal punishments as retribution for his act of murder...Determined to overreach his humanity and assert his untrammelled individual will, Raskolnikov, and impoverished student living in the St. Petersburg of the Tsars, commits an act of murder and theft and sets into motion a story which, for its excruciating suspense, its atmospheric vividness, and its profundity of characterization and vision, is almost unequaled in the literatures of the world. The best known of Dostoevsky's masterpieces, Crime And Punishment can bear any amount of rereading without losing a drop of its power over our imagination.... Click here or on the image for details



Saturday, June 6, 2009

The BabySitter Burglaries by Carolyn Keene ISBN 0671505076

Hi, Fly Guy

Hi, Fly Guy...'A fly was flying. He was looking for something to eat. Something tasty. Something slimy. A boy was walking. He was looking for something to catch. Something smart. Something for The Amazing Pet Show.' The boy and fly meet and so begins a beautiful friendship. Er, and so begins a very funny friendship. Using hyperbole, puns, slapstick, and silly drawings, bestselling author/illustrator Tedd Arnold creates an easy reader that is full of fun. With an eye-catching holographic cover. This is the first in a series of four.... Click here or on the image for details


The Baby-Sitter Burglaries by Carolyn Keene, ISBN 0671505076

When her friend is accused of burglarizing the three houses where she had baby-sitting jobs, Nancy decides to catch the real thief in the act and gets herself into mounting danger as the evidence piles up...Nancy tries to prove that a babysitter is being framed when three houses in River Heights are robbed and the only connection the police can find is that the babysitter was employed at each.... Click here or on the image for detai ls