The Mystery of the Petrified Heart
The Mystery of the Petrified Heart

Author: Luis J. Marolo

Publisher: Archway Publishing

Published: 2016-06-29

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1480827738

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Medical student Marcos DLassio and his Argentinian journalist friend, Rubn Colbert, are shopping together on Christmas Eve when their paths unexpectedly intertwine with two women. Like Rubn, Maxine Letalier has also left Argentina behind to pursue education in America, specifically a PhD in Anthropology. Brazilian-born Megan Arza is a secretary at the Los Angeles Times, the same newspaper where Rubn has just secured his first job. After the four young people form an inseparable bond, they decide to set forth on a voyage to solve the ancient mystery of the petrified heart. As their journey leads them from Paris to the beaches of California and the city of Buenos Aires, and finally to the alluring Andes of South Argentina and the jungles of Brazil, the mystery of the petrified heart comes full circle as the impossible suddenly become possible. The Mystery of the Petrified Heart shares an intriguing, coming-of-age tale that captures the sweet moments of passion, seduction, and friendship as four curious young adults venture into an unknown world to prove a romantic theory.

The Daily Coyote
The Daily Coyote

Author: Shreve Stockton

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1416592180

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Developed from her tremendously popular blog, this book offers the inspiring and beautifully illustrated account of the author's experiences raising an orphaned coyote as a beloved pet. Full-color photographs throughout.

The Tapestry of Popular Songs in 16th- and 17th Century China
The Tapestry of Popular Songs in 16th- and 17th Century China

Author: Kathryn A. Lowry

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 9004145869

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This study of popular songs offers a new hypothesis about the role of elite in popular culture and evidences how commercial publishing facilitated the rise of selective reading and imitation of texts in late-Ming China, creating a new basis for describing desire and the self.

P.K. Pinkerton and the Petrified Man
P.K. Pinkerton and the Petrified Man

Author: Caroline Lawrence

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-04-18

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 1101608579

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The second book in a rip-roaring adventure series set in the wild west! After escaping the ruthless desperados, P.K. finally feels safe in Virginia City and is ready to set up a new private eye business. But all the mysteries in town seem to be pranks—until the day P.K. meets a young maid named Martha. Martha’s employer has been found dead . . . and now the killer is after her. The mystery takes a grave turn when Martha disappears, so P.K. consults Poker Face Jace, an expert at people reading. With his help, P.K. inspects saloons and billiard rooms, and even tries sneaking into the coroner’s office. But time is quickly running out for P.K., and Martha’s life has never been in more danger.

Fruitful Sites
Fruitful Sites

Author: Craig Clunas

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Published: 2013-06-01

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 178023158X

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Gardens are sites that can be at one and the same time admired works of art and valuable pieces of real estate. As the first account in English to be wholly based on contemporary Chinese sources, this beautifully illustrated book grounds the practices of garden-making in Ming Dynasty China (1369–1644) firmly in the social and cultural history of the day. Who owned gardens? Who visited them? How were they represented in words, in paintings and in visual culture generally, and what meanings did these representations hold at different levels of Chinese society? Drawing on a wide range of recent work in cultural theory, Craig Clunas provides for the first time a historical and materialist account of Chinese garden culture, and replaces broad generalizations and orientalist fantasy with a convincing picture of the garden's role in social life.

Heart of Black Ice
Heart of Black Ice

Author: Terry Goodkind

Publisher: Tor Books

Published: 2020-01-21

Total Pages: 527

ISBN-13: 1250194814

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Heart of Black Ice is the climactic conclusion to Terry Goodkind's New York Times bestselling Nicci Chronicles. In the wake of the brutal war that swept the Old World in Siege of Stone, a new danger is forming along the coast. Taken captive by their enemies, King Grieve, along with Lila and Bannon are about to discover the terrifying force that threatens to bring destruction to the Old World. The Norukai, barbarian raiders and slavers, have been gathering an immense fleet among the inhospitably rocky islands that make up their home. With numbers greater than anyone could have imagined, the Norukai are poised to launch their final and most deadly war. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Days Like These
Days Like These

Author: Jane Williams

Publisher: Interactive Publications

Published: 2013-08

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1922120650

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From early poems re-imagining Bible stories to new work influenced by her travels through Asia, Jane Williams' keen interest in the connections between people pervades. Days Like These offers readers familiar with her work a treasured collation and to those coming to it for the first time a tantalising introduction. Here you will find sorrow and joy inextricably linked in captivating verse that is ultimately a celebration of the journey we share. Jane's previous IP title was City of Possibilities, which was supported by a grant from the Australia Council.

City of Possibilities
City of Possibilities

Author: Jane Williams

Publisher: Interactive Publications

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 1921869100

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In her latest volume, Jane Williams, winner of the Anne Elder Award and the D.J O'Hearn Memorial Fellowship, continues to test the boundaries of what poetry can be rather than what many people assume it is. This is a collection with urban grit. It will speak to you in themes as intimate as next door, or as abstract as the next galaxy. You won't be able to put it down.

Spookshow 10
Spookshow 10

Author: Tim McGregor

Publisher: Tim McGregor

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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As Christmas approaches, reluctant psychic Billie Culpepper receives an unwelcome surprise in the form of an eviction notice. Her shock at being evicted is quickly replaced by surprise when her beau suggests they finally buy a house together. Billie agrees to go house hunting only to find that every home has history, and trying to find a house that doesn't have old ghosts proves tricky for someone who can see the dead. Detective Mockler faces a challenge of his own when he's put in charge of a newly formed cold case unit to clear the backlog of old homicides. He dives into the new job eagerly only to hit an unexpected snag that could prove troubling to both himself and his psychic girlfriend. When the search for a house proves futile, Billie stumbles across her dream home; a quaint fixer-upper with vintage charm and a lack of ghosts. But nothing is ever simple when it comes to the paranormal and the new home-owners find themselves under assault from a violent presence that can elude Billie's psychic abilities. Meanwhile, John Gantry, the occult expert/con man, faces his own terrifying ordeal when he learns that his family is coming to visit for the holidays.