Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Brighton, 1950. The body of a girl is found cut into three pieces. Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is convinced the killer is mimicking a famous magic trick--the Zig Zag Girl. The inventor of the trick, Max Mephisto, is an old war friend of Edgar's. They served together in a shadowy unit called the Magic Men, a special ops troop that used stage tricks to confound the enemy. Max is on the traveling show circuit, touring seaside towns with ventriloquists,...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A compassionate, heartrending memoir of a mother's quest to accept her son's journey through psychosis. One night in 2009, Tanya Frank finds her nineteen-year-old son, Zach--gentle and full of promise--in the grip of what the psychiatrists would label a psychotic break. Suddenly and inexplicably, Tanya is thrown into a parallel universe: Zach's world, where the phones are bugged, his friends have joined the Mafia, and helicopters are spying on his...
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A fifty-year-old Bridge game provides an unexpected way to cross the generational divide between a daughter and her mother. Betsy Lerner takes us on a powerfully personal literary journey, where we learn a little about Bridge and a lot about life. After a lifetime defining herself in contrast to her mother's "don't ask, don't tell" generation, Lerner finds herself back in her childhood home, not five miles from the mother she spent decades avoiding....
9) Elmopalooza
Publisher
Sony Wonder
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
The Sesame Street Muppets are joined by celebrity guests to celebrate their 30th year on television.
Author
Publisher
Interweave Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Best-seller Vicki Square returns, this time focusing on a lighter layered look that will appeal to knitters of all ages. Working with lighter weight yarns in fibers such as silk, linen, cotton, and bamboo, Vicki creates garments that work in all climates, that can be layered and removed at will, that are equally at home in a casual or workplace setting. These are knits that are meant to be worn every day, knits that combine polish with comfort, practicality...
12) Stand!
Author
Publisher
Epic
Pub. Date
[2008?]
Language
English
Description
A pinnacle of their early work, this record represents a culmination of the group's musical visions and accomplishments.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Randy Topham (Redken certified colorist) demonstrates two mid-length hair cuts using clippers and shears, two foil color techniques, and four styles. Learn to clipper cut in pie-shaped sections for soft-edged layers; provide all-over color with diagonally weaved sections of highlights to accent the cut; and, style for everyday chic or curl with a flat iron to achieve loose curls and body for an elegant evening look. Learn to shear cut, thin, and...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This extraordinary haunting building, a zig-zag form reflecting an invisible matrix of addresses of Jewish Berliners who once lived in the area, is Daniel Libeskind's first commission. It took ten years to build, and it has become an integral part of the cityscape, attracting vast numbers of visitors and signaling a new era of Jewish-German history. Libeskind is questioned by Alan Riding, New York Times journalist, as he takes him through the building,...
Author
Series
Gwendy novels volume 1
Publisher
Cemetery Dance Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong, if time-rusted, iron bolts and zig-zag up the cliffside. Then one day when Gwendy gets to the top of Castle View, after catching her breath and hearing the shouts of kids on the playground below, a stranger calls to her....
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In the sequel to the "captivating"* Zig Zag Girl, DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto hunt for a killer after two children are murdered in a tragic tableau of a very grim fairy tale. *Wall Street Journal It's Christmastime in Brighton, and the city is abuzz about a local production of Aladdin, starring the marvelous Max Mephisto. But the holiday cheer is lost on DI Edgar Stephens. He's investigating the murder of two children, Annie and...
19) Un nuevo amigo
Author
Series
Publisher
Beascoa
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"La jirafa Julia y el puercoespín Paco son grandes amigos. Ella es altísima y muy tímida. Él tiene púas y es un poco cascarrabias. Todos en la escuela Sabana hablan del nuevo. Algunos ya lo han visto. ¡Es rosa! ¡Es de fuera! ¡Es un chico! Y, además, se mueve así y asá. Todos se ríen de él. Todos menos Julia y Paco, que están deseando conocer a su nuevo compañero. ¿Dónde estará? ¿Querrá ser su amigo? Y... ¿qué es eso de que se...
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Game Worn: Treasures of Baseball's Greatest Heroes and Moments is a richly illustrated exploration and first-of-its-kind compendium study of the world's most coveted and precious baseball uniforms worn by Major League ballplayers during the twentieth century. This coffee-table book features many of the most historically significant uniforms, jackets, hats, as well as other treasured baseball collectibles that tell us as much about the history and...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Make a purchase suggestion. Submit Request