Known for his all-pork restaurant just outside of Paris, Stephane Reynaud delves deeply into the joys of the pig in this porcine photograph and sketch-filled foray. Beginning with slaughter and ending with pig-borne treats, Reynaud captures his own family history of butchers and farmers along with those of other pork aficionados. Recipes include St...more
For the love of fine and wily Imabelle, hapless Jackson loses his life savings to a con man who knows the secret of turning ten-dollar bills into hundreds and steals from his boss, only to lose the stolen money at a crap table. Luckily for him, Jackson has a savvy twin brother, Goldy, who, disguised as a Sister of Mercy, earns a living by selling t...more
-- Presents the most important 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature -- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index
Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him. With illustrations from the movie starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.
Written in the tradition of the classic American noir of Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain, In Praise of Lies is a brilliantly clever, fiendishly funny crime novel about a woman who raises poisonous snakes and the man who loves her enough to attempt murder....Jose Guber is in love with a deadly woman. While writing his next crime novel, he is in s...more
For eleven-year-old Kingie, there are lessons to be learned from drug trafficking. His first job is as a lookout, working from a strategic spot on the hillside slums of Rio. But as he grows older he realises that in order to survive you must also keep a close watch on yourself as well. In her powerful new novel, Patricia Melo tells of Kingie's life...more
Maquel is a young used car salesman from the mean streets of So Paulo with a bad toothache and a bleak outlook: "The essence of man, the material he's made of, is something black and stinking." When a petty barroom tiff turns sour, Maquel gets his first taste of the kill. But instead of being arrested, he is lauded as a local hero. Yet something in...more
A sharply written satire, Honey for the Bears sends an unassuming antiques dealer, Paul Hussey, to Russia to do one final deal on the black market as a favor for a dead friend's wife.
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