The short fiction of Mary Clearman Blew, set in Montana, reflects the brutality of the region as seen in the mountains, the severe weather, and the personal hardships of the people living there. In each of these seven stories, the characters, driven to hurt or be hurt, reflect a range of violence--in their interaction with each other, their relationships with animals, or the effect the harsh environment has on their lives. Whether the turmoil is external (the snowstorm in "Lambing Out") or internal (the sisters’ memories in "Paths unto the Dead"), its toll on the person touched is clear and sharp. The result is an acceptance of--even a love for--the cruelty of the harsh environment. 

Organic Architecture: The Other Modernism illuminates the broad brush stroke of Organic residential architecture throughout the panorama of twentieth-century Modernism. A wide-ranging style that defies definition, Organic buildings are notable in their curves and colors, as well as their exuberant, opulent, and at times, extravagant complexity of line, form, texture, structure, and color. Organized chronologically, beginning in 1880 and ending with the present, each chapter explores the contributions of Organic architects in depth. With riveting historical context, including the movement's foundation, evolution, and major events, author Alan Hess shows why the Organic movement has remained a strong, deep-running current in culture and design. Some key Organic architects featured in this book include: Louis Sullivan Frank Furness Frank Lloyd Wright Bruce Goff Charles Haertling John Lautner Walter Burley Griffin Mickey Muennig R. M. Schindler

Here are seven parables-wisdom wrapped in messages presented as stories. A Jewish partisan wonders about God's sovereignty. A woman lives the true reason for suffering. Confronted by tyranny, a man faces the eternal choice. A Jewish doctor loses an argument with his gardener and gains Eternity. A despairing man learns the true meaning of religion. A return to Koidanyev asserts a controversial answer to one of history's greatest questions. A Red Army officer assumes an unlikely mission behind German lines during WWII. God is sovereign, no matter what we see. We suffer to become like Jesus. Be careful in the days to come about whose law you obey. There is a difference between knowing about God, and knowing God. Doing church isn't knowing God. Sometimes we are hoisted by our own petard. In the future, Believers must risk all in love for the Jewish remnant so they can see His face in the wilderness. Sometimes critical truths are conveyed through fiction.

The UNNATURAL HELPERS have been banging around Seattle for a few years now as the perennial hobbyhorse of singer/drummer/songwriter/sole consistent member DEAN WHITMORE (INTELLIGENCE, WELCOME, & DIPERS). Here with BRIAN STANDEFORD & LEO GEBHARDT (IDLE TIMES), CHRIS MARTIN (KINSKI), & KIMBERLY MORRISON (DUTCHESS & THE DUKE). 15 songs that conflict & compliment, in just over 25 minutes. Ricocheting between broken & twisted relationships, mock fatalist wink nodage, knucklehead party racket, absurd isolationist paranoia, & open book love-letter sap-crap with the prevailing sentiment being summarily diffused just before it has gone too far. NO RETURNS

From "The Mousetrap" (the longest-running play in history) to "Ten Little Indians" and "Witness for Prosecution" (both made into classic film thrillers), here are eight brilliantly staged acts of murder featuring twice as many suspects and final-curtain twists.

After the publication of his Prometheus-Award-winning science fiction novel, The Rainbow Cadenza in 1983, J. Neil Schulman published no new books until 1994. What became of this promising author's career in the missing decade?What happened was the sale of a film treatment to a major movie production company in late 1983 and the broadcast of Schulman's original script, "Profile in Silver, " on CBS's revived Twilight Zone series at 8:00 PM EST, March 7, 1986.For most of the 80's and early 90's, J. Neil Schulman was writing screenplays and stories, including other scripts for The Twilight Zone.You never saw Schulman's second Twilight Zone script, "Colorblind, " a scathing attack on prejudice which Harlan Ellison slammed as "too knee-jerk liberal" for production.You never saw the movie Schulman wrote about the divorce proceedings of the Prince and Princess of Wales, written when the tabloids were still portraying their marriage as a fairy tale come true.You never got to see the musical screenplay J. Neil Schulman wrote, where a rock band invades a symphony orchestra, or his screen story about the discovery of ancient artifacts on Mars, or his story about a cross-dimensional time-traveller we first meet at 16 when he's seduced by an older supermodel at the 1976 World Science Fiction Convention, or the unsold spec script he co-wrote for Star Trek: The Next Generation, in which the Enterprise causes an ecological disaster on a planet for endangered species...and the Ferengi save the day.Now you can use your imagination to see all these stories in your own private screening room, and learn the stories behind the stories as Schulman tells about his own adventures inmovieland.For devotees of TV, movies, and science fiction, this book shows that sometimes the stories that aren't on the screen are as compelling as the ones that are.

Jojo Harvey is a dead ringer for Jessica Rabbit and the most ferocious literary agent in town. A former NYPD cop, she now lives in London making million-dollar book deals while trying to make partner at her firm . . . all the while sleeping with the boss man. Lily Wright is an author who believes in karma, and is waiting for the sky to fall after stealing her former best friend's man. Though her first book failed to sell, her life turns upside down when her most recent book becomes a huge bestseller. Gemma Hogan is an event designer extraordinaire, but her personal life is nonexistent after losing the love of her life and her best friend in one fell swoop. To make matters worse, her father has just left her mother. While taking care of her mother, she e-mails a close colleague about her frustrations, who in turn forwards the hilarious e-mails to a famous literary agent named Jojo Harvey, who just happens to represent her former friend, now enemy, Lily Wright. . . . Written in the charming and chatty voice that has become Marian Keyes's signature style, this hilarious and heartwarming novel proves there are three sides to every story . . . especially in the world of publishing!

This book is a dissertation on life, afterlife, and reincarnation given by Sylvia Browne's spirit guide, "Francine". Within these pages, you'll find a 'gnostic' view of the world and the reason for life.

The Equine ScratcherTM Designed to give maximum itch relief without the worry of potential injuries. Whether it's insect bites, boredom or shedding a winter coat, your horse will seek relief from his itch wherever he can get it! Simply install on any vertical surface and watch your horse love the feeling he gets from rubbing either up and down or back and forth. Features a no-pull surface that will not tear at your horse's mane and tail. For stalled horses, it has the added bonus of affording your horse relief from boredom and stress which often result in wind sucking, cribbing and anti-social behavior. Use indoors or outdoors. 101/2" x 25" panel size. Includes stainless steel mounting hardware. Won't crack or rot with seasonal weather. Color: Black

Import-only two CD set, an installment in the popular 2-for-1 series, which combines two hit albums into one convenient package. The 2-for-1 series is perfect for fans looking to complete their collections and for music lovers searching for something more than just a standard 'hits' package. Universal. 2010.