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Mary Willis Walker All the Dead Lie Down
Bantam 0553578227 / 9780553578225 MASS MARKET PAPERBACK Good
0553578227 Editorial Reviews n nAmazon.com Review nQuotations from Mother Goose and Macbeth (as well as the Emily Dickinson snippet of the title) provide the chapter headings in this engaging novel of suspense. The apparent peculiarity of such juxtaposition brings home the brutality of those childhood rhymes and the dangers of obsession and revenge. Both serve Mary Willis Walker's purpose well in setting up this tightly constructed mystery in which investigative journalist Molly Cates's own obsession with her father's untimely death from 30 years before gets mixed up in a current and far more dangerous scheme to release chemical gases into the Senate chamber of the Texas Capitol. The two plots, the first a traditional mystery, the second more a tale of suspense, are unconnected except for Cates's involvement; she is obviously central to one and initially only tangential to the other. Such a device would have proved unwieldy in less skillful hands, but in Walker's case the disparate strands are brought together beautifully, and Cates has a suitable sense of her own fallibility and the difficulty of harboring hate for the better part of a generation. n nWalker's previous three novels have won six mystery-writers awards among them. All the Dead Lie Down is solid enough to continue the tradition set by the others. Within it there is much to relish: sensitive consideration of homelessness, thought-provoking questions about gun control, and a wry appreciation for the charm and arrogance of the Lone Star State and its citizens ("Texans do not scrimp on stars."). Indeed, Walker's sense of place--from Lubbock's dust and dry desolation to Austin's trendiness and political maneuvering--is sure and confident. There are moments when the worst of the perpetrators of the chemical weapons scare is portrayed simplistically, but this is more than made up for by the complexity of the other characters: the vagrants who discover the danger as well as the ghosts, both past and present, who haunt Molly in her investigations of her father's past. An excellent read, for even the most jaded of mystery lovers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. n nFrom Publishers Weekly nWhile napping under the deck of an Austin, Tex., restaurant, a homeless woman called Cow Lady is awakened by talk overhead of a lethal gas soon to be released in the Texas State Capitol building. From there, Walker switches to the Capitol building, where Molly Cates, an investigative reporter last seen in Under the Beetle's Cellar (1995), is working on a story about the upcoming vote on a handgun bill. Cates runs into the man who had been sheriff when her father died 25 years earlier. Although her father's death by gunshot was judged suicide, Cates has never given up her belief that he was murdered and that the sheriff suppressed evidence of the crime. She's determined to resume her intensive personal investigation, despite the advice of her lover (who is also her former husband) and old family friends, including a state senator and his wife. Cates is out of town when a homeless woman?not Cow Lady but wearing Cow Lady's black and white coat?is murdered. From its compelling beginning to the extended conclusion, which moves from the depths of a garbage dump to the Capitol, Walker conjures a memorable, disparate cast. Only a few seams show as she connects the political conspiracy, the homeless community and the unexpected?and entirely satisfying?explanation for the death of Cates's father. nCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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2.00 EUR
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Wick Walker Courting the Diamond Sow : A Whitewater Expedition on Tibet's Forbidden River
National Geographic 0792279603 / 9780792279600 Hardcover Very Good
0792279603 Review nPerhaps most appealing,...Walker's book is imbued with the excitement and wonder of discovery in a wild, exotic landscape. -- The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH, September 24, 2000 n nProduct Description n n nIt has been called the Everest of the whitewater world. However, unlike Everest, the Tsangpo River in Tibet has yet to be explored and charted. No other place in the world possesses more drama than the magnificent series of gorges that house the Tsangpo. Looping around the eastern anchor of the Himalayan Range, cutting the deepest canyon on Earth, and emerging more than nine thousand feet below on the plains of India, the Tsangpo is a geographical riddle that has fascinated Western explorers since 1926 when botanist F. Kingdon Ward described it as one of modern exploration's greatest challenges. n nIn 1998, a world-class, four-man paddling team attempted to make history by becoming the first to navigate a remote, 140-mile stretch of the river. But when one of the men-renowned chemist and kayak racer Doug Gordon-fell victim to the lethal strength of the river's current, their expedition was abruptly abandoned. Gordon's remains were never found, and the mystery of the Tsangpo endures. Here is the complete, never-before-told story of the ill-fated expedition. Wick Walker's Courting the Diamond Sow is an enthralling epic, featuring the kayakers' firsthand diary accounts as they passed through the gorges, fascinating insights into this enigmatic corner of the world and the attempts to explore it, and 16 pages of dramatic, full-color photographs. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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7.27 EUR
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Alice Walker El Color Purpura/the Color Purple
Plaza & Janes Editories Sa 8401321476 / 9788401321474 PAPERBACK Good
8401321476 Editorial Reviews - Unknown Spanish Title n n nFrom the Publisher n n nUna novela de terror escalofriante del maestro de horror, Stephen King. Un gran bestseller. n nEnglish Translation: Pet Sematary by Stephen King in Spanish. n nSchool Library Journal n n nea. vol: 12p. (Coleccion Palabras Series). (Madrid: Susaeta Ediciones, 1984). series ISBN 84-305-1385-X. $3. PreS-Gr 1 Nine board books that are characterized by simple, clear color illustrations of common animals, objects and words. The selection of items familiar to young children makes this series especially useful for preschoolers.
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Alice Walker En Posesion del Secreto de La Alegria (Spanish Edition)
Plaza & Janes Editores, S.A. 8401324858 / 9788401324857 PAPERBACK Very Good
8401324858 Editorial Reviews - En Posesion Del Secreto de la Alegria n n nMeet the Writer - En Posesion Del Secreto de la Alegria n n nFact File n n nName: nAlice Walker n nAlso Known As: nAlice Malsenior Walker (full name) n nCurrent Home: nSan Francisco, California n nDate of Birth: nFebruary 9, 1944 n nPlace of Birth: nEatonton, Georgia n nEducation: nB.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1965; attended Spelman College, 1961-63 n nAwards: nNational Book Award, Pulitzer Prize for The Color Purple, 1983 n n nBiography n n nAlice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for her novel The Color Purple, which was preceded by The Third Life of Grange Copeland and Meridian. Her other bestselling novels include By the Light of My Father's Smile, Possessing the Secret of Joy and The Temple of My Familiar. She is also the author of two collections of short stories, three collections of essays, five volumes of poetry and several children's books. Her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, Walker now lives in Northern California. n nAuthor biography courtesy of Random House, Inc.
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David Walker Geordie (English Library)
Collins Educational Glasgow 0003700739 / 9780003700732 PAPERBACK Very Good
0003700739 Editorial Reviews nProduct Description nA series of graded readers covering a wide range of styles and kinds of English, both fiction and non-fiction, with comprehension exercises, questions and crosswords. Level 5 has a vocabulary of 2000 words.
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