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Don't Tell Anyone
Peg Kehret Manufacturer: Puffin ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0142300314 Release Date: 2001-12-31 |
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Only Megan knows that feral cats live in the field that's about to be bulldozed. An odd man offers to help her save them, but there's something not quite right about his offer. Then, after witnessing a car accident, Megan begins receiving disturbing notes. Not knowing who to trust, Megan will have to rely on her wits in order to save the cats-and herself-from the treacherous adventures that lie ahead.Customer Reviews:
Don't Tell Anyone Book Review.......2006-03-16
don't tell anyone.......2006-01-07
The Escape.......2004-01-29
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Easy 2 Read.......2003-05-11
This book was fun and easy to read, almost at every time there was something important happening....You can't really lose attention to this book or you get lost fast...but its not like you would lose interest anyways.
In this book there is really nothing that I hate. I can't really talk bad about it. To a person who likes to actually read I personally think that you would not find anything wrong with this book. It has conflicts, dialogue, action, it has everything. So the least thing I can say is ENJOY.
This truly is one of very many good books!.
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Don't Tell Anyone (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
Frederick Busch Manufacturer: Ballantine Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0345443934 Release Date: 2001-08-28 |
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Domestic life, in Frederick Busch's 17 elegant stories, is like a cracked windshield: one tiny ping of gravel can, in time, fissure the whole thing. In "Machias," a man remembers the exact moment his marriage ruptured; he and his urbane wife were listening to an old curmudgeon, and each came away with an utterly different understanding of the tale, and the man. "I think it possible, as I look back when I dare, that our conversation in the shabby, lantern-lit dining room of the old man's house in Machias was the largest moment of my life. It went on. It is going on." Busch's characters can't help but spill their secrets, and they're pretty grumpy about it. In the ironically titled "The Talking Cure," a young boy works for a veterinarian who happens to be having an affair with his mother. The boy concludes, simply, "It's a story I try not to tell."Don't Tell Anyone closes with "A Handbook for Spies." This long novella follows the life of a young, and then not-so-young, man whose parents escaped the Nazis in 1930s Paris. He is a professor in love with a married woman (a girl, really) who becomes a repository for his angst. With its dead-on campus milieu, its guilt-ridden sex, its inescapable ghosts of the past, it closely recalls Busch's 1997 masterpiece, Girls. And here, too, Busch comes as near as he ever does to delivering a manifesto on love: "Truly, he thought on one of his icy drives, Kafka is the patron saint of families. He had impressed a woman in graduate school with this observation. She had dated him, and it was not impossible, he thought, that Franz Kafka, snug as a bug in a bed, was the reason. To love, Kafka taught, was to be suspicious of what you must pay for the love." There exists no finer summing-up of Busch's own writing. --Claire Dederer
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Not since Raymond Carver has the soul of the American family been plumbed as eloquently or as poignantly. The hungers of love and the fear of time drive the men and women, sons and daughters in these stories to speak. Frederick Busch renders precisely the need to connect and shows us the ways--funny, tender, and heartbreaking--in which connections, in spite of love, often fail. In "Heads" a mother is haunted by her own past when her daughter faces an accusation that could send her to jail. In "Malvasia" a daughter gives her bereaved father the courage to go on living. A father suffers over his inability to save his grown son from heartbreak in "Passengers." "The Joy of Cooking" is a brilliant portrait of a failed marriage. Called a "first-rate American storyteller" and "master craftsman" by the New York Times Book Review, Busch brings us into the achingly familiar lives of people caught between the need to tell a story and the fear of speaking out.Customer Reviews:
Masterpiece of Modern Short Stories.......2001-10-17
The intensity with which Busch presents his emotionality is enhanced by his incredibly insightful portrayal of the processes of the human mind. His stories are so rich with the deepest of our hidden thoughts that they become almost palpable. In these stories, Busch portrays highly intelligent people working with personal intimacies that are highly personal, yet so universal at the same time.
Particularly attractive is his "novella" in the book, "Handbook For Spies." Not only is the story captivatingly well written, but it is a virtual social commentary beyond the basics of the plot he lays out. In addition, his implication seems to be, that in one way or another, we are all 'spies' in some sense or another, or at least we act like them. In an editorial moment, his comment that Philip Roth is "careless about his character's lives ... he's frivolous about them..." portrays an unusually striking ability for Busch to develop his characters in a more mature emotional manner than he feels that Roth does.
Any person who enjoys the short story genre will not be disappointed by this book by Busch. For those with a high level of sensitivity toward human introspection, this book is a true revelation.
"A Genius for Storytelling".......2001-07-28
For a volume thick with stories, "Don't Tell Anyone" is a quietly ironic title. The characters talk -- to friends or strangers, to themselves, even to ghosts -- trying to make sense of things and relieve their isolation. Like the protagonist in the opening story, "Heads," the characters throughout Frederick Busch's 20th book of fiction are filled with "half-remembered words, tatters of statement, halves of stories, the litter of alibis, confessions, supplications, and demand."
Talking sometimes closes more doors than it opens, or taps into buried rages that erupt in threats of violence. As if improved expression could solve the problem, characters correct their own and each other's phrasing. But language has a life of its own, confusing and concealing even when a speaker is being careful or terribly honest, and what one tells oneself can be the most treacherous story of all. The title urges silence for strong reasons. Yet secrets cut the characters off from people they love, as well as from themselves.
Busch's world is problematic, but his stories awaken deep joy in the reader. In the gorgeous, heart-rending story "Malvasia," a woman brings all sorts of comforts to her recently widowed father, who wants nothing except to believe that when night falls his wife will greet him in the room they used to share. In "Timberline," the narrator's flashback to a dangerous hike with his father won't let the reader go, and this memory is only one dimension of his gripping present crisis. Some of an old man's haunting, half-realized wisdom in "Machias" comes from once having held together a broken telephone wire in a blizzard, so that a doctor could be called to help birth a baby. In the old man's recollection, the message passed through his veins.
Most of the stories are about the things that happen to everyone -- a love lost, a child in trouble, a parent understood -- but that never come with directions or guiding principles attached. The rules and regulations of bureaucracies, on the other hand, are plentiful.
In "The Baby in the Box," the legislature controls the police department budget, so the hapless and terrified night dispatcher at the station, Ivanhoe Krisp, is the only person available when a midnight caller says a newborn was left in a dumpster. Our hero has to ride a poorly maintained, not-at-all-trusty SUV through the darkness to the rescue, and his wrenching question at the end ("Who ý would throw a person away?") won't be answered by any bureaucrat.
Nor, apparently, by any God. The book's title could be a mischievous deity's instructions to the universe: Don't tell anyone what things mean. Don't even tell people who they are. Is Krisp a hero like the great Scots warrior Ivanhoe, or just a flaky snack for the hungry night? When the narrator in "Timberline" has an amazing conversation with a stranger, has his life changed, or hasn't it? "Nobody tells him which."
Sometimes knowledge arrives, although in bizarre forms. In "Bob's Your Uncle" a psychotic young man ("wily and odd-looking, very large and a little arrested-sounding, and coated with the grime of the world") drops in on long-ago friends of his parents and won't leave. His misery and menace become a coded message to the host about himself.
Busch's understanding and compassion are generous and energetic. So is his fascination with how life goes wrong and how irrationally, impossibly, we keep trying to make things right. Each of his very different characters speaks in a unique yet natural voice. His plots move like good horses with expert riders -- a touch here, a subtle shift of weight there -- through dauntingly broken terrain. His phrasing is often brilliant; his syntax does effortless heavy lifting; his humor is a constant, unexpected grace and delight.
"Don't Tell Anyone" is a hugely satisfying book, and its author (this isn't news, but do tell everyone) is a genius of a storyteller.
Another First Rate Book by Busch!.......2000-10-03
Busch writes the kind of dialogue you might wish you encountered in your own conversations: sharp, witty, wise, intriguing. His language is impeccable, with descriptions so memorable I sometimes stopped reading in admiration, to savor the words. Busch can be as funny as he can be melancholy, and every last story in this book has tremendous emotional range.
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And Don't Tell Anyone
Abigail Brown Manufacturer: North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0878391096 |
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Sexual abuse changes lives. It has an insidious impact on the psyche of the victim, and the effects of such abuse are lifelong. From the first act perpetrated on the young victim, the child is threatened, "Don't tell anyone." This horrible secret spreads like a cancer throughout the body and soul. In order to heal, this cancer must be excised. This work forms part of the healing process of one survivor of childhood sexual abuse. The images are harsh, the language frightening, but the experience is real. Though she has come to terms with her anger and pain and has forgiven her father, she still suffers.
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Doc, Don't Tell Anyone
Manufacturer: W.Y. WEDIDIT PUBLISHING CO., INC. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000ELAIU2 |
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this is a 5 1/2 x 8 3/8 x 1/2 in oversized paperback.
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Don't Tell Anyone, But-- : UFO Experiences In Canada
Vicki Cameron Manufacturer: General Store Pub. House ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1896182208 |
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Second Spring: You Can Make the Middle Years the Best Years of Your Life, and Don't Believe Anyone Who Tells You Different!
Mel London Manufacturer: Rodale Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0878573976 |
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Don't tell anyone it's fun: Georgia children discover the joy of reading and building thinking skills.(books & clubs)(Pass the Book): An article from: Black Issues Book Review
Pat Houser Manufacturer: Cox, Matthews & Associates ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000973UDS Release Date: 2006-07-14 |
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This digital document is an article from Black Issues Book Review, published by Cox, Matthews & Associates on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 797 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Ethnic foods favor curry...but don't tell anyone.: An article from: Food Processing
Kitty Kevin Manufacturer: Putman Media, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00096JJUM Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Food Processing, published by Putman Media, Inc. on March 1, 1996. The length of the article is 1044 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Keeping it clean: powering ATE is a dirty job, and don't let anyone tell you to ignore it.(POWER CONDITIONING): An article from: EE-Evaluation Engineering
Robert R. Close Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000FTJCU0 Release Date: 2006-05-22 |
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This digital document is an article from EE-Evaluation Engineering, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1737 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Shh, Sherffius won an award--don't tell anyone.(John Sherffius wins Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award but resigns from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch): An article from: St. Louis Journalism Review
Roy Malone Manufacturer: SJR St. Louis Journalism Review ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00082O2K4 Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from St. Louis Journalism Review, published by SJR St. Louis Journalism Review on June 1, 2004. The length of the article is 481 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Prince of Danger (Warner Forever)
Amanda Scott Manufacturer: Forever ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0446616680 |
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Wonderfully Sexy Love Story.......2005-12-24
I wanted more romance, less adventure.......2005-11-14
exhilarating medieval romance .......2005-10-25
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Danger In The Palace (Circle Of Magic, Book 4)
Debra Doyle , James D. Macdonald , and Judith Mitchell Manufacturer: Troll Communications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0816769397 |
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When Randal and his best friend, Lys, join the theater troupe in the court of a wealthy prince, they discover an evil plot against the kindhearted leader. Randal's wizardry skills are needed now more than ever. This fourth book in Troll's spellbinding Cirle Of Magic series delivers just what fantasy fans crave; young heroes, evil enemies, a fast-moving plot, and nonstop excitement! Ages 8 - 12.Customer Reviews:
The Return of an old friend.......2001-07-26
For All Fantasy Lovers.......2001-04-18
An outstanding book in an outstanding series.......2000-10-02
I'm glad that these books are coming back into print, so another generation of kids can get their first taste of fantasy. There's lots hidden inside of them for older readers and more experienced fantasy readers too. This is a series that isn't just for kids.
Anyway, in this book Randal (the hero) learns more about what magic means, both to himself and to others. The overall thrust is of self-discovery, personal responsibility, and other positive values, told in the midst of an exciting action-packed adventure. Violence, spies, good twins, bad twins, and theatre all mixed, with the hero making choices that matter. Good book.
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El Principe Del Peligro/ Prince of Danger
Amanda Scott Manufacturer: El Ateneo ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 9500258412 |
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Prince of Danger
Amanda Scott ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0739459848 |
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When a dashing Scottish nobleman meets an impetuous beauty under treacherous circumstances, they discover something more irresistible than the fabled Templar treasure that they seek ... Prince of Danger.
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Three Modern Plays From the French. The Prince D'aurec. The Pardon. The Other Danger
Manufacturer: Henry Holt and Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000I6N5GC |
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The dangers from the domestic use of polluted water
Morton Prince Manufacturer: Rockwell and Churchill, city printers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0008CJMRW |
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A Prince in Danger Early Bird 37
James Reeves Manufacturer: Mammoth ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 071821031X |
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