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A collection of poems, stories, and artwork by Mexican writers and artists.

Collection of animal tales that illustrate familiar words of wisdom such as: "Often good may be drawn out of evil, " "Even our worst enemies may inadvertently help, " and "It is possible to have too much of a good thing.".

Contains a collection of thirty-five short stories that were adapted to film, arranged by genre, and includes an examination of the process of turning a short piece of fiction into a screenplay. Features stories by Harvey Pekar, Raymond Carver, John Cheever, and Jean Shepherd.

A verse translation of Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey," in which Odysseus struggles to make his way home to Ithaca after the Trojan War; includes an extensive introduction, three maps, a selected bibliography, and a pronouncing glossary.

A Greek epic tells of the adventures of the hero Odysseus during his perilous and protracted journey home from the Trojan War.

"Ten years ago, they took him. He doesn't know who. For ten years he has been confined in a private prison. He doesn't know why. For ten years his only contact with the outside world has been a television set and the voices of his jailers. In time, he lost himself. He changed -- transformed himself into something else-- something hard-- something lethal. Suddenly one day, his incarceration ends, again without explanation. He is sedated, stuffed inside a trunk, and dumped in a park. When he awakes, he is free to reclaim what's left of his life-- and what's left is revenge"--Publisher's website.

"Ten years ago, they took him. He doesn't know who. For ten years he has been confined in a private prison. He doesn't know why. For ten years his only contact with the outside world has been a television set and the voices of his jailers. In time, he lost himself. He changed -- transformed himself into something else-- something hard-- something lethal. Suddenly one day, his incarceration ends, again without explanation. He is sedated, stuffed inside a trunk, and dumped in a park. When he awakes, he is free to reclaim what's left of his life-- and what's left is revenge"--Publisher's website.

When Train Heartnet, also known as "Black Cat, " decides to quit being an assassin for a secret organization to live life on his own terms as a bounty hunter, he soon discovers that his past is not easily left behind.