Incisive, controversial and startlingly funny, "The Rules of Attraction" examines a group of affluent students at a small, self-consciously bohemian, liberal-arts college on America's East Coast. Lauren, who changes the man in her bed even more often than she changes course, is dating Victor but sle[...]
In 1985, Bret Easton Ellis shocked, stunned and disturbed with his debut novel, "Less Than Zero". Published when he was just twenty-one, this extraordinary and instantly infamous work has done more than simply define a genre, it has become a rare thing: a cult classic and a timeless embodiment of th[...]
Imagine becoming a best-selling novelist, and almost immediately famous and wealthy, while still in college, and before long seeing your insufferable father reduced to a bag of ashes in a safety-deposit box, while after American Psycho your celebrity drowns in a sea of vilification, booze, and drugs[...]
"Arguably the novel of the 1990s...Glamorama should establish Ellis as the most fearless and ambitious writer of his generation...A must read." --The Seattle Times
The author of American Psycho and Less Than Zero continues to shock and haunt us with his incisive and brilliant dissection o[...]
Becoming a best-selling novelist and wealthy celebrity while still in college, only to have his fame disintegrate in a sea of booze, drugs, and vilification, the narrator gets a new chance at life married to the mother of a previously unacknowledged son and living in suburbia, but now his new life u[...]
An introduction, a regional guide, and a companion for excursions from San Luis Obispo County to the Mexican border, this book is designed to familiarize birdwatchers, hikers, naturalists, residents, and travelers with the appearance and behavior of 120 of the most common coastal birds.[...]
The life of Count Harry Kessler (1868-1937), the famous Anglo-German art patron, writer, and activist, offers a vivid and engrossing perspective on the tumultuous transformation of art and politics that took place in modern Europe between 1890 and 1930. In the first half of his career Kessler was on[...]
"Leisurely and absorbing . . . a series to be savoured."--"The Guardian "(UK)
When Great War veteran Laurence Bartram arrives in Easton Deadall, he is struck by the beauty of the crumbling manor, venerable church, and memorial to the village's soldiers. But despite this idyllic setting, Easton De[...]
The Gold Ranger is revealed in this exciting storybook In this exciting storybook based on a TV episode, the Gold Ranger reveals himself and saves the Rangers from defeat against a deadly Nighlok The shock of a sixth Ranger stuns the team...but there's still another secret. The Gold Ranger is the [...]
A full-color comic reader based on the newest LEGO(R) theme, Legends of Chima(TM).
The LEGO(R) Legends of Chima(TM) continue in this exciting, full-color comic reader based on the new television show[...]
When Great War veteran Laurence Bartram arrives in Easton Deadall, he is struck by the beauty of the place: a crumbling manor, a venerable church, and a memorial to the village's soldiers, almost all of whom died in one bloody battle.
Now peace prevails, and the rest of England is newly alight w[...]
From Titanic to Black Swan; from Stanley Kubrick to David Fincher, writer Joe R. Frinzi has covered it all through his monthly film column, "The Art of Cinema," which has appeared since 1998 in The Easton Irregular, the Lehigh Valley's premiere Arts publication. Now, gathered together for the first [...]
Now a major motion picture from Lion's Gate Films starring Christian Bale (Metroland), Chloe Sevigny (The Last Days of Disco), Jared Leto (My So Called Life), and Reese Witherspoon (Cruel Intentions), and directed by Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol).
In American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis [...]
This powerful and poignant novel of L.A., from the author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho, depicts a generation's overwhelming dissatisfaction with the way things are, and its insistence on remaining as detached and isolated as possible.[...]
Set at a small, affluent liberal-arts college in New England at the height of the Reagan 80s, The
Rules of Attraction is a startlingly funny, kaleidoscopic novel about three students with no plans
for the future--or even the present--who become entangled in a curious romantic t[...]
'One of the most disturbing novels I've read in a long time. It possesses an unnerving air of documentary reality' - Michiko Kakutani, "New York Times". In 1985, Bret Easton Ellis shocked, stunned and disturbed with his debut novel, "Less Than Zero". Published when he was just twenty-one, this extra[...]
Captain Flint is angry. The Poor Pirates just can't capture any ships. The Stuck Pig is too slow and her saild her falling to bits. Whatever can they do?[...]
Captain Flint and the Poor Pirates have just captured a ship and stolen lots of gold, as well as a whole sackful of sausages![...]
With their ship stolen by Captain Greenbeard and his Mean Pirates, Captain Flint and his crew are in a bit of a pickle. Who will save the day?[...]
The Poor Pirates have stolen a bag full of fish fingers. Just as the men are about to sit down to eat, their ship, The Stuck Pig, starts to leak. Captain Flint orders his crew to plug the leaks, but they aren't very happy![...]
Sea Force Four are called to the rescue to investigate an unidentified object in the water. Everyone thinks it is a ghost fish, but clever Luna the Lampfish soon realises it is a plastic bag that has been dropped into the water. There are lots of little anchovies trapped inside![...]
Sea Force Four are called on another mission. There's a big white box on the seabed and a baby turtle is trapped in it! Sea Force Four to the rescue...[...]