Grass Dancer by Power Susan (313 results)

Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book.

Condition: Good. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Set on a North Dakota reservation, inter-connected stories are related of Sioux men and women from 1876 to the early 1980s. Each generation has to deal with pressures from the past even to the extent of inheriting magical powers; characters seem inhabited by ancient wisdom and weaknesses. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

AUDIO CASSETTE. Condition: Good. 2 AUDIO CASSETTES! AUDIO CASSETTE TAPE performance. Each cassette TESTED! prior to shipping for quality sound. You will receive a reliable set. Enjoy this CASSETTE TAPE edition for your home and library.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. On a Sioux reservation in North Dakota potent forces converge today, asthey have for centuries. Ancestral ghosts make their presence known among the living.Dreams inspire journeys, both literal and physical. The dying are summoned to a councilfire "five steps beyond the edge of the universe." And, through it all, good medicine andbad magic nudge the intricate twists of fate. Such is the setting for Susan Power's debut novel, The Grass Dancer, itselfa remarkable journey through many times and many realms. Power, an enrolled memberof the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, has created a spellbinding collection of interwoventales that not only illuminate the hearts, minds, and spirits of an unforgettable cast ofcharacters but also offer startling insights into the use and abuse of power. In the first contemporary scene of The Grass Dancer a young man's life isstruck by tragedy for the second time. Harley Wind Soldier, whose father and olderbrother were killed in a car accident four weeks before his birth, meets Pumpkin, anunusual and irresistible young woman, at an inter-tribal powwow. After astonishing thecrowd with her command of the ritual "grass dance," Pumpkin spends the night withHarley, and both discover she is the one who can light the empty corners of his soul. Butthe next day, Pumpkin is killed in a car crash. An accident perhaps, or the work ofMercury Thunder - the reservation witch whose granddaughter, Charlene, has also set hersights on Harley. As the novel unfolds, we learn more of the complex, intertwined histories thatultimately brought this scenario into being. We learn of Harley's family secret and of thetrue reason his mother, Lydia, relinquished her power of speech when she was widowed.We learn of Charlene's bondage to--and ultimate liberation from--a grandmother whoeveryone on the reservation rightfully fears. And we learn what awful circumstance couldbring a woman such as Mercury Thunder to manipulate her tremendous gift of power forevil ends. Along the way we encounter many others whose individual stories are threads in thislarger tapestry. Jeannette McVay is a teacher at the Indian school who came to studyIndian "superstition" and finds herself inextricably bound to the reservation as if by apreternatural tie. Red Dress and Ghost Horse are two formidable spirits whose influenceextends across boundaries of death. Harley's grandmother, Margaret Many Wounds, stopson her way to the ancestral council fire to frolic on the moon with the Apollo astronauts. The Grass Dancer is a cornucopia of legends and legacies, secrets andsurprises. As one layer of its tale is peeled away, another is revealed, until we are leftwith a core of understanding of the hopes, dreams, values, and attitudes that informpeople and a culture across the generations. Power is a storyteller whose narratives are sovivid that readers are, time and again, shocked when they realize what they have been toldis a fictional tale. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Presented in the form of interconnected short stories, each told from a different point of view, this novel provides the reader with a snapshot of the life of one tribe from the 1860s through the 1980s. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good hardcover with DJ. A NEW COPY but slightly shelf-cocked.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine light gold boards backed in tan cloth. In a Fine dust jacket. Bright, snug & unmarked; unread. Neatly Signed by Power at title page without inscription.

1st edition. wraps Advance Reading Copy, in Fine cond. Author's first book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First printing. 300pp. 24 cm.

AUDIO TAPES, UNABRIDGED. 3 cassettes, total 9 hours. " A story of Sioux mythology interwoven with contemporary lives. " [#2061].

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Advance Reading Copy/Proof.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Signed by the author and dated 8.13.94 on the title page. The book is clean and tightly bound. The jacket has very light surface rubbing and light creasing at the edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 300 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcoverr in jacket. Inscribed by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Yellow boards with beige cloth spine in mylar protected, illustrated dust jacket. Signed by author on title page. 300 pages. FINE in FINE dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Later Printing. There is a one inch tear at the base of the spine of the dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Author on title page. The binding is Clean and tight with minor shelf wear. Light wear on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly worn with scuffs, creases & small scratches in a mylar cover. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. SIGNED. 300pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/2 tan cloth over matching boards. Signed by the author, with the date "10.20.94," on the title page. This work received the 1995 PEN/Hemingway Award for Best First Fiction.

advance reading copy, fine in illustrated self-wrappers. author's acclaimed 1st book. 1st edition.

1st ed., UNC. PROOF, F/wraps, with review material laid in.

Condition: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Paperback, some traces of use, else in good condition. Please see description or ask for photos.

Advance Reader's Copy with publisher's slip laid in. Fine in wraps.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Signed by Power on the title page. A novel based on Sioux tradition and set on a North Dakota reservation. Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award. A signed ; 300 pages; Signed by Author.

Advance reading copy. 300 pp. One lower corner bumped, else fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Laid in is a letter from Power's publicist to a book reviewer, an author photo, and two promotional flyers (one an essay by Power, the other an interview).

First edition. 300 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Power's first book.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1994; first edition, with full number line, SIGNED and inscribed by author on first page; 300pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; tan and beige quarter-cloth boards also very good, corners sharp; metallic red titling remains bright and bold. Ends of spine bumped. Some shelfwear to jacket; peeling to tail of spine; rubbing to rear panel along spine. Interior is free of markings save signature/inscription. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Signed and inscribed by author.