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1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time; and the Artists, Stories and Secrets Behind Themby Toby CreswellISBN 1560259159 (1-56025-915-9)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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The Agony and the Ecstasyby Irving StoneISBN 1568493401 (1-56849-340-1)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Ancient Egyptians and Their Neighbors: An Activity Guideby Marian BroidaISBN 1556523602 (1-55652-360-2)
Softcover, Chicago Review Pr
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Aquarium Fishby Dick Mills, Jerry YoungISBN 1564582930 (1-56458-293-0)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Avalon: A Novelby Philippa Gregory, Anya SetonISBN 1556526008 (1-55652-600-8)
Softcover, Chicago Review Pr
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Birding Northern Californiaby John KemperISBN 1560448326 (1-56044-832-6)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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Birds of Northern Californiaby Andy Bezener, David FixISBN 155105227X (1-55105-227-X)
Softcover, Lone Pine Pub
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Bridge to Terabithiaby Katherine Paterson, Donna DiamondISBN 1557360103 (1-55736-010-3)
Hardcover, Cornerstone Books
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Brushed By Feathers: A Year Of Birdwatching In The Westby Francis WoodISBN 1555914802 (1-55591-480-2)
Softcover, Fulcrum Pub
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Buckland Romani Tarot: Gypsy Book of Wisdomby Raymond Buckland, Lissanne LakeISBN 1567181058 (1-56718-105-8)
Hardcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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The Buckland Romani Tarot: In the Authentic Gypsy Traditionby Raymond BucklandISBN 156718099X (1-56718-099-X)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Buckland Romani Tarot: In the Authentic Gypsy Tradition'Book summary:The way of the Gypsies revealed in a stunning new Tarot pack * Captures the Gypsy flavour in a 78 traditional tarot cards * Reveals Raymond Buckland's unique method of card Interpretation * A fascinating foray into Gypsy history and their introduction of the Tarot cards to the Western world This Tarot is based on Romanies as the author knew them, growing up in England before and after the Second World War. Following the traditional form of Tarot - which was originally Introduced into Europe by the Gypsies - this deck is unique in its use of Romani scenes to portray the ancient symbolism. [via]
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The Call of the Wildby Jack LondonISBN 1561560944 (1-56156-094-4)
Softcover, Kidsbooks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Call of the Wild'Book summary:Written at a point of crisis in his life, A Tale of Two Cities is the embodiment of Dickens' own passions and fears: the revolution which engulfs the characters symbolizes his own psychological revolution, and the three main characters become projections of Dickens himself. [via]
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Cats' Miscellanyby Lesley O'MaraISBN 1559707976 (1-55970-797-6)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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The Celtic Dragon Tarotby D. J. Conway, Lisa HuntISBN 1567181821 (1-56718-182-1)
Hardcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bangby Ian Fleming, John BurninghamISBN 1568491972 (1-56849-197-2)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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A Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens, Everett Shinn, Melanie RandomISBN 1556706480 (1-55670-648-0)
Hardcover, Stewart, Tabori & Chang
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Christmas Carol'Book summary:In the history of English literature, Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, which has been continuously in print since it was first published in the winter of 1843, stands out as the quintessential Christmas story. What makes this charming edition of Dickens's immortal tale so special is the collection of 80 vivid illustrations by Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Shinn, a well-known artist in his time, was a popular illustrator of newspapers and magazines whose work displayed a remarkable affinity for the stories of Charles Dickens, evoking the bustling street life of the mid-1800s. Printed on heavy, cream-colored paper stock, the edges of the pages have been left rough, simulating the way in which the story might have appeared in Dickens's own time. Though countless editions of this classic have been published over the years, this one stands out as particularly beautiful, nostalgic, and evocative of the spirit of Christmas. [via]
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Hardcover, Creative Co - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 1557489637 (1-55748-963-7)
Softcover, Barbour Pub Inc - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 1561797464 (1-56179-746-4)
Softcover, Tyndale House Pub - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 1556701616 (1-55670-161-6)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 1561795569 (1-56179-556-9)
Hardcover, Tyndale House Pub - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 1564022048 (1-56402-204-8)
Hardcover, Candlewick Pr - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 1556706480 (1-55670-648-0)
Hardcover, Stewart, Tabori & Chang
- A Christmas Carol: ISBN 1568461828 (1-56846-182-8)
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A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmasby Charles Dickens, Richard KellyISBN 1551114763 (1-55111-476-3)
Softcover, Broadview Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas'Book summary:In the history of English literature, Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, which has been continuously in print since it was first published in the winter of 1843, stands out as the quintessential Christmas story. What makes this charming edition of Dickens's immortal tale so special is the collection of 80 vivid illustrations by Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Shinn, a well-known artist in his time, was a popular illustrator of newspapers and magazines whose work displayed a remarkable affinity for the stories of Charles Dickens, evoking the bustling street life of the mid-1800s. Printed on heavy, cream-colored paper stock, the edges of the pages have been left rough, simulating the way in which the story might have appeared in Dickens's own time. Though countless editions of this classic have been published over the years, this one stands out as particularly beautiful, nostalgic, and evocative of the spirit of Christmas. [via]
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Christopher Lowell's Seven Layers of Design: Fearless, Fabulous Decoratingby Christopher LowellISBN 1563319225 (1-56331-922-5)
Hardcover, Discovery Books
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The Classic Tale of the Velveteen Rabbitby Margery WilliamsISBN 1568460937 (1-56846-093-7)
Hardcover, Creative Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Velveteen Rabbit'Book summary:A stuffed toy rabbit (with real thread whiskers) comes to life in Margery Williams's timeless tale of the transformative power of love. Given as a Christmas gift to a young boy, the Velveteen Rabbit lives in the nursery with all of the other toys, waiting for the day when the Boy (as he is called) will choose him as a playmate. In time, the shy Rabbit befriends the tattered Skin Horse, the wisest resident of the nursery, who reveals the goal of all nursery toys: to be made "real" through the love of a human. "'Real isn't how you are made,' said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.'" This sentimental classic--perfect for any child who's ever thought that maybe, just maybe, his or her toys have feelings--has been charming children since its first publication in 1922. (A great read-aloud for all ages, but children ages 8 and up can read it on their own.) [via]
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The Cricket in Times Squareby George Selden, Garth WilliamsISBN 1557361703 (1-55736-170-3)
Hardcover, Cornerstone Books
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Crimes of War: Iraqby Robert Jay Lifton, Irene GendzierISBN 1560258039 (1-56025-803-9)
Softcover, Nation Books
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Culture Shock Britain: Britainby Terry TanISBN 1558680616 (1-55868-061-6)
Softcover, Graphic Arts Center Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Culture Shock Britain: Britain'Book summary:Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular "Culture Shock!" series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. "Culture Shock!" country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. "Culture Shock!" practical guides offer the inside information you need whether you're a student, a parent, a globetrotter, or a working traveler. "Culture Shock!" at your Door guides equip you for daily life in some of the world's most cosmopolitan cities. And "Culture Shock! Success Secrets" guides offer relevant, practical information with the real-life insights and cultural know-how that can make the difference between business success and failure.[via]Each "Culture Shock!" title is written by someone who's lived and worked in the country, and each book is packed with practical, accurate, and enjoyable information to help you find your way and feel at home.
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Culture Shock!: Britainby Terry TanISBN 1558686177 (1-55868-617-7)
Softcover, Graphic Arts Center Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Culture Shock!: Britain'Book summary:Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular "Culture Shock!" series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. "Culture Shock!" country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. "Culture Shock!" practical guides offer the inside information you need whether you're a student, a parent, a globetrotter, or a working traveler. "Culture Shock!" at your Door guides equip you for daily life in some of the world's most cosmopolitan cities. And "Culture Shock!" Success Secrets guides offer relevant, practical information with the real-life insights and cultural know-how that can make the difference between business success and failure.[via]Each "Culture Shock!" title is written by someone who's lived and worked in the country, and each book is packed with practical, accurate, and enjoyable information to help you find your way and feel at home.
Dancing With Dragonsby D. J. ConwayISBN 1567181651 (1-56718-165-1)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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Earth 2by Grant Morrison, Frank QuitelyISBN 1563896311 (1-56389-631-1)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Earth 2'Book summary:If successfully reuniting all of DC's flagship heroes under the Justice League of America banner wasn't enough, JLA: Earth 2 finds Grant Morrison producing perhaps his best JLA tale, continued proof of his mission to ensure that the current League's adventures have top-notch super-heroics infused with his customary mind-bending narratives. Here, the oft-used chestnut of alternate realities is given a fresh airing, showcasing his sparkling character interplay. The story comes together nicely: The League rescues a stricken passenger jet, only to find all the passengers are already dead, let alone have their hearts on the wrong side. Then, a Kansas farming couple discover a crashed spacecraft in a cornfield. Sounds familiar. Not so, when Lex Luthor emerges. The pre-eminent superhero of an alternative Earth, he's come to seek the JLA's help against the CSA--The crime Syndicate of Amerika--a superhero team devoted to evil. In a world of exact opposites, how can the JLA tackle a foe who is destined to win? Morrison is at his best here, never once stooping to cheap get-out clauses in his story. On Earth 2, the JLA represent a tyranny of law and righteousness and their doppelgangers are a bunch of intriguingly drawn characters with splendidly twisted locales (Johnny Quick is a drug addict, Gotham is a police state with Gordon as a crime boss). It's been a while since the JLA has been rendered with such a compelling mix of thought-provoking stories and heady excitement- this is just the book to witness it best. Danny Graydon [via]
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Enchanted Afternoonby Susan WiggsISBN 1551669382 (1-55166-938-2)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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The Firebrandby Susan WiggsISBN 1551667584 (1-55166-758-4)
Softcover, Mira Books
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Gap Creek: Library Editionby Robert MorganISBN 1565122968 (1-56512-296-8)
Hardcover, Algonquin Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gap Creek: Library Edition'Book summary:Oprah Book Club® Selection, January 2000: Robert Morgan's Gap Creek opens with one wrenching death and ends with another. In between, this novel of turn-of-the-century Appalachian life works in fire, flood, swindlers, sickness, and starvation--a truly biblical assortment of plagues, all visited on the sturdy shoulders of 17-year-old Julie Harmon. "Human life don't mean a thing in this world," she concludes. And who could blame her? "People could be born and they could suffer, and they could die, and it didn't mean a thing.... The world was exactly like it had been and would always be, going on about its business." For Julie, that business is hard physical labor. Fortunately, she's fully capable of working "like a man"--splitting and hauling wood, butchering hogs, rendering lard, planting crops, and taking care of the stock. Even when Julie meets and marries handsome young Hank Richards, there's no happily-ever-after in store. Nothing comes easy in Julie Harmon's world, and their first year together is no exception.
Throughout the novel, Morgan chronicles Julie's trials in prose of great dignity and clarity, capturing the rhythms of North Carolina speech by using only the subtlest of inflections. Clearly the author has done his research too--the descriptions of physical labor practically leap off the page. (Suffice to say, you'll learn far more about hog slaughtering than you ever dreamed of knowing.) Yet he resists the temptation to make his long-suffering characters into saints. Julie simmers with resentment at being her family's workhorse, and Hank flies into a helpless rage whenever he feels that his authority is questioned. In novels like The Truest Pleasure and The Hinterlands, Morgan proved his ability to create memorable heroines. In Gap Creek, he writes with great feeling--but not a touch of sentimentality--about a life Julie aptly calls "both simple and hard." [via]
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Halfway to Heavenby Susan WiggsISBN 1551668378 (1-55166-837-8)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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The Hobbitby J.R.R. TolkienISBN 1560600543 (1-56060-054-3)
Softcover, Eclipse Books
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Home Before Darkby Susan WiggsISBN 1551666731 (1-55166-673-1)
Hardcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story of the Intelligence Conspiracy to Undermine the Un and Overthrow Saddam Husseinby Scott Ritter, Seymour M. HershISBN 156025887X (1-56025-887-X)
Softcover, Nation Books
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Jane Eyreby Charlotte BronteISBN 1551111802 (1-55111-180-2)
Softcover, Broadview Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jane Eyre'Book summary:"Jane Eyre," Charlotte Brontë's most beloved novel, describes the passionate love between the courageous orphan Jane Eyre and the brilliant, brooding, and domineering Rochester. The loneliness and cruelty of Jane Eyre's childhood strengthens her natural independence and spirit, which prove invaluable when she takes a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall. But after she falls in love with her sardonic employer, her discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a heart-wrenching choice. Ever since its publication in 1847, "Jane Eyre" has enthralled every kind of reader, from the most critical and cultivated to the youngest and most unabashedly romantic. "Jane Eyre" lives as one of the great triumphs of storytelling and as a moving and unforgettable portrayal of a woman's quest for self-respect. "At the end we are steeped through and through with the genius, the vehemence, the indignation of Charlotte Brontë." -Virginia Woolf [via]
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Jlaby Grant Morrison, Frank QuitelyISBN 1563895757 (1-56389-575-7)
Hardcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jla'Book summary:If successfully reuniting all of DC's flagship heroes under the Justice League of America banner wasn't enough, JLA: Earth 2 finds Grant Morrison producing perhaps his best JLA tale, continued proof of his mission to ensure that the current League's adventures have top-notch super-heroics infused with his customary mind-bending narratives. Here, the oft-used chestnut of alternate realities is given a fresh airing, showcasing his sparkling character interplay. The story comes together nicely: The League rescues a stricken passenger jet, only to find all the passengers are already dead, let alone have their hearts on the wrong side. Then, a Kansas farming couple discover a crashed spacecraft in a cornfield. Sounds familiar. Not so, when Lex Luthor emerges. The pre-eminent superhero of an alternative Earth, he's come to seek the JLA's help against the CSA--The crime Syndicate of Amerika--a superhero team devoted to evil. In a world of exact opposites, how can the JLA tackle a foe who is destined to win? Morrison is at his best here, never once stooping to cheap get-out clauses in his story. On Earth 2, the JLA represent a tyranny of law and righteousness and their doppelgangers are a bunch of intriguingly drawn characters with splendidly twisted locales (Johnny Quick is a drug addict, Gotham is a police state with Gordon as a crime boss). It's been a while since the JLA has been rendered with such a compelling mix of thought-provoking stories and heady excitement- this is just the book to witness it best. Danny Graydon [via]
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Kimby Maire Fhlathuin, Marie Ni FhlathuinISBN 1551115212 (1-55111-521-2)
Softcover, Broadview Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kim'Book summary:One of the particular pleasures of reading Kim is the full range of emotion, knowledge, and experience that Rudyard Kipling gives his complex hero. Kim O'Hara, the orphaned son of an Irish soldier stationed in India, is neither innocent nor victimized. Raised by an opium-addicted half-caste woman since his equally dissolute father's death, the boy has grown up in the streets of Lahore:
Though he was burned black as any native; though he spoke the vernacular by preference, and his mother-tongue in a clipped uncertain sing-song; though he consorted on terms of perfect equality with the small boys of the bazar; Kim was white--a poor white of the very poorest.
From his father and the woman who raised him, Kim has come to believe that a great destiny awaits him. The details, however, are a bit fuzzy, consisting as they do of the woman's addled prophecies of "'a great Red Bull on a green field, and the Colonel riding on his tall horse, yes, and'--dropping into English--'nine hundred devils.'"In the meantime, Kim amuses himself with intrigues, executing "commissions by night on the crowded housetops for sleek and shiny young men of fashion." His peculiar heritage as a white child gone native, combined with his "love of the game for its own sake," makes him uniquely suited for a bigger game. And when, at last, the long-awaited colonel comes along, Kim is recruited as a spy in Britain's struggle to maintain its colonial grip on India. Kipling was, first and foremost, a man of his time; born and raised in India in the 19th century, he was a fervid supporter of the Raj. Nevertheless, his portrait of India and its people is remarkably sympathetic. Yes, there is the stereotypical Westernized Indian Babu Huree Chander with his atrocious English, but there is also Kim's friend and mentor, the Afghani horse trader Mahub Ali, and the gentle Tibetan lama with whom Kim travels along the Grand Trunk Road. The humanity of his characters consistently belies Kipling's private prejudices, and raises Kim above the mere ripping good yarn to the level of a timeless classic. --Alix Wilber [via]
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The Lightkeeperby Susan WiggsISBN 1551668807 (1-55166-880-7)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Lion, Witch, & Wardrobeby C. S. LewisISBN 156137704X (1-56137-704-X)
Softcover, Novel Units
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A Little Princessby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 1561387428 (1-56138-742-8)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Little Princess'Book summary:Sara Crewe is a gifted and well-mannered child, and Captain Crewe, her father, is an extraordinary wealthy man. So Miss Minchin, headmistress of Sara's new boarding school in London, is pleased to treat Sara as her star pupil--a pampered little princess.
But suddenly, one dreadful day, Sara's world collapses around her. All of her lovely things are taken from her and she is forbidden to associate with her friends. Her father has died penniless in India.
Miss Minchin can now show her greedy and meanspirited nature to its fullest. The little princess is reduced to a shabby drudge. But Sara does not break, and with the help of a monkey, an Indian lascar, and the strange, ailing gentleman next door, she not only survives her sufferings but help those around her. [via]
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Love You Foreverby Robert Munsch, Sheila McGrawISBN 1552091090 (1-55209-109-0)
Hardcover, Firefly Books Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Love You Forever'Book summary:The mother sings to her sleeping baby: "I'll love you forever / I'll love you for always / As long as I'm living / My baby you'll be." She still sings the same song when her baby has turned into a fractious 2-year-old, a slovenly 9-year-old, and then a raucous teen. So far so ordinary--but this is one persistent lady. When her son grows up and leaves home, she takes to driving across town with a ladder on the car roof, climbing through her grown son's window, and rocking the sleeping man in the same way. Then, inevitably, the day comes when she's too old and sick to hold him, and the roles are at last reversed. Each stage is illustrated by one of Sheila McGraw's comic and yet poignant pastels. (Ages 4 to 8) --Richard Farr [via]
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hatby Oliver SacksISBN 1555042651 (1-55504-265-1)
Softcover, Chivers North Amer
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Manhuntingby Jennifer CrusieISBN 1551666189 (1-55166-618-9)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Mansfield Parkby Jane Austen, June SturrockISBN 1551110989 (1-55111-098-9)
Softcover, Broadview Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mansfield Park'Book summary:Mansfield Park is Austen's darkest and most complex novel. In contrast to the confident and vivacious heroines of Emma and Pride and Prejudice, its central character, Fanny Price, is a shy and vulnerable poor relation who finds the courage to stand up for her principles and desires. Fanny comes to live at Mansfield Park, the home of the wealthy Bertram family, and of Fanny's aunt, Lady Bertram. Though the family impresses upon Fanny her inferior status, she finds a friend in Edmund, the younger brother.Mansfield Park explores important issues such as slavery (the source of the Bertrams' wealth), the oppressive nature of idealized femininity, and women's education. This edition sheds light on these and other issues through its insightful introduction and wide-ranging appendices of contemporary documents. [via]
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My Life In Cia: A Chronicle Of 1973by Harry MathewsISBN 1564783928 (1-56478-392-8)
Softcover, Dalkey Archive Pr
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The Night Before Christmasby Clement Clarke Moore, Joyce PattiISBN 1556702744 (1-55670-274-4)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Night Before Christmas'Book summary:As St. Nick and eight tiny reindeer descend through a brilliant night sky, the famous Christmas poem begins. The father narrates the words just as Clement Moore wrote them, and artist Jan Brett captures the spirit of the story in glorious illustrations. Visually she extends it for children who will delight in watching two mischievous stowaways from the North Pole enthusiastically exploring the sacks of gifts on the roof. St. Nick, inside the house, is unaware, until the toys spill down onto the lawn -- then he turns with a jerk, and sees them. Antique toys and exquisite ornaments frame the borders, in which the father, St.Nick, or the family cat and dog can be found watching the action. A unique and beautiful edition, which all the family will cherish for years to come.[via]More editions of The Night Before Christmas:
- The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 155858465X (1-55858-465-X)
Hardcover, North South Books - The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 1561384763 (1-56138-476-3)
Hardcover, Courage Books - The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 156352533X (1-56352-533-X)
Hardcover, Longstreet Pr - The Night Before Christmas: ISBN 1556702744 (1-55670-274-4)
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Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!by Sandra BoyntonISBN 1563054418 (1-56305-441-8)
Hardcover, Workman Pub Co
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Owl Babiesby Martin Waddell, Patrick BensonISBN 1564021017 (1-56402-101-7)
Hardcover, Candlewick Pr
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Parisby Alan TillierISBN 1564581853 (1-56458-185-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paris'Book summary:Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness city guides bill themselves as "the guides that show you what others only tell you" and indeed, spectacular illustrations are one of their strongest points. Every page of an Eyewitness guide is filled with beautiful color photographs, maps, drawings and diagrams that bring popular tourist destinations to life. Each guide color-codes the city's districts or neighborhoods, making it easy for readers to know at a glance just where they are in the book--and where they want to go. Eyewitness Paris is typical of the series: a brief history of the city is followed by "Paris at a Glance" featuring the best museums, churches and parks; "Paris Through the Year," a description of the seasons; and "A River View of Paris" which takes the reader on a tour along the Seine. After this introductory section, Eyewitness Paris tackles the city of lights district by district, starting with Ile de la Cite and ending with Montmartre. At the back of the book is a lengthy section called "Travelers Needs" which includes extensive information about restaurants, hotels, shopping venues entertainment opportunities and special activities for children. The "Survival Guide" gives practical information about getting into and out of Paris, banking and postal services, safety, transportation, and more.
One of the best things about the Eyewitness series are the guided walks for each city. In Paris you have a choice of five 90-minute walks: around Parc Monceau, along the Canal St.-Martin, around the Ile St-Louis, in Auteuil or in Montmartre--the directions for each are clear, the sites well worth seeing, and each provides you with the best possible way of getting to know the city. Don't be deceived by Eyewitness Paris's picture-heavy format--this little picture book packs a lot of information! Don't leave home without it. [via]
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A Perfect Arrangementby Suzanne BerneISBN 1565122615 (1-56512-261-5)
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Persuasionby Jane Austen, Linda BreeISBN 1551111314 (1-55111-131-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Persuasion'Book summary:Anne Elliot, heroine of Austen's last novel, did something we can all relate to: Long ago, she let the love of her life get away. In this case, she had allowed herself to be persuaded by a trusted family friend that the young man she loved wasn't an adequate match, social stationwise, and that Anne could do better. The novel opens some seven years after Anne sent her beau packing, and she's still alone. But then the guy she never stopped loving comes back from the sea. As always, Austen's storytelling is so confident, you can't help but allow yourself to be taken on the enjoyable journey. [via]
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Peter Panby J. M. BarrieISBN 1561563056 (1-56156-305-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Peter Pan'Book summary:Recounts the adventures of Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. [via]
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Pride and Prejudiceby Jane AustenISBN 1561381713 (1-56138-171-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pride and Prejudice'Book summary:"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing the intricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century British mating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual, Austen trains her sights on a country village and a few families--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases. Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune, and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, who married above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity to marry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley is complaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane; Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet's vulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters, he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane and Elizabeth. His excessive pride offends Lizzy, who is more than willing to believe the worst that other people have to say of him; when George Wickham, a soldier stationed in the village, does indeed have a discreditable tale to tell, his words fall on fertile ground.
Having set up the central misunderstanding of the novel, Austen then brings in her cast of fascinating secondary characters: Mr. Collins, the sycophantic clergyman who aspires to Lizzy's hand but settles for her best friend, Charlotte, instead; Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy's insufferably snobbish aunt; and the Gardiners, Jane and Elizabeth's low-born but noble-hearted aunt and uncle. Some of Austen's best comedy comes from mixing and matching these representatives of different classes and economic strata, demonstrating the hypocrisy at the heart of so many social interactions. And though the novel is rife with romantic misunderstandings, rejected proposals, disastrous elopements, and a requisite happy ending for those who deserve one, Austen never gets so carried away with the romance that she loses sight of the hard economic realities of 19th-century matrimonial maneuvering. Good marriages for penniless girls such as the Bennets are hard to come by, and even Lizzy, who comes to sincerely value Mr. Darcy, remarks when asked when she first began to love him: "It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley." She may be joking, but there's more than a little truth to her sentiment, as well. Jane Austen considered Elizabeth Bennet "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print". Readers of Pride and Prejudice would be hard-pressed to disagree. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Pride and Prejudiceby Robert Irvine, Robert P. IrvineISBN 1551110288 (1-55111-028-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pride and Prejudice'Book summary:"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing the intricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century British mating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual, Austen trains her sights on a country village and a few families--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases. Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune, and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, who married above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity to marry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley is complaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane; Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet's vulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters, he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane and Elizabeth. His excessive pride offends Lizzy, who is more than willing to believe the worst that other people have to say of him; when George Wickham, a soldier stationed in the village, does indeed have a discreditable tale to tell, his words fall on fertile ground.
Having set up the central misunderstanding of the novel, Austen then brings in her cast of fascinating secondary characters: Mr. Collins, the sycophantic clergyman who aspires to Lizzy's hand but settles for her best friend, Charlotte, instead; Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy's insufferably snobbish aunt; and the Gardiners, Jane and Elizabeth's low-born but noble-hearted aunt and uncle. Some of Austen's best comedy comes from mixing and matching these representatives of different classes and economic strata, demonstrating the hypocrisy at the heart of so many social interactions. And though the novel is rife with romantic misunderstandings, rejected proposals, disastrous elopements, and a requisite happy ending for those who deserve one, Austen never gets so carried away with the romance that she loses sight of the hard economic realities of 19th-century matrimonial maneuvering. Good marriages for penniless girls such as the Bennets are hard to come by, and even Lizzy, who comes to sincerely value Mr. Darcy, remarks when asked when she first began to love him: "It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley." She may be joking, but there's more than a little truth to her sentiment, as well. Jane Austen considered Elizabeth Bennet "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print". Readers of Pride and Prejudice would be hard-pressed to disagree. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Purple Hibiscusby Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieISBN 1565123875 (1-56512-387-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Purple Hibiscus'Book summary:Fifteen-year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a privileged life in Enugu, Nigeria. They live in beautiful house, with a caring family, and attend an exclusive missionary school. They're completely shielded from the troubles of the world. Yet, as Kambili reveals in her tender-voiced account, things are less perfect than they appear. Although her Papa is generous and well respected, he is fanatically religious and tyrannical at homea home that is silent and suffocating.
As the country begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili and Jaja are sent to their aunt, a university professor outside the city, where they discover a life beyond the confines of their fathers authority. Books cram the shelves, curry and nutmeg permeate the air, and their cousins laughter rings throughout the house. When they return home, tensions within the family escalate, and Kambili must find the strength to keep her loved ones together.
Purple Hibiscus is an exquisite novel about the emotional turmoil of adolescence, the powerful bonds of family, and the bright promise of freedom. [via]More editions of Purple Hibiscus:
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Rick Steves' 2006 Amsterdam, Bruges, & Brusselsby Rick Steves, Gene OpenshawISBN 1566917190 (1-56691-719-0)
Softcover, Avalon Travel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rick Steves' 2006 Amsterdam, Bruges, & Brussels'Book summary:Who but Rick Steves can tell travellers the best way to meander around Amsterdam's Van Gogh museum, climb Bruges' 14th century belfry, and stroll through Brussels' La Grand Place? With "Rick Steves' Amsterdam, Bruges and Brussels 2006", travellers can experience everything Amsterdam, Bruges, and Brussels have to offer - economically and hassle-free. Completely revised and updated, "Rick Steves' Amsterdam, Bruges and Brussels 2006" includes opinionated coverage of both famous and lesser-known sights; friendly places to eat and sleep; suggested day plans; walking tours and trip itineraries; clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train, or foot; and Rick's newest "back door" discoveries. [via]
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Rick Steves' Amsterdam Bruges & Brussels 2004by Rick StevesISBN 1566915392 (1-56691-539-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rick Steves' Amsterdam Bruges & Brussels 2004'Book summary:Rick Steves does more than just list where to travel in Amsterdam; he gives travelers inside information on what to visit, where to stay, and how to get there--economically and hassle-free. [via]
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Rick Steves' Amsterdam, Bruges, and Brussels 2007by Rick Steves, Gene OpenshawISBN 1566918057 (1-56691-805-7)
Softcover, Avalon Travel Publishing
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Sense And Sensibilityby C. S. Lewis, Jane AustenISBN 1561387053 (1-56138-705-3)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sense And Sensibility'Book summary:Though not the first novel she wrote, Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published. Though she initially called it Elinor and Marianne, Austen jettisoned both the title and the epistolary mode in which it was originally written, but kept the essential theme: the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason. The story revolves around the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Whereas the former is a sensible, rational creature, her younger sister is wildly romantic--a characteristic that offers Austen plenty of scope for both satire and compassion. Commenting on Edward Ferrars, a potential suitor for Elinor's hand, Marianne admits that while she "loves him tenderly," she finds him disappointing as a possible lover for her sister:
Oh! Mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward's manner in reading to us last night! I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much composure, she seemed scarcely to notice it. I could hardly keep my seat. To hear those beautiful lines which have frequently almost driven me wild, pronounced with such impenetrable calmness, such dreadful indifference!
Soon however, Marianne meets a man who measures up to her ideal: Mr. Willoughby, a new neighbor. So swept away by passion is Marianne that her behavior begins to border on the scandalous. Then Willoughby abandons her; meanwhile, Elinor's growing affection for Edward suffers a check when he admits he is secretly engaged to a childhood sweetheart. How each of the sisters reacts to their romantic misfortunes, and the lessons they draw before coming finally to the requisite happy ending forms the heart of the novel. Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well-lost for love may appeal to modern readers, it is Elinor whom Austen herself most evidently admired; a truly happy marriage, she shows us, exists only where sense and sensibility meet and mix in proper measure. --Alix Wilber [via]More editions of Sense And Sensibility:
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Sense And Sensibilityby Jane Austen, Kathleen Viola James-CavanISBN 155111125X (1-55111-125-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sense And Sensibility'Book summary:Though not the first novel she wrote, Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published. Though she initially called it Elinor and Marianne, Austen jettisoned both the title and the epistolary mode in which it was originally written, but kept the essential theme: the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason. The story revolves around the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Whereas the former is a sensible, rational creature, her younger sister is wildly romantic--a characteristic that offers Austen plenty of scope for both satire and compassion. Commenting on Edward Ferrars, a potential suitor for Elinor's hand, Marianne admits that while she "loves him tenderly," she finds him disappointing as a possible lover for her sister:
Oh! Mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward's manner in reading to us last night! I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much composure, she seemed scarcely to notice it. I could hardly keep my seat. To hear those beautiful lines which have frequently almost driven me wild, pronounced with such impenetrable calmness, such dreadful indifference!
Soon however, Marianne meets a man who measures up to her ideal: Mr. Willoughby, a new neighbor. So swept away by passion is Marianne that her behavior begins to border on the scandalous. Then Willoughby abandons her; meanwhile, Elinor's growing affection for Edward suffers a check when he admits he is secretly engaged to a childhood sweetheart. How each of the sisters reacts to their romantic misfortunes, and the lessons they draw before coming finally to the requisite happy ending forms the heart of the novel. Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well-lost for love may appeal to modern readers, it is Elinor whom Austen herself most evidently admired; a truly happy marriage, she shows us, exists only where sense and sensibility meet and mix in proper measure. --Alix Wilber [via]More editions of Sense And Sensibility:
Serious Occupation: Literary Criticism by Victorian Women Writersby Solvieg RobinsonISBN 1551113503 (1-55111-350-3)
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Skeletonsby Kate WilhelmISBN 1551667495 (1-55166-749-5)
Softcover, Harlequin Books
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Strange Bedpersonsby Jennifer CrusieISBN 1551667436 (1-55166-743-6)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Strange Bedpersons'Book summary:Tess Newhart's former boyfriend, Nick Jameson, asks her to do him a big favor--pose as his fiance for a weekend business trip that could make or break his career. Will Tess be able to resist Nick's charms a second time around? Reissue. [via]
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A Thousand Days in Venice : An Unexpected Romanceby Marlena De BlasiISBN 1565123212 (1-56512-321-2)
Hardcover, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
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Titanic Conspiracy : Cover-ups and Mysteries of the World's Most Famous Sea Disasterby Robin GardinerISBN 1559723475 (1-55972-347-5)
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To Kill a Mockingbirdby Novel Units Inc. StaffISBN 1561373079 (1-56137-307-9)
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Treasure Islandby Robert Louis Stevenson, N. C. WyethISBN 1561382647 (1-56138-264-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Treasure Island'Book summary:Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. Treasure Islandhas enthralled (and caused slight seasickness) for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With it's dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that children will ever say no to this timeless classic. --Naomi Gesinger [via]
The Truth About Camp David: The Untold Story about the Collapse of the Middle East Peace Processby Clayton SwisherISBN 1560256230 (1-56025-623-0)
Softcover, Nation Books
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Twas the Night Before Christmasby Carolyn Quattrocki, Clement Clarke Moore, Susan SpellmanISBN 1561737240 (1-56173-724-0)
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Understanding Power: The Indispensible Chomskyby Noam Chomsky, John SchoeffelISBN 1565847032 (1-56584-703-2)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Understanding Power: The Indispensible Chomsky'Book summary:Understanding Power is a wide-ranging collection of transcribed and previously unpublished discussions and seminars (from 1989 to 1999) with sociopolitical analyst Noam Chomsky.
The chapters, each covering discrete sessions with Chomsky, arrive in a question-and-answer format that at times becomes delightfully contentious. Chomsky holds forth on such disparate topics as American third-party politics, the stifling of true dissent, the illusion of a muscular media, heavy-handed American imperialism (from Southeast Asia to Mexico), a dysfunctional and self-destructing United States political left, the gilding of the Kennedy and Carter administrations, and the impotent state of labor unions.
The relatively accessibility of Understanding Power is a welcome balance to Chomsky's often formidable scholarly writings. This is a book best taken in doses: a sort of bedside reader. --H. O'Billovitch [via]
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What the Lady Wantsby Jennifer CrusieISBN 155166951X (1-55166-951-X)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'What the Lady Wants'Book summary:Nothin' like a dame . . .
Mitch Peabody was learning pretty fast that the life of a private detective was not all it was cracked up to be. Cheating husbands, suspicious wives, unsuspecting mistresss -- case after case left him cynical and disillusioned. This was nothing like the world of tough-talking detectives and smart-mouthed, stunning dames he'd envisioned . . . until she walked through the door.
Right down to her stilettos, Mae Sullivan was a knockout with a lethal body -- and a lethal family to go with it. There was something not quite on the up-and-up about her, but she came with a case he couldn't afford to refuse . . . and left him with a case of lust like he hadn't had since high school. It didn't take long for him to fall for her, hook, line and sinker. But was Mae only interested in catching the double-crossing crooks who murdered her uncle . . . or did the lady want to catch him? [via]
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Where's My Teddy?by Jez AlboroughISBN 1564022803 (1-56402-280-3)
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Wide Sargasso Seaby Jean Rhys, Charlotte BronteISBN 1568497296 (1-56849-729-6)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wide Sargasso Sea'Book summary:In 1966 Jean Rhys reemerged after a long silence with a novel called Wide Sargasso Sea. Rhys had enjoyed minor literary success in the 1920s and '30s with a series of evocative novels featuring women protagonists adrift in Europe, verging on poverty, hoping to be saved by men. By the '40s, however, her work was out of fashion, too sad for a world at war. And Rhys herself was often too sad for the world--she was suicidal, alcoholic, troubled by a vast loneliness. She was also a great writer, despite her powerful self-destructive impulses.
Wide Sargasso Sea is the story of Antoinette Cosway, a Creole heiress who grew up in the West Indies on a decaying plantation. When she comes of age she is married off to an Englishman, and he takes her away from the only place she has known--a house with a garden where "the paths were overgrown and a smell of dead flowers mixed with the fresh living smell. Underneath the tree ferns, tall as forest tree ferns, the light was green. Orchids flourished out of reach or for some reason not to be touched."
The novel is Rhys's answer to Jane Eyre. Charlotte Brontë's book had long haunted her, mostly for the story it did not tell--that of the madwoman in the attic, Rochester's terrible secret. Antoinette is Rhys's imagining of that locked-up woman, who in the end burns up the house and herself. Wide Sargasso Sea follows her voyage into the dark, both from her point of view and Rochester's. It is a voyage charged with soul-destroying lust. "I watched her die many times," observes the new husband. "In my way, not in hers. In sunlight, in shadow, by moonlight, by candlelight. In the long afternoons when the house was empty."
Rhys struggled over the book, enduring rejections and revisions, wrestling to bring this ruined woman out of the ashes. The slim volume was finally published when she was 70 years old. The critical adulation that followed, she said, "has come too late." Jean Rhys died a few years later, but with Wide Sargasso Sea she left behind a great legacy, a work of strange, scary loveliness. There has not been a book like it before or since. Believe me, I've been searching. --Emily White [via]
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With God On Their Side: How Christian Fundamentalists Trampled Science, Policy, And Democracy In George W. Bush's White Houseby Esther KaplanISBN 1565849205 (1-56584-920-5)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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For four years, Americans have lived under an administration that holds twice-weekly Bible classes in the White House and daily prayer meetings at the Department of Justice. The Christian right is no stranger to Washington's corridors of power. But a combination of a born-again president, a burgeoning family-values movement, and the canny political strategies of Karl Rove has delivered unprecedented influence to today's Christian fundamentalists.
As Esther Kaplan shows in this fast-paced investigation, no condom fact sheet or obscure drug advisory panel is too small to escape the roving eyes of Focus on the Family, the Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, or the many other political advocacy arms of the evangelical right. While organizations that promote family planning and sex education are the targets of relentless audits, church groups receive hundreds of millions in federal dollars for programs promoting sexual abstinence and marriage training, especially for the poor. Religious considerations even shape the government's foreign aid policies and its war on terror. And while much of the Christian right's influence could be quickly reversed with a change in administration, Bush's crusading makeover of the federal courts will undermine women's and gay rights and bolster a corporate agenda for decades to come.
- Under pressure from Christian fundamentalists, the National Park Service has approved the display and sale of a creationist book that claims the Grand Canyon was formed by the flood that launched Noah's ark.
- To sell his faith-based initiative to Christian conservatives, President Bush allowed religious groups receiving federal funds to legally refuse to hire Jews, gays, unmarried mothers, or anyone who fails to meet their moral code.
- The administration has collaborated with states it considers sponsors of terror, such as Libya and Iran, to forward an anti-abortion agenda at the UN. Meanwhile, doctors sent to restore social services in Iraq were vetted to make sure they were anti-abortion.
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The Wizard of Ozby L. Frank BaumISBN 1566197120 (1-56619-712-0)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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The Wizard of Ozby Baum Frank L., Lisbeth ZwergerISBN 1558586571 (1-55858-657-1)
Hardcover, North South Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wizard of Oz'Book summary:In this fascinating reinterpretation of L. Frank Baums The Wizard of Oz, artist Graham Rawle has stripped the epic story about Dorothys journey to Oz of all remnants of Hollywood iconography. Gone are the Judy Garland braids, the Technicolor ruby slippers, the ethereal Glinda the Good Witch. In their place, Rawle has fashioned graphic characters and scenery that are at once relentlessly modern and devoutly loyal to Baums original text: the Wicked Witch of the West has but one good eye and it is as powerful as a telescope, while Emerald City only appears to be green because the inhabitants are made to wear tinted glasses. Infused with color, images, and montages that bring the classic story alive all over again, this is an Oz that is both surreal and surprising.[via]More editions of The Wizard of Oz:
The Wonderful Wizard of Ozby L. Frank Baum, W. W. DenslowISBN 1557360138 (1-55736-013-8)
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