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5 Paths to the Love of Your Life: Defining Your Dating Styleby Douglas Wilson, Lauren F. Winner, Jeramy Clark, Jerusha Clark, Rick Holland, Jonathan LindvallISBN 1576837092 (1-57683-709-2)
Softcover, Navpress Pub Group
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Acres of Hope: The Miraculous Story of One Family's Gift of Love to Children Without Hopeby Joe Musser, Patty Anglin, Joni Eareckson TadaISBN 1577486250 (1-57748-625-0)
Hardcover, Barbour Pub Inc
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Anne of the Islandby L.M. MontgomeryISBN 1588275965 (1-58827-596-5)
Hardcover, Indypublish.Com
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Anne's House of Dreamsby L. M. MontgomeryISBN 1588275795 (1-58827-579-5)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anne's House of Dreams'Book summary:The newlyweds, Anne and Gilbert, move into their house of dreams where they share joys and sorrows with special neighbors Captain Jim, Leslie Moore and Cornelia. The births of the first children a moving part of the story. Five 90-minute cassettes. [via]
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Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bagby Louisa May AlcottISBN 1591070813 (1-59107-081-3)
Softcover, Minerva Group Inc
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Between, Georgiaby Joshilyn JacksonISBN 1585478660 (1-58547-866-0)
Hardcover, Center Point Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Between, Georgia'Book summary:A feud that began the night a baby was stolen is escalating...
Nonny Frett understands the meanings of 'rock' and 'hard place'. She's got two men: her husband is easing out the back door and her best friend is laying siege to her heart in her front yard. She has a job that holds her in the city, and she's addicted to a little girl stuck deep in the country. And she has two families: the Fretts, who stole her and raised her right, and the Crabtrees, who lost her and can't forget they've been done wrong. Now a random act of violence is about to set the torch to a thirty-year-old stash of highly flammable secrets. This might be just what the town needs if only Nonny wasn't sitting in the middle of it...Â
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Bound for Glory: God's Promise for Your Familyby R.C. SproulISBN 1581344953 (1-58134-495-3)
Softcover, Good News Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bound for Glory: God's Promise for Your Family'Book summary:There is a battle, a critical front on the broader culture war, over the nature of the family. (From Chapter 1)
And this battle is tearing American families apart. Divorce is all too common, and even homes that stay together are often nothing more than a collection of individuals sharing the same roof. Whats worse is that even in the church the family is being torn apart as age- and gender-specific programs break up time together. R. C. Sproul, Jr., decries the alarming state of the family in our time; he calls Christians to look to the Word of God to see how we can be bound together as families and as the church through a biblical understanding of the covenant.
Bound for Glory begins with a conversation between father and son, R. C. Sproul, Senior and Junior, about the importance of leading families in a covenantal relationship with God. R. C. Sproul, Jr., then discusses the implications of this covenantal relationship for husbands, wives, children, and the church family. He speaks especially to men as the leaders in their households, encouraging them to make Gods Word known in their families, to help their wives and children grow in godliness, and to take responsibility for the testimony of their family to others. The book ends with another conversation between father and son about the benefits of homeschooling and the role that parents should play in their childs education. Bound for Glory will help you and your family be bound together as a covenantal family for the glory of God.
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Boy Meets Girlby Joshua HarrisISBN 1590521676 (1-59052-167-6)
Softcover, Multnomah Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Boy Meets Girl'Book summary:Joshua Harris follows up his bestselling I Kissed Dating Goodbye with Boy Meets Girl, the story of how he met and married his wife, Shannon. Where Harris's first book encouraged readers to throw off modern ideas of romantic fixation, Boy Meets Girl goes to the next level and urges single Christian men and women to pursue courtship, and ultimately marriage, thoughtfully and prayerfully. Knowing that many readers will balk at the idea of premeditated courtship, Harris insists that dating should not be emotional recreation but rather a careful decision rooted in obedience to God. While the anecdotes used to reveal true-to-life scenarios about dating pitfalls are somewhat elementary (and geared to those in their 20s), Harris succeeds in hammering home the point that obedience to God's word, selfless love, community, purity, and satisfaction in God are the most important aspect of any relationship. The last section of the book is particularly practical, discussing forgiveness of past sexual sin, questions to ask before tying the knot, and how an understanding of our sinful nature can lead to conflict resolution. For Harris's mere twentysomething years of life experience, his maturity and devotion to God are sincere evidence that he has indeed practiced what he has preached, resulting in a passionate relationship with the love of his life. --Jill Heatherly [via]
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Building Strong Familiesby Dennis RaineyISBN 1581343825 (1-58134-382-5)
Softcover, Good News Pub
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Choosing to Cheatby Andy Stanley, John MaxwellISBN 1590523296 (1-59052-329-6)
Hardcover, Multnomah Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Choosing to Cheat'Book summary:Work. Family. Church. Hobbies. Fitness. Housekeeping. Socializing. Sleep. With only 24 hours in each day, we simply can't fit everything in. And what we choose to cheat is a clear announcement of our values. When you come home an hour earlier, miss a round of golf, or let the dishes sit while you play with your child, you make your family feel valued and secure. Bestselling author Andy Stanley helps you restore your vision of what really matters - and guides you in making courageous decisions about your time.
Who are you cheating?
You love your family. You love the challenges of your job. But theres not enough of you to go around. Somebody isnt getting as much of your attention as they want or deserve.
This little book presents a strategic plan for resolving the tension between work and homereversing the destructive pattern of giving to your company and career what belongs to your family.
But be forewarned...you will have to cheat.
Story Behind the Book
Andy has spent hundreds of hours with men and women who have cheated their families for the sake of their career goals. They all admitted knowing there was a problem. This is not a struggle relegated to some diminutive segment of society. We all wrestle with the tension between work and family. Regardless of which side of the equation you are on, you know what it is like to deal with the endless cycle of guilt, anger, jealousy, and rejection. But there is a solution. Strangely enough, the solution is similar to the problem. Both involve cheating. Simply put, you must choose to cheat at work rather than at home. [via]More editions of Choosing to Cheat:
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A Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens, Neil BartlettISBN 1840023996 (1-84002-399-6)
Softcover, Oberon Books Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Christmas Carol'Book summary:Uniquely designed, this 6 X 9 deluxe edition of Signature Classics features a padded leatherette casing enhanced by gold guilding on all three sides. Highlighted by a full color picture insert on the cover surrounded by gold foil stamping, this series is sure to becomea collectable. A standard Jacketed Edition is also available. [via]
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Hardcover, Trident Reference Pub - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 1582790914 (1-58279-091-4)
Hardcover, Trident Reference Pub - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 1580495796 (1-58049-579-6)
Softcover, Prestwick House Inc - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 159679237X (1-59679-237-X)
Hardcover, Spotlight - A Christmas Carol: ISBN 1840023996 (1-84002-399-6)
Softcover, Oberon Books Ltd
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Corduroyby Don FreemanISBN 1591127890 (1-59112-789-0)
Softcover, Live Oak Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Corduroy'Book summary:Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a department store at night? The endearing story of Corduroy paints a picture of the adventures that might unfold (for a teddy bear at least) in such a situation. When all the shoppers have gone home for the night, Corduroy climbs down from the shelf to look for his missing button. It's a brave new world! He accidentally gets on an elevator that he thinks must be a mountain and sees the furniture section that he thinks must be a palace. He tries to pull a button off the mattress, but he ends up falling off the bed and knocking over a lamp. The night watchman hears the crash, finds Corduroy, and puts him back on the shelf downstairs. The next morning, he finds that it's his lucky day! A little girl buys him with money she saved in her piggy bank and takes him home to her room. Corduroy decides that this must be home and that Lisa must be his friend. Youngsters will never get tired of this toy-comes-alive tale with a happy ending, so you may also want to seek out Dan Freeman's next creation, A Pocket for Corduroy. (Ages 3 to 8) [via]
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Daughters & Dads: Building a Lasting Relationshipby Chap Clark, Dee ClarkISBN 1576830489 (1-57683-048-9)
Softcover, Navpress Pub Group
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Durable Goodsby Elizabeth BergISBN 158547049X (1-58547-049-X)
Hardcover, Center Point Pub
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Evangelical Feminism & Biblical Truth: An Analysis of More Than One Hundred Disputed Questionsby Wayne GrudemISBN 157673840X (1-57673-840-X)
Softcover, Multnomah Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Evangelical Feminism & Biblical Truth: An Analysis of More Than One Hundred Disputed Questions'Book summary:Egalitarians, or evangelical feminists, consider men's and women's roles in the home and church to be interchangeable. In this helpful book, Bible scholar Wayne Grudem considers over a hundred egalitarian arguments and finds them contrary to the Bible. According to Grudem, the Bible teaches that God values men and women equally. However, their roles in home and church are complementary to each other, not interchangeable. Arguing against both feminism on the left and male chauvinism on the right, his carefully researched handbook is a valuable resource defending the complementarian viewpoint.
God created us, male and female, in His image.
So what does that mean?
Has the modern church suffered a tragic loss of the beauty of manhood and womanhood as created by God? Has the feminist influence within todays evangelical church led to a rejection of the effective authority of the Bible? In this reasoned, comprehensive response to more than one hundred controversial claims from evangelical feminists, biblical scholar Wayne Grudem answers these questions and examines the egalitarian perspective on every major doctrinal issue, including: What the Bible says about the roles of men and women in marriage Women in the church and in church leadership Theology and the concepts of equality, fairness, and justice Claims that a complementarian view is harmful
This is the fullest and most informative analysis available, and no one will be able to deny the cumulative strength of the case this author makes J. I. Packer
This is the most thorough, balanced, and biblically accurate treatment of feminism and the Bible I have seen Stu Weber
After the Bible, I cannot imagine a more useful book for finding reliable help in understanding Gods will for manhood and womanhood in the church and the home John Piper
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I would like to see this book as the final answer to the question of feminsm in the church today. There has been a lot of controversy and debate in the church on this subject and I have used the Bible exclusively to answer the question of feminism in the church. This book must not be portrayed as anti-women, or as putting women down in any way. This book will seek throughout to elevate and honor women, to regard them as equal in value to men yet with different God-given roles. This book fairly presents arguments and facts, leading people to conclude for themselves that evangelical feminism is clearly contrary to Scripture. [via]More editions of Evangelical Feminism & Biblical Truth: An Analysis of More Than One Hundred Disputed Questions:
Evangelical Feminism and Biblical Truth: An Analysis of More Than 100 Disputed Questionsby Wayne GrudemISBN 1601420315 (1-60142-031-5)
Softcover, Multnomah Pub
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Existe Un Nosotrosby Jim Borgman, Jerry ScottISBN 1594970807 (1-59497-080-7)
Softcover, Public Square Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Existe Un Nosotros'Book summary:Nota: En los titulos y nombres de autores, los marcos ortograficos han sido omitidos para facilitar las busquedas de Internet.
Description del libro en espanol: Quieres recordar como era tu vida cuando eras adolescente Revive con Zits esos momentos inolvidables, pero tambien las meteduras de pata mas lamentables, todo con un sentido del humor inconfundible.
Book Description in English: Since its wildly popular debut in the summer of 1997, Zits has become one of America's favorite comic strips! Enter the life of Jeremy Duncan, a 15-year-old aspiring rock musician, riddled with angst, boredom and parents who don't understand anything. Let him show you the wonderfully lousy world of being a 15-year-old. Meet Jeremy's parents Connie and Walt Duncan. Watch as they continue to try to figure out the mysterious science of parenting a teenager... the second time around! Meet Jeremy's brother, Chad, the glowing college student. Jeremy will have to live up to his brother's dreadfully perfect example. Join Jeremy and his best friend Hector as they struggle to solve the mystery of life, aided with advanced hangin' out techniques. Watch Jeremy as he flounders around with his awkward high school love affair with Sara Toomey, his uh... girlfriend. [via]
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Faerie Warsby Herbie BrennanISBN 1582349436 (1-58234-943-6)
Softcover, Bloomsbury USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Faerie Wars'Book summary:Faerie Wars, by Herbie Brennan follows in the footsteps of Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl with its tale of fairy-folk and derring-do. But whereas Colfer's little people have a thoroughly modern edge throughout, Brennan comes at them from a slightly different angle in a highly original novel that weaves modern science with a good, old-fashioned fantasy story.
Henry, an ordinary boy, is thrown into turmoil when his mother apparently has an affair with his father's secretary and it looks as if his hitherto safe, if a little dull, world is about to fall to pieces. To avoid the arguments and the tense silences he heads for the haven of Mr Fogarty's house to spend time with the old man whose passion lies in scientific experiments and the accompanying paraphernalia.
Meanwhile, on an altogether different plane, Pyrgus Malvae, son of an emperor, has fallen out with his father and sets about making mischief. What he doesn't realise is that there are greater forces at work than his teenage tantrums, and not only his life, but that of his family's, is under serious threat. To save his life he transports, accidentally ending up in Mr Fogarty's back garden (where he appears as a tiny fairy--bizarre but true!). Before long, Pyrgus Malvae, Henry and Mr Fogarty are trapped in battle between distant worlds and dark forces, the result of which will change all their lives forever.
The aforementioned Eoin Colfer reckons that Herbie Brennan is a master of mythology, science and fantasy. Indeed he is, and despite a few hiccups in the handling of Henry's situation which seem somehow ill at ease with the rest of the book, he pulls off his first major work of fiction with admirable poise in a pleasingly challenging fantasy for older readers. (Includes some strong language and subject matter). Recommend for ages 11 and over. --Susan Harrison [via]
Faking Itby Jennifer CrusieISBN 1585472794 (1-58547-279-4)
Hardcover, Center Point Pub
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Feminine Appeal: 7 Virtues of a Godly Wife and Motherby Carolyn Mahaney, Nancy Leigh DemossISBN 1581346158 (1-58134-615-8)
Softcover, Good News Pub
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First Impressionsby Marilyn SachsISBN 1596431172 (1-59643-117-2)
Hardcover, Roaring Brook
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› Find signed collectible books: 'First Impressions'Book summary:" I read on. And then it happens. On page 89. Mary is humiliated, and I know I have to step in. There she is, in an ill-fitting, wine-colored gown that doesn't do anything for her mousy complexion, gathering up her music, when I pass by, and spill my glass of punch right on her dress. I turn, and there is Kevin, dressed in a scarlet coat and all the rest of the uniform of a British Soldier, circa 1811. 'What are you doing here?' I ask. 'Well, this is the part I'm up to in the book.'"[via]
The smart middle child in a blue-collar family identifies with Mary, the middle child in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. When Alice enters Mary's world and makes changes in both their lives, she learns that first impressions aren't always right.More editions of First Impressions:
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Fruits Basket 10by Natsuki TakayaISBN 1595324054 (1-59532-405-4)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fruits Basket 10'Book summary:The world's number one shojo manga continues, as Tohru and the Sohmas spend time at the Sohma's summerhouse. Alas, it's not all fun in the sun on this little trip. Akito pays a surprise visit, causing a commotion for the rest of the family. Shigure takes a stroll down memory lane with an old friend, remembering the days when Hatori wasn't so aloof. Meanwhile, Tohru begins to wonder: What must life be like for the loved ones of a cursed member of the Sohma family? Can life with this family truly be happy while bearing such a burden? [via]
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Fruits Basket 11by Natsuki TakayaISBN 1595324062 (1-59532-406-2)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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Fruits Basket 12by Natsuki TakayaISBN 1595324070 (1-59532-407-0)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fruits Basket 12'Book summary:The world's most popular shojo manga continues... With the beginning of the school year approaching, the gang returns from summer break--and what a vacation indeed! A new student council has been assembled, with two new secretaries: Naohito, who has declared himself Yuki's rival, and Kimi, who is known as a devil woman--and a thief of men's hearts. Later, when Tohru goes to see her grandfather, he brings up a part of Tohru's past that she had tried to shut away. And with parent-teacher conferences on the horizon, Mayuko gives Shigure some good advice. [via]
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Fruits Basket 13by Natsuki Takaya, Alethea Nibley, Athena NibleyISBN 1595324089 (1-59532-408-9)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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Fruits Basket 14by Natsuki TakayaISBN 1595324097 (1-59532-409-7)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fruits Basket 14'Book summary:Isuzu loves snooping through Shigure's life, especially when she's totally convinced that he is hiding something. But when Tohru finds a passed-out Isuzu in the house, she tries to drag Isuzu to the hospital. Meanwhile, Yuki goes to the ASB council room only to find it trashed again! But as the secrets of who vandalized the room come out of the closet, Yuki accidentally gets locked in one. Who will be the one to help her get out? The answer is right inside this next volume of the super-popular Fruits Basket, the world's most popular shojo manga! [via]
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Fruits Basket 2by Natsuki Takaya, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Alethea Nibley, Athena NibleyISBN 1591826047 (1-59182-604-7)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fruits Basket 2'Book summary:Ever since Tohru Honda discovered the Zodiac secret of the Sohma clan, her eyes have been opened to a world of magic and wonder. But with such a great secret comes great responsibility. When her best friends Hana-chan and Uo-chan come to the Sohma house for a sleepover, Tohru has her work cut out for her keeping the "Cat" in the bag and the "Dog" on a leash. [via]
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Fruits Basket 3: Ultimate Editionby Natsuki TakayaISBN 1591826055 (1-59182-605-5)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fruits Basket 3: Ultimate Edition'Book summary:Fruit Basket Vol. 3 [via]
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Fruits Basket 6by Natsuki TakayaISBN 159182608X (1-59182-608-X)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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Fruits Basket 7by Natsuki TakayaISBN 159532402X (1-59532-402-X)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fruits Basket 7'Book summary:*Peaking at #1 in sales and consistently a strong seller, according to BookScan *Inspired the Hit Anime available on DVD! *The #1 Selling Shojo Manga in Japan! *The best-selling shojo in America *Part of YALSA's 2005 top ten Quick picks for Reluctant Young Adult ReadersElist!
Tohru and company have been having a lot more fun ever since Kisa came to visit. Now it's time for Tohru to meet another member of the Zodiac--the skillfully sarcastic grade-school student, Hiro! One way or another, this tyke will have to deal with his resentment of Tohru and his affection for Kisa! [via]
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Fruits Basket 8by Natsuki TakayaISBN 1595324038 (1-59532-403-8)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fruits Basket 8'Book summary:Summer is on its way, so of course Tohru and friends are excited about the upcoming vacation and field trip. But what's that sound? It's Hatsuharu going beserk in the classroom... again! Black Haru is full of more rage than usual, so what will happen when Yuki intervenes? And then there's Ritsu Sohma, whose mom Tohru met at the hot spring...but what's wrong with this kimono-wearing beauty?! [via]
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Fruits Basket 9by Natsuki TakayaISBN 1595324046 (1-59532-404-6)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fruits Basket 9'Book summary:Finally--summer has arrived! While Tohru struggles through the bipolar days of hope and anxiety, what will happen when Yuki comes face-to-face with the new member of the student council? Meanwhile, who is that Uo-chan's hanging out with? Is she c-r-a-z-y in love? In a bonus feature, Hana-chan's past is finally disclosed! Come join the party in the 9th volume of the super-popular Fruits Basket, the world's most popular shojo manga! [via]
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God Is in the Small Stuff for Your Familyby Stan Jantz, Bruce BickelISBN 157748567X (1-57748-567-X)
Hardcover, Barbour Pub Inc
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Hans Brinkerby Mary Mapes Dodge, Malvina G. Vogel, Floris FreshmanISBN 1577658140 (1-57765-814-0)
Hardcover, Spotlight
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hans Brinker'Book summary:A Dutch brother and sister work toward two goals--finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates. [via]
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Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skatesby Mary Mapes Dodge, Alice CarseyISBN 1596054158 (1-59605-415-8)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates'Book summary:Gretel looked at her [mother] in troubled silence, wondering whether it were very wicked to care more for one parent than for the other-and sure, yes, quite sure, that she dreaded her father, while she clung to her mother with a love that was almost idolatry. -from Hans Brinker A beloved childhood favorite for a century and a half-and a book that readers continue to enjoy and appreciate long into adulthood-Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates went through more than 100 editions during the author's lifetime alone. First published in 1865, this replica of the 1917 edition features the exquisite illustrations by Alice Carsey, whose sensitive eye and delicate pen-and-ink lines enliven the tale of the poor but virtuous Dutch boy in a way that few other artists have achieved. This replica edition brings the enchanting work of Dodge and Carsey to a new generation of children. Author and editor Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) was born in New York City. She served as editor of the children's magazine St. Nicholas, to which she attracted such writers as Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Rudyard Kipling. She also authored the short-fiction collection Irvington Stories (1864). ON FRONT FLAP: Gretel looked at her [mother] in troubled silence, wondering whether it were very wicked to care more for one parent than for the other-and sure, yes, quite sure, that she dreaded her father, while she clung to her mother with a love that was almost idolatry. -from Hans Brinker A beloved childhood favorite for a century and a half-and a book that readers continue to enjoy and appreciate long into adulthood-Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates went through more than 100 editions during the author's lifetime alone. First published in 1865, this replica of the 1917 edition features the exquisite illustrations by Alice Carsey, whose sensitive eye and delicate pen-and-ink lines enliven the tale of the poor but virtuous Dutch boy in a way that few other artists have achieved. This replica edition brings the enchanting work of Dodge and Carsey to a new generation of children. ON BACK FLAP: COSIMO CLASSICS was inspired by Cosimo de Medici, the first of the de Medici dynasty, who ignited the most important cultural and artistic revolution in Western history - the Renaissance. This quest for enrichment is the foundation for COSIMO, an innovative publisher of books that inspire, inform, and engage readers worldwide. COSIMO brings to life unique, out-of-print classics, representing subjects as diverse as Alternative Health, Business & Economics, Eastern & Western Philosophy, Personal Growth, Mythology & Folklore, Science, and Sacred Texts & Spirituality, and much more! [via]
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The Harsh Cry of the Heronby Lian HearnISBN 1594489238 (1-59448-923-8)
Hardcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Harsh Cry of the Heron'Book summary:T he Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori is a truly epic novel. It is the rich and satisfying conclusion to the Tales of the Otori series that both completes the characters' lives-prophesied and otherwise-and brilliantly illuminates unexpected aspects of the entire Otori saga. The Harsh Cry of the Heron is the only fitting end to such a stirring series: a book that takes the storytelling achievement of Lian Hearn's fantastic medieval Japanese world to startling new heights of drama and action.
Hearn's Otori series is the best (and only) literary expression of a cultural phenomenon that has swept through cinema (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), comics (manga), and popular culture at large. And, with this book, Hearn delivers in full ninja vs. samurai fashion the kinetic, simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting resolution that the Otori's hundreds of thousands of fans richly deserve-whose epic satisfaction will surely draw even more readers into the fold. [via]
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The Hidden Value of a Man: Created to Lead, Empowered to Succeedby Gary Smalley, John T. TrentISBN 1589972120 (1-58997-212-0)
Softcover, Tyndale House Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hidden Value of a Man: Created to Lead, Empowered to Succeed'Book summary:Often men are ridiculed for being men. The media portray them as sitcom buffoons; heartless, money-hungry corporate raiders; and angry criminals. Many men feel powerless and frustrated, unsure of their role in the family and beyond. The truth is that a man has great value and incredible impact on his familyand his world. In The Hidden Value of a Man: Created to Lead, Empowered to Succeed, Gary Smalley and John Trent explore that influence and show men how to use their God-given power to build strength, love, and unity in their families and the world. [via]
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The Highest Tideby Jim LynchISBN 1582346291 (1-58234-629-1)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Highest Tide'Book summary:Miles O'Malley, 13-year-old insomniac, naturalist, worshipper of Rachel Carson, and dweller on the mud flats of Skookumchuck Bay, at the South end of Puget Sound near Olympia, Washington, is the irresistible center of The Highest Tide. He says, "I learned early on that if you tell people what you see at low tide they'll think you're exaggerating or lying when you're actually just explaining strange and wonderful things as clearly as you can" and "People usually take decades to sort out their view of the universe, if they bother to sort at all. I did my sorting during one freakish summer in which I was ambushed by science, fame and suggestions of the divine."
And what a summer he has! Miles, who is licensed to collect marine specimens for money, slips into his kayak late one night when he can't sleep and begins his exploratory rounds. What he sees is not the usual collectibles. He hears a deep exhale, a sound of release, and comes eye to eye with a giant squid. But, there are no giant squid in Puget Sound or anywhere around it--and when they are seen by humans, they are always dead. His discovery is confirmed by Professor Kramer, a local biologist and Miles's friend. Television cameras arrive, everyone wants to interview this small-for-his-age but very smart boy and the events of the summer begin to unfold.
Jim Lynch has an ability to tell a tale that glows on every page. He knows everything that lives in or near the water by name and habit. This knowledge and his sense of wonder at the natural world brings the reader very close to his story, both in its setting and its characters. One early morning Miles says, "...the water was so clear I could see coon-stripe shrimp ... and the bottomless bed of white clam shells ... Those shells, as unique and timeless as bones, helped me realize that we all die young, that in the life of the earth, we are houseflies, here for one flash of light." Such insights are perfectly natural coming from Miles, whose interests are not garden-variety. He has a mad crush on the mixed-up 18-year-old girl next door, a randy age-mate named Phelps, and a deep friendship with Florence, the elderly woman his mother refers to as "a crazy witch." Florence is a psychic of sorts and her powers come into play when she predicts an extremely high tide on a certain day.
All of these relationships and what is happening between Miles's parents are part of this event-filled, life-changing summer. Early on, Miles says off the top of his head, when asked by a TV reporter why a deep-sea creature has found its way to his front yard, "Maybe the earth is trying to tell us something." What the earth and the sea and the people in Miles's life are all trying to tell him is what he susses out in the days that follow--before that high tide.
This absolutely luminous first novel has all the earmarks of a classic. The Highest Tide is destined to be read, re-read, and to remain on bookshelves for the enjoyment of generations to come. --Valerie Ryan [via]
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Hons and Rebelsby Jessica Mitford, Christopher HitchensISBN 1590171101 (1-59017-110-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hons and Rebels'Book summary:Jessica Mitford, the great muckraking journalist, was part of a legendary English aristocratic family. Her sisters included Nancy, doyenne of the 1920s London smart set and a noted novelist and biographer; Diana, wife to the English fascist chief Sir Oswald Mosley; Unity, who fell head over in heels in love with Hitler; and Deborah, later the Duchess of Devonshire. Jessica swung left and moved to America, where she took part in the civil rights movement and wrote her classic exposé of the undertaking business, The American Way of Death.
Hons and Rebels is the hugely entertaining tale of Mitford's upbringing, which was, as she dryly remarks, not exactly conventional. . . Debo spent silent hours in the chicken house learning to do an exact imitation of the look of pained concentration that comes over a hen's face when it is laying an egg. . . . Unity and I made up a complete language called Boudledidge, unintelligible to any but ourselves, in which we translated various dirty songs (for safe singing in front of the grown-ups). But Mitford found her family's world as smothering as it was singular and, determined to escape it, she eloped with Esmond Romilly, Churchill's nephew, to go fight in the Spanish Civil War. The ensuing scandal, in which a British destroyer was dispatched to recover the two truants, inspires some of Mitford's funniest, and most pointed, pages.
A family portrait, a tale of youthful folly and high-spirited adventure, a study in social history, a love story, Hons and Rebels is a delightful contribution to the autobiographer's art. [via]More editions of Hons and Rebels:
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Howards Endby E. M. ForsterISBN 1582790760 (1-58279-076-0)
Hardcover, Trident Press International
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Howards End'Book summary:Margaret Schlegel, engaged to the much older, widowed Henry Wilcox, meets her intended the morning after accepting his proposal and realizes that he is a man who has lived without introspection or true self-knowledge. As she contemplates the state of Wilcox's soul, her remedy for what ails him has become one of the most oft-quoted passages in literature:
Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer.
Like all of Forster's work, Howards End concerns itself with class, nationality, economic status, and how each of these affects personal relationships. It follows the intertwined fortunes of the Schlegel sisters, Margaret and Helen, and the Wilcox family over the course of several years. The Schlegels are intellectuals, devotees of art and literature. The Wilcoxes, on the other hand, can't be bothered with the life of the mind or the heart, leading, instead, outer lives of "telegrams and anger" that foster "such virtues as neatness, decision, and obedience, virtues of the second rank, no doubt, but they have formed our civilization." Helen, after a brief flirtation with one of the Wilcox sons, has developed an antipathy for the family; Margaret, however, forms a brief but intense friendship with Mrs. Wilcox, which is cut short by the older woman's death. When her family discovers a scrap of paper requesting that Henry give their home, Howards End, to Margaret, it precipitates a spiritual crisis among them that will take years to resolve.Forster's 1910 novel begins as a collection of seemingly unrelated events--Helen's impulsive engagement to Paul Wilcox; a chance meeting between the Schlegel sisters and an impoverished clerk named Leonard Bast at a concert; a casual conversation between the sisters and Henry Wilcox in London one night. But as it moves along, these disparate threads gradually knit into a tightly woven fabric of tragic misunderstandings, impulsive actions, and irreparable consequences, and, eventually, connection. Though set in the early years of the 20th century, Howards End seems even more suited to our own fragmented era of e-mails and anger. For readers living in such an age, the exhortation to "only connect" resonates ever more profoundly. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Howards Endby Mary Gordon, E. M. ForsterISBN 1593080220 (1-59308-022-0)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Howards End'Book summary:Margaret Schlegel, engaged to the much older, widowed Henry Wilcox, meets her intended the morning after accepting his proposal and realizes that he is a man who has lived without introspection or true self-knowledge. As she contemplates the state of Wilcox's soul, her remedy for what ails him has become one of the most oft-quoted passages in literature:
Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer.
Like all of Forster's work, Howards End concerns itself with class, nationality, economic status, and how each of these affects personal relationships. It follows the intertwined fortunes of the Schlegel sisters, Margaret and Helen, and the Wilcox family over the course of several years. The Schlegels are intellectuals, devotees of art and literature. The Wilcoxes, on the other hand, can't be bothered with the life of the mind or the heart, leading, instead, outer lives of "telegrams and anger" that foster "such virtues as neatness, decision, and obedience, virtues of the second rank, no doubt, but they have formed our civilization." Helen, after a brief flirtation with one of the Wilcox sons, has developed an antipathy for the family; Margaret, however, forms a brief but intense friendship with Mrs. Wilcox, which is cut short by the older woman's death. When her family discovers a scrap of paper requesting that Henry give their home, Howards End, to Margaret, it precipitates a spiritual crisis among them that will take years to resolve.Forster's 1910 novel begins as a collection of seemingly unrelated events--Helen's impulsive engagement to Paul Wilcox; a chance meeting between the Schlegel sisters and an impoverished clerk named Leonard Bast at a concert; a casual conversation between the sisters and Henry Wilcox in London one night. But as it moves along, these disparate threads gradually knit into a tightly woven fabric of tragic misunderstandings, impulsive actions, and irreparable consequences, and, eventually, connection. Though set in the early years of the 20th century, Howards End seems even more suited to our own fragmented era of e-mails and anger. For readers living in such an age, the exhortation to "only connect" resonates ever more profoundly. --Alix Wilber [via]
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I'll Always Love Youby Paeony Lewis, Penny IvesISBN 1589253604 (1-58925-360-4)
Softcover, ME Media LLC
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I'll Always Love You'Book summary:When he accidentally breaks his mother's favorite bowl, Alex the bear worries that she will no longer love him. [via]
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The Importance of Being Earnestby Oscar WildeISBN 158049580X (1-58049-580-X)
Softcover, Prestwick House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Importance of Being Earnest'Book summary:This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader appreciate Wilde's wry wit and elaborate plot twists.
Oscar Wilde's madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers' entanglements still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and premiere performance. The rapid-fire wit and eccentric characters of The Importance of Being Earnest have made it a mainstay of the high school curriculum for decades.
Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are both in love with the same mythical suitor. Jack Worthing has wooed Gewndolen as Ernest while Algernon has also posed as Ernest to win the heart of Jack's ward, Cecily. When all four arrive at Jack's country home on the same weekend, the rivals to fight for Ernest's undivided attention and the Ernests to claim their beloved's pandemonium breaks loose.
Only a senile nursemaid and an old, discarded hand-bag can save the day! [via]
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Invincibleby Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, Ryan OttleyISBN 158240500X (1-58240-500-X)
Hardcover, Image Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Invincible'Book summary:Mark Grayson is just like most everyone else his age. He's a senior at a normal American high School. He has a crappy part time job after school and on weekends. He likes girls quite a bit... but doesn't quite understand them. He enjoys hanging out with his friends, and sleeping late on Saturdays... at least until the good cartoons come on. The only difference between Mark and everyone else is that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet, and as of late, he seems to be inheriting his father's powers. Strange things begin to happen to Mark Grayson as he begins to develop superpowers. Luckily, his dad is around to show him the ropes, at least he would be if he weren't so busy saving the world all the time. [via]
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Invincible 1: Family Mattersby Robert Kirkman, Cory WalkerISBN 1582407118 (1-58240-711-8)
Softcover, Image Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Invincible 1: Family Matters'Book summary:Back in print! Mark Grayson is just like most everyone else his age. The only major difference being that his dad is the most powerful superhero on the planet! And, Mark seems to be inheriting his father's powers! See Mark thwart super-villains, alien invasions and all sorts of craziness, as he gets the hang of all this super-heroing stuff. [via]
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Jimmy Corriganby Chris WareISBN 1594972079 (1-59497-207-9)
Hardcover, Public Square Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jimmy Corrigan'Book summary:One of the most acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Chris Ware's epic story traces the lives of four generations of lonely, emotionally impaired everymen against the backdrop of Chicago's urban transformation over the course of the twentieth century. Winner of the American Book Award in 2001. [via]
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The Language of Love: How to Be Instantly Understood by Those You Loveby Gary Smalley, John TrentISBN 1589973046 (1-58997-304-6)
Softcover, Tyndale House Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Language of Love: How to Be Instantly Understood by Those You Love'Book summary:Words have incredible meaning, especially when they say what you mean. Make the most of your messages by learning The Language of Love. Written by best-selling authors Gary Smalley and John Trent, this companion to The Two Sides of Love shows how emotional word pictures can infuse understanding and intimacy into all your relationships. [via]
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Marriage under Fire : Why We Must Win This Battleby James C. DobsonISBN 1590524314 (1-59052-431-4)
Hardcover, WaterBrook Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Marriage under Fire : Why We Must Win This Battle'Book summary:SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE
For the past forty years, the homosexual activist movement has sought to implement a master plan to utterly destroy the family. Unelectable and unaccountable rogue judges have made a habit of inventing rights that not only dont exist in the Constitution, but also contradict both the will of the people and the actions of the legislative branch.
Christians around the world have scrambled, wondering how to respond. How do we discuss this intelligently? What can we do to make our voices heard? In his newest release, Marriage Under Fire, Dr. Dobson addresses the dire ramifications of judicial activism and presents compelling arguments against the legalization of homosexual unionsmobilizing the Christian community to respond to a call to action.
"I understand both the busy-ness of daily life and the intimidation that the average man or woman feels in the face of this overwhelming cultural challenge. But we need to work together. Maybe you want to make a difference but you simply dont know what to do. May this book encourage you for the battle ahead, as we fight to save the institution of the family ." --Dr. James Dobson
Why Not "Gay Marriage"?
Why shouldn't the definition of family be broadened and modernized? What harm could be done by two consenting adults who love one another coming together to create a binding union?
In this succinct analysis of the issue, Dr. James Dobson presents a compelling case against the legalization of marriage between homosexuals and the dire ramifications our nation could face: Same-sex marriage will destroy the fundamental principles of marriage, parenthood, and gender. Families will be increasingly unstable as their definition expands to incorporate multiple moms or dads . Legalization of gay marriages will lead to polygamy and other alternatives to one-man/one-woman unions. The divorce rate will be higher, making our children less safe.
Marriage Under Fire provides the foundations of a battle plan for the preservation of traditional values in our nation. Our response could not be clearer. The well-being of the family, and thus our nation, hangs in the balance. Now is the time to speak out in defense of marriage and the American family.
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I write to you today with a profound sense of concern and apprehension for the welfare of the family, and indeed for the future of our nation. I do not recall a time since the beginnings of Focus on the Family twenty-seven years ago when the institution of marriage faced such peril or when the forces arrayed against it were more formidable or determined. Barring a miracle, the family as it has been known for more than five millennia will crumble, presaging the fall of Western civilization itself. This is a time for concerted prayer, divine wisdom, and greater courage than we have ever been called upon to exercise. [via]More editions of Marriage under Fire : Why We Must Win This Battle:
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The Mayor of Casterbridgeby Thomas HardyISBN 1593083092 (1-59308-309-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'Book summary:Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - One evening of late summer, before the nineteenth century had reached one-third of its span, a young man and woman, the latter carrying a child, were appro- aching the large village of Weydon-Priors, in Upper Wessex, on foot. They were plainly but not ill clad, though the thick hoar of dust which had accumulated on their shoes and garments from an obviously long journey lent a disadvantageous shabbiness to their appearance just now. The man was of fine figure, swarthy, and stern in aspect; and he showed in profile a facial angle so slightly inclined as to be almost perpendicular. He wore a short jacket of brown corduroy, newer than the remainder of his suit, which was a fustian waistcoat with white horn buttons, breeches of the same, tanned leggings, and a straw hat overlaid with black glazed canvas. At his back he carried by a looped strap a rush basket, from which protruded at one end the crutch of a hay-knife, a wimble for hay-bonds being also visible in the aperture. His measured, springless walk was the walk of the skilled countryman as distinct from the desultory shamble of the general labourer; while in the turn and plant of each foot there was, further, a dogged and cynical indifference personal to himself, showing its presence even in the regularly interchanging fustian folds, now in the left leg, now in the right, as he paced along. [via]
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Metamorphosisby Franz Kafka, Donna Freed, Jason BakerISBN 1593080298 (1-59308-029-8)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Metamorphosis and Other Stories'Book summary:[via]Here is Franz Kafkas terrifying but bizarrely comic story in a theatrically explosive new version. The ordinary, unremarkable life of the Samsas is turned into a six-legged nightmare when their son Gregor emerges one morning transformed into a monstrous insect. As revulsion turns to resentment, strange things start to happen to the Samsa family.
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Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - Metamorphosis: ISBN 1580495818 (1-58049-581-8)
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Moby Dickby Herman Melville, George Stade, Carl F. HovdeISBN 1593080182 (1-59308-018-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moby Dick'Book summary:Retells the story of the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him. [via]
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The Night Watchby Sarah WatersISBN 1594482306 (1-59448-230-6)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Night Watch'Book summary:Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked-out streets, illicit partying, and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch tells the story of four Londoners-three women and a young man with a past-whose lives, and those of their friends and lovers, connect in tragedy, stunning surprise and exquisite turns, only to change irreversibly in the shadow of a grand historical event. [via]
No Fear: A Police Officer's Perspectiveby Robert R. SurgenorISBN 1577361598 (1-57736-159-8)
Softcover, Providence House Pub
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The Other Dogby Madeleine L'Engle, Christine DavenierISBN 1587170418 (1-58717-041-8)
Hardcover, Chronicle Books LLC
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Other Dog'Book summary:From the beloved author of the Newbery Medal-winning title A Wrinkle in Time comes a charming story for younger readers, especially those with a new sibling. Touche L'Engle-Franklin, the very talented, sophisticated, and articulate poodle of the house, is shocked and dismayed when her master and mistress bring home another dog, especially such an odd-looking one. This interloper has no fur to speak of, no tail, and--horror of horrors--it does its business inside the house, in something called a diaper. Touche doesn't know what to make of this strange turn of events--after all, as she says, "This was a great waste of money. Dogs are expensive to feed and clothe, and one dog is enough for any family. I fail to see why I did not satisfy all requirements." Gradually, though, although she still considers the addition to the family an inferior breed, Touche begins to warm to "Jo-dog," and ultimately determines that "in every home there should be at least two dogs!"
Funny, touching, and original, this oversize picture book is just the ticket for disgruntled siblings. Precocious pooch Touche expresses her feelings toward the new baby in the household in a way that any child can relate to and every adult will recognize, and Christine Davenier's watercolor-and-ink illustrations have the nostalgic feel of Ludwig Bemelmans's Madeline books. (Ages 3 to 7) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Phoenix and the Carpetby Edith NesbitISBN 1592249124 (1-59224-912-4)
Softcover, Wildside Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Phoenix and the Carpet'Book summary:The four children acquired the magic carpet when they found a special fire egg -- it hatched in their nursery fireplace. The phoenix came from the egg, and when he saw their mother's new Persian rug, he showed them that it was a magical thing -- a flying carpet that would take them any time and that place they could wish for. Witty, genuine, full of timeless sympathy and childish sensibility, _The Phoenix and the Carpet_ offers a special ride through wonders for children of all ages. (Jacketless library hardcover.) [via]
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Plan B: Further Thoughts On Faithby Anne LamottISBN 1594481571 (1-59448-157-1)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Plan B: Further Thoughts On Faith'Book summary:Few people can write about faith, parenting, and relationships as can the talented, irreverent Anne Lamott. With characteristic black humor, ("Everyone has been having a hard time with life this year; not with all of it, just the waking hours") she updates us on the ongoing mayhem of her life since Traveling Mercies, and continues to unfold her spiritual journey.
Plan B finds Lamott wrestling with mid-life hormones and weight gain while parenting Sam, now a teenager with his own set of raging hormones. Her observations cover everything from starting a Sunday school to grief over the death of her beloved dog, Sadie; lamenting the war to bitterness over her relationship with her now-departed mother.
As she tugs and pokes out the knots in a slender gold chain necklace, it becomes a metaphor for letting go and learning to forgive. "&any willingness to let go inevitably comes from pain; and the desire to change changes you, and jiggles the spirit, gets to it somehow, to the deepest, hardest, most ruined parts." Its her willingness to show us the knotted-up, "ruined parts" of her life that make this collection of sometimes uneven essays so compelling.
"Everything feels crazy," writes Lamott, adding, "But on small patches of earth all over, I can see just as much messy mercy and grace as ever&." Lamotts essays will serve as reminders to readers of the patches of messy mercy and grace in a chaotic world.--Cindy Crosby [via]
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Portrait Of An Artist As A Young Man And Dublinersby James JoyceISBN 159308031X (1-59308-031-X)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Raising a Modern-Day Knight: A Father's Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhoodby Robert LewisISBN 1589973097 (1-58997-309-7)
Softcover, Tyndale House Pub
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Rebeldes/the Outsidersby S. E. Hinton, Miguel Martinez-LageISBN 159437807X (1-59437-807-X)
Softcover, Alfaguara Infantil
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rebeldes/the Outsiders'Book summary:This story gives a thrilling account of the events in the lives of two teens from the suburbs of New York are described here that trace their traumatic passage from lawless aggressiveness to manhood.
Description in Spanish: Las peleas callejeras entre bandas rivales desencadenan tal violencia que muchas veces terminan de forma trágica. Los conflictos familiares, la marginación, la ausencia de futuro...llevan a algunos jóvenes a buscar en la calle y en el grupo lo que no encuentran en casa. Pero siempre queda un destello de esperanza. [via]
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A Room With a Viewby E. M. Forster, Radhika JonesISBN 1593082886 (1-59308-288-6)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Room With a View'Book summary:[via]A Room with a View, by E. M. Forster, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:A charming tale of the battle between bourgeois repression and radical romanticism, E. M. Forsters third novel has long been the most popular of his early works. A young girl, Lucy Honeychurch, and her chaperonproducts of proper Edwardian Englandvisit a tempestuous, passionate Italy. Their room with a view allows them to look into a world far different from their own, a world unconcerned with convention, unfettered by social rituals, and unafraid of emotion. Soon Lucy finds herself bound to an obviously unsuitable man, the melancholic George Emerson, whose improper advances she dare not publicize. Back home, her friend and mentor Charlotte Bartlett and her mother, try to manipulate her into marriage with the more appropriate but smotheringly dull Cecil Vyse, whose surname suggests the imprisoning effect he would have on Lucys spirit.
A colorful gallery of characters, including Georges riotously funny father, Lucys sullen brother, the novelist Eleanor Lavish, and the reverend Mr. Beebe, line up on either side, and A Room with a View unfolds as a delightfully satiric comedy of manners and an immensely satisfying love story.Radhika Jones is a freelance writer and a Ph.D. candidate in English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
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Rootsby Alex Haley, Michael Eric DysonISBN 1593154496 (1-59315-449-6)
Softcover, Vanguard Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Roots'Book summary:One of the most important books and television series ever to appear, Roots, galvanized the nation, and created an extraordinary political, racial, social and cultural dialogue that hadnt been seen since the publication of Uncle Toms Cabin. The book sold over one million copies in the first year, and the miniseries was watched by an astonishing 130 million people. It also won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Roots opened up the minds of Americans of all colors and faiths to one of the darkest and most painful parts of Americas past.[via]
Over the years, both Roots and Alex Haley have attracted controversy, which comes with the territory for trailblazing, iconic books, particularly on the topic of race. Some of the criticism results from whether Roots is fact or fiction and whether Alex Haley confused these two issues, a subject he addresses directly in the book. There is also the fact that Haley was sued for plagiarism when it was discovered that several dozen paragraphs in Roots were taken directly from a novel, The African, by Harold Courlander, who ultimately received a substantial financial settlement at the end of the case.
But none of the controversy affects the basic issue. Roots fostered a remarkable dialogue about not just the past, but the then present day 1970s and how America had fared since the days portrayed in Roots. Vanguard Press feels that it is important to publish Roots: The 30th Anniversary Edition to remind the generation that originally read it that there are issues that still need to be discussed and debated, and to introduce to a new and younger generation, a book that will help them understand, perhaps for the first time, the reality of what took place during the time of Roots.
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Row Row Row Your Boatby Iza TrapaniISBN 1580890776 (1-58089-077-6)
Softcover, Charlesbridge Pub Inc
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Signature Classics - Howards Endby Edward Morgan ForsterISBN 1582790701 (1-58279-070-1)
Hardcover, Trident Reference Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Signature Classics - Howards End'Book summary:Margaret Schlegel, engaged to the much older, widowed Henry Wilcox, meets her intended the morning after accepting his proposal and realizes that he is a man who has lived without introspection or true self-knowledge. As she contemplates the state of Wilcox's soul, her remedy for what ails him has become one of the most oft-quoted passages in literature:
Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer.
Like all of Forster's work, Howards End concerns itself with class, nationality, economic status, and how each of these affects personal relationships. It follows the intertwined fortunes of the Schlegel sisters, Margaret and Helen, and the Wilcox family over the course of several years. The Schlegels are intellectuals, devotees of art and literature. The Wilcoxes, on the other hand, can't be bothered with the life of the mind or the heart, leading, instead, outer lives of "telegrams and anger" that foster "such virtues as neatness, decision, and obedience, virtues of the second rank, no doubt, but they have formed our civilization." Helen, after a brief flirtation with one of the Wilcox sons, has developed an antipathy for the family; Margaret, however, forms a brief but intense friendship with Mrs. Wilcox, which is cut short by the older woman's death. When her family discovers a scrap of paper requesting that Henry give their home, Howards End, to Margaret, it precipitates a spiritual crisis among them that will take years to resolve.Forster's 1910 novel begins as a collection of seemingly unrelated events--Helen's impulsive engagement to Paul Wilcox; a chance meeting between the Schlegel sisters and an impoverished clerk named Leonard Bast at a concert; a casual conversation between the sisters and Henry Wilcox in London one night. But as it moves along, these disparate threads gradually knit into a tightly woven fabric of tragic misunderstandings, impulsive actions, and irreparable consequences, and, eventually, connection. Though set in the early years of the 20th century, Howards End seems even more suited to our own fragmented era of e-mails and anger. For readers living in such an age, the exhortation to "only connect" resonates ever more profoundly. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Booksby Paul CollinsISBN 1582344043 (1-58234-404-3)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Books'Book summary:A bibliophile's pilgrimage to where book lovers go when they die-Hay-on-Wye.[via]
Paul Collins and his family abandoned the hills of San Francisco to move to the Welsh countryside-to move, in fact, to the little cobblestone village of Hay-on-Wye, the 'Town of Books' that boasts fifteen hundress inhabitants-and forty bookstores. Antiquarian bookstores, no less.
Hay's newest citizens accordingly take up residence in a sixteenth-century apartment over a bookstore, meeting the village's large population of misfits and bibliomaniacs by working for world-class eccentric Richard Booth-the self-declared King of Hay, owner of the local castle, and proprietor of the world's largest and most chaotic used book warren. A useless clerk, Paul delights in shifting dusty stacks of books around and sifting them for ancient gems like Robinson Crusoe in Words of One Syllable, Confessions of an Author's Wife, and I Was Hitler's Maid. He also duly fulfills his new duty as a citizen by simultaneously applying to be a Peer in the House of Lords and attempting to buy Sixpence House, a beautiful and neglected old tumbledown pub for sale in the town's center.
Taking readers into a secluded sanctuary for book lovers, and guiding us through the creation of his own book, Sixpence House becomes a meditation on what books means to us, and how their meaning can still resonate long after they have been abandoned by their public. Even as he's writing, the knowledge of where his work will eventually end up-rubbing bindings with the rest of the books that time forgot-is a curious kind of comfort.More editions of Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Books:
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Sparknotes Moby-Dickby Herman MelvilleISBN 1586634151 (1-58663-415-1)
Softcover, Spark Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sparknotes Moby-Dick'Book summary:Get your "A" in gear!
They're today's most popular study guides-with everything you need to succeed in school. Written by Harvard students for students, since its inception SparkNotes" has developed a loyal community of dedicated users and become a major education brand. Consumer demand has been so strong that the guides have expanded to over 150 titles. SparkNotes'" motto is Smarter, Better, Faster because:
· They feature the most current ideas and themes, written by experts.
· They're easier to understand, because the same people who use them have also written them.
· The clear writing style and edited content enables students to read through the material quickly, saving valuable time.
And with everything covered--context; plot overview; character lists; themes, motifs, and symbols; summary and analysis, key facts; study questions and essay topics; and reviews and resources--you don't have to go anywhere else!
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Ten Secrets for a Successful Familyby Adrian RogersISBN 1581340338 (1-58134-033-8)
Softcover, Good News Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ten Secrets for a Successful Family'Book summary:Do you want your family to be vital and victorious? To be successful in the ways that count? To have a home where your children learn to love God, love others, and turn that love into a living testimony for Christ?
As much as you want this, God wants it even more. So much so that He gave parents a blueprint for building a spiritually successful family: the Ten Commandments.
Unfortunately, our generation has come to view them as being more or less like black-and-white television: revolutionary "back then"; sorely outdated now. But pastor Adrian Rogers opens up the wonder of the Ten Commandments in a whole new way and encourages you to look at them again. When you do, you'll discover for yourself that they are not obsolete, as so many think, but absoluteand absolutely essential for your family today.
This book not only shows you how to teach these ten "liberating laws of life" consistently, creatively, convincingly, and compellingly, but lays out why it is so important.
Want your family to thrive? Take these godly principles to hearthelp write them on your children's heartsand watch as God passes His blessing on to those youngsters you cherish so much.
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This One and Magic Life: a Novel of a Southern Familyby Anne GeorgeISBN 1585474339 (1-58547-433-9)
Hardcover, Center Point Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'This One and Magic Life: a Novel of a Southern Family'Book summary:In the deep South, where love and hatred run deep and close, dissension often simmers just beneath the surface. When a family fathers for a funeral at it's homestead above the waters of Mobile Bay, it must carry out the last wish of the aunt and sister whom it has come to mourn. It is a wish that will unearth a terrible secret, one that will either tear her siblings and their offspring apart or allow them to accept buried memories, wounds, and love. In This One and Magic Life, Anne Carroll George has created a brilliant portrait of a Southern family in all it's glory, captured in a moment of searing intensity and lyric truth. [via]
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Uncle Tom's Cabinby Harriet Beecher Stowe, Amanda ClaybaughISBN 1593080387 (1-59308-038-7)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'Book summary:[via]Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:Nearly every young author dreams of writing a book that will literally change the world. A few have succeeded, and Harriet Beecher Stowe is such a marvel. Although the American anti-slavery movement had existed at least as long as the nation itself, Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin (1852) galvanized public opinion as nothing had before. The book sold 10,000 copies in its first week and 300,000 in its first year. Its vivid dramatization of slaverys cruelties so aroused readers that it is said Abraham Lincoln told Stowe her work had been a catalyst for the Civil War.
Today the novel is often labeled condescending, but its charactersTom, Topsy, Little Eva, Eliza, and the evil Simon Legreestill have the power to move our hearts. Though Uncle Tom has become a synonym for a fawning black yes-man, Stowes Tom is actually American literatures first black hero, a man who suffers for refusing to obey his white oppressors. Uncle Toms Cabin is a living, relevant story, passionate in its vivid depiction of the cruelest forms of injustice and inhumanityand the courage it takes to fight against them.
Amanda Claybaugh is Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
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Softcover, Barnes & Noble - Uncle Tom's Cabin: ISBN 1598186655 (1-59818-665-5)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books - Uncle Tom's Cabin: ISBN 1840224029 (1-84022-402-9)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd - Uncle Tom's Cabin: ISBN 1587264005 (1-58726-400-5)
Hardcover, Ann Arbor Media Group - Uncle Tom's Cabin: ISBN 1593081812 (1-59308-181-2)
Hardcover, Barnes & Noble - Uncle Tom's Cabin: ISBN 1593080387 (1-59308-038-7)
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Uncommon Structures, Unconventional Buildersby Alan Van DineISBN 1579121616 (1-57912-161-6)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
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Why a Daughter Needs a Dad: A Hundred Reasonsby Gregory E. Lang, Janet Lankford-MoranISBN 1581822766 (1-58182-276-6)
Hardcover, Cumberland House
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William ShakespeareISBN 1586635565 (1-58663-556-5)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
Find This BookBook summary:But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st:
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
-- from Sonnet 18[via]
No home should be without this: every play, from the early histories to the sad, wise Winter's Tale and The Tempest; every exquisitely crafted sonnet; every long poem (such as Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece) written by the greatest writer in the English language. This edition of the Bard of Avon's complete works is a facsimile of the definitive Shakespeare Head edition published originally in Oxford, England. All the plays are arranged in chronological order of their composition, rather than by genre, so that the evolution of Shakespeare's monumental genius can be more easily followed and appreciated.More editions of William Shakespeare:
The Wouldbegoodsby E. NesbitISBN 1594569525 (1-59456-952-5)
Softcover, Booksurge Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wouldbegoods'Book summary:"When we were poor but honest we always used to think that if only Father had plenty of business, and we did not have to go short of pocket money and wear shabby clothes (I don't mind this myself, but the girls do), we should be happy and very, very good."
In this second novel of the Bastables, the family fortune has been restored, but the children can't seem to help getting into adventures and trouble. The children are eventually banished to the country, where they form the society of the Would-Be-Good to aid all of mankind and themselves in the bargain. [via]
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Yonderby Tony Johnston, Lloyd BloomISBN 1586851802 (1-58685-180-2)
Hardcover, Gibbs Smith, Publisher
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Yonder'Book summary:$15.95 hardcover 1-58685-180-2 10 x 9 in, 32 pp, Color Illustrations Throughout, Rights: W, Children Ages 5 to 8 "Tony Johnston's verse sings when it's read aloud Lloyd Bloom's oil paintings pulse with color, movement, and emotion." - The New York Times Tony Johnston majored in history at Stanford University, and is the author of many books, including Desert Dog and Desert Song. Born in Los Angeles, she now resides in San Marino, California. Illustrator Lloyd Bloom holds a master's degree in fine arts from Indiana University. An illustrator and painter, he lives in Brooklyn, New York. [via]
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