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Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destructionby Sue TownsendISBN 0718146891 (0-7181-4689-1)
Hardcover, New York, N.Y.
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Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glassby Lewis Carroll, Marlene EkmanISBN 0716631989 (0-7166-3198-9)
Hardcover, World Book
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandby Lewis CarrollISBN 0723513635 (0-7235-1363-5)
Hardcover, Egmont Books, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'Book summary:Source of legend and lyric, reference and conjecture, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is for most children pure pleasure in prose. While adults try to decipher Lewis Carroll's putative use of complex mathematical codes in the text, or debate his alleged use of opium, young readers simply dive with Alice through the rabbit hole, pursuing "The dream-child moving through a land / Of wonders wild and new." There they encounter the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mock Turtle, and the Mad Hatter, among a multitude of other characters--extinct, fantastical, and commonplace creatures. Alice journeys through this Wonderland, trying to fathom the meaning of her strange experiences. But they turn out to be "curiouser and curiouser," seemingly without moral or sense.
For more than 130 years, children have reveled in the delightfully non-moralistic, non-educational virtues of this classic. In fact, at every turn, Alice's new companions scoff at her traditional education. The Mock Turtle, for example, remarks that he took the "regular course" in school: Reeling, Writhing, and branches of Arithmetic-Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision. Carroll believed John Tenniel's illustrations were as important as his text. Naturally, Carroll's instincts were good; the masterful drawings are inextricably tied to the well-loved story. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Amelia Bedeliaby Peggy Parish, Fritz SiebelISBN 0694012963 (0-694-01296-3)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Amelia Bedelia'Book summary:Amelia Bedelia is a housekeeper who takes her instructions quite literally. Reading the list of chores that her employer has left her, Amelia begins with "Dust the furniture." How odd, Amelia thinks to herself. "At my house we undust the furniture." Nonetheless, she dutifully locates the "Dusting Powder" in the bathroom, and proceeds to sprinkle it all over the living-room furniture and floor. Next she is asked to "Draw the drapes when the sun comes in." So of course, Amelia sits down with a sketchpad and gives it her best shot. Children love reading about the antics of silly Amelia Bedelia for myriad reasons. It's an early reader book, so children in primary grades can take satisfaction in reading the book on their own. But, even more thrilling, children who are 6 and older can successfully interpret the figurative meaning behind most adult idioms. Being told to "keep an eye on the cat," for example, might compel some preschoolers to stick their eyeballs on a cat's face, eliciting peals of laughter from know-it-all grownups. But older children know better, and they love the fact that they know better. Young readers will find this bumblingly charming, eager-to-please housekeeper as irresistible as Amelia Bedelia's employers do. (Ages 6 and older) --Gail Hudson [via]
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Around the World in Eighty Daysby Michael PalinISBN 0708985734 (0-7089-8573-4)
Hardcover, Ulverscroft Large Print Books
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Attack Of The 50-ft. Cupidby Jim BentonISBN 0689862962 (0-689-86296-2)
Softcover, Aladdin Paperbacks
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The Australian Book of Listsby Michael Morton-EvansISBN 0726954640 (0-7269-5464-0)
Softcover, Cassell Australia
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A Bargain for Francesby Russell Hoban, Lillian HobanISBN 0694012955 (0-694-01295-5)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Outstanding Children's Books of 1970 (NYT) [via]
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Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirthby Jenny McCarthyISBN 0738210072 (0-7382-1007-2)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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The Beloved Dearlyby Doug Cooney, Tony DiterlizziISBN 0689863543 (0-689-86354-3)
Softcover, Aladdin Paperbacks
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Bill and Pete Go Down the Nileby Tomie De PaolaISBN 0698114019 (0-698-11401-9)
Softcover, Puffin
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Bizarre Sexby Roy D. EskapaISBN 0704325187 (0-7043-2518-7)
Hardcover, Quartet Books
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The Blue Day Book: A Lesson in Cheering Yourself Upby Bradley Trevor GreiveISBN 0740704818 (0-7407-0481-8)
Hardcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Bookendsby Jane GreenISBN 0718144562 (0-7181-4456-2)
Hardcover, Michael Joseph
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bookends'Book summary:Bookends, Jane Green's third comic novel of contemporary love and lust, proves beyond a doubt that when it comes to light reading, plot is everything. Bookends makes a great case study because it has little going for it besides plot. Dialogue? Stilted. Characters? Clichéd. Writing style? Sloppy. And yet the book is well-nigh impossible to put down. A few friends meet at university: Simon, the chirpy gay character; Portia, the glamour girl; Josh, the adorable, unpretentious catch; and Cath, the overweight, insecure narrator. Portia strays from their crowd, but the other three remain friends into their 30s. Now successful Londoners, each faces a personal crisis: singleton Cath leaves a secure job to start a bookstore; Simon looks for love; Josh's marriage goes through growing pains. And then Portia, as intimidating and elegant as ever, wanders back into their lives--with surprising results. Green is a past master of the ugly-duckling-turned-swan story. Cath's transformation--neatly echoed by the changes in the lives of her friends--is completely addictive. Plot does indeed rule. --Claire Dederer [via]
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Cat-A-Lystby Alan Dean FosterISBN 0727844555 (0-7278-4455-5)
Hardcover, Severn House Pub Ltd
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Catullusby G.P. Goold, Gaius Valerius CatullusISBN 0715614355 (0-7156-1435-5)
Hardcover, Duckworth
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Clemency Pogue: Fairy Killerby J. T. Petty, Will DavisISBN 0689872364 (0-689-87236-4)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Collected Dorothy Parkerby Dorothy ParkerISBN 0715606549 (0-7156-0654-9)
Hardcover, Duckworth
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Collected Dorothy Parker'Book summary:Dorothy Parker, more than any of her contemporaries, captured the spirit of her age in her writing. The decadent 1920S and 1930s in New York were a time of great experiment and daring for women. For the rich, life seemed a continual party, but the excesses took their emotional toll. With a biting wit and perceptive insight, Dorothy Parker examines the social mores of her day and exposes the darkness beneath the dazzle. Her own life exemplified this duality, for a while she was one of the most talked-about women of her day, she was also known as a "masochist whose passion for unhappiness knew no bounds". As philosopher Irwin Edman said, she was "a Sappho who could combine a heartbreak with a wisecrack". Her dissection of the jazz age in poetry and prose is collected in this volume along with articles and reviews. [via]
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Commander Toad and the Dis-Asteroidby Jane Yolen, Bruce DegenISBN 0698114043 (0-698-11404-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Commander Toad in Spaceby Bruce Degen, Jane YolenISBN 0698307240 (0-698-30724-0)
Hardcover, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
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Commander Toad in Spaceby Jane Yolen, Bruce DegenISBN 0698113551 (0-698-11355-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeareby John WilsonISBN 0706414004 (0-7064-1400-4)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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Danny and the Dinosaurby Syd HoffISBN 0694012971 (0-694-01297-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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But a dinosaur is no ordinary playmate. Even the most everyday activities become extraordinary, like finding a big-enough place to hide a dinosaur in a game of hide-and-seek, and keeping him from knocking over houses with his long tail. But Danny can teach a old dinosaur new tricks. It's the most fun this dinosaur has had in a hundred million years!
Originally published as An I Can Read Book over 40 years ago, this classic story is perfect for reading together.
Danny's out on the town with a real live dinosaur. And whether they're eating ice cream or playing hide-and-seek, these two are having one hundred million years of fun--all in one day.
Outstanding Children's Books of 1958 (NYT) [via]
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Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songsby Dave BarryISBN 0740706004 (0-7407-0600-4)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs'Book summary:Dave Barry, that indefatigable yukmeister, writes terrific humor columns (never mind that they all begin to sound the same if you read him regularly). He's the funniest friend you never had. If you read his column--better yet, if you don't read his column--get your hands on a copy of The Book of Bad Songs.
Barry's style is so effortless that you can't resist quoting him. This bit is from his mock-hortatory introduction: "If you keep reading, you're going to have all kinds of bad songs waking up and creeping around inside your brain, refusing to die, just like the corpses in the movie The Night of the Living Dead ..." [via]
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Dogs Don't Wear Sneakersby Laura Joffe Numeroff, Joe MathieuISBN 0689878281 (0-689-87828-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Duck for Presidentby Doreen Cronin, Betsy LewinISBN 0689863772 (0-689-86377-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Duck for President'Book summary:My fellow Americans:
It is our pleasure, our honor, our duty as citizens to present to you Duck for President. Here is a duck who began in a humble pond. Who worked his way to farmer. To governor. And now, perhaps, to the highest office in the land.
Some say, if he walks like a duck and talks like a duck, he is a duck.
We say, if he walks like a duck and talks like a duck, he will be the next president of the United States of America.
Thank you for your vote. [via]
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Excuse Me While I Wagby Scott AdamsISBN 0740713906 (0-7407-1390-6)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Facts and Fanciesby IannucciISBN 0718139518 (0-7181-3951-8)
Hardcover, Michael Joseph
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Tasha Tudor, Judith SuttonISBN 069401110X (0-694-01110-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Freaksby Annette Curtis KlauseISBN 0689870388 (0-689-87038-8)
Softcover, Simon Pulse
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Fresh for '01 You Suckas: A Boondocks Collectionby Aaron McGruderISBN 0740713957 (0-7407-1395-7)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Frog and Toad Togetherby Arnold LobelISBN 069401298X (0-694-01298-X)
Hardcover, Harperfestival
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Get Fuzzy: The Dog Is Not a Toy (House Rule #4)by Darby ConleyISBN 0740713922 (0-7407-1392-2)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Get Fuzzy: The Dog Is Not a Toy (House Rule #4)'Book summary:On the comics scene of late, Get Fuzzy has made the fur fly. This freshly amusing strip has rapidly become the new darling among readers who enjoy pets with an attitude. This wry cartoon features Rob Wilco, a mild-mannered ad guy who's guardian to two rambunctious pets: Bucky, a temperamental cat who carries a boom box and goes on spending sprees, and Satchel, a gentle canine who tries to remain neutral even when he bears the brunt of Bucky's mischief. Together, this unlikely trio hangs out together, watching TV, cooking for friends, and attempting the occasional adventure outside. Anyone who has a pet or even knows one will find this Get Fuzzy collection, The Dog is Not a Toy, an astutely witty take on relationships between the species. [via]
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Gingerbreadby Rachel CohnISBN 0689871139 (0-689-87113-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gingerbread'Book summary:"I have promised to be a model citizen daughter....I have confined my Shrimp time to making out with him in the Java the Hut supply closet and quick feels on the cold hard sand at the beach during our breaks, but enough is enough....Delia and I are planning a party at Wallace and Shrimp's house and I am spending the night whether Sid and Nancy notice or not. I will be as wild as I wanna be."
After being kicked out of a fancy New England boarding school, Cyd Charisse is back home in San Francisco with her parents, Sid and Nancy, in a household that drives her crazy. Lucky for Cyd, she's always had Gingerbread, her childhood rag doll and confidante.
After Cyd tests her parents' permissiveness, she is grounded in Alcatraz (as Cyd calls her room) and forbidden to see Shrimp, her surfer boyfriend. But when her incarceration proves too painful for the whole family, Cyd's parents decide to send her to New York to meet her biological father and his family, whom Cyd has always longed to know.
Summer in the city is not what Cyd Charisse expects -- and Cyd isn't what her newfound family expects, either.
With Gingerbread, debut author Rachel Cohn creates a spirited world of in-your-face characters who are going to stay with readers for a long time. [via]
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Glory Laneby Alan Dean FosterISBN 0727841475 (0-7278-4147-5)
Hardcover, Severn House Pub Ltd
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The Goon Show Scriptsby Spike MilliganISBN 0713000767 (0-7130-0076-7)
Hardcover, Woburn Press
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He's Just Not That into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guysby Greg Behrendt, Liz TuccilloISBN 068987474X (0-689-87474-X)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Hobbit: A 3-D Pop-Up Adventureby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0694014362 (0-694-01436-2)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hobbit: A 3-D Pop-Up Adventure'Book summary:Delve into the incredible world of hobbits, wizards, and dragons in this exceptional visual adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's classic fantasy epic The Hobbit. This innovative pop-up book transports hero Bilbo Baggins, a small, quiet hobbit, through five adventures from the novel. Featuring beautiful illustrations, intricate paper engineering, and pull-out scrolls with excerpts, this unique edition is the perfect introduction to Tolkien's timeless tale and a must-have collectible for Hobbit fans of all ages. [via]
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How Not To Spend Your Senior Yearby Cameron DokeyISBN 0689867034 (0-689-86703-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Innocents Abroadby Mark TwainISBN 0712619828 (0-7126-1982-8)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Inventions of Daedalus: A Compendium of Plausible Schemesby David E. H. JonesISBN 0716714132 (0-7167-1413-2)
Softcover, W.H. Freeman
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It's Justin Time, Amber Brownby Paula Danziger, Tony RossISBN 069811907X (0-698-11907-X)
Softcover, Puffin
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It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Beby Paul ArdenISBN 0714843377 (0-7148-4337-7)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be'Book summary:It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be is a handbook of how to succeed in the world - a pocket 'bible' for the talented and timid to make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible possible. The world's top advertising guru, Paul Arden, offers up his wisdom on issues as diverse as problem solving, responding to a brief, communicating, playing your cards right, making mistakes and creativity, all notions that can be applied to aspects of modern life. This book provides a unique insight into the world of advertising and is a quirky compilation of quotes, facts, pictures, wit and wisdom, packed into easy-to-digest, bite-sized spreads. If you want to succeed in life or business, this is a must!
Paul Arden began his career in advertising at the age of 16. For 14 years he was Executive Creative Director at Saatchi and Saatchi, where he was responsible for some of Britain's best known campaigns including British Airways, Silk Cut, Anchor Butter, InterCity and Fuji. His famous slogans include 'The Car in front is a Toyota' and 'The Independent - It is - Are You?'. In 1993 he set up the London-based production company Arden Sutherland-Dodd where he is now a commercials director for clients such as BT, BMW, Ford, Nestle and Levis. [via]
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Jim and the Beanstalkby Raymond BriggsISBN 0698115775 (0-698-11577-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Knight of the Burning Pestleby Francis BeaumontISBN 0713650699 (0-7136-5069-9)
Softcover, Methuen Drama
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The Knight of the Burning Pestle: Francis Beaumontby Sheldon P. ZitnerISBN 071906967X (0-7190-6967-X)
Softcover, Manchester Univ Pr
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Life Formby Alan Dean FosterISBN 0727851047 (0-7278-5104-7)
Hardcover, Severn House Pub Ltd
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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purseby Kevin HenkesISBN 0735300216 (0-7353-0021-6)
Hardcover, Galison Books
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The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anythingby Linda Williams, Megan LloydISBN 0690045840 (0-690-04584-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Children's Choices for 1987 (IRA/CBC) [via]
Notable 1986 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
Children's Books of 1986 (Library of Congress)
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hoodby Howard PyleISBN 0716632039 (0-7166-3203-9)
Hardcover, World Book
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Mutts Sundayby Patrick McDonnellISBN 0740700103 (0-7407-0010-3)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Nature Girlby Carl HiaasenISBN 0739326260 (0-7393-2626-0)
Hardcover, Random House Large Print
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nature Girl'Book summary:Honey Santanaimpassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, self-proclaimed queen of lost causes has a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference, and dinnertime sales calls. Shes taking rude, gullible Relentless, Inc., telemarketer Boyd Shreave and his less-than-enthusiastic mistress, Eugeniethe fifteen-minute-famous girlfriend of a tabloid murdererinto the wilderness of Floridas Ten Thousand Islands for a gentle lesson in civility. What she doesnt know is that shes being followed by her Honey-obsessed former employer, Piejack (whose mismatched fingers are proof that sexual harassment in the workplace is a bad idea). And he doesnt know hes being followed by Honeys still-smitten former drug-running ex-husband, Perry, and their wise-and-protective-way-beyond-his-years twelve-year-old-son, Fry. And when they all pull up on Dismal Key, they dont know theyre intruding on Sammy Tigertail, a half whitehalf Seminole failed alligator wrestler, trying like hell to be a hermit despite the Florida State coed whos dying to be his hostage . . .
Will Honey be able to make a mensch of a greedhead ? Will Fry be able to protect her from Piejackand herself? Will Sammy achieve his true Seminole self? Will Eugenie ever get to the beach? Will the Everglades survive the wild humans? All the answers are revealed in the delectably outrageous mayhem that propels this novel to its Hiaasen-of-the-highest-order climax. [via]More editions of Nature Girl:
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Nicholasby Anthea Bell, Jean-Jacques Sempe, Rene GoscinnyISBN 0714845299 (0-7148-4529-9)
Hardcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nicholas'Book summary:Book Description Nicholas is the first of five books that bring to life the day to day adventures of a young school boy - amusing, endearing and always in trouble. An only child, Nicholas, appears older at school than he does as home and his touchingly naive reaction to situations, cut through the preconceptions of adults and result in a formidable sequence of escapades. This first book in the series contains a collection of nineteen individual stories where, in spite of trying to be good, Nicholas and his friends always seem to end up in some kind of mischief. Whether in the school room, at home, or in the playground, their exuberance often takes over and the results are calamitous at least for their teachers and parents. Whether confusing the photographer hired to take the class picture, dealing with having to wear glasses for the first time, or trying desperately to help the teacher when the school inspector pays a visit, Nicholas always manages to make matters worse. Nicholas was awarded the 2006 Batchelder Honor Award, which recognizes outstanding children's books published in a foreign language and translated into English. Nicholas was also recognized by The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) as a 2006 Notable Children's Book. [via]
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Nicholasby Rene GoscinnyISBN 0714844829 (0-7148-4482-9)
Hardcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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On Bullshitby Harry G. FrankfurtISBN 0691122946 (0-691-12294-6)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Bullshit'Book summary:"One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit," Harry G. Frankfurt writes, in what must surely be the most eyebrow-raising opener in modern philosophical prose. "Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted." This compact little book, as pungent as the phenomenon it explores, attempts to articulate a theory of this contemporary scourge--what it is, what it does, and why there's so much of it. The result is entertaining and enlightening in almost equal measure. It can't be denied; part of the book's charm is the puerile pleasure of reading classic academic discourse punctuated at regular intervals by the word "bullshit." More pertinent is Frankfurt's focus on intentions--the practice of bullshit, rather than its end result. Bullshitting, as he notes, is not exactly lying, and bullshit remains bullshit whether it's true or false. The difference lies in the bullshitter's complete disregard for whether what he's saying corresponds to facts in the physical world: he "does not reject the authority of the truth, as the liar does, and oppose himself to it. He pays no attention to it at all. By virtue of this, bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are."
This may sound all too familiar to those of use who still live in the "reality-based community" and must deal with a world convulsed by those who do not. But Frankfurt leaves such political implications to his readers. Instead, he points to one source of bullshit's unprecedented expansion in recent years, the postmodern skepticism of objective truth in favor of sincerity, or as he defines it, staying true to subjective experience. But what makes us think that anything in our nature is more stable or inherent than what lies outside it? Thus, Frankfurt concludes, with an observation as tiny and perfect as the rest of this exquisite book, "sincerity itself is bullshit." --Mary Park [via]
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The Owl and the Pussy-Catby Edward Lear, Jan BrettISBN 0698113675 (0-698-11367-5)
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Pillars of Monarchy: An Outline of the Political and Social History of Royal Guards 1400-1984by Philip ManselISBN 0704324245 (0-7043-2424-5)
Hardcover, Interlink Pub Group Inc
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Puppy Mudge Takes a Bathby Cynthia Rylant, Isidre MonesISBN 0689866216 (0-689-86621-6)
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Royally Jackedby Niki BurnhamISBN 0689866682 (0-689-86668-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Royally Jacked'Book summary:Valerie's life is pretty good. While she's not the most popular girl in school, she does have decent grades, great friends, and a potential boyfriend. All a girl could want.
Then her mother announces that (1) she's gay, and (2) she's leaving Valerie's dad for her girlfriend. Not what Valerie envisioned for her future. And just when Valerie is getting over this bombshell, her father tells her he's gotten a new job as protocol chief for the royal family of some obscure European country.
Valerie's world has come unglued. She can either stay in Virginia with her mom and her über-organized, veggie-burger-eating girlfriend, or go with her dad, leaving everything she knows for some place she's never heard of. Valerie opts to go, and quickly discovers that it was a mistake -- until she meets the prince, and all bets are off! [via]
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Ruby Lu, Empress of Everythingby Lenore Look, Anne WilsdorfISBN 0689864604 (0-689-86460-4)
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The Secret Garden : A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Storyby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0721456111 (0-7214-5611-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Secret Garden : A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Story'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Sixty Saints: Sixty Saints for Girlsby Joan WindhamISBN 0722079133 (0-7220-7913-3)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Slay and Rescueby John MooreISBN 0738811890 (0-7388-1189-0)
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Sleeping Uglyby Diane Stanley, Jane YolenISBN 0698115600 (0-698-11560-0)
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Sleeping Uglyby Jane YolenISBN 0698206177 (0-698-20617-7)
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Squashedby Joan BauerISBN 0698119177 (0-698-11917-7)
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The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You!by Harry HarrisonISBN 0718117271 (0-7181-1727-1)
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Tadpole's Promiseby Jeanne Willis, Tony RossISBN 0689865244 (0-689-86524-4)
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These Foolish Thingsby Deborah MoggachISBN 0701176202 (0-7011-7620-2)
Hardcover, Chatto & Windus
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The Three Musketeers: Being the First of the D'artagnan Romances; and Twenty Years After, a Sequelby Alexandre DumasISBN 0721406335 (0-7214-0633-5)
Hardcover, Ladybird Books Ltd
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Through the Looking Glassby Lewis CarrollISBN 0694015814 (0-694-01581-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Through the Looking Glass'Book summary:Alice places a hand on the mirror above the fireplace and, to her surprise, steps into a new world -- a Looking-Glass world. In this magical place, knitting needles turn into oars and big beautiful cakes cut themselves into slices.There are Bread-and-Butterflies hovering in the air, a garden full of talking flowers, and two big-bellied brothers -- Tweedledum and Tweedledee -- running round and round the mulberry bush. This is a land where everything from a frog to a lion to a plate of food has something to say ... and a little girl can become a queen.
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Through the Looking Glass : And What Alice Found Thereby Lewis Carroll, John TennielISBN 0706415582 (0-7064-1558-2)
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicusby Ludwig WittgensteinISBN 0710030045 (0-7100-3004-5)
Softcover, Routledge & K. Paul
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True Meaning Of Cleavageby Mariah FredericksISBN 0689869584 (0-689-86958-4)
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Unexpurgated Codeby DonleavyISBN 0704501929 (0-7045-0192-9)
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Unspun Socks from a Chicken's Laundryby Spike MilliganISBN 0718119991 (0-7181-1999-1)
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Week End Wodehouseby P. G. Wodehouse, KerrISBN 0712650342 (0-7126-5034-2)
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What a Trip, Amber Brownby Paula Danziger, Tony RossISBN 0698119088 (0-698-11908-8)
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Where the Wild Things Areby Maurice SendakISBN 0694004316 (0-694-00431-6)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Where the Wild Things Are'Book summary:Where the Wild Things Are is one of those truly rare books that can be enjoyed equally by a child and a grown-up. If you disagree, then it's been too long since you've attended a wild rumpus. Max dons his wolf suit in pursuit of some mischief and gets sent to bed without supper. Fortuitously, a forest grows in his room, allowing his wild rampage to continue unimpaired. Sendak's color illustrations (perhaps his finest) are beautiful, and each turn of the page brings the discovery of a new wonder.
The wild things--with their mismatched parts and giant eyes--manage somehow to be scary-looking without ever really being scary; at times they're downright hilarious. Sendak's defiantly run-on sentences--one of his trademarks--lend the perfect touch of stream of consciousness to the tale, which floats between the land of dreams and a child's imagination.
This Sendak classic is more fun than you've ever had in a wolf suit, and it manages to reaffirm the notion that there's no place like home. [via]
World's Greatest Mistakesby Nigel BlundellISBN 0706411285 (0-7064-1128-5)
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Azul El Sombrero, Verde El Sombrero / Blue Hat, Green Hatby Argentina Palacios, Sandra BoyntonISBN 0689863047 (0-689-86304-7)
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Perritos :UN Libro Para Contar Y Ladrar / Puppies:A Counting and Barking Book: UN Libro Para Contar Y Ladrarby Argentina Palacios, Sandra BoyntonISBN 0689863039 (0-689-86303-9)
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