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Accordion Crimesby E. Annie ProulxISBN 0786208015 (0-7862-0801-5)
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Albert Einstein: Out of My Later Years Through His Own Wordsby Albert EinsteinISBN 0785820450 (0-7858-2045-0)
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The Ancient Gods: The History and Diffusion of Religion in the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterraneanby E. O. JamesISBN 0785818332 (0-7858-1833-2)
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Atonement: A Novelby Ian McEwanISBN 0786239212 (0-7862-3921-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Atonement: A Novel'Book summary:Ian McEwan's Booker Prize-nominated Atonement is his first novel since Amsterdam took home the prize in 1998. But while Amsterdam was a slim, sleek piece, Atonement is a more sturdy, more ambitious work, allowing McEwan more room to play, think, and experiment.
We meet 13-year-old Briony Tallis in the summer of 1935, as she attempts to stage a production of her new drama "The Trials of Arabella" to welcome home her older, idolized brother Leon. But she soon discovers that her cousins, the glamorous Lola and the twin boys Jackson and Pierrot, aren't up to the task, and directorial ambitions are abandoned as more interesting prospects of preoccupation come onto the scene. The charlady's son, Robbie Turner, appears to be forcing Briony's sister Cecilia to strip in the fountain and sends her obscene letters; Leon has brought home a dim chocolate magnate keen for a war to promote his new "Army Ammo" chocolate bar; and upstairs, Briony's migraine-stricken mother Emily keeps tabs on the house from her bed. Soon, secrets emerge that change the lives of everyone present....
The interwar, upper-middle-class setting of the book's long, masterfully sustained opening section might recall Virginia Woolf or Henry Green, but as we move forward--eventually to the turn of the 21st century--the novel's central concerns emerge, and McEwan's voice becomes clear, even personal. For at heart, Atonement is about the pleasures, pains, and dangers of writing, and perhaps even more, about the challenge of controlling what readers make of your writing. McEwan shouldn't have any doubts about readers of Atonement: this is a thoughtful, provocative, and at times moving book that will have readers applauding. --Alan Stewart, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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The Battle of the Atlantic: September 1939-May 1943by Samuel Eliot MorisonISBN 0785813020 (0-7858-1302-0)
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Battle Pieces: The Civil War Poems of Herman Melvilleby Herman Melville, Lisa LipkinISBN 0785812822 (0-7858-1282-2)
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Battlefields Then and Nowby John Man, Tim NewarkISBN 0785814442 (0-7858-1444-2)
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The Biographical History of Baseballby Donald Dewey, Nicholas AcocellaISBN 0786701382 (0-7867-0138-2)
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The Book of Assassins: A Biographical Dictionary From Ancient Times To The Presentby George FetherlingISBN 0785821813 (0-7858-2181-3)
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A Booke of Daysby Stephen J. RiveleISBN 0786704624 (0-7867-0462-4)
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A Break with Charityby Ann RinaldiISBN 0785735488 (0-7857-3548-8)
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Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answering the Questions Everybody's Askingby Darrell L. Bock, Francis J. MoloneyISBN 0785260463 (0-7852-6046-3)
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Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answers to the Questions Everyone's Askingby Not AvailableISBN 0785280146 (0-7852-8014-6)
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Breaking The DaVinci Code: Answers To The Questions Everyone's Askingby Darrell L. Bock, Francis J. MoloneyISBN 0786269677 (0-7862-6967-7)
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Many have been troubled by the unorthodox historical claims found in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, while others have excitedly embraced its version of Christian history. Darrell L. Bock will show you how to distinguish fictitious entertainment from genuine historical elements of Christian faith, as you discover the most important code of all. [via]
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Broadsides: The Age of Fighting Sail 1775 1815by Nathan MillerISBN 0785820221 (0-7858-2022-1)
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The Cartography of North America: 1500-1800by Pierluigi Portinaro, Franco KnirschISBN 0785810552 (0-7858-1055-2)
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The Cathars: The Most Successful Heresy of the Middle Agesby Sean MartinISBN 0785821716 (0-7858-2171-6)
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The Cathars found widespread popularity among peasants and artisans. They respected women, who played a major role in the movement. Alarmed at the success of Catharism, the Church began the Inquisition and launched the Albigensian Crusade to exterminate the heresy. The Albigensian Crusade was the first Crusade to be directed against fellow Christians and was also the first European genocide. Today, the mystique surrounding the Cathars is as strong as ever. Their myths and complete history are examined here in The Catharsthe compelling true story of this once peaceful religious sect.More editions of The Cathars: The Most Successful Heresy of the Middle Ages:
The Ccc Chronicles: Camp Newspapers of the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942by Alfred Emile CornebiselISBN 0786418311 (0-7864-1831-1)
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Christmas Tales from Charles Dickensby Charles DickensISBN 0785802053 (0-7858-0205-3)
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Civil War Extra: A Newspaper History of the Civil War from 1863 to 1866by Eric CarrenISBN 0785811508 (0-7858-1150-8)
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Clans and Families of Scotland: History of the Scottish Tartanby Alexander FultonISBN 0785810501 (0-7858-1050-1)
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Classical Whodunitsby Mike AshleyISBN 0786704187 (0-7867-0418-7)
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The Complete Prophecies of Nostradamusby Halley NedISBN 0785814728 (0-7858-1472-8)
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The Complete War Memoirs of Charles De Gaulleby Charles De GaulleISBN 0786705469 (0-7867-0546-9)
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Compulsionby Meyer LevinISBN 0786703199 (0-7867-0319-9)
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Consilienceby Edward O. WilsonISBN 0786216077 (0-7862-1607-7)
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Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor DostoyevskyISBN 0785795227 (0-7857-9522-7)
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The Discovery of the Grailby Andrew SinclairISBN 078670604X (0-7867-0604-X)
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Essential Jesusby Dominic J. CrossanISBN 0785809015 (0-7858-0901-5)
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Eternally Badby Trina Robbins, Rachel PollackISBN 0785815651 (0-7858-1565-1)
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Every Man for Himselfby Beryl BainbridgeISBN 0786704675 (0-7867-0467-5)
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Fairy Talesby Publications International Ltd, Brian ConwayISBN 0785348689 (0-7853-4868-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fairy Tales'Book summary:padded vinyl cover with square hole through which shows a cat reading a book; 4 classic tales including rumplestiltskin; cinderella; hansel and gretel and jack and the beanstock; beautiful, colorful illustrations; [via]
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Flight: My Life in Mission Controlby Christopher C. KraftISBN 0786234261 (0-7862-3426-1)
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Forest Houseby Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0785765182 (0-7857-6518-2)
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Genius in Disguise: Harold Ross of the New Yorkerby Thomas KunkelISBN 0786703237 (0-7867-0323-7)
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Great American Comic Booksby Ron GoulartISBN 0785355901 (0-7853-5590-1)
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A Great And Terrible Beautyby Libba BrayISBN 0786280824 (0-7862-8082-4)
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Gemma, 16, has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she foresees her mothers death in a black, swirling vision that turns out to be true. Sent back to England, she is enrolled at Spence, a girls academy with a mysterious burned-out East Wing. There Gemma is snubbed by powerful Felicity, beautiful Pippa, and even her own dumpy roommate Ann, until she blackmails herself and Ann into the treacherous clique. Gemma is distressed to find that she has been followed from India by Kartik, a beautiful young man who warns her to fight off the visions. Nevertheless, they continue, and one night she is led by a child-spirit to find a diary that reveals the secrets of a mystical Order. The clique soon finds a way to accompany Gemma to the other-world realms of her visions "for a bit of fun" and to taste the power they will never have as Victorian wives, but they discover that the delights of the realms are overwhelmed by a menace they cannot control. Gemma is left wi! th the knowledge that her role as the link between worlds leaves her with a mission to seek out the "others" and rebuild the Order. A Great and Terrible Beauty is an impressive first book in what should prove to be a fascinating trilogy. (Ages 12 up) Patty Campbell [via]
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Great Zulu Battles 1838-1906by Ian KnightISBN 0785815694 (0-7858-1569-4)
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Harper's Encyclopedia of Bible Lifeby J. Lane Miller, Madeleine S. MillerISBN 0785807268 (0-7858-0726-8)
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Heat: An Amateur's Adventures As Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, And Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscanyby Bill BufordISBN 0786290579 (0-7862-9057-9)
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Heavenly Powers: Unraveling the Secret of the Kabbalahby Neil Asher SilbermanISBN 0785813241 (0-7858-1324-1)
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History of Murderby Colin WilsonISBN 0785818359 (0-7858-1835-9)
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The History of the American Presidencyby John BowmanISBN 0785809368 (0-7858-0936-8)
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The History of the World's Warshipsby Christopher ChantISBN 0785811699 (0-7858-1169-9)
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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II Vol. 12: Leyte, June 1944 - January 1945by Samuel Eliot MorisonISBN 0785813136 (0-7858-1313-6)
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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II Vol. 14: Victory in the Pacific, 1945by Samuel Eliot MorisonISBN 0785813152 (0-7858-1315-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of United States Naval Operations in World War II Vol. 14: Victory in the Pacific, 1945'Book summary:This spectacular fifteen-volume series that charts the U.S. Naval operations during World War II with an insider's perspective. Morison, a Harvard professor, was given a special rank and writing post by FDR. He had active duty aboard eleven different ships, allowing him to witness many crucial battles in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In this, the concluding volume of his series, Admiral Morison describes the famous campaigns for the capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, in which he participated. Filled with many maps and file photographs. [via]
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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II Vol. 3: The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931 - April 1942by Samuel Eliot MorisonISBN 0785813047 (0-7858-1304-7)
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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II Vol. 4: Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions, May 1942 - August 1942by Samuel Eliot MorisonISBN 0785813055 (0-7858-1305-5)
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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II Vol. 7: Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, June 1942 - April 1944by Samuel Eliot MorisonISBN 078581308X (0-7858-1308-X)
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Hostile Watersby Robin A. White, Igor Kurdin, Peter HuchthausenISBN 0786212152 (0-7862-1215-2)
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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Airby Enzo AngelucciISBN 0785813594 (0-7858-1359-4)
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An Introduction to Egyptologyby Putnam Jame StaffISBN 0785816062 (0-7858-1606-2)
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The Invasion of France and Germany 1944 - 1945by Samuel Eliot MorisonISBN 0785813128 (0-7858-1312-8)
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The Jewish Experienceby Norman F. CantorISBN 0785811281 (0-7858-1128-1)
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Jews Without Moneyby Michael GoldISBN 0786703709 (0-7867-0370-9)
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Joseph Smith and the Origins of the Book of Mormonby David PersuitteISBN 078640826X (0-7864-0826-X)
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Kidnappedby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0785407200 (0-7854-0720-0)
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The Know-it-all: One Man's Humble Quest To Become The Smartest Person In The Worldby A. J. JacobsISBN 0786271310 (0-7862-7131-0)
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Land of Giants: The Drive to the Pacific Northwest, 1750-1950by David LavenderISBN 0785813489 (0-7858-1348-9)
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Leonardo Da Vinciby D. M. FieldISBN 0785821473 (0-7858-2147-3)
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Leper of Saint Gilesby Ellis PetersISBN 0786213752 (0-7862-1375-2)
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Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrestby John A. WyethISBN 0785807055 (0-7858-0705-5)
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The Longhornsby J. Frank DobieISBN 0785811303 (0-7858-1130-3)
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Lost Victories: The Military Genius of Stonewall Jacksonby B. AlexanderISBN 0785807225 (0-7858-0722-5)
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Madame Curieby Eve CurieISBN 078592194X (0-7859-2194-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Madame Curie'Book summary:Marie Sklodowska Curie (18671934) was the first woman scientist to win worldwide fame, and indeed, one of the great scientists of this century. Winner of two Nobel Prizes (for physics in 1903 and for chemistry in 1911), she performed pioneering studies with radium and contributed profoundly to the understanding of radioactivity. The history of her story-book marriage to Pierre Curie, of their refusal to patent their processes or otherwise profit from the commercial exploitation of radium, and her tragically ironic death are legendary and well known but are here revealed from an inside perspective. But, as this book reveals, it was also true. An astonishing mind and a remarkable life are here portrayed by Marie Curies daughter in a classic and moving account.[via]More editions of Madame Curie:
The Mammoth Book of Battlesby Jon E. LewisISBN 0786702788 (0-7867-0278-8)
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The Mammoth Book of Eye-Witness Historyby Jon E. LewisISBN 0786705345 (0-7867-0534-5)
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The Military Propeller Aircraft Guideby David DonaldISBN 0785810234 (0-7858-1023-4)
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Oddballs And Eccentricsby Karl ShawISBN 0785818391 (0-7858-1839-1)
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On the Roadby Jack KerouacISBN 0785796320 (0-7857-9632-0)
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One Corpse Too Manyby Ellis PetersISBN 0786210729 (0-7862-1072-9)
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The Permanent Book of Explorationsby John KeayISBN 0786700343 (0-7867-0034-3)
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Pilgrim of Hateby Ellis PetersISBN 0786219459 (0-7862-1945-9)
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Public Executionsby Nigel CawthorneISBN 0785821198 (0-7858-2119-8)
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The Queen's House: A Social History of Buckingham Palaceby Edna HealeyISBN 0786705655 (0-7867-0565-5)
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The Raven in the Foregateby Ellis PetersISBN 0786224940 (0-7862-2494-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Raven in the Foregate'Book summary:[This is the Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.]
[Read by Vanessa Benjamin]
A Mediaeval 'Whodunnit'
It is Christmas, A.D. 1141, Abbot Radulfus returns from London, bringing with him a priest for the vacant living of Holy Cross, also known as the Foregate. The new priest is a man of presence, learning, and discipline, but he lacks humility and the common touch. When he is found drowned in the millpond, suspicion is cast upon a young man who arrived with the priest's train and was sent to work in Brother Cadfael's garden. Indeed, he is soon discovered to be an impostor. To Brother Cadfael, now falls the familiar task of sorting out the complicated strands of innocence and guilt. [via]More editions of The Raven in the Foregate:
Reagan's Revolution: The Untold Story Of The Campaign That Started It Allby CRAIG SHIRLEYISBN 0785260498 (0-7852-6049-8)
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The Rose Rentby Ellis PetersISBN 0786225696 (0-7862-2569-6)
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Scottish Clans and Tartansby Ian GrimbleISBN 0785815082 (0-7858-1508-2)
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Second Foundationby Isaac AsimovISBN 0785773444 (0-7857-7344-4)
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Silent Running: My Years on a World War II Attack Submarineby James F. CalvertISBN 0785822623 (0-7858-2262-3)
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Snow Falling on Cedarsby David GutersonISBN 0786205164 (0-7862-0516-4)
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A Spectacle of Corruptionby David LissISBN 0786264829 (0-7862-6482-9)
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The Spice Islands Voyage: The Quest for Alfred Wallace, the Man Who Shared Darwin's Discovery of Evolutionby Timothy SeverinISBN 0786705183 (0-7867-0518-3)
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Story of the Wreck of the Titanicby Marshall EverettISBN 0785810110 (0-7858-1011-0)
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Summer of My German Soldierby Bette GreeneISBN 0786273615 (0-7862-7361-5)
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Tales of Old Time Texasby James Frank DobieISBN 078581132X (0-7858-1132-X)
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Time Catby Lloyd AlexanderISBN 0786258926 (0-7862-5892-6)
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He doesn't have nine lives, it's true, but Gareth the cat is far from ordinary. For one thing, he can talk. What's more, he has magical powers that even Jason hasn't dreamed of. Gareth tells Jason he can take them travelling through time. And in a single wink of the eye, he does. Time Cat takes the imagination on an unforgettable ride -- full of excitement, discovery, and a world of intriguing history.
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The Time of the Buffaloby Tom McHugh, Victoria HobsonISBN 0785819169 (0-7858-1916-9)
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Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible, And What He Wants to Do With Youby John MacArthurISBN 0785262563 (0-7852-6256-3)
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In Twelve Extraordinary Women, you'll learn more than fascinating information about these women, you'll discover-perhaps for the first time-the unmistakable chronology of God's redemptive work in history through their lives. These women were not ancillary to His plan, they were at the very heart of it.
Some of the women you'll come to know include:
- Ruth (Ruth 1-4)
- Anna (Luke 2:36-38)
- Martha and Mary, sisters of Lazarus (Luke 10:38-42)
- Mary Magdalene (Matthew 27:56-61)
- Sarah (Genesis 11-25)
- Hannah (1 Samuel 1-2)
- The Samaritan woman (John 4
- Mary, the mother of Jesus (Luke 1-2)
You will be challenged and motivated by this poignant and personal look into the lives of some of the Bible's most faithful women. Their struggles and temptations are the same trials faced by all believers in all ages. And the God to whom they were so committed is the same God who continues to mold and use ordinary people today.
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The Virgin in the Iceby Ellis PetersISBN 0786214791 (0-7862-1479-1)
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The Voice of the Coyoteby J. Frank DobieISBN 0785813756 (0-7858-1375-6)
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Water for Elephants: Library Editionby Sara GruenISBN 0786290277 (0-7862-9027-7)
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Water for Elephants is the story of Jacob's life with this circus. Sara Gruen spares no detail in chronicling the squalid, filthy, brutish circumstances in which he finds himself. The animals are mangy, underfed or fed rotten food, and abused. Jacob, once it becomes known that he has veterinary skills, is put in charge of the "menagerie" and all its ills. Uncle Al, the circus impresario, is a self-serving, venal creep who slaps people around because he can. August, the animal trainer, is a certified paranoid schizophrenic whose occasional flights into madness and brutality often have Jacob as their object. Jacob is the only person in the book who has a handle on a moral compass and as his reward he spends most of the novel beaten, broken, concussed, bleeding, swollen and hungover. He is the self-appointed Protector of the Downtrodden, and... he falls in love with Marlena, crazy August's wife. Not his best idea.
The most interesting aspect of the book is all the circus lore that Gruen has so carefully researched. She has all the right vocabulary: grifters, roustabouts, workers, cooch tent, rubes, First of May, what the band plays when there's trouble, Jamaican ginger paralysis, life on a circus train, set-up and take-down, being run out of town by the "revenooers" or the cops, and losing all your hooch. There is one glorious passage about Marlena and Rosie, the bull elephant, that truly evokes the magic a circus can create. It is easy to see Marlena's and Rosie's pink sequins under the Big Top and to imagine their perfect choreography as they perform unbelievable stunts. The crowd loves it--and so will the reader. The ending is absolutely ludicrous and really quite lovely. --Valerie Ryan [via]
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What Jesus Meantby Garry WillsISBN 0786287683 (0-7862-8768-3)
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Wide Sargasso Seaby Jean Rhys, Francis WyndhamISBN 0786200731 (0-7862-0073-1)
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The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objectsby Barbara G. WalkerISBN 0785804609 (0-7858-0460-9)
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