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Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics, Books Ii--ivby AristotleISBN 0023895306 (0-02-389530-6)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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The Autobiography and Other Writingsby Benjamin FranklinISBN 0027887901 (0-02-788790-1)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Merchandise &
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklinby Benjamin FranklinISBN 0020029101 (0-02-002910-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin'Book summary:This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. [via]
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Benjamin Franklin:a Biography in His Own Words: A Biography in His Own Wordsby Benjamin Franklin, Thomas J. FlemingISBN 0060112867 (0-06-011286-7)
Hardcover
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The Bhagavad-Gita: With an Introductory Essay, Sanskrit Text, English Translation and Notesby S. RadhakrishnanISBN 0048910295 (0-04-891029-5)
Hardcover, Unwin Paperbacks
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The Book of Threeby Lloyd AlexanderISBN 0030898218 (0-03-089821-8)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Caddie Woodlawnby Carol Ryrie Brink, Trina Schart Hyman, Kate SeredyISBN 0027136701 (0-02-713670-1)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Caddie Woodlawn'Book summary:At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a clock-fixing tomboy running wild in the woods of Wisconsin. In 1864, this is a bit much for her Boston-bred mother to bear, but Caddie and her brothers are happy with the status quo. Written in 1935 about Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother's childhood, the adventures of Caddie and her brothers are still exciting over 60 years later. With each chapter comes another ever-more exciting adventure: a midnight gallop on her horse across a frozen river to warn her American Indian friends of the white men's plan to attack; a prairie fire approaching the school house; and a letter from England that may change the family's life forever. This Newbery Medal-winning book bursts at the seams with Caddie's irrepressible spirit. In spite of her mother's misgivings, Caddie is a perfect role model for any girl--or boy, for that matter. She's big-hearted, she's brave, and she's mechanically inclined! (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Carrieby Stephen KingISBN 9871138997 (987-1138-99-7)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevatorby Roald Dahl, Faith JaquesISBN 0048231061 (0-04-823106-1)
Hardcover, Allen and Unwin
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Clarissaby Samuel Richardson, Philip StevickISBN 0030840147 (0-03-084014-7)
Softcover, Holt Rinehart & Winston
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Como Agua Para Chocolate / Like Water for Chocolateby Laura EsquivelISBN 9871138490 (987-1138-49-0)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Como Agua Para Chocolate / Like Water for Chocolate'Book summary:Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit. The classic love story takes place on the De la Garza ranch, as the tyrannical owner, Mama Elena, chops onions at the kitchen table in her final days of pregnancy. While still in her mother's womb, her daughter to be weeps so violently she causes an early labor, and little Tita slips out amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon becomes a way of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef. She shares special points of her favorite preparations with listeners throughout the story.
The Spanish language edition of the best-selling Like Water For Chocolate is a remarkable success in its own right. Now, in this mass market edition, thousands of new readers will be able to partake in the sumptuous, romantic, and hilarious tale of Tita, the terrific cook with an extra special something in her sauce.
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The Complete Poetry and Prose of Geoffrey Chaucerby Geoffrey Chaucer, John H. Fisher, John C. HodgesISBN 0030286123 (0-03-028612-3)
Hardcover, Heinle
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Critique of Judgmentby Immanuel KantISBN 0028475003 (0-02-847500-3)
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Cyrano De Bergeracby Edmond RostandISBN 0028179897 (0-02-817989-7)
Hardcover, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
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Dancing in My Nuddypantsby Louise RennisonISBN 0060097469 (0-06-009746-9)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dancing in My Nuddypants'Book summary:Dancing in My Nuddy Pants takes up Georgia Nicolson's tale of red bottomosity, continuing her diary just the day after the third instalment, Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas. The Ace gang and the Bummers make strong appearances alongside the essential Sex God (SG) and Dave the Laugh, while little sister Libby has the most laugh-out-loud moments. A school trip to Paris with "gorgey Henri" is one highlight of the winter months, even resulting in Georgia coming top in French. However, her attitude to school and boys remains the same as ever:
8.00 pm I am so worried about school. I have so much to do tomorrow. 8.10 pm I can do my nails and foundation and eye stuff during RE--Miss Wilson won't notice ... But I suppose even she might notice if I took my curling tongs into class...
We are introduced to some new concepts, such as the "General Horn" and the "Cosmic Horn" (from the one and only Dave the Laugh, who of course gave us "nunga-nungas" and "nippy noodles"); learn about unplanned pregnancy with Angus' "trouser snake addendums" and Naomi the sex kitten (literally); ponder whether it is better to love someone for their maturiosity or their lip-nibbling; and reluctantly make a stand for the less popular girls.This instalment of Georgia's diary is "THE OFFICIAL AND PROPER END PROBABLY". All that any fan of Georgia's is likely to say when they hear this is "Erlack", and beg Louise Rennison for more hilariosity. --Olivia Dickinson [via]
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Darkness at Noonby Arthur KoestlerISBN 0025652109 (0-02-565210-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
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Dialogues Concerning Natural Religionby David Hume, Henry D. AikenISBN 0028461800 (0-02-846180-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion'Book summary:Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on standardized tests, Webster's paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by David Hume was edited for students who are actively building their vocabularies in anticipation of taking PSAT¿, SAT¿, AP¿ (Advanced Placement¿), GRE¿, LSAT¿, GMAT¿ or similar examinations.
PSAT¿ is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT¿ is a registered trademark of the College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE¿, AP¿ and Advanced Placement¿ are registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which neither sponsors nor endorses this book, GMAT¿ is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admissions Council which is neither affiliated with this book nor endorses this book, LSAT¿ is a registered trademark of the Law School Admissions Council which neither sponsors nor endorses this product. All rights reserved. [via]More editions of Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion:
A Discourse on Methodby DescartesISBN 0023671602 (0-02-367160-2)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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Discourse on Method and Meditationsby Rene DescartesISBN 0023672609 (0-02-367260-9)
Softcover, Bobbs-Merrill Co
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The Divine Comedyby Dante Alighieri, H.R. HuseISBN 0030086906 (0-03-008690-6)
Softcover, Holt Rinehart & Winston
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Don Quixoteby Edith Grossman, Harold Bloom, Miguel De Cervantes SaavedraISBN 0060188707 (0-06-018870-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Don Quixote'Book summary:Edith Grossman's definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece. Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain. Unless you read Spanish, you've never read Don Quixote.
"Though there have been many valuable English translations of Don Quixote, I would commend Edith Grossman's version for the extraordinarily high quality of her prose. The Knight and Sancho are so eloquently rendered by Grossman that the vitality of their characterization is more clearly conveyed than ever before. There is also an astonishing contextualization of Don Quixote and Sancho in Grossman's translation that I believe has not been achieved before. The spiritual atmosphere of a Spain already in steep decline can be felt throughout, thanks to her heightened quality of diction.
Grossman might be called the Glenn Gould of translators, because she, too, articulates every note. Reading her amazing mode of finding equivalents in English for Cervantes's darkening vision is an entrance into a further understanding of why this great book contains within itself all the novels that have followed in its sublime wake."
From the Introduction by Harold Bloom
Miguel de Cervantes was born on September 29, 1547, in Alcala de Henares, Spain. At twenty-three he enlisted in the Spanish militia and in 1571 fought against the Turks in the battle of Lepanto, where a gunshot wound permanently crippled his left hand. He spent four more years at sea and then another five as a slave after being captured by Barbary pirates. Ransomed by his family, he returned to Madrid but his disability hampered him; it was in debtor's prison that he began to write Don Quixote. Cervantes wrote many other works, including poems and plays, but he remains best known as the author of Don Quixote. He died on April 23, 1616.
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El Origen De Las Especies/the Origin Of Speciesby Charles DarwinISBN 9871150121 (987-1150-12-1)
Softcover, Distal S R L
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Elogio De La Locuraby Erasmo de RotterdamISBN 987550551X (987-550-551-X)
Softcover, Longseller S.A.
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En Attendant Godotby Samuel BeckettISBN 0023078308 (0-02-307830-8)
Softcover, Macmillan Pub Co
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Faust Part 1by Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheISBN 0023917601 (0-02-391760-1)
Softcover, Macmillan Pub Co
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Fountainheadby Ayn RandISBN 0026009102 (0-02-600910-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fountainhead'Book summary:The Fountainhead has become an enduring piece of literature, more popular now than when published in 1943. On the surface, it is a story of one man, Howard Roark, and his struggles as an architect in the face of a successful rival, Peter Keating, and a newspaper columnist, Ellsworth Toohey. But the book addresses a number of universal themes: the strength of the individual, the tug between good and evil, the threat of fascism. The confrontation of those themes, along with the amazing stroke of Rand's writing, combine to give this book its enduring influence. [via]
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From Poor Law to Welfare State: A History of Social Welfare in Americaby Walter I. TrattnerISBN 0029327121 (0-02-932712-1)
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Girl With a Pearl Earringby Tracy ChevalierISBN 0002258900 (0-00-225890-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Harriet the Spyby Louise FitzhughISBN 0060219106 (0-06-021910-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harriet the Spy'Book summary:Ages 8-12. Thirty-two years before it was made into a movie, Harriet the Spy was a groundbreaking book: its unflinchingly honest portrayal of childhood problems and emotions changed children's literature forever. Happily, it has neither dated nor become obsolete and remains one of the best children's novels ever written. The fascinating story is about an intensely curious and intelligent girl, who literally spies on people and writes about them in her secret notebook, trying to make sense of life's absurdities. When her classmates find her notebook and read her painfully blunt comments about them, Harriet finds herself a lonely outcast. Fitzhugh's writing is astonishingly vivid, real and engaging, and Harriet, by no means a typical, loveable heroine, is one of literature's most unforgettable characters. School Library Journal wrote, "a tour de force... bursts with life." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books called it "a very, very funny story." And The Chicago Tribune raved, "brilliantly written... a superb portrait of an extraordinary child." [via]
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Holesby Louis Sachar, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, inc.ISBN 0030664128 (0-03-066412-8)
Hardcover, Holt, Rinehart and Winston
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The Illustrated Alchemistby Paulo Coelho, Alan R. Clarke, MoebiusISBN 006019250X (0-06-019250-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Alchemist'Book summary:Amazon.co.uk Review Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sense a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalucian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream. Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman's books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the "Soul of the World." Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night. "Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself," the alchemist replies. "And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." [via]
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In Our Timeby Ernest HemingwayISBN 0020518102 (0-02-051810-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Julie of the Wolvesby Jean Craighead GeorgeISBN 0060219432 (0-06-021943-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Julie of the Wolves'Book summary:Miyax, like many adolescents, is torn. But unlike most, her choices may determine whether she lives or dies. At 13, an orphan, and unhappily married, Miyax runs away from her husband's parents' home, hoping to reach San Francisco and her pen pal. But she becomes lost in the vast Alaskan tundra, with no food, no shelter, and no idea which is the way to safety. Now, more than ever, she must look hard at who she really is. Is she Miyax, Eskimo girl of the old ways? Or is she Julie (her "gussak"-white people-name), the modernized teenager who must mock the traditional customs? And when a pack of wolves begins to accept her into their community, Miyax must learn to think like a wolf as well. If she trusts her Eskimo instincts, will she stand a chance of surviving? John Schoenherr's line drawings suggest rather than tell about the compelling experiences of a girl searching for answers in a bleak landscape that at first glance would seem to hold nothing. Fans of Jean Craighead George's stunning, Newberry Medal-winning coming-of-age story won't want to miss Julie (1994) and Julie's Wolf Pack (1998). (Ages 10 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
Julie of the Wolvesby GlencoeISBN 0028179986 (0-02-817998-6)
Hardcover, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
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Jurassic Parkby Michael CrichtonISBN 9871138806 (987-1138-80-6)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jurassic Park'Book summary:En esta espectacular novela, los dinosaurios vuelven a conquistar la Tierra. En una isla remota, un grupo de hombres y mujeres emprende una carrera contra el tiempo para evitar un desastre mundial provocado por la desmedida ambicion de comercializar la ingenieria genetica. Pero todos los esfuerzos resultaran vanos cuando el inescrupuloso proyecto quede fuera de control y el mundo a merced de unas bestias monstruosas... Parque Jurasico, la novela mas celebre de Michael Crichton y una de las mas leidas en los ultimos anos, fue adaptada al cine por Steven Spielberg en una pelicula que se convirtio en el gran acontecimiento cinematografico de 1993 y en el origen del fenomeno de masas llamado ""dinomania"". [via]
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Just So Storiesby Rudyard Kipling, David FramptonISBN 0060232943 (0-06-023294-3)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Just So Stories'Book summary:A collection of the well-known stories, including "How the Whale Got His Throat," "The Elephant's Child," and "The Butterfly that Stamped." [via]
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The Koran Interpretedby A.J. ArberryISBN 0020832605 (0-02-083260-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Koran Interpreted'Book summary:358 page paperback edition of The Koran Interpreted. [via]
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Le Morte D'Arthurby Thomas Malory, Robert M. LumianskyISBN 0020225601 (0-02-022560-1)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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A Light in the Atticby Shel SilversteinISBN 0060256737 (0-06-025673-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Light in the Attic'Book summary:For over 20 years, kids and kids at heart have giggled at the jumbled, goofy nonsense poems of Shel Silverstein. And now, lucky readers can listen to his mad meanderings as well with this 20th anniversary edition of A Light in the Attic, which includes a CD read by the author himself. Eleven classics, including "Twistable, Turnable Man," "The Dragon of Grindly Grun," "Prehistoric," and "Backward Bill" are performed by the late virtuoso of verse, while the tremendously popular book contains every one of the original poems that made Silverstein's name a household word: "Poemsicle," "Hula Eel," "Standing Is Stupid," "Moon-Catchin' Net," "Meehoo with an Exactlywatt," and dozens upon dozens more. Silverstein's amusing, cartoonish line drawings are every bit as familiar and beloved to readers as his poems. Gone, but not forgotten, the creator of the irresistible poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends and Falling Up, left an indelible mark on children's poetry. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Lord of the Ringsby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0048230871 (0-04-823087-1)
Hardcover, Allen and Unwin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lord of the Rings'Book summary:Let's face it--even some adults find Tolkien's mammoth fantasy a daunting mouthful but children now have this special seven-book box set of The Lord of The Rings to make the epic tale just that bit easier to chew on. Split into its seven constituent parts, these slim volumes tell the ageless tale of young Frodo's quest to destroy The Ring and defeat the forces of evil. It's beautifully presented in a black presentation box with the movie logo and an illustration on the side and the spines of the books also form the movie logo. A contemporary look and plenty of "cool appeal" will grab kids' interest and ensure they don't miss out on reading this classic of the genre. --Jonathan Weir [via]
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The Magician's Nephewby C. S. Lewis, Pauline BaynesISBN 0060234970 (0-06-023497-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Magician's Nephew'Book summary:This large, deluxe hardcover edition of the first title in the classic Chronicles of Narnia series, The Magician's Nephew, is a gorgeous introduction to the magical land of Narnia. The many readers who discovered C.S. Lewis's Chronicles through The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will be delighted to find that the next volume in the series is actually the first in the sequence--and a step back in time. In this unforgettable story, British schoolchildren Polly and Digory inadvertently tumble into the Wood Between the Worlds, where they meet the evil Queen Jadis and, ultimately, the great, mysterious King Aslan. We witness the birth of Narnia and discover the legendary source of all the adventures that are to follow in the seven books that comprise the series.
Rich, heavy pages, a gold-embossed cover, and Pauline Baynes's original illustrations (hand-colored by the illustrator herself 40 years later) make this special edition of a classic a bona fide treasure. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Moral Judgment of the Childby Jean Piaget, Marjorie GabainISBN 0029252407 (0-02-925240-7)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Moral Judgment of the Child'Book summary:This classic study examines a problem that stands at the heart of society: How does a child distinguish between right and wrong? Professor Piaget and his colleagues begin their investigation by analyzing the "rules of the game" - in this case a seemingly simple game of marbles - as handed down from one group of children to another. They observe the child's total acceptance of the consensus rules and describe the moral pressure of the group on the individual. Piaget proceeds to an analysis of lying, cheating, adult authority, punishment, and responsibility, noting and evaluating the changing attitudes of growing children toward these "moral realities." The book concludes with a comparison of the findings of this significant study with those theories in social psychology and sociology that bear directly on the moral development of the child. [via]
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Mrs. Toggle's Zipperby Robin Pulver, R. W. AlleyISBN 0027754510 (0-02-775451-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Myths and Legends of Chinaby E. T. WernerISBN 9971947552 (9971-947-55-2)
Softcover, Lynne Rienner Pub
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The New House at the Chalet Schoolby Elinor Brent-DyerISBN 0006918026 (0-00-691802-6)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square Books
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Obedience to Authority: An Experimental Viewby Stanley MilgramISBN 0060129387 (0-06-012938-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View'Book summary:In the 1960s Stanley Milgram carried out a series of experiments in which human subjects were given progressively more painful electro-shocks in a careful calibrated series to determine to what extent people will obey orders even when they knew them to be painful and immoral-to determine how people will obey authority regardless of consequences. These experiments came under heavy criticism at the time but have ultimately been vindicated by the scientific community. This book is Milgram2s vivid and persuasive explanation of his methods.
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On Poetry and Styleby AristotleISBN 0023485000 (0-02-348500-0)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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One Hundred Years of Solitudeby Gabriel García Márquez, Gregory RabassaISBN 0060114185 (0-06-011418-5)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'Book summary:"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."
It is typical of Gabriel García Márquez that it will be many pages before his narrative circles back to the ice, and many chapters before the hero of One Hundred Years of Solitude, Buendía, stands before the firing squad. In between, he recounts such wonders as an entire town struck with insomnia, a woman who ascends to heaven while hanging laundry, and a suicide that defies the laws of physics:
A trickle of blood came out under the door, crossed the living room, went out into the street, continued on in a straight line across the uneven terraces, went down steps and climbed over curbs, passed along the Street of the Turks, turned a corner to the right and another to the left, made a right angle at the Buendía house, went in under the closed door, crossed through the parlor, hugging the walls so as not to stain the rugs, went on to the other living room, made a wide curve to avoid the dining-room table, went along the porch with the begonias, and passed without being seen under Amaranta's chair as she gave an arithmetic lesson to Aureliano José, and went through the pantry and came out in the kitchen, where Úrsula was getting ready to crack thirty-six eggs to make bread.
"Holy Mother of God!" Úrsula shouted.The story follows 100 years in the life of Macondo, a village founded by José Arcadio Buendía and occupied by descendants all sporting variations on their progenitor's name: his sons, José Arcadio and Aureliano, and grandsons, Aureliano José, Aureliano Segundo, and José Arcadio Segundo. Then there are the women--the two Úrsulas, a handful of Remedios, Fernanda, and Pilar--who struggle to remain grounded even as their menfolk build castles in the air. If it is possible for a novel to be highly comic and deeply tragic at the same time, then One Hundred Years of Solitude does the trick. Civil war rages throughout, hearts break, dreams shatter, and lives are lost, yet the effect is literary pentimento, with sorrow's outlines bleeding through the vibrant colors of García Márquez's magical realism. Consider, for example, the ghost of Prudencio Aguilar, whom José Arcadio Buendía has killed in a fight. So lonely is the man's shade that it haunts Buendía's house, searching anxiously for water with which to clean its wound. Buendía's wife, Úrsula, is so moved that "the next time she saw the dead man uncovering the pots on the stove she understood what he was looking for, and from then on she placed water jugs all about the house."
With One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez introduced Latin American literature to a world-wide readership. Translated into more than two dozen languages, his brilliant novel of love and loss in Macondo stands at the apex of 20th-century literature. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Otra Vuelta De Tuercaby Henry JamesISBN 9875505439 (987-550-543-9)
Softcover, Longseller S.A.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Otra Vuelta De Tuerca'Book summary:Siguen viviendo las personas despues de la muerte? En caso afirmativo, mantienen contacto con el mundo de los vivos? No es facil dar respuesta a estas preguntas, aunque quiza muchos ofrezcan una respuesta clara y rapida. En todo caso, esa posible relacion entre los muertos y los vivos es algo que ha atraido desde siempre a la humanidad, y son muy numerosos y variados los relatos dedicados a tratar este tema. Para algunos, el mundo esta plagado de espiritus y fantasmas, seres de otro mundo que irrumpen y se ponen en contacto con personas especialmente dotadas para percibir su influencia. [via]
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Out of the Silent Planetby C. S. LewisISBN 002086910X (0-02-086910-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Merchandise &
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Out of the Silent Planet'Book summary:[MP3CD audiobook format in vinyl case.]
[Read by Geoffrey Howard - aka - Ralph Cosham]
Out of the Silent Planet is the first novel from Lewis's Space Trilogy, (also called the Space Trilogy,the Cosmic Trilogy and the Ransom Trilogy,) considered to be his chief contribution to the science-fiction genre. A planetary romance with elements of medieval mythology, the trilogy concerns Dr. Ransom, a linguist who, like Christ, is offered as a ransom for mankind. On a walking tour of the English countryside, Ransom falls in with some slightly shady characters from his old University and wakes up suddenly to find himself naked in a metal ball in the middle of the light-filled heavens. He learns that he is on his way to a world called Malacandra by its natives, who also call our world Thulcandra...the Silent Planet. The Malacandrans see planets as having a tutelary spirit: those of the other planets are good and accessible, but that of Earth is fallen and twisted. [via]More editions of Out of the Silent Planet:
The Philosophy of Loyaltyby Josiah RoyceISBN 0028511603 (0-02-851160-3)
Hardcover, Macmillan Pub Co
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The Princess and the Goblinby George MacDonaldISBN 0060095520 (0-06-009552-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Princess in Pinkby Meg CabotISBN 0060096128 (0-06-009612-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Princess in Pink'Book summary:Things are looking up for Mia: She's the newest staffer on the school paper, and her miraculous completion of freshman Algebra is just around the corner. Plus she's about to get a new baby brother or sister. Could things possibly get any better? But in her heart of hearts, Mia has one wish: an evening spent with Michael in a tux and a corsage on her wrist -- in other words, the PROM. Michael, however, does not seem to share the dream that is the prom. Worse still, a service workers strike (with Grandmère and Lilly at the heart of it and on opposite sides) threatens the very existence of this year's prom. Will the strike end in time? Can Michael be dissuaded from his anti-prom views? Most importantly, will Mia get to wear her pink prom dress? [via]
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Princess in Waitingby Meg CabotISBN 0060096098 (0-06-009609-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Princess in Waiting'Book summary:The fourth volume in Meg Cabot's popular Princess Diaries series, Princess in Waiting begins in the tiny country of Genovia, where 14-year-old Mia, the unlikely royal, is on winter break trying not to bite her fingernails. Being a princess and fighting for the installation of parking meters is tough, when all you really want to do is go back to your regular life in New York City and see your dreamy boyfriend Michael. Of course, Mia is soon back in the city, trying not to fail Algebra II and trying to stay afloat in a sea of self-doubt. Could it be true that she is merely a "massive reject" covered with orange cat hair? For that matter, is finding her missing lucky Queen Amidala underwear as important as finding her secret talent? Mia's frank, funny diary entries range from "Things to Do" lists ("Stop obsessing over whether or not Michael loves you vs. being in love with you"); lists of the valuable lessons of romantic heroines ("3. Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice: Boys like it when you are smart-alecky."); transcripts of instant-messaging rounds with Michael; to poems ("Like the Millenium Falcon in hyperdrive/ our love will continue to thrive and thrive") and general irrational tirades. Whether or not Mia ever achieves her much-sought-after "self-actualization," teens will enjoy reading her over-the-top, up-to-the-minute-hip diary. (Ages 12 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Purple Hibiscusby Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieISBN 0007176112 (0-00-717611-2)
Hardcover, New York
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Sarah, Plain and Tallby Patricia MacLachlanISBN 0060241012 (0-06-024101-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sarah, Plain and Tall'Book summary:MacLachlan, author of Unclaimed Treasures, has written an affecting tale for children. In the late 19th century a widowed midwestern farmer with two children--Anna and Caleb--advertises for a wife. When Sarah arrives she is homesick for Maine, especially for the ocean which she misses greatly. The children fear that she will not stay, and when she goes off to town alone, young Caleb--whose mother died during childbirth--is stricken with the fear that she has gone for good. But she returns with colored pencils to illustrate for them the beauty of Maine, and to explain that, though she misses her home, "the truth of it is I would miss you more." The tale gently explores themes of abandonment, loss and love. [via]
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Second Treatise of Governmentby John LockeISBN 0023933003 (0-02-393300-3)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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The Silver Chairby C. S. Lewis, Pauline BaynesISBN 0060234954 (0-06-023495-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Silver Chair'Book summary:C.S. Lewis has once again worked his magic in this sixth book of The Chronicles of Narnia. This master of fantasy brings us ever farther in an unforgettable world filled with adventure and mystery.
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Sir Thomas Malory's Tales of King Arthurby Michael Senior, Thomas MaloryISBN 0002223732 (0-00-222373-2)
Hardcover, Collins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sir Thomas Malory's Tales of King Arthur'Book summary:For more than 500 years the adventures of King Arthur and his knights have been a source for British mythology, known after William Caxton's edition as the "motre d'Arthur". The aim of this edition is to make a version of the tales which can be read by a contemporary reader purely for pleasure with no sense of duty or effort. The editor also writes plays, poetry and has written "Greece and its Myths, "Portrait of North Wales", "Portrait of South Wales" and "Myths of Britain". [via]
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Stuart Littleby E. B. White, Garth WilliamsISBN 0060263954 (0-06-026395-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stuart Little'Book summary:How terribly surprised the Little family must have been when their second child turned out to be a small mouse. Apparently familiar with the axiom that "when in New York City, anything can happen," the Littles accept young Stuart into their family unquestioningly--with the exception of Snowbell the cat who is unable to overcome his instinctive dislike for the little mouse. They build him a bed from a matchbox, and supply him with all of the accoutrements a young mouse could need. Mrs. Little even fashions him a suit, because baby clothes would obviously be unsuitable for such a sophisticated mouse. In return, Stuart helps his tall family with errant Ping-Pong balls that roll outside of their reach.
E. B. White takes Stuart on a hero's quest across the American countryside, introducing the mouse--and the reader--to a myriad of delightful characters. Little finds himself embroiled in one adventure after another from the excitement of racing sailboats to the unseen horrors of substitute teaching. This is a story of leaving home for the first time, of growing up, and ultimately of discovering oneself. At times, doesn't everyone feel like the sole mouse in a family--and a world--of extremely tall people? (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Survival in Auschwitzby Primo LeviISBN 0020291922 (0-02-029192-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Survival in Auschwitz'Book summary:Survival in Auschwitz is a mostly straightforward narrative, beginning with Primo Levi's deportation from Turin, Italy, to the concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland in 1943. Levi, then a 25-year-old chemist, spent 10 months in the camp. Even Levi's most graphic descriptions of the horrors he witnessed and endured there are marked by a restraint and wit that not only gives readers access to his experience, but confronts them with it in stark ethical and emotional terms: "[A]t dawn the barbed wire was full of children's washing hung out in the wind to dry. Nor did they forget the diapers, the toys, the cushions and the hundred other small things which mothers remember and which children always need. Would you not do the same? If you and your child were going to be killed tomorrow, would you not give him something to eat today?" --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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Survival in Auschwitz: The Nazi Assault on Humanityby Primo LeviISBN 0020343000 (0-02-034300-0)
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The Tale Of Genjiby Murasaki ShikibuISBN 004823012X (0-04-823012-X)
Hardcover, Allen and Unwin
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Ten Little Niggersby Agatha ChristieISBN 0002318350 (0-00-231835-0)
Hardcover, Collins for the Crime Club
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A Tree Grows in Brooklynby Betty SmithISBN 0060001941 (0-06-000194-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'Book summary:Francie Nolan, avid reader, penny-candy connoisseur, and adroit observer of human nature, has much to ponder in colorful, turn-of-the-century Brooklyn. She grows up with a sweet, tragic father, a severely realistic mother, and an aunt who gives her love too freely--to men, and to a brother who will always be the favored child. Francie learns early the meaning of hunger and the value of a penny. She is her father's child--romantic and hungry for beauty. But she is her mother's child, too--deeply practical and in constant need of truth. Like the Tree of Heaven that grows out of cement or through cellar gratings, resourceful Francie struggles against all odds to survive and thrive. Betty Smith's poignant, honest novel created a big stir when it was first published over 50 years ago. Her frank writing about life's squalor was alarming to some of the more genteel society, but the book's humor and pathos ensured its place in the realm of classics--and in the hearts of readers, young and old. (Ages 10 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Tristram Shandyby Laurence Sterne, James A. WorkISBN 0024300306 (0-02-430030-6)
Softcover, Macmillan Pub Co
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Where the Sidewalk Endsby Shel SilversteinISBN 0060256672 (0-06-025667-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Where the Sidewalk Ends'Book summary:Shel Silverstein shook the staid world of children's poetry in 1974 with the publication of this collection, and things haven't been the same since. More than four and a half million copies of Where the Sidewalk Ends have been sold, making it the bestselling children's poetry book ever. With this and his other poetry collections (A Light in the Attic and Falling Up), Silverstein reveals his genius for reaching kids with silly words and simple pen-and-ink drawings. What child can resist a poem called "Dancing Pants" or "The Dirtiest Man in the World"? Each of the 130 poems is funny in a different way, or touching ... or both. Some approach naughtiness or are a bit disgusting to squeamish grown-ups, but that's exactly what kids like best about Silverstein's work. Jim Trelease, author of The New Read-Aloud Handbook, calls this book "without question, the best-loved collection of poetry for children." (Ages 4 to 10) [via]
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Will I Have a Friend?by Miriam Cohen, Lillian HobanISBN 0027227901 (0-02-722790-1)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Will I Have a Friend?'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Jim's anxieties on his first day of school are happily forgotten when he makes a new friend. [via]
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Battle Royale 1by Kohushun TakamiISBN 987562117X (987-562-117-X)
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Cardcaptor Sakura 1by ClampISBN 9879882016 (987-98820-1-6)
Softcover, Distal S R L
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Cardcaptor Sakura 2by ClampISBN 9879882024 (987-98820-2-4)
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Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciadaby Gabriel Marques GarciaISBN 9871138016 (987-1138-01-6)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada'Book summary:Anda, nina: dinos quien fue. Ella se demoro apenas el tiempo necesario para decir el nombre. Lo busco en las tinieblas, lo encontro a primera vista entre los tantos y tantos nombres confundibles de es mundo y del otro y lo dejo clavado en la pared con su dardo certero, como a una mariposa cuya sentencia estaba escrita desde siempre. -Santiago Nasar -dijo.>> Basado en un suceso real, la reconstruccion literaria, laberintica y polifonica del ineluctable y brutal asesinato de un hombre en una remota poblacion fluvial caribena significa la apuesta mas arriesgada de Gabriel Garcia Marquez hacia una novela total. Microcosmos tragico, explora el ancestral atavismo de la virgen en la cultura hispanica, donde se entretejen las ideas de la moral publica, el honor familiar y la conciencia de clase, al tiempo que elabora una magistral vuelta de tuerca sobre el indisoluble vinculo entre el amor y la muerte, lo que, junto con el resto de su obra, le valdria a Gabo recibir el Premio Nobel al ano siguiente de sus publicacion. [via]
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Los Hermanos Karamasov/the Karamasov Brothersby Fedor DostoievskiISBN 9871150075 (987-1150-07-5)
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El Nombre De La Rosaby Umberto Eco, Ricardo PochtraISBN 9872060959 (987-20609-5-9)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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Paradise Kissby Ai YazawaISBN 987562036X (987-562-036-X)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
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Vagabond 4by Takehiko InoueISBN 9875620386 (987-562-038-6)
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