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Abigail Adamsby Kate DavisISBN 1567116108 (1-56711-610-8)
Hardcover, Blackbirch Pr Inc
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About a Boyby Nick HornbyISBN 1573227331 (1-57322-733-1)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'About a Boy'Book summary:Will Lightman is a Peter Pan for the 1990s. At 36, the terminally hip North Londoner is unmarried, hyper-concerned with his coolness quotient and blithely living off his father's novelty song royalties. Will sees himself as entirely lacking in hidden depths--and he's proud of it! The only trouble is, his friends are succumbing to responsibilities and children and he's increasingly left out in the cold. How can someone brilliantly equipped for meaningless relationships ensure that he'll continue to meet beautiful Julie Christie-like women and ensure that they'll throw him over before things get too profound? A brief encounter with a single mother sets Will off on his new career, that of "serial nice guy." As far as he's concerned--and remember, concern isn't his strong suit--he's the perfect catch for the young mother on the go. After an interlude of sexual bliss, she'll realise that her child isn't ready for a man in their life and Will can ride off into the Highgate sunset, where more damsels apparently await. The only catch is that the best way to meet these women is at single-parent get-togethers. In one of Nick Hornby's many hilarious (and embarrassing) scenes, Will falls into some serious misrepresentation at SPAT ("Single Parents-- Alone Together"), passing himself off as a bereft single dad: "There was, he thought, an emotional truth here somewhere, and he could see now that his role-playing had a previously unsuspected artistic element to it. He was acting, yes, but in the noblest, most profound sense of the word."
What interferes with Will's career arc, of course, is reality--in the shape of a 12-year-old boy who is in many ways his polar opposite. For Marcus, cool isn't even a possibility, let alone an issue. For starters, he's a victim at his new school. Things at home are pretty awful, too, since his musical-therapist mother seems increasingly in need of therapy herself. All Marcus can do is cobble together information with a mixture of incomprehension, innocence, self-blame and unfettered clear sight. As fans of Fever Pitch and High Fidelity already know, Hornby's insight into laddishness magically combines the serious and the hilarious. About a Boy continues his singular examination of masculine wish-fulfilment and fear. This time, though, the author lets women and children onto the playing field, forcing his feckless hero to leap over an entirely new--and entirely welcome--set of emotional hurdles. [via]
Adolescents, Alcohol, And Substance Abuse: Reaching Teens Through Brief Interventionsby Peter M. Monti, Suzanne M. Colby, Tracy A. O'Leary, William R. MillerISBN 1572306580 (1-57230-658-0)
Hardcover, Guilford Pubn
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Adrian Mole, the Lost Yearsby Sue TownsendISBN 1569470553 (1-56947-055-3)
Softcover, Soho Pr Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Adrian Mole, the Lost Years'Book summary:The popular European author of the Queen and I presents the latest diaries of the hilarious young Master Mole, whose private musings represent the reflections of a misunderstood and muddled soul. [via]
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Amy and Isabelleby Elizabeth StroutISBN 1568957289 (1-56895-728-9)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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Amy Carmichael: Curriculum Guideby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 1576581853 (1-57658-185-3)
Softcover, Y W A M Pub
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Amy Carmichael: Rescuer of Precious Gemsby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 1576580180 (1-57658-018-0)
Softcover, Y W A M Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Amy Carmichael: Rescuer of Precious Gems'Book summary:Amy Carmichael stood on the deck of the steamer, waving good-bye once again to her old friend Robert Wilson. How could she have known she would never see him or the British Isles again? Amy was certain God had called her to India. Indeed! India would be home for the rest of her life.
Amy's life was marked by a simple, determined obedience to God, regardless of circumstances. Her story and legacy are stunning reminders of the impact of one person who will fear God and nothing else.
Driven by love and compassion, and sustained by faith and determination, Amy Carmichael defied the cruel barriers of India's caste system. The story of this young woman from Northern Ireland is a brilliant, sparkling example of God's love generously poured out to "the least of these among us." [via]More editions of Amy Carmichael: Rescuer of Precious Gems:
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Battle Royaleby Yuji Oniki, Koushun TakamiISBN 156931778X (1-56931-778-X)
Softcover, Viz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Battle Royale'Book summary:Synopsis: In a country ruled by a ruthless totalitarian government, a group of ninth-grade students are confined to a small isolated island, armed only with a map, some food, and various weapons, where they are forced wear special exploding collars and must fight each other for three days until only one survivor remains, as part of the ultimate in reality television. Original. [via]
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Behind the Bedroom Wallby Laura Williams, A. Nancy Goldstein, Nancy A. GoldsteinISBN 1571316582 (1-57131-658-2)
Softcover, Milkweed Editions
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Betty Greene: Wings to Serveby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 1576581527 (1-57658-152-7)
Softcover, Y W A M Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Betty Greene: Wings to Serve'Book summary:Betty Greene coaxed her Grumman seaplane to two thousand feet..... Suddenly, silence-- total silence. The plane engine had stopped! Her passengers gasped, but Betty knew she must remain calm. They had only slim chance for survival: the twisting jungle river below them.
As a young girl growing up on the shores of Lake Washington Betty Greene had two passions: a love for Christ and a love of flying. As a young World War ll WASP pilot, Betty dreamed of combining her two passions by using wings to serve God.
Betty's dream became reality when she helped found the Mission Aviation Fellowship. Her faith-filled adventures and faithful service helped create what is today a global ministry that operates over eighty aircraft in nineteen countries. [via]More editions of Betty Greene: Wings to Serve:
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Black Beautyby Anna Sewell, Carol HeyerISBN 1571021140 (1-57102-114-0)
Hardcover, Ideals Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Beauty'Book summary:A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this century, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.
Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century way--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Casino Royale: Library Editionby Ian FlemingISBN 1567310567 (1-56731-056-7)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Casino Royale: Library Edition'Book summary:The licence to kill for the Secret Service was a great honour. It brought James Bond the only assignments he enjoyed, the dangerous ones. At the Casino in Deauville, Bond's game is baccarat. But away from the discreet salons, the caviar and champagne, it's 007 versus one of Russia's most powerful and ruthless agents. [via]
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Cheaper by the Dozenby Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth CareyISBN 1568950098 (1-56895-009-8)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cheaper by the Dozen'Book summary:No growing pains have ever been more hilarious than those suffered loudly by the riotous Gilbreth clan. First, there are a dozen red-haired, freckle-faced kids to contend with. Then there's Dad, a famous efficiency expert who believes a family can be run just like a factory. And there's Mother, his partner in everything except discipline. How they all survive such escapades as forgetting Frank, Jr., in a roadside restaurant or going on a first date with Dad in the backseat or having their tonsils removed en masse will keep you in stitches. You can be sure they're not only cheaper, they're funnier by the dozen. [via]
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Chicken Soup for the Teenage SoulISBN 1572813911 (1-57281-391-1)
Softcover, U S Games Systems
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The Chosenby Chaim PotokISBN 1568493193 (1-56849-319-3)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Chosen'Book summary:Few stories offer more warmth, wisdom, or generosity than this tale of two boys, their fathers, their friendship, and the chaotic times in which they live. Though on the surface it explores religious faith--the intellectually committed as well as the passionately observant--the struggles addressed in The Chosen are familiar to families of all faiths and in all nations.
In 1940s Brooklyn, New York, an accident throws Reuven Malther and Danny Saunders together. Despite their differences (Reuven is a secular Jew with an intellectual, Zionist father; Danny is the brilliant son and rightful heir to a Hasidic rebbe), the young men form a deep, if unlikely, friendship. Together they negotiate adolescence, family conflicts, the crisis of faith engendered when Holocaust stories begin to emerge in the U.S., loss, love, and the journey to adulthood. The intellectual and spiritual clashes between fathers, between each son and his own father, and between the two young men, provide a unique backdrop for this exploration of fathers, sons, faith, loyalty, and, ultimately, the power of love. (This is not a conventional children's book, although it will move any wise child age 12 or older, and often appears on summer reading lists for high school students.) [via]
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A Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens, Roberto InnocentiISBN 1568461828 (1-56846-182-8)
Hardcover, Creative Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Christmas Carol'Book summary:In the history of English literature, Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, which has been continuously in print since it was first published in the winter of 1843, stands out as the quintessential Christmas story. What makes this charming edition of Dickens's immortal tale so special is the collection of 80 vivid illustrations by Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Shinn, a well-known artist in his time, was a popular illustrator of newspapers and magazines whose work displayed a remarkable affinity for the stories of Charles Dickens, evoking the bustling street life of the mid-1800s. Printed on heavy, cream-colored paper stock, the edges of the pages have been left rough, simulating the way in which the story might have appeared in Dickens's own time. Though countless editions of this classic have been published over the years, this one stands out as particularly beautiful, nostalgic, and evocative of the spirit of Christmas. [via]
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Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels Denby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 1576581365 (1-57658-136-5)
Softcover, Y W A M Pub
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The Danger Zoneby Dave GustavesonISBN 1576580024 (1-57658-002-4)
Softcover, Y W A M Pub
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Desis in the House: Indian American Youth Culture in New York Cityby Sunaina MairaISBN 1566399270 (1-56639-927-0)
Softcover, Temple Univ Pr
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Diamonds Are Foreverby Ian FlemingISBN 1567310508 (1-56731-050-8)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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Doctor Noby Ian FlemingISBN 1567310540 (1-56731-054-0)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Doctor No'Book summary:M called this case a soft option. Bond can't quite agree. The tropical island is luxurious, the seductive Honey Rider is beautiful and willing, but they are both part of the empire of Dr. No . . . The doctor is a worthy adversary, with a mind as hard and cold as his solid steel hands. Dr. No's obsession is power. His only gifts are strictly pain-shaped. [via]
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Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Goldby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 1576581373 (1-57658-137-3)
Softcover, Y W A M Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold'Book summary:Eric's refusal earlier that week to run on Sunday in the Olympic 100-meter race had stunned the world. Now his incredible victory in the 400-meter race further strengthened his belief in God's promise, "He who honors Me, I will honor."
Years later, Eric Liddell would be tested far beyond mere physical ability as a missionary to China. His characterm, perseverance, and endurance are a challenging example for all who would obey the call to bring the gospel to the nations. [via]More editions of Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold:
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From Russia With Loveby Ian FlemingISBN 1567310532 (1-56731-053-2)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'From Russia With Love'Book summary:[via]Name: Bond, James. Height: 183 cm, weight: 76 kg; slim build; eyes: blue; hair: black; scar down right cheek & on left shoulder; all-round athlete; expert pistol shot, boxer, knife-thrower; does not use disguises. Languages: French and German. Smokes heavily (NB: special cigarettes with three gold bands); vices: drink, but not to excess, and women.
Every major foreign government organization has a file on British secret agent James Bond. Now, Russia's lethal SMERSH organization has targeted him for elimination. SMERSH has the perfect bait in the irresistible Tatiana Romanova, who lures 007 to Istanbul promising the top-secret Spektor cipher machine. But when Bond walks willingly into the trap, a game of cross and double-cross ensues, with Bond both the stakes and the prize.
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Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetimeby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 1576580199 (1-57658-019-9)
Softcover, Y W A M Pub
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Glbtq: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teensby Kelly HuegelISBN 1575421267 (1-57542-126-7)
Softcover, Free Spirit Pub
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The Golden Roadby L.M. MontgomeryISBN 1576463168 (1-57646-316-8)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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Goldfingerby Ian FlemingISBN 1567310516 (1-56731-051-6)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Goldfinger'Book summary:In this, James Bond's first encounter with the deadly Blofeld, a deadly game of canasta turns out to be thoroughly crooked and a beautiful golden girl ends up dead. This is one of the well-known 007 novels featuring the urbane hero, James Bond. [via]
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Great White Sharkby Kathleen Weider Zoehfeld, Steven James PetruccioISBN 1568991223 (1-56899-122-3)
Hardcover, Soundprints
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great White Shark'Book summary:Baby White Shark battles hunger and injury, until one day she becomes the great ruler of the ocean. Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Great White Shark: Ruler of the Sea is a fun and informative story with beautifully detailed illustrations.
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- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations
- 32 pages
- Appropriate for ages: 3-9
- Hardcover dimensions: 12 x 8 3/4 inches [via]More editions of Great White Shark:
Great White Sharkby Steven James Petruccio, Kathleen Weider ZoehfeldISBN 1568991258 (1-56899-125-8)
Hardcover, Soundprints
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Great White Shark, Ruler of the Seaby Kathleen Weider Zoehfeld, Steven James PetruccioISBN 1568991231 (1-56899-123-1)
Hardcover, Soundprints
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Hands Are Not For Hittingby Martine Agassi, Marieka HeinlenISBN 1575420775 (1-57542-077-5)
Softcover, Free Spirit Pub
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Harold and the Purple CrayonISBN 1568901380 (1-56890-138-0)
Softcover, Peaceable Kingdom Pr
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Have Space Suit, Will Travel: Library Editionby Robert HeinleinISBN 156849288X (1-56849-288-X)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Honor Among Thievesby Jeffrey ArcherISBN 1568950454 (1-56895-045-4)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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Hudson Taylor: Deep in the Heart of Chinaby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 1576580164 (1-57658-016-4)
Softcover, Y W A M Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hudson Taylor: Deep in the Heart of China'Book summary:Hudson survived his perilous maiden voyage to his beloved China. With his heart set in determined obedience to God, and trusting the provision of the One who had called, Hudson overcame persecution and almost overwhelming personal losses to bring to bring God's truth to the "ripe harvest fields" of China.
Today, Hudson Taylor's story continues to challenge and inspire believers young and old to carry the anchoring gospel message, regardless of personal trial or hardships, to those who are adrift and without hope. [via]More editions of Hudson Taylor: Deep in the Heart of China:
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A James Bond Omnibusby Ian FlemingISBN 1567311601 (1-56731-160-1)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A James Bond Omnibus'Book summary:Thunderball James Bond is in disgrace. His medical report is critical of the high living that is ruining his health, and M packs him off to a health farm to be tuned up to his former pitch of exceptional fitness. Bond expects a trying two weeks. The last thing he expects is an adversary more deadly, more ruthless even than SMERSH. On Her Majesty's Secret Service High in the air of the Swiss Alps a set-up is planned. A man is hunting respectability with all the cunning that made him Europe's most ruthless criminal. Nothing is to stand in his way. Especially not 007. And Bond, too, has a lot on his mind. . . she is so beautiful, so sensual, that the charms of bachelorhood seem oddly tarnished. Bond is skating on very thin ice. You Only Live Twice In this sequel to the tragic "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", Bond is depressed and adrift. M decides to send him on an impossible mission to revive his spirits: he must go to Japan to acquire a new ciphering method from "Tiger" Tanaka, head of the Japanese Secret Service. Tanaka finally agrees, but asks in return that Bond assassinate an infamous recluse who owns a garden filled with deadly animals and poisonous plants, where people have been going to commit suicide - The Garden of Evil [via]
Jim Elliot: One Great Purposeby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 1576581462 (1-57658-146-2)
Softcover, Y W A M Pub
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Journey to the Center of the Earthby Jules Verne, Kensington Publishing Corporation StaffISBN 1575665336 (1-57566-533-6)
Softcover, Kensington Publishing Corporation
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'Book summary:In this fully dramatized adaptation of Jules Verne's classic, "Journey to the Center of the Earth", Leonard Nimoy, John de Lancie, and cast members from Star Trek feature films and all four TV series take you on an incredible journey.
"Journey to the Center of the Earth" is the story of Professor Lindenbrock, his nephew Axel and their quest for the secrets contained at the earth's core. Led by Hans, their Icelandic guide, Lindenbrock and Axel descend deeper into the planet than anyone has ever gone before... but will they make it back to the surface alive?
Featuring virtuoso performaces from the entire cast, riveting sound effects and original music, Alien Voices' production of "Journey to the Center of the Earth" is an adventure in sound. [via]
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Joy to the World!: A Variety Collection of Christmas Programs for the Church Familyby L.G. Enscoe, Annie EnscoeISBN 1566080053 (1-56608-005-3)
Softcover, Meriwether Pub
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The Land of Green Gingerby Noel Langley, Edward ArdizzoneISBN 156792333X (1-56792-333-X)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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The Land of the Bigby Jan MogensenISBN 1566561116 (1-56656-111-6)
Hardcover, Interlink Pub Group Inc
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The Land That Time Forgotby Edgar Rice BurroughsISBN 1576465594 (1-57646-559-4)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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Lego Crazy Action Contraptions: A Lego Inventions Bookby Dan Rathjen, Klutz, IncISBN 1570541574 (1-57054-157-4)
Softcover, Klutz
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Little X: Growing Up in the Nation of Islamby Sonsyrea TateISBN 1572333642 (1-57233-364-2)
Softcover, Univ of Tennessee Pr
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Live and Let Dieby Ian FlemingISBN 1567310575 (1-56731-057-5)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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A Long Way Downby Nick HornbyISBN 1573223026 (1-57322-302-6)
Hardcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Long Way Down'Book summary:In his eagerly awaited fourth novel, New York Times-bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they've reached the end of the line.
Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen. Four people who come together on New Year's Eve: a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother. Three are British, one is American. They encounter one another on the roof of Topper's House, a London destination famous as the last stop for those ready to end their lives.
In four distinct and riveting first-person voices, Nick Hornby tells a story of four individuals confronting the limits of choice, circumstance, and their own mortality. This is a tale of connections made and missed, punishing regrets, and the grace of second chances.
Intense, hilarious, provocative, and moving, A Long Way Down is a novel about suicide that is, surprisingly, full of life.
What's your jumping-off point?
Maureen
Why is it the biggest sin of all? All your life you're told that you'll be going to this marvelous place when you pass on. And the one thing you can do to get you there a bit quicker is something that stops you getting there at all. Oh, I can see that it's a kind of queue-jumping. But if someone jumps the queue at the post office, people tut. Or sometimes they say "Excuse me, I was here first." They don't say "You will be consumed by hellfire for all eternity." That would be a bit strong.
Martin
I'd spent the previous couple of months looking up suicides on the Internet, just out of curiosity. And nearly every single time, the coroner says the same thing: "He took his own life while the balance of his mind was disturbed." And then you read the story about the poor bastard: His wife was sleeping with his best friend, he'd lost his job, his daughter had been killed in a road accident some months before . . . Hello, Mr. Coroner? I'm sorry, but there's no disturbed mental balance here, my friend. I'd say he got it just right.
Jess
I was at a party downstairs. It was a shit party, full of all these ancient crusties sitting on the floor drinking cider and smoking huge spliffs and listening to weirdo space-out reggae. At midnight, one of them clapped sarcastically, and a couple of others laughed, and that was it-Happy New Year to you, too. You could have turned up to that party as the happiest person in London, and you'd still have wanted to jump off the roof by five past twelve. And I wasn't the happiest person in London anyway. Obviously.
JJ
New Year's Eve was a night for sentimental losers. It was my own stupid fault. Of course there'd be a low-rent crowd up there. I should have picked a classier date-like March 28, when Virginia Woolf took her walk into the river, or November 25 (Nick Drake). If anybody had been on the roof on either of those nights, the chances are they would have been like-minded souls, rather than hopeless f*ck-ups who had somehow persuaded themselves that the end of a calendar year is in any way significant. [via] 
Mansfield Parkby Jane AustenISBN 1576463397 (1-57646-339-7)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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Mary Slessor: Forward into Calabarby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 1576581489 (1-57658-148-9)
Softcover, Y W A M Pub
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Moonraker: Library Editionby Ian FlemingISBN 1567310559 (1-56731-055-9)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moonraker: Library Edition'Book summary:Bond's latest mission is to face Sir Hugo Drax at the card table in order to teach him a lesson and prevent a scandal. So it was that he stirred benzedrine into his champagne...Drax is the head of the Moonraker project and a powerful millionaire as well as a cheat at cards. 007 suspects that there is more to him than meets the eye. As he begins to delve deeper into the goings on at the Moonraker base in an attempt to scotch a potential scandal, he discovers that both the project and its leader are something other than they pretend to be... [via]
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Nakedby David SedarisISBN 1568954867 (1-56895-486-7)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Naked'Book summary:Hip radio comedy fans and theater folks who belong to the cult of Obie-winning playwright/performer David Sedaris must kill to get this book. These would be fans of the scaldingly snide Sedaris's hilariously described personal misadventures like The Santaland Diaries (a monologue about his work as an elf to a department store Santa) seen off-Broadway in 1997. In a series of similarly textured essays, Sedaris takes us along on his catastrophic detours through a nudist colony, a fruit-packing plant, his own childhood, and a dozen more of the world's little purgatories. [via]
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Nate Saint: Curriculum Guideby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 157658187X (1-57658-187-X)
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Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayerby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 1576580172 (1-57658-017-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer'Book summary:Flying soon captured Nate's heart. His air service ministry to isolated missionaries put him on a path of destiny that would ultimately end with a final airplane flight with 4 missionary friends to the "Palm Beach" landing strip in the jungles of Ecuador.
The men's lives given that day not only opened a door to the gospel for the unreached "Acucas"; it has been said that possibly no single event of the twentieth century awakened more hearts to God's call to serve in missions. [via]More editions of Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer:
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Neon Genesis Evangelionby Yoshiyuki SadamotoISBN 1569314349 (1-56931-434-9)
Softcover, Viz Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Neon Genesis Evangelion'Book summary:The latest episode of this controversial science fiction series sees the arrival of Asuka Langley, a prodigy pilot of the colossal Evangelions. She's Shinji's natural rival, but the two must somehow work together to battle the mysterious giant Angels that threaten humanity in 2015. [via]
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On Her Majesty's Secret Serviceby Ian FlemingISBN 1567310796 (1-56731-079-6)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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Pride and Prejudiceby Jane AustenISBN 1576462676 (1-57646-267-6)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pride and Prejudice'Book summary:"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing the intricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century British mating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual, Austen trains her sights on a country village and a few families--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases. Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune, and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, who married above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity to marry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley is complaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane; Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet's vulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters, he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane and Elizabeth. His excessive pride offends Lizzy, who is more than willing to believe the worst that other people have to say of him; when George Wickham, a soldier stationed in the village, does indeed have a discreditable tale to tell, his words fall on fertile ground.
Having set up the central misunderstanding of the novel, Austen then brings in her cast of fascinating secondary characters: Mr. Collins, the sycophantic clergyman who aspires to Lizzy's hand but settles for her best friend, Charlotte, instead; Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy's insufferably snobbish aunt; and the Gardiners, Jane and Elizabeth's low-born but noble-hearted aunt and uncle. Some of Austen's best comedy comes from mixing and matching these representatives of different classes and economic strata, demonstrating the hypocrisy at the heart of so many social interactions. And though the novel is rife with romantic misunderstandings, rejected proposals, disastrous elopements, and a requisite happy ending for those who deserve one, Austen never gets so carried away with the romance that she loses sight of the hard economic realities of 19th-century matrimonial maneuvering. Good marriages for penniless girls such as the Bennets are hard to come by, and even Lizzy, who comes to sincerely value Mr. Darcy, remarks when asked when she first began to love him: "It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley." She may be joking, but there's more than a little truth to her sentiment, as well. Jane Austen considered Elizabeth Bennet "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print". Readers of Pride and Prejudice would be hard-pressed to disagree. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Prozac Nationby Elizabeth WurtzelISBN 1573225126 (1-57322-512-6)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prozac Nation'Book summary:Elizabeth Wertzel writes with her finger in the faint pulse of a generation whose ruling icons are Kurt Cobain, Xanax, and pierced tongues. A memoir of her bouts with depression and skirmishes with drugs, Prozac Nation still manages to be a witty and sharp account of the psychopharmacology of an era. [via]
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The Queen and Iby Sue TownsendISBN 1569470154 (1-56947-015-4)
Softcover, Soho Press, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Queen and I'Book summary:A runaway #1 British bestseller, Sue Townsend's very, very (extremely) funny satire offers welcome relief from the very real-life peccadillos of the House of Windsor as England's royals are given sack and are forced to go on the dole. A delightfully impudent, brilliant and possibly prophetic work. [via]
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Raising Sexually Pure Kids: How to Prepare Your Children for the Act of Marriageby Tim Lahaye, Beverly LahayeISBN 1576733920 (1-57673-392-0)
Softcover, Multnomah Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Raising Sexually Pure Kids: How to Prepare Your Children for the Act of Marriage'Book summary:If you don't teach your kids about sex, Bevis and Butthead will. Let one of the most respected Christian couples of our time help you respond without embarrassment to questions from boys or girls on any aspect of sexual development. [via]
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Real Life Has No Expiration Dateby Bruce Bickel, Stan JantzISBN 1569552576 (1-56955-257-6)
Softcover, Servant Publications
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Real Life Is a Contact Sport: Designing Your Relationship Networkby Stan Jantz, Bruce BickelISBN 1569551995 (1-56955-199-5)
Softcover, Gospel Light Pubns
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A Room With a Viewby E. M. ForsterISBN 1566191440 (1-56619-144-0)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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Sergio Aragones Grooby Mark Evanier, Sergio AragoneISBN 1569714479 (1-56971-447-9)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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Sergio Aragones the Groo Infernoby Sergio AragonesISBN 1569714304 (1-56971-430-4)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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She's Come Undoneby Wally LambISBN 1568954603 (1-56895-460-3)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'She's Come Undone'Book summary:Oprah Book Club® Selection, January 1997: "Mine is a story of craving; an unreliable account of lusts and troubles that began, somehow, in 1956 on the day our free television was delivered." So begins the story of Dolores Price, the unconventional heroine of Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone. Dolores is a class-A emotional basket case, and why shouldn't she be? She's suffered almost every abuse and familial travesty that exists: Her father is a violent, philandering liar; her mother has the mental and emotional consistency of Jell-O; and the men in her life are probably the gender's most loathsome creatures. But Dolores is no quitter; she battles her woes with a sense of self-indulgence and gluttony rivaled only by Henry VIII. Hers is a dysfunctional Wonder Years, where growing up in the golden era was anything but ideal. While most kids her age were dealing with the monumental importance of the latest Beatles single and how college turned an older sibling into a long-haired hippie, Dolores was grappling with such issues as divorce, rape, and mental illness. Whether you're disgusted by her antics or moved by her pathetic ploys, you'll be drawn into Dolores's warped, hilarious, Mallomar-munching world. [via]
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Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland: A Math Adventureby Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne GeehanISBN 157091169X (1-57091-169-X)
Softcover, Charlesbridge Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland: A Math Adventure'Book summary:Radius is on a quest to earn his knighthood! With only a circular medallion, a mysterious poem, and his own wits to guide him, he must find and rescue a missing king. Includes protractor [via]
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The Song of Hiawathaby Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Frederic RemingtonISBN 1567922589 (1-56792-258-9)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Song of Hiawatha'Book summary:In the summer of 1854, Longfellow wrote in his diary "I have at length hit upon a plan for a poem on the American Indians, which seems to me the right one and the only. It is to weave together their beautiful traditions as whole." What emerged the next year was "The Song of Hiawatha," a composite of legends, folklore, myth, and characters that presents, in short, lilting lines (who can forget "By the shore of Gitche-Gumme / By the shining Big-Sea Water"?) the life-story of a real Indian, who provides the focus for the narrative thread of this epic drama of high adventure, tragedy and conflict. The aim was not to tell a particular or specific story but to unite the strands of various Indian legends, to present a sympathetic portrait of many Native American tribes, and especially to disclose their profound relationship with the natural world. This when both government policies and an expanding, land-hungry population were just beginning their inexorable campaign of displacement and annihilation.
The poem received a decidedly mixed reception. Our own Boston Traveler revealed its biases: "We cannot help but express our regret that our own pet national poet should not have selected as a theme of his muse something better and higher than the silly legends of the savage aborigines." Despite this, the poem entered into our canon of great narratives, and was revived again in 1891 when Remington, surely the most renowned artist of the West, provided with new pen and ink drawings.
This handsome new, and freshly reset, edition (the only unabridged version in print) presents the full text, includes the original Remington illustrations, and provides an index of the Indian names and their meanings. [via]-
The Spy Who Loved Meby Ian FlemingISBN 1567310524 (1-56731-052-4)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Spy Who Loved Me'Book summary:Vivienne Michel is in trouble. Trying to escape her tangled past, she has run away to the American backwoods, winding up at the Dreamy Pines Motor Court. A far cry from the privileged world she was born to, the motel is also the destination of two hardened killers - the perverse Sol Horror and the deadly Sluggsy Morant. When a coolly charismatic Englishman turns up, Viv, in terrible danger, is not just hopeful, but fascinated. Because he is James Bond, 007; the man she hopes will save her, the spy she hopes will love her. [via]
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Starman Jonesby Robert A. HeinleinISBN 1567231578 (1-56723-157-8)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Starman Jones'Book summary:Where were they? In fact, when were they? and how could they get back?
It's easy to stow away on an intergalactic spaceship, if you're a smart lad like Max Jones. But it's quite another thing when the spaceship touches down on an unknown planet after passage through a time warp...perhaps an unknown century. Especially when the spaceship's pilot dies, and his charts and are destroyed. Now survival was up to Max... [via]More editions of Starman Jones:
Stories for a Teen's Heart : Over One Hundred Treasures to Touch Your Soulby Alice GrayISBN 1576736466 (1-57673-646-6)
Softcover, WaterBrook Press
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Street Wise: A Guide for Teen Investorsby Janet BamfordISBN 1576600394 (1-57660-039-4)
Softcover, Bloomberg Pr
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Sundar Singh: Footprints Over The Mountainsby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 157658318X (1-57658-318-X)
Softcover, Y W A M Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sundar Singh: Footprints Over The Mountains'Book summary:Written for readers age 10 and up -- enjoyed by adults!
As Sundar preached the gospel to the crowd, the monastery guard marched forward and arrested him. Sundar was dragged to the edge of town and hurled to the bottom of an abandoned well. The air was putrid. Desperation and loneliness soon washed over him. Left to die, Sundar leaned against the side of the well and began to pray.
Searching since boyhood for the way to God, Sundar Singh found truth in Jesus Christ. At sixteen, the former Sikh became a Christian sadhu, or holy man, and at great risk devoted his life to Christ. With bare feet and few possessions, Sundar crossed the precarious Himalayas between India and Tibet many times, sharing the gospel with Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs -- even thieves.
As he traveled, Sundar constantly read the Bible, prayed, and meditated, confident that God was always with him, even in the face of death. Preaching in Asia, Europe, and as far away as America, this Indian saint impacted thousands with his quiet yet bold words and actions. [via]More editions of Sundar Singh: Footprints Over The Mountains:
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Tess of the D'Urbervillesby Thomas HardyISBN 1566191467 (1-56619-146-7)
Softcover, Varsitybooks.Com
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Thunderballby Ian FlemingISBN 1567310486 (1-56731-048-6)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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Uncle Maxby Chris KenryISBN 1575668483 (1-57566-848-3)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Uncover a Race Car: Take a Three-Dimensional Look Inside a Race Car!by Paul Beck, Stephan Kuhn, Dave DunfordISBN 1571457917 (1-57145-791-7)
Hardcover, Advantage Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Uncover a Race Car: Take a Three-Dimensional Look Inside a Race Car!'Book summary:The Uncover series combines the best elements of a book with model elements to help readers truly "uncover" the mysteries of what makes things work. A fascinating three-dimensional presentation allows in-depth, hands-on exploration of the subject at hand. This unique "model" is easily built, deconstructed and re-built layer by layer, system by system just by turning a page, until an understanding of the topic is achieved. Explore the dynamics of a race car engine and learn about air flow and drag, safety equipment and roll cages, the fuel system and horsepower, suspension and track bars, and internal combustion. Interesting facts and experiments are also featured throughout the book including why race cars don't have speedometers, how roof flaps are designed like airplane wings, and the gas mileage on a stock car is about four miles per gallon.[via]More editions of Uncover a Race Car: Take a Three-Dimensional Look Inside a Race Car!:
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Video Girl Aiby Masakazu Katsura, Yuji OnikiISBN 1569314314 (1-56931-431-4)
Softcover, Viz
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What Teens Need to Succeed: Proven, Practical Ways to Shape Your Own Futureby Peter L. Benson, Judy Galbraith, Pamela EspelandISBN 1575420279 (1-57542-027-9)
Softcover, Free Spirit Pub
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What Would Jesus Do?by MacK Thomas, Helen Haidle, Charles Monroe Sheldon, Kip RichmondISBN 1576730530 (1-57673-053-0)
Hardcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'What Would Jesus Do?'Book summary:What happens when a small-town pastor and a handful of children choose to live the way Jesus would? Faced with difficult decisions, they learn to love, share, and forgive in ways that impact the entire community. [via]
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William Carey: Obliged to Goby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 1576581470 (1-57658-147-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'William Carey: Obliged to Go'Book summary:William Carey watched from the dock as the magnificent sailing ship headed for the English Channel without him. Tears filled his eyes, and deep disappointment filled his heart. What would he tell the missionary society? So much work awaited him half a world away. He must get to India--and soon!
William's amazing journey to India would prove to be just the beginning of a missionary quest filled with hardship and heartache as well as tremendous victories.
Often referred to as "the father of modern missions," William Carey displayed a single-minded determination to set his face like a flint to the task of bringing the gospel to those lost in darkness. His life of service and sacrifice is a guidpost for Christians of all generations. [via]More editions of William Carey: Obliged to Go:
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