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a formidable statement on family and the long-term effects it has.--Toronto Sun

Set in World War II-era Holland, this inspiring story, with strikingly original art, is based on the author's mother's childhood and will show young readers that they, too, can make a difference. Full color.

This unique portrait of one of America's most important figures is modeled on Franklin's own "Poor Richard's Almanack" and organized around the key themes of Franklin's life. Illustrations.

It's scrub-a-dub-dub when a boy and his father team up to wash the family car. Dad soaps it up, and the boy hoses it down. Now that's one clean machine!

This book is a lusty and raucous anthology of stories about bohemians, danger junkies, and thrillseekers reveling in the cultural, social, political and sexual renaissance that followed the fall of the iron curtain.

In Fisher's follow-up to "My Big Brother, " youngsters can see how amazing and stupendous an older sister can be. Bright, stunning photos reveal what a big sister looks like to her baby sibling. Full color.

Someone in a white coat said I was one of those who are addicted to the total all-embracing experience." On meeting Angel, Leigh's life is turned upside down. A roller-coaster of drugs and sex sees her transition from a devout single-white-mother into a dark world she never thought she would have to enter...

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Awarded the 2000 Boston Review Poetry Prize.

This advanced guide to mediumship offers details of mediumship that are not covered in basical books, including personal vignettes, exercises, comparative lists, a paranormal glossary, media guide, and bibliography.

- 20 QuickKnit and SuperQuickKnit designs in irresistible colors and soft, sumptuous yarns- Sprited outdoor photography, plus details of each project- Extensive learn-to-knit section- Whimsical sketches liven up practically every page

Being Chinese: Voices from the Diaspora introduces the lives of 22 Chinese living and working outside of China, and offers a short, accessible history of Chinese emigration worldwide.

Unrivaled in reach and scope, Holocaust illuminates the long march of events, from the Middle Ages to the modern era, which led to this great atrocity. It is a story of all Europe, of Nazis and their allies, the experience of wartime occupation, the suffering and strategies of marked victims, the failure of international rescue, and the success of individual rescuers. It alone in Holocaust literature negotiates the chasm between the two histor...

Considered by many to be John Dos Passos's greatest work, Manhattan Transfer is an "expressionistic picture of New York" (New York Times) in the 1920s that reveals the lives of wealthy power brokers and struggling immigrants alike. From Fourteenth Street to the Bowery, Delmonico's to the underbelly of the city waterfront, Dos Passos chronicles the lives of characters struggling to become a part of modernity before they are destroyed by it.More...

Brash, experimental, humorous, complex, and utterly surprising. The Isabella Gardner Poetry Award selection for 2003!

Brash, experimental, humorous, complex, and utterly surprising. The Isabella Gardner Poetry Award selection for 2003!

Why do horses "spook" at things? Why do horses kick if approached from the rear? These and 36 other curious equine behaviors are informatively and lightheartedly answered in this handsomely illustrated volume. An original pencil drawing illustrates each insightful explanation.

African American soldiers distinguished themselves for valor during the Civil War and their service in defense of the Union went a long way toward securing the civil rights of all black Americans after the war. On the frontier, African American units of the U.S. Army (nicknamed "Buffalo Soldiers" by their Indian opponents) became renowned for fortitude, courage, and being able to handle difficult assignments. Despite this progress in the milit...

This heartwarming picture book adaptation of one of John Denver's most beloved songs depicts a child sharing the simple joys of nature with someone special. Includes the musical score. Full color.

Every morning, more than 50 million Americans wake up to another day in pain. If you are one of them, you know the way chronic pain can take over your life: the lost work and missed pleasures, the harsh drugs or surgeries, the feelings of anger and frustration, the endless search from doctor to doctor. It doesn't have to be that way. This remarkable book, by one of the leading pain specialists in America, puts in your hands the resources usual...