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Book Sense Picks
1999 November/December


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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckhart Tolle
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According to Tolle, accessing the deepest self, the true self, can be learned by freeing ourselves from the conflicting, unreasonable demands of the mind and living "present, fully and intensely, in the Now."... (read more)

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Plainsong
Plainsong
by Kent Haruf
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A heartstrong story of family and romance, tribulation and tenacity, set on the High Plains east of Denver. In the small town of Holt, Colorado, a high school teacher is confronted with raising his two boys alone after their mother retreats first to the... (read more)

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Bark, George
Bark, George
by Jules Feiffer
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"Bark, George," says George's mother, and George goes: "Meow," which definitely isn't right, because George is a dog. And so is his mother, who repeats, "Bark, George." And George goes, "Quack, quack." What's going on with George? Find out in this... (read more)

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Sector 7
Sector 7
by David Wiesner
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Only the person who gave us Tuesday could have devised this fantastic tale, which begins with a school trip to the Empire State Building. There a boy makes friends with a mischievous little cloud, who whisks him away to the Cloud Dispatch Center for... (read more)

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Holidays on Ice
Holidays on Ice
by David Sedaris
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A new holiday classic from the author of the bestselling Naked and Barrel Fever! Holidays On Ice collects six of David Sedaris's most profound Christmas stories into one slender volume perfect for use as a last-minute coaster or ice scraper. This... (read more)

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Women
Women
by Annie Leibovitz
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The photographs by Annie Leibovitz in Women, taken especially for the book, encompass a broad spectrum of subjects: a rap artist, an astronaut, two Supreme Court justices, farmers, coal miners, movie stars, showgirls, rodeo riders, socialites, reporters,... (read more)

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Basket Moon
Basket Moon
by Mary Lyn Ray
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In a lyrical, elegant coming-of-age picture book, a boy begins to doubt his heritage when he hears taunts of "hillbilly" and "bushwhacker, " while accompanying his father to the big city. Color illustrations throughout.... (read more)

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The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order
The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order
by Marcelle Karp
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Both a literary magazine and a chronicle of girl culture, Bust was born in 1993. With contributors who are funny, fierce, and too smart to be anything but feminist, Bust is the original grrrl zine, with a base of loyal female fans – all those women... (read more)

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Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire
Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire
by John N. Maclean
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When, on the morning of July 3, 1994, the site of a forest fire on Storm King Mountain in Colorado was wrongly recorded as taking place at South Canyon, it became the first of a series of seemingly small human errors that, three days later, led to the... (read more)

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Galileo's Daughter
Galileo's Daughter
by Dava Sobel
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Inspired by a long fascination with Galileo, and by the remarkable surviving letters of Galileo's daughter, a cloistered nun, Dava Sobel has written a biography unlike any other of the man Albert Einstein called "the father of modern physics- indeed of... (read more)

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20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury (99 Edition)
20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury (99 Edition)
by Jack (ed.) Prelutsky
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Illustrated by brilliant watercolors, a collection of more than 200 poems are featured, written by such modern poets as Ted Hughes, Karla Kiskin, Eve Merriam and Shel Silverstein.... (read more)

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Lanterns
Lanterns
by Marian Wrig Edelman
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I am grateful beyond words for the example of the lanterns shared in this memoir whose lives I hope will illuminate my children's, your children's, and the paths of countless others coming behind.--Marian Wright Edelman, from the Preface Marian Wright... (read more)

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Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special: More Than 250 Recipes for Soups, Stews, Salads & Extras
Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special: More Than 250 Recipes for Soups, Stews, Salads & Extras
by Moosewood Collective
Publisher Comments
A steaming bowl of soup with fresh bread and a green salad, a tempting combo plate of crisp, complementary salads--these Daily Specials have been staples of Moosewood's ever-changing menu board since the restaurant opened its doors more than twenty-five... (read more)

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The Asian Grocery Store Demystified: A Food Lover's Guide to All the Best Ingredients (Take It with You Guides)
The Asian Grocery Store Demystified: A Food Lover's Guide to All the Best Ingredients (Take It with You Guides)
by Linda Bladholm
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A food lover's guide to all the best ingredients. Do you want to prepare an Asian meal as delectable as those in restaurants? Are you too intimidated by the exotic ingredients to try? And what's inside those mysterious bottles, bags, and boxes in your... (read more)

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Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
by Kiran Desai
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Sampath Chawla was born in a time of drought that ended with a vengeance the night of his birth. All signs being auspicious, the villagers triumphantly assured Sampath's proud parents that their son was destined for greatness. Twenty years of failure... (read more)

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Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
by Jan Harold Brunvand
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A fabulously entertaining book from the ultimate authority on those almost believable tales that always happen to a "friend of a friend." Alligators in the sewers? A pet in the microwave? A tragic misunderstanding of the function of cruise control? No... (read more)

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A Bitter Feast
A Bitter Feast
by S J Rozan
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Joining the company of Sue Grafton, Jonathan Kellerman, and Patricia Cornwell, Shamus Award-winner S.J. Rozan now owns a coveted Anthony Award for Best Novel for her No Colder Place. The Washington Post has called her Bill Smith/Lydia Chin novels...a... (read more)

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River Horse: The Logbook of a Boat Across America
River Horse: The Logbook of a Boat Across America
by William Least Heat-Moon
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In RIVER-HORSE, the preeminent chronicler of American back roads -- who has given us the classics BLUE HIGHWAYS and PRAIRYERTH -- recounts his singular voyage on American waters from sea to sea. Along the route, he offers a lyrical and ceaselessly... (read more)

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Headlong
Headlong
by Michael Frayn
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An unlikely con man wagers wife, wealth, and sanity in pursuit of an elusive Old Master. Invited to dinner by the boorish local landowner, Martin Clay, an easily distracted philosopher, and his art-historian wife are asked to assess three dusty paintings... (read more)

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Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride (99 Edition)
Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride (99 Edition)
by Pam Munoz Ryan
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A fictionalized account of a true event--the night Amelia Earhart flew Eleanor Roosevelt over Washington, D.C., in an airplane. Three-color illustrations.... (read more)

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