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Cooking and Food: Tracey
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I Know How to Cook by Ginette Mathiot Staff Pick If you are a French kid setting out for your first apartment, this is the cookbook your parents will send you off with. If you are an American and want to add a simple, flavorful, French twist to your home cooking, put this on your bookshelf. I Know How to Cook is Julia Child meets Betty Crocker, all wrapped up in Joy of Cooking. Most Americans may skip the recipes for aspic, eel, sheep's feet, and brain, but remember, this book was first published 1932, so there are going to be a few things we find anachronistic, but we might find them interesting from a historical point of view. Be sure to check out the inside of the dust jacket — it's the most beautiful inside of a dust jacket I've ever seen. Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover 
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Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens by Lena Corwin Staff Pick Textile designer Lena Corwin has mastered the "so cute it makes you want to squeal" aesthetic, and thanks to the detailed instructions and full-color, step-by-step photographs in her debut book, Printing by Hand, you can too. This helpful guide covers the basics of printing, as well as the nuts and bolts of the author's three favorite methods: stamping, stenciling, and screen printing. In true Corwin style, the accompanying projects are, well... (squeal). Note: Fans of Corwin's style might also enjoy Lotta Prints by self-taught Scandinavian designer Lotta Jansdotter. |
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Sugar Would Not Eat It by Emily Jenkins Staff Pick You don't have to be a cat enthusiast to enjoy Sugar Would Not Eat It, a delightful book about a boy, his new kitten, and a slice of chocolate cake. A humorous and charming read. Recommended for children four and up, and for cat lovers everywhere. List Price $16.99 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Sunday Chutney by Aaron Blabey Staff Pick When I grow up, I want to be just like Sunday Chutney. Her life isn't perfect, but she's happy. Everything about this book is both unique and comforting, from the richly colored illustrations to the simple yet occasionally off-the-wall sentences, and most especially Sunday herself! You could learn something from this book about relishing life and all its ups and downs, or you could simply relish reading this book over and over again. Or you could do both. Sunday Chutney would probably do both. List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Guess Again! by Mac Barnett Staff Pick Guess Again! makes me laugh out loud every time I read it, and I've read it 10 or 20 times. Adam Rex's illustrations are perfectly suited to the goofy, silly rhymes of Mac Barnett. See if you can guess the answers to any of the riddles. I was surprised and delighted every time I turned a page! List Price $16.99 Your price: $13.50 Sale - Hardcover
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Really, Really Big Questions: About Life, the Universe, and Everything by Stephen Law Staff Pick These aren't just questions that philosophy majors in college sit around asking. You ask them, too. And since there are no "right" answers, anyone can think about them and formulate their own opinions. Some of these questions might be important to you; some of them might just be fun to think about, like: What is it like to be a bat? Engaging, not condescending, this book will help you think about questions and answers in a new way. |
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The Black-Out Book: 500 Family Games and Puzzles for Wartime Entertainment by Evelyn August Staff Pick As war loomed in the winter of 1939 in Great Britain, citizens endured "blackout" regulations, imposed by the government so German planes wouldn't spot targets. In an age without television or computers, it was terribly important to keep children quiet and occupied. "Blackout" books, filled with poems, cartoons, word puzzles, factoids, and other amusements, became sought-after collectibles. Reading this clever little book is like time traveling back to 1939. Your price: $14.95 New - Hardcover
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The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America by Timothy Egan Staff Pick In this remarkable tale of the nation's largest forest fire — which burned more than three million acres in 1910 — Timothy Egan vividly narrates the heroic efforts to fight the blaze and the dramatic impact it had on the future of conservation. List Price $27.00 Your price: $18.90 Sale - Hardcover
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Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian Staff Pick Imagine Jane Austen wrote nautical fiction. That gives you a feel for the first several volumes in the series. Patrick O'Brian isn't writing about the beginning of the 19th century; he's writing as if he's in the 19th century. Wonderful characters, gripping stories. Indulge in all 20 volumes. List Price $13.95 Your price: $3.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice (With Audio CD) by Judy Schachner Staff Pick Holy hot tamales! El Skippito is my favorite Siamese cat, and in his fifth adventure he is off to Mars. Judy Schachner created another excellent read-aloud full of imagination, silly songs, and Spanish vocabulary. I dare any kid on your holiday list not to love it!... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Hardcover
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The Curious Garden by Peter Brown Staff Pick This tender, hopeful story is reminiscent of the classic Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. A tale of a boy who creates an urban garden, The Curious Garden is the perfect book for brightening up the drab winter.... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Codex: A Novel by Lev Grossman Staff Pick This clever literary thriller concentrates on a series of incidents that appear straightforward but grow more and more complicated as our protagonist's mission to track down an ancient codex runs eerily parallel to a virtual reality game he's become... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Persuader: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child Staff Pick If you don't read Reacher, you don't know Jack. So, dive headfirst into this taut and brutal tale of hero Jack Reacher ... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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