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Why Don't Cats Like to Swim?
by David Feldman Publisher Comments Why does an X stand for a kiss? Which fruits are in Juicy Fruit® gum? Why do people cry at happy endings? Why do you never see baby pigeons? Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in Why Don't Cats Like to Swim...
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La Historia de la Pascua / Story of Easter
by Patricia A. Pingry Publisher Comments "The Story of Easter" is now available in an English/Spanish bilingual edition....
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The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey
by Roger Highfield Publisher Comments CAN REINDEER FLY?<P>WHY IS SANTA CLAUS FAT?<P>COULD SCIENTISTS CLONE THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREE?<P>WAS THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM REALLY A COMET?<P>WHY IS RUDOLPH'S NOSE RED?<P>HOW DOES SANTA MANAGE TO DELIVER PRESENTS TO AN...
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Una Ventana Al Color (Baby Einstein)
by Julie Aigner Clark Publisher Comments What do babies like more than color? More color! Of course, they have to learn the names. This vibrant book teaches young children how to identify the colors that surround them wherever they go. Common objects are included, as well as images from the...
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Tengo Asma (What Do You Know About? Books)
by Jenn Moore Mallinos Publisher Comments Here is a book for younger children who live in households where the first language is Spanish. The child in this story suffers from asthma, a chronic condition that sometimes produces frightening attacks. But kids learn that with proper medical...
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To Change China: Western Advisers in China
by Jonathan D Spence Publisher Comments "To change China" was the goal of foreign missionaries, soldiers, doctors, teachers, engineers, and revolutionaries for more than three hundred years. But the Chinese, while eagerly accepting Western technical advice, clung steadfastly to their own...
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Penitent, with Roses: An HIV+ Mother Reflects
by Paula W Peterson Publisher Comments A tough and vigorous, amusing rather than melancholic blend of literary journalism and memoir....
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Memoirs of a Cold War Son (Singular Lives)
by Gaines Post Publisher Comments This quietly intense coming-of-age story is both self-revealing and reflective of an entire generation of young men who came to adulthood before the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. 23 photos....
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The Mole Sisters and the Rainy Day (Mole Sisters)
by Roslyn Schwartz Publisher Comments A rainstorm quashes the Mole Sisters' plans for a lovely day outside. But their leaky mole hole provides the perfect place to build an indoor oasis, complete with swimming pool! Warm, colored-pencil drawings and simple text convey a gentle loving story...
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Wilson's Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing, and Catastrophe in the 21st Century
by Robert S Mcnamara Publisher Comments With Wilson's Ghost, Robert S. McNamara and James G. Blight deliver an impassioned plea and a decisive and multi-faceted program for making the 21st century a more peaceful century than the last. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the war...
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Hunchback of Notre Dame
by Victor Hugo Publisher Comments A world-famous classic novel is the basis for this brand-new, dramatically illustrated book. Transformed from Victor Hugos original text into a graphic novel, this, like other Graphic Classics editions, makes a good introduction for young readers to the...
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The Proudest Day: India's Long Road to Independence
by Anthony Read and David Fisher Publisher Comments At midnight on 14 August 1947, Britain finally granted independence to the peoples of India. The Raj, that most romantic of all the great empires, was no more: India became the world's largest democracy, Pakistan the world's largest Muslim nation and not...
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The Mole Sisters & the Wavy Wheat (Mole Sisters)
by Roslyn Schwartz Publisher Comments With unfaltering optimism, the Mole Sisters make the most out of each day. They are always ready to laugh and find every opportunity for fun! Beautiful illustrations convey the sister's love of life and there is a minimum of easy to follow text....
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The Lands of Charm and Cruelty: Travels in Southeast Asia (Vintage Departures)
by Stan Sesser Publisher Comments A rare and illuminating look at one of the most fascinating places in the world--a place of tyranny and repression that is also a place of beautiful people who warmly welcome the visitor, of ancient cultural traditions that still thrive today, of great...
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Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst Publisher Comments Alexander se dió cuenta de que iba a ser un día terrible couando se despertó y se encontró chicle en el pelo. Y aun fue peor... Su mejor amigo lo abandonó. No ten ía postre en su bolsa del almuerzo. ¡Y para colmo, hab...
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The Mini Pressed Flower Kit with Book and Other
by Caroline Tiger Publisher Comments Here's a way to make special memories last a lifetime! Complete with a mini flower press, acid-free paper for mounting flowers, and a 32page book with instructions and information on the art of pressing flowers, The Mini Pressed Flower Kit contains...
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Pumpkin Art with Other
by Susan K Hom Publisher Comments A plump pumpkin, just waiting to be carved, always gets the artistic urges stirring. This whimsical kit contains everything a family needs for a session of autumnal fun: miniature tools for carving and embellishing, two plastic spiders, a candle, and a...
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Averting the Apocalypse: Social Movements in India Today
by Arthur Bonner Publisher Comments ""Averting the Apocalypse" is an important work. It is synthetic, broad, readable, and addressed to absolutely critical issues. It gives a good feel to the gritty reality of India in all its sadness and promise. The accounts of social activists draw the...
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The Dinner Party: Make Any Gathering an Elegant Affair with Other (Mega Mini Kits)
by Lynn Rosen Publisher Comments Class up a sitdown dinner for up to twelve with this petite kit, including book of tips for entertaining success and a smorgasbord of posh-looking props: menu cards, napkin rings, place cards, and wine charms....
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The Best American Travel Writing 2003 (Best American Travel Writing)
by Ian Frazier Publisher Comments Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundred of periodicals, then selects between fifty and...
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