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To Tame a Land
$8.99 Add to cartRye Tyler was twelve when his father was killed in an Indian raid. Taken in by a mysterious stranger with a taste for books and an instinct for survival, Rye is schooled in the hard lessons of life in… [more below]
- Author: L’Amour, Louis
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0553280317
- Language: English
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A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Selected from the World’s Sacred Texts
$30.99 Add to cartThis collection of daily thoughts to nourish the soul from the world’s sacred texts by Leo Tolstoy feature gems of inspiration and wisdom–author Thomas Keneally calls this book “transcendent, and tha… [more below]
- Author: Sekirin, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 14 1997
- ISBN10: 0684837935
- Language: English
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The Battle for Christmas: A Cultural History of America’s Most Cherished Holiday
$18.95 Add to cartPULITZER PRIZE FINALIST – Drawing on a wealth of research, this “fascinating” book (The New York Times Book Review) charts the invention of our current Yuletide traditions, from St. Nicholas to the Ch… [more below]
- Author: Nissenbaum, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 28 1997
- ISBN10: 0679740384
- Language: English
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The Problems of Philosophy
$16.98 Add to cartBertrand Russell was one of the greatest logicians since Aristotle, and one of the most important philosophers of the past two hundred years. As we approach the 125th anniversary of the Nobel laureate… [more below]
- Author: Russell, Bertrand
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 02 1997
- ISBN10: 019511552X
- Language: English
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The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories
$24.99 Add to cartThe Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy is a collection of charmingly weird tales conjured from the unique imagination of acclaimed filmmaker Tim Burton–a great gift idea for fans of the acclaimed filmmak
- Author: Burton, Tim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 22 1997
- ISBN10: 0688156819
- Language: English
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The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family
$19.99 Read moreIt’s hard to believe that the Simpsons have been around for more than a decade. Today, The Simpsons is the longest-running animated series of all time (dethroning The Flintstones in February 1997), an
- Author: Groening, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 04 1997
- ISBN10: 0060952520
- Language: English
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Birds of Detroit: Pioneers of Central B.C
$9.95 Read moreThese attractive guides identify the birds most likely to be seen in your city’s backyards, streets and parks. The books introduce the fascinating and popular pastime of birdwatching and include advic… [more below]
- Series: U.S. City Bird Guides
- Author: Fisher, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 01 1997
- ISBN10: 1551051265
- Language: English
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Sticky Situations: 365 Devotions for Kids and Families
$17.99 Read moreSticky Situations is a devotional book for families with children ages 8 to 12 that offers short readings for each day of the year. Each reading begins with a kid who is facing a moral dilemma and end… [more below]
- Author: Schmitt, Betsy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 31 1997
- ISBN10: 0842365508
- Language: English
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What Is the Animal Kingdom?
$9.95 Add to cartFew books explain the scientific classification of animals as well as What is the Animal Kingdom? All creatures, including insects, mammals, and fish, are classified and described from simple animals … [more below]
- Series: Science of Living Things (Paperback)
- Author: Kalman, Bobbie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 31 1997
- ISBN10: 086505889X
- Language: English
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The Invention of Curried Sausage
$16.95 Add to cartThe Invention of Curried Sausage is an ingenious, revealing, and delightful novel about the invention of a popular German sidewalk food. Uwe Timm has heard claims that currywurst first appeared in Ber… [more below]
- Author: Timm, Uwe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: October 17 1997
- ISBN10: 0811213684
- Language: English
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The Analects of Confucius
$15.95 Read moreIn this terse, brilliant translation, Simon Leys restores the human dimension to Confucius. He emerges a full-blooded character with a passion for politics and a devotion to the ideals of a civilizati… [more below]
- Author: Confucius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 17 1997
- ISBN10: 0393316998
- Language: English
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Willmington’s Bible Handbook
$39.99 Add to cartWillmington’s Bible Handbook gives a verse-by-verse commentary of each book of the Bible and is written with both new believers and seasoned students of the Bible in mind. This special Bible handbook … [more below]
- Author: Willmington, Harold L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 960
- Publish Date: October 03 1997
- ISBN10: 0842381740
- Language: English
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Community Helpers from A to Z
$9.95 Read moreLet’s meet people who make our communities a more pleasant place to live. Colorful photos show workers performing their tasks which helps put their roles into a context children will recognize. Young … [more below]
- Series: Alphabasics
- Author: Kalman, Bobbie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 31 1997
- ISBN10: 0865054045
- Language: English
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Hechizos Y Conjuros: Recetas Para El Amor, La Prosperidad Y La Protección
$13.99 Add to cartContrarreste los efectos del “mal de ojo”, limpie su nueva vivienda de energ?as negativas, incremente su poder de seducci?n, interprete sus sue?os prof?ticos. Obtenga todo lo que desea a trav?s de Hec
- Author: Malbrough, Ray T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 08 1997
- ISBN10: 1567184553
- Language: Spanish
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Pickles to Pittsburgh: A Sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
$19.99 Read moreIn this charming sequel to the classic Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Kate and Henry eagerly await Grandpa’s return from a vacation that his postcard says has been one of the best and most unusua… [more below]
- Author: Barrett, Judi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0689801041
- Language: English
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Anne of Green Gables, 3-Book Box Set, Volume I: Anne of Avonlea; Anne of the Island; Anne of Green Gables
$23.97 Read moreAnne of Green Gables
Anne (with an e of course) starts out as a mistake. The elderly Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had planned on adopting a boy to help Matthew with the chores on their Prince Edward … [more below]- Author: Montgomery, L. M.
- Binding: Boxed Set
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: October 06 1997
- ISBN10: 0553333062
- Language: English
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Musical Instruments from A to Z
$7.95 Read moreAn unusual question and answer format gives children clues about the history of an instrument to help them guess what it is. Beautiful photos feature familiar instruments as well as more unconventiona… [more below]
- Series: Alphabasics
- Author: Kalman, Bobbie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 31 1997
- ISBN10: 0865054088
- Language: English
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Richard Olney’s French Wine and Food: A Wine Lover’s Cookbook
$17.95 Add to cartThis book has given Richard Olney a long-awaited opportunity to indulge his dual passion for wine and food in a way that reflects his own culinary habits. The result is a very personal collection of F… [more below]
- Author: Olney, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 30 1997
- ISBN10: 1566562260
- Language: English
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Yesterday’s Tomorrow: Raw Stories of Hard-Fought Recovery
$18.95 Add to cartRecipient of the Hugo and Nebula Awards for his writing, Barry Longyear flexes his creative and comic chops in Yesterday’s Tomorrow. In these true stories, Longyear wanders from scenic Maine backdrops… [more below]
- Author: Longyear, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 342
- Publish Date: October 13 1997
- ISBN10: 1568381603
- Language: English
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The Best-Loved Doll
$13.99 Read moreNewbery and Caldecott Honor-winning children’s author Rebecca Caudill tells the timeless and charming story of the special relationship between a girl and her doll in The Best-Loved Doll, featuring il
- Author: Caudill, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: October 15 1997
- ISBN10: 0805054677
- Language: English
