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Portrait in Sepia: A Novel (P.S.)
Isabel Allende Manufacturer: Harper Perennial ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0060898488 Release Date: 2006-05-02 |
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Isabel Allende has established herself as one of the most consummate of all modern storytellers, a reputation that is confirmed in her novel Portrait in Sepia. Allende offers a compelling saga of the turbulent history, lives, and loves of late 19th-century Chile, drawing on characters from her earlier novels, The House of Spirits and Daughter of Fortune.In typical Allende fashion, Portrait in Sepia is crammed with love, desire, tragedy, and dark family secrets, all played out against the dramatic backdrop of revolutionary Chile. Our heroine Aurora del Valle's mother is a Chilean-Chinese beauty, while her father is a dissolute scion of the wealthy and powerful del Valle family. At the heart of Aurora's slow, painful re-creation of her childhood towers one of Allende's greatest fictional creations, the heroine's grandmother, Paulina del Valle. An "astute, bewigged Amazon with a gluttonous appetite," Paulina holds both the del Valle family and Allende's novel together as she presides over Aurora's adolescence in a haze of pastries, taffeta, and overweening love.
One of the most interesting aspects of the novel is Allende's decision to turn her heroine into a photographer: "through photography and the written word I try desperately to conquer the transitory nature of my existence, to trap moments before they evanesce, to untangle the confusion of my past." There is little confusion in Allende's elegantly crafted and hugely enjoyable novel. --Jerry Brotton, Amazon.co.uk
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In nineteenth-century Chile, Aurora del Valle suffers a brutal trauma that erases all recollections of the first five years of her life. Raised by her regal and ambitious grandmother Paulina del Valle, Aurora grows up in a privileged environment but is tormented by horrible nightmares. When she is forced to recognize her betrayal at the hands of the man she loves, and to cope with the resulting solitude, she explores the mystery of her past.
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bad.......2007-08-02
powerfully feminine family saga.......2007-06-21
STARTED OFF SLOW BUT A GREAT READ.......2007-05-21
Nostalgic Storytelling.......2007-04-05
Mixed Review of Portrait in Sepia.......2007-01-25
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Portrait in Sepia
Isabel Allende Manufacturer: Thorndike Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
Accessories: ASIN: 0786242000 |
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Completing the trilogy that includes her bestselling novels Daughter of Fortune (a February 2000 Oprah Pick) and The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende has written a richly imagined historical novel featuring the colorful and intrepid del Valle family. In Retrato en Sepia (Portrait in Sepia) Allende has written a richly imagined saga of the turbulent history, lives, and loves of late 19th century Chile.Customer Reviews:
maravilloso.......2007-09-30
Exelente.......2004-11-29
Una magistral obra de la literatura Latinoamericana.......2002-06-04
Retrato en Sepia: Una Novela.......2002-05-21
"Hija de la Fortuna" Continua.......2002-01-26
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Western Man and Leftover Love
Janet Dailey Manufacturer: Pocket ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0743469887 |
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New York Times bestselling author Janet Dailey portrays the spirit of the American West -- and of men and women with hearts of pride and passion -- in two unforgettable novels.Western Man
Ever since she was a teenager, Sharon Powell has adored Ridge Halliday, a strong, proud Colorado rancher who could set her heart trembling with one glance from his lazy blue eyes. Now, working at his side on a cattle roundup is a dream come true. But Sharon has a bold new dream beyond her girlish fantasies: to win Ridge not just for a night of passion -- but for a lifetime of love.
Leftover Love
Layne MacDonald's search for her birth mother takes her to a sprawling Nebraska ranch co-owned by the brusque and distant Creed Dawson. As he teaches her to rope and ride, Layne taps into his secret anguish and realizes that she is falling in love. Only a gutsy, determined woman can melt the heart of a man as tough as Creed, and Layne vows that she will be the one.
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Western Man.......2007-06-15
Western Man and Leftover Love.......2006-02-01
Youth and virility .......2005-06-15
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Aliens For Lunch (Stepping Stone, paper)
Stephanie Spinner , and Jonathan Etra Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0679810560 Release Date: 1991-04-09 |
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Richard Bickerstaff and his friend Henry are prisoners on Grax, a hostile planet. Aric, their tiny alien friend, has been taken from them--perhaps forever. And now they're eating lunch in a Graxian jail, face to face with a Turinga Death Machine! Can life get any more dangerous? Kids will love this very funny Stepping Stones HUMOR title!Customer Reviews:
WOW!.......2000-02-22
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Aliens for Lunch
Manufacturer: Random House ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0679827374 |
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Aliens for Lunch
Jonathan; Spinner, Stephanie Etra Manufacturer: A Stepping Stone book/ Random House ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NPQGTG |
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Aliens for Lunch (Stepping Stone Book)
Jonathan Etra Manufacturer: Random House ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MGPYYY |
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When their bag of microwave popcorn explodes and an alien emerges, Richard and Henry join him on a top- secret interstellar mission to save the desserts of the universe
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Lunch in Space, Alien Vacation, How the Sky Got Its Stars, Let's Visit the Moon [CD-ROM] (Instant Readers, 1-5B)
Harcourt Manufacturer: Harcourt Brace / Macromedia ProductGroup: Book Binding: CD-ROM ASIN: 0153082798 |
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Macintosh/Windows Version 2.0 Instant Readers for Teachers. Includes Teacher Management System. Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT4/XP. MAC OSX.
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Weekly Reader Book Club Presents Aliens for Lunch
Jonathan Etra , and Stephanie Spinner Manufacturer: Random House ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MVI3VA |
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Discipline, repack: The Glad Surrender
Elisabeth Elliot Manufacturer: Revell ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 080073131X Release Date: 2006-07-01 |
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In our age of instant gratification and if-it-feels-good-do-it attitudes, self-discipline is hardly a popular notion. Former missionary and beloved author Elisabeth Elliot offers her understanding of discipline and its value for modern people. Now repackaged for the next generation of Christians, Discipline: The Glad Surrender shows readers how to: discipline the mind, body, possessions, time, and feelings; overcome anxiety; change poor habits and attitudes; trust God in times of trial and hardship; let Christ have control in all areas of life. Elliot masterfully and gently takes readers through Scripture, personal stories, and lovely observations of the world around her in order to help them discover the understanding that our fulfillment as human beings depends on our answer to God's call to obedience.Customer Reviews:
Mostly Christian BS.......2007-04-28
Down to Earth Christian living.......2005-10-20
Discipline, the Glad Surrender.......2005-03-11
This book challenged and changed my life.......2000-09-23
Discipline: The Glad Surrender.......2000-03-25
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Discipline : The Glad Surrender
Elisabeth Elliot Manufacturer: Fleming H. Revell Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000HLNVQW |
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Discipline: The Glad Surrender
Elisabeth Elliot Manufacturer: Pickering & I ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 072080552X |
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Kitchen Quickies: Great, Satisfying Meals in Minutes
Marie Caratozzolo , and Joanne Abrams Manufacturer: Square One Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0757000851 |
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Quickies in the Kitchen
Manufacturer: CQ Products ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound Similar Items:
ASIN: 1563831686 |
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Each recipe in this cookbook has a start to finish time of less than 30 minutes. Imagine a mouth-watering meal ready and sitting on the table in just half an hour. Quickies in the Kitchen is a fun book for those who know there are better ways to spend your time than cooking! A great Valentine's Day gift!Customer Reviews:
Great.......2007-09-18
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Antique Coffee Grinders: American, English, And European
Michael L. White , and Judith A. Sivonda Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0764313525 |
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Even before its current zenith of popularity, coffee has been a favorite beverage worldwide for centuries. To prepare coffee beans for use, human ingenuity has created hundreds of versions of coffee grinders, and this book is devoted exclusively to them. With 600 quality color photographs, the authors direct a marvelous tour of the best and most sought after examples from around the world. Accurate information about the makers and the time and place of manufacture make this a valuable resource for collectors as well as a rich visual history of over 300 years of American and European coffee grinding devices. Each example is described with its current value. Joseph E. MacMillan, a leading authority on coffee grinders and author of the MacMillan Index, writes in his Foreword to this book, Knowing the quality of these authors, I am confident that this book will be an asset to the serious collector and will be enjoyed by all of its readers for years to come.
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El A B C Del LA Costura/Sewing Essentials (Singer Sewing Reference Library)
Singer Sewing Reference Library Manufacturer: Cowles Creative Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0865732175 |
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El A B C Del LA Costura/Sewing Essentials (Singer Sewing Reference Library)
Singer Sewing Reference Library Manufacturer: Editorial Limusa ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000ND5TG4 |
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The Art of Interior Design: Selecting Elements for Distinctive Styles
Suzanne Woloszynska Manufacturer: Creative Publishing International ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0865731497 |
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One thing you can definitely say about this hardcover honey--you get a lot of bang for your 40 bucks: over 1,000 full-color photographs of interiors for every room in the basic home, grouped into such "Choices" as Traditional, Country, Global, and Modern, and such "schemes" as Neutral, Hot, Cool, Fresh, and Muted (where's Unscented?), plus up-close swatches for all fabrics featured in every layout, with each sample keyed to a supplier in the U.K. (where the book was produced) and/or the U.S. That's the plus side. On the minus side, both the running copy and the caption copy will likely be too pedestrian for all but the greenest interior designers (professionals or hobbyists), and regardless of the "style" they represent, the interiors shown here suffer almost uniformly from a kind of excess and overkill, almost as if they're meant to be, if not parodies, then broad-stroke pop approximations of their respective genres. Moreover, everything seems to be copping a bit from looks that were hot at least three years before the book was published. Many of the "lush" or "romantic" spreads call to mind a Versace photo shoot circa 1988, while the "rustic" and "minimal" spreads quote two of the big decorating fads of the mid-90s--Shabby Chic and Terence Conran. There is one near-perfect composition, though: flip to pages 174-75 to view a midcentury-modern drawing room so palely elegant it nearly justifies purchase of the rest of the book, especially if you're new to the trade or game of interior design. --Timothy MurphyBook Description
-Over 1,000 photos showing a wide range of schemes.
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Illustrators 43: The Society of Illustrators 43rd Annual of American Illustration (Illustrators)
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0060084146 |
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The Society of Illustrators Annual of American Illustration remains the original and most comprehensive compilation of illustration on the market, and Illustrators 43 is by far the best reference source for the latest trends in an ever-changing industry. Each year a jury of professionals selects, from over 6,000 entries, Gold and Silver medals for excellence in Editorial, Book, Advertising, Institutional, and Uncommissioned/Unpublished Illustration. The results are presented in this valuable reference: over 500 dazzling, full-color examples of innovative, exciting work by established illustrators as well as up-and-coming artists. Also featured are profiles of the newly elected members of the Illustrators Hall of Fame, along with the Hamilton King Award winners. For artists, designers, and advertising professionals, Illustrators 43 is an indispensable sourcebook of classic solutions, intriguing ideas, and creative insight.
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Cousins: A Memoir
Athol Fugard Manufacturer: Theatre Communications Group ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 1559361328 |
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In this poignant memoir, noted South African playwright Athol Fugard pays tribute to two relatives who inspired him to write. His slightly older cousin Johnnie played the piano while Athol improvised accompanying words for performance pieces they called "musical stories." When his troubled cousin Garth Fugard confesses his homosexuality, Athol, realizing that he had already guessed this, had his "first experience of that most essential of all writers' faculties--intuition." The book also contains intriguing explications of the autobiographical elements in works from Blood Knot to Master Harold ... and the Boys.
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The Poet Robert Browning and his Kinsfolk by his Cousin Cyrus Mason
Cyrus Mason Manufacturer: Baylor University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 091895438X |
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One of the few firsthand accounts of the Poet Robert Browning's family life.
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About My Cousin Saint Faustina
Paulette G. Honeygosky Manufacturer: 1st Books Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1414000944 |
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All Stracheys are cousins: Memoirs
Amabel Williams-Ellis Manufacturer: Weidenfeld and Nicolson ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0297782088 |
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Cousin Alice: a memoir of Alice B.Haven.
Michigan Historical Reprint Series Manufacturer: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1425543367 Release Date: 2005-12-21 |
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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program.
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Cousin Willie & Me - A Collection of Stories
James A. Brown Manufacturer: Self Published ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000RGZRGO |
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James Brown, born in Kentucky, raised in Tennessee has penned a collection of stories about growing up in the 1930s
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Cousins, Unlimited
Willie Alvin Williams Manufacturer: Xlibris Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1413412181 |
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Memoirs of the War of '61: Colonel Charles Russell Lowell, Friends and Cousins.
Manufacturer: Press of Geo. H. Ellis Co. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000IMPIG6 |
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My Cousin the Saint: A Search for Faith, Family, and Miracles
Justin Catanoso Manufacturer: William Morrow ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0061231029 Release Date: 2008-05-20 |
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My Cousins and I
Bello Musa Dankano Manufacturer: iUniverse, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0595349730 |
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After a successful outing in the great Jihad of Northern Nigeria of the 1800s in Katsina Sector in which the dominant tribe, the Habe, was routed, a minority Fulani Clan steadfastly holds on to its affinity, its culture and its tradition overwhelmingly assimilating the dominant tribe. But one thing the victorious Clan failed to do was to conquer the language of the vanquished on that they were assimilated. Two centuries later, a boy from the victorious Fulani Clan is puzzled that his Clan has lost its tongue in the process and that has made him restless. He sets about challenging the great loss where he meets with obstacles at every turn. He becomes undaunted against traditional jokes coming from the Habe that is making the victory recorded by his Clan as if its legitimacy depended on the tongue issue. He vows to fight onDownload Description
After a successful outing in the great Jihad of Northern Nigeria of the 1800s in Katsina Sector in which the dominant tribe, the Habe, was routed, a minority Fulani Clan steadfastly holds on to its affinity, its culture and its tradition overwhelmingly assimilating the dominant tribe. But one thing the victorious Clan failed to do was to conquer the language of the vanquished on that they were assimilated. Two centuries later, a boy from the victorious Fulani Clan is puzzled that his Clan has lost its tongue in the process and that has made him restless. He sets about challenging the great loss where he meets with obstacles at every turn. He becomes undaunted against traditional jokes coming from the Habe that is making the victory recorded by his Clan as if its legitimacy depended on the tongue issue. He vows to fight on.Books:
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