We Remember D-Day

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It is early in the twentieth century, and, to most, the idea of human flight is ludicrous--with good reason. There have been many failed flying attempts. Still, the Wright brothers will not let their dreams die. They brave heavy winds and rain, sandstorms, and tough crashes--all in an effort to build the first successful flying machine.
In this engaging and dynamic graphic novel format, award-winning author Bob Burleigh has collaborated with Bill Wylie to re-create a gripping tale of trial, error, and, ultimately, triumph.

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flight.......2005-01-09

INTO THE AIR The Story of the Wright Brothers First Flight is a comic book style biography. We learn lots of neat things about the Wright Brothers in this book. We learn that the brother first started out inventing bikes and later learned of gliders. They wanted to make a flying machine. Learn about all of their trials and triumphs in this neat book.

I like that the book was written in a comic book style. Sometimes kids feel like biography are boring. This format spices things up a bit making them enjoy the reading. The illustations are also interesting to look at as they read.

I would recommend this book to reader ages 8-11. The books tells just enough about the Wright Brothers without overwhelming the reader with details. It would make a great book to read during a unit on flight.

Great book for early readers!.......2003-11-01

My son loves to read, but has recently gotten into the "comic book" stage. This book satisfies his desire for reading comic books, without the cartoonish characters that I detest. And to top it off - it's educational!

It tells just enough about the Wright brothers without overwhelming the reader with details. A great book, with wonderful illustrations at a fantastic price.

I purchased this book for my son from the Smithsonian Air and Space Musuem and he really loves it. A+ book! (I'm currently looking for other historical books of this nature!)

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Into the Air: The Story of the Wright Brothers' First Flight
Robert / Wylie, Bill (ILT) Burleigh
Manufacturer: Silver Whistle
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJBR4K

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Into the Air: The Story of the Wright Brothers' First Flight
Robert Burleigh
Manufacturer: Silver Whistle Paperbacks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJBZD8

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A gift from above

Life Touches Life

Life touches Life

Eloquent

Very beautiful and helpful book

Life Touches Life: A Mother's Story of Stillbirth and Healing
Lorraine Ash
Manufacturer: NewSage Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0939165503

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In spite of the fact that 1 in every 115 deliveries is a stillborn baby, stillbirth continues to be a taboo subject. In Life Touches Life, Lorraine Ash describes how she met that silence head-on. After a trouble-free pregnancy, her baby was declared dead on what was to be her date of birth. Following a C-section, Ash fought a fever that raged at 104 degrees and almost succumbed to the silent B-strep infection that had killed her daughter. Devastated by the experience, Ash sought solace and perspective in all the old places and found little relief. In this moving account she discusses the inner changes she faced after the stillbirth of her daughter, delves into spiritual questions that shook her soul, and examines the connection between mother and child that transcends separation and death.

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A gift from above.......2007-04-04

I thought lorraines book was a gift.The words bring her daughter Victoria into the world to touch the hearts of all who read this.I really liked the line I,ve been talking to priests ans medicine men. Herb Palmer jr- Author " The Lobster and the Chicken"

Life Touches Life.......2006-12-07

I lost my baby girl on 2/26/06 at 40 weeks unexpectedly. This book helped me to understand that I am not alone in my feelings and grief. I just want to feel what is normal but I don't know what that is - she had a way with putting it into perspective and supporting the feelings of loss that I am experiencing. This is a must read for mothers of stillborn babies - it was the most comforting out of the several books on infant loss that I read.

Life touches Life.......2006-02-25

I work in an OBGYN clinic where we have patients that go thru this same thing. The book was added to our "library" of resources because I thought it might help someone who had lost a baby and can see there are others going thru this, too. The author wrote from the heart and gave all the details which will be very helpful to someone else who has suffered a loss like this.

Eloquent.......2005-12-27

As a bereaved grandmother of a stillborn girl, I found this account to be absolute magic. The author's use of language is lyrical.I could not wait to contact Lorraine Ash and tell her how moved I was after reading her book. This is the kind of book I would give as a gift to a bereaved parent.

Very beautiful and helpful book.......2005-12-10

We lost our son on Thanksgiving morning (2005), 5 months before his due date. In the days that have followed, comfort has arrived in many forms... flowers, cards, phone calls, food, and books - this one was the best, and its giver's kindness will never be forgotten. If you are grieving the loss of your child (especially through a late miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death), or know someone who is, this is a great book to share.

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Cook's Illustrated 1995 Annual (Cooks Illustrated Annuals)
Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine
Manufacturer: Cook's Illustrated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0964017938

Book Description

An indispensable cooking reference including every issue of Cook's Illustrated from 1995 in an all-inclusive, hardcover volume.

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Vogue Knitting on the Go: Baby Knits Two (Vogue Knitting On The Go)

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ASIN: 193154350X

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Rompers and booties and cute animal designs: there’s nothing more adorable than babies’ outfits, and these small and precious garments make easy-to-carry and quick-to-knit projects. That’s why Vogue’s first Knitting on the Go: Baby Knits collection was so popular—and why this follow-up will absolutely entice knitters and warm their hearts as the needles click along. What could be sweeter than a tiny “faux fur” coat? Amazingly, it’s simple to make, with only a few stitches and rows; the thick yarn does most of the work. Baby will look completely endearing in an Origami Jacket, Giraffe Cardigan and Hat, Aran Pullover, or Bonnet and Booties. Other practical and good-looking accessories include the Felted Baby Bag to carry it all and a Gingham Blanket.

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Growing & Using Basil: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-119 (Storey Publishing Bulletin)
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Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC
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ASIN: 0882666304

Book Description

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

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Surrogate Motherhood: Conception in the Heart is a compelling account written with analytical clarity and remarkable compassion. Helena RagonÈ has given long overdue humanity and voice to the actual participants in the surrogate motherhood experience-a heretofore inaccessible population-and the results are fascinating. Anyone interested in fertility, parenting, reproduction, and kinship or anyone interested in contemporary culture will want to read this book.

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Revealing inside look at Surrogate and adoptive families.......2000-04-26

The author of this book was my professor for my first anthropology course. (I am an anthropology major.) This book, an anthropological study into surrogate motherhood was extremely revealing. Ragone immersed herself in the lives of the biological mothers and the adoptive families shedding light on a subject few truly understand. This book gives you a REAL perspective and clears up the media hype concerning this controversial subject. And excellent, interesting and informative read. Anyone interested in surrogate motherhood or modern reproduction in general, should read this book.

Surrogate Motherhood: Conception in the Heart (Institutional Structures of Feeling)

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Surrogate Motherhood: Conception in the Heart (Institutional Structures of Feeling)
Helena Ragone
Manufacturer: NY
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MU962Q

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The Spiritual Conquest Accomplished by the Religious of the Society of Jesus in the Provinces of Paraguay, Paraná, Uruguay, and Tape
S.J. Antonio Ruiz de Montoya
Manufacturer: Inst of Jesuit Sources
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Binding: Hardcover

General | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books
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The 2006 Economic and Product Market Databook for Ji-Paraná, Brazil
Philip M. Parker
Manufacturer: ICON Group International, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Econometrics | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0497807017
Release Date: 2006-12-11

Product Description

In performing various economic analyses for its clients, I have occasionally been asked to investigate the market potential for various products and services in Brazil. The purpose of this study is to understand the density of demand within Brazil and the extent to which Ji-Paraná might be used as a point of distribution within Latin America. From an economic perspective, however, Ji-Paraná does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries, rather, it represents an area of dominant influence over markets in adjacent areas. This influence varies from one industry to another, but also from one period of time to another. In what follows, I summarize the economic potential for Ji-Paraná over the next five years for hundreds of industries, categories and products. The goal of this report is to report the real economic potential, or what an economist calls the latent demand, represented by Ji-Paraná when defined as an area of dominant influence. The reader needs to realize that latent demand may or may not represent real sales. For many items, latent demand is clearly observable in sales, as in the case for food or housing items. Consider, however, the category "satellite launch vehicles". Clearly, there are no launch pads in Ji-Paraná used by the space industry to launch satellites. However, the core benefit of the vehicles (e.g. telecommunications, etc.) is "consumed" by the area served by Ji-Paraná. Without Ji-Paraná, in other words, the market for satellite launch vehicles would be lower for the population in Brazil, Latin America, or the world in general. One needs to allocate, therefore, a portion of the worldwide economic demand for launch vehicles to both Latin America and Ji-Paraná. The data presented are the result of various spatial econometric and time-series forecasting models which, for each category presented, are applied to forecast and allocate demand across all countries of the world and major distribution centers or centers of dominant influence within each country. This is accomplished knowing that economic fundamentals (e.g. income) generally vary from one city to another within a given country over time. In this report, I report the allocation for each category for Ji-Paraná as an area of dominant influence in Brazil and, potentially, Latin America. Important Caveat. Category definitions may overlap. The sum of multiple categories, therefore, may double count.

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Along the Parana & the Amazon
Frank Carpenter
Manufacturer: DOUBLEDAY DORAN & CO INC
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ASIN: B000UDJ3BY

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Frank G. Carpenter
Manufacturer: Doubleday
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Frank G. Carpenter
Manufacturer: Doubleday
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Frank G. Carpenter
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Along the Parana and the Amazon(Carpenter's World Travels)

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Along the Parana and the Amazon(Carpenter's World Travels)
Frank Carpenter
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Alto Parana
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Ante el Radicalismo de Entre Rios. Parana, octubre 20 de 1922
M. M. Dr. Torino
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Baladas y Canciones del Parana
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In early 1939, after Kristallnacht, young Inge Joseph's family in Germany is broken apart, and her desperate mother sends her alone to Brussels to live with wealthy relatives. But she soon finds herself one of a hundred Jewish children fleeing for their lives following Hitler's invasions of Belgium and France.

For a time, in 1941 and 1942, it seems as if Inge and the others have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams, as they find shelter through the Swiss Red Cross in an idyllic fifteenth-century French château. Inge even finds love there. But the rumors and horrors of the Holocaust are never far away, and eventually French gendarmes surprise the children, taking them from their protectors to a nearby transit camp. In their desperate attempts to escape, Inge and her boyfriend face unexpected life-and-death decisions — wrenching decisions that will haunt Inge for the rest of her life.

This powerful, never-before-told memoir is based on Inge's own sixty-six-page manuscript, found after her death; David Gumpert has also drawn from Inge's personal letters, from the recollections of friends, relatives, and people who were with her in Europe, and from his own close relationship with his aunt.

One of the most dramatic stories of Christian rescue of Jewish children during the Holocaust, Inge is at the same time a totally frank account of the life and feelings of a teenage girl struggling to survive the Holocaust on her own — and of how the effects of that experience reverberated through her life and on into the lives of her descendants. No matter how or why one reads it, Inge is a story of survival not soon to be forgotten.

Customer Reviews:

Hard to put down!.......2007-03-20

I won't go into a synopsis since the readers before me have very detailed ones.
I checked this one out from the local library. I could not put it down. I was able to finish in 2 days. I found myself following her on her journey. The book is very well written and really involves the reader in what life may have been like for her. I am purchasing this one to keep on my shelf. Definitely worth reading and rereading.

Holocaust Story You Can't Forget.......2006-06-21

This book takes you into the life of Inge Joseph who lived threw the Holocaust, but ultimitly could not get past it.

Inge Joseph was born in Darmstadt, Germany in 1925. She had an older sister and loving parents. When she was young Hitler took power and her life changed. In 1936 her father got arrested and shortly afterwards her sister then 16 went to live in America eventually living in Chicago.

Inge and her mother remained in Darmstadt with the help of her father's wealthy cousin. During this time however Inge left Darmstadt and went to live with her cousin in Belgium. After only living with him a short time he and his wife sent her to live in a hostil run by Mr. and Mrs. Frank (no relation to Anne.) After living there a while, the Nazis invaded Belgium and the Franks sent the girls to France with a group of boys from another hostil in the town they lived in.

The 100 kids went to France and stayed in a barn for a while, until the Swiss Red Cross got involved helping them with food, and finding them a castle to live in.

Life was not easy in the barn or castle, but Inge and some of her friends found love. During the time in the castle the oldest of the children were arrested and sent to a concentration camp, but managed to go back to Chateau le Haille (the castle). Several months later the person in charge decided that the oldest ones needed to escape.

After a failed escape leading to the deaths of Inge's friend and boyfriend Inge made it to Switzerland and finally to the United States to reunite with her father and sister.

Inge tried to get over her experiences, married a Austrian Jew and adopted a daughter named Julie, and also became a nurse. Unfortunitly she was not able to and became addicted to medication that caused her to die in 1983.

A very interesting story, one can't forget

A different look at the Holocaust.......2006-02-25

Most books on the Holocaust reflect the horrible trials of those murdered or sent to Concentration Camps. This is a story of a young girl sent by her family to Belgium from Germany before the war. She is tossed into the whirlwind of war and her separation from her family is greatly traumatic for her. She faces her difficult teen years as a refugee in Southern France. The North of France is occupied by the Nazis, who ultimately control the French Government, both north and south. Each year she grows closer to her 18th birthday, she is painfully aware of the French laws will allow her to be turned over to the Nazis and deported. She is not alone in her travail. This story tells of the genuine goodness of those who helped shelter her and get her and many of her friends to Switzerland. There is love, loss and decency. A really different prospective. Should be read by all.

Inge A Girl's Journey Through Nazi Europe.......2004-05-11

Much has been written about the millions who were murdered during the Nazis' Holocaust bestiality yet we know less about the effect on thousands of child survivors who suffered separation from family, deprivation and often multiple escapes during World War II. In "Inge" author Gumpert vividly portrays the anxieties and trauma of an innocent young girl under the duress of separation, escape and living on the margin. Inge discovers herself and turns from introvert to courageous escape artist, outwitting adult persecutioners. We also learn about selfless and heroic rescuers. It is fascinating to discover her interactions with peers and even the advent of teenage love during her turbulent youth.

The book vividly presents the gripping dangers and escapades of Inge's teenage years. Even more important, the author reveals Inge's lifelong and unsuccessful struggle to cope with the memories. One feels the author has perhaps finally provided the peace and redemption which escaped Inge during her lifetime.

As a fellow teenage refugee with Inge in 1940-41 (her first love was my best friend Walter), I knew the facts, but I am deeply moved by the compelling story told by this book.

A gripping story of a young girl dealing with the holocaust........2004-05-10

This is a book you cannot put down, not the Ann Frank type of
story but of a young girl dealing all on her own with the abandonment of her family, the uncertainty of her family's whereabouts during the war, a love affair with an uncertain
outcome, and the unhappy misery that should not befall a
15- or 16-year old. Because of the tenacity of some kind-hearted
Swiss Red Cross workers she is restored to freedom in Switzerland
and is able to start her training in her life's ambition.
But how she gets there is a cliff-hanger and shows the misery
of the Holocaust in an entirely different light. A true story,
a sad one, but also eventually uplifting.

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