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The fifty stories in this charming collection--part history, part reminiscence--recall Belchertown's days as "the Detroit of the carriage industry" and as a genteel summer haven from urban life, while acknowledging the changes brought by the coming of the Belchertown State School and by the dislocat...

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While The Sun Is Above Us takes readers deep into the extraordinary world of Sudan through the intertwined narratives of two women. In the midst of a bloody civil war, Adut is brutally captured and held as a slave for eight years. Sandra, fleeing her life in Canada, travels to South Sudan as an aid ...

.Quent Byrant is one of the ‘lost boys’ of the new South Africa, stuck in the past, when to be white and free was enough. He is passionate about the wildlife of his native land, especially the Cape leopard.Raki van de Venter is Quent’s partner and mother of his child. She has been raised in a strict...

Excerpt from Survey of Conditions of the Indians in the United States, Vol. 4: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, Seventieth Congress, Second Session; February 4, 5, 6, 27 and March 1, 1929 Whereas pursuant to said resolution your committee, with...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The brand-new official Minecraft novel is an action-packed thriller! When a new virtual-reality version of the game brings her dreams—and doubts—to life, one player must face her fears.Bianca has never been good at following the plan. She’s more of an act-now, deal-with-t...

When Mr. Budd and his dog, Dubber, are threatened with eviction, Chester Cricket and the meadow folk, including newcomer Ashley Mockingbird, come to his rescue...

As a mysterious fire rages through the hills above a privileged town in Southern California, Archer tracks a missing child who may be the pawn in a marital struggle or the victim of a bizarre kidnapping. What he uncovers amid the ashes is murder—and a trail of motives as combustible as gasoline. T...

Basic steps needed to weave luxurious fabrics on a foot-treadle handloomTips and variations for exploring creative weaving ideasStep-by-step color photos show the processProjects for scarves, throws, table sets, runners, and blankets...

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At the end of the nineteenth century, the zenith of its imperial chauvinism and jingoistic fervour, Britain's empire was bolstered by a surprising new ideal of manliness, one that seemed less English than foreign, less concerned with moral development than perpetual competition, less civilized than ...

Sophisticated Taylor Briggs had her entire life planned out. Engaged to her college sweetheart, Ari Gallagher, Taylor learns a week before her wedding that her perfect life is all based on lies and betrayal. But being the daughter of the Mayor comes at a high price: Taylor’s life is not her own, and...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally importa...

Title: The genuine speech of the truly honourable Adm.......l V...........n, to the sea-officers, at a council of war just before the attack of C.........a.Author: Edward VernonPublisher: Gale, Sabin AmericanaDescription:Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americ...

Learning to write your letters requires a lot of effort, and good motor skills. Kids will enjoy the process with this fun workbook, designed to supplement their school curricula and make learning their uppercase letters that much simpler....

From the daughter of business mogul Donald Trump and a rising star in the Trump organization, this New York Times bestseller is a business book for young women on how to achieve success in any field, based upon what Ivanka Trump has learned from her father and from her own experiences.Inspiration. S...

Detective Anjelica Bernardi finds herself in the middle of a case which both horrifies her and begins to unravel her. Book five of a series....

Of all the units that attacked up the Meuse-Argonne with General "Black Jack" Pershing's American First Army during W.W. I, only one, the 80th (Blue Ridge) Division, broke through all four of the strong German defensive lines, helping to bring ultimate victory. This is the historically accurate but ...

This is not a book about starting your own business. Then again, it is. By now there is ample evidence that an "employed" attitude-believing that you work for an employer and acting as though by doing your work your job will be secure-is defunct. An employed attitude is the antithesis of what you ne...

By the late nineteenth century, the city of Tampa was a vibrant, cultural center. Through the early twentieth century, two world wars, and into the modern era, Tampa has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong independent culture of its citizens. With a selec...

Love in Hell: Death Life is a sequel to the manga series, Love in Hell, a hilarious and sexy romp through the afterlife. Featuring a new hapless hero and a whole new cast of characters, alongside familiar faces from the previous storyline, Love In Hell: Death Life may be read and enjoyed independent...

The world of a princess, robot, fairy, knight, pirate, and astronaut are not so very far away. This hands-on collection allows children to become their favorite fantasy characters through costume-making and exciting, yet safe activities. Detailed photographs and step-by-step instructions lead to som...

Melancology addresses the notorious musical genre black metal as a negative form of environmental writing that ‘blackens’ the cosmos. This book conjures a new word and concept that conjoins ‘black’ and ‘ecology’: melancology, a word in which can be heard the melancholy affect appropriate to the conj...

What Will Your Dublin Encounter Be?Perusing the rare and exquisite manuscripts of the Chester Beatty LibraryDancing up a storm at a ceilidhStrolling through the lofty Elizabethan academe of Trinity CollegePaying homage to Dublin's theatrical geniuses - Beckett, Wilde, Shaw and YeatsSipping pints of ...