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Elle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Glover, Douglas, PUBLISHER: Goose Lane Editions, A lusty, subversive, funny ong>taleong> based on a true song>toong>ry: a young Frenchwoman is marooned on ong>theong> desolate Isle of Demons during Jacques Cartier's last attempt ong>toong> colonize Canada. Elle reimagines what Canada meant ong>toong> ong>theong> European adventures, what ong>theong>y meant ong>toong> ong>theong> aboriginal inhabitants, and ong>theong> terrible failure of ong>theong> two groups ong>toong> recognize each oong>theong>r as human. A society belle turned Robinson Crusoe, a female Don Quixote with an Inuit Sancho Panza, Elle is ong>theong> song>toong>ry ong>theong> hisong>toong>ry books leave out.

Diego Saves the Sloth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Romay, Alexis / Mawhinney, Art, PUBLISHER: Turtleback Books, Sammy ong>theong> Sloth has fallen asleep on a tree branch during a big windsong>toong>rm. It's up ong>toong> Diego ong>toong> save ong>theong> day Come along with Diego as he flies through ong>theong> rainforest ong>toong> get ong>toong> his sleepy friend. Watch out for ong>theong> Bobo Broong>theong>rs on ong>theong> way Acquista Ora

The Art of Nature Photography: Perfect Your Pictures

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Benvie, Niall, PUBLISHER: Amphoong>toong> Books, This definitive, up-ong>toong>-ong>theong>-minute book on ong>theong> popular field of nature phoong>toong>graphy instructs ong>theong> reader in ong>theong> techniques needed ong>toong> create stunning images based on ong>theong> very latest camera and computer innovations.

The Doors - A Tribute To Jim Morrison

ong>Theong> Doors - A ong>Tributeong> ong>Toong> Jim Morrison Videocassetta VHS originale NTSC Track List: 01. Introduction 02. Five ong>toong> One 03. Back Door Man 04. Celebration of ong>theong> Lizard 05. ong>Theong> End 06. Moonlight Drive 07. Crawlin' Kingsnake 08. Unknow Soldier 09. People Are Strange 10. Light my Fire 11. When ong>theong> Music's Over 12. ong>Toong>uch Me 13. ong>Theong> Changeling 14. L.A. Woman Dettagli: Color System: NTSC Distribuong>toong>r: Warner Bros. Recording Mode: Stereo Running Time: 60 minutes

On Air

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Naqvi, Maniza, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This novel from ong>theong> author of Mass Transit unfolds over a six-hour period in which ong>theong> main character, Naz, tells song>toong>ries ong>toong> listeners and callers over ong>theong> radio on a late night talk show slot that she has been offered ong>toong> fill for just one night. ong>Theong> characters in Naz's song>toong>ries reflect her own pathologies as she tries ong>toong> come ong>toong> terms with her experiences. Each song>toong>ry is built around ong>theong> ong>theong>me of a personal crisis but, in ong>theong> ong>tellingong> of her ong>taleong>s, ong>theong> underlying state of crisis in society is beautifully captured and imaginatively expressed.

Sunshine Makes the Seasons (Reillustrated)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Branley, Franklyn Mansfield / Rex, Michael / Branley, Franklyn M., PUBLISHER: Collins, ong>Theong> sun shines down on us, giving warmth and light. But did you know that ong>theong> sun also makes ong>theong> seasons? As ong>theong> earth makes one complete rotation around ong>theong> sun every year, ong>theong> seasons on ong>theong> earth change -- from winter ong>toong> spring ong>toong> summer ong>toong> fall and back ong>toong> winter again. Find out how ong>theong> light from ong>theong> sun affects life on ong>theong> earth for all living things in this look at ong>theong> only star in our solar system.

Vendita penna a sfera Meisterstuck Tribute to the Mont Blanc

Vendesi penna sfera Meisterstuck ong>Tributeong> ong>toong> ong>theong> Mont Blanc come da foong>toong> con scaong>toong>la tutong>toong> originale.

The Rottweiler Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elsden, Judy / Elsden, Larry, PUBLISHER: Howell Books, This contemporary view focuses on ong>theong> temperament of ong>theong> Rottweiler and ong>theong> importance of understanding how its mind works. Drawing on thirty years of experience in ong>theong> breed, ong>theong> authors provide a complete guide ong>toong> character and behavior traits and illustrate ong>theong> correct way ong>toong> rear, train, and show ong>theong> dog.

On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon CS

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gibbons, Kaye, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio, Like America in ong>theong> mid-nineteenth century, Emma Garnet Tate is a woman at war with herself. Born ong>toong> privilege on a James River plantation, she grows up increasingly aware that her family's prosperity is inextricably linked ong>toong> ong>theong> institution of slavery. As she tells her song>toong>ry in , she is still prey ong>toong> her childhood, ong>toong> ong>theong> memories of a life that was made bearable in ong>theong> main by ong>theong> indomitable family servant Clarice. She secedes from ong>theong> control of her overbearing faong>theong>r ong>toong> marry Quincy Lowell, a member of ong>theong> distinguished Bosong>toong>n family. Living in Raleigh on ong>theong> eve of ong>theong> Civil War, Emma Garnet and Quincy, with Clarice's constant help, create ong>theong> ideal happy home. When war destroys ong>theong> rhythm of ong>theong>ir days, Emma Garnet works alongside Quincy, an accomplished surgeon. As she assists him in ong>theong> treatment of wounded soldiers, she comes ong>toong> see ong>theong> war as a "conflict perpetrated by rich men and fought by poor boys against hungry women and babies." After Appomatong>toong>x, Emma Garnet sets out ong>toong> take ong>theong> exhausted Quincy home ong>toong> Bosong>toong>n, where she begins ong>theong> journey of her own reconstruction. As in her five previous novels, Kaye Gibbons demonstrates her subtle mastery of detail and her unmistakable voice. ong>Toong>ld in graceful cadences, "On ong>theong> Occasion of My Last Afternoon"is a shimmering meditation on ong>theong> divisions of ong>theong> human heart.

Cavalry: The History of a Fighting Elite 650 BC--Ad

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vuksic, V. / Grbasic, Z., PUBLISHER: Sterling Publishing (NY), Over 100 color paintings of mounted cavalry through ong>theong> centuries-- in ong>theong> most spectacularly illustrated book on ong>theong> subject ever published-- highlight this ong>tributeong> ong>toong> years of hisong>toong>ry's most fascinating fighting force. From ong>theong> early rise of Assyrians, Persians, Carthaginians, and Romans, you behold ong>theong> ascendency of Parthians, Goths, Byzantines, Mongols, and ong>theong> Otong>toong>man Empire, ong>toong> ong>theong> 20th-century triumphs of Texas Rangers, Russian Cossacks, Bengal Lancers, and ong>theong> Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Sotto pressione

David Baldacci A plot by ong>theong> CIA ong>toong> blackmail members of Congress inong>toong> giving ong>theong> agency more power. For ong>theong> plot ong>toong> succeed, a beautiful Washingong>toong>n lobbyist has ong>toong> be killed, but a detective comes ong>toong> her aid and ong>theong>y turn ong>theong> tables on ong>theong> plotters. (cod. I_)

A reggae tribute to the beatles - vol. 2

- A REGGAE ong>TRIBUTEong> ong>TOong> ong>THEong> BEATLES - VOL. 2 - Various Artists. - CD ORIGINALE - - IN PERFETong>TOong> STAong>TOong>.

The Tale of Genji

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shikibu, Murasaki / Suematsu, Kencho, PUBLISHER: Tuttle Publishing, Written centuries before ong>theong> time of Shakespeare and Chaucer, "ong>Theong> ong>Taleong> of Genji" marks ong>theong> birth of ong>theong> novel--and after more than a millennium, this seminal work about ong>theong> life and loves of Prince Genji, master poet, dancer, musician and painter, continues ong>toong> enchant readers throughout ong>theong> world.

A House Unlocked

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lively, Penelope, PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Whitbread Award- and Booker Prize-winning Penelope Lively is one of England's greatest living writers, whom ong>Theong> New York Times Book Review has called "blessed... able ong>toong> render matters of great import with a breath, a barely audible sigh, a ong>toong>uch." In A House Unlocked, Lively bridges personal and social hisong>toong>ry in ong>tellingong> ong>theong> song>toong>ry of Golsoncott, ong>theong> country house in Somerset, England, that her grandparents bought in . As her narrative moves from room ong>toong> room, from object ong>toong> object, she paints a moving portrait of an era of rapid change -- and of ong>theong> family that changed with ong>theong> times. As she charts ong>theong> course of ong>theong> domestic tensions of class and community among her relatives, she brings ong>toong> life ong>theong> effects of ong>theong> horrors of ong>theong> Russian Revolution and ong>theong> Holocaust, through portraits of ong>theong> refugees who came ong>toong> live with ong>theong>m. A fascinating, intimate social hisong>toong>ry, A House Unlocked is an eloquent meditation on place and time, memory and hisong>toong>ry, and above all a ong>tributeong> ong>toong> ong>theong> meaning of home. "An inspiration.... This book helps define one of our leading novelists." -- Brian Martin, ong>Theong> Financial Times

Harry Potter Collectors Plush The Monster Book of Monsters

This book is quite informative on ong>Theong> Care of Magical Creatures, but ong>theong> student usually finds it difficult ong>toong> access ong>theong> information within due ong>toong> ong>theong> book,s unfortunate tendency ong>toong> try and bite off ong>theong> reader,s fingers. ong>Theong> only way ong>toong> subdue ong>theong> book is ong>toong> stroke its spine, upon which ong>theong> book opens placidly.It measures 14 in height, 12 inches in width 4 inches in depth.

Cd the telling - blue solitaire

Tiong>toong>lo [Blue Solitaire] Artista/i [ong>Theong> ong>Tellingong>] Traccie [1 True Gold 2 Guardian Angel 3 Blue Solitaire 4 Vessel 5 World On A Wing 6 Santa Maria 7 Wind Without Walls 8 Legend Of Fountains 9 A Mile Of Broken Song>toong>ne] (cod. I_)

The Life of Moses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Neil, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, Thirteen paintings tell ong>theong> song>toong>ry of Moses' life, from his discovery as a foundling on ong>theong> Nile, ong>toong> his death on Mt. Pisgah over-looking ong>theong> land of Canaan. Also depicted are ong>theong> killing of ong>theong> Egyptian overseer; ong>theong> flight ong>toong> Midian and ong>theong> burning bush; Moses confronting ong>theong> Pharaoh; ong>theong> Plagues; ong>theong> Exodus and ong>theong> parting of ong>theong> Red Sea; ong>theong> manna from heaven; Moses on Mt. Sinai receiving ong>theong> Ten Commandments; and ong>theong> golden calf. ong>Theong> book also is enriched by a detailed commentary on each painting. ong>Theong> song>toong>ry that inspired ong>theong> work is re-ong>toong>ld, and symbols and important characters are explained. All in all, a stunning visual introduction ong>toong> ong>theong> great ong>theong>mes of ong>theong> Old Testament as presented in works of art.

Musician's Survival Guide: To Life on the Road

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hemmings, Stella, PUBLISHER: Cimino Publishing Group, This book aims ong>toong> give you all ong>theong> information you need ong>toong> survive life on ong>theong> road, including detailed advice on how ong>toong> cope with everything from van breakdowns, lost passports, gear crushed in transit, surviving, terrible sound systems and more.

The British Campaign in France and Flanders

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Doyle, Arthur Conan, PUBLISHER: University Press of ong>theong> Pacific, CONTENTS: January ong>toong> July ong>Theong> Battle of ong>theong> Somme Attack of ong>theong> Seventh and Eight Corps on Gommecourt, Serre, and Beaumont Hamel Attack of ong>theong> Tenth and Third Corps, July ong>Theong> Attack of ong>theong> Fifteenth and Thirteenth Corps, July From July 2 ong>toong> July ong>Theong> Breaking of ong>theong> Second Line. July July 14 ong>toong> July 31 ong>Theong> Operations of Gough's Army upon ong>theong> Norong>theong>rn Flank up ong>toong> September 15 August 1 ong>toong> September 15 Breaking ong>theong> Third Line, September 15 From September 15 ong>toong> ong>theong> Battle of ong>theong> Ancre ong>Theong> Gaining of ong>theong> Thiepval Ridge ong>Theong> Battle of ong>theong> Ancre. November

Claws - Libro in Inglese

Emma's sister is missing. Her parents have spent all ong>theong>ir savings on ong>theong> search. And now ong>theong> family has no choice but ong>toong> live in a ramshackle trailer park on ong>theong> edge of ong>theong> forest, next door ong>toong> down-and-out enchanted creatures.

The American Cowboy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Will, PUBLISHER: Mountain Press Publishing Company, "ong>Theong> American Cowboy spans three generations of cowboys in ong>theong> American West, from ong>theong> young trail boss of ong>theong> very first cattle drive from Texas north ong>toong> ong>theong> railroads, ong>toong> his grandson, born after ong>theong> open range had been fenced in. Discover ong>theong> danger and thrill of life on ong>theong> frontier as ong>theong> hisong>toong>ry of ong>theong> cowboy unfolds through ong>theong> expansion of ong>theong> cattle business, ong>theong> growth of ong>theong> railroads, and ong>theong> coming of ong>theong> farmer. Will James brings ong>toong> life ong>theong> spirit of ong>theong> American cowboy that will never die.

Lonely Planet Venezuela

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dydynski, Krzyszong>toong>f, PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet, This new edition is packed with insider information for sites both on and off ong>theong> beaten track, from ong>theong> snow-capped Andes ong>toong> ong>theong> Amazon wilderness. With sections on ong>theong> national parks, an outline of ong>theong> country's hisong>toong>ry and culture, full details on travel options, and directions for getting ong>toong> Angel Falls, ong>theong> world's highest waterfall.

Modern Painting and Sculpture: to the Present at the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elderfield, John, PUBLISHER: Museum of Modern Art, ong>Theong> Museum of Modern Art houses ong>theong> most important collection of 20th century art in ong>theong> world, and ong>theong> Painting & Sculpture department forms ong>theong> core of its holdings. ong>Theong> masterworks from this department have fundamentally shaped ong>theong> way we think about modern art. Over ong>theong> years, ong>theong>se paintings and sculptures in ong>theong> Museum's galleries have served as a walk-through textbook for countless art hisong>toong>ry classes and for oong>theong>r visiong>toong>rs. Now, on ong>theong> occasion of its 75th anniversary and ong>theong> opening of its newly expanded building, ong>theong> Museum is publishing this 500 page catalogue devoted solely ong>toong> ong>theong> masterworks of its core department. ong>Theong> volume opens with an introduction by John Elderfield, Chief Curaong>toong>r of ong>theong> Department of Painting and Sculpture, which traces ong>theong> hisong>toong>ry of ong>theong> Museum, focusing on its acquisitions. In 8 subsequent sections, anthologies of texts drawn from ong>theong> Museum's archives and publications offer varying perspectives on specific artworks and on modern art in general. "Modern Painting and Sculpture" offers ong>theong> reader a new perspective for anyone interested in modern art.

The Adventures of Tintin: Explorers on the Moon

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Herge, PUBLISHER: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, ong>Theong> classic graphic novel. Picking up where "Destination Moon" left off, Professor Calculus and Tintin discover a secret agent has managed ong>toong> sneak onboard ong>theong> rocket with plans ong>toong> hijack it and abandon everyone on ong>theong> moon

On the Night You Were Born

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tillman, Nancy, PUBLISHER: Feiwel & Friends, "On ong>theong> night you were born, ong>theong> moon smiled with such wonder that ong>theong> stars peeked in ong>toong> see you and ong>theong> night wind whispered. "Life will never be ong>theong> same."" On ong>theong> night you were born, ong>theong> whole world came alive with thanksgiving. ong>Theong> moon stayed up till morning. ong>Theong> geese flew home ong>toong> celebrate. Polar bears danced. On ong>theong> night you were born you brought wonder and magic ong>toong> ong>theong> world. Here is a book that celebrates you. It is meant ong>toong> be carried wherever life takes you, over all ong>theong> roads, through all ong>theong> years. This debut picture book by Nancy Tillman has ong>toong>uched ong>theong> hearts of readers of all ages, from ong>theong> youngest readers, ong>toong> new moong>theong>rs, ong>toong> grandparents. A "New York Times" and "Publishers Weekly" bestselling book, "On ong>theong> Night You Were Born" is sure ong>toong> be a beloved addition ong>toong> family libraries.

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