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The Best of Wee Sing [With CD]

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beall, Pamela Conn / Nipp, Susan Hagen, PUBLISHER: Price Stern Sloan, Thirty years ong>ofong> silly ong>songsong>, rhymes, lullabies, classics, ong>andong> just plain favorite music come togeong>theong>r on this reissue ong>ofong> ong>theong> "25th Anniversary Celebration." Chosen from among ong>theong> hundreds ong>andong> hundreds ong>ofong> ong>songsong> that Wee Sing has collected over ong>theong> last 30 years, this treasury is a fitting tribute to ong>theong> best-selling name in childrenas music

Trancing the Witch's Wheel Trancing the Witch's Wheel: A

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Galenorn, Yasmine, PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications, This book guides you through ong>theong> cycles ong>ofong> ong>theong> Pagan year. Twenty intricate ong>andong> ong>beautifulong> guided meditations lead you into ong>theong> very heart ong>ofong> ong>theong> seasons, ong>theong> elements ong>andong> ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> Divine. Meet ong>theong> Wind ong>andong> ong>theong> Queen ong>ofong> Air; stong>andong> watch as ong>theong> Sun King is reborn on Yuletide day; cross ong>theong> barren lava fields with Pele, ong>andong> learn to shapeshift like Gwion in his flight from Cerridwen.

Midwinterblood

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sedgwick, Marcus, PUBLISHER: Roaring Brook Press, Seven ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> passion ong>andong> love separated by centuries but mysteriously intertwined--this is a tale ong>ofong> horror ong>andong> beauty, tenderness ong>andong> sacrifice.An archaeologist who unearths a mysterious artifact, an airman who finds himself far from home, a painter, a ghost, a vampire, ong>andong> a Viking: ong>theong> seven ong>storiesong> in this compelling novel all take place on ong>theong> remote Scong>andong>inavian islong>andong> ong>ofong> Blessed where a curiously powerful plant that resembles a dragon grows. What binds ong>theong>se ong>storiesong> togeong>theong>r? What secrets lurk beneath ong>theong> surface ong>ofong> this idyllic countryside? ong>Andong> what might be powerful enough to break ong>theong> cycle ong>ofong> midwinterblood? This is a book about passion ong>andong> preservation ong>andong> ultimately an exploration ong>ofong> ong>theong> bounds ong>ofong> love.

Songs of Zion: The African Methodist Episcopal Church in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Campbell, James T., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Songsong> ong>ofong> Zion focuses on ong>theong> African Methodist Episcopal Church, black America's oldest ong>andong> largest independent church. Campbell charts ong>theong> origins ong>andong> evolution ong>ofong> African American independent churches, arguing that ong>theong> very act ong>ofong> becoming Christian forced black Americans to reflect on ong>theong>ir relationship to ong>theong>ir ancestral continent. ong>Theong> book ong>theong>n turns to South Africa, examining ong>theong> AME Church's entrance ong>andong> evolution in a series ong>ofong> specific African contexts. ong>Theong> final third ong>ofong> ong>theong> book is devoted to what Campbell calls "middle passages," to ong>theong> careers ong>ofong> men ong>andong> women who moved between South Africa ong>andong> ong>theong> United States in ong>theong> nineteenth ong>andong> twentieth centuries. Throughout ong>theong> book, Campbell focuses on ong>theong> comparisons that Africans ong>andong> African Americans ong>theong>mselves drew between ong>theong>ir situations, arguing that ong>theong> transatlantic encounter enabled both groups to understong>andong> ong>andong> act upon ong>theong>ir worlds in new ways.

The Songs He Didn't Write: Bob Dylan Under the Influence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barker, Derek, PUBLISHER: Chrome Dreams, Encyclopedic ong>andong> exhaustive, this guide to ong>theong> more than 500 ong>songsong> Bob Dylan has covered, in concert or on record, details ong>theong> history ong>ofong> each song ong>andong> ong>ofong>fers an explanation ong>ofong> how he came to perform ong>theong>m. His masterful interpretations range from ong>theong> more obvious blues, country, folk, ong>andong> gospel recordings to contemporary writers such as Warren Zevon ong>andong> John Hiatt. In addition to ong>theong> listing ong>ofong> ong>theong>se covered ong>songsong>, this compendium also includes a lengthy section detailing all ong>ofong> ong>theong> remaining tracks that Dylan has written for oong>theong>rs, but which remain unrecorded by ong>theong> man himself.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>andong> development ong>ofong> ong>theong> saloon as an institution on ong>theong> mining frontier provides unique insights into ong>theong> social ong>andong> economic history ong>ofong> ong>theong> American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers ong>andong> many unpublished firsthong>andong> accounts, West shows that ong>theong> physical evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> saloon, from crude tents ong>andong> shanties into elegant establishments for drinking ong>andong> gaming, reflected ong>theong> growth ong>andong> maturity ong>ofong> ong>theong> surrounding community.

In Their Own Words: True Stories and Adventures of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oleson, James A., PUBLISHER: iUniverse, More than 100 legendary pilots have granted ong>andong> shared personal glimpses ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir illustrious military careers to help create this tribute to ong>theong> American Fighter Ace. "In ong>Theong>ir Own Words: True ong>Storiesong> ong>andong> Adventures ong>ofong> ong>theong> American Fighter Ace" explores ong>andong> illustrates ong>theong> courage, resourcefulness ong>andong> patriotism ong>ofong> America's fighter aces. ong>Theong>se heroic flyers have given personal glimpses ong>andong> recollections on what it took to fly, fight ong>andong> survive combat missions in World War II ong>andong> Korea.

Perrine's Story and Structure

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Arp, Thomas R. / Johnson, Greg, PUBLISHER: Heinle & Heinle Publishers, ong>Theong> fiction section from Laurence Perrineas all-time bestselling introduction to literature, this concise, authoritative text provides a complete overview ong>ofong> ong>theong> essential elements ong>ofong> fiction, along with a diverse selection ong>ofong> ong>storiesong> to illustrate ong>theong>m. This reliable, well-written classic has introduced thousong>andong>s ong>ofong> students to ong>theong> serious study ong>ofong> fiction, yet it remains vital ong>andong> compelling for todayas readers, presenting ong>theong> most important ong>andong> engaging ong>storiesong> available in a single collection. ong>Theong> section on three featured writers, James Joyce, Flannery OaConnor, ong>andong> Joyce Carol Oates, includes three ong>storiesong> by each author, as well as essays by noted critics on ong>theong>ir works.

God's Story

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lotz, Anne Graham / Thomas Nelson Publishers, PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, Anne Graham Lotz leads you through ong>theong> first eleven chapters ong>ofong> Genesis, unlocking hidden messages in ong>theong> familiar ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> Creation, Adam ong>andong> Eve, Cain ong>andong> Abel, Noah ong>andong> ong>theong> ark, ong>theong> Tower ong>ofong> Babel, ong>andong> oong>theong>rs. She thoughtfully illuminates each moment ong>ofong> Creation with inspiring insights ong>andong> probing ong>reflectionsong> to better reveal God, ong>theong> Creator ong>ofong> us all. In "God's Story" you will thrill to ong>theong> beauty, majesty, ong>andong> tenderness ong>ofong> God's personal involvement in creating ong>theong> world, ong>andong> you will come to recognize ong>theong> Creator's infinite power at work in your life as well.

Marxism, China, and Development: Reflections on Theory and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregor, A. James, PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, "A. James Gregor's "Marxism, China, ong>andong> Development" presents a comprehensive ong>andong> succinct discussion ong>ofong> ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> Marxist ong>andong> Leninist doctrines for ong>theong> development ong>ofong> China. With keen observations ong>andong> forceful arguments, this study shows that ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> Marxism on China have long been misinterpreted in ong>theong> West."--Jrgen Domes, ong>Theong> Saar University"Prong>ofong>essor Gregor's prong>ofong>ound grasp ong>ofong> Marxism ong>andong> oong>theong>r political ideas ong>andong> trends ong>ofong> this century makes this a major contribution to ong>theong> understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> social change ong>andong> ong>theong> part played by ideas in political transformations."--Paul Hollnader, University ong>ofong> Massachusetts"A knowledgeable, informative, ong>andong> analytically incisive "tour d'horizon" ong>ofong> Marxist ong>andong> neo-Marxist thought. A fascinating work by a prominent comparativist."--J.S. Prybyla, ong>Theong> Pennsylvania State University

Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carroll, John B. / Whorf, Benjamin L., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), ong>Theong> pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf () grasped ong>theong>relationship between human language ong>andong> human thinking: how language can shape ourinnermost thoughts. His basic ong>theong>sis is that our perception ong>ofong> ong>theong> world ong>andong> ourways ong>ofong> thinking about it are deeply influenced by ong>theong> structure ong>ofong> ong>theong> languages wespeak. ong>Theong> writings collected in this volume include important papers on ong>theong> Maya, Hopi, ong>andong> Shawnee languages as well as more general ong>reflectionsong> on language ong>andong>meaning.

The Poetics of Derek Walcott: Intertextual Perspectives

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davis, Gregson, PUBLISHER: Duke University Press, ong>Theong> essays collected in this issue ong>ofong>fer complementary critical perspectives on ong>theong> mature lyric work ong>ofong> Derek Walcott, ong>theong> acclaimed Nobel laureate from ong>theong> Caribbean islong>andong> ong>ofong> St. Lucia. ong>Theong> centerpiece ong>ofong> ong>theong> ensemble is a previously unpublished essay in which Walcott's ong>reflectionsong> on poetics illuminate his project in ong>theong> masterpiece, "Omeros." Oong>theong>r contributions by literary scholars in North America ong>andong> ong>theong> Caribbean focus on fundamental dimensions ong>ofong> Walcott's craft ong>andong> on such ong>theong>matic preoccupations as ong>theong> intersection ong>ofong> pictorial ong>andong> verbal modes ong>ofong> representation, ong>theong> deployment ong>ofong> nuanced intertextual strategies (especially in relation to ong>theong> Greco-Roman canon), ong>theong> invention ong>ofong> a viable artistic identity in a postcolonial intercultural milieu, ong>andong> ong>theong> psychosocial modeling ong>ofong> ong>theong> process ong>ofong> literary apprenticeship. "Contributors. "Edward Baugh, Peter Burian, Gregson Davis, Carol Dougherty, Joseph Farrell, Judith Harris, Timothy Hong>ofong>meister, Derek Walcott

Truth Tales: Contemporary Stories by Women Writers of India

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kali for Women / Kalpakian, Laura / Alexong>andong>er, Meena, PUBLISHER: Feminist Press, ong>Theong> rich popular tradition ong>ofong> India's women writers is finally available in this collection ong>ofong> short ong>storiesong> translated from seven ong>ofong> ong>theong> country's languages. ong>Theong> writers ong>andong> ong>theong>ir heroines reflect ong>theong> complex mosaic ong>ofong> Indian life-ong>theong>y are old ong>andong> young, rural ong>andong> urban, rich ong>andong> poor. Here we meet Muniyakka, called "walkie-talkie" because she mutters to herself; Shakun, ong>theong> dollmaker, an exploited artist who needs to feel that oong>theong>rs depend on her; ong>andong> Jashoda, prong>ofong>essional moong>theong>r to children ong>ofong> ong>theong> rich, from Mahasveta Devi's acknowledged masterpiece "ong>Theong> Wet Nurse." ong>Theong>se ong>storiesong> "are dense with thsoe customs, manners, ong>andong> objects that usually remain locked within regional languages," wrote Anita Desai in ong>theong> New York Review ong>ofong> Books. Meena Alexong>andong>er's thoughtful introduction places ong>theong> ong>storiesong> ong>andong> ong>theong> writers in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> modern India.

The Edge of Marriage: Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kaplan, Hester, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Georgia Press, In nine ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> tension-filled choices, difficult awakenings, ong>andong> ironic twists, characters in ong>Theong> Edge ong>ofong> Marriage ride ong>theong> wavering line between commitments ong>andong> promises. Full ong>ofong> conflict, betrayal, illness, manipulation, ong>andong> indecision, ong>theong>se ong>storiesong> portray men ong>andong> women on ong>theong> brink ong>ofong> defeat ong>andong> drastic change. In "Claude Comes ong>andong> Goes" a husbong>andong> confesses his sympathy ong>andong> affection for his wife's dying former lover. "ong>Theong> Spiral" captures ong>theong> crippling effects ong>ofong> miscommunication ong>andong> unresolved grief. In "Dyaesong>theong>sia" a wife ong>andong> moong>theong>r grapples with her feelings about her marriage ong>andong> her husbong>andong> after he is maimed in an accident. Characters trapped in troubled relationships ong>andong> on ong>theong> edge ong>ofong> society walk along Hester Kaplan's "edge": an out-ong>ofong>-wedlock child, a grown victim ong>ofong> child abuse, ong>theong> male lover ong>ofong> a married man with AIDS. ong>Theong> title stoW confronts ong>theong> complexity ong>ofong> friendship, love, ong>andong> marriage, as a husbong>andong> faces his wife's emotional breakdown ong>andong> his own surfacing resentments. This sometimes startling, frequently poignant collection is illuminated by keen insight ong>andong> tempered with somber hope.

Bradt USA by Rail

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pitt, John, PUBLISHER: Bradt Travel Guides, Ever since ong>theong>y came on ong>theong> scene, American trains have had a strong hold on ong>theong> popular imagination, inspiring countless ong>storiesong>, ong>songsong>, scong>andong>als, films, ong>andong> legends. Attracted by ong>theong> pace ong>ofong> life ong>andong> an ever-changing view, more ong>andong> more people are discovering ong>theong> joys ong>ofong> taking to ong>theong> rails to cross this vast continent in comfort. This new edition ong>ofong> a best-selling Bradt title provides up-to-date timetables, information on rail passes, ong>andong> background travel information for 25 long-distance rail journeys in ong>theong> United States plus an additional 12 routes in Canada. Over 500 destinations are covered, including attractions such as ong>theong> Grong>andong> Canyon, Niagara Falls, Yellowstone Park, ong>andong> Disney World--all accessible by rail--ong>andong> details ong>ofong> 100 steam railways ong>andong> museums. Sightseeing ong>andong> attractions in 38 major cities on rail routes are also provided for ong>theong> complete traveler's companion.

The Legend of King Arthur

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Borgenicht, David / Pyle, Howard / Boni, Simone, PUBLISHER: Running Press Book Publishers, Wrapped in myth ong>andong> legend, celebrated by filmmakers, ong>andong> remembered by adults, ong>theong> classic tale ong>ofong> King Arthur ong>andong> Excalibur lives on in this young reader's edition. ong>Beautifulong>, full-color illustrations evoke all ong>theong> mystery ong>andong> delight ong>ofong> this centuries-old story ong>ofong> valor, honor, ong>andong> magic.

The Short Story: The Reality of Artifice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: May, Charles E., PUBLISHER: Routledge, ong>Theong> short story is one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most difficult types ong>ofong> prose to write ong>andong> one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most pleasurable to read. From Boccaccio's Decameron to ong>Theong> Collected ong>Storiesong> ong>ofong> Reynolds Price, Charles May gives us an understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> ong>theong> history ong>andong> structure ong>ofong> this demong>andong>ing form ong>ofong> fiction. Beginning with a general history ong>ofong> ong>theong> genre, he moves on to focus on ong>theong> nineteenth-century when ong>theong> modern short story began to come into focus. From ong>theong>re he moves on to later nineteenth-century realism ong>andong> early twentieth-century formalism ong>andong> finally to ong>theong> modern renaissance ong>ofong> ong>theong> form that shows no signs ong>ofong> abating. A chronology ong>ofong> significant events, works ong>andong> figures from ong>theong> genre's history, notes ong>andong> references ong>andong> an extensive bibliographic essay with recommended reading round out ong>theong> volume.

I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eisenstein, Bernice, PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books, In this innovative memoir, Bernice Eisenstein combines her skills as a writer ong>andong> illustrator to distill her memories ong>ofong> growing up in ong>theong> s in ong>theong> shadow ong>ofong> ong>theong> Holocaust. Drawing on ong>theong> harrowing experiences ong>ofong> her parents-both ong>ofong> ong>theong>m Holocaust survivors-ong>andong> ong>theong> fragmented ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> oong>theong>r family members lost in ong>theong> war, she explores ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir legacy on her own life. A groundbreaking exploration ong>ofong> personal history in ong>theong> tradition ong>ofong> Art piegelman's "Maus," "I Was a Child ong>ofong> Holocaust Survivors" is a searingly honest ong>andong> deeply moving work that speaks to ong>theong> universality ong>ofong> memory ong>andong> loss.

White Star: A Dog on the Titanic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marty Crisp, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc, Sam Harris is on ong>theong> trip ong>ofong> a lifetime. He's traveling from Englong>andong> to New York on ong>theong> first voyage ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest ocean liner in history--ong>theong> Titanic. Here is a story ong>ofong> cowardice ong>andong> courage, ong>ofong> despair ong>andong> determination, ong>andong> ong>ofong> an unbreakable bond between a boy ong>andong> a dog on one terrifying night.

Jewish Values in Health and Medicine

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meier, Levi, PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> America, This book integrates ong>theong> foundations ong>ofong> ong>theong> values ong>ofong> ong>theong> Jewish heritage with ong>theong> actual experiences ong>ofong> patients. Through clinical guidelines ong>andong> anecdotes, ong>theong> reader will gain insight into complex issues involving life, death, pain, suffering, illness ong>andong> health as ong>theong>y affect patients, health care providers ong>andong> family members. ong>Theong> book discusses contemporary issues such as AIDS, hospice ong>andong> Baby M based on ong>theong> value system ong>ofong> ong>theong> Jewish heritage. It is unique in that it combines ong>theong> personal ong>reflectionsong> ong>ofong> patients with expert discussions ong>ofong> psychological ong>andong> medical aspects ong>ofong> ong>theong>se issues. Includes a contribution by ong>theong> winner ong>ofong> ong>theong> Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion.

Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dicharry, Warren F., PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, This guide ong>andong> commentary on ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary refocuses our meditation on ong>theong> true center ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary: ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> Christ's birth, death, ong>andong> resurrection.

Disco 33 giri Bob Atcher: songs of the saddle

Disco vinile del : traditional cowboy ong>songsong>: home on ong>theong> range / red river valley / ong>theong> strawberry roan / little joe ong>theong> wrangler / bury me not on ong>theong> lone prairie / ong>theong> cowboy's dream / I've no use for ong>theong> women / ong>theong> old chisholm trail. Columbia records HL

5-Minute Princess Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Disney Press, PUBLISHER: Disney Press, Princesses are ong>ofong>ten royally busy, but ong>theong>y always have time to help a lost puppy, invite a new friend to tea, or even cheer up a little dragon Each ong>ofong> ong>theong>se twelve ong>storiesong> is ong>theong> perfect length for reading aloud in about five minutes, making ong>theong>m perfect for jam-packed days. This treasury stars all ong>theong> Disney princesses x;including Tiana ong>andong> Rapunzel x;ong>andong> features a padded cover, ong>andong> ong>beautifulong> full-page ong>andong> spot illustrations. Now ong>theong> princesses' adventures are ong>theong> royal choice before bed, on ong>theong> go, or any moment

A Dictionary of the Bible: Volume V: Supplement -- Articles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hastings, James, PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> ong>theong> Pacific, For over a century ong>theong> ten-volume Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible has been ong>theong> definitive reference. "It is a Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Old ong>andong> New Testaments, togeong>theong>r with ong>theong> Old Testament Apocrypha, according to ong>theong> Authorized ong>andong> Revised English Versions, ong>andong> with constant reference to ong>theong> original tongues.... Articles have been written on ong>theong> names ong>ofong> all Persons ong>andong> Places, on ong>theong> Antiquities ong>andong> Archaeology ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible, on its Ethnology, Geology, ong>andong> Natural History, on Biblical ong>Theong>ology ong>andong> Ethic, ong>andong> even on ong>theong> obsolete or archaic words occurring in ong>theong> English Versions." James Hastings () was a distinguished scholar ong>andong> pastor. He was founder ong>andong> editor ong>ofong> ong>theong> Expository Times ong>andong> is also well known for editing ong>theong> Encyclopaedia ong>ofong> Religion ong>andong> Ethics, ong>theong> Dictionary ong>ofong> Christ ong>andong> ong>theong> Gospels, ong>andong> ong>theong> Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Apostolic Church.

Finding the Center: Narrative Poetry of the Zuni Indians

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tedlock, Dennis, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, "" This second edition features three new Zuni ong>storiesong>, updated transcriptions ong>ofong> ong>storiesong> from ong>theong> original edition, a bibliography, ong>andong> a new preface ong>andong> introduction.

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