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Shanghai Girls
by Lisa See
In Shanghai Girls Lisa See tells a powerful story about culture and adaptation through the lives of two wealthy sisters who travel from life in decadent late 1930's Shanghai to the life of struggling immigrants in Los Angeles... ( read more) Reviewed by Sarah Knight |
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
by John Ford
The last western collaboration between John Ford and John Wayne, this movie was dismissed as second rate when it was first released. It has since acquired a reputation as one of the great director's finest works and rightfully so...
( read more) Reviewed by Alden Graves |
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Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show
by Frank Delaney
This master storyteller returns to early 20th century Ireland with another splendid tale. Drawing from the complex history of the time as well as the emotional culture he is so knowledgeable about, he treats us to a story that touches the heart and mind... ( read more) Reviewed by Karen Frank |
Early Spring: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World
by Amy Seidl
With an engaging mix of memoir and science, Amy Seidl brings the reality of global warming to a personal level. As a mother, Seidl demonstrates how climate change has altered her daughters' experiences of their woods and garden,...
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 The Blue Sweater
by Jacqueline Novogratz
The Blue Sweater is the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global poverty and find powerful new ways of tackling it. It all started back home in Virginia, with the blue sweater,...
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 Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
by Daniel H. Pink
Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does--and how that affects every aspect of our lives...
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Children's New Releases...
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 Fancy Nancy: Poet Extraordinaire!
by Jane O'Connor
Fancy Nancy Clancy is so poetic, even her name rhymes. And with limericks, couplets, free verse, and more, poetry is plenty fancy! So when her teacher Ms. Glass gives Nancy and her classmates an assignment to come up with their very own poems, Nancy is determined to write one that is superb... (Read More)
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 Extraordinary Pets
by Blue Apple Books
A dog, a cat, a bird, a fish
great pets to have. But if you had your wish
why not choose one out of the ordinary?
Why not a pet who's EXTRAordinary?
Acclaimed artist Barroux makes his Blue Apple Books debut with a book about an amazing array of animals. Cats are cuddly, but elephants? Exceptional! A Chihuahua is cute, but tarantulas? Terrific! Flaps cleverly transform everyday animals into exotic, one-of-a-kind, perfect pets. (Read More)
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