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Emerald Magic_ Great Tales of I - Andrew M. Greeley
From Publishers WeeklyIt has been said that the Irish transformed English-speaking literature. This anthology may not reshape literature, but it is a sheer delight of grand storyte... -
Drink - Iain Gately
A spirited look at the history of alcohol from the dawn of civilization to the twenty first century For better or worse, alcohol has helped shape our civilization. Throughout histo... -
Cleopatra_ A Life - Stacy Schiff
SUMMARY:Cleopatras palace shimmered with onyx and gold, but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Though her life spanned fewer then forty years, it reshaped th... -
Barry the Fish With Fingers - Sue Hendra
From School Library JournalKindergarten-Grade 2 Slug enjoys lying on the ocean floor observing the different fish as they swim by. He takes note of their diverse sizes, shapes, and... -
Appetite for America - Stephen Fried
The legendary life and entrepreneurial vision of Fred Harvey helped shape American culture and history for three generations—from the 1880s all the way through World War II—and sti... -
Another part of the wood - Beryl Bainbridge
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and other... -
Alphabet Weekends - Elizabeth Noble
Natalie and her sisters have known Tom and his family forever. They climbed trees together, scraped knees on the same pavements and, in taking shared steps towards adulthood, shape... -
Allegra Fairweather_ Paranormal - Janni Nell
Product DescriptionAllegra Fairweather here. Paranormal investigator. Got problems with specters? Shapeshifters? I'm the woman to call. Just don't call me a Ghostbuster. The last g... -
A Place of My Own_ The Architec - Michael Pollan
SUMMARY: "A room of one's own: is there anybody who hasn't at one time or another wished for such a place, hasn't turned those soft words over until they'd assumed a habitable shap... -
1001 People Who Made America - Alan Axelrod
Who are the pivotal figures in American historythe men and women who have helped shape who we are as a people and how we look at ourselves as Americans? In this companion to his p...