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[2009]
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The team behind the popular book and radio show "The Mommy Chronicles" discuss the pros and cons of every aspect of child raising, from pacifiers to potty training, bedtimes to birthday parties, day care to Disney World. With a healthy dose of humor, they share their parenting triumphs and disasters, marital challenges, public meltdowns, and all the knowledge they've gained as authors and radio show hosts, with hundreds of tips for moms everywhere....
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A detailed look at the history of Indigo quilts, as well as five beautiful projects inspired by antique designs.
The beauty of Indigo quilts is undeniable. Explore the origins of the fiber and fabric presented by two members of the American Quilt Study Group. Step inside the Poos Collection of quilts, one of the largest privately held collections in the world. Featuring stunning quilts circa 1750 to 1890. Get inspired and make one of the gorgeous...
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George Washington first proposed the idea of a canal connecting the Great Lakes to the Ohio-Mississippi River System in 1784. Inspired by the Erie Canal in New York, the State of Ohio began surveying routes in 1822 for its own grand internal improvement project. Completed a decade later, the 309-mile-long Ohio and Erie Canal connected Cleveland, Akron, Massillon, Dover, Roscoe, Newark, Columbus, Circleville, Chillicothe, Waverly, and Portsmouth. Success...
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In my first semester of college I wrote a short poem for a homework assignment. My English professor Dr. Jeff Koloze, asked If I had ever considered publishing any of it. I had written poetry in the past and the only person I ever let read it is my best friend David Binion. My passion is African American history, and I find it somewhat despicable that my people have suffered some of the greatest atrocities known to man. As I began to write the poems...
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As the 1960s unfold, five young women forge a friendship at the University of Washington that will carry them through college academics as well as the growing cognition of their own personal capabilities in a city that is also looking for its own destiny. The fall of 1963 begins the enduring story of five young women at the University of Washington. Each of them has a different background, but all have the same goal: to secure an education and forge...
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La"Pareja del Año" 2012 de la Revista Ebony dice que el Matrimonio es una Institución no una resolución de año nuevo. Rufus y Jenny Triplett, cuyo matrimonio ha sobrevivido más de 23 años, han sido seleccionados por la Revista Ebony como Pareja del Año 2012. Su simple y llano enfoque al matrimonio y el compromiso necesario para mantenerlo ha resonado en sus tips para matrimonios y consejos sobre una relación dados a recién casados, comprometidos,...
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Heaven Is Waiting is about heaven, but it is much more. It is about our longing for heaven, our innate instinct for it. It is about eternity in our hearts and how the hope of heaven inspires and sustains us. We groan inside as we resist death and cry for something more beyond the grave. What we call life is a journey to death; what we call death is the gateway to life.
Using biblical principles, Triplett paints a refreshing picture of heaven and...
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When a child dies even an adult child bereaved parents are left with a stomachache that never ends. No parent expects to make their child’s funeral arrangements. The death of a child is a loss only those who have lived through it can fully comprehend. A grieving parent wonders if the sun will ever show its face again.
After Wayne Triplett lost his son, he set out to write the book he most needed one that would offer solace, support, and inspiration....
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There is no western outlaw more infamous and notorious than Jesse James. A Confederate guerilla during the Civil War, he and his brother, as the leaders of numerous gangs of the Wild West, turned to a life of crime and robbery that lasted more than a decade. James's life has been the subject of hundreds of books, films, and television shows, but none more vividly captures the actual life story of the legendary criminal than Frank Triplett's definitive...
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Discover the history and culture of America's pioneers chronicled in quilts and learn how to create your own inspired designs. Join fictional character Esther Heinzmann as she narrates the journey through authentic, pioneer-era creations from the Poos Collection-each featured in full color on a 2-page spread. Ideal for traditional quilters and quilt history buffs, this robust offering of 30 antique quilts also includes 5 quilt projects that readers...
12) Savannah
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Founded on February 12, 1733, by Gen. James E. Oglethorpe and 114 colonists, Savannah, Georgia, is a unique Southern city steeped in a rich history. Most noted for diverse architecture, historic squares, a humid climate, and true Southern hospitality, Savannah remains as engaging and lovely today as it was when Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman offered the city to Pres. Abraham Lincoln as a Christmas present--sparing Savannah from destruction during Sherman's...
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One hundred spectacular antique quilts from one of the largest, privately held quilt and textile collections in the world.
Turn back time with color photos and insightful essays about America's quilting past! Admire one hundred antique quilts and textiles you've never seen before, curated from the remarkable Poos Collection. Flip through the pages to find a wide range of styles in pre-Civil War quilting-elaborate hand piecing and appliqué, signature...
14) Toonstone
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Dalton, a wandering singer in the Old West, becomes the sheriff of Toonstone after killing several outlaws totally by accident. With the help of his smooth talking horse and metrosexual Indian sidekick, Dalton faces down the worst threats imaginable.
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A blackout poetry version of the classic fairy tale "The Little Mermaid," offering a new, spare, and lovely tale of empowerment, body acceptance, and knowing where you belong
You know the story of the Little Mermaid-the girl who traded her tail for legs, her beloved sea for sand, to land the prince. Or, do you? In this refreshingly subversive blackout poetry version of the classic fairy tale, a new and empowering message emerges from the depths:...
17) The Benefit List
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Alexis is at the top of her game as an insurance agent representing the biggest artists in the country until, her clients begin being mysteriously killed.
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In this sequel to Year of the Dog, Pacy has another big year in store for her. The Year of the Dog was a very lucky year: she met her best friend Melody and discovered her true talents. However, the Year of the Rat brings big changes: Pacy must deal with Melody moving to California, find the courage to forge on with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and learn to face some of her own flaws. Pacy encounters prejudice, struggles with acceptance,...
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