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Librarian Tales

Funny, Strange, and Inspiring Dispatches from the Stacks

by William Ottens ...

Published in cooperation with the American Library Association, an insider’s look at one of the most prevalent, yet commonly misunderstood institutions!Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly of librarian William Ottens’s experience working behind service desks and in the stacks of public libraries, most recently at the Lawrence Public Library in Kansas. In Librarian Tales, published in ... Read more

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Published in cooperation with the American Library Association, an insider’s look at one of the most prevalent, yet commonly misunderstood institutions!Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly of librarian William Ottens’s experience working behind service desks and in the stacks of public libraries, most recently at the Lawrence Public Library in Kansas. In Librarian Tales, published in
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The Ultimate Guide to Mushrooms

How to Identify and Gather Over 200 Species Throughout North America and Europe

by Guillaume Eyssartier ...

Translated by Grace McQuillan ...

Everything You Could Ever Want to Know about Mushrooms!Mushrooms are an incredibly vast range of species, including all shapes and sizes and colors. This exciting collection includes a wealth of information on two hundred essential mushroom varieties, including their:Scientific namesHabitatsModes of developmentBotanical specificitiesUses in culinary cuisineAnd more!Spread throughout this... ... Read more

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Everything You Could Ever Want to Know about Mushrooms!Mushrooms are an incredibly vast range of species, including all shapes and sizes and colors. This exciting collection includes a wealth of information on two hundred essential mushroom varieties, including their:Scientific namesHabitatsModes of developmentBotanical specificitiesUses in culinary cuisineAnd more!Spread throughout this...
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Surviving Hiroshima

A Young Woman's Story

by Anthony Drago, Douglas Wellman ...

On August 6, 1945, 22-year-old Kaleria Pachikoff was doing pre-breakfast chores when a blinding flash lit the sky over Hiroshima, Japan. A moment later, everything went black as the house collapsed on her and her family. Their world, and everyone else's, changed as the first atomic bomb was detonated over a city.From Russian nobility, the Palchikoff's barely escaped death at the hands of Bolshevik ... Read more

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On August 6, 1945, 22-year-old Kaleria Pachikoff was doing pre-breakfast chores when a blinding flash lit the sky over Hiroshima, Japan. A moment later, everything went black as the house collapsed on her and her family. Their world, and everyone else's, changed as the first atomic bomb was detonated over a city.From Russian nobility, the Palchikoff's barely escaped death at the hands of Bolshevik
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The Candlelit Menagerie

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by Caraline Brown ...

For fans of The Greatest Showman and Water for Elephants, The Candlelit Menagerie grabs hold and pulls readers into the dim halls of the exotic animal emporiums of London, over two centuries ago.Set in late eighteenth-century London, this haunting debut novel features Lillian, a freakishly tall woman who struggles to fit into society because of her size and desire to wear trousers. Each morning, ... Read more

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For fans of The Greatest Showman and Water for Elephants, The Candlelit Menagerie grabs hold and pulls readers into the dim halls of the exotic animal emporiums of London, over two centuries ago.Set in late eighteenth-century London, this haunting debut novel features Lillian, a freakishly tall woman who struggles to fit into society because of her size and desire to wear trousers. Each morning,
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Strange and Obscure Stories of World War II

Little-Known Tales about the Second World War

by Don Aines ...

Here are overlooked or forgotten tales from the world's greatest conflict. These are stories of courage, daring, and stupidity, some of which would challenge the imaginations of Hollywood scriptwriters.Some of the many true tales that author Donald Aines recounts include:• He would never be cast as a dashing war hero, but a cast member of "The Addams Family" television show volunteered for one of ... Read more

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Here are overlooked or forgotten tales from the world's greatest conflict. These are stories of courage, daring, and stupidity, some of which would challenge the imaginations of Hollywood scriptwriters.Some of the many true tales that author Donald Aines recounts include:• He would never be cast as a dashing war hero, but a cast member of "The Addams Family" television show volunteered for one of
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Folk Tales from the Garden

by Donald Smith ...

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The garden is an oasis, a pocket of nature in our busy modern lives, full of plants, animals, insects – and a fair bit of magic.Folk Tales from the Garden follows the seasons through a year of stories, garden lore and legends. Explore the changing face of nature just outside your front door, from the tale of the Creator painting her birds and the merits of kissing an old toad, to pixies sleeping ... Read more

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The garden is an oasis, a pocket of nature in our busy modern lives, full of plants, animals, insects – and a fair bit of magic.Folk Tales from the Garden follows the seasons through a year of stories, garden lore and legends. Explore the changing face of nature just outside your front door, from the tale of the Creator painting her birds and the merits of kissing an old toad, to pixies sleeping
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When Animals Rescue

Amazing True Stories about Heroic and Helpful Creatures

by Belinda Recio ...

A Collection of True Tales of Animal Empathy and Altruism that will Inspire Us to Reflect on Our Own Human NatureWhat do stories about humpback whales protecting a biologist from a shark, a pride of lions rescuing a girl from kidnappers, gorillas working together to dismantle poacher snares, a parrot warding off an attacker in a park, a chimpanzee consoling a human, and an elephant trying to ... Read more

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A Collection of True Tales of Animal Empathy and Altruism that will Inspire Us to Reflect on Our Own Human NatureWhat do stories about humpback whales protecting a biologist from a shark, a pride of lions rescuing a girl from kidnappers, gorillas working together to dismantle poacher snares, a parrot warding off an attacker in a park, a chimpanzee consoling a human, and an elephant trying to
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Book Row

An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade

by Marvin Mondlin, Roy Meador ...

The American Story of the Bookstores on Fourth Avenue from the 1890s to the 1960sNew York City has eight million stories, and this one unfolds just south of Fourteenth Street in Manhattan, on the seven blocks of Fourth Avenue bracketed by Union Square and Astor Place. There, for nearly eight decades from the 1890s to the 1960s, thrived the New York Booksellers’ Row, or Book Row.This richly ... Read more

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The American Story of the Bookstores on Fourth Avenue from the 1890s to the 1960sNew York City has eight million stories, and this one unfolds just south of Fourteenth Street in Manhattan, on the seven blocks of Fourth Avenue bracketed by Union Square and Astor Place. There, for nearly eight decades from the 1890s to the 1960s, thrived the New York Booksellers’ Row, or Book Row.This richly
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Spooky Food

80 Fun Halloween Recipes for Ghosts, Ghouls, Vampires, Jack-o-Lanterns, Witches, Zombies, and More

by Cayla Gallagher ...

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80 sweet and savory recipes for any Halloween lover to bake if you dare! Whether you're looking for cute and classic or ghoulish and gory, this book spans the spooky spectrum and has you covered for the entire season.From the very first crisp day of fall, our attention eagerly turns to one of the most beloved times of the year—sweater weather, leaf peeping, and yes, pumpkin spice! But autumn ... Read more

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80 sweet and savory recipes for any Halloween lover to bake if you dare! Whether you're looking for cute and classic or ghoulish and gory, this book spans the spooky spectrum and has you covered for the entire season.From the very first crisp day of fall, our attention eagerly turns to one of the most beloved times of the year—sweater weather, leaf peeping, and yes, pumpkin spice! But autumn
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Traveling with People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Barefoot Passengers, Armrest Hoggers, and Other Traveling Troublemakers

People I Want to Punch in the Throat, #4

by Jen Mann ...

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Have you ever returned from a vacation and felt like you needed a vacation from your vacation? That's how New York Times bestselling author Jen Mann always feels.Packing a suitcase, putting on pants, and leaving the house already sounds like a lot of work, but then you have to deal with the punch list:Delayed flights.Center seats.People who think bare feet on an airplane is a good idea.Kids who ... Read more

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Have you ever returned from a vacation and felt like you needed a vacation from your vacation? That's how New York Times bestselling author Jen Mann always feels.Packing a suitcase, putting on pants, and leaving the house already sounds like a lot of work, but then you have to deal with the punch list:Delayed flights.Center seats.People who think bare feet on an airplane is a good idea.Kids who
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Miserable Holiday Stories

20 Festive Failures That Are Worse Than Yours!

by Alex Bernstein ...

Ten hilarious short stories for anyone who hates the holidays!The holiday season is one of laughter, fun, generosity, and time with friends and family . . . or so it’s supposed to be. But we all know that the holiday season can actually be absolutely depressing, no matter how hard we try. So from the wit of humorist Alex Bernstein comes this “miserable” collection of short stories based around ... Read more

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Ten hilarious short stories for anyone who hates the holidays!The holiday season is one of laughter, fun, generosity, and time with friends and family . . . or so it’s supposed to be. But we all know that the holiday season can actually be absolutely depressing, no matter how hard we try. So from the wit of humorist Alex Bernstein comes this “miserable” collection of short stories based around
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The Boy and the Lake

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"The Boy and the Lake is a poignant and haunting coming-of-age story … a multifaceted, evocative and masterfully told tale." —Lynda Cohen Loigman, bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters"Pelzman excels at creating an intensely atmospheric setting and revealing how it shapes his characters' identities and worldviews … The narrative is full of rich, descriptive language … ... Read more

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"The Boy and the Lake is a poignant and haunting coming-of-age story … a multifaceted, evocative and masterfully told tale." —Lynda Cohen Loigman, bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters"Pelzman excels at creating an intensely atmospheric setting and revealing how it shapes his characters' identities and worldviews … The narrative is full of rich, descriptive language …
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