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War on Grief

bookadmin — Sat, 04 May 2013 04:10:18 +0000

Why do so many tragedies lead to further tragedy… breakdown in marriages… break up of families? This is a raw and honest account of the author’s personal loss of his daughter, and how he learns that tragedies such as his change and define your life. His story is one of hope where his grief becomes [...]

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The Swallows And Amazons Way

bookadmin — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:33:24 +0000

It is not very often we get the chance to turn fiction into fact or to indulge ourselves in a childhood fantasy but once you have entered the beautiful oak gates of The Old Vicarage nestled in the South Down National Park you are swept back in time and find yourself emerged in one of the most famous [...]

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Jewish Entrepreneurship In Salonica

bookadmin — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:38:27 +0000

Jewish Entrepreneurship In Salonica, 1912-1940: An Ethnic Economy In Transition By Orly C. Meron In this book the author, Dr Orly C Meron, provides a multidisciplinary exploration of Salonica’s Jewish-owned economy between the years 1912-1940, a period prior to and during Greece’s national consolidation. Based on original and newly analysed archival materials, she presents the [...]

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Flood’s Mousey Mousey popular

bookadmin — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:13:54 +0000

Children’s author Heather Flood’s heroine Mousey Mousey has been hailed by fellow authors, children and parents as the cutest mouse ever – topping Walt Disney’s Mickey and Minnie and the little mouse in The Gruffalo! Heather’s adorable characters from Mousey Mousey and the Witches’ Revenge have become cult figures with many children, whose new craze [...]

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Bangers and Mash

bookadmin — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:52:10 +0000

Bangers and Mash is no ordinary life story – it’s a tourist’s guide to cancer treatment in pictures. “Being treated for cancer is like being in a foreign country” is how author Keith Hern puts it, “and what you really need is a guidebook.” Early on in Keith’s battle against throat cancer he began to [...]

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The Permaculture Handbook

bookadmin — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:38:14 +0000

The urban landscape has swallowed vast swaths of prime farmland across North America. Imagine how much more self-reliant our communities would be if 30 million acres of lawns were made productive again. Permaculture is a practical way to apply ecological design principles to food, housing, and energy systems; making growing fruits, vegetables and l… GardenSpire» [...]

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Sasquatch In British Columbia

bookadmin — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:09:21 +0000

Early reports in British Columbia were the first to call attention to the possible existence of sasquatch, and such reports have persisted for over two hundred years. This work covers the earliest history of the province to the present day, and draws upon the findings of all major sasquatch researchers in British Columbia and information [...]

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Math Goggles: Teaching Kids

bookadmin — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:10:44 +0000

A collection of field-tested activities for children that integrate mathematics into the world of the visual arts. Serving as the focal point for each mathematics activity is the work of a famous modern artist – Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Georgie O’Keefe, and many more. After learning brief biographical and anecdotal information abou… Teach-the-Brain» Books Math [...]

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Midnight Alley by Miles Corwin

bookadmin — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:53:59 +0000

Booklist, Starred Review, February, 2012 “Recommend this superb novel to fans of crime thrillers and police procedurals…” Ash Levine, the top detective in the LAPD’s elite Felony Special Squad, is called out to solve the murder of two young black men found shot to death in a Venice alley. The case is a high priority [...]

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Everyday Lebanese Cooking

bookadmin — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:35:18 +0000

Mona Hamadeh grew up in the Shouf mountains, south-east of Beirut, where every family owns their own land and grows their own fresh fruit and vegetables. There she learnt all she needed to know from her mother and grandmother about cooking Lebanese food, which has a reputation for being the healthiest in the world. After [...]

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