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The Chinese Wonder Book contains some of the most beloved Chinese folktales. These stories include:The Golden Beetle or Why the Dog Hates the Cat The Great Bell The Strange Tale of Doctor Dog The Talking Fish And many other classics Originally published in 1919, this book has thrilled and amused children and adults for generations, and served as an accessible introduction to Chinese folklore for countless...
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"In our outcome-based, technologically driven society, it is easy to lose sight of the innocence and uniqueness of each child. Sally Clarkson helps parents unearth the hidden potential of their child's imagination, learning capacity, and ability to engage authentically with the world using the same principles that guided her"--
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A riveting history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the 18th century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science, "The Age of Wonder" explores the earliest ideas of deep time and space, and the explorers of "dynamic science": an infinite, mysterious Nature waiting to be discovered. Three lives dominate the book: William Herschel, his sister Caroline, and Humphry Davy.
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"Ten heavenly stories that chronicle ineffable events in ordinary lives. When Randall Kenan's first collection was published, The New York Times called it "nothing short of a wonder-book." With comparable inventiveness but seasoned by maturity and shot through with humor, his second collection, If I Had Two Wings, riffs on the human relationship with the transcendent. Rooted in Kenan's fictional territory of Tims Creek, NC, this book also travels...
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"A decade ago, Dr. Alan Townsend's family received two unthinkable, catastrophic diagnoses: his 4-year-old daughter and his brilliant and vivacious wife developed unrelated, life-threatening forms of brain cancer. As he witnessed his young daughter fight during the courageous final months of her mother's life, Townsend - a lifelong scientist - was indelibly altered. He began to see scientific inquiry as more than a source of answers to a given problem,...
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"In 21-Hit Wonder, Sam Hollander has collected anecdotes from his weird waltzes around the banquet of pop to help aspiring songwriters and other creatives learn about survival, endurance, scheming, hustle, and the importance of laughing even on the worst days of the journey"--
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Do you dream of possessing a magical rose garden or a thriving flower farm? Whether you long to fill your own acreage with roses or consider yourself more of a weekend gardener, Menagerie Farm & Flower's Felicia Alvarez can help make your love affair with roses a joyous and rewarding experience. With her engaging and encouraging advice, Alvarez assures readers that they can grow beautiful roses successfully. Whatever your level of passion, with her...