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Peter B Kyne
The go-getter
by Chevrolet (Unknown Binding)

1921. A story that tells you how to be one. This book tells the tale of a man who made up his mind what he wanted and how he went about getting that which he desired. It is an intriguing story, well-written and hard to put down.

Robert Lewis May
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
by Maxton Publishers (Unknown Binding)

Although the other reindeer laugh at him because of his bright red nose, Rudolph proves his worth when he is chosen to lead Santa Claus' sleigh on a foggy night.

Estelle Ellis, Caroline Seebohm
At Home with Books: How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries
by Clarkson Potter (Hardcover) (Release Date: 1995-10-31)

Nicholas A. Basbanes
A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
by Holt Paperbacks (Paperback)

Donald Crews
Inside freight train
by Scholastic, Inc (Unknown Binding)

Aaron Lansky
Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of A Man Who Rescued A Million Yiddish Books
by Algonquin Books (Hardcover)

The great Yiddish scholar Max Weinreich was delivering a lecture in Finland when the Nazis invaded his native Poland. The lecture saved his life. He made his way to New York, where he opened his doors to new students. Many thought his work was hopeless—especialy since half of the world's Yiddish speakers had been killed in the Holocaust. Asked why he persevered, Weinreich answered simply: "Because Yiddish has magic, it will outwit history." And so it has—though in ways few could have imagined. In 1980, a twenty-three-year-old student named Aaron Lanksy set out to rescue the world's abandoned Yiddish books before it was too late. Precious volumes that had survived Hitler and Stalin were being passed down from older generations of Jewish immigrants to their non-Yiddish-speaking children—only to be thrown away or destroyed. With little more than his own chutzpah, Lansky issued a worldwide appeal for unwanted Yiddish books, and the response was overwhelming. Outwitting ...

David A Carter
How many bugs in a box?: A pop-up counting book
by Scholastic (Unknown Binding)

All kinds of boxes full of all kinds of bugs make a book full of fun and surprises! Inside each bright box are bugs to count from one to ten. Young children will laugh and learn as they lift open the boxes and find colorful, comical bugs that pop out, run, eat -- and even swim!How Many Bugs in a Box? will keep youngsters counting over and over again.

Lawrence Goldstone, Nancy Goldstone
Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World
by St. Martin's Griffin (Paperback)

Alan Powers
Living with Books
by Sterling (Paperback)

Everyone has books—but most people simply put them on a shelf, neglecting more creative ways to make their treasures an integral part of the interior design. Alan Powers’ witty, elegant guide to showcasing your precious volumes will change all that. Going room to room, from kitchens to hallways, he reveals inspirational ways that books can create character in the home. Stunningly photographed images from around the world display large-scale libraries, as well as such ingenious space-saving devices as enclosed book lofts; shelves cleverly tucked into stairways; and narrow wall-mounted boarding that fits snugly behind a chair. There’s advice on caring for the volumes, technical hints on planning and building bookshelves, and practical, detailed projects. Special double-page features cover such topics as designer solutions and constructing furniture out of books.

If You're Happy And You Know It, Clap Your Hands!
by Cartwheel (Hardcover)

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