Part memoir, part graphic novel, part narrative history, Caldecott Medalist Allen Say chronicles his journey as an artist during WWII when he apprenticed under Noro Shinpei, Japan's premier...
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Author: Say, AllenSummary:
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Author: AYLETT, AllenSummary:
All his sporting life, Allen Aylett has made history - from a fresh faced teenager in 1952 to a National president of the VFL. Above all, the book is the confession of a football addict.
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Author: Haygood, Wil.Summary:
When acclaimed Washington Post writer Wil Haygood had an early hunch that Obama would win the 2008 election, he thought he'd highlight the singular moment by exploring the life of someone who had...
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Author: Allen, JamesSummary:
James Allen's literary essay and book As a Man Thinketh was originally published in 1903. The novel is written in terms of responsibility assumption, which is a doctrine that any person has...
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Author: Parton, AllenSummary:
The remarkable story of Endal, voted 'Dog of the Millennium', and how, through his remarkable skills, companionship and unstinting devotion, he gave Allen Parton a reason to live again.
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Author: Allen, Frederick LewisSummary:
Jazz, flappers, flasks, rumble-seats, Rudolph Valentino, and Lucky Lindy-these were the catchwords of the Roaring Twenties. But so were the KKK, women's suffrage, Freud, and Black Tuesday....
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Author: Gurwitch, AnnabelleSummary:
Actress, producer, and acclaimed writer Annabelle Gurwitch--once fired from a play by Woody Allen--can find humor in any situation. Here she teams with her husband Jeff Kahn for a funny look at...
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Author: Nix, GarthSummary:
Dark forces are abroad once more in the Old Kingdom. Lirael, solitary daughter of the Clayr, and Sameth, the reluctant Abhorsen-in-Waiting, both seek the same man who may hold the key to an...
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Author: Martin, Kat.Summary:
When she is forced to return to the home town she hated, widow and single mother Sarah Allen turns to Jackson Raines, with whom she went to high school, for help when her late husband's criminal...
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Author: Martin, Kat.Summary:
Back in high school, Jackson Raines was humiliated by the beautiful Sarah Allen, who wanted out of Wind Canyon at any cost. Now Jackson reluctantly opens his ranch to the recently widowed Sarah....
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Author: De la Cruz, MelissaSummary:
Schuyler Van Allen is staring down an impending catastrophe. The Dark Prince of Hell is storming the Gates of Paradise with Jack and Mimi Force by his side. Schuyler might be able to turn the tide...
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Author: Coffey, MariaSummary:
Travel writer Maria Coffey and her husband, photographer Dag Goering, embark on a 3-month journey by wooden boat along Canada's western shores. Leading the way are legendary boat builders and...
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Author: Montgomery, L.M.Summary:
Originally published in 1901, A Christmas Inspiration centers around a group of girls spending Christmas at a boarding-house. Once they realize that Miss Allen did not receive any gifts or letters...
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Author: Kurzweil, AllenSummary:
Critically acclaimed for his international bestseller, A Case of Curiosities, Allen Kurzweil has been called one of today's most gifted new voices in fiction. Now he returns with The Grand...
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Author: Weber, CarlSummary:
Lifelong friends Kyle, Allen, Wil, and Jay all make mistakes in their marriages -- and all get kicked to the curb by their wives. What follows is a wild ride with stops in sleazy hotels, divorce...