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From the monk who sets himself on fire in a crowded intersection of Saigon ('the familiar corded tendons of his hands, become / a bracken of ashes, a carbon twine of burnt'), to the salmon run in British Columbia ('The salmon word / for home is glacierdust and once-tall trees unlimbed, / a taste, no matter where, they know'), Johnson writes of topics varied and eclectic, unified by a focus on moments both declining and revenant. Startling and haunting,...
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Learn how to find the right people and invest the smartest way. If you are serious about being in control in your retirement years, 'How to Jump Into Property Investing' will show you how to safely jump into the market without being at the mercy of profit makers ripping you off! International author and property expert Mike Harvey shares his 20 years of experience and wisdom revealing a step-by-step 'blueprint' to safely investing in the property...
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The realm of Russian fairy tales is perilous. You might think you know who's friend, who's foe. But you'd be wrong. Wolves might be friends. Old grandmothers might be cannibals. And the idiot might be the wisest man in the room.
So say you find yourself at the waystone, a boundary between the real world and the world of story. Every road you take from the waystone leads to danger and the potential of great rewards. But you could end up being eaten,...
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2010
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“At one time, I described myself as a cook, a driver, and a writer. I no longer drive, but I do still write and I do still cook. And having reached the delicious age of eighty-one, I realize that I have been feeding other people and eating for a long time. I have been cooking nearly all my life, so I have developed some philosophies.”
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"Known for its cheerful staff and elaborate annual Easter Bonnet Contest, the Heritage House senior center regularly attracts new residents and positive press. But once the town's retired librarian, Miss Julia Tilley, checks in to recover from an illness, Lucy sees a side of the facility that isn't quite so perfect and pristine. And the place may soon be making headlines for different reasons following an unexplained disappearance ... Lucy can't fathom...
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The Hamilton Cookbook takes you into Hamilton's home and to his table, with historical information, recipes, and tips on how you can prepare food and serve the food that our founding fathers enjoyed in their day. What was it like to eat with Alexander Hamilton, the Revolutionary War hero, husband, lover, and family man? In The Hamilton Cookbook , you'll discover what he ate, what his favorite foods were, and how his food was served to him. With recipes...
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Few of us realize what strange wet miracles of science operate inside us after every meal. In her trademark style, Mary Roach investigates the beginning, and end, of our food, addressing such questions as why crunchy food is so appealing, how much we can eat before our stomachs burst, and whether constipation killed Elvis.
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IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Dinosaurs had some incredible adaptations-such as plates, horns, and frills. These were necessary to survive and thrive in an eat-or-be-eaten world. This useful guide to more than 40 dinosaurs, including Amargasaurus, Ankylosaurus, and Kentrosaurus, clues in readers to the unique bodies of these reptiles and how paleontologists think they functioned. Each dinosaur is paired with a table of information, which includes when it lived, where it lived,...
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Scholastic
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[2013]
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Red Hen finds a recipe for a Simply Splendid Cake and asks her friends the cat, the rat, and the frog to help with the preparations.
Bread comes to life: A tell-all tale of the sowing, growing, reaping, threshing, milling, mixing, kneading, shaping, rising, baking and breaking of bread. They all play a part in the craft and the art of the bread-baking show!
How do dinosaurs eat their food?: With methods of eating and manners that are probably all...
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Iron Circus Comics
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2020
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"I want to tell you a story about being a student ambassador, but that will be boring. So instead, I'll tell you about the time I almost got eaten by a crocodile." When eight-year-old student ambassador Joseph Bazan wins a photo op with the President of the United States, he doesn't quite know what to expect, but it certainly isn't hanging out with the leader of the free world in a secret compartment inside the resolute desk! Joseph's pluck and kid...
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2022.
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Publisher Annotation: For many animals, life is a constant battle to stay off a predator's menu. So they've had to come up with lots of cunning ways to avoid being eaten. From camouflage and color-changing, natural armor, playing dead, great escapes, detachable body parts, and impressive ways of fighting back, the range of survival tactics in the natural world is quite astonishing (and sometimes pretty disgusting). How Not To Get Eaten is a fun introduction...
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