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The theme for 2011 is "Growing in Love". The Special Features are:

A Path to Simplicity
To Say Good-Bye
Advice from Aunt Annie
When the Heart Needs Healing
Journey in the Dark
Free to Love, Free to Follow
Letters from the Heart
Time on the River
The one Who Is to cCome

The book is set up with stories for each day.
Very Good condition. The bottom corner of the front has a small, slight soft crease and there is a very slight bit of rubbing. Otherwise, the book looks almost new. Text is clean and binding is good.
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670 pages.

Inspiration for every day in the year.Good condition. Red textured leather over thin boards. Title "Daily Promises" in gold gilt. Edges of cover are very worn, but pages appear to have very little wear. The spine edge has a couple chips.Inscription dated 1911 on front end paper. Miniature book, approx. 3-1/2"t x 2-1/2"w Text is clean and binding appears to be good. No page numbers. Book is approx 1/2" thick. Overall, a lovely little book. Please use photos as part of the description.

From back cover: "Two left feet? No problem with this smooth technique. Partner pieces to create a rhythm all your own!" 12 prujects. Energize small pieces with colorful decorative stitches and threads. New book. Clean. Tight. Very minimal edge wear. Small remainder dot on bottom. Please see photos. 111 pages.

From book: "NOTE TO PARENTS: This book contains a number of activities which may be dangerous if not done exactly as directed or which may be inappropriate for young children. All of these activities should be carried out under adult supervision only." The back cover says: "The perfect book for every boy from eight to eighty." Check out the Contents page - this book has tons of activities that boys would love to do. (I'm a girl, and I think they sound pretty cool too.) Condition: Very Good. Red cover has black and gold gilt lettering. There is a price sticker on the back cover. Slight bumping to cover. Slight curve to book covers. Please see photos. Pages are clean and tight, but several pages have had their corners10 folded down.270 pages. This is a heavy book and may require a small amount of additional postage.

Vintage children's story (copyright 1958). Presented by Weekly Reader Children's Book Club in 1959. Stated First Edition.
Good condition. red paper on boards has black illustration on fron cover, a printed "seal" on back cover, and black text on spine. Spine is lightly faded. There is very little edge wear, but significant bottom corners wear, plus wear at spine. The page opposite the title page has come loose at the spine approximately two inches from top. There are also a couple small (1/4") closed tears at the bottom of a couple pages near the back. Pages are age tanned, but do not have any marks or writing. There are several illustrations.
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141 pages.

From back cover: "Even seasoned Civil War scholars know little about two dramatic battles in north Mississippi in the fall of 1862 that set the state for the Vicksburg campaign. ... Cozzens brings top commanders to life without neglecting the men who actually fought." - John Y. Simon, Ulysses S. Grant Association Book - Fine condition. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean. Tight. Please see photos. Dust Jacket - Very Good- condition. Very minimal rubbing. Very minimal edge/corner wear EXCEPT wrinkle at front bottom. Please see photos. 390 pages including Index.

From back cover, "...Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or suffer from a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or experience any number of other apparent setbacks." "In the tradition of Gladwell's previous bestsellers, David and Goliath draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us." "...readers will travel with colorful characters who overcame great difficulties and learn fascinating facts about the Battle of Britain, cancer medicine, and the struggle for civil rights, to name just a few topics upon which Mr. Gladwell's wide-ranging narrative touches." - Christopher F. Chabris, Wall Street Journal New book in new condition.Signed. Clean. Tight. No flaws. First Paperback Edition. This book has been stored in its original shipping case in a dry location. Please use photos as part of the description. 327 pages… Read More

From back cover: "Join Tuck and Billie Holden, two young heroes who travel across the country to meet their parents at the famed New York World's Fair. On each leg of their journey, our brother and sister team face perilous adventures with determination and bravery."Book - Fine condition. Clean. Tight. 32 pages. NO AUDIO TAPE.

From the Introduction: "If your nerves have not tingled to the smell of steam and hot cylinder oil - if your blood has not raced with the rhythmic chuf-chuff of a steam traction engine under load - you have not fully lived. But cheers!
You yet may live.
These nearly-forgotten sensual delights can now be yours at any of the many steam threshing jamborees up and down our land where old settlers meet, old threshermen thresh, and the shout still echoes across the land..."

Obviously, this book is about threshing machines and steam engines.

Poor condition. NO COVER. The pages in this book feel like only slightly better paper than newsprint. The paper has some tanning. There is some edge and corner wear. There is a 1/2 inch closed tear on the front and stains on the back. There are many black & white photos.

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95 pages.

A young entrepreneur becomes involved with Stratton Park racecourse and is drawn into/attracted by compulsions he does not fully comprehend. Book pages are clean and tight - no marks; however page edges have some discoloration and tiny brown spots.Boards and spine are clean, but there is a very slight warp. See phoeo.Dust Jacket is very good with tiny chip at bottom corner fold, otherwise no edge wear.

From back cover: "The great documents in this important collection helped for the foundation of American democratic government." This is much more than just one document - it is an essential reference for any citizen who in interested in our government's formation and change.Very Good condition. Cover has very minimal edge/corner wear. Pages are clean and tight, but lightly age tanned. Please see photos.96 pages

From back cover: "So you think you know all there is to know about people like Nero and Cleopatra, Lady Godiva and Lucrezia Borgia? How terribly terribly wrong you are. For here are the immortals of history in a delightful new light, irreverently stripped of the aura of time and revealed (in none of their glory) as the human beings they really were - the foolish, fallible, fascinating, famous, so very much our own common ancestors."Quotes:"You'll never get as painless and pleasurable a history lesson as you'll get here." - Saturday Review"Irreverent and racy" - Minneapolis TribuneVery Good condition. Crack at spine on front and back covers, but spine is not cracked. A little edge wear and what appears to be a color print flaw on front cover. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Closed book page edges have a green tint on top, edge, and bottom.Please use photos as part of the description.223 pages.

From back cover: "Kerry Trout brings the beauty of your favorite murals down to size with ten projects perfect for smaller surfaces. ... Surprise your friends with a trompe l'oeil cat above your window..." Includes detailed templates, photos, and instructions. New book. Clean. Very tight. No wear. 144 pages.

From front dust jacket flap: "Deeds of Valor is a compendium of the personal reminiscences and records of Civil War soldiers who were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. First published in 1901, this exciting and well-illustrated historical work is filled with action-packed accounts and vivid first-hand descriptions of the harrowing exploits of men and women under almost unimaginable wartime stress." It includes 293 war stories during the course of 185 battles/engagements.Blue paper over boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine.Book condition: Very Good+. Only flaw found was a small chip? at top of inside back cover. Otherwise clean and tight. Please see photos Dust Jacket condition: Very Good: Very slight rubbing/bumping and top back flap has a wrinkle and crease. Please see photos. 558 pages including: Illustrations, Titles, Medal of Honor Winners Mentioned, Medal of Honor Winners, Battles and Engagements.

From back cover: "This book is intended to stimulate a greater awareness of visual patterns in all its forms. It explains, in simple terms, how pattern can be recognised in the world about us, how it can be recorded for reference, how it has been utilised in the past and how it can be appreciated in the present and future."
"...There is no particular emphasis on any one technique..."
"Although this book is complete in itself, the practical side of making patterns is dealt with in the companion volume, 'Designing with Pattern' by the same author."

Fine condition. Very, very minimal edge/corner wear. No obvious rubbing/bumping. Clean. Tight. Does not look like it was ever read.
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40 pages.

Author provides advice on how to put together your own contemporary sampler quilt. Learn to miter, applique, piece blocks, create borders, bind, finish and even hang the finished projects. Over 130 block plans are included. Very Good+ condition. Book appears to have never been opened. Clean and tight. No edge/corner wear, but there are a couple bumps to cover. 72 pages.

Designing with string information. Sections include: The Materials, Their Characteristics and Qualities; Playing with the Material; Adhesives and Grounds; Children Experiment with String; Abstract and Imaginative; Stimuli from Nature and Environment; Where Can It Lead.Book - Very Good+ condition. Clean. Tight.Dust Jacket - Good condition. Has some rubbing and bumping, some edge/corner wear, small chips/tears at top spine area, and front flap has corners clipped. Please see photos.96 pages.

From back cover: "Historically, in time of conflict, women have picked up needle & thread to stitch history onto fabric. Bonnie K. Browning has collected 50 designs for use in fabric and art by quilters, embroiderers, artists & even children for coloring. Designs include: Flags, Eagles, Statue of Liberty, Patriotic Sayings, Military Planes & Vehicles, Uncle Sam, Honest Abe & George Washington.Very Good- condition. This was a New book, but has a water stain on front and back covers near spine. Inside pages are clean and tight. There are no odd smells. 48 pages.

From front DJ flap: "Introducing us first to 'the people Jesus knew," Thomas Cahill describes the oppressive Roman political presence, the pervasive Greek cultural influence, and expecially the widely varied social and religious context of the Judaism in which Jesus moved and flourished. These backgrounds, essential to a complete understanding of Jesus, lead to the author's stunningly original interpretation of the New Testament - much of it based on material from the ancient Greek brilliantly translated by the author himself - that will delight readers and surprise even biblical scholars.
Book - Fine condition. Tan paper over boards w gold gilt text on black spine. Clean and tight. Printed end papers.
Dust Jacket - Very Good- condition. Raised title on front. Actually, it "looks" really nice, but there bumps on the front and a "dent" near the bottom at the spine.
353 pages including Index.

From back cover: "Royster's intriguing analyses fill every page with new information and offer a fresh interpretation of our bloodiest conflict...exhaustively researched, artistically written, brilliantly argued." - Boston GlobeFine condition. Very light age tanning/spotting. Otherwise, clean and tight. Please see photos. 531 pages including Index.