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Good Girl Messages: How Young Women Were Misled by Their Favorite Books
 
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August 01, 2001
Through much of the 20th century, books for children encouraged girls to be weak, submissive and fearful. This book discusses such traits in much of our most popular literature, making an indictment of the books that many generations of girls have loved. This includes Alcott, Betsy-Tacy, Seventeenth Summer, Cherry...
Going Solo
 
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October 01, 1986
The fascinating story of Roald Dahl's life continues in Going Solo, a marvelous evocation of the author's wartime exploits. As a pilot in World War II, Roald Dahl had some wonderfully exciting -- and frighteningly near-death -- experiences including encounters with the enemy, battles with deadly snakes, and incredible...
 
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A Harvest of Reflections: Wisdom for the Soul Through the Seasons
 
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September 14, 1998
To reap the fruits of one's labor is a privilege that every gardener cherishes and others only dream of. Now, in this exquisitely rendered book, Justin Matott shares with us the bountiful pleasures that come at the end of the gardening season. For after the harvest, there may be...
All Things Bright and Beautiful
 
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August 15, 1974
The second volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series Millions of readers have delighted in the wonderful storytelling and everyday miracles of James Herriot in the over thirty years since his delightful animal stories were first introduced to the world. Now in a new edition...
Readers in Wonderland: The Liberating Worlds of Fantasy Fiction
 
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May 28, 2003
In recent decades there has been an acceleration of interest in fantasy fiction, which is more and more being read by adults as well as by children.In this fascinating book, the author discusses the work of more than eighty writers mostly from the past half century, and shows why...
Beckham: Both Feet on the Ground: An Autobiography
 
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May 07, 1998
In England, where he spent ten seasons leading his storied club Manchester United and his nation to soccer glory, he is so wildly popular that his countrymen voted him the face they'd most want to see imprinted on their money. (Winston Churchill finished second.) In Japan, where he is...
What My Mother Doesn't Know
 
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My name is Sophie. This book is about me. It tells the heart-stoppingly riveting story of my first love. And also of my second. And, okay, my third love too. It's...
Escaping Tornado Season: A Story in Poems
 
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March 02, 2004
Allie Benton's summer at her grandparents' house in Minnesota is the same as it's always been: northern lights and pine trees, family gossip and root beer floats. She's come here to escape Nebraska's tornado season every summer for as long as she can remember. The only difference is, this...
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