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The Legend


Kathryn Le Veque - 1997
    On the Seventh Crusade, Sir Alec Summerlin makes a horrible mistake that costs him everything. Once the greatest swordsman in the realm, he lays his weapon down and refuses to ever wield a broadsword again. Surrendering his spurs, he retires to his father's castle in self-imposed exile. His father, however, has other ideas for his greatest son and betroths him to a local ale heiress. The Lady Peyton de Fluornoy is as resistant to marriage as Alec is, but she gradually begins to warm to the man who has given up on life. Alec comes to know a lady of spirit, beauty and intelligence. Before their marriage can happen, however, Alec's father is blackmailed by a neighbor who wants Peyton for his own son. Now deeply in love, Alec elopes with Peyton and an entirely new world of danger and passion opens up for them both. As the conflict with the neighbor heats up, deep and horrific secrets are revealed, and Peyton ends up in grave danger. Alec must recant his vow and draw his sword again to save the woman that he loves as The Legend is once again reborn.

Anatomy of a Doll. the Fabric Sculptor's Handbook - Print on Demand Edition


Susanna Oroyan - 1997
    This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact c&t publishing.

Big Preschool Workbook


School Zone - 1997
    Each workbook includes activities organized by major skill areas. Contents are drawn from the I Know It and Get Ready series. 320 Full-Color Pages.

Lakeland Lily


Freda Lightfoot - 1997
    When the rich Clermont-Read family spoils her plans, Lily embarks on a personal quest for revenge and marries their only son, Bertie, a handsome indolent charmer. Rejected by his family, the young couple soon find themselves battling against the very poverty Lily had hoped to escape... A twist of fate brings her the freedom she craves, but the price Lily must pay is vindictive snobbery from Bertie's mother - as well as another far greater one, finally leading to a passionate affair with Nathan Monroe, a local steam boat captain. Now it is Lily who must protect herself against the threat of vengeance and decide who is more important, her husband or her lover.

Flaming Carrot Comics: Man of Mystery! (Flaming Carrot Collected Album No. 1)


Bob Burden - 1997
    Moon goons raid a redneck picnic. An Advanced Scientific Weapon turns Martians into door-to-door salesmen. A notorious villain grinds innocents up with a lawnmower, then goes home to eat vanilla wafers in the bathtub. No, it's not The Collected Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, it's the mid-'80s icon of tomfoolery, the Champion of Justice, the Dreadnought of Chicanery...the Flaming Carrot. A gun in one hand, a knife in the other (and, naturally, a fiery carrot for a head), 'FC' tackles terrorist death squads, communist hordes, and road hogs from outer space in this wonderful trade reissue of FC comics #1-3, plus previously unreleased material. Cited as "more fun than a Toyota-thon tent-sale with free hot dogs," this guy throws stink bombs, climbs walls with toilet plungers, and wears scuba flippers; and his nuclear-powered pogo stick enables him to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Okay, maybe it's not as important as The Collected Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, but seriously, what would you rather have on your bookshelf? The back blurb says it all: "Life's not worth living without banana bread, white-wall tires, and Flaming Carrot Comics!" —Edward Lee

Piano Adventures Lesson Book, Level 3B


Nancy Faber - 1997
    Concepts include the octave, A minor and D minor scales (natural and harmonic minor), motive and sequence, all 12 major and minor triads, triad inversions, syncopation, and introduction to sixteenth notes. Contents include: Andante * Drummer at the Keyboard * Fiesta Espana * Gavotte * Highland Jig * House of the Rising Sun * Humoresque * Snowfall * Minuet in F * Pachelbel Canon * Phantom of the Keys * Rage Over a Lost Penny * Sea Chantey * Swing Low, Sweet Chariot * and more.

NOLS Cookery (National Outdoor Leadership School)


Claudia Pearson - 1997
    First published by Stackpole in 1991, NOLS Cookery is in its 7th edition with 125,000 copies in print. Whether you're a first-time backpacker or a seasoned backcountry cook, you'll learn from the cookbook used by the experts in outdoor education. With more than 2 million meals prepared in the wilderness, NOLS speaks with authority on the art of outdoor cooking. This new edition includes important nutritional information that supports the 200 recipes plus a special section of recipes from around the world, new recipes for lightweight backpacking and recipes that can be prepared in advance of the trip.

The New Rational Manager: An Updated Edition for a New World


Charles H. Kepner - 1997
    Whether you’re troubleshooting a major IT system outage, solving a manufacturing equipment problem, deciding to expand the capacity of a distribution center or considering hiring a new employee, Rational Process will allow you to “cut through the clutter” of business complexity and address the most serious challenges confronting your organization. This common language and process are essential for effective, efficient collaboration across teams, functions, and geographies.

Little Women


Bob Blaisdell - 1997
    They live with their mother, called Marmee, in a small house next to the Lawrence mansion. Their father is an army chaplain, away during the Civil War.You’ll enjoy getting to know the sisters and sharing the adventure of growing up. Meg is plump and earns money by caring for children in the neighborhood. Jo likes to write and make up stories and plays for her sisters. Beth is gentle and quiet and enjoys knitting by the fire and helping with household chores. Amy, the youngest, wants to be an artist.As you read or listen to this specially abridged version of the story, you’ll be there as the Marches share Christmas breakfast with a poor family; as Jo sells her beautiful long hair to buy a train ticket so Marmee can visit Mr. March; as Beth falls ill with scarlet fever; and as the sisters become grown women who fall in love and get married. Reprinted in large, easy-to-read type, this edition includes 30 illustrations that capture the joy and sadness of this wonderful story of a close-knit family in nineteenth-century America.

Jane Austen's World


Rachel Portman - 1997
    Here are the main musical themes - including Oscar-winning 'Emma' by Rachel Portman - and other pieces which will transport you into the elegant world of 18th-century drawing rooms and ballrooms. A collection that provides a veritable feast of new repertoire for all pianists.

Seven Choices: Finding Daylight after Loss Shatters Your World


Elizabeth Harper Neeld - 1997
    Now, an internationally respected authority on personal change maps the terrain between life as it was and life as it can be. Readers can move at their own pace through the seven distinct phases of loss and can work towards a stronger, more balanced self. The author's own story of the loss of a young husband, combined with the tales of dozens of individuals, and the most recent research on coping with loss, helps readers to become happier, healthier, and wiser beings.

Stormer's Pass


Benjamin Laskin - 1997
    Aidos opens Max’s eyes to potential he didn’t know he possessed, putting them both on a collision course with the town’s own ambitious plans. The resulting clash draws the astonishment of the entire country, and soon Max finds himself captain of something much bigger than a football team. To save Aidos and his town, Max must lead his team into the contest of their lives. Whether maverick or hero, outlaw or savior, being a champion was never harder.Stormer’s Pass is an enthralling adventure of two people’s uncommon faith in each other, their friends, and in the miracle-making powers of courage.

Morning the Sun Went Down


Darryl Babe Wilson - 1997
    Highly regarded for authentic description of living between two worlds

Ask Mariah


Barbara Freethy - 1997
    and call her "Mama."AN UNSPOKEN NEED -- Since his wife's accidental death, Michael Ashton has struggled with his many responsibilities as a single parent to twin daughters who, though they clearly love him, refuse to speak to him. Then he meets Rose and Lily's new teacher, and his emotions spin out of control. For Joanna Wingate is the mirror image of his late wife.MARIAH'S MAGIC -- Bizarre coincidence, a strange destiny... or something althogether different has joined these four lives. The twins believe Mariah -- a magical fortune-teller in a crystal ball -- has the answers. But only Joanna and Michael's willingness to confront long-buried secrets can guide their families back to wholeness ... and unite them in a love that seems meant to be.

A Man and a Dog


Duane Hewitt - 1997
    The lyricism of A Man and a Dog makes it a must read.”Graeme CampbellFilm Director“Acceptance of oneself and others is the central message of this evocative, crisply written novella … A Man and a Dog is one of those books that demands to be read at a single sitting, and then reread for an appreciation of its depths. Hewitt … is a writer to watch.”Canadian Book Review AnnualA Man and a Dog is the simple story of a homeless man and the mysterious, talking dog that befriends him, offering companionship, consolation, and counseling as they move from place to place. Strongly suggesting allegory with imagery that is clear and defined, this simple and yet poignant tale is dedicated to “the homeless and those who believe in them,” and will make its own unique claim on the hearts of its readers with the universal appeal of its theme.Duane Hewitt is the author of five other works of fiction, including the novels Savage and The Chaos of Days. He lives in Toronto.

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: With an Introduction to Crime Scene Reconstruction


Tom Bevel - 1997
    It is a critical bridge between forensics and the definition of a precise crime reconstruction. The second edition of this bestselling book is thoroughly updated to employ recent protocols, including the application of scientific method, the use of flow charts, and the inter-relationship of crime scene analysis to criminal profiling. It provides more illustrations, including color photographs, and explains the use of computer programs to create demonstrative evidence for court.

A Slender Thread: Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis


Diane Ackerman - 1997
    "(Ackerman) brings a luminous and illuminating combination of sensuality, science, and speculation to whatever she considers."--San Francisco Examiner. From the Hardcover edition.

Polar Dance: Born of the North Wind


Fred Bruemmer - 1997
    

Start Quilting with Alex Anderson: Six Projects for First-Time Quilters


Alex Anderson - 1997
    It features six simple, rotary-cut projects to get you started; covers the basics of fabric choices, equipment and techniques; then walks you through each step of the cutting and piecing process.

The Splendid Grain


Rebecca Wood - 1997
    With 250 luscious recipes, along with eight pages of color photographs, The Splendid Grain dramatizes how you can incorporate extraordinarily healthful grains into your life without changing your lifestyle.Grains can transform taste and texture in unsurpassed ways like these:Nutty, sweet oats form the delicious crust of fried chickenPiquant quinoa heightens and absorbs the savory juices of gingered lambHearty buckwheat becomes a sweet, delicate, Parisian-inspired crepeThai black sticky rice flavored with coconut makes unforgettable exotic banana dumplings.The natural and native history of each grain is also explored along with its health benefits.

Wait for me at the Bottom of the Pool: the Writings of Jack Smith


Jack Smith - 1997
    This title reveals the ideas and personality of this artist.

Passion Play


Felice Dunas - 1997
    Learn: How to harness sexual energy for healing purposes Techniques for ensuring that your love life will be hot twenty years from now Insight into male-female differences, including explanations of why conflicts in relationships are necessary, inevitable and beneficialHow to intensify the female orgasm (the typical climax is only level four of a possible "nine" )

Two Novels: The Stony Heart and B/Moondocks


Arno Schmidt - 1997
    Taking place in 1954, The Stony Heart concerns a man gathering documents for a study of a historian, and in the course of his search he gets involved with a woman who is married to a man who is involved with a woman, etc.B/Moondocks has parallel stories, one played out in a rural German town in the late 1950s, and the other on the moon in 1980 (the book was first published in German in 1960).At the heart of both is an absolute commitment to two things: freeing language from its commonplace prose functions, and Schmidt's ongoing savage attack on the German mind-set and attitude that gave us two world wars in this century.

Piano Adventures Lesson Book, Level 5


Nancy Faber - 1997
    The use of octaves, arpeggios, and dynamic playing across the range of the keyboard develops pianistic skills. Contents include: Autumn Ballad * Ballade (Burgmuller) * Blue Etude * Carillon Fantasia * The Chase (Burgmuller) * Coral Reef Etude * Fanfare on America * Hot Pursuit * Jazz Reflection * Pomp and Circumstance * Rhythm Flight * Risoluto * Rolling River Etude * and more.

Bloomingdale's Illustrated 1886 Catalog


Bloomingdale Brothers - 1997
    This excellent reproduction of that now-rare Bloomingdale Brothers catalog provides fascinating views of approximately 1,700 mid-Victorian consumer items (all finely drawn and easy to reproduce) together with the original descriptive captions.An informative introduction by Nancy Villa Bryk, Curator of Domestic Life at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, precedes an entertaining panorama of fashions and other articles that include a stylish boucle jacket trimmed in velvet, a woman's tight-waisted riding costume, a variety of little girls' checkered pinafores (averaging about 35 cents apiece), infants' bibs, nurses' caps and aprons, men's nightshirts, suspenders, and smoking jackets; hosiery, hair goods, notions, parasols, silverware, toys, upholstery goods, fine millinery, delicate white laces, exquisite gold jewelry (remarkably inexpensive by today's standards), as well as "willow ware, walking sticks, zephyr worsteds, and fancy articles."Artists and designers will find this catalog a splendid sourcebook of copyright-free period graphics; antique collectors, historians, costume enthusiasts, and nostalgia lovers will find it indispensable for dating and identifying antiques, clothing, and other vintage items.

An Introduction to Mass and Heat Transfer: Principles of Analysis and Design


Stanley Middleman - 1997
    The key elements in model development involve assumptions about the physics, the application of basic physical principles, the exploration of the implications of the resulting model, and the evaluation of the degree to which the model mimics reality. This book also expose readers to the wide range of technologies where their skills may be applied.

The Art Quilt


Robert Shaw - 1997
    THE ART QUILT is a magnificently illustrated book that celebrates this exquisite art form--now freed from the conventional boundaries of its roots in practical Americana. 300 color photos. 10 b&w photos. Size D. 312 pp.

Much Ado About Nothing: Sixty-Minute Shakespeare Series


Cass Foster - 1997
    Not enough time to tackle the unabridged version of the world's most widely read playwright? Pick up a copy of The Sixty-Minute Shakespeare Series: Much Ado About Nothing and discover how much more accessible Shakespeare can be to you and your students.

Hiroshige: One Hundred Views of Edo


Mikhail Uspensky - 1997
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Cordials from Your Kitchen: Easy, Elegant Liqueurs You Can Make Give


Pattie Vargas - 1997
    Pattie Vargas and Richard Gulling provide recipes for over 100 home-crafted cordials to suit every occasion, from cinnamon coffee liqueur to spiced blackberry brandy, and pineapple rum to black walnut liqueur. The simple instructions and insightful tips will have even beginners filling bottles with after-dinner joy. Learn to use your flavored liqueurs to spice up main dishes or add an extra pop of flavor to timeless desserts, and be sure to invite some friends over to enjoy a few sips.

Sexual Power for Women - A Real-World Guide to Sexually Enslaving Your Man


Georgeann Cross - 1997
    

Bartending Inside-Out: The Guide to Profession, Profit Fun


Lori Marcus - 1997
    In addition to teaching the basics—how to pour; the differences between the vast array of gins, scotches, tequilas, and vodkas; how beer, wine, and spirits are made; and which glassware to use for each beverage—the guide provides critical information on the nuts and bolts of customer service, checking id's, dealing with intoxicated customers, tipping, and inspiring a bar crew to work as a team. A glossary identifying common bar terms and recipes for more than 125 cocktails supplement the text.