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Holiday Compilations
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Baking All Year Round: Holidays & Special Occasions
Rosanna Pansino - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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Rosanna Pansino, award-winning YouTube star, baker, entrepreneur, author, and proud dog mom returns with Baking All Year Round, the highly anticipated follow-up to her New York Times bestseller The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook.Baking All Year Round is filled with creative... |
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Gather: Memorable Menus for Entertaining Throughout the Seasons
Georgeanne Brennan - Sasquatch Books
Format: Print book
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In this beautifully photographed book, renowned cookbook author Georgeanne Brennan brings a refreshing feeling of seasonal simplicity to the art of entertaining year-round. She invites readers to consider any occasion to gather people to the table: honoring parents in the springtime, Chinese... |
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Celebrate the Seasons (Gooseberry Patch)
Inc. Leisure Arts - Leisure Arts
Format: Hardcover
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Four seasons of over 200 creative recipes, ideas and clever gifts to give! Combining the best from Gooseberry Patch and Leisure Arts, Celebrate the Seasons is filled with Country Friends® illustrations too. Make your own heartfelt valentines with ribbons and tags, serve a summery favorite... |
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The Big Book of Holiday Paper Crafts
Crafts Media LLC - Leisure Arts, Inc.
Format: Paperback
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Major holidays and all the seasons are the focus of more than 450 paper crafted cards, gift bags, boxes, wall hangings, mini albums, journals, frames, party d'cor and more. This jumbo book from the editors of Paper Crafts magazine has hundreds of ideas for not only Christmas, Valentine's... |
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Crafts for Kids: Birthdays*Easter*Halloween*Christmas*Mother's Day*Thanksgiving*and More...
Gill Dickinson - Hamlyn
Format: Paperback
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To give a preschooler plenty of crafting fun, just grab some felt, sequins, buttons, bows, beads, paper, and this fabulous collection of international projects. With more than 50 colorful things to create, including holiday cards, gifts, and decorations, there's something to appeal... |
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Wreaths: With How-to Tutorials
Laura Dowling - Stichting Kunstboak
Format: Hardcover
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* By the author of Floral Diplomacy at the White House (ISBN: 9789058565587) and A White House Christmas (ISBN: 9789058565754) * As an accomplished speaker, Laura lectures and conducts workshops around the USA throughout the year* Each design offers instructions using every day materials,... |
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Winter Holidays
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Christmas
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The Christmas Box Miracle : My Spiritual Journey of Destiny, Healing and Hope
Richard Paul Evans - Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Print book
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In 1994, Richard Paul Evans, then an unknown writer, self-published a short book entitled The Christmas Box. That book went on to become an international bestseller, selling more than seven million copies and touching the lives of many more people along the way. The Christmas Box Miracle... |
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A Greener Christmas
Sheherazade Goldsmith - DK ADULT
Format: Book
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The only guide to celebrating a greener Christmas shows you how to make your home merry, bright, and eco-friendly! Part craft, gardening, and cookbook, part home décor and entertaining guide, A Greener Christmas lets the whole family get in on projects that are simple, seasonal, and of-the-moment.... |
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Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
Maya Angelou - Random House
Format: Print book
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In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. "Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward," she writes, "and speak... |
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The World Encyclopedia of Christmas
Gerry Bowler - McClelland & Stewart; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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At last, a truly comprehensive look at Christmas and all of its customs with its long history around the world. The World Encyclopedia of Christmas contains articles on the history of Christmas baking, drinking, and merrymaking, and Christmas dramas, music, literature, art, and films. It includes... |
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Christmas Cookbooks
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Quick & Easy Christmas
Gooseberry Patch - Gooseberry Patch; Spi edition
Format: Book
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Spend more time celebrating and less in the kitchen! Quick & Easy Christmas, a new book in the best-selling Gooseberry Patch series, is filled with easy, inexpensive recipes. They're quick to fix since each is ready in under 30 minutes or starts with just 8 ingredients or less...so... |
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Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies
Ellen Brown - Cider Mill Press
Format: Paperback
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Eating during the holidays is tough enough without having to watch your wheat intake. Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies takes the worry out of indulging in the season's favorite snack!Who knew gluten free could be so yummy? Whether you're one of the 3 million Americans with celiac disease... |
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Nigella Christmas: Food Family Friends Festivities
Nigella Lawson - Hyperion; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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"Nigella covers just about all the quick bases in Express . . . this is a recipe collection that could get you through the holidays."--The Washington Post"The recipes are a mix of dishes that are quick to prepare and cook--so you can have your dinner out of the grocery bag and on to the table... |
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Christmas Crafts
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Gooseberry Patch Christmas Book 13: Recipes, Projects, and Gift Ideas
Gooseberry Patch - Oxmoor House
Format: Hardcover
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Every year holiday enthusiasts, home decorators, crafters, cooks, and scrapbookers alike eagerly await the newest edition of Gooseberry Patch's popular annual Christmas series. Reflecting the latest trends in decorating and entertaining-while keeping a close eye to tradition-the pages... |
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Christmas Crafting With Kids
Catherine Woram - Ryland Peters & Small; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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The festive season is the perfect time for crafting--getting busy with glue, paper, and scissors will fill kids with anticipation and excitement. Christmas Crafting with Kids is packed with more than 35 fun and imaginative seasonal projects for both boys and girls. There are dozens of achievable... |
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Make Me I'm Yours...Christmas: Over 20 fun festive projects
Various - David & Charles
Format: Book
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This is a festive collection of more than 25 fantastic projects that are modern and stylish, but simple enough to make for the busy Christmas season. It covers a wide range of crafts, from sewing and beading, to card making and cake decorating - everything you will need to create your best... |
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Hanukkah and Kwanzaa
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Christmas and Hanukkah
Elizabeth A Dice - Chelsea House
Format: Print book
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In the modern era, Christmas and Hanukkah have become widely popular holidays worldwide. The Christian festival of Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, while Hanukkah celebrates a miracle that took place during biblical times. Although the events recalled in these holidays are unconnected,... |
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Holiday Inspirations (Better Homes & Gardens)
Better Homes and Gardens - Better Homes and Gardens; 1st edition
Format: Illustrated]
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The ultimate holiday book with chapters devoted to decorating the home, cooking fabulous holiday goodies and meals, and creating make-it-yourself gifts for kids and adults. |
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Holiday Crafting & Baking with Kids: Gifts, Sweets, and Treats for the Whole Family!
Jessica Strand - Chronicle Books LLC
Format: Hardcover
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Kid-friendly crafts and recipes for traditional holiday festivities - from an autumn wreath to paper snowflakes, matzo bark to a popcorn Kwanzaa collage. Holiday Crafting & Baking with Kids will bring the whole family together for some good holiday fun. Children ages four and up will love... |
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The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen: A Fresh Take on Tradition
Amelia Saltsman - Union Square & Co.
Format: Hardcover
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Here, at last, is a fresh, new way to think about Jewish food. In The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen, Amelia Saltsman takes us far beyond deli meats and kugel to a world of diverse flavors ideal for modern meals. Inspired by the farm-to-table movement, her 150 recipes offer a refreshingly different... |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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The Seminarian: Martin Luther King Jr. Comes of Age
PATRICK PARR - Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a cautious 19-year-old rookie preacher when he left Atlanta, Georgia, to attend seminary up north. At Crozer Theological Seminary, King, or "ML" back then, immediately found himself surrounded by a white staff and white professors. Even his dorm room... |
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April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.s Death and How It Changed America
Michael Eric Dyson - Civitas Books
Format: Hardcover
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On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 PM, while he was standing on a balcony at a Memphis hotel, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and fatally wounded. Only hours earlier King -- the prophet for racial and economic justice in America -- ended his final speech with the words, "I may not get there... |
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Why We Can't Wait
Martin Luther King Jr. - Signet Classic
Format: Paperback
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Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963"Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, 'Wait.' But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim ... when you see the vast... |
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He Had a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement
Flip Schulke
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As a young photojournalist in the early 1950s, Flip Schulke began covering social issues. In 1958, while working as a freelancer for "Jet and Ebony", he was assigned to photograph Martin Luther King for the first time. After that, at King's invitation, he began photograp |
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Chinese/Lunar New Year
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Chinese New Year Crafts (Fun Holiday Crafts Kids Can Do!)
Karen E. Bledsoe - Enslow Elementary
Format: Library Binding
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Kindergarten-Grade 5–Aesthetically pleasing with their bright colorful pages, clear concise instructions on the left side and photographs of various stages of the final product on the right, these books include 10 crafts each. Introductory pages offer brief information about the holiday.... |
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Paper Crafts for Chinese New Year
Randel McGee - Enslow Publishers
Format: Print book
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Do you want to make your own dancing dragon puppet? Dragon dances are an important part of Chinese New Year celebrations. Follow storyteller Randel McGee as he explores Chinese New Year in Paper Crafts for Chinese New Year. Learn to make lai see envelopes, shadow puppets, a Chinese lantern,... |
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President's Day
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Don't Know Much About® the American Presidents
Kenneth C. Davis - Hyperion
Format: Print book
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Which president broke the law to prevent enslaved people from being freed? Who said, "When the president does it,that means it's not illegal"? Why does America have a president? From the heated debates among the framers of the Constitution in 1787 over an "elected king,"... |
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Spring Holidays
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St. Patrick's Day
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Irish Pantry: Traditional Breads, Preserves, and Goodies to Feed the Ones You Love
Lynn Marie Hulsman - Running Press
Format: Book
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For those times when you need a snack—or a dessert after a good meal, or a homemade food gift, or a way to preserve the season—you need only to stock an Irish pantry to be prepared for any occasion. From jams and jellies to cakes, breads, condiments, and cured meats, this traditional... |
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The Irish of New Jersey: Four Centuries of American Life
Dermot Quinn - Rivergate Books
Format: Hardcover
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Since Irish immigrants began settling in New Jersey during the seventeenth century, they have made a sizable impact on the states history and development. As the budding colony established an identity in the New World, the Irish grappled with issues of their own: What did it mean... |
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Passover
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Easter
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All New Crafts For Easter
Kathy Ross
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Presents twenty simple craft projects for springtime and Easter that can be made from everyday materials. |
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Easter Origami
Ruth Owen - Powerkids Pr
Format: Library Binding
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Book annotation not available for this title.Title: Easter OrigamiAuthor: Owen, RuthPublisher: Rosen Pub GroupPublication Date: 2012/08/10Number of Pages: 32Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2012009640 |
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Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
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Islam
Claire Alkouatli
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Provides an overiew of the history and origins, basic tenets and beliefs, organization, traditions, customs, rites, societal influences, and modern-day impact of Islam. |
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Islam (Eyewitness Books)
Caroline Stone - DK CHILDREN
Format: Hardcover
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Discover the faith, culture, and history that has shaped the modern Islamic world. Explore the traditions, culture, and history of Islam with this stunning in-depth look at the complex world of one of the world's greatest religions. Artifacts, sacred objects and modern-day photographs... |
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The Oxford History of Islam
John L. Esposito - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Lavishly illustrated with over 300 pictures, including more than 200 in full color, The Oxford History of Islam offers the most wide-ranging and authoritative account available of the second largest--and fastest growing--religion in the world. John L. Esposito, Editor-in-Chief of the four-volume... |
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Summer Holidays
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Independence Day
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American Dialogue: The Founding Fathers and Us
Joseph J Ellis - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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The award-winning author of Founding Brothers and The Quartet now gives us a deeply insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams to some of the most divisive issues in America today.The story of history... |
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Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
Joseph J. Ellis - Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Pulitzer-winning American historian Joseph Ellis tells an old story in a new way, with a freshness at once colorful and compelling. The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our country's founding. While the thirteen colonies came together and agreed... |
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America: The Story of Us
Liev Schreiber - A&E HOME VIDEO
Format: DVD
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With 12 chapters spread out over three discs and a total running time of more than nine hours (not including bonus material), the History Channel's America: The Story of Us is a sprawling primer on the history of the country and its people. Starting about 100 years after Columbus with... |
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Fall Holidays
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Halloween
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Gooseberry Patch Halloween
Gooseberry Patch - Oxmoor House; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Gooseberry Patch Halloween has over 100 ways to celebrate your most fun Hallows Eve ever, including kidfriendly ideas for decorating pumpkins, projects for devilish decor, menus for ghoulish gatherings, tantalizing treats with creepy twists, and quick tricks for easy costume creations,... |
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Matthew Mead Halloween Tricks and Treats
Matthew Mead - Oxmoor House
Format: Hardcover
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Deceptively simple Halloween projects - from pumpkin treat holders and personalised candy boxes to black cat cupcakes and cutie-jack-o-lantern-pies to scary black duct tape stencils - all include step-by-step directions and photographs., |
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The Halloween Handbook: 447 Costumes
Bridie Clark - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Paperback
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It's dress-up for grown-ups, and the liveliest, most imaginative collection of Halloween costume ideas--447 costume ideas to be exact--from two hip, inveterate lovers of all things Halloween . . . plus dozens of other ideas for enjoying the holiday.Bridie Clark and Ashley Dodd are the dynamic... |
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Halloween Howls: Spooky Sounds, Stories & Songs
Megan Dempster - Sourcebooks MediaFusion
Format: Audiobook
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Featuring the most terrifying, ghoulish stories in text and on audio, songs, creepy sound effects, decorations, costumes, games, recipes and other brainstorms, Halloween Howls serves up all the spooky fun you need to celebrate this haunted holiday.. Stories about ghosts, monsters, possessed... |
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Creative Costumes & Halloween Decor: 50 Projects to Craft & Sew
Editors of Creative Publishing - Creative Publishing int'l
Format: Paperback
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The all-in-one Halloween book!Creative Costumes & Halloween Decor combines costume and decorating projects into one convenient book. The costumes are designed around three basic styles: tabards, gowns, and full suits (made from pajama patterns). Accessories like wings, capes, skirts and lots... |
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Election Day
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The Embattled Vote in America: From the Founding to the Present
Allan J. Lichtman - Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Americans have fought and died for the right to vote. Yet the world's oldest continuously operating democracy guarantees no one, not even citizens, the opportunity to elect a government. In this rousing work, the best-selling author of The Case for Impeachment calls attention to the founders'... |
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Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
Ari Berman - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Countless books have been written about the civil rights movement, but far less attention has been paid to what happened after the dramatic passage of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in 1965 and the turbulent forces it unleashed. Give Us the Ballot tells this story for the first time.In this... |
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Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote
Ellen Carol DuBois - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Honoring the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, this exciting history explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its bold leaders and devoted activists.Distinguished historian Ellen Carol DuBois begins in the pre-Civil... |
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Diwali
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Beliefs, Rituals, and Symbols of India
Dean Miller - Cavendish Square Publishing
Format: Book
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Learn about India's fascinating religions, history, and folklore from Ganesh to Gandhi in this illuminating text. |
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Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving 101
Rick Rodgers - Broadway; 1st edition
Format: Paperback
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100 Thanksgiving recipes so good you'll use them throughout the year!On the fourth Thursday in November, 75 million American families sit down to the hearty feast known as Thanksgiving dinner. But earlier in the week, someone in the house has been worrying about doing that dance between... |
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The Thanksgiving Table: Recipes and Ideas to Create Your Own Holiday Tradition
Diane Morgan - Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback
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Sometimes the only thing Thanksgiving hosts have to be thankful for is putting their feet up at the end of the day. For novices, orchestrating The Feast is no easy task. And even for old pros it's a bit of a challenge. Enter The Thanksgiving Table: the lowdown on the how to. Everything... |
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