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The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years

Emily Oster - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

In The Family Firm, Brown professor of economics and mom of two Emily Oster offers a classic business school framework for data-driven parents to think more deliberately about the key issues of the elementary years: school, health, extracurricular activities, and more.Unlike the hourly...
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God's Guest List: Welcoming Those Who Influence Our Lives

Debbie Macomber - Howard Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Who is on God's and ldquo;guest list and rdquo; for your life . . . and why? The answers may surprise you.Through touching true stories and inspiring insight Debbie Macomber takes readers on a journey to discover the shaping influence others have on us and the power we have to shape...
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Encyclopedia of Sewing

Adele Margolis - Echo Point Books & Media
Format: Hardcover

Combining the convenience of a dictionary with the instructiveness of an encyclopedia, this one-of-a-kind reference has the answers to all your sewing questions. With a wide range of reference topics, this encyclopedia will quickly become a favored resource for answering in-the-moment...
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Fields and Pastures New: My First Year as a Country Vet

John McCormack - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

In 1963, just three years out of veterinary school, Dr. John McCormack moved his wife and kids to Choctaw County, Alabama, to start his first practice. Choctaw folk never had a licensed vet before, and, with few exceptions, they welcomed the red-headed doctor and the tireless care he gave...
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A Sparrow's Flight: The Memoirs of Lord Hailsham of st Marylebone

Quintin Hogg Hailsham of st Marylebone - William Collins & Sons Ltd
Format: Hardcover

Physical description; 463p : ill. Subject; Hailsham of St. Marylebone, Quintin Hogg Baron 1907-2001.
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Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell - Random House Audio
Format: Audiobook

A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive beheadings, middle-management insurrection, uncivil wars, and more, from award-winning British actor and comedian David MitchellThink you know the kings and queens of England? Think again.In...
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Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats

Richard H. Pitcairn - Rodale Books; 3rd edition
Format: Paperback

Over 400,000 copies of this treasured classic have been sold since its original publication more than 20 years agoThe book that is the definitive guide to a natural lifestyle for dogs and cats is now completely updated and revised--for the first time in 9 years. Writing with the warmth...
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Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy

Donald L. Miller - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The astonishing story of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksburg, Mississippi, which opened the Mississippi River, split the Confederacy, freed tens of thousands of slaves, and made Ulysses S. Grant the most important general of the war.Vicksburg, Mississippi,...
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The Book of Orchids: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World

Mark W Chase - University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover

One in every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Yet orchids retain an air of exotic mystery - and they remain remarkably misunderstood and underappreciated. The orchid family contains an astonishing array of colors, forms, and smells that captivate growers from all walks of life...
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Lady in Red: An Intimate Portrait of Nancy Reagan

SHEILA TATE - Crown Forum
Format: Hardcover

Lady in Red is the long-awaited collection of behind-the-scenes stories and iconic images of one of the most influential First Lady in modern history -- Nancy Reagan. Lovingly compiled by long-time close confidante and aide, Sheila Tate, the book provides a rare and much-anticipated...
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