 | A Little House Christmas: Holiday Stories From the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Buy used from: $0.01 Brought back fond childhood memories of Christmas and reading.
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 | Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression by Studs Terkel
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $6.00 I was hoping to get some tips on surviving hard times from these hard times survivors, but no luck.
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 | Chronicle Of America: Colonial Times, 1600-1700 (Chronicle of America) by Joy Masoff
Buy used from: $6.83 Great kids' history book. I've found you can learn a lot from kid's non-fiction.
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 | He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt
Buy used from: $0.01 Very helpful. Wish I had read it 20 years ago.
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 | Tathea by Anne Perry
Buy used from: $0.40 Eh. Didn't care for this one.
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 | Lumber Camp Library by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
Buy used from: $8.75 Enjoyable kids' historical fiction.
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 | Winter Mittens, The by Tim Arnold
Buy used from: $0.04 A wonderful, magical children's book. Out of print, unfortunately.
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 | In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed (Plus) by Carl Honore
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.50 It's time to slow down, people! Great book.
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 | The Library Card by Jerry Spinelli
Buy new: $4.99 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | Made from Scratch: Reclaiming the Pleasures of the American Hearth by Jean Zimmerman
Buy used from: $0.01 Read "In Praise of Slowness", then read this.
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 | Clam Shell by Mary Lee Settle
Buy used from: $12.22 |
 | Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.18 Great kid's historical fiction! I had never heard of the fever of 1793 until I read this.
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 | 40 Over 40: 40 Things Every Women over 40 Needs to Know About Getting Dressed by Brenda Reiten Kinsel
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.33 Fun, but not great.
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 | In Defense of Liberty: The Story of America's Bill of Rights (Orbis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards)) by Russell Freedman
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $0.82 Technically, this is a children's book, but it's an excellent introduction to the Bill of Rights for anyone. Five stars!
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 | Burden of Desire (Harvest Book) by Robert MacNeil
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.01 Another historical fiction novel on a subject I had never heard of till reading this book. Great storytelling. Five stars!
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 | Simplicity Lessons: A 12-Step Guide to Living Simply by Linda Breen Pierce
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $6.62 Nothing new here. Boring.
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 | The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $2.49 Loved it! Five stars.
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 | Sweden-- In Pictures (Visual Geography. Second Series) by Jo McDonald
Buy used from: $0.01 Another kids' book.
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 | Character Under Attack: & What You Can Do About It (Sommer, Carl) by Carl Sommer
Buy new: $11.01 / Used from: $0.01 Oh my god! This has got to be the WORST book I have ever read!
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 | The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen
Buy used from: $0.01 |
 | Priestess Of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.74 Wonderful cross between fantasy and historical fiction. "Mists of Avalon" is even better -- one of the best books I ever read.
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 | Kit's Wilderness (Readers Circle) by David Almond
Buy new: $6.50 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.00 Another kids' chapter book. I loved this book, it was so funny! I rarely come across a book that can make me laugh out loud. The characterization of the grandmother was perfect!
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 | A Long Way From Chicago: A Novel in Stories by Richard Peck
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Prequel to "A Year Down Yonder".
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