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My First Bible in Pictures (no handle)
Published in Hardcover by Tyndale House Pub (1990)
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Are you looking for a bedtime Bible story book for preschoolers and early readers? Look no further. Frances Hook, reknown Sunday School Bible story artist did the artwork for this beginner's Bible. The artwork depicts the story beautifully and the text is simple enough for early readers to have success and asks questions that encourage interactions with your child.

Nevada Tombstone Record Book: Southern Nevada
Published in Hardcover by Bee Hive Press (1986)
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I laughed. I cried. Reading how people died, be it from a tooth ache or a gunshot wound after a barroom brawl, was facinating. It makes me wish people put messages on headstones today! It's a great gift!

P. T. Barnum: The World's Greatest Showman
Published in Hardcover by Walker & Co (1993)
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This book is a fascinating read about one of the world's most colorful characters and showman, i.e. Phineas Taylor Barnum. It's replete with interesting facts and details about his life as a circus showman, museum owner and Bridgeport politician. Fleming writes of how Barnum deceived the public with his mermaid exhibition, the world's oldest woman and Colonel Fremont's wooly horse from the Rockies. Some interesting circus characters are described such as Jumbo the elephant, General Tom Thumb and lavinia Warren. If you have any interest in learning about the paragon of all showmen then you must read this book.

Principles of Animal Design : The Optimization and Symmorphosis Debate
Published in Hardcover by Cambridge University Press (1998)
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This is a very exciting book about one of the most controversial and polemic topics in comparative physiology, morphology and evolutionary biology. If you are trying to find out answers about animal design and optimization, you must try this book. Controversial and challenging.

Restoring Pride: The Lost Virtue of Our Age
Published in Hardcover by Prometheus Books (1995)
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Dr. Taylor is brilliant..and his work here is no exception..He does away with "politically correct" and offers excellent guidelines for attaining genuine pride in ones self..

Richard Taylor, Soldier Prince of Dixie
Published in Hardcover by Univ of North Carolina Pr (1992)
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This is a highly readable yet scholarly treatment of an important nineteenth century Southerner. Dick Taylor, son of President Zachary Taylor, was a Yale-educated aristocrat and Louisiana sugar plantation owner when the Civil War broke out. By war's end he was a Lieutenant General. Although he had no pre-war military training, he became one of the Confederacy's most able commanders. Parrish expertly covers Taylor's entire life, but naturally focuses on the Civil War exploits. In addition to being an excellent strategist and tactician, Taylor was colorful, self-confident, oblivious to what others thought of him, and a lifelong practitioner of noblesse oblige. Parrish is clearly enamored of his subject, but this does not stop him from critically examining the contradictions and hypocrisies inherent in Taylor's worldview. The book is free of the anachronisms and politically correct jargon which mar so much recent American historical scholarship.

Some Enchanted Evenings: The Story of Rodgers and Hammerstein
Published in Hardcover by Greenwood Publishing Group (1972)
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Being a self-proclaimed R&H buff, I was always
scouting for this book and that. I found _Some Enchanted Evenings_ in a used bookstore. Besides amazing detail on both of the men and their previous works (before each collaborated with the other), there are fantastic pictures that I'd never seen before. I was highly impressed. Best of luck to anyone looking for this book--it's a wonderful addition to anyone's collection.

Start and Run a Profitable Bed and Breakfast
Published in Paperback by Self Counsel Press (1998)
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The authors of S&R a Profitable Bed and Breakfast know the in's and out's of the B&B business. As they say in the introduction, "we were blissfully unaware of the many pitfalls and problems we would face." In this book, the authors cover the good and bad in the B&B trade, creating a thorough understanding for those interested in running their own B&B. Topics include: finances, business licenses and inspections, customer service, advertising and promotion, and much more. The "sweet" recipes at the beginning of each chapter, are an added bonus. Also included are worksheets to help you plan your B&B. If you want to open your own B&B and do it right, I recommend you pick up a copy of this book first.

Stick & Rudder Classics, Box Set
Published in Hardcover by McGraw-Hill Professional (23 November, 1999)
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A truly comprehensive set of must have books for the aviation enthusiast. A great blend of theory and practical aspects of flying, weather and navigation. These are books that you will read once and refer back to again and again.

Stranger from the Sea: Teetoncey (The Outer Banks Trilogy)
Published in Paperback by Camelot (1995)
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It's a good story about Ben O'neal and a person who came into his life. It was a good book. I think it would be neat to read the rest of the trilogy. I think you would like it if you got the book. It's got a lot of stuff about shipwrecks and oceans and the outer banks of North Carolina.
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