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Here is a revised, second edition of Marilyn Dwelley's indispensable guide to summer and fall wildflowers in New England. Each listing includes a thorough text description, as well as details about range, growth habits, and habitat. Includes Latin names and families, in addition to common names, and more than 700 color illustrations.

One of my greatest mentors inspired the writing of this book. She used to say, "People need to know who they are and whose they are" So many blindly follow the status quo. But, every once in a while a great man or woman rises up, rejecting the status quo, and presses to correct injustice and to find Truth. That particular person is Summer. Summer Gram Kenten is just an ordinary woman, a daughter, a wife, a mother. Yet her passion for education and...

President John Kennedy is dead. Vietnam looms on the horizon. But days are long and time is cheap in Hardscrabble, a sleepy Long Island town reluctant to awaken. DJ Elders, a high school senior, finds himself stumbling through the no-man's-land between adolescence and adulthood. Suddenly a striking beauty with a hot body and mysterious background shows up. DJ notices. She smiles. He falls. And tragedy leads to homicide as the once-tranquil town of...

Introduces readers to simple vocabulary words and challenges them to find specific objects in colorful, busy illustrations.

PATTERNS Carving a Halloween Sign By Vernon DePauw Use a few simple tools to create a folk-art sign Jack o'Phantom By Floyd Rhadigan Easy carved "folds" make this silly spook look like it's floating On-the-Go Carving Desk By Tom Noller Quick and easy plywood box protects your tools and contains your chips FEATURES Depth-Defying Art By Kathleen Ryan Rick Harney's portraits are so much less than they appear Change of Heart By Toni Fitzgerald Brian...

I thought I was strong enough to go along with the plan. Fake dating heart throb, Cayden Rivers, seemed simple enough.Apparently not.I am just trying to survive. Spending the summer with my loosey-goosey Dad in Hollywood, CA is just enough to send my OCD tendencies into hyperdrive.But Mom thinks it's good for me. And my best friend Michelle has agreed to come along.I should have known better than to get on the plane.First Dad drops his soon-to-be...

In this serial work of religious historical fiction, Magda, a fallen woman from Berlin turned maidservant in the house of Soren Kierkegaard, seeks the full life that has thus far eluded her. Two journals set in the summer of 1847 record Magda's responses to the Luther Bible, Goethe's Faust, and her elusive yet compelling master, who is simultaneously crafting his Works of Love. Three journals set in the fall, winter, and people's spring of 1847 and...

"In Amy Clipston's new novella collection, young Amish couples manage a community garden to raise money for a good cause, harvesting friendships and love along the way"--

Good Eating's Seasonal Salads is a collection of 90 delicious recipes from the Chicago Tribune's Good Eating section that are perfect as exciting side dishes or full, healthy meals. Making use of fresh in-season ingredients, this eclectic assortment of salads features flavorful options for every month of the year. Salads range in style and substance, from practical and quick to creative and gourmet, light and simple to hearty and robust, and from...

Why won't snow fall on summer? I bet your kid has asked this question once or twice! Let him/her know the answer through this beautifully crafted seasons book for children. In this book, each season is defined through fun activities. Your child will be asked to find the words commonly attached to a specific season and color the images too! Buy a copy now!