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|  | Nice Job by John Westerdahl, Jomie Rosen
Description not available.Describes the compensation, prerequisites, perks, risks, and practical information associated with such unusual occupations as geisha, helicopter traffic reporter, pooper scooper, cryptographer, bicycle messenger, sports mascot, and Hollywood stuntperson AUTHOR: John Westerdahl, Jomie Rosen
PUBLISHER: Ten Speed Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius by Marc Cerasini
Meet Jimmy Neutron, boy genius. He navigates unknown places in his homemade rocket ship. He launches toaster-operated alien probes into outer space. He bounces to school in a kid-sized bubble. And his robotic dog, Goddard, is more versatile than a Swiss Army Knife. But when Jimmy discover that his parents, along with all the other grown-ups in Retroville, have been abducted by evil Yokian aliens, Jimmy must use his smarts to rescue them--before it's too late! Kids will have a blast joining Jimmy Neutron and his faithful sidekick, Goddard, in their cosmic adventures. AUTHOR: Marc Cerasini
PUBLISHER: Little Simon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Planter's Prospect by John Michael Vlach
Although nineteenth-century American landscapes typically were painted from a high vantage point, looking down from above, southern landscapes that featured plantations diverged from this convention in telling ways. Portraits of planters' landholdings were often depicted from a point below the plantation house, a perspective that directs the viewer's gaze upward and, as John Vlach observes, echoes the deference and respect the planter class assumed was its due. Moreover, Vlach notes, slaves were rarely represented in plantation paintings made before the Civil War, although it was slave labor that powered the plantation system. After the war and the abolition of slavery, he argues, a wistful revisionism seems to have restored these people--still toiling in the service of the masters--to the landscapes they had created and on which they were so cruelly mistreated. This richly illustrated book explores the statements of power and ironic evasions encoded in plantation landscapes, focusing on six artists whose collective body of work spans the period between 1800 and 1935 and documents plantations across the South, from Maryland to Louisiana: Francis Guy, Charles Fraser, Adrien Persac, Currier & Ives chief artist Fanny Palmer, William Aiken Walker, and Alice Ravenel Huger Smith. AUTHOR: John Michael Vlach
PUBLISHER: The University of North Carolina Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Nolo's Will Book
Description not available.Provides jargon-free, step-by-step instructions for creating a legally valid will, and includes legal forms.
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Tibetan Book of the Dead by Padma Sambhava, Robert A. Thurman
The most prominent expert on Tibetan Buddhism in the West offers a translation of this essential book of Tibetan philosophy that captures the true spirit and poetry of the original work--a profound book that reveals the nature of the mind and its manifestations and offers pure enlightenment. AUTHOR: Padma Sambhava, Robert A. Thurman
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Help! There's a Toddler in My House! by Nancy Kelly
Parents and caretakers of toddlers will find more than 80 stimulating activities to transform every room of the house into an exciting tot playground. Playing to the curiosity and creativity (and constantly shifting attention span) characteristic of this special age group, these quick and fun games and ideas can be played again and again. Activities include Three Little Pigs in the family room, complete with a house made of cushions; Toddler Jewelry in the kitchen using edible treats such as cereal and pretzels; and Puppet Time in the bathroom, with a washcloth puppet to make bath time enjoyable. AUTHOR: Nancy Kelly
PUBLISHER: Gryphon House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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