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|  | A Book of Courtesy by Sister Mercedes
Description not available.A guide to manners for the new millennium uses epigraphs from Homer, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Chief Flying Hawk, among others, to introduce readers to a new perspective on modern manners. AUTHOR: Sister Mercedes
PUBLISHER: HarperSanFrancisco
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | Alpha Bugs by David Carter
The creator of everyone's favorite pop-up books has outdone himself in this tour de force of an alphabet book. It features not only pop-ups, but touch-and-feel and scratch-and-sniff as well. This delightfully illustrated and engineered pop-up is certain to be a favorite of Carter's growing multitude of fans, young and old alike. Full color. AUTHOR: David Carter
PUBLISHER: Little Simon
FORMAT: Pop-up
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | The Reading Group Companion by David Laskin, Holly Hughes
Reading groups have skyrocketed in popularity, and now there's a complete guide to starting and sustaining a reading group--with annotated lists of 250 titles for provocative discussion. Filled with funny and insightful stories from book group members, independent booksellers, and even a sociologist, this guide will inspire the start-up of new groups. AUTHOR: David Laskin, Holly Hughes
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | It's A Bunny-Eat-Bunny World by Olga Litowinsky
Description not available.Discusses what editors expect from children's book authors and offers advice on writing and submitting a manuscript, marketing and publicizing one's own work, and dealing with agents, contracts, and writers' rights. AUTHOR: Olga Litowinsky
PUBLISHER: Walker & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Harpercollins Pocket Portuguese Dictionary by HarperCollins Staff
Description not available.Encompassing more than 110,000 entries and translations, this compact reference provides quick and easy coverage of both contemporary Brazilian and European Portuguese, including a host of idiomatic phrases and terms, along with extensive treament of frequently used words and special entries on Portuguese life and culture. Original. AUTHOR: HarperCollins Staff
PUBLISHER: HarperInformation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | You Can Write Poetry by Jeff Mock
In this illuminating book, poet Jeff Mock shows readers how to express their thoughts and emotions through the rich, descriptive language of poetry. Poetry's forms, styles and structures are illustrated through the work of Shakespeare, e.e. cummings, Theodore Roethke, Tim Geiger, Ian Clark, Jeff Mock himself and others. These poems, coupled with dozens of hands-on practice sessions , will inspire readers to experiment with language as they spin words into eloquent lines of keen self-expression. AUTHOR: Jeff Mock
PUBLISHER: F & W Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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