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|  | Holly, Reindeer, & Colored Lights by Edna Barth, Ursula Arndt
Traces the origins of our favorite holiday customs and symbols, many of which antedate the first Christmas. Each of our holidays has its own familiar traditions: Trick-or-treating on Halloween, eating turkey on Thanksgiving, waiting for Santa Claus on Christmas, exchanging cards on Valentine?s Day. But where do these customs come from, when did they begin, and why do we continue to observe them? In the engaging blend of careful research and lively prose that has earned her books a lasting place on the holiday bookshelf, Edna Barth explores the multicultural origins and evolution of the familiar and not-so-familiar symbols and legends associated with our favorite holidays. Full of fascinating historical details and little-known stories, these books are both informative and engaging. Festively illustrated by Ursula Arndt, they are now available again in hardcover as well as paperback editions, featuring new, eye-catching jacket designs, and fun holiday activities inside the paperback covers. Each book includes an annotated list of holiday stories and poems and an index. AUTHOR: Edna Barth, Ursula Arndt
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Aroused by Karen Finley
This collection of erotica, edited by controversial performance artist Finley, includes fiction, poetry, essays, and photography from a number of interested parties, among them John Waters, bell hooks, Hubert Selby Jr., and Annie Sprinkle. AUTHOR: Karen Finley
PUBLISHER: Avalon Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Better Homes & Gardens Indoor Gardens
Description not available.Combines gorgeous photographs with how-to instructions for growing and maintaining indoor plants by discussing various gardening styles and providing projects, plant recommendations, tips, and more. Original. 50,000 first printing.
PUBLISHER: Meredith Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Taking Flight by Scholastic Inc., Staff
How do things fly? When Ms. Frizzle and her class are shrunk inside Wanda and Tim's model airplane, they discover how wings and moving air affect flight in a series of high adventures. AUTHOR: Scholastic Inc., Staff
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Grave Dinosaur by Alan Barnard, John Sibbick, Mark Hallett, Shelley Tanaka
Description not available.Discusses the work of paleontologists who have found dinosaur bones and fossils in Canada, Argentina, and the Gobi Desert. AUTHOR: Alan Barnard, John Sibbick, Mark Hallett, Shelley Tanaka
PUBLISHER: Disney Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Chili Queen by Sandra Dallas
The Chili Queen is a whorehouse in 1860s New Mexico, and the story of the place is told first by Addie French, the madam; Ned Partner, a bank robber who patronizes the whorehouse; Emma Roby, a mail-order bride; and Welcome, the whorehouse cook. AUTHOR: Sandra Dallas
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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