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|  | A Girl Called Al by Byron Barton, Constance C. Greene
When the unnamed narrator first meets Al, she doesn't see how she could ever be friends with such an unconventional person, but as the girls get to know each other, an unlikely friendship blossoms. Illustrated with b&w spot drawings. AUTHOR: Byron Barton, Constance C. Greene
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Small Pieces Loosely Joined by David Weinberger
A contributor to Wired and National Public Radio`s ALL THINGS CONSIDERED discusses the cultural sea-change that was prompted by the Web, analyzing how the Internet has affected education, social interaction, business, and government. AUTHOR: David Weinberger
PUBLISHER: Perseus Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | El Anatomista (The Anatomist) by Federico Andahazi
Description not available.One of Argentina's most popular authors tells the story, based on fact, of a sixteenth-century Venetian physician and secret body snatcher who is imprisoned by the Church for the heretical act of pointing out the clitoris. A first novel. Original. AUTHOR: Federico Andahazi
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Precious Water by Anne Moller, Brigitte Weninger
Written with the very youngest reader in mind, this book playfully sloshes through the uses and wonders of water. With full-color illustrations. AUTHOR: Anne Moller, Brigitte Weninger
PUBLISHER: North-South Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Selected Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Includes the General Prologue, the Knight's tale, The Miller's Prologue and Tale and The Wife of bath's Prologue and Tale. AUTHOR: Geoffrey Chaucer
PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Honey for the Bears by Anthony Burgess
On a trip to Leningrad, English antique dealer Paul Hussey finds it more difficult than he expected to sell 20 dozen dresses on the black market. Meanwhile his American wife Belinda who is coming to terms with her latent lesbianism, has disappeared into a Soviet Hospital. This novel was inspired by the same trip to Leningrad that also inspired Burgess`s A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. AUTHOR: Anthony Burgess
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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