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Warrior Marks Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women The author of The Color Purple travels to Gambia, Senegal, and Burkina to interview a group of women trying to eliminate the traditional practice of female clitoral circumcision, a practice forced on women by the men of those societies. 100,000 first printing. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461717448
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The Tapping Tale Ronda has her first sleep-over at her best friend Pat's house. They play all day, but when the lights go out and it's time to sleep, Ronda hears a tap-tap-tap. Whatever can it be? - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 460440857
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Sunny Day Whether playing outside under sunny skies or cuddling indoors when the rain is coming down, two little friends make the most of their day. And now no matter what the weather, parents will have a pair of cheery books to share with their little ones. See the companion book 'Rainy Day. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 460677535
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Little Bear's Visit Four short stories for the beginner reader dealing with the humorous escapades of Little Bear. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461109455
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Rainy Day While cuddling indoors when the rain is coming down outside, two little friends make the most of their day. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461113988
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Aristotelis Metaphysica The Oxford Classical Texts, or Scriptorum Classicorum Bibliotheca Oxoniensis, are renowned for their reliability and presentation. The series consists of a text without commentary but with a brief apparatus criticus at the foot of every page. There are now over 100 volumes, representing the greater part of classical Greek and Latin literature. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461662824
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Corporate Governance and Capital Flows in a Global Economy This volume is a timely and insightful exploration into the issues of corporate governance and the impact of corporate governance practices on investments in developing countries. Sponsored by the World Economic Forum, INSEAD, and Wharton, this book collects original essays from senior researchers at the worlds top academic institutions as well as from key policymakers and business leaders, It analyzes global aspects of governance in relation to such issues as corporate performance, privatization, venture capitalism, and workers. With global financial markets having become more integrated, the book pays particular attention to the role of corporate governance in emerging-market economies and international capital flows. Rich in facts and ideas, Corporate Governance and Capital Flows in a Global Economy is a must read for anyone interested in financial crises international risk management, and global competitiveness. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461717850
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Red Leaf Yellow Leaf This is the story of a sugar maple tree and the child who planted it. As they grow up together, the child watches the tree through all the seasons. Ehlert uses watercolor collage, leaf-shaped die cuts and pieces of actual seeds, fabric, wire, and roots in this rich introduction to the life of a tree. American Bookseller Pick of the List. Full color. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 460677745
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Pop's Bridge Robert and his friend Charlie are proud of their fathers who are working on the construction of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 460838668
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The Coming of the Cosmic Christ The Healing of Mother Earth and the Birth of a Global Renaissance In the most speculative and prophetic work of his career, Matthew Fox continues the enterprise begun in his bestselling Original Blessing. He gives a comprehensive description of the transformation of Christianity. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461108405
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Recollections of My Life as a Woman The New York Years In this rich and passionate memoir, influential poet Diane di Prima explores the first three decades of her extraordinary life. Only by heroic effort was she able to break away from her intense Brooklyn Italian family to follow through on the lifelong commitment to poetry she made in high school. Immersed in the proto-Beat world of Manhattan's early 1950s Bohemia, she emerged as a major force, not only establishing herself as a poet, but also coediting the influential literary newsletter, The Floating Bear, and cofounding The Poet's Theatre. Recollections of My Life as a Woman chronicles the intense, creative cauldron of those years as the Beat movement emerged on both coasts, and the country accelerated into the sixties. Poetry, painting, dance, and theater flowed into one another, and well-known figures from all those worlds -- including Merce Cunningham, Frank O'Hara, Audre Lorde, Trisha Brown, and Franz Kline -- move through her story. Di Prima was a deliberate single parent at a time when that was unheard of, and her relationships and sexuality were as r - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461113232
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The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow The Mystical Nature Diary of Opal Whiteley Capturing America's heart in 1920, Opal's childhood diary became an immediate bestseller. Innocent and intimate, this haunting diary reveals the life of a kind of feminine Peter Pan in the Oregon wilderness. Rediscovered and proven authentic by the bestselling author of The Tao of Pooh, it is now accompanied by a biography and afterword. Syndicated radio news features. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461113241
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