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About Three Bricks Shy... and the Load Filled Up
Any number of writers could spend an entire season with an NFL team, from the first day of training camp until the last pick of the draft, and come up with an...
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Crackers
To get at the heart of being Southern, one should turn to Crackers. Roy Blount, Jr., puts readers in touch with possums, heterosexist dancing, men named Junior, a...
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I Am Puppy, Hear Me Yap: The Ages of Dog
When puppies yap, people listen—especially when the message is as entertaining and enlightening as I Am Puppy, Hear Me Yap. Valerie Shaff and Roy Blount Jr., have...
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Am I Pig Enough for You yet?: Voices of the Barnyard
We have all gazed at sheep and cows in fields by the side of the road. And we have seen them gazing back. What are they thinking? And what about those funny looks...
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Feet on the Street: Rambles around New Orleans
“Betcha I can tell ya / Where ya / Got them shoooes. / Betchadollar, / Betchadollar, / Where ya / Got them shoooes. / Got your shoes on your feet, / Got your feet...
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Robert E. Lee
Iconic Virginian, brilliant general, and complex human being—it is this last facet of Robert E. Lee that is rarely seen. But now Roy Blount, Jr. combines acute...
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Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs
My first and most difficult book project. The world according to John...
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The posters and highlights of 50 years of the Monterey Jazz Festival.
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Sonny Barger's 2nd best selling book.
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Love—good and bad—forces three teens’ worlds to tilt in a riveting novel from New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins. Three teens, three stories—all...
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What Does It Mean To Be Present?
This refreshing, vibrant picture book engages all of the senses to demonstrate the myriad of ways a child can seize the moment. The story sparks meaningful...
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What Does It Mean To Be Safe
Children need easy guidelines to help them understand how to protect themselves and feel secure in their environments. Rana DiOrio's newest addition to her...
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The vivid prose, raw energy, pulse-pounding action, and unforgettable characters will remind readers of S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders. Rocked by his father's recent...
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  Sizzling tales of bad boys, bruised hearts, and sweaty encounters. Lambda Award finalist M. Christian’s stories of men-who-love-men have been selected for...
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The Lighthouse Beckons is a book of broad-based, incisive, sometimes ethereal poems. The Lighthouse Beckons invites you to sample its various forms of light: the...
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Summon Up The Blood
"First in a brand-new historical mystery series featuring decidedly unconventional turn of the century sleuth, Detective Inspector Silas Quinn. ""London, 1914." A...
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The Way to Communicate
The Way to Communicate is a practical and philosophical guide to understanding and building enlightened person-to-person communication skills in an increasingly...
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Blue Wolf: An Alix Thorssen Mystery
As Jackson Hole, Wyoming, gallery owner Alix Thorssen plans an art auction to promote wolf conservation, she is plunged into a bitter feud between ranchers and...
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Set your heart racing...
  Savannah Montgomery is a beautiful woman with a tumultuous past. After deciding to start fresh she finds herself at a sprawling horse farm in Kentucky where...
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