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Feb.05.2008
All places are complicated, because what one becomes depends on them, but I think poets who are native Californian's have bewildering ironic relationships to the place, and not just because California has changed. It's that there are references so strange, so odd, one feels he couldn't explain...
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Feb.01.2008
Betty, a 15 year old high school student, has dreams of material wealth, which starkly contrasts with the lifestyle that she and her mother currently live. Like so many youths today, Betty saw quitting school and entering the workforce as the quickest path to making her dream a reality. It's only a...
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Jan.28.2008
As children, Connie and Estella were best friends-until Estella was discovered to be a math prodigy, which led to the sisters' estrangement. Now, years later, they are forced to reunite on the Gulf Coast of Florida as they pack up their childhood home and ready it for sale.
The reunion comes at a...
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Jan.16.2008
What would you do if your best friend was murdered-and your teenaged son was accused of the crime? How far would you go to protect him? How many lies would you tell? Would you dare to admit the darkest truths-even to yourself?
Jeanne Cross is an ordinary suburban wife and mother...
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Jan.16.2008
Andrew Bienkowski was five when, exiled with his immediate family, he watched his grandfather starve to death so they could survive.
Reminiscent of Viktor Frankel’s great classic, Man’s Search for Meaning, this extraordinary book melds the unfolding story of survival against the odds with the...
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Jan.15.2008
Based on research, oral history tapes, and interviews, REMEMBER THIS TIME recreates Western Russia during the First World War and the Russian Revolution through the powerful, yet intimate story of the Chodorov family from 1914 through 1919. At the center is Kala, the second oldest of four daughters...
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Jan.14.2008
A moving and uplifting tale of two children and their parents, and the beloved pet doves that help them to understand one another.
"Fei, fei — fly, fly, little birds, but always come home to me!"
Mei-Mei and Di-Di are head-over-heels in love with their new doves. Like devoted parents, the...
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Jan.14.2008
This collection of irreverent haiku explores the reality of modern motherhood—complete with dirty diapers, spilled Spaghetti Os, obnoxious purple dinosaurs, carseats, strollers, choking hazards, and more.
It’s the perfect gift for new moms with young children at home—a book that can be picked up...
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Jan.14.2008
The tattooed couple live below us on the hill, on a street parallel to ours. Our balcony overlooks their small back yard from three floors above. I watch them sometimes. They're the kind of people you notice.
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Jan.13.2008
A popular guidebook for parents and grandparents, Fun with the Family Northern California is in its brand new 7th edition. Hundreds of ideas for daytrips and vacations: amusement parks, historical attractions and museums that kids really like; places to see wildlife; festivals, parks and outdoor...
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