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Simply click on the link below and sign up for free in less than 1 minute-- that's it! BookCrossing is earth-friendly, and gives you a way to share your books, clear your shelves, and conserve precious resources at the same time. Through our own... See more

Simply click on the link below and sign up for free in less than 1 minute-- that's it! BookCrossing is earth-friendly, and gives you a way to share your books, clear your shelves, and conserve precious resources at the same time. Through our own unique method of recycling reads, BookCrossers give life to books. A book registered on BookCrossing is ready for adventure. Leave it on a park bench, a coffee shop, at a hotel on vacation. Share it with a friend or tuck it onto a bookshelf at the gym -- anywhere it might find a new reader! What happens next is up to fate, and we never know where our books might travel. Track the book's journey around the world as it is passed on from person to person. Join hundreds of thousands of active BookCrossers daily in our many forums to discuss your favorite authors, characters and books in every genre throughout history right up through current releases. Join BookCrossing. Help make the whole world a library and share the joy of literacy. Reading... See less

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Better World Books is a for-profit social enterprise that collects used books and sells them online to raise money for literacy initiatives worldwide. We offer great bargains on used books - over 6 million used and new titles, with free shipping... See more

Better World Books is a for-profit social enterprise that collects used books and sells them online to raise money for literacy initiatives worldwide. We offer great bargains on used books - over 6 million used and new titles, with free shipping anywhere in the U.S. and just $3.97 worldwide. What’s more, you love cheap used books and so does the environment – when you buy used, you save books from landfill and conserve resources. See less

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In business since 2000, Booksfree is the premier online book rental service. O Magazine referred to us as the books version of Netflix. Rent paperback or audio books on CD from our massive library of classics and new releases. Enjoy free shipping, no... See more

In business since 2000, Booksfree is the premier online book rental service. O Magazine referred to us as the books version of Netflix. Rent paperback or audio books on CD from our massive library of classics and new releases. Enjoy free shipping, no due dates, and the convenience of choosing your books online. Plan start at only $9.99 per month and if you fall in love with a book, you can keep it at a discounted price. See less

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Welcome to BookCrossing, where 626,553 people in over 130 countries come to share their passion for books with the world. How? It's easy. Simply click on the link below and sign up for free in less than 1 minute-- that's it! At BookCrossing, you can... See more

Welcome to BookCrossing, where 626,553 people in over 130 countries come to share their passion for books with the world. How? It's easy. Simply click on the link below and sign up for free in less than 1 minute-- that's it! At BookCrossing, you can register any book you have on the site, and then set the book free to travel the world and find new readers. Leave it on a park bench, at a coffee shop, at a hotel on vacation. Share it with a friend or tuck it onto a bookshelf at the gym -- anywhere it might find a new reader! What happens next is up to fate, and we never know where our books might travel next. Track the book's journey around the world as it is passed on from person to person. Join hundreds of thousands of active BookCrossers daily in our many forums to discuss your favorite authors, characters and books in every genre throughout history right up through current releases. Help make the whole world a library and share the joy of literacy. Reading becomes an adventure when... See less

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Online Book Rental Library. Stop buying books when you can borrow new releases and classics with free shipping! Netflix has popularized online DVD Rental. We`re doing it for books! BookSwim is the first online BOOK RENTAL LIBRARY CLUB lending you... See more

Online Book Rental Library. Stop buying books when you can borrow new releases and classics with free shipping! Netflix has popularized online DVD Rental. We`re doing it for books! BookSwim is the first online BOOK RENTAL LIBRARY CLUB lending you paperbacks and hardcovers directly to your house WITHOUT THE NEED TO PURCHASE! Whether it's New Releases, Bestsellers, or Classics, we've got 150,000 titles to choose from, with FREE SHIPPING BOTH WAYS! Read your books as long as you want. -- no late fees! Even choose to purchase and keep the titles you love! See less

Added on 06/16/09

Amazon.com Review Hearts of the West are unburdened in Leaning into the Wind, an anthology encompassing a wealth of experiences from farmers, ranchers, rangers, and other women who live and work in America's ofttimes harsh, sometimes beautiful high... See more

Amazon.com Review Hearts of the West are unburdened in Leaning into the Wind, an anthology encompassing a wealth of experiences from farmers, ranchers, rangers, and other women who live and work in America's ofttimes harsh, sometimes beautiful high plains states shoehorned between the Mississippi and the Rockies. A New York newspaper writer transplanted to a hog farm on the "baking brown plains" sees a sagging trailer, rubbish, and waist-high weeds where her exuberant husband sees only promise. Waking on a bed of sweet straw after sobbing hysterically, she finds "dozens of piglets curled around me, nestled against my hips, tucked under my outspread arms, piled like a halo around my head." Other contributors wax poetic, describing an old pickup truck that "wanders down the road like a drunken goose" or steam coming off a newborn lamb in the chill night air. The selections tend toward rough-edged and gritty, but all are heartfelt. From Library Journal The editors of this anthology spent... See less

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Review Cleveland Plain Dealer A striking testimonial to the too often overlooked feminine half of the pioneer experience. -- Review Review Peter S. Prescott Newsweek Irresistible...uncommonly interesting...a remarkable distillation of invaluable... See more

Review Cleveland Plain Dealer A striking testimonial to the too often overlooked feminine half of the pioneer experience. -- Review Review Peter S. Prescott Newsweek Irresistible...uncommonly interesting...a remarkable distillation of invaluable primary sources. Carolyn See Los Angeles Times Book Review Here are the voices of some of the most wonderful women you can imagine calling out from the past, telling about their lives. And no doubt about it, the 'pioneer women' lived eventful lives. All this is wonderful material, wonderful stuff. Cleveland Plain Dealer A striking testimonial to the too often overlooked feminine half of the pioneer experience. See all Editorial Reviews See less

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* Paperback: 387 pages * Publisher: University of New Mexico Press; No Additional Listings Printed edition (October 1, 1982) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0826306268 * ISBN-13: 978-0826306265 * Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1 inches * Shipping... See more

* Paperback: 387 pages * Publisher: University of New Mexico Press; No Additional Listings Printed edition (October 1, 1982) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0826306268 * ISBN-13: 978-0826306265 * Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1 inches * Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first. * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #107,637 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) See less

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* Paperback: 324 pages * Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press (April 1987) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0806120673 * ISBN-13: 978-0806120676 * Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1 inches * Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and... See more

* Paperback: 324 pages * Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press (April 1987) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0806120673 * ISBN-13: 978-0806120676 * Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1 inches * Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first. * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #343,150 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) See less

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* Paperback: 180 pages * Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 10, 2005) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0521596718 * ISBN-13: 978-0521596718 * Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches * Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and... See more

* Paperback: 180 pages * Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 10, 2005) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0521596718 * ISBN-13: 978-0521596718 * Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches * Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first. * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,258,799 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) See less

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Our book club picks from 2006 on...

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The San Diego Women's book club is designed for women in San Diego to be able to get together once a month to discuss good books. The goal of the book club is to have FUN, expand our horizons, and exchange ideas with other interesting women! It is so... See more

The San Diego Women's book club is designed for women in San Diego to be able to get together once a month to discuss good books. The goal of the book club is to have FUN, expand our horizons, and exchange ideas with other interesting women! It is so EASY to get busy with our careers and our families, that reading for pleasure takes a back seat. With the San Diego Women's Book Club, you can treat yourself and make sure that you are reading at least 1 good book a month. The best part....? You can then share ideas with other interesting & FUN women in the group. The books will be a combination of biographies, nonfiction and/or good fiction paperbacks. All books will be chosen to help us learn more about other cultures around the world, through entertaining books. Come to laugh! Come to learn! Come to discuss! Come to share! Come to have FUN! Come to make sure you are reading good books! See less

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This listing is for book clubs at San Diego Public Library locations. Please contact the library directly for more information about book clubs and meetings. You may also find book club meetings and events listed in the Library's Calendar of Events.... See more

This listing is for book clubs at San Diego Public Library locations. Please contact the library directly for more information about book clubs and meetings. You may also find book club meetings and events listed in the Library's Calendar of Events. For a map based tool to find book clubs try MapMuse Book Clubs. Want to start your own book club? You have many options to help you get started. You may wish to speak with the Branch Manager at your local branch library or one of the section librarians at the Central Library. For some online information about starting a book club, try LitLovers, or How to Host a Book Club on the One Book, One San Diego page. See less

Added on 03/14/09

Imagine for a moment that you are about to take a foreign vacation to an exotic destination. You have saved your entire life to travel there. It is a destination with almost unlimited choices of how to spend your time and you know you will not have... See more

Imagine for a moment that you are about to take a foreign vacation to an exotic destination. You have saved your entire life to travel there. It is a destination with almost unlimited choices of how to spend your time and you know you will not have enough time to explore every opportunity. You are fairly certain that you will never get to take a second trip to this destination; this will be your one opportunity. Now imagine that someone informs you that there are several people in your neighborhood who have been to that country, explored every corner. Some of them enjoyed the journey and have few regrets, but others wish they could take the trip again knowing what they know now. Would you not invite them over for dinner, ask them to bring their photographs, listen to their stories, and hear their advice? This is precisely the journey explored in this book. Dr. John Izzo and his colleagues interviewed over 200 people over the age of sixty (up to 106 years of age) who were identified by... See less

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Added on 01/18/08

Meredith L. Young-Sowers has created a book for women that puts a woman's connection to spirit at the very center. This book will help you learn to nourish yourself on all levels, emotional, intellectual, social, physical and spiritual. Understand... See more

Meredith L. Young-Sowers has created a book for women that puts a woman's connection to spirit at the very center. This book will help you learn to nourish yourself on all levels, emotional, intellectual, social, physical and spiritual. Understand why mind-body imbalances can sometimes manifest as disease. Learn to claim strength and renewal at each stage of your journey and respond effectively to stress in a way that heals your heart. This lovely book includes a mix of attitude shifts or affirmations at the end of each chapter, exercises and simple meditations to help us harness the power of spirit. Excerpt: Love and the ability to feed and nourish what we love are the essential components for a healthy life. When loss, acute or chronic, curtails our ability to nourish what we love, we inadvertently erode our passion and the dreams they generate. Losing what we love can push us further and further out of balance, which leads eventually to disruptions that can show up as various kinds... See less

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Added on 01/18/08

This book contains what Byron Katie refers to as "The Work." The Work is simply four questions that, when applied to a specific problem, will enable you to see the problem in an entirely different light and allow the problem to let you go. We all... See more

This book contains what Byron Katie refers to as "The Work." The Work is simply four questions that, when applied to a specific problem, will enable you to see the problem in an entirely different light and allow the problem to let you go. We all have our stories, or patterns, and the exercises in this book will help you recognize your story. It will show you step by step how to use this process on yourself and also includes examples of other people doing The Work to help you understand how the process unfolds. The Work is excellent for money and work problems, relationship issues and clarifying our underlying beliefs. The Work allows you to go inside and find your own happiness, no teacher necessary as you are the teacher you have been waiting for. Excerpt: The first time I watched The Work, I realized that I was witnessing something truly remarkable. What I saw was a succession of people, young and old, educated and uneducated, who were learning to question their own thoughts, the... See less

Added on 03/31/08

Product Description "David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," (The Christian Science Monitor) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book.... See more

Product Description "David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," (The Christian Science Monitor) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book. Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously uncomfortable memory of buying drugs in a mobile home in rural North Carolina. In essay after essay, Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life-having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger on a plane or armoring the windows with LP covers to protect the house from neurotic songbirds-to the most deeply resonant human truths. Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, David Sedaris's sixth essay collection is a new masterpiece of comic writing from "a writer worth treasuring"... See less

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Added on 01/09/08

* Paperback: 292 pages * Publisher: Cormorant Books (March 26, 2003) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 1896951295 * ISBN-13: 978-1896951294 * Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches * Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) *... See more

* Paperback: 292 pages * Publisher: Cormorant Books (March 26, 2003) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 1896951295 * ISBN-13: 978-1896951294 * Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches * Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first. * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,077,343 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) See less

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Added on 01/06/08

From Publishers Weekly The mysterious death of their shepherd has sent a flock of sheep into a frenzy trying to piece together whodunit. Overcoming their sheepish ways, the members of the flock realize that they may be the only ones who can solve it.... See more

From Publishers Weekly The mysterious death of their shepherd has sent a flock of sheep into a frenzy trying to piece together whodunit. Overcoming their sheepish ways, the members of the flock realize that they may be the only ones who can solve it. The more intelligent sheep, who have better retention or the intuition to ask the right questions, develop a list of potential suspects. As the investigation continues, the sheep quickly find the conspiracy is quite large, including a significant number of residents of Glennkill, Scotland. The delightful story is chock-full of metaphors and analogies about human behavior, interaction and memory that provide provocative insight. Bailey keeps an excellent pace and tone throughout in a light—almost benevolent—tone that keenly projects the slightly naïve perspective of the sheep. She makes indisputably clear voices for all her characters, including male voices that most would be hard-pressed to discern as coming from a woman. Tantor Media... See less

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Book Description Grappling with her lifelong phobia of anything slick, cheesy, or remotely claiming to provide self-empowerment, Beth Lisick wakes up on New Year's Day 2006 with an unprecedented feeling. She is finally able to admit to herself that... See more

Book Description Grappling with her lifelong phobia of anything slick, cheesy, or remotely claiming to provide self-empowerment, Beth Lisick wakes up on New Year's Day 2006 with an unprecedented feeling. She is finally able to admit to herself that she's grown tired of embracing the same old set of nagging problems year after year. She has no savings account. Her house feels unorganized and chaotic. She and her husband never hang out together. The last time she exercised regularly was as a member of her high school track team almost twenty years ago. Instead of turning to advice from the abundant pool of local life coaches, therapists, and healers readily available on her home turf of northern California, Beth confronts her fears head-on. She consults the multimillion-dollar-earning pros and national experts, not only reading their bestselling books but also attending their seminars and classes. In Chicago, she gets proactive with The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. In... See less

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Amazon.com Jacob Jankowski says: "I am ninety. Or ninety-three. One or the other." At the beginning of Water for Elephants, he is living out his days in a nursing home, hating every second of it. His life wasn't always like this, however, because... See more

Amazon.com Jacob Jankowski says: "I am ninety. Or ninety-three. One or the other." At the beginning of Water for Elephants, he is living out his days in a nursing home, hating every second of it. His life wasn't always like this, however, because Jacob ran away and joined the circus when he was twenty-one. It wasn't a romantic, carefree decision, to be sure. His parents were killed in an auto accident one week before he was to sit for his veterinary medicine exams at Cornell. He buried his parents, learned that they left him nothing because they had mortgaged everything to pay his tuition, returned to school, went to the exams, and didn't write a single word. He walked out without completing the test and wound up on a circus train. The circus he joins, in Depression-era America, is second-rate at best. With Ringling Brothers as the standard, Benzini Brothers is far down the scale and pale by comparison. Water for Elephants is the story of Jacob's life with this circus. Sara Gruen... See less

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Added on 06/21/07

Amazon.com Something is amiss in a small college town in Middle America. Something subliminal, something omnipresent, something hard to put your finger on. For example, teachers and students at the grade school are falling mysteriously ill:... See more

Amazon.com Something is amiss in a small college town in Middle America. Something subliminal, something omnipresent, something hard to put your finger on. For example, teachers and students at the grade school are falling mysteriously ill: Investigators said it could be the ventilating system, the paint or varnish, the foam insulation, the electrical insulation, the cafeteria food, the rays emitted by microcomputers, the asbestos fireproofing, the adhesive on shipping containers, the fumes from the chlorinated pool, or perhaps something deeper, finer-grained, more closely woven into the fabric of things. J.A.K. Gladney, world-renowned as the living center, the absolute font, of Hitler Studies in North America in the mid-1980s, describes the malaise affecting his town in a superbly ironic and detached manner. But even he fails to mask his disquiet. There is menace in the air, and ultimately it is made manifest: a poisonous cloud--an "airborne toxic event"--unleashed by an industrial... See less

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Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New York, a time when society people “dreaded scandal more than disease.”This is Newland... See more

Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New York, a time when society people “dreaded scandal more than disease.”This is Newland Archer’s world as he prepares to marry the beautiful but conventional May Welland. But when the mysterious Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York after a disastrous marriage, Archer falls deeply in love with her. Torn between duty and passion, Archer struggles to make a decision that will either courageously define his life—or mercilessly destroy it. See less

Added on 03/16/07

Enthralled admirers of Esmeralda Santiago's memoirs of her childhood have yearned to read more. Now, in The Turkish Lover, Esmeralda finally breaks out of the monumental struggle with her powerful mother, only to elope into the spell of an exotic... See more

Enthralled admirers of Esmeralda Santiago's memoirs of her childhood have yearned to read more. Now, in The Turkish Lover, Esmeralda finally breaks out of the monumental struggle with her powerful mother, only to elope into the spell of an exotic love affair. At the heart of the story is Esmeralda's relationship with "the Turk," a passion that gradually becomes a prison out of which she must emerge to become herself. The expansive humanity, earthy humor, and psychological courage that made Esmeralda's first two books so successful are on full display again in The Turkish Lover. "Certain wondrous minds can set their existence to a majestic soundtrack and discern the magical in even the most ordinary of days...Esmeralda Santiago is one such creature.... In the end, she's also telling us the story of how sometimes we're fighting for our lives, even when we don't know it." -Los Angeles Times "From sheltered jibara in the countryside of Mac9Cn, Puerto Rico, to free-spirited urban Latina... See less

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Added on 03/16/07

In 2019, humanity finally finds proof of extraterrestrial life when a listening post in Puerto Rico picks up exquisite singing from a planet which will come to be known as Rakhat. While United Nations diplomats endlessly debate a possible first... See more

In 2019, humanity finally finds proof of extraterrestrial life when a listening post in Puerto Rico picks up exquisite singing from a planet which will come to be known as Rakhat. While United Nations diplomats endlessly debate a possible first contact mission, the Society of Jesus quietly organizes an eight-person scientific expedition of its own. What the Jesuits find is a world so beyond comprehension that it will lead them to question the meaning of being "human." When the lone survivor of the expedition, Emilio Sandoz, returns to Earth in 2059, he will try to explain what went wrong... Words like "provocative" and "compelling" will come to mind as you read this shocking novel about first contact with a race that creates music akin to both poetry and prayer. See less

Added on 03/16/07

The noted critic and a Palestinian now teaching at Columbia University examines the way in which the West observes the Arabs.

The noted critic and a Palestinian now teaching at Columbia University examines the way in which the West observes the Arabs. See less

Added on 01/20/09

Amazon.com: Tamales 101: A Beginner's Guide to Making Traditional Tamales: Alice Guadalupe Tapp: Books

Amazon.com: Tamales 101: A Beginner's Guide to Making Traditional Tamales: Alice Guadalupe Tapp: Books See less

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