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The following books are listed in roughly the order they were published, starting with the most recent. Click the covers for additional information. In some cases we have great deals on copies of books with scuffed covers. This happens when books are returned from stores, often packed in a way that the covers rub together. In almost all cases, the book interiors are in new condition.
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Why the Wind Blows A History of Weather and Global Warming From the co-author of Why Buildings Fall Down and Why the
Earth Quakes (Norton) comes another fascinating look at
practical science. This time it's the science of
weat... |
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About the House with Henri de Marne How to Maintain, Repair, Upgrade, and Enjoy Your Home This is a complete manual for homeowners. When things go
wrong, or when you are ready to remodel, you need expert
advice. Henri de Marne is one of America's best known and
most trusted expe... |
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Savvy Woman's Guide to Owning a Home How to Care For, Improve, and Maintain Your Home In this book, learn: how your house works; how to turn on
and off the power, water, fuels and what to do in an
emergency when something goes wrong, who to call to fix the
problem... |
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Servants of the Fish A Portrait of Newfoundland after the Great Cod Collapse As the last of the northern cod disappeared from the
fishing banks of eastern North America during the waning
years of the 20th century, more than just fish faced the
threat of extinction. I... |
| Servants of the Fish - Copy with Cover
Scuffs Same as above, but on sale because of a scuffed cover $16.95 |
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Purple Sun Upper Access had never published a work of fiction before,
but when we read this manuscript, we couldn't resist
it. It's one of those powerful stories that you can't put
down, and people wh... |
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Purple Sun - Copy with Scuffed
Cover Same as above, but at sale price because of cover scuffs $6.95 |
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Such Men are Dangerous The Fanatics of 1692 and 2004 Most Americans, of course, would like to think that our
modern-day leaders are more enlightened than the
witch-hunting Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. But
are they? Is it possible ... |
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Such Men are Dangerous - Copy with Cover
Scuffs Same as above, but sale price because of scuffed cover $10.95 |
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Nature's Ritalin for the Marathon
Mind Nurturing Your ADHD Child with Exercise ADHD is a childhood epidemic. By some estimates, 5 percent
or more of the school-age children in the US have been
diagnosed, and most of them are being treated with powerful
prescriptio... |
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Nature's Ritalin - Copy with Cover
Scuffs Same as above, but on sale because of scuffed cover $7.95 |
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I Died Laughing Funeral Education with a Light Touch This is a very funny book, even though it also includes
some serious consumer information. Lisa Carlson has
collected cartoons, jokes, funny quotations, humorous last
words, ... |
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Caring for the Dead Your Final Act of Love A complete guide for those making funeral arrangements with
or without a funeral director. Families, friends, and
support groups who want to say goodbye in a meaningful
waynot just ... |
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Caring for the Dead - Copy with Cover
Scuffs Same as above, but on sale because of scuffs on the cover $19.95 |
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Dealing Creatively with Death (14th
Edition) A Manual of Death Education and Simple Burial This book is a true classicmore than 300,000 copies
have been sold in its various editions. With every edition,
it has grown and improved. Jessica Mitford, in a foreword
to the book,... |
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Dealing Creatively with Death - Copy with
Scuffed Cover Same as above, but sale price because of cover scuffs $8.95 |
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Death Notification A Practical Guide to the Process If it is your job to notify a family that a death has
occurredor is soon expectedhow do you do it
right? Using vivid examples, Leash guides the reader through
this difficult ... |
| Death
Notification: Copy with Scuffed Cover Same as above book, sale price because of cover scuffs $8.95 |
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Signs of Life A Memoir of Dying and Discovery "For a nation obsessed with the happy ending, we give
remarkably little thought to our own," writes
journalist Tim Brookes. "Our fictions are full of the
desire to shape these... |
| Signs of Life: Copy with Scuffed Cover Same as above book, sale price because of cover scuffs $9.95 |
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Victims of Memory (2nd Edition) Sex Abuse Accusations and Shattered Lives Each year, more than a million Americans are convinced by
their therapists (or by misguided "self-help" books) that
their childhoods were not as happy as they thoughtthat
they harbo... |
| Victims of Memory - Copy
with Scuffed Cover Same book as above, sold at discount because of cover scuffs $12.95 |
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Mirror, Mirror A History of the Human Love Affair with Reflection As the New York Times pointed out, this book romps through
so many fascinating fields of human knowledge that it seems
like an entire liberal-arts educat... |
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Letters from the Other Side With Love, Harry and Helen Blind since childhood, Mary Blount White was limited in
what she could write. Yet after her brother and sister had
died, she asked her father for a pencil and began to
transcribe messages by... |
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Herbs of the Earth A Self-Teaching Guide to Healing Remedies This book is becoming the herbalist's bible. For the
beginner, it's an outstanding introduction to the
subject. For those who are already knowledgeable, it is a
ready reference and thor... |
| Herbs
of the Earth -- Copy with Slight Cover Scuffs Low Sale Price $4.95 |
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Your Low-Tax Dream House A New Approach to Slashing the Cost of Home Ownership (May have cover scuffs) This is a small-press classic, first issued in 1989, that
has helped thousands of people to build or remodel better
houses for less money. We've ... |
















