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Baby Donald Makes a Sandwich, by Louise Butts Hendrix

Board Book; Paperback
Publisher: Weekly Reader/Disney (1987)

Baby Donald- a sequencing bookThis charming little Disney Babies, book is the perfect way to teach young ones about sequencing. Written by retired teacher, writer- Louise Butts Hendrix

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Better Readin' and Writin' with Journalism, by Louise Butts Hendrix

Hardcover: 195 pages
Publisher: Vantage Press; 1st ed edition (1974)
Language: English

Better Readin' and Writin' with Journalism Past Appeal Democrat journalist lays out a powerful progam for developing reading and writing skills through the process of journalism. The progam is set at a Junior High Level and can be easily adapted for other age groups.

 

 

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Buffalo Gals, by Chris Enss
Women of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

Paperback: 136 pages
Publisher: TwoDot an Imprint of Falcon (October 01, 2005)
ISBN: 0762735651
Price: $12.95

buffalo_gals.jpg"What we want to do is give our women even more liberty than they have. Let them do any kind of work that they see fit, and if they do it as well as men, give them the same pay." -William F. Cody-1899

With rough-riding cowboys, sure shots, and fantastic reenactments of battles and train robberies, Buffalo Bill Cody brought the myth of the Old West to life for audiences all over the world. His Wild West Show was wildly popular - and some of the most popular cowboys in it were girls. Buffalo Gals tells the stories and celebrates the achievements of these thrill-seeking women, through historic photos, stunning, authentic publicity posters, and the meticulous research of western history writer Chris Enss.

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Changes In Harmony, by Marjorie (Gordon) Giles

Hardcover: 126 pages
Publisher: Windsor Publications; 1st ed edition (1988)
ISBN-10: 0897812328

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Deliberate Harm, by Holly Wilson-Bennett

Paperback: 211 pages
Publisher: PublishAmerica (April 3, 2006)
ISBN-10: 1413750842

Deliberate Harm, by Holly Wilson-Bennett

A car crashes head-on into a motorcycle. Suddenly, the lives of the mother and children from the station wagon and the lone motorcycle driver are meshed together at the hospital where they are taken. As they recover, the threads of their lives become entwined with those who care for them.

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Disappeared, by Holly Wilson-Bennett

Paperback: 211 pages
Publisher: Lulu (January 2006)
ISBN -10:1411675657

Disappeared, by Holly Wilson-BennettAbigail MacTavish doesn't answer her phone and she has not been at work. Her sister, Bethany Pendragon, becomes the reluctant sleuth to find not only is Abigail missing, but she discovers there are sinister forces at work here and others have disappeared.

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Fancy the Beautiful Little Dragon, by Sandra Banta

With Vera Hecker, Illustrator

Paperback: 45 pages
Publisher: Lifevest Publishing, Inc. (May 30, 2006)
ISBN-10: 1598791575

Fancy by Sandra BantaFancy is prettier than all the others, at least that's what she thinks. But, she quickly learns that beauty is not what is on the outside.

Book two of the "Little One's Series," is sure to be a hit with young folk and older folk alike.

 

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Gilded Girls, by JoAnn Chartier and Chris Enss

Women Entertainers of the Old West

Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: TwoDot an Imprint of Falcon (June 01, 2003)
ISBN: 0762726792
Price: $10.95

gilded_girls.jpgFrom Catherine Hayes, the "Irish prima donna," and Maude Adams, "the most popular actress in America," to the legendary Sarah Bernhardt, Gilded Girls profiles fourteen of the liveliest, wildest, and most talented female entertainers ever to light up the boards of the western frontier. You'll meet "the Jersey Lily," who was wildly admired by men as various Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Diamond Jim Brady, and Judge Roy Bean; Mrs. Leslie Carter, a scandal-plagued society women who became a famous actress as an act of revenge against her patrician ex-husband;

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Gold Rivers of Northern California, by Marjorie Gordon

Paperback: 180 pages
Publisher: Authorhouse (January 1, 2001)
ISBN-10: 1588201120

Gold Rivers of Northern California, by Marjorie GilesGold Rivers explores the history, geology and natural resources of California's unspoiled wilderness region of goldrush activity, north of the popularized Mother Lode. Illustrations and maps are included.

 

 

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Hammonton & Marigold: Vol 1, by Robert Criddle

Paperback: Not paginated
Publisher: Self
ISBN: None

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Hammonton & Marigold: Volume 2, 1904-2006, by Robert Criddle

Paperback: Not paginated
Publisher: Self
ISBN: None

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Hammonton & Marigold: Volume 3, by Robert Criddle

Paperback: Not paginated
Publisher: Self
ISBN: None

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Happy Trails, by Howard Kazanjian and Chris Enss

A Pictorial Celebration of the Life and Times of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans

Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: TwoDot an Imprint of Falcon (January 01, 2005)
ISBN: 0762730897
Price: $24.95

happy_trails.jpg More than six decades have passed since Roy Rogers and Dale Evans first rode the celluloid range together, yet they continue to be loved and admired in a way few – if any – celebrities can claim. They co-starred in twenty-nine motion pictures and recorded more than 200 albums together, and they brought their talents to television in the 1950s, entertaining a large audience with The Roy Rogers Show.

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Hearts West, by Chris Enss
True Stories of Mail-Order Brides on the Frontier

Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: TwoDot an Imprint of Falcon (June 01, 2005)
ISBN: 076272756X
Price: $10.95

hearts_west.jpgWANTED: A girl who will love, honest, true and not sour; a nice little cooing dove, and willing to work in flour.


Desperate to strike it rich during the Gold Rush, thousands of men traveled West to the emerging frontier, where they outnumbered women twelve to one. Only after they arrived did some of them realize how much they missed female companionship.

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Here is the African Jungle, by Phyl Manning

Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Wizzard Graphics Inc (2006)
ISBN: 0615133258

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For Author Phyl Manning Africa is a favored destination and the wildlife in Southern Africa is a long-time passion.

Here is the African Jungle is based on a sunset scene at a tributary to the Zambezi River, with animals in the book doing what they normally do "...except of course they don't speak English!" As far as we know...

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Images of America: Hammonton & Marigold California, by Robert Criddle

Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (2007)
ISBN: 0738547603

Hammonton_Marigold.gif This is the story of one community and two towns: Hammonton and Marigold, company-owned dredger towns located 10 miles east of Marysville, California. Their founding was a direct result of the Gold Rush of 1849 and the subsequent hydraulic mining that followed.

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Images of America: Marysville by, Henry Delamere

With Tammy Hopkins

Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (2007)
ISBN: 0738547379

marysville_aradia.jpgKnown as the Gateway to the Goldfields, Marysville was once one of Californias largest and most prosperous cities during the gold rush era; millions of dollars in gold were shipped from Marysville to the U.S. Mint in San Francisco.

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Images of America: Yuba Feather Hills, by Rosemarie Mossinger
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (May 24, 2006)
ISBN-10: 0738531022

 

Images of America: Yuba Feather Hills, by Rosemarie MossingerYuba Feather Hills, part of the Images of America series published by Arcadia Press, is an absolutely wonderful historical outline of the Yuba County communities between Marysville and the Sierra Nevadas. The Yuba and Feather Rivers flank a rugged portion of the Sierra Nevada as they rush south. Gold in creeks and streams here attracted thousands of treasure hunters who panned, dug, or scoured the hills with hydraulic jets of water.

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In My Father's Time
in_my_fathers_time.jpgJohn Sanbrook's debut work is a fascinating biography of the lives and times of his parents, Jack and Elizabeth Sanbrook.  "It all began at the turn of the twentieth century.  Times were hard in the United Kingdom."

    John "Jack" William Sanbrook was born in March of 1907; his father deserted wife and son soon after.  Young Jack had a thirst for knowledge, but poverty denied him his education and class discrimination severely limited his prospects.  In 1929, fate lent a hand; the Shanghai Municipal Police Force needed officers and Jack answered the call.  He would discover a true love of justice and the law in a land filled with beauty, danger, and luxuries he could never have enjoyed in his native England.  In time, Elizabeth would become his wife and they would begin their family.  In 1942, with the Japanese occupation of the International Settlement in Shanghai, the Sanbrooks’ idyllic life came to a close.  "The family had been caught up like rats in a trap.  Their lives were now in hostile hands."

    From the early years of Jack's work with the Shanghai Municipal Police, through the family's World War II years in the concentration camp, later work for the War Crimes Commission in the jungles of Borneo, and the Sanbrooks’ eventual emigration to America, In My Father's Time opens a window on the dramatic changes that made the world we see today.

    As the voices from that era fall silent one by one, this book is a welcome and valuable record of a vanished world.  "It is my parent's story.  One that I felt needed to be told."
    This reader would agree.
 
Review written by DJ Nold, the former Copy Editor of The Business Journal of Yuba and Sutter Counties, and author of two published fantasy-adventure novels, Raven's Fate and True Companions .

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Jewels of Northern California, by Mary Hanley

Paperback: 338 pages
Publisher: Dream Highway (2005)
ISBN: 0970919204

Jewels of Northern California, by Mary K. Hanley

Now here is a magical book ­ a book that will take you on many epic adventures, and send you to recover the treasures and secrets of a mysterious world. Jewels of Northern California is the only map you’ll need to find the most unique and most beautiful destinations in our great state. And here’s the best part of it all: if you live or work in Yuba or Sutter County, not only do you have the privilege of being part of an awesome community, but you are within a 4 hour drive of most of these precious jewels.

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Katie Lim: The Lady, The Legend, The Legacy, by Ruth Criddle

Spiral Bound: 43 pages
Publisher: Self Published (2004)
ISBN: None

katie_lim_cover.gif Katie Lim, one of Yuba-Sutter's beloved ladies, is honored in this special publication.

Katie had a dream of owning a restaurant. She would call it "The Mandarin Garden." It was to be the center piece of a revitalized Cinatown in Marysville, located at Second and C Streets. Today Katie's focus has changed and she is asking for help in the restorartion of the Bok Kai Temple.

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Kiti on Ice, by Phyl Maning

Paperback: 242 pages
Publisher: Publish America (2003)
ISBN: 1413706851

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Kiti is nineteen when her mother dies giving birth to a son and leaves Kiti responsible for the infant's safety. By placing the baby outdoors to die, the shaman father consigns his only daughter to rescuing her brother and transporting him to the frozen high islands of her mother's people.

In this quest adventure we enter the world of traditional Inupiat and the little-known High Arctic filled with danger, darkness, stark beauty--and harsh demands that permit no second chance.

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Memories: My Seventy Two Years in the Romantic County of Yuba, by W.T. Ellis

Paperback: 307 pages
Publisher: Eugene:The University of Oregon (1939)
ISBN: None

Memories: My Seventy Two Years in the Romantic County of Yuba

William Turner Ellis (b. 1866) was the son of a Marylander who became a well-to-do merchant in Marysville, California. Turner carried on the family business and served on Marysville’s Levee Commission for forty years. Memories (1939) contains Ellis’s account of his boyhood in Marysville and the town’s early history from the 1850s and his experiences as a local business and political leader.

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Moon Ladder, by Rhonda Simard

Paperbackt: 24 pages
Publisher: Trafford Publishing (January 26, 2005)
ISBN-10: 1412046254

Moon Ladder by Rhonda SimardMoon Ladder is a whimsical story/poem of a father and daughter who "climb" to the moon. It is a fun bedtime adventure with beautiful watercolor illustrations by Paige Keiser. The father and daughter climb, climb, climb a tall ladder to the moon. While there, they gaze at the wonders of the night sky.

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Muffy the Dragon, by Sandra Banta

With Vera Hecker Illustrator

Paperback: 19 pages
Publisher: Lifevest Publishing, Inc. (November 2005)
ISBN-10: 1598790609

Muffy the Dragon by Sandra BantaCreated by Sandra Banta a grandmother of five, "MUFFY" is a fantastic twelve page soft bound children's short story about one little dragons desires to be just like the other dragons.

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Ordinary World, by Stacy Baggett

Paperback: 249 pages
Publisher: Publish America (April 30, 2007)
ISBN-10: 1424174171
Price: $24.95

ordinary_thumb.jpg Life does not end just because you die. This is the first of many lessons Sherrie is faced with when her life is tragically cut short at the age of fourteen. Overcome with a sense of loss and desperation, Sherrie is suddenly thrust into the unknown and a Heaven she never could have imagined. It is a Heaven where there is no one answer to anything; a Heaven where lives are played out like movies and flowers grow tall in each individual’s garden. There, with the help of her spirit guide, Sera, she must review her own life in order to move on to the next level. In order to do this, she must learn to let go of the things—and people—she cares for, come to terms with her unhappy past, accept that which she cannot change, and forgive the mother who never loved her.


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Out of the Fire, by David Hobbs

Paperback: 382 pages
Publisher: 4 L Press; 2nd edition (2007)
ISBN: 1599716615

Out of the Fire, by David HobbsWhen a young Midwesterner leaves home for college in California and adventure with the U.S. Forest Service, he finds a lot more than he bargained for: from catastrophic wildfires to gut-wrenching affairs of the heart; from crewman on cutting edge helicopters and the elite Rouge River Hotshots, to a summer in Berkeley at the height of the hippie craze. Join David Hobbs on this unvarnished autobiographical odyssey as he struggles to find out what life is all about and discover the surprise ending that changes his life completely.

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Peaches: The Early Years, by Henry Delamere

Paperback: 28 pages
Publisher: Self (2001)
ISBN: None

Peaches Made Yuba & Sutter Counites The Peach Bowl of the World

Peaches, Peaches, Peaches! The full title of this book is, Peaches Made Yuba & Sutter Counties the Peach Bowl of the World. Although this is a short book, it covers an amazing amount of historical detail about the local peach industry.

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Petals and Blossoms, by Louise Butts Hendrix

:or Now, Now Brown Cow- A book of poetry

Paperback
Publisher: Normart Press (1983)

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Raven's Fate, by D.J. Nold

Paperback
Publisher:Infinity Publishing (2000)
ISBN: 0375713344

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In 1998, Earth was narrowly missed by a 1 mile wide meteor which if it had impacted, could have levied a 100,000 megaton blast with terrible global consequences. Scientists believe that, at any given moment, the Earth could be minutes away from just such an event. Then what? Sci-Fi writer D.J. Nold explores just one possibility in her first novel, a science fiction love story, Raven’s Fate.
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Recognizing the Fourth Dimension by Slava Alexakhin
Paperback: 156 pages
Publisher: Self-Press, Isis California (2005)
Profusely illustrated (black & white)

fourth_dimension.jpg"We are trained to perceive the surrounding world as three-dimensional. The fourth dimension is not a trick. In the same way that we don’t notice the air we are breathing, we do not notice a lot of things that are around us. One of them is time. We do live in four- (or even more) dimensional reality. Usually we just don’t pay attention to this. The first step to broadening our vision is to learn and to develop features that allow us to experience the world as four-dimensional."

 

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Reminisce: Andy Carr’s Life Story by Andy Carr

Paperback: 135 pages
Publisher: Morris Publishing (2006)

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Make way for Andy O. Carr and his writing debut, Reminisce: Andy Carr’s Life Story. His quick witted, often charming and refreshingly honest voice takes us back to his childhood in rural Nebraska, to the front lines of war-torn Europe, and even life and work in the Yuba-Sutter area.





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Rusty's Monsters, by Sandra Banta

With Vera Hecker, Illustrator

Paperback: 28 pages
Publisher: Lifevest Publishing, Inc. (2006)
ISBN-10: 1427613532

No Image AvailableRusty learns that everyone is afraid of something, and the best way to deal with our fears is to find a friend along the way.

Book three of the "Little One's Series," is sure to be a hit with young folk and older folk alike.

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Schizophrenic Rescue, by K.I. Smet

Paperback: 229 pages
Publisher: Dragon Publishing (2006)
ISBN: 0978966325

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The is the first book review featured on Amicus Books website in which the author has written a full and discriptive review of his own work. But then this is not any ordinary book, and Gregory Cox is not any ordinary author. His book was written specifically for the purpose of changing the World from disconnected and inbalanced to a state of cohesion and equailty.

The following is exerpts from a letter in Cox's own words in reference to his passion, purpose and ideas:

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Sean Casey's Odyssey by DE Leas

Paperback: 401 pages
Publisher: PublishAmerica (August 8, 2005)
ISBN-10: 1413767826

Sean Casey's OdysseyAmerica, the land of opportunity we call it, has throughout its history attracted so many diverse peoples from far distances. Most Americans, if not immigrants themselves, are descendents of those who came here in search of something better, albeit a search not without its challenges.

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Soft Curve, by Ethel Dunlop

Paperback: 122 pages
Publisher: Inkwell (1993)
ISBN: 092074836

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Five, seven, then five

syllables mark a Haiku

Passionate beauty.

 

Fragile strong words write
direct the path, the Soft Curve
floating syllables

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Squaw Man, by Louise Butts Hendrix

Paperback
Publisher: Normart; L.B. Hendrix (1987)
ISBN: None

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St. John's Episcopal Church, by Henry Delamere

150 Years of History

St. John's Episcopal Church: 150 Years of History

Like ivy creeping up the castle walls, there has been rising with the years an interest in California’s colorful beginning days. Adventure, primitive trail blazing, uncharted seas, Indians, Caballeros, Spanish guitars, rivers of gold, mining camps, pack trains, stage coaches, desperados, and Chinese grab the attention of almost every historian living in the State.

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Sutter Buttes, by Louise Butts Hendrix

:Land of Histum Yani

Unknown Binding: 152 pages
Publisher: Normart (1980)

Sutter Buttes the Land of Histum YaniSutter Buttes Land of Histum Yani, is one of the most quoted books in our region. In it she tells of the Buttes as they were becoming know in the west. Gabriel Moraga, a Spaniard trying to locate possible mission sites, was the first European to see the Buttes, in 1806. Another Spaniard, Luis Arguello, led an expedition in 1817 to explore Northern California by water.

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The Early Years, by Henry Delamere

A Sketch of Marysville's History

Paperback: 52 pages
Publisher: Self (2001)
ISBN: None

A Sketch of Marysville: The Early Years

Once called California's Third City, those who founded Marysville and toasted the new city with french champagne in 1850, would be puzzled by the notion that this historic gold rush town had become California's Oldest "Little" City.

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The Ordinary Extraordinary Boy

Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Xlibris (2005)
ISBN:1-4257-0385-2

ordinary.jpgMarcus felt he was just an ordinary little boy. He didn’t realize he was truly special because he had a compassionate heart. One day, when Marcus felt so terribly sad that hurtful things happened in the world, something wonderful happened to change Marcus into an extraordinary boy.

Age level: 10 - 12 year olds, but parents and grandparents will also enjoy this book!

 

 

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The Runes of the Four Realms, by Suzanne Strisower

Paperback: 52 Pages
Publisher: Spirit Nature & You (2001)
ISBN: 0971057001

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The Runes of the Four Realms: An Oracle for the New Millennium is a unique new age rune oracle. It consists of a 52 page book with 27 full-color rune cards with new symbols relating to our connections with the Angels, the Devas, Great Spirit and our own co-creative abilities.

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Thin Club, by Kim Tennant

Paperback: 49 pages
Publisher: Xlibris (2007)
ISBN: 978-1-4257-2619-5

Hardcover: 49 pages
Publisher: Xlibris (2007)
ISBN: 978-1-4257-2620-1

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Mandy has the perfect life and is the perfect student; now she wants to have the perfect body and be beautiful, thin and graceful like the models and movie stars she sees in magazines and on television.

One day, when her friends tell her she looks fat in a new dress, she decides to diet just like everyone else. What Mandy doesn't know is her extreme dieting lands her into all sorts of trouble.

Age level: 10 - 12 year olds, but parents and grandparents will also enjoy this book!


Thin Club is the fictional story of an eleven-year-old girl who develops anorexia nervosa. It is very well written and well suited for that age group. The author documents the classic path toward self-destruction that a pre-teen child can travel, influenced by insecurity, emotional distress, peer pressure, and the public media. It is a wonderful primer for parents and children involved in this devastating illness.


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True Companions, by DJ Nold

Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: PublishAmerica (June 12, 2006)
ISBN-10: 1424120748

True Companions, by D.J. NoldRaven Nighthunter, telempath, healer, and warrior, is in the service of the Powers. She has recently been supplied with a husband, Colonel Jorden Madwolf. He and his three companions have swelled her team from three to seven.

Respect and affection notwithstanding, there’s a head-on collision of cultures between the humans and Raven and her alien comrades that make her feel like pulling out handfuls of her body fur.

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Wacky Track to Independence, by Bill Crocker

Paperback: 292 pages
Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing (June 22, 2005)
ISBN: 1589397207
Price: $14.95

wackytrack_cover.jpgA controlling mom. a cigar-chomping, sexually-questionable boss. an urn full of cremated ashes. For Hymen "Hymie" Rosenblatt Hennessey, these all comprise his "Wacky Track to Independence."

"Wacky Track to Independence," the new novel by Bill Crocker , follows Hymie's hilarious journey from introverted, confused teenager to confident adult. While trying to break free of his mother's apron strings, Hymie is drawn into a comic misadventure that involves quirky characters, surprise twists and, finally, true independence.


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Woodleaf Legacy, by Rosemarie Mossinger

Paperback: 180 pages
Publisher: Carl Mautz Publishing (January 1998)
ISBN-10: 0962194042

Woodleaf Legacy, by Rosemarie Mossinger A powerful and rich historical documentation of a local icon, written to delight even those who have never before been to, or even heard of Woodleaf.

This captivating saga of California's bygone days features photographs, wood engravings, lithographs, drawings and maps, and includes comprehensive notes, bibliography, and index.

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Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks, by Kenneth Manies

Paperback: 102 pages
Publisher: Trafford Publishing (2006)
ISBN: 1412084814

An Honest Guide to Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks

An excellent first hand view of what people will find when they arrive at the tow of the Nations most loved National Parks

It tells what kind of weather you will likely encounter and what you should find with each season. It offers answers to questions like, "Why are August and September good months to be in the parks?"

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