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Misty of Chincoteague
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Marguerite Henry
A book that spurred a countless number of horse-owning fantasies, MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE was first published in 1947, and is still one of the most popular horse stories ever written. Inspired, in part, by actual events, this fictional work begins with a band of wild horses surviving a shipwreck and swimming their way to Assateague, a deserted ...
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The Door in the Wall
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Marguerite de Angeli
Robin, son of the nobleman Sir John de Bureford is expected to learn all the ways of knighthood. But an illness causes Robin to lose the use of his legs. Abandoned by his family, he is cared for by kindly monks. When their city becomes besieged, Robin becomes an unlikely hero in this classic novel of medieval England. Winner of the 1950 Newbery ...
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Lover
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Marguerite Duras
A 15-year-old French school girl has an affair with the son of a wealthy Chinese business man. Doomed from the start, the lovers are pulled in opposite directions by racial, social, and political conflicts. This is a largely autobiographical novel of Duras, her family, and the political climate of 1930's Saigon.
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Misty's Twilight
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Marguerite Henry
Dr. Sandy Price and her children travel to Chincoteague hoping to buy one of the descents of a famous horse named Misty at the island's annual pony penning sale. Of the four ponies they buy, one is a direct descent of Misty who soon gives birth to a filly named Twilight.
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The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric
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Miriam Joseph (Sister), Marguerite McGlinn (Editor), Miriam
Opening the door for beginners who seek a thorough grounding in the first arts of human understanding, this book explains the nature of logic, grammar, and rhetoric - the three of the seven liberal arts - and how they relate to one another. In Renaissance universities, the trivium (literally, the crossing of three part way) formed the essence of ...
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Autobiography of a Schizophrenic Girl: The True Story of "Renee"
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Renee, Grace Rubin-Rabson (Translator), Marguerite Sechehaye
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Justin Morgan Had a Horse
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Marguerite Henry
Joel Goss is thrilled when his teacher, Justin Morgan, asks him to help break in his new colt, Little Bub. The colt is small, but Joel knows it is bound for glory. Will Joel be able to train Little Bub to achieve its potential? This is a fictional account of how the breed of horses known as Morgans came to be. Illustrated with b&w drawings.
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They loved to laugh
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Kathryn Worth, Marguerite De Angeli
In 1831 in rural North Carolina, sixteen-year-old Martitia, newly orphaned and timid, comes to live with a large, boisterous Quaker familywhose five sons delight in teasing and laughter.
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The Standard Book of Quilt Making and Collecting
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Marguerite Ickis
Full information, full-sized patterns for making 46 traditional quilts, also 150 other patterns. 483 illus.
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Mustang-Wild Spirit of the West
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Marguerite Henry
A fictional account of the life of Annie Bronn and her efforts to prevent cattlemen in the American West from rounding up and slaughtering wild mustangs. B&w illustrations accompany the text.
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Album of horses
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Marguerite Henry
Describes the world of horses and the various breeds, including the American Saddle Horse, Tennessee Walking Horse, and Clydesdale.
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King of the Wind
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Marguerite Henry
The story of Sham--a stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stables. Although Sham is a strong and fast horse, he is treated cruelly by his various masters and owners. Will Sham ever find a home where he is treated with kindness? B&w illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1949 Newbery Medal.
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Memoirs of Hadrian
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Professor Marguerite Yourcenar
The dying emperor Hadrian writes to his successor Marcus Aurelius, telling of his early years and his attempts to order the chaotic empire as he rose to power, recalling friends and enemies alike, and meditating on the nature of love, power, and death.
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King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
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Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis (Illustrator)
This Marguerite Henry classic follows the adventures of the Arabian stallion, brought to England to become one of the founding sires of the Thoroughbred breed, and of the mute Arab stable boy who tended him with loyalty and devotion all his life.
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The North End Italian Cookbook, 5th
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Marguerite Dimino Buonopane
In this fifth edition, the author revisits every treasured recipe from earlier editions and has added new tried-and-true favorites. 20 photos.
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The ravishing of Lol Stein
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Marguerite Duras
Jacques Hold narrates the story of a his love for Lol V. Stein. Reconstructing a story from imagination and from what he's been told by Lol's friend and his current lover, Tatiana, Lol had lost her fiance, Michael Richardson, to another woman. For a while, she appears to have lost her mind, but she recovers, gets married, and has children. ...
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Handweavers Pattern Bk
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Marguerite Davison, Charles C Denzler (Illustrator)
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Black Gold
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Marguerite Henry
Few people think Black Gold can be a successful racehorse because he is so small. But a boy named Jaydee Mooney thinks that he can ride the horse to victory. Will Jaydee be able to prove that Black Gold has what it takes to be a great race horse? The story, set in 1908, is illustrated with b&w spot drawings.
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Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague
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Marguerite Henry
Paul and Maureen Beebe are forced to sell their beloved horse, Misty, to help send their uncle to college, but the loss of Misty is tempered by their discovery of an orphaned wild colt. B&w illustrations accompany the text.
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Gulliver's Stories
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Jonathan Swift, Beulah F Jackson, Marguerite P Dolch
Designed for younger readers of the classics, "Gulliver's Stories" is based on Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver Travels", the hilarious and incredible adventures of a man who finds himself first as a feared giant in the world of tiny people of Lilliput, and then as a man of minuscule proportions in a country full of giants.
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CLEP General Exams
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Joseph A Alvarez, Marguerite Barrett, Pauline Beard, Ph.D.
" REA ... Real review, Real practice, Real results." An easier path to a college degree - get college credits without the classes. CLEP GENERAL EXAMS with TEST"ware" Includes CD with timed practice tests, instant scoring, and more. "Based on today's official CLEP exam" Are you prepared to excel on the CLEP? * Take the first practice test to ...
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Benjamin West and his cat Grimalkin
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Marguerite Henry, Rea Berg (Editor)
"Today Benjamin West is remembered because he was the father of American painting . . . but I like to remember him as the boy who wanted so very much to paint that he dug his colors out of the ground and made his brushes from his cat's tail."--Marguerite Henry.
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L'Amant
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Marguerite Duras
Original French language edition of "L'amant."
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Savor the Memories
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Marguerite Marceau Henderson
With over 20 years in the culinary industry, Marguerite shares her recipes from her mother's Italian kitchen in Brooklyn and noted recipes from Cucina. Also, you'll find recipes from her catering days, TV show appearances, and cooking classes. Emphasis on easy but elegant menus, with a Mediterranean flair.
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The Heptameron
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Marguerite De Navarre, de Navarre Marguerite, Paul A Chilton (Translator)
In the early 1500s five men and five women find themselves trapped by floods and compelled to take refuge in an abbey high in the Pyrenees. When told they must wait days for a bridge to be repaired, they are inspired - by recalling Boccaccio's Decameron - to pass the time in a cultured manner by each telling a story every day. The stories, however ...
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