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1	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies more books like this by Jared Diamond add to wishlist This history examines the influences of geography and environment on the development of civilization and seeks to find large patterns that might explain why, in the modern period, some groups seem to have significantly greater material wealth than others. The author is an evolutionary biologist and his scientific approach to human history draws ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Kissing Hand more books like this by Audrey Penn add to wishlist In this contemporary classic, Chester Raccoon seeks love and reassurance from his mother as he ventures out into the world to attend his very first day of school. The audio CD includes a reading and an original song. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| SVS
3	The Polar Express more books like this by Chris Van Allsburg add to wishlist On Christmas Eve a young boy who truly believes in Santa Claus is invited to board the Polar Express--a train that brings him and other young believers directly to the North Pole. Once there, the boy is chosen by Santa himself to receive the very first gift of the Christmas season. The gift the boy selects, a bell from the harness of one of Santa ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread more books like this by Kate DiCamillo add to wishlist Despereaux Tilling the mouse, Roscuro the rat, and a serving girl named Miggery Sow join forces and embark on an adventure during which they encounter grave danger and ultimate triumph. B&w illustrations accompany the text. Named one of the Best Children's Books 2003 by Publishers Weekly. Winner of the 2004 Newbery Medal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason more books like this by Sam Harris add to wishlist Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behavior and sometimes heinous crimes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.42! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Blindness more books like this by Jose Saramago add to wishlist In this fable by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago, the population of an entire town is suddenly stricken, one by one, with blindness. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex more books like this by Nathaniel Philbrick add to wishlist The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century which was the inspiration for Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick". The author uses a hitherto unknown diary of one of the survivors discovered in an attic in Connecticut in spring 1998 to tell the tale. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales more books like this by Jon Scieszka add to wishlist Looks at some really stupid tales including "Chicken Licken", "The Princess and the Bowling Ball", "The Really Ugly Duckling" and "Jack's Bean Problem". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	American Pastoral more books like this by Philip Roth add to wishlist Nathan Zuckerman, now in his early 60s, agrees to write a tribute to the dead father of an old friend and, in researching the man's life, becomes intrigued with the mystery of why someone who seemed to have been blessed in every way--with a happy marriage, successful business, good health--turned into such an intensely bitter and unhappy man ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Left Hand of Darkness more books like this by Ursula K Le Guin (Introduction by) add to wishlist Written using alternate points of view, THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS tells the story of Genly Ai, an ethnologist who arrives at the planet Gethen. There he encounters not only sub-zero temperatures, but an androgynous humanoid species whose ways perplex and intrigue him. Though not dependent on the earlier books, this is the fourth book in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	To Kill a Mockingbird more books like this by Harper Lee add to wishlist TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is about the crisis of human behavior and conscience arising from the racism and prejudice that exist in the small Southern town during the Depression. Scout Finch, age 8, who lives with her brother, Jem, and their lawyer father, Atticus, in Maycomb, Alabama, tells the story of her father's defense of Tom Robinson, a young ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy more books like this by Wilson Rawls add to wishlist This classic about a 10-year-old boy growing up in the Ozark mountains with his inseparable pair of coonhounds will warm the hearts of young and old alike. Great Stone Face Award. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.07! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The First Part Last more books like this by Angela Johnson add to wishlist In this winner of the Printz Medal and Coretta Scott King Award--a companion to the Coretta Scott King Award-winning "Heaven"--Johnson probes right to the heart of the issues involved with teenage pregnancy and fatherhood with precision, grace, and keen insight.) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.16! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Beloved more books like this by Toni Morrison (Read by) add to wishlist Sethe, an escaped slave, kills her own daughter Beloved with a handsaw to prevent her from being claimed as a slave in this stunningly rendered story. Beloved returns to her mother as a ghost 20 years later. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Giver more books like this by Lois Lowry add to wishlist Set in a completely controlled, soothingly pleasant society, THE GIVER takes readers into a world free of such things as conflict, hate, and disappointment. At age 12 all residents are given their Assignment, or their adult role in the community--some are Nurturers who care for the young children, others are Laborers, still others are Doctors, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.30! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Tuesday more books like this by David Wiesner add to wishlist It's around 8:00 on a Tuesday evening when something odd happens down at the pond. To the amazement of a sleepy turtle and a small school of fish, a group of frogs suddenly floats into view--not in the pond, but in the sky, on magic carpet-like lily pads. Now hundreds of frogs are flying through the night, surprising birds, confusing a sleepy man, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Rick Bayless's Mexican kitchen : capturing the vibrant flavors of a world-class cuisine more books like this by Rick Bayless, Deann Groen Bayless, JeanMarie Brownson add to wishlist Rick Bayless has produced over 150 recipes in the art of Mexican food, providing inspiration and guidance, mixed with passion, clarity and humour.' see all copies from $12.93! new only from $20.86! \| first editions
18 view cover	Chronicle of a death foretold more books like this by Gabriel García Márquez add to wishlist This mysterious and haunting tale of romance and murder begins with the marriage of a man and a woman in love. But when he inexplicably mistreats his beloved on the night of the wedding, he is in turn murdered by her brothers, and readers are left with a strange sense of inevitability and passions gone terribly awry. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy more books like this by Jeanne Birdsall add to wishlist In this middle-grade novel, a summer of exciting new experiences awaits the lively Penderwick sisters at a summer rental cottage on the large Berkshire estate of Mrs. Tifton, a snobby heiress. With a spacey but loving botanist father, 12-year-old Rosalind is often in charge. Her younger sister, Jane, age 11, is a writer with a dramatic flair. Skye ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Kitten's First Full Moon more books like this by Kevin Henkes add to wishlist A curious and thirsty kitten sees the full moon for the first time and becomes convinced that it is a bowl of milk. She chases the moon through the night, intent on having a taste, and ends up experiencing a cluster of distressing, unexpected moments. Though she licks a bug by mistake, and takes a painful spill down the stairs, her pursuit only ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Strega Nona more books like this by Tomie dePaola (Illustrator) add to wishlist Strega Nona is a good and kindhearted "grandmother witch" who provides cures and magical potions for all the people in her small Italian village of Calabria. As she grows older, Strega Nona decides that she needs a helper, and so she hires Big Anthony, a sweet, but rather dim, young man. At first, Big Anthony is a wonderful helper, but when he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Shipping News more books like this by E Annie Proulx add to wishlist In this lively dark comedy, a hapless man named Quoyle is grief-stricken after his no-good wife dies in a car crash. He packs up his dog, his children, and an ancient aunt and returns to the old family home in the town of Killick-Claw, on the coast of Newfoundland, where he gets a job with the local newspaper covering the shipping news. Gradually, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	A Wrinkle in Time more books like this by Madeleine L'Engle add to wishlist A classic battle of good versus evil as well as a reflection on the value of being true to oneself and the power of love and faith, A WRINKLE IN TIME is the first book in the Time Quartet series. Meg Murry, the daughter of two brilliant scientists, is a socially awkward 12-year-old who has trouble fitting in at school. Her closest friend is her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home: Creative Gardening for the Adventurous Cook more books like this by Moosewood Collective add to wishlist The people responsible for the bestselling Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant have gathered more than 150 timesaving recipes for tasty, nutritous dishes with a vegetarian emphasis, so that cooks can create savory wholefoods cuisine at home with a minimum of time and effort. see all copies from $4.71! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The House in the Night more books like this by Susan Marie Swanson, Beth Krommes (Illustrator) add to wishlist A spare, patterned text and glowing pictures explore the origins of light that make a house a home, in this bedtime book for young children. Full color. see all copies from $7.39! new only from $7.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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