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1	Children's Letters to God: The New Collection more books like this by Stuart Hample (Introduction by), Tom Bloom (Illustrator), Eric Marshall (Compiled by) add to wishlist A collection of children's thoughts about dilemmas, in the form of letters written to God. They express that part of a child's world reserved for special thoughts and wishes, covering aspirations, confidences and thanks. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sabine's Notebook: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Continues more books like this by Nick Bantock add to wishlist This is the sequel to "Griffin and Sabine". Sabine was supposed to be imaginary, a friend and lover Griffin had created to sooth his loneliness. But Sabine threatens to become embodied - to appear on his doorstep, in fact. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Morning Star: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Is Illuminated more books like this by Nick Bantock add to wishlist Concludes the mystery that began with a single mysterious postcard, and reveals the fate of Matthew Sedon and Isabella de Reims and their kinship to Griffin and Sabine. see all copies from $4.91! new only from $8.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Letters of the Scattered Brotherhood more books like this by Mary Strong (Ed ) (Editor) add to wishlist This book will be a revelation to all those who search for spiritual strength, for here the authentic ring of genuine spiritual experience can be found. Originally published in a leading religious weekly during the 1930s and 1940s, these anonymous letters have a timeless quality, which transcends and transfigures contemporary problems while ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Gryphon: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine is Rediscovered more books like this by Nick Bantock add to wishlist As the remarkable fates of Griffin and Sabine are gradually revealed, we are introduced to Matthew and Isabella, long-distance lovers who find themselves entwined not only in each other's lives, but in an intrigue of mythic proportions. The correspondence of Griffin Moss and Sabine Strohem, at turns enigmatic, sumptuous, and romantic, reveals ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Letters on England more books like this by Voltaire add to wishlist Also known as the Lettres anglaises ou philosophiques, Voltaire's response to his exile in England offered the French public of 1734 a panoramic view of British culture. Perceiving them as a veiled attack against the ancien regime, however, the French government ordered the letters burned and Voltaire persecuted. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Letters to a Young Doubter more books like this by William Sloane Coffin add to wishlist In an exchange of letters over the months of an academic year, the former chaplain at Yale writes about an imagined bright, young college student, answering his questions and giving sage advice about problems of faith, the difficulties of personal life, and the ever more confusing and complex problems of today's world. see all copies from $2.07! new only from $5.07! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Illustrissimi: Letters from Pope John Paul I more books like this by John add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Open Secrets: The Letters of Reb Yerachmiel Ben Yisrael more books like this by Rami M Shapiro, Rabbi, Rabbi Rami M Shapiro add to wishlist ." . . a rare jewel, a powerhouse of spiritual wisdom that you can read and reread."-Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. author of "A Woman's Journey to God and Seven Paths to God" "["Open Secrets"] invites us into the most intimate of settings, the whispered wisdom passed from an authentic Hasidic master to his student. It radiates warmth, passion for the ... see all copies from $21.28! new only from $90.13!
10	Something Like a Love Affair more books like this by Julian Symons add to wishlist A suspense novel by the author of "Bloody Murder", "A Man Called Jones" and "The Thirty-First of February". The author won the Cartier Diamond Dagger in 1990. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Letters Along the Way: A Novel of the Christian Life more books like this by D A Carson add to wishlist Written in the form of correspondence between two men over the course of 15 years, Letters Along the Way uniquely explains the growth process that should be evident in Christian life. Filled with a great deal of distilled wisdom concerning spiritual, moral, biblical, and thelogical issues, the letters offer commentary on the changing face of ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $36.89! \| first editions
12 view cover	Letters to a Young Novelist more books like this by Natasha Wimmer (Translator), Mario Vargas Llosa add to wishlist Mario Vargas Llosa brings his talent and experience to this guide for aspiring writers, in which he talks about not only his own work but the work of many others, including Faulkner, James, Woolf, Kafka, and Borges. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Letters more books like this by John Barth add to wishlist This epistolary--and very experimental--novel is set on a campus plagued by the student unrest that characterized the late 1960s and early 1970s. Told in the form of letters to and from various people on campus--many of them characters from Barth's other novels--it includes dozens of plots and subplots in its 700 pages, and tackles such subjects ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Letters more books like this by Ari Berk (Editor), Brian Froud (Illustrator) add to wishlist The Cottington Archive reluctantly announces that more information about the infamous Lady Cottington has surfaced: a scrapbook compiled by the fairy smasher herself of her correspondence with luminaries such as Queen Victoria, Annie Oakley, Igor Stravinsky, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Andrew Lang, P.T. Barnum, and more. All about fairies, these ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.93! \| first editions
15 view cover	Candide more books like this by W D Howarth (Editor), J H Brumfitt (Editor), Voltaire add to wishlist Candide, the quintessential innocent, has been taught by his tutor, Pangloss, that "all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds." Gradually, Candide and his beloved, Cunegonde, learn--as they travel through a world peopled with evil characters and various cruelties--the limits of Pangloss's philosophy. Voltaire's great comic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.15! \| signed copies \| first editions
16	Dear Sarah Bernhardt more books like this by Francoise Sagan add to wishlist This experimental biography of the actress Sarah Bernhardt is structured in the form of a correspondence from the grave between the author and her subject. Francoise Sagan has also written the worldwide bestseller "Bonjour Tristesse" and "Aimez-Vous Brahms". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Postcards for People in Love more books like this by Claire Cloninger add to wishlist Each "postcard" in this book is postmarked from heaven, personally signed by the Creator of all True Love. Every thought-provoking message, paraphrased from Scripture, will inspire you and your loved one to cherish, forgive, and nurture each other. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18	The golden mean more books like this by Nick Bantock add to wishlist Sabine's visions of Griffin's art are growing dim and she is being followed by a threatening stranger. "the golden mean" - the harmony of the perfect balance they seek - seems even further out of reach. This is the sequel to "Sabine's Notebook". see all copies from $2.47! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
19	Griffin and Sabine(cass, Unabridged more books like this by Nick Bantock, Maxwell Caufield (Read by), Marina Sirtis (Read by) add to wishlist An epistolary novel in which Griffin Moss, a postcard artist in London, and Sabine Strohem, a postage stamp illustrator in the South Seas, fall in love via the mail, never having seen or spoken to each other. The book is illustrated in varying styles, from detailed line drawings to collages. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.73! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Dear God: Children's Letters to God more books like this by David Heller add to wishlist Collected in the course of research on the religious development of the young, these letters were written by children ranging in age from six to twelve and from a variety of religious backgrounds. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.45! \| first editions
21 view cover	Letters to Vanessa: On Love, Science, and Awareness in an Enchanted World more books like this by Jeremy W Hayward add to wishlist In a series of moving letters to his teenage daughter, physicist Jeremy Hayward, author of PERCEIVING ORDINARY MAGIC and other books on the interface between science and spirituality, teaches us to liberate outselves from a limited worldview. Includes meditation exercises to help us reconnect with the world of soul to experience multidimensional ... see all copies from $4.53! new only from $14.90! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Griffin & Sabine 10th Anniver Op more books like this by Nick Bantock add to wishlist The strange and intriguing correspondence of Griffin and Sabine is revealed through letters that must be pulled from their own envelopes, giving the reader the delightful forbidden sensation of reading someone else's mail. It is a story that is partly a romance, partly a mystery, and completely a work of art. The features which will make this 10th ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Dear Mr. Jefferson: Letters from a Nantucket Gardener more books like this by Laura Simon add to wishlist An imaginary, one-sided correspondence from a New Englander to a founding father, on gardening techniques and modern American life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.96!
24 view cover	The Correspondence more books like this by Evelin Sullivan add to wishlist Alex Merry, star of stage and screen, died a tragic and untimely death in 1988 and no one seemed better suited to write his biography than George Fowler, his long-time friend. Although an avant-garde writer known only in literary circles, no one knew Merry better than he. Fowler's account, however, is no standard biography. Of course, he recounts ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Philosophical Letters, Or, Letters Regarding the English Nation more books like this by Voltaire add to wishlist In his "Philosophical Letters", Voltaire provides a pungent and often satirical assessment of the religion, politics, science, and arts of the England he observed during his nearly three-year exile. In addition to the Letters, this edition provides a translation of Voltaire's "Proposal for a Letter about the English", a general Introduction, ... see all copies from $3.21! new only from $10.98! \| first editions

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	Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence by Nick Bantock (Illustrator) see all from $1.99! new only from $2.73!
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