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1	Fancy Nancy more books like this by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator) add to wishlist The original, bestselling "Fancy Nancy" is now available in a big-book format--ideal for read-aloud fun. Readers are sure to be delighted by Nancy's charming plight to turn her family from plain to fancy. Full color. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $7.24! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Natural History of the Senses more books like this by Diane Ackerman add to wishlist Diane Ackerman writes a detailed meditation on each of the five senses, seeing them not merely as sense organs but as important doors into the truths of our culture. Ackerman refreshingly combines a gift for lyrical language with a scientist's passion for facts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Composition of Everyday Life: A Guide to Writing more books like this by John Mauk, John Metz add to wishlist Encouraging you to be an inventive thinker and writer, THE COMPOSITION OF EVERYDAY LIFE, Concise Edition, Third Edition, illustrates how the act of writing is connected to your daily life as it helps you rediscover concepts, uncover meaning, and rethink the world around you. With a more reader-friendly design than ever, the third edition begins ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.36! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Freakin' Fabulous: How to Dress, Speak, Behave, Eat, Drink, Entertain, Decorate, and Generally Be Better Than Everyone Else more books like this by Clinton Kelly add to wishlist The stylish fashion consultant who helps TLC's viewers revamp their wardrobesnow shows how to revamp one's life with this fun, irreverent, and informativeguide to being fabulous--an ideal gift for anyone who enjoys looking good andhaving a blast while doing so.Simon & Schuster Entertainment see all copies from $11.78! new only from $14.44! \| SVS
5	Invention of Tradition more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm (Editor), Terence O Ranger (Photographer) add to wishlist Many of the traditions which we think of as very ancient in their origins were not in fact sanctioned by long usage over the centuries, but were invented comparatively recently. This book explores examples of this process of invention - the creation of Welsh and Scottish 'national culture'; the elaboration of British royal rituals in the ... see all copies from $8.80! new only from $16.89! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction more books like this by J D Salinger add to wishlist Two long short stories about Salinger's Glass family, previously published in The New Yorker. Both stories are about the life and tragic death of Seymour Glass, the eldest of the Glass children, and his siblings' reaction to it. The events are seen through the eyes of Seymour's brother Buddy, who is often said to be a portrait of Salinger himself. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist-The Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England more books like this by Daniel Pool add to wishlist Essays provide a view of British life during the nineteenth century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Ecce Romani: Level 1 more books like this by Gilbert Lawall, Perry, Palma add to wishlist see all copies from $7.99! new only from $99.00!
9	In Age of Chivalry: Medieval Europe, Ad 800-1500 (What Life Was Like)(Hardcover) more books like this by Time-Life Books (Editor) add to wishlist Go to Henry's England and Eleanor's Aquitaine; a free-thinker's Germany; a student's Paris, the pope's Rome and a crusader's Jerusalem; inside the manor, the monastery, the cathedral and the castle. Get to know a Europe you never could before -- through the lives of the people who were there. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: Short Stories, Prose and Diary Excerpts more books like this by Sylvia Plath add to wishlist Short stories and diary excerpts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Some prefer nettles more books like this by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki add to wishlist The marriage of Kaname and Misako is disintegrating: whilst seeking passion and fulfilment in the arms of others, they contemplate the humiliation of divorce. Misako's father believes their relationship has been damaged by the influence of a new and alien culture, and so attempts to heal the breach by educating his son-in-law in the time-honoured ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.36! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Wilderness Tips more books like this by Margaret Atwood add to wishlist A series of stories whose shared themes of loss, discovery, and connections with others bind them together as a unified whole. The settings, mostly urban, include a newspaper office, a 1950s coffeehouse, and menacing, wild landscapes. The discoveries at an archeological dig have echoes in a contemporary love affair; sexual frustrations and class ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Tastes of paradise : a social history of spices, stimulants, and intoxicants more books like this by Wolfgang Schivelbusch add to wishlist From the extravagant use of pepper in the Middle Ages to the Protestant bourgeoisie's love of coffee to the reason why fashionable Europeans stopped sniffing tobacco and starting smoking it, Schivelbusch looks at how the appetite for pleasure transformed the social structure of the Old World. Illustrations. see all copies from $4.00! new only from $8.54! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Human more books like this by Dr. Robert Winston (Editor), Dr. Don E Wilson (Editor) add to wishlist This definitive visual guide takes a unique look at what it means to be a human being. From evolution and biology to society, culture, and the future aspects of human life, this book examines the qualities that all humans share and profiles more than 250 peoples who inhabit the world. see all copies from $3.75! new only from $3.75! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Turn of the Screw and Other Short Novels more books like this by H James add to wishlist In THE TURN OF THE SCREW, an innocent, impressionable young governess takes over the education of two delightful children, Flora and Miles, at an isolated country estate. She becomes convinced that the children's former governess and a valet once employed on the estate--both now dead--have returned and are trying to gain control of the children's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Little Book of Christian Character & Manners more books like this by William Dedrick, Colleen Dedrick add to wishlist A "little" but thorough book which uses the foundation of the Bible (not popular psychology) to develop appropriate instruction on how to train children. The book is intended not to be an exhaustive child-training manual, but to give a biblical framework upon which to build practical standards for discipline and manners in the home. see all copies from $2.40! new only from $18.62!
17 view cover	One Digital Day: How the Microchip is Changing Our World more books like this by Rick Smolan, Jennifer Erwitt add to wishlist The creators of the bestselling "Day in the Life" series shows, via sensational photographs, how microchip technology is dramatically affecting our everyday lives in such areas as entertainment, business, health, sports, education, and religion. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Ecce Romani: Level 1b more books like this by D A Lawall, David M Tafe, Perry add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $69.43!
19 view cover	Tea with Jane Austen more books like this by Kim Wilson, Tom Carpenter (Foreword by) add to wishlist "You must drink tea with us tonight." - Sense & Sensibility. Who would not want to sit down with Jane Austen and join her in a cup of tea? Here for the first time is a book that shares the secrets of one of her favourite rituals. Tea figures prominently in Jane Austen's life and work. In fact, the beloved novelist was the keeper and maker of tea ... see all copies from $9.59! new only from $12.99! \| SVS
20 view cover	Inventing the Abbotts more books like this by Sue Miller add to wishlist A collection of stories, including "Leaving Home," "Appropriate Affect," "Expensive Gifts," "The Birds and the Bees," "What Ernest Says," "Slides," "Quality of Life," and "Travel." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Living Folklore: Intro to the Study of People and Their Traditions more books like this by Martha C Sims, Martine Stephens add to wishlist Living Folklore is a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to folklore as it is lived, shared and practiced in contemporary settings. Drawing on examples from diverse American groups and experiences, this text gives the student a strong foundation--from the field's history and major terms to theories, interpretive approaches, and fieldwork. ... see all copies from $12.65! new only from $26.95! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Way We Lived more books like this by Reader's Digest, Robert Dolezal, Of Readers Digest Editors add to wishlist Explores the myriad changes that have transformed life as we know it from 1900 to 1999, from woodstoves to microwaves, wax discs to compact discs, maxi- to midi- to mini-skirts, washtubs to washing machines, typewriters to laptops...and everything in between. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Ecce Romani: Level 1a more books like this by D A Lawall, David M Tafe, Perry add to wishlist see all copies from $6.48!
24 view cover	The fall of public man more books like this by Prof. Richard Sennett add to wishlist Examines the modern imbalance between our public and our private lives - covering everything from the history of fashion to revolutionary mobs and the career of Richard Nixon. see all copies from $8.73! new only from $11.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Raise High the Roof Beam Carpenters more books like this by J D Salinger add to wishlist Two long short stories first published in the "New Yorker" in the 1950s, "Raise High the Roof Beam", "Carpenters and Seymour: an Introduction" are each narrated by writer Buddy Glass, a character often said to be a portrait of the author himself. Both are stream of consciousness narratives, focusing on the life of Seymour, the eldest Glass brother ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.08! \| first editions \| SVS

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