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Birds of America

Stories

By: Lorrie Moore

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the bestselling author of A Gate at the Stairs: A collection of twelve stories that’s “one of our funniest, most telling anatomies of human love and vulnerability" (The New York Times Book Review). A volume by one of the most exciting writers at work today, the acclaimed author of Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? and Self-Help. Stories remarkable in their range, emotional force, and dark laughter, and in the sheer beauty and power of their language. From the opening story, "Willing"—about a second-rate movie actress in her thirties who has moved back to Chicago, where she makes a seedy motel room her home and becomes involved with a mechanic who has not the least idea of who she is as a human being—Birds of America unfolds a startlingly brilliant series of portraits of the unhinged, the lost, the unsettled of our America. In the story "Which Is More Than I Can Say About Some People" ("There is nothing as complex in the world—no flower or stone—as a single hello from a human being"), a woman newly separated from her husband is on a long-planned trip through Ireland with her mother. When they set out on an expedition to kiss the Blarney Stone, the image of wisdom and success that her mother has always put forth slips away to reveal the panicky woman she really is. In "Charades," a family game at Christmas is transformed into a hilarious and insightful (and fundamentally upsetting) revelation of crumbling family ties. In "Community Life,"a shy, almost reclusive, librarian, Transylvania-born and Vermont-bred, moves in with her boyfriend, the local anarchist in a small university town, and all hell breaks loose. And in "Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens," a woman who goes through the stages of grief as she mourns the death of her cat (Anger, Denial, Bargaining, Häagen Dazs, Rage) is seen by her friends as really mourning other issues: the impending death of her parents, the son she never had, Bosnia.

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0307816885

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See What Can Be Done

Essays, Criticism, and Commentary

By: Lorrie Moore

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See What Can Be Done

Essays, Criticism, and Commentary

By: Lorrie Moore

A remarkable collection of essays and reviews on everything from Philip Roth to Margaret Atwood, from race in America to the shocking state of the GOP—from the national bestselling author of Birds of America and a master of contemporary American fiction. “The kind of book, and the kind of human, you’d want to guide you through the past few decades in letters and culture.... Moore is one of our best documentarians of everyday amazement.” —The New Yorker This essential, enlightening, truly delightful collection shows one of our greatest writers parsing the political, artistic, and media landscape of the past three decades. These sixty-six essays and reviews, culled from the pages of The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, Harper’s, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker, among others, find Lorrie Moore turning her discerning eye on everything from celebrity culture to the wilds of television, from Stephen Sondheim to Barack Obama. See What Can Be Done is a perfect blend of craft, brains, and a knowing, singular take on life, liberty, and the pursuit of (some kind of) happiness.

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Vintage

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1524732494

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9781524732493

Collected Stories of Lorrie Moore

Introduction by Lauren Groff

By: Lorrie Moore

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Collected Stories of Lorrie Moore

Introduction by Lauren Groff

By: Lorrie Moore

A beautiful hardcover edition of the collected stories of one of America's most revered and admired authors. BBC Culture’s Best Books of the Year Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year, Best Short Fiction Collected here for the first time in one volume are forty stories by Lorrie Moore—originally published in the acclaimed collections Self-Help, Like Life, Birds of America, and Bark and including three additional stories excerpted from her novels. Moore is one of America’s most revered writers, and this career-spanning collection showcases her exceptional talent for leavening tragedy with humor, for blending sorrow with subversive wit. Her keenly observed stories are peopled by a variety of lost souls—husbands, wives, lovers, tourists, professors, students, even a ghost—who are often grappling with pain or disappointment: a divorced man obsessed with self-help books, a washed-up Hollywood actress living in a hotel, a woman with a terminal illness. But however lovelorn or dislocated the characters—from the wisecracking wedding guest in “Thank You for Having Me” to the self-deluded musicians in “Wings” to the complicated parent-child pairs in “How to Talk to Your Mother (Notes)” and “The Kid’s Guide to Divorce”—their stories are always grounded in insight and compassion. Moore’s portraits of the parents of a seriously ill child in “People Like That Are the Only People Here” and of a woman haunted by guilt over the death of her friend’s baby in “Terrific Mother” achieve a notably unsentimental and yet quietly devastating power. Whether moving or darkly funny, all of these pieces channel the messiness of the human condition through Moore’s characteristically knowing, wry voice, and together they confirm her as a master of the short story.

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Everyman's Library

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0375712380

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Plan Your Kitchen

hundreds of design combinations at-a-glance

By: Lorrie Mack

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Plan Your Kitchen

hundreds of design combinations at-a-glance

By: Lorrie Mack

Renovating your kitchen can be an exciting but overwhelming experience. From deciding cabinets and countertops to hardware and appliances, the options available to homeowners today can create an endless number of possibilities. Plan Your Kitchen takes the anxiety out of kitchen design by bringing together the most popular options into one handy guide that makes designing your ultimate kitchen easier. Plan Your Kitchen features: An easy flipbook format that uses the most popular flooring, walls, and cabinetry options to create hundreds of kitchen combinations A wide variety of popular kitchen styles including country, traditional, Shaker, and contemporary A gallery of appliances in different sizes, styles, and colors that will fit your lifestyle and needs

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Harper Collins

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0060891963

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9780060891961

Home Styling Sourcebook

By: Lorrie Mack

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Home Styling Sourcebook

By: Lorrie Mack

If you feel elated by the celebrations of the Sabbats & hunger for that feeling during the long weeks between Sabbats, Wheel of the Year can help you put the joy & fulfillment of magic into your everyday life. This book shows you how to celebrate the lesser changes in Nature. The wealth of seasonal rituals & charms are all easily performed with materials readily available & are simple & concise enough that the practitioner can easily adapt them to work within the framework of his or her own Pagan tradition.Learn to perform fire magic in November, the secret Pagan symbolism of Christmas tree ornaments, the best time to visit a fairy forest or sacred spring & what to do when you get there. Learn the charms & rituals & the making of magical tools that coincide with the nesting season of migratory birds. Whether you are a newcomer to the Craft or have found your way back many years ago, Wheel of the Year will be an invaluable reference book in your practical magic library. It is filled with magic & ritual for everyday life & will enhance any system of Pagan Ritual.

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228

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Carlton Publishing Group

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1842222724

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9781842222720

Decorating with Textiles & Trimmings

Essential and Inspirational Techniques, Room by Room

By: Lorrie Mack,Diana Lodge

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Decorating with Textiles & Trimmings

Essential and Inspirational Techniques, Room by Room

By: Lorrie Mack,Diana Lodge

Shows how you can use Laura Ashley fabrics creatively to transform any room. In addition, at the end of each chapter a series of photographs illustrate how different fabrics can be used to create different ambiences

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Vintage

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009185363X

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9780091853631

DK Adventures: Ballet Academy

By: Lorrie Mack

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DK Adventures: Ballet Academy

By: Lorrie Mack

Lucy follows her dream to train to be a professional ballerina, and is selected as one of a handful of students into the Ballet Academy. Follow her journey as she gets through the tough training with the support of teachers and fellow students, and performs alongside her idol in The Nutcracker before facing her final challenge of getting into Ballet High School. DK Adventures are an innovative mix of narrative and nonfiction for kids ages 8-11 featuring engaging, action-packed stories that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. With diaries, recipes, poetry, instructions, graphics, or songs, the genre spreads in each DK Adventures title enhance the story and reinforce curriculum learning, while the expansive range of entertaining nonfiction subjects will appeal to boys and girls everywhere. Supports the Common Core State Standards.

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128

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Penguin

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1465434623

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9781465434623

Making the Most of Work Spaces

By: Lorrie MacK

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Making the Most of Work Spaces

By: Lorrie MacK

Working from home is becoming an increasingly popular option, but whether your needs are for a fully equipped office or simply a quiet corner in which to deal with paperwork or pursue a craft or hobby, this book will enable you to create an environment that is well-organized, comfortable & stylish. Chapters on Planning, Style, Storage, Equipment & Lighting are packed with imaginative ideas & a wealth of pertinent information that will guide you through every stage of setting up a work area. Useful checklists, covering everything from color schemes to choosing the right chair, will ensure that your work space is both attractive & ergonomically sound. Exquisite color photos.

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0756761557

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9780756761554

Plan Your Bathroom

hundreds of design combinations at-a-glance

By: Lorrie Mack

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Plan Your Bathroom

hundreds of design combinations at-a-glance

By: Lorrie Mack

The bathroom is quite possibly the most overlooked room in the home. Nevertheless, this smaller space is being increasingly upgraded and needs to be functional and attractive, with the right amount of storage. Whether it is being used for a quick shower or long soak in the tub, there are many aesthetic and practical considerations to bear in mind. This is where Plan Your Bathroom comes in. In this follow-up to the very sucessful Color Your Home and Plan Your Kitchen, Plan Your Bathroom uses a similar accessible and innovative format to help with all of the key decisionmaking. After an introduction to bathroom ergonomics and layout, including how to work with what you can't change easily such as plumbing and windows, Plan Your Bathroom looks at the major choices to be made relating to baths, showers, hand basins, and toilets. This is followed by chapters devoted to floors and walls, color, accessories, and gadgets. The final mix and match section contains sample floors, fittings, and walls for endless combinations, as well as tear-out wish lists for readers to plan what to buy and where to source it. Hundreds of full-color photographs, including examples from leading manufactures, provide a complete visual catalog that will inspire anybody to turn their bathroom into a spa.

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Harper Collins

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0061138266

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9780061138263

Arctic and Antarctic

By: DK

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Arctic and Antarctic

By: DK

The books that show you what others only tell you - fully revised and updated. DK Eyewitness Arctic and Antarctic is an informative guide to the world's polar regions. Amazing colour photographs offer your child a unique "eyewitness" view of some of the coldest and most frozen places in the world. From flora and fauna, to human and animal inhabitants, as well as the brave people who explored these extreme regions, often with fatal consequences: let your child learn all about life at the North and South pole. Great for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

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Dorling Kindersley Ltd

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1409375498

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Living in Small Spaces

By: Lorrie Mack

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Living in Small Spaces

By: Lorrie Mack

Shows how to make the best, most inventive use of living space even when this commodity is at a premium.

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1850291322

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9781850291329

Birds of America

Stories

By: Lorrie Moore

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Birds of America

Stories

By: Lorrie Moore

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Calm Working Spaces

By: Lorrie Mack

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Calm Working Spaces

By: Lorrie Mack

Incorporating Western design philosophies and feng shui this text offers practical tips on how to create a well ordered work space and calm working environment in your own home. There are also ideas for furniture design using colour, texture and decoration.

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1840283505

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9781840283501

Les Vikings

By: Carrie Love,Lorrie Mack,Michel Hourst

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Les Vikings

By: Carrie Love,Lorrie Mack,Michel Hourst

Une invitation à remonter le temps afin de découvrir les Vikings, qui furent de féroces combattants, mais également d'excellents marins et de brillants artisans. Au fil des pages sont ainsi révélés leurs instruments de navigation, embarcations, explorations, armes, vêtements, vie à la ferme en compagnie de leurs femmes et enfants, jeux et loisirs, rites funéraires, etc. -- Un ouvrage à la mise en pages vivante et diversifiée qui vaut principalement pour sa riche iconographie, composée de saisissantes photographies, auxquelles se greffent quelques encadrés, schémas et courts textes explicatifs. Ces derniers ont le mérite de ne pas s'attarder sur les combats sanglants de ces peuples méconnus pour lever le voile sur les moeurs et habitudes de vie qui avaient cours dans des temps reculés. [SDM].

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2761327225

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DK 24 Hours: Arctic

Around the Clock with the Animals of the Arctic

By: DK

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Around the Clock with the Animals of the Arctic

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DK 24 Hours: Arctic is a fascinating 'day in the life' look at the coldest place on Earth. The Arctic is an amazing place full of icy wonder and surprises. Come face-to-face with the amazing creatures that live in this frozen world. Discover how in the cold of dawn families stick together for warmth, find out how animals find food at lunchtime, watch a baby seal stick close to mom in the afternoon sun and spot lemmings and polar bears hiding when dusk comes. Great for homework or just for fun. There's more than just ice and snow in the Arctic!

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Penguin

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0756640385

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Vikings

By: Carrie Love,Lorrie Mack

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Vikings

By: Carrie Love,Lorrie Mack

Open your eyes to a world of discovery"--Cover.

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1465418555

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Arctic

By: Lorrie Mack

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Arctic

By: Lorrie Mack

A fascinating �day in the life� look at the coldest place on Earth The Arctic is an amazing place, full of icy wonder and surprises. Come face-to-face with the amazing creatures that live in this frozen world. Discover how in the cold of dawn families stick together for warmth, find out how animals find food at lunchtime, watch a baby seal stick close to mum in the afternoon sun and spot lemmings and polar bears hiding when dusk comes. Great for homework or just for fun. There�s more than just ice and snow in the Arctic!

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Dorling Kindersley Ltd

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1405316225

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See How It's Made

By: Penny Smith,Lorrie Mack

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See How It's Made

By: Penny Smith,Lorrie Mack

You probably pick up a pencil every day: but have you ever wondered how it�s actually made? From chocolate bars to violins, See How It�s Made lifts the lid on all kinds of everyday objects, foods and toys, revealing the amazing ways they are designed and manufactured. Venture behind the scenes right into the heart of busy factories to see the step-by-step processes that turn sand into glass, give a football its bounce and squeeze toothpaste into a tube. You�ll even find out how this book was put together!

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1405319127

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Weather

By: Lorrie Mack

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Weather

By: Lorrie Mack

Terrifying tornados, huge hurricanes and scorching sunshine! Look to the skies and discover the amazing power and beauty of the weather and how it affects our lives. Packed with fantastic facts and dramatic photographs, Eyewitness Weather is the perfect way to inspire a love of learning and discovery. Supports National Science Curriculum at Key Stage 1 and 2 - guaranteed to stimulate interest and imagination. Delve in for projects or just for fun, rain or shine!

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DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

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1405315229

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Collected Stories of Lorrie Moore

Introduction by Lauren Groff

By: Lorrie Moore

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Introduction by Lauren Groff

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Everyman's Library

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0375712380

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The Big Book of Planes

Discover the Biggest, Fastest and Best Flying Machines

By: Lorrie Mack

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The Big Book of Planes

Discover the Biggest, Fastest and Best Flying Machines

By: Lorrie Mack

The big book of planes is a colourful compendium of spectacular flying machines that will entertain and inform young readers for hours. Find out how big a jumbo jet is, how fast a fighter plane can go, and much more. Featuring fabulous images of all sorts of flying machines and packed with fun facts, The big book of planes is the ultimate first aircraft book.

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0241461812

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9780241461815

Decorating with Textiles & Trimmings

Essential and Inspirational Techniques, Room by Room

By: Lorrie Mack,Diana Lodge

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Decorating with Textiles & Trimmings

Essential and Inspirational Techniques, Room by Room

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Vintage

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009185363X

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9780091853631

Pokemon Stick Bk

By: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated

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Pokemon Stick Bk

By: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated

Provides information on the world and lives of Vikings.

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0756635772

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9780756635770

Laura Ashley

Decorating with Fabric : a Room-by-room Guide to Home Decorating

By: Lorrie Mack,Diana Lodge

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Laura Ashley

Decorating with Fabric : a Room-by-room Guide to Home Decorating

By: Lorrie Mack,Diana Lodge

Discover Laura Ashley's tips on using fabric to bring color, pattern, and texture to an entire home. Extraordinarily versatile, fabric can dramatically define a room with sweeping curtains or a child's tented bed, or add decorative touches with cushions, covered boxes, and screens. Ideas are included for every room -- living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms, children's rooms, bathrooms, and garden rooms. Inspiring photographs display finished projects in beautifully styled rooms, and each project is easily accessible with fully illustrated step-by-step instructions.

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Three Rivers Press

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0517882299

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9780517882290

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