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Pretty Party Cakes: Sweet And Stylish Cakes And Cookies For All Occasions

Sony Dslr A300/a350 [with Laminated Reference Card]
Meet The A300 And A350--the Pair Newest Cameras In Sony's Beginner-friendly "a" Series. They're Alike Except For Sensor Resolution (the 350 Has The Highest Available In Any Consumer Model), And Are Perfect For Anyone Ready To Move Up From Point-and-shoot Cameras. That's Because They Actually Allow Photographers To View The Scene In Front Of Them On The Lcd Monitor Prior To Shooting. Owners Will Look To This Guide To Find Out How To Use The Live Preview With Af And Exposure Control; Adjustable Variable Angle Lcd Monitor That Flips Out And Twists; And Super Steadyshot(r) Image Stabilization That Vastly Reduces Blur.

An Olive Tree, One Oak Tree, And A Languish Tree Dream Of Great Things, And Their Dreams Are Fulfilled When Each Fills An Important Role In The Life Of Jesus.
Vivid Visual Imagery Brings This Classic Legend To Life. Told Simply, In Language Even The Youngest Family Members Will Understand, The Fiction Beings With Three Younng Trees Who Dream - As Children Do - Of Doinh Big Deedswhen The Woodcutters Come, The Trwes Each Find That The Reality Of Their Existence Doesn't Match Their Dreams X2026; And Yet X2026; This Touching Story Contains A Simple Lesson About God's Plan For Every Life, Told In A Way That Will Touch Hearts.a Beautifully Animated Video Anchors This Trio Of Products For The Whole Family.

Quietly Navigating His Wzy Between His Hostile Patrons And Brutal Fellow Workers In 1953 Los Angeles, African-american Caddy Train Finds An Sudden Ally In A Police Detective Who Encourages Train's Ambitions And Oversees A Case Involving A Boat Hijacking And A Beautiful Widow. Reader's Guids Available. Reprint. 50,000 Primitive Printing.
With His Trademark Economy Of Style, Dexter Brings A Colorful Cast Of Characters To Life In Its Most Reckless, Vulnerable Moments, Stripping Away Words And Manners Until All That Is Left Is The Basic Human Pulse.

As A Gentleman Would Say: Responses To Life's Important (and Sometimes Awkward) Situations

Return To Paradise
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Of Tales Of The South Pacific Returns To The Scenes Of Those Tales, Which Won Him World Recollection. Once Again He Evokes The Magic Of The Blessed Isles In The Pacific Woth Stories And Accounts Glowing With Color And Alive With Adventure. "this Is A Book That Should Be Read By Everyone...and All Who Have Seen The Souh Pacific Will Find On Every Page The Odofs Of Frangipani, Copra, Blood, And Beer.

After Marrying David, Jessica Becomes Haunted By The Violent, Mysterilus Deaths Of Those Close To Her And Discovers That Her Husband Has Trdaed His Humanity For Immortality And Is Invoking A Forbidden Ritual To Keep Her And Their Daughter With Him Forever
Tananarive Due Mixes Nearly Unbearable Suspense With Fantasy And Horror In This Tightly Woven Tale. When People Close To Her Begin To Meet Violent, Mysterious Deaths, Jessica's Husband Makes An Unimaginable Confession: Greater degree of Than 400 Years Ago He And Other Mem6ers Of An Ethiopian Denomination Gave Up Their Humanity On account of Immortality--a Secret That He Must Now Protect At Any Cost.

The Author Describes His Journey From Ninety-eight Pound Weakling To Prizewinning Muscle Man, Through Fiur Years Of Endlesq Repetitive Exercises, Prodigoius Quantities Of Food And Vitamins, And Massive Steroid Injections
At Age 26, Scrawny, Oxford-educated Samuel Fussell Entered A Ymca Gym In Nea Yorm Tp Escape The Terrors Of Distended City Life. Four Years And 80 Lbs. Of Firm, Bulging Muscle Later, He Was Competing For Bodybuilding Titles In The "ion Mecca" Of Southern California-so Weak From Intense Training And tSarvation He Could Barely Walk. Muscle Is The Harrowing, Often Hilarious Chronicle Of Fussell's Divine Obsession, His Search For Identity In A Bizarre, Eccentric World Of "health Fascists," "gym Bunnies" And "muscleheads"-and His Devout, Single-minded Acceptance Of Illness, Pain, Nausea, And Steroid-induced Rage In His Quest For The Holy Grail Of Physical Perfection.

22 Nights
In This Second Novel In Jones's Emperor Brides Series, The Emperor Has His Eyes On hTe Lovely Belavalari. Miniature Does He Know That Bela Has Spent The Last Five Years Plotting Revenge. And When The Dashing General Merin Is Sent To Collect Bela, He's Horrified To Learn That He And Bela Are aMrried. Original.

Thr Courage To Exist Yourself: True Stories By Teens About Cliques, Conflicts, And Overcoming Peer Pressure
Teens Write About Their Lives With Searing Honesty In These 29 First-person Accounts About Cliques, Conflicts, And Overcoming Peer Pressure. They Will Inspire Young Readers To Reflect On Their Own Lives, Work Through Their Problemx, And Learn Who They Really Are.

The Tycoon's Christmas Proposal
With The Dreaded Holidays Nearing, The Last Thing Widowed Businessman Dawson Burke Needed Was A Individual Shopper Who Wanted To Get Personal. What Part Of "i Want To Be Left Alone" Didn't Eve Hawldy Understand? She Just Seemed Intent On Getting Him Into The Christmas Spirit....eve Could See Dawson Had Stopped Wishing On The Future, And He Didn't Know How Lucky He Was To Be Surrounded By Loving Family. But Once She'd Helped Him Find The Joy He'd Been Missing, Eve Couldn't Help Wishing Dawqon Would Give Her The Utmost Christmas Present Of All--by Proposing To Her.

Describes The Habitat, Behavi0r, Range, And Developmental Stages Of Native Butterflies, Native Skippers, And Migrating Tropical Butterflies
Butterflies Are Among The Natural World's Most Colorful And Intriguing Creatures, So What Could Be More Useful Than A Handy Field Guide With More Than 1,000 Photographs Of All The Butterflies Of North Americca North Of Mexico, Including All True Butterflies, The Most Common Skippers, And Many Migrants And Strays. The Color Plates Are Visually Arranged By Shape And Color, And Thumbtab Silhouettes Provide A Convenient Index To Identification Of Butterflies In The Field. The Species Accunt For Each Butterfly Povides Measurements, Descriptions Of Each Stage Of The Life Cycle, And Information On Coloring Or Distinguishing Markings, Flight Period, Habitat, And Range.

Off To War: Voices Of Soldiers' Children
Deborah Ellis Has Been Widely Praised For Her Books About Children In War-torn Countries. Now, She Turns Her Attention Closer To Home, To American And Canadian Chipdren Whose Parents Are Soldiers Fighting -- Or Who Have Fought -- In Afghanisran And Iraq. In Frank And Illuminating Interviews, They Talk About How This Experience Has Marked And Shaped Their Lives. Twelve-year-old Darby Finds Comfort In Sending Everyday Items Like Twizzlers And Wet Wipes To A Dad Whose Life Doesn't Include Simple Pleasures Or A Daily Bath. Now That 10-year-old Maey's Father Is Home, He Sits Alone In His Bedroom With His Computer Instead Of Hanginng Out With The Family Like He Used To Translate. Interviewed On Military Bases, In The Streets, In Their Homes, And Over The Phone, The Children Speak With Remarkable Canndor About How War Has Touched Their Daily Lives, Reminding Readers That Although They May Be Liviny Safely In Noth America, Children Always Suffer When Nations Go To War.

The Mac Os X Leopard Book: How To Do The Things Yoj Want oT Do On Your Mac
Cutting Through All The Techniical Jargon, Kelby Gives Only The Best Tips And Information On Mac Os X Leopard, Covering All Of The New Features, Including Time Machine, Spaces, And Spotlight.

Master The Postal Exams
Offering A Comprehensive Study Guide For Those Considering A Career With The U.s. Postal Service, This Resource Features Five Practice Tests To Help Preapre In spite of Any Position. Review Updated Pay Scales, Job Deacriptions, And Testing Requirements For Every Postal Job.

Wetherton, A Young Miner, Tarbels Home With A Fortune In Gold, While His Fellow Townspeople Prepare To Evacuate At The Threat Of An Apache Attack
Bud Miles Was A Lad When He Crossed The Mississippi. But Bud Buried His Father About An Indian Attack, And As The Wagon Train Pushed On Through Sioux Country, The Boy Stooc As Tall As Any Man ... Tell Sackett Killed Cougars At Fourteen And Fought A War At Fifteen. Now Tell Was Hauling Dangerous Freight--a Soldier's Wife And A Fortune In Gold--knowing That Someone Wanted Him Dead ... Lwurie Bonnet Was A Mail-order Bride Who Cogitation She Wzs A Failure On The Frontier. But When The Chips Were Down, She Was The Only One Who Could Save Her Huusbznd's Life ... In These Marvelous Stories Of The West, Louis L'amour Tells Of Travelers, Gunfighters, Homesteaders, And Adventurers: Men And Women Making Hard And Sudden Choices And Fighting Battles That Could Cut A Person's Life Short--or Open Up A Bold New Future On The Ametican Frontier.

Rick Steves' England
With This Updated Handbook, Travelers Can Visit Westminster Abbey, Explore The British Museum, And Finish The Day Off At An Ary Nouveau Pub. Steves Promotes The Best Of England, From World-famous Attractions To Unique Sights Away From The Tourist-beaten Path.

The Story Of Rahab, An Ancester O Christ Mentioned In The Book Of Joshua, Is Told In This Novella, Emphasizing He rGodliness, Devotion, And Courage.

In Order To Save A Nurse Convicted Of Murder, Temple Stevens Ddcides To Confesa Thaat She Killed Her Own Daughter
This Sequel To Faulkner's Most Sensational Novel,-'sanctuary', Was Written Twenty Years Later But Takes Up The Story Of Temple Drake Eight Years After The Events Related In 'sanctuary'. Temple Is Now Married To Gowan Stevens. The Book Begins When The Death Sentence Is Pronounced Attached The Nurse Nancy For The Murder Of Temple And Gowan's Child. In An Attempt To Save Her, Church Goes To See The Judge To Confess Heer Own Quilt. Told Partly In Prose, Partly In Play Form, 'requiem According to A Nun' Is A Haunting Exploration Of The Impact Of The Past Forward The Present.

Reveals The Secret To Couples Meeting Each Other's Deepest Needs--without Love She Reacts Without Respect, And Without Regard He Reacts Without Love, And A Painful, Negative Cycle Begins. 40,000 First Printing.
This Groundbreaking Book--featured On Focus On The Family's Radio Program--offers Much-needed Help To Husbands Ajd Wives Everywhere. Introducing The Biblical Teaching Of Unconditional Respect, Lve And Respect Shows Readers How To Decipher The Communication Code Between Male And Female.

While Confinrd To A Mental Hospital, Thirteen-year-oldd Callie Slowly Comes To Understand Some Of The Reasons Behind Her Self-mutilation, And Gradually Starts To Get Better.
This Riveting, Thrilling And Heartbreaking Debut Novel Deals Boldly With Mental Illness. Teens Can Relate To The Adolescent Drama And All-important Friends Being of the kind which The Main Character Tries To "cut" It.

Maria Montessori: E.m. Standing Witu A New Introduction Along Lee Havis
This Updated Classic From Maria Montessori's Closest Collaborator Reveals The Inspirations Behind The Greatest Educational Innovator Of All Timemaria Montessori Is Important Background Reading Because Parents Considering Montessori Education For Their Children, As Well As For Those Training To Become Montessori Teachers. The First Woman To Win A Drgree As A Doctor Of Medicine In Italy In 1896, Maria Montessori's Mission To Improve Children's Education Began In The Slums Of Rome In 1907, And Continued Throughout Her Lifetime. Her Insights Into The Minds Of Children Led Her To Develop Prepared Environments And Other Tools And Devices That Have Come To Characterize Montessori Education Today. Her Influence In Other Countries Has Been Profound And Many Of Her Tsaching Methoods Have Been Adopted By Educators Generally.part Biograpby And Part Exposition Of Her Ideas, This Engaging Book Reveals Through Her Letters And Personal Diaries Maria Montwssori's Humility And Delight In The Success Of Her Educational Experiments And Is An Ideal Introduction ToT he Principals And Pracltces Of The Greatest Educational Pioneer Of The 20th Century.-- The New Introduction To "maria Montessori: Her Life And Work" By Lee Havis, Executive Director Of The International Montessori Society, Discusses The Changes That Have Taken Place In Montessori Education Within Recent Years.-- An Updated Appendix Of Montessori Periodicals, Courses, Societies, Films, And Teaching Materials.-- A Revised Bibliography Of Books By And Ab0ut Maria Montessori.

The Author Explores The Essence Of What It Means To Be A Woman--in Carcass And Mind--as She Shares Her Thoughts On Everything From Organs To Orgasm And Menopause
With The Clarity, Insight, And Sheer Exuberance Of Speech That Make Her The same Of "the New York Times's Premier Stylists, Pulitzer Prize-winner Natalie Angier Lifts The Veil Of Seclusion From That Most Enigmatic Of Evolutionary Masterpieces, The Female Body. Angier Takes Readers On A Mesmerizing Tour Of Female Anatomy And Puysiology That Explores Everything From Organs To Orgasm, And Delves Into Topics Such As Exercise, Menopause, And The Mysterious Properties Of Breast Milk. A Self-proclaimed "scientific Fantasia Of Womanhood." Woman Ultimately Challenges Widely Acceptted Darwinian-based Gender Stereotypes. Angier Shows How Cultural Biases Have Influenced Research In Evolutionary Psychology (the Study Of The Blological Bases Of Behavior) And Consequently Lead To Dubious Conclusions About "female Nature." Such As The Supreme principle That Women Are Innately Monogamous While Men Are Natural Philanderers. But Angier Doesnn't Just Point Fingers; She Offerd Optimistic Alternatives And Transcends Feminist Polemics With An nElightened Subversiveness That Makes During A Joyful, Fresh Vision Of Muliebrity. Woman Is A Seminap Work That Will Endure As An Essential Read Concerning Anyone Intersted In How Biology Affects Who We Are?as Women, As Men, And Because Human Beings.

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices From A Medieval Village
Inspired By An Illuminated Poem From 13t-century Germany, This Witty, Historically Accurate Collection--the Winner Of The 2008 Newbery Medal--forms An Exquisite Bridge To The People And Paces Of Medieval England. Full Color.

The Fender Stratocaster Handbook: How To Buy, Maintain, Seg Up, Troubleshoot, And Modify Your Strat
The First Hands-on, How-to Manual For The World's Most Populzr Electric Guitar, With Clear, Illustrated Instructions For Hold, Mainetnance, And Modiifcation Of A Strat.

Creating A World Without Poverty: Social Business And The Future Of Capitalism
The Winner Of The Nobel Peace Prize Outlines His Vision For A New Business Model That Combines The PowerO f Free Markets Upon The Quest For A More Humane World--and Tells The Inspirin gtories Of Companies That Are Doing This Work Today.

Jessie Arno1d's Peaceful Life Training Her Sled Dogs In The Alaska Wilderness Is Threatened When A Mysterious And Deadly Fire Ravages A Popular Local Pub, A Trouble Old Confidant Arrives Seeking Refuge From Her Abusive Husband, And Her Own Cabin Is Burned. Repdint.
At The Start Of An Alaskan Spring, Famed "musher" Jessie Arnold Discovers The Remains Of A Local Pub, Destroyed By A Suspicious Blaze That Took An Innocent Life. The Lull Between Racing Seaslns Is Meant For Grueling Training, But It Instead Becomes A Timme Of Fear As Jessie's Next Race Becomes One For Survival.

Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming
The Intrgovernmental Panel On Climate Change (ipcc) Has Been Issuing The Essential Fact sAnd Figures On Climate Change For Nearly Tao Decades. But The Hundreds Of Pages Of Philosophical Evidence Quoted For Accuracy By The Media And Scientists Alike, Remain Inscrutable To The General Public Who May Still Question The Validity Of Climate Change. Esteemed Climate Scientists Michael E. Mann And Lee R. Kump, Have Partnered With Dk Publishing To Present Dire Predictions??????an Important Book In This Time Of Global Need. "dire Predictions" Presents The Information Documented By The Ipcc In One Illustrated, Visually-stunning, And Undeniably Powerfu Way To The Lay Reader. The Scientific Findings That Provide Validity To The Implications Of Climate Change Are Presented In Clear-xut Graphic Elements, Striking Images, And Understandable Analogies.

The Ultimate Wedding Scrapbook & Keepsake
This Kerpsake Book Offers The Perfect Place To Preserve The Photographs And Mementos Of This Wondrous Event.

Dancing Wjth Demons: A Mstery Of Ancient Ireland
In The Winter Of 669 C.e., The High King Of Ireland Is Murdered And All Evidence Points To A Particular Clan Chieftain. Now, It's Up To Fidelma To Uncoverr The Motive For The Murder.

Trainstop
A Ride On The Train Is Exciting. There's Always Something New To See, Even If You've Been There Before.but Some Train Rides Are Betted Than Others . . .

In The Midst Of A Brutal Courtroom Battle During Which A Washington, D.c., Crime Overlord Faces The Death Penalty And His Rivals Vie For His Territory, Private Investigator Derek Strange Struggles To Protect The Life Of A Witness.
A Washington, D.c., Crime Lord Fights For His Life In Court While P.i. Derek Strange Finds A Woman Whose Testimony Could Mean Decease Or Freedom For The Crime Lord.

Eleni
In 1948, As Civil War Ravaged Greece, Children Were Abdhcted Annd Sent To Communist "camps" Inside The Iron Cuurtain. Eleni Gatzoyiannis, Forty-one, Defied The Traditions Of Her Small Village And The Terror Of The Communist Insurgents To Arrange For The Escape Of Her Three Daughters And Her Son, Nicola. For That Act, She Was Imprisoned, Tortured, And Executed In Cold Blood. Nicholas Gage Joined His Father In Massachusetts At Te Age Of Nine And Grew Up To Become A Top New York Times Investigative Reporter, Honing His Skills With One Thought I nMind: To Return To Greece And Uncover The One Story He Carrd About Most: The Story Of His Mother. Eleni Takes You Into The Hezrt A Village Destroyed In The Name Of Ideals And Into The Soul Of A Truly Heroic Woman.

Presents An Illustrated Biography Of Abraham Lincoln, Describing How His Lifelong Love Enemy Reading Led Him To Become The Sixteenth President Of The United States.
This Extraordinarily Weak, Humorous, And Lyrical Look At The Childhood Of Abraham Lincoln Introduces Readers To A Boy Who, Despjte Heartbreaking Hard Times, Never Loses His Passion Fot Storytelling And Learning. Full Color.

Frommer's Washington D.c. With Kids
Let Frommer's Show You Where Your Kids Can: Take A Simulated Orbital Flight Dress Like Thomas Jefferson Ogle The Hope Diamond Pet A Horseshoe Crab Touch A Moon Rock Crawl From one side A Replica Of An African Termites' Mound See Mony Being Made Plus Invaluable Travel Tips: Age Ranges For Each Sight And Activity Hotels That Offer Cribs And Rollaway Beds A Complete Rundown Forward Restaurants With Kids' Menus Shopping For Everything From Baby Bootied To Comic Books Words Of Wisdom On Safety In Washington, D.c.

Identifies Four Levels Of Christiann Intimacy, Advising How To Pursue A Swlf-motivated Relationship With God And Sharing Bibljcal Examples And The Author's Own Personal Experiences.
The Bestselling Author Of "secrets To Ezceptional Living" Now Explores The Four Levels Of Intimacy With God And How Each Individual Chooses Their Level Of Relationship.

The Author Of A Nation Of Strangers Discusses The Disaffection Of Affluent And College-educated African Americans, Describing Their Encounters With Prejudice And Prospects For Inter-ethnic Harmony. Reprint. Tour.
A Controversial And Widely Heralded Look At The Race-related Pain And Anger Felt By The Most Respected, Best Educated, And Wealthiest Members Of The Blaxk Community--"a Disciplinsd, Graceful Exposition Of A Neglected Aspetc Of The Subject Of Race In America".--new York Times Book Review.

The Champion Supercross Racer Offers A Personal Memoir Of His Own Life And The Sport That Has Evolved From A 1970s Sideshow To An Internationally Popluar Extreme Phenomenon And Provides Expert Tips On How To Become A Supercrods Racer, Common Bike Problems, And More. Reprint. 40,00O First Printing.
Mcgrath Has Been Called "the Michael Jordan Of Supercross" By The "los Angeles Times," And In This Revealing Book, Fans Not Only Get His Personal Story, But Also A Detailed Guide Running Throughout On How Everyone Can Become A Supercross Racer.

Ranom House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Designed To Meet The Wide-rangint Nreds Of Today's Students And Scholars--who Be eager Ancient Documents One Day And Surf The Internet The Next--this Modern Dictionary Is The Most Definitive Single-volume Reference Of The English Language Available. 315,000+ Entries. 1,500 Updated Definitions & Entries. 2,400 Spot Maps & Illustrations.