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This guide includes over 200 recipes from America's natural beauty expert foreverything from shampoo and mouthwash to face masks and lip gloss, so readerscan customize their beauty regimen, save money, and have fun, all at once. 63illustrations.

Soon to be a major motion picture released by Samuel Goldwyn films, "I Capture the Castle" tells the story of 17-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Over three turbulent months, she fills three diaries with funny yet poignant entries and manages to find herself hopelessly in love.

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In a sequel to "The Inheritor", Sara Latimer inherits her family home, Witch Hill, only to find that she is shunned by most of her neighbors. Her new allies, Matthew Hay and his lady love, Tabitha, both of whom are witches, believe that Sara has her aunt's powers and that she is soon to be possessed by her evil witch's waiting spirit. Soon Sara starts to believe them.

When Nancy Goldstone bought a vintage copy of "War and Peace" to win a birthday bet with co-author Larry, the couple began their journey into the world of book collecting, meeting a hilarious cast of eccentrics along the way. Part travel story, part love story, and part memoir, this book provides a delightful love letter to book lovers everywhere.

Leaving behind her fashionable West Coast life, Maggie Black comes to the Southwestern desert to pursue her passion and her dream. Her mentor, the acclaimed poet Davis Cooper, has mysteriously died in the canyons east of Tucson, bequeathing her his estate and the mystery of his life--and death. Maggie is astonish by the power of this harsh but beautiful land and captivated by the uncommon people who call it home--especially Fox, a man unlike a...

The first of de Lint's Newford collections is returned to print in trade paperback. "Dreams Underfoot" is a must-read book, not only for fans of urban fantasy, but for all who seek magic in everyday life.

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This newly updated guide offers sound advice on every aspect of writing and giving an effective speech. Filled with fresh examples and practical tips, this accessible book shows how to improve both the content and delivery of any presentation. Learn how to: - Assess an audience- Research your subject- Give team presentations- Speak to international audiences- Use humor- Create a memorable style- Handle copyright issues- Use PowerPoint and othe...

Award-winning historian Wiley Sword traces the roots of the South's belief in its own superiority and examines the ways in which that conviction contributed to the Civil War effort, even when it became clear the South would not win. Photos.

Card returns to the story of Ender Wiggin: hero of the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning "Ender's Game, " the original Speaker for the Dead, and the hated Xenocide who murdered an entire planet.

Poor Ted Gray: Nothing ever seems to go his way, from an unhappy childhood to a loveless marriage to a lackluster career. His luck doesn't improve when he stumbles across the brutally strangled body of a local schoolgirl. Now Ted is a murder suspect, and Charmian Daniels must get to the bottom of a case that grows stranger with every clue?and seems to implicate a surprising number of people. What haunts young Pix, a schoolboy who saw too much?...

This is a manifesto for a more active, compassionate, and socially engaged Buddhism--one grounded in the Buddha's original intention. "The New Buddhism" asserts that Buddha was a radical critic of society, and that his vision of a new social order transcended racial and economic divisions. Brazier takes a new look at many aspects of Buddhism and reinterprets them in light of the Buddha's social aims. Western and Eastern visions of enlightenmen...

This unique guide for the modern salesperson shows sales professionals how to apply the code of the samurai to have fresh and powerful techniques to win lifelong customers. "Reveals the almost mystical power to sell that one gains from developing inner confidence".--Success Magazine.

In a refreshingly clear-headed and informed approach to addiction, Bill Manville, noted writer and radio host of the popular talk show "Addictions and Answers, " has compiled a list of 88 questions and answers from, "a ton of plain and fancy drunks and dopers" and their family and friends. "Cool, Hip, and Sober" offers valuable advice and information from his guests: noted psychiatrists, psychologists, rehab counselors, MDs, academics and more...

Spizman teaches readers how to make any occasion shine in this thematically organized resource designed to make any event memorable.

Do you get a lift by dangling a participle? Has your punctuation ever caused difficulties at home or at work? Do you consider yourself just a "social misspeller"? These are some of the warning signs in this practical guide to eliminating bad writing habits that is couched in a hilarious parody of self-help and recovery literature. Filled with accessible advice and examples, this "powerful twelve-step program" identifies the most common writing...

Clear charts that list essential ingredients in the program for various skin types will steer readers to name-brand products at every price point at department and drug stores everywhere.

After the hottest English summer in years, the wet autumn that follows brings little relief for Chief Superintendent Charmian Daniels, whose recent successes have earned her not just a promotion but also deep resentment from some of her colleagues. Now she must find the killer of Nella Fisher, a young woman whose unlikely connections extend to two friends of Charmian's, women Nella tried to bribe with information about a man intending to do th...

In this tale of a "black woman's journey to empowerment" ("The Urban Spectrum") four different women learn lessons about friendship, each other, and about themselves.