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The 1960s was a decade of contrasts. It had the Summer of Love, but it also witnessed the assassinations of three American leaders. It fulfilled President Kennedy's promise of successfully landing a man on the moon but also saw the beginning of the ultimately disastrous Vietnam War. It gave us beach tunes on one end, psychedelic songs to trip to on the other, and in between heralded the British Invasion. Now you can look back on and celebrate ...

By the time a child is seven or so he learns that there are certain promises a parent may not keep: We'll get a puppy soon. It's bedtime, you can finish that game up tomorrow. And especially, This won't hurt a bit!

Beginning with some of the earliest he heard as a lap-child, Donald Davis recounts Little Red Hen, Jack and Jill, and The House that Jack Built, a Walking Game. Also includes Davis's own retelling of Jack and the Animals, which is published as a picture book in our August House LittleFolk line. Continuing in a traditional theme, the recording features stories about Jack and a narrative on making molasses with Grandmother that leads into the fi...

Everyone loves scary stories, but no one loves them more than children. Storytellers Richard and Judy Young gathered these stories from the most discerning critics the kids themselves. These are the tales kids tell most often and most often ask to be told. They come from the Ozark and Appalachian mountains, Hawaii, the British Isles, Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the Chinook Indian tradition.

Who doesn't remember the holiday sights and sounds and smells of Grandma's house? The living room aglow with a tree that touches the ceiling, the clatter of silverware and kitchen pans, the banter of relatives, and especially Grandma's bright face Donald Davis captures these memories and more and relays them through the eyes of a child.

What's the Monster Stick? It's Paul's nine-foot, surf casting rod full of six miles of brand new 50-pound test Stren Carp cord with 20 pound, custom made, stainless steel, slip-sliding sinkers. The adventures Paul finds himself in from the day the Monster Stick comes into his life rival those of Paul Bunyan but add a modern twist, as when he somehow sets the hook in a DC-10 flown by drug smugglers. Then there's Buck-dog, Bil's extraordinary hu...

Audiences at storytelling festivals worldwide are passionate about Donald Davis and his deceptively soft-edged Appalachian stories. Developed in oral performance, Davis'stories resonate in the experiences of his listeners and readers.

A difficult story is any story whose content makes it challenging to tell or difficult to hear. Told for the wrong reasons, it can be as painful for the listener as for the teller. But as we know from literature and media from Sophie's Choice to The Sixth Sense, told properly, a difficult story can powerfully alter not only he who tells it, but those who hear it.

These stories are about fabulous mines abandoned by De Soto's soldiers, ingots carried partway across the Ozarks long ago, stashed in some moment of danger and never recovered, lodes of precious metal known only to local Indians, and thieves' and murderers' plunder that still lies hidden underground.

The fourteenth title in Jameson's popular Buried Treasures is driven by the possibility that unfound treasures await the curious and determined. Jameson has toured much of the country in a battered, green Ford pick-up truck, collecting legends and searching for the elusive riches that treasure hunters believe await them. His sources include his own fieldwork and archival documents, as well as reports of die-hard treasure seekers and their desc...

The dusty trails heading west of the Mississippi provided intrigue, adventure, and danger for the men and women who set out in search of a new life and fortune. Outlaws along with pioneers and forty-niners traveled this frontier often, finding and losing riches along the way. The Great Plains region loaded with history from native Americans, Spanish explorers, and Mexican, German, and Scots-Irish settlers holds some of the country's most promi...

All along the Atlantic Coast lie tales of zealous pirates, unfortunate shipwrecks, and cryptic maps discovered in musty attics. From Maine to Florida, W.C. Jameson chronicles more than thirty stories of lost riches and forgotten stashes in this ninth book of his Buried Treasures series. Although some treasure has been discovered over the years, many relics of the past still remain hidden, awaiting someone with the luck and perseverance to disc...

Here are 300 jokes and stories heard on porch swings, in barber shops, corner cafes, and beauty parlors, told by famous and common alike, with chapters on marriage, aging, work, education, politics, and sports. Celebrities, everyday folks, and students of the Clinton County Elementary School in Clinton County, Kentucky serve up a feast of jokes and stories from oral traditions.

For the survivors of the Galveston hurricane, there was no thought of property damage, those who had escaped with their families, losing all else, considered themselves blessed.

Includes twenty-seven folktales from Europe, Asia, Africa, India, the Arctic, and the Americas.

For the thousands of people affected by severe obesity, the decision to undergo weight loss surgery can be a matter of life and death. But it is not a simple procedure. That's why, for many, the decision does not come easily. To help you make the best possible choice, a dynamic team of experts have come together to share their experience, knowledge, and findings about these procedures. Merle Cantor Goldberg is one of this country's leading psy...

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In diesem Band (Nr. 249) werden folgende Modelle ab Modelljahr 2001 behandelt: - Mini One 1, 6 Liter, 66 kW/90 PS (W 10 B16AA) - Mini Cooper 1, 6 Liter, 85 kW/115 PS (W 10 B16BA) - Mini Cooper S 1, 6 Liter, 125 kW/170 PS (W 11 B16AA) - Mini One D 1, 4 Liter, 55 kW/75 PS (D-4D W17) 1, 4 Liter, 65 kW/88 PS (D-4D W17) Aus dem Inhalt: Modellvorstellung Wagenpflege Werkzeuge Motoren Schmiersystem Kühlsystem Kraftstoffversorgung Einspri...