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  The Revival

  Max Yoho

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  Holy war in Epic, Kansas? You'd better believe it! It's Revival Week, and every man, woman, child and cocker spaniel--if it looks Methodist--is expected to be there. There really is an Epic, Kansas but you won't find it on a map. Perhaps it's the very town where you grew up. Perhaps you, like Edwin J. Stamford, at age eleven, lived there while coming to grips with one of the basic truths of life: "Always blame the boy!" Growing up is never easy--and Edwin may not have been the first nor the last boy to cut his toe while trying to learn the manly art of shaving. If you were ever a boy, you probably lived many weeks like Edwin's. If you were a sister, you were probably "Irene the Rat"--and you should be ashamed of yourself. A fantastic rite of passage, The Revival reminds us of innocent times, simpler places, and the wonders of growing up.

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  The Riviera Set - Glitz Glamour...

  Mary S. Lovell

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  The Riviera Set reveals the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped, and politicked at the Château de l'Horizon near Cannes, over the course of forty years from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1960. 
  At the heart of dynamic group was the amazing Maxine Elliott, the daughter of a fisherman from Connecticut, who built the beautiful art deco Château and brought together the likes of Noel Coward, the Aga Khan, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and two very saucy courtesans, Doris Castlerosse and Daisy Fellowes, who set out to be dangerous distractions to Winston Churchill as he worked on his journalism and biographies during his "wilderness years" in the thirties. After the War the story continued as the Château changed hands and Prince Aly Khan used it to entertain the Hollywood set, as well as launch his seduction of and eventual marriage to Rita Hayworth. 
  Bringing a bygone era back to life, Mary Lovell cements her spot as one of our top social historians in this captivating and evocative new book.

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  Humour in the Horoscope - The...

  Frank C. Clifford

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  Which areas of the horoscope reveal our sense of humour?
  Do certain planets link with particular types of comedy and comedian?
  Are there specific factors that stand out in the horoscopes of famous
  comedians and those friends and colleagues who make us laugh?
  With the help of numerous horoscopes of well known comedians, Frank Clifford has put together a unique volume of charts, observations and wicked one-liners that well and truly hit the astrological funny bone.

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  Can I Sit on Your Lap While...

  Matthew Carroll

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  A father shares hilarious quotations from his young daughter in this heartwarming compilation. Single father Matthew Carroll didn’t always have someone to share in his frequent laughter and incredulity at the things said by his young daughter, Morgan. So he wrote down her best quotes to share with family and friends but soon discovered anyone could appreciate her pronouncements on topics such as sharing food, falling in love, growing up, where babies come from, and the dietary preferences of fairies. Can I Sit on Your Lap While You’re Pooping? is the compilation of the hilarious, crazy, and touching things said by a little girl, but it’s also the irresistible documentation of the love between a parent and child.

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  Feeding Dragons

  Franz Pelzer, Brigitte Ciraudo

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  "Dragon food - an audio story by Brigitte Ciraudo and Franz Pelzer.An audio story about the power that images can have in our heads. A story about fear and how to deal with it. Wrapped in a musical fairy tale for adults and children. Read by the author, music & production Franz Pelzer."

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  I Don't Have a Happy Place -...

  Kim Korson

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  Aside from her father wearing makeup and her mother not feeling well (a lot), Kim Korson's 1970s suburban upbringing was typical. Sometimes she wished that her brother were an arsonist just so that she'd have a valid excuse to be unhappy. And when life moves along pretty decently-she breaks into show business, gets engaged in the secluded jungles of Mexico, and moves her family from Brooklyn to dreamy rural Vermont-the real despondency sets in. It's a skill to find something wrong in just about every situation, but Kim has an exquisite talent for negativity. It is only after half a lifetime of finding kernels of unhappiness where others find joy that she begins to wonder if she is even capable of experiencing happiness.In I Don't Have a Happy Place, Kim Korson untangles what it means to be a true malcontent. Rife with evocative and nostalgic observations, unapologetic realism, and razor-sharp wit, I Don't Have a Happy Place is told in humorous, autobiographical stories. This fresh yet dark voice is sure to make you laugh, nod your head in recognition, and ultimately understand what it truly means to be unhappy. Always.

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