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  By Ox Team to California - A...

  Lavinia Honeyman Porter

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  Imagine a young, twenty-something woman in 1860, reared “in the indolent life of the ordinary Southern girl” (which means she has never learned to cook); married to a professional man who knows “nothing of manual labor;” who is mother to a young son; and who has just found out she is pregnant with their second child. Imagine that this couple has become “embarrassed financially” by “imprudent speculations,” and that they are discussing what to do. They decide to buy a wagon and three yoke of unbroken oxen and head overland to California."We were two such precious dunces,” writes Lavinia Honeyman Porter in her autobiographical account of their journey across the plains. “In a short time the six oxen were bought, driven to our home and turned loose in our barnyard--wild brutes, as handy as with their heels as with their horns. Not one of us was brave enough to venture into the corral with them and we soon concluded we had six white elephants on our hands.” From there on in, Lavinia's adventures get worse-and then better.  For those who enjoy true stories of pioneering days and happy endings, this is an enjoyable read.(Introduction by Sue Anderson)

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  A Friend Like Henry - The...

  Nuala Gardner

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  Dale Gardner was still a baby when his parents realized that something wasn't right. Worried, his mother Nuala took him to see several doctors before finally hearing the word autism for the first time. Dale's autism was severe and violent, and family life was a daily battleground.But the Gardners' lives were transformed when they welcomed a gorgeous golden retriever into the family. The special bond between Dale and his dog, Henry, helped them to produce the breakthrough in Dale they had long sought. This is a heartrending and fascinating account of how one devoted and talented dog helped a little boy conquer his autism.

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  Skyfaring

  Mark Vanhoenacker

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  In Skyfaring, airline pilot and flight romantic Mark Vanhoenacker shares his irrepressible love of flying, on a journey from day to night, from new ways of mapmaking and the poetry of physics to the names of winds and the nature of clouds. Here, anew, is the simple wonder and transcendent joy of motion, and the remarkable new perspectives that height and distance bestow on everything we love.

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  Modern Style for Girls - Sew a...

  Mary Abreu

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  “Designed [for] the tastes of the tween . . . from a simple and stylish vintage-inspired A-line collared dress to a gorgeous paneled skirt.” —Love Sewing 
   
  Bestselling author Mary Abreu is back with a book that will shut down the dreaded words, “I have nothing to wear!” from young girls. Starting with three basic pieces—a top/dress, skirt, and pants—you’ll learn how to modify simple patterns and rectangles to make twelve classic garments: four tops/dresses, four shorts/pants, and four skirts. Technique instructions teach you how to gather, create waistband casings, and insert zippers. Advice on choosing fabrics and adding embellishments is also included. With this handy guide, you can help your girls develop a style all their own.Add collars, change armholes, and add ruffles to basic garments to create updated takes on existing piecesClear techniques will guide you on how to finish seam allowances, insert zippers, hem, and add unique embellishmentsHelp your girls create an entirely new wardrobe of classic pieces to mix and match in any way they want   
   
  “The focus here is on sizes seven to 12—an age in which girls want clothes that don’t look babyish but are still appropriate for play. Designs include tops, dresses, pants, shorts, and skirts, and the style is charmingly retro—think pedal pushers and Peter Pan collars but in contemporary fabrics . . .  Most pattern books for children’s clothing concentrate on smaller-sized clothing for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, so the focus on school-aged children’s clothing makes this a nice addition for sewing collections.” —Library Journal

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  Curiosity

  AMANDA BRUNKER

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  Amy has recently learnt her husband was cheating on her, with other men.  After years of feeling isolated within her marriage, this reality hits her hard and her mental health is suffering.Heading to Sunset Meadow Health Farm was to be her escape from hatred and self-loathing. Instead an aggressive dose of the winter vomiting bug sweeps the complex leaving her and the other wellness seekers, “abandoned in our shitty rooms to literally shit ourselves into next week!”There she meets force of nature Martha who manages to seduce her, and ultimately help heal her broken heart and soul.Curiosity contains some strong language, and adult content throughout.Praise for Amanda Brunker.“Amanda has a lovely way of writing,” Jilly Cooper.“Funny, poignant and honest. Curiosity deals with bisexuality in a very sensitive manner. And exposes unintentional homophobia by average people,” The Sunday World.“I loved it. Funny, sexy and honest. I laughed and looked over my shoulder as I listened,” Pat Shortt.

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  Titanic - True Stories of her...

  Nicola Pierce

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  This book commemorates the enduring legacy of the world's most famous ship – TITANIC.
  Her story is one of all those bound together on that fateful voyage. On board were: writers, artists, honeymooners, sportsmen, priests, reverends, fashion designers, aristocrats, millionaires, children, crew and emigrants looking for a better life.
  This book tells of their lives, and shines the spotlight on:
  
  - Some of the great ship's surprising treasures
  - Her fêted voyage from Belfast's
  
  Harland & Wolff shipyard
  - The fascinating museums devoted to her memory, including Titanic Belfast
  - The iconic music and movies
  - Her winged and four-legged passengers
  - The sister ships of Olympic and Britannic
  - Tales of heroism
  - Theories surrounding Titanic's fatal collision
  - The lifeboats and just how close the SS Californian was on that tragic night
  - How Arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and the inquiries viewed eventsThese stories and much more lie inside.

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