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  Aesop's Fables-A New Revised...

  Aesop

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  "The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.  Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses."

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  Bus Ride Bully

  Cari Meister

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  Gavin hates riding the bus. Max, the bus bully, is always picking on him. But when Max is gone for a few days, Gavin starts to worry. Does Gavin actually miss the bus bully?

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  The Devoted Friend

  Oscar Wilde

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  The Devoted Friend by Oscar Wilde was first published in 1888 in the anthology The Happy Prince and Other Tales.
  Hans was a little man who owned a beautiful garden, where he grew flowers of all kinds and colours which were sold in the market to make some money. He enjoyed the company of another man called Hugh, a 
  miller who used to visit Hans very often during the summer time and with whom he shared thoughts about friendship and loyalty.
  However, when winter came, Hans found himself in a very difficult situation, as his flowers wouldn't flourish anymore until the following spring, meaning that he was impoverished, living on a simple diet of a 
  few pears or hard nuts.
  Meanwhile, the miller lived comfortably in his own house, and avoided visiting his friend or helping him in any way not to make him jealous and spoil, if not break, their friendship.
  After winter, when Hans' flowers are blooming, Hugh visits Hans with a basket to get flowers. Upon hearing Hans' story, Hugh promises to give Hans his wheelbarrow, which is falling apart and not even usable. In return for this 'gift,' Hugh guilts Hans into working for him day in and day out, selling his flour, mending his roof, and even going to get the doctor for Hugh's sick son. 
  On the way back from this last errand, Hans gets lost and dies. Hugh gives himself a prominent place at Hans' funeral, promising never to give anything away again, since the wheelbarrow (which he never gave to Hans) was so much trouble.

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  Brat Race

  Norman Thelwell

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  The artist Norman Thelwell (1923–2004) was famous for his horse and pony cartoons, but his work was far more wide ranging. He focused his exceptional talent on many diverse subjects, with his witty and wry observations providing amusement and sharp social comment. Brat Race, which was first published in 1977, takes a comical look at the world of children and the joys of parenthood. Thelwell chronicles youngsters' behaviour with hilarious accuracy noting the mysteries, curiosities and characteristics, while providing humorous hints and advice for anxious parents and well-meaning relatives. From names, toys and birthday parties, to pets, health and happiness, all elements of childhood are depicted in the artist's inimitable and entertaining style.

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  The Amazing Work of Scientists...

  Agnieszka Biskup

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  Max Axiom has a mission. The local university is hosting a conference to teach kids about science careers. Join Max as he meets an astronaut, an oceanographer, a virus hunter, and many other scientists that have amazing jobs to do.

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  Spiral The: Memoirs of the Abductee

  Anthony D. Benevolent

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  At the crossroads where insanity meets reality, in this true-life psychological thriller that reads more like a sci-fi / fantasy novel, see how one man’s quest to help save the world turns his rock-star like rise into higher-consciousness and the paranormal into one of the greatest nightmares imaginable. Going from the heights of falling in love and discovering his special powers to the literal depths of hell itself, join Anthony D. Benevolent as he pieces together the shattered parts of his life and his experience to solve the mystery of not only what has happened to him, but most importantly the ‘why’ and where it all leads. 
  From aliens and demons, past-lives and prophetic dreams, to hallucinogens and astral-travel alike, follow along in this most wild and unpredictable of rides as he attempts to escape the inter-dimensional plot he has gotten himself into. 
  This action and character driven memoirs of his abduction, implantation and consequential search for answers will challenge our modern scientific prospective on, not just what is happening in the skies above, but within this very matrix which we call reality. 
  The reader will be left guessing whether this most unlikely character is the prophesized man, the myth, the legend of the end of times or just a victim to the cruelties of his ignorance and what lurks beyond the veil of our 3rd dimension. 

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