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Part of what is hard about being a teenager is that it seems like you're alone with your
feelings and that no one else has ever worried about, hoped for, or dreaded the same
things in the same, painful way. Struggling teens (and parents who can't get...Read more
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Some years ago, an incident on a San Francisco street made Julian C. R. Okwu realize that
there were white people who saw him not as a man, but as a black man who was a potential
source of trouble because of the color of his skin. "I wanted to...Read more
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This is not a book but a sturdy, miniature cardboard replica of a steamer trunk such as
one that might have gone down on Titanic, complete with mock-metal triangular
corner protectors. Inside, there is a trove of reproductions of memorabilia from the...Read more
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This is the ultimate must-have for the Star Wars fanatic. Spendy, but definitely
worth it, the Star Wars Chronicles is a big, beautiful book that comes in a gold
and black box--it will look great on your coffee table next to your Star Wars
Logbook....Read more
Amazon.com The Observation Deck is kind of like an I Ching for writers. At an impasse
in your essay or novel? Looking for a new approach or even merely a warm-up exercise?
Simply pluck a card from the deck, refer to the appropriate section in the accompanying...Read more
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Lois Greenfield is uniquely adept at capturing the vibrancy and joy of dance. Part
choreographer, part photographer, she does more than seize dancers in motion in her
images--they seem to define the essence of movement itself. In this book, she has...Read more
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Like a visit to a single museum that happens to house all the major works from all the
major movements in art, architecture, and visual and decorative arts, this hefty tome
lives up to its title. From pre-history to present day, cave paintings to...Read more
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This beautifully illustrated, oversized book won't disappoint... enthusiasts.... [Willson
and Selby] proudly offer 90 automobiles that for them fit the classic bill: 'interesting,
diverting, beguiling.' Feast on these! Read more
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Martha Graham (1894-1991) referred to her dancers as "acrobats of God," but in
truth it was she who seemed divinely inspired. Graham was a dancer, choreographer, and
teacher for more than 70 years, and during that time she changed the...Read more
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"Poetry is a river / And solitude a bridge. / Through writing / We cross it, /
Through reading / We Return." So writes Lebanese poet Kaissar Afif in Naomi Shihab
Nye's aesthetically stunning anthology of poetry and paintings from the Middle...Read more
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This simple collection of first person stories and compelling black-and-white photos
offers more insight into South Africa than a year's worth of newspapers. Twelve South
African teenagers of different races and backgrounds recount their experiences...Read more
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