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The Summer of My Greek Taverna: A Memoir
 | author: Tom Stone asin: 0743205413 binding: Hardcover list price: $24.00 USD amazon price: $24.00 |
Tom Stone went to Greece one summer to write a novel -- and stayed twenty-two years. On Patmos, the tiny island where St. John received the apocalyptic visions recorded in the Book of Revelations, he fell in love with Danielle, a beautiful French painter. His novel completed and sold, he decided to stay a little longer. Seven idyllic years later, after the birth of their second child, they left Patmos for Crete, where Stone taught English to civil servants and Danielle painted icons for tourists. read more »
Geldof in Africa
 | author: Bob Geldof asin: 0099497964 binding: Paperback list price: $13.95 USD amazon price: $11.86 USD |
Musician Bob Geldof first visited Africa in 1984. The following year, Live Aid inspired a generation to raise millions for the starving in Africa. More than 20 years on, passion undiminished, Geldof returns to what he calls the Luminous Continent. This is his personal diary. Unflinchingly honest, and stunningly illustrated with his own photographs, Geldof in Africa paints a unique picture of this extraordinary and beautiful land.
Drinking the Sea at Gaza: Days and Nights in a Land Under Siege
 | author: Amira Hass asin: 0805057404 binding: Paperback list price: $18.00 USD amazon price: $14.04 USD |
In 1993, amira hass, a young Israeli reporter, drove to Gaza to cover a story-and stayed, the first journalist to live in the grim Palestinian enclave so feared and despised by most Israelis that, in the local idiom, "Go to Gaza" is another way to say "Go to hell." Now, in a work of calm power and painful clarity, Hass reflects on what she has seen in Gaza's gutted streets and destitute refugee camps. read more »
The Authentic Bistros of Paris
 | author: Francois Thomazeau asin: 1892145340 binding: Paperback list price: $16.95 USD amazon price: $11.53 USD |
There may be a bistro on every block in Paris, but distinguishing the good from the disappointing isn't so easy: these little neighborhood restaurants look alike—zinc (or wood or pewter) bar, with small dining room, daily specials on the chalkboard, husband in the kitchen, wife up front. But the 51 bistros profiled here stand apart from the others by virtue of their food, often regional dishes native to the owners' home province, and wine, often a short but well-chosen list from small vineyards with which the owner has a longstanding relationship. read more »
The Prosperity Bible: The Greatest Writings of All Time On The Secrets To Wealth And Prosperity
 | author: Napoleon Hill Wallace D. Wattles James Allen P. T. Barnum Benjamin Franklin Ernest Holmes Charles F. Haanel Robert Collier Florence Scovel Shinn Elbert Hubbard Russell Conwell Charles Fillmore Ralph Waldo Trine William Walker Atkinson F. W. Sears asin: 1585426148 binding: Hardcover list price: $35.00 USD amazon price: $23.10 USD |
In a beautiful, durable volume suited to a lifetime of use, here is the all-in-one "bible" on how to harness the creative powers of your mind to achieve a life of prosperity-packaged in a handsome display box with a ribbon bookmark. The Prosperity Bible is a one-of-a-kind resource that collects the greatest moneymaking secrets of authors from every field-religion, finance, philosophy, and self-help-and makes them available in an attractive, keepsake edition. This is a book to treasure and return to again and again for guidance, ideas, know-how, and inspiration. read more »
Write Your Own Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Names, Greetings, Insults, Sayings
 | author: Angela McDonald asin: 0520252357 binding: Paperback list price: $14.95 USD amazon price: $11.96 USD |
The Egyptian hieroglyphic script is one of the most beautiful, fascinating, and expressive writing systems ever invented. In Ancient Egypt, only an elite few could read and write hieroglyphs, but now you too can recognize and write a selection of names, titles, descriptions, sayings, greetings--even insults! read more »
My Girlosophy: How to Write Your Own Life (Girlosophy series)
 | author: Anthea Paul asin: 1741750997 binding: Paperback list price: $19.95 USD amazon price: $14.96 USD |
Enriched with affirmations and motivational sayings from the author’s own diaries, this gorgeous guidebook shows girls how to create their own beautiful journals, scrapbooks, and diaries. A how-to resource, it serves as an inspirational guide to help young women create journals and diaries to reflect their hopes and dreams. Featuring sample pages from other girls’ diaries and journals, this guide offers creative suggestions to get readers started on their own unique memory book.
