Books from Abrams
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Who Am I?: A Peek-Through-Pages Book of Endangered Animals
By Tim FlachGorgeous nature photography introduces readers to endangered species in this picture book from Tim Flach Who is that peeking through the page?
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Christmas Is Coming!: Celebrate the Holiday with Art, Stories, Poems, Songs, and Recipes
By The Metropolitan Museum of ArtTheir quilt design was based on the eightpointed “Star of Bethlehem” motif, variations of which have been popular with ... The Burdick Collection of baseball cards is the largest after that at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, ...
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Major Dudes: A Steely Dan Companion
By Barney HoskynsCompiled by leading music critic and writer Barney Hoskyns, Major Dudes features contributions from Chris Van Ness, Steven Rosen, and the late Robert Palmer, and pieces including rare interviews and reviews of Steely Dan’s early albums ...
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Freud Verbatim: Quotations and Aphorisms
By Sigmund FreudSigmund Freud, The Question of Lay Analysis These words from Sigmund Freud stand paradigmatically for the aim of this book, which first and foremost seeks to draw attention to the linguistic brilliance apparent everywhere in Freud's ...
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Horton Halfpott: Or, The Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor; or, The Loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset
By Tom AnglebergerWith Angleberger’s many eclectic characters, his wild-and-witty storytelling, and a lighthearted but perplexing mystery—involving a “lump” of diamonds, a couple of wigs, and a bust of Napoleon—readers are in for a treat.” ...
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Fuzzy
By Tom Angleberger, Paul DellingerFor younger readers Tom wrote the picture book McToad Mows Tiny Island, illustrated by John Hendrix, and for chapter book readers, Tom wrote the Inspector Flytrap series, illustrated by his wife Cece Bell.
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Deadline Artists: America's Greatest Newspaper Columns
By John P. Avlon, Jesse Angelo, Errol LouisAt the traffic circle where Rt. 15 and 231, among others, converge in Gordonsville, there is a sandwich shop operated by Mrs. J.S. Hall. She grew up in Madison County, has lived in Waynesboro, and has run the sandwich shop for three ...
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The Pressed Fairy Journal of Madeline Cottington
By Brian Froud, Wendy FroudAlso available from Brian and Wendy Froud: Brian Froud’s Faeries’ Tales and Brian Froud’s Goblins: 10 1/2 Anniversary Edition. “Nobody does fantasy art like the guy who gave us The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.” —io9
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New Treehouses of the World
By Pete Nelson... Attie Josè Aparecido Rossato & Sons juniper trees K Kansas, Topeka karri kayak, modern sea Khao Sok National Park Khao Sok Treehouse Resort Kilmer, Val King County building code Kit and Karen's Treehouse Mr. Kobayashi's Pond ...
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Simple Stunning Bride: Celebrating Your Style All the Way to the Big Day
By Karen BussenHere comes the bride! In this latest volume in Karen Bussen’s “Simple Stunning†? series, the most important woman at a wedding takes her rightful place—center stage.
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Any Day Now: A Novel
By Terry BissonHe rounded a turn into a meadow and saw a small settlement on the edge of a deep arroyo: two VW buses, and a wall tent, and a ratty-looking hogan built of slab and Celotex. Several hippies, all guys, were sitting around a campfire ...
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Novel Living: Collecting, Decorating, and Crafting with Books
By Lisa OcchipintiFirst editions Leather-bound novels Livres d'artistes Foreign language Pop-ups Pulitzer Prize winners Anthologies Bestsellers MOVEMENTS Romanticism Abolitionism Marxism Surrealism Existentialism Jungianism Women's suffrage Civil Rights ...
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The Repurposed Library: 33 Craft Projects That Give Old Books New Life
By Lisa OcchipintiFirst editions are copies from the first print run of a title and are typically given more value than subsequent editions (especially if it turns out to be an important book, like a Pulitzer prize-winner).
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Blood and Steel: Throne of the Caesars:
By Harry SidebottomThe voice of the freedman became peevish. 'Your mother told you not to play with those childish things in public. Next year, you will take the toga virilis.' Timesitheus stood, and faced Montanus. 'It is my fault.
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Fire and Sword: Throne of Caesars: Book Three
By Harry SidebottomIt was Montanus the freedman. 'We have come to see her son, Marcus Junius Balbus.' 'The child is resting.' 'Where?' 'That is no concern of yours.' Montanus had all the haughtiness of an ex-slave with a position in a noble household.
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The Caspian Gates: Warrior of Rome:
By Harry Sidebottomin the Roman empire; manumitted by the latter, now a freedman with Roman citizenship. Caligula: Gaius Julius Caligula, Roman emperor AD37–41. As a child, nicknamed 'Little Boots'/ Caligula, because his father the general Germanicus had ...
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Lion of the Sun: Warrior of Rome:
By Harry SidebottomBallista told his freedman Calgacus that he was in charge of the remaining familia; the accensus Hippothous would help him supervise the porters, cooks, maids owned or employed in the house. Ballista and Calgacus embraced.
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The Amber Road: Warrior of Rome:
By Harry SidebottomThere were no freedmen or -women waiting to greet them. When everyone had shaken hands and said, 'Health and great joy,' to everyone else, some several times, Montanus led them to their couches. Nine diners was a traditionally ...
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Wolves of the North: Warrior of Rome:
By Harry Sidebottom'He was nothing but a dirty little freedman from Lycia who had made some money.' Yet the killer's motives might have nothing to do with the outside. Like his person, they could be contained inside this strange caravan plodding across ...
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King of Kings: Warrior of Rome:
By Harry SidebottomSome Oxford students whose tutorials ended up as fiction: Andrew Freedman, Sam Kennedy, and Robert Stroud. Finally, the professionals, Alex Clarke, Anthea Townsend, Tom Chicken, Katya Shipster, Ana Maria Rivera and Jen Doyle at Penguin; ...