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What Are the Best Summer Books?I was just looking at the Ben & Jerry?s Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book when it dawned on me that, yes it?s time for summer reading once again. To me this means I'll be looking at books about ice cream, parties, and comics. (It certainly does in our current gift guide which I hope you'll check out ... More
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Last: on July 15, 2015 
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Can you help me find the title?I am looking for the title of a book I read several years ago. It was made into a family BBC film. The girl Rowena came to live in the marshes of England with her Aunt, after her parents died in India. Her Aunt was a bit of a recluse, and a naturalist--painted plants, hiked on the land, planted a ... More
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Last: on July 15, 2015 
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WW 2 Novel About Mystery Illness at Pearl Harbor?Just stumbled onto a post over at Goodreads with an interesting inquiry. The poster is looking for the name of a novel her grandfather read in the '50s about a malady that spreads through a Pearl Harbor hospital a few days after the attack and causes coughing fits. Sound familiar to anyone? 
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Books with markings insideIt would be helpful if books marked as used but in very good condition were also tagged as "with light markings on pages" or book is "highlighted on numerous pages." I would probably have purchased a new addition without markings and highlighting had I known. I will keep these books but it would be ... More
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Last: on June 26, 2015 
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Will Brenner-Waiting for the Apples, Concerned, MysteryCan anyone tell me if the Will Brenner(Michigan-Waiting for the Apples) is the same Will Brenner (Tucson,AZ-Concerned, Mystery) are the same person. Question bio-knew Will in MI and Tucson back cover is questionable on bio 
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The Indiana Medal 1816-1916I found this book at an auction. It was put out by the Indiana Historical Commission in 1916 and numbered.
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Last: on June 22, 2015 
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I need help to find the edition/publisher of a book.I have a copy of 'The Court Martial of Lt. Calley' by Richard Hammer. It states the copyright as 1971, names of the author, illustrator, and photographer, but that's all. On the spine is the title and Hammer's name. Other booksellers' editions give Coward, McCann & Geoghegan as the NY publisher, and ... More
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Last: on June 22, 2015 
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Help with book informationI have 2 books: Mary J. Homes-The English Orphan-no copy date-but it has a beautiful Victorian woman on the cover, and Orison Swett Marden-How to Succeed-copy 1896-seems to be in good condition. Does anyone have information on these books?
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Last: on June 21, 2015 
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Instructor's edition bookI just bought an instructor's edition book for my math class that says it is not for resale and is protected by copyright laws. Should I return the book or is there anything illegal about it?
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Last: on June 17, 2015 
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import chargesJust wondering if anyone has had to pay import charges on a book from the US, and how much it was?
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Last: on June 17, 2015
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