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Bargains as of 8/30/06:
1776 by David McCullough (other books by him, too).
Abbott & Costello (Best of Old Time Radio) on compact disc, 11 broadcasts as well as booklet. See also Abbott & Costello (Golden Age of Radio), The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Golden Age of Radio), and The Green Hornet.
All the World's a Stage by Rebecca Platt Davidson, ill. by Anita Lobel (picture book about Shakespeare with rhyming text).
An Apple a Day by Karla Dornacher (look at the sidebar in the link for other gift books by this Christian artist, too).
Ancient Egypt (The Ultimate Sticker Book)
Anne of Avonlea (Charming Classics) by L.M. Montgomery (the Charming Classics are unabridged and come with a necklace with a charm related to the story; a wonderful gift for a young girl, many more of them are here).
The Arts and Crafts House by Adrian Tinniswood (a popular revival decorating style).
Around the Year by Tasha Tudor (also see A is for Annabelle and 1 is One).

The Battle for the Beginning by John MacArthur (lots of books by this prolific pastor/author).
Before the Change by Ann Louise Gittleman (helpful book about pre-menopause).
Belles on Their Toes by Ernestine Glibreth Carey and Frank Gilbreth, Jr. (see also Cheaper by the Dozen).
Better Off by Eric Brende (interesting account of the author and wife's move to an extreme Amish-type community, sans electricity).
Blog by Hugh Hewitt
Books by Sigrid Undset including The Cross, The Mistress of Husaby, and The Son Avenger.
Brat Farrar (an unusual mystery by a good author, see also Miss Pym Disposes).

Cambridge Latin Course (Unit 3) (on compact disc).
The Christmas Cat by Efner Tudor Holmes
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (a boxed set of the softcovers for $24.99).
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics by C.S. Lewis (seven of his classic apologetics books in one volume).
Constitutional Chaos by Andrew Napolitano
The Country Flowers of a Victorian Lady by Fanny Robinson (reprint of an old book with beautiful flower paintings and the meaning of the flowers and poetry about them).
Country Matters by Michael Korda (account of author's move from city to country life).
The Courage and Character of Theodore Roosevelt by George Grant
Crochet Lace by Pauline Turner

Dear Brother: Letters of William Clark to Jonathan Clark by William Clark (half of the dynamic duo of Lewis and Clark).
The Death of the West by Patrick J. Buchanan
(a frightening but realistic scenario of the death of European and American culture because of the birth dearth).
The Declaration of Independenc by Rod Gragg (lots of good information from southern author, with removable "artifacts" in book; see also the author's From Foxholes and Flight Decks: Letters Home From World War II).
That Distant Land by Wendell Berry (short stories).
Dollhouse Decor by Esther and Nick Forder (beautiful period rooms for dollhouses, with instructions to re-create them).
Dr. Susan Love's Menopause & Hormone Book by Susan M. Love

Easy Latin Crossword Puzzles: Quid Pro Quo by Virginia French Allen
Endurance by Alfred Lansing (about Ernest Shackleton's adventures in Antarctica).
Fannie in the Kitchen by Deborah Hopkinson (picture book about Fannie Farmer).
First Person Rural by Noel Perrin (another moving to the country account, practical advice along with anecdotes).
Five Things Every Christian Needs to Grow by R.C. Sproul
Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel (book on tape).
Gerald Durrell by Douglas Botting (biography of the popular naturalist-author).
George Washington by Paul Johnson
Goodnight Moon (Board Book, Comb & Brush Set) by Margaret Wise Brown
Great Britain (Eyewitness Travel Guide) (want to go with me?)
The Great Redwall Feast by Brian Jacques (Redwall picture book with rhyming text; see also A Redwall Winter's Tale).
The Great Wheel by Robert Lawson (see also Rabbit Hill).
Greek to English Interlinear New Testament (KJV) by George Ricker Berry

Home Invasion by Rebecca Hagelin (from WorldNet Daily Books).
A House is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman (one of our favorite picture books).
Hurry! by Jessie Haas (picture book about trying to get in the hay before a storm hits).
I Am Regina by Sally M. Keehn (historical fiction about a girl kidnapped by Indians during the French and Indian War).
James Herriot's Treasury for Children by Peter Barrett
Joey Green's Incredible Country Store by Joey Green (Rodale Press, a compendium of 'tips, recipes, make-it-yourself concoctions').

Kermit the Hermit by Bill Peet
The Kitchen Consultant by Herrick Kimball! (Herrick's a great guy and an inspiring agrarian, and this book from Taunton Press is a steal).
KJV Holy Bible (Dramatized) narrated by Alexander Scourby, on compact disc.
Knitting books—Click here!
Latin Dictionary (Collins Gem) (a pocket version).
Laundry by Cheryl Mendelson (the author of the great book Home Comforts has written another encyclopedic volum just on how to care for your washables).
Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography by William Anderson
The Long-Legged House by Wendell Berry (a book of essays).
The Long Road to Gettysburg by Jim Murphy (history for young people, lots of illustrations and photos; see also the author's A Young Patriot and The Boys' War).

Marriage and the Family iln the Middle Ages by Frances and Joseph Gies
Men to Match My Mountains by Irving Stone (historical fiction about the opening of the West).
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (in hardcover!)
The Mitford Years by Jan Karon (boxed set of first five novels).
The Money Answer Book by Dave Ramsey
More Perfect Than the Moon by Patricia MacLachlan (a sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall).
A Mother's Book of Traditional Household Skills by L.G. Abell (from 1853).
Mrs. Dunwoody's Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping by Miriam Lukken (this is a great book, filled with information about traditional housekeeping, quotes and poems and illustrations included).
NASB Audio Bible (complete Bible on 48 audio cassette tapes)
The Narnian by Alan Jacobs (biography of C.S. Lewis I have seen highly recommended).
Narrative Poems by C.S. Lewis

The Odyssey by Robin Lister, ill. by Alan Baker (picture book retelling of the story of Odysseus).
A Packet of Seeds by Deborah Hopkinson (picture book about a pioneer girl who wants to plant a garden on the frontier to make a new home, see also the author's Kindle Me a Riddle).
Pensees by Blaise Pascal
Patrick by Stephen Lawhead (historical fiction from a Christian author).
The Patriot's Handbook by George Grant (great deal on a great book filled with quotes and information about our country!)
Pollyanna Grows Up by Eleanor H. Porter (you can also find Pollyanna in the Charming Classics series).
Pyramid by David Macaulay (lots more books by this author, too).

Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger by Ronald Sider (a horrible book, but informative if you want to see the ridiculous and unbiblical thinking of so-called Christian socialists; after this read David Chilton's response, Rich Christians in an Age of Guilt Manipulators which you can find from my free books online link).
Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer
Samplers from A to Z by Pamela A. Parmal (history of this art form).
The Samurai's Tale by Erik Christian Haugaard (see also The Boy and the Samurai).
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Barness Orczy
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Lynn Curlee (the author is an amazing illustrator, a picture book but lots of information, too; also see Parthenon).
Shadlowlands by William Nicholson (autographed copy of the play about C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman).
The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood (historical fiction, see also Shakespeare's Scribe and Shakespeare's Spy).
Silent Witness: The Untold Story of Terri Schiavo's Death by Mark Fuhrman
The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis (unabridged book on compact discs for $6.99! Also look for The Horse and His Boy and The Last Battle).
Simple & Direct by Jacques Barzun (on improving one's writing style).
Smoky Mountain Rose by Alan Shroeder (retelling of the Cinderella story set in the Smoky Mountains).
A Splendor of Letters by Nicholas Basbanes (wonderful book for stories for book lovers, see also Patience and Fortitude).
Standing by Words by Wendell Berry (essays on language).
The Story of Little Black Sambo by H. Bannerman (not always easy to find this un-PC version of this tale of a little Indian boy).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Fully Updated) by James Strong (other versions of this essential reference work, too).
The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook by Raymond and Dorothy Moore (look in the sidebar at the link for other homeschooling books).
Superimmunity for Kids by Leo Galland

Table Graces for the Family by Thomas Nelson
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
Tasha Tudor's Garden by Tovah Martin (biographical sketch of the popular author's outdoor life around her home).
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis (in hardback).
The Thirty-Nine Step by John Buchan (I love this book; only one copy left).
Three Short Novels by Wendell Berry (Nathan Coulter, Remembering, A World Lost).
Thundercake by Patricia Polacco (picture book, see also Mommies Say Shh!).

The Ultimate Spy Sticker Book from Dorling Kindersley
The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle (this book actually makes a cricket noise when you open it! See also The Very Busy Spider).
The Village Baker's Wife by Gayle Ortiz (recipes from one of my favorite restaurants on the California coast, Gayle's Bakery).
What's in the Bible by R.C. Sproul and Robert Wolgemuth
When Character Was King by Peggy Noonan (biography of Ronald Reagan).
When Everybody Wore Hats by William Steig (picture book by a favorite author showing how life was different over 100 years ago).
Who Are We? by Samuel P. Huntington (about the loss of American identity).
Who Will Rock the Cradle? edited by Phyllis Schlafly (essays examining the issues of childcare and implications of the state or institutions, not parents, raising children).
Winnie-the-Pooh's ABC Sticker Storybook by A.A. Milne (many, many Pooh books available).
Yellow and Pink by William Steig (excellent parable of how things couldn't have evolved but need a creator).

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Bargains as of 5/31/06:
The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis (This is incredibly priced at $1.99 in paperback. There are many others of the author's apologetics books, too, including The Weight of Glory for only $2.99!)
The African Queen by C.S. Forester
All Things Bright and Beautiful by Cecil Frances Alexander (the hymn with lovely illustrations in a picture book format.)
...and Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold
The Art of Rubber Stamping by Suze Weinberg
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Banyan Tree by Christopher Nolan (on audio cassette)
Beauty by Robin McKinley (retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast).
Betsy, Tacy and Tib by Maud Hart Lovelace
Breaking the Da Vinci Code by Darrell L. Bock
Buenos Noches, Luna by Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight, Moon in Spanish, both a book and tape.)
Bull Run by Paul Fleischman
The Bungalow: America's Arts and Crafts Home by Paul Duchscherer
C.S. Lewis: A Complete Guide to His Life & Works by Walter Hooper
C.S. Lewis: Narrative Poems
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina (in hardcover).
The Chronicles of Narnia Set by C.S. Lewis (seven books in paperback, for $33.99. You can also buy The Complete Chronicles of Narnia in one hardcover volume.)
The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis: Volume I
and Volume II
Collected Poems 1943-2004 by Richard Wilbur
The Complete Adventures of Curious George by H.A. Rey
The Complete Tales & Poems of Winnie-The-Pooh by A.A. Milne
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (in 3 volumes, in a slipcase; individual plays also available).
A Continual Feast by Jan Karon (A neat book of Father Tim's quotes. More books by the author, too.)
David Macaulay books!
Death by Dickens by Anne Perry, et. al. (several mystery writers pay homage to Dickens with stories which include his most famous characters.)
The Dollhouse Book by Stephanie Finnegan
Dollhouse Style by Kath Dalmeny
Down in the Garden by Anne Geddes (very cute book by the children's photographer).
Emilie Barnes' 15-Minute Home and Family Organizer (see also Emilie Barnes' 15-Minute House and Budget Manager).
The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig
The Folks in the Valley: Pennsylvania Dutch ABC by Jim Aylesworth
For the Love of Books by Mary Engelbreit (a book lover's kit with several goodies!)
Frank Lloyd Wright in Pop-Up by Iain Thomson
The Friendly Persuasion by Jessamyn West
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel (book and CD).
Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot
Gardener's Journal by Mary Engelbreit (lots more titles by her, too).
George MacDonald by C.S. Lewis
Great Rubber Stamping by Jamie Kilmartin
Harper Collins German Unabridged Dictionary (this is a scratch and dent copy, only $13.75 for over 2000 pages!)
How to Read and Why by Harold Bloom The Last Man Who Knew Everything by Andrew Robinson (I haven't seen this but it looks like a fascinating biography of an amazing polymath, a Renaissance man who lived during the time of our war for independence.)
Le Petit Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery (The Little Prince in French.)
Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography by William Anderson
A Lion to Guard Us by Clyde Robert Bulla
Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik (book and CD).
Lots of Charming Classics! (These are unabridged classic children's books which have a necklace with a charm included with the book. A great gift for girls. More of these books here.)
Mable Hoffman's Complete Crockery Cookery (lots of crockpot recipes!)
Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes
The Massacre at Fall Creek by Jessamyn West
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Meindert De Jong books: Along Came a Dog, The House of Sixty Fathers, The Wheel on the School.
The Money Answer Book by Dave Ramsey (also see The Total Money Makeover).
A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution by Betsy and Giulio Maestro
More Than a Hobby by David Green (about the Christian founder of Hobby Lobby).
Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
My Little Houe Crafts Book by Carolyn Strom Collins
My Sister, My Friend by Joan Walsh Anglund (others by this author, too.)
NASB Audio Bible (complete Bible on 48 cassettes).
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
On Market Street by Arnold and Anita Lobel (an alphabet picture book that we really like!)
P.G. Wodehouse in His Own Words by Barry Day
The Revolutionary John Adams by Cheryl Harness
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Shakespeare: His Work and His World by Michael Rosen (children's biography).
Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages by Harold Bloom (an anthology of children's literature).
Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski (only one copy left).
Thomas Jefferson by Cheryl Harness
Toolbox Classics by Woody Phillips (this just sounded like fun: classical music played on "instruments" that are really tools).
Turn Homeward, Hannalee by Patricia Beatty
Wheelock's Latin (6th Edition, Revised) by Frederick M. Wheelock
Whose Bible Is It? by Jaroslav Pelikan (see also the author's The Reformation of the Bible/The Bible of the Reformation).
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Bargains as of 5/23/06:
The Ancient World: The Illustrated History Encyclopedia by Phillip Steele and others
Amazing Grace: A Country Salute to Great Gospel Hymns from Thomas Nelson (We have one of the CDs in this series. This book comes with a 10-song CD, all performed by country music stars.)
An Adventure With Polly Polar Bear (A Peek-and-Find Book) by Maurice Pledger (lift-the-flap book, others in the series also available for other animals.)
The Bobbsey Twins Complete Set (Classic Edition) by Laura Lee Hope (first twelve titles)
Breaking the Da Vinci Code by Darrell L. Bock (by a professor from Dallas Theological Seminary.)
The Buffalo Knife by William O. Steele
C.S. Lewis: His Life & Thought by Terry W. Glaspey
The Call by Os Guiness
The Courage and Character of Theodore Roosevelt by George Grant (the same as the Leaders in Action title by Grant)
Davy Crockett's Own Story by Davy Crockett
The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking by Mark and Michael Polish (a how-to guide for independent filmmakers to bypass Hollywood and create quality movies.)
Devotions for Morning and Evening with Mrs. Charles E. Cowman (includes Streams in the Desert and Springs in the Valley.)
Discovery Plus books (interactive science books on a variety of topics, one is about knights and battles.)
The Encyclopedia of Sewing Techniques by Wendy Gardiner (Running Press)
The Famous Five Adventure Collection by Enid Blyton (several books in one volume.)
The Famous Five Mystery Collection by Enid Blyton (several books in one volume.)
Fireworks, Picnics, and Flags by James Cross Giblin (stories behind some familiar American symbols.)
Flaming Arrows by William O. Steele
The Frog and Toad Treasury by Arnold Lobel (3 books in one volume.)
Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings by Matthew Van Fleet (very cute picture book with lots of texture for little fingers to enjoy.)
A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor (this author is not everyone's cup of tea.)
How to Knit by Debbie Bliss
Gift books by Karla Dornacher (she is a Christian lady who make charming illustrations and unique books with little surprises in the pages, perfect to give a friend or a sister.)
Laundry by Cheryl Mendelson (author of Home Comforts.)
Leonardo's Horse by Jean Fritz, illus. by Hudson Talbott
Les Miserables on CD by Victor Hugo (abridged audio book with some of the songs from the Broadway play, very well done.)
Letters to a Diminished Church by Dorothy Sayers (a book of essays.)
Loved by God by R.C. Sproul
The Macarthur Study Bible - Large Print Edition (Also available in regular print. You can find lots and lots of other Bibles, some in genuine leather and even calfskin.)
Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes (this is a wonderful story of a Norwegian immigrant family and the mother who is the glue that holds their lives together in early 20th century San Francisco.)
A Mother's Love is Precious by Tina Wenke (gift book with sweet illustrations, includeds Scripture verses).
The New Strong's Expanded Dictionary of Bible Words by James Strong
The Perilous Road by William O. Steele
The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin (tells how hieroglyphs were deciphered after Napoleon's army found the stone which could translate them.)
The Smithsonian Backyard Fawn & Gray Squirrel (Box with Book and Plush Toys)
A Tale of Holly How by Susan Wittig Albert (a Beatrix Potter mystery.)
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illus. by N.C. Wyeth! (hardcover, lovely book, only one left.)
The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle (actually makes a cricket chirping noise when you open it up! Others by Carle, too.)
Wee Sing Books, with both tape and CD (including Bible Songs and More Bible Songs.)
Why Johnny Can't Read by Rudolf Flesch (classic about the literacy disaster because of abandoning phonics instruction; included instruction for teaching children phonics at home.)
Winter Danger by William O. Steele
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Bargains as of 4/22/06:
Bird (DK Eyewitness Book)
The Cartoon Guide to Physics by Larry Gonick
The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey (others by this unique mystery author, too).
Drawn to Nature by Clare Walker Leslie (nature journaling).
The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald
Give Us This Day (The Lord's Prayer) by Tasha Tudor
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (in hardcover).
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle (one of our favorite picture books, in hardcover).
Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson (excellent book, should be in the hands of every Prairie Muffin!)
How Much Is a Million? by David M. Schwarz
If You Made a Million by David M. Schwarz
John Adams by David McCullough
Leonardo Da Vinci by Diane Stanley (picture book biography, neat illustrations).
Leonardo's Horse by Jean Fritz (unique picture book with an episode from the inventor/artist's life that is little-known).
Longitude by Dava Sobel
Miss Read Novels (about English village life).
The Odyssey of Homer translated by Richmond Lattimore, also Robert Fitzgerald translation
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger (I really enjoyed this unusual novel, written by a homeschooling dad).
Prairie Girl: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder by William Anderson
Rakkety Tam by Brian Jacques (many others by this author, too, including The Great Redwall Feast).
Shakespeare's Spy by Gary Blackwood (youth fiction about Shakespeare and his times).
The Story of Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis (in hardcover!)
The Third and Fourth Anti-Coloring Books by Susan Striker
The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle, illus. by N.C. Wyeth!
Wide as the Waters by Benson Bobrick (story of the KJV of the Bible).
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Bargains as of 4/08/06:
1776 by David McCullough (many other books by the bestselling historian, too).
Alien Nation by Peter Brimelow
The American President by Peter W. Kunhardt (beautiful companion volume to mini-series about the presidency and detailed and fascinating information about the men who held that office).
Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates (illus. by Nora Unwin, hardcover).
"B" is for Betsy by Carolyn Haywood (many other books by this author, too!)
Balkan Ghosts by Robert D. Kaplan (author is a political travel writer with libertarian leanings, a very good writer).
Before the Change by Ann Louise Gittleman (helpful look at how to deal with perimenopause).
Bell, Book, and Scandal by Jill Churchill (a literary mystery).
Beowulf translated by Michael Alexander (one left!)
Beowulf: An Updated Verse Translation, translated by Frederick Rebsamen
Better Off by Eric Brende (author and his wife live in an Amish-like community, with no electricity, for a year).
The Birds' Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin (in hardcover!)
Candle Making (Funstations) by David Constable (kit for children).
The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry by Larry Gonick (see also The Cartoon Guide to Statistics).

Centerburg Tales by Robert McCloskey (in hardcover! Look for the author's wonderderful picture books, too).
Child's Play: A Paper Doll Collection by Mary Engelbreit
The Civil War Collection (audio tape documentary, 8 cassettes).
The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge (science fiction author).
Companion to Narnia (Revised and Expanded) by Paul F. Ford
A Continuous Harmony by Wendell Berry (essays).
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (movie cover, not sure if it's abridged, others by this author, too).
A Day at the Fair (Grandma's Attic) by Arleta Richardson (only one left of this hardcover!)
The Day the Babies Crawled Away by Peggy Rathmann (cute picture book).
The Death of the West by Patrick J. Buchanan (must-read for everyone, especially with the huge issue of immigration reform in the news lately).
Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville
Disappearing Ink: Poetry at the End of Print Culture by Dana Gioia
The Dollhouse Book by Stephanie Finnegan
Dollhouse Style by Kath Dalmeny (lovely book about period rooms and furnishings for dollhouses).
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

The E-Myth Manager by Michael E. Gerber (see also The E-Myth Physician).
Enchantment in the Garden by Shirley Hughes (picture book).
The Endurance by Caroline Alexander (about Ernest Shakleton's expedition, lovely book; see also the author's children's book told through the eyes of the ship's cat, Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition).
Everyday Life in Early America by David Freeman Hawke
The Fantastic Journey of Pieter Bruegel by Anders C. Shafer (very nice picture book about the artist's life and how he may have gotten the ideas for his pictures, only one left).
A Farm of Her Own by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock (picture book).
Fatherless America by David Blankenhorn
For the Love of Books by Ronald B. Schwarz (one hundred writers tell what books inspired them).
Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television by Jerry Mander
From Dawn Till Dusk by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, illus. by Mary Azarian (life on a Vermont farm, picture book).
A Gallery of Children by A.A. Milne (stories by the author of Winnie the Pooh).
Give Me a Break by John Stossel (how the journalist changed from being a liberal to a more libertarian view as he covered consumer fraud and government corruption).
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (hardcover).
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis

Half Magic by Edward Eager
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field (illus. by Susan Jeffers and Rosemary Wells).
A Hobbit's Travels (Journal) (with illustrations and runes from the story).
A House is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman (one of our favorite picture books, only one copy left!)
How to Go to College Almost for Free by Ben Kaplan

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (not a children's book).
The Iliad by Homer (translated by Robert Fagles).
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
In Praise of Slowness by Carl Honore
Journal (Black-Lined) (8-1/2 by 11 inches, spiral-bound).
Le Petit Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery (The Little Prince in French).
The Letters of John and Abigail Adams (a Penguin classic book).
A Little Excitement by Marc Harshman and Ted Rand (I haven't seen this picture book, but it sounds good..."text and illustrations combine to give a warm and lively picture of country life, where family and neighbors support one another," and I like Ted Rand's illustrations).
Life in a Medieval Village by Frances and Joseph Gies (other books about medieval life by the authors, too).
Loamhedge by Brian Jacques (lots of other Redwall books in hardcover, too, do an author search).

Magnetic Phonics (like magnetic poetry, to put on your refrigerator to practice phonics with your new readers).
Makers of Rome by Plutarch (nine of his "lives").
Marginalia by H.J. Jackson (about book annotations of avid readers).
The Marine Biology Coloring Book by Thomas M. Niesen (only one left!)
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian (others in this series, too).
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
The Meaning of Flowers (Flower Fairies) by Cicely Mary Barker
The Mitten (boxed set) by Jan Brett (includes a pair of mittens; others by this author, too).
Mrs. Dunwoody's Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping by Miriam Lukken
Mr. Putter & Tabby Write the Book by Cynthia Rylant (fun easy reader).
Mother Goose by Tomie de Paola
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (very funny book about the famous naturalist's childhood on the Greek island of Corfu).

The Nelson Study Bible (NKJV, Black Genuine Leather)
New and Collected Poems by Czeslaw Milosz
The New Yorker Book of Literary Cartoons by Bob Mankoff
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (movie cover, unabridged, many others by Dickens, too).
The Odyssey (Deluxe Edition by Homer (Robert Fagles, translator, lovely edition).
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
On Writing Well by William Zinsser
Over in the Meadow by Ezra Jack Keats (illustrator)
P.G. Wodehouse in His Own Words (only one left!)
Patches of Godlight by Jan Karon (Father Tim's "quote book" some in his handwriting, full of great quotes for the copy book).
Patience and Fortitude by Nicholas Basbane (fascinating look at libraries and their owners, see also the author's A Splendor of Letters).
The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas (mystery, I liked it but I don't know if you will!)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard (other books by the author, too).
Pollyanna Grows Up by Eleanor Porter

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin (a Charming Classic, with a necklace included! You can find more of this series by typing in "Charming Classic" in the search box).
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck (many others by this author, too).
The Republic by Plato
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
Rip Van Winkle (Book of Wonder) by Washington Irving (illus. by N.C. Wyeth, books in this series are lovely, perfect for gifts).
Rockets: An Inventor's Handbook Kit (Build Your Own Model Rocket) by Jon Richards
Secrets of Good-Carb/Low-Carb Living by Sandra Woodruff
Shakespeare's Scribe by Gary Blackwood (only one copy left of this historical fiction novel for children).
The Shakespeare Library (boxed set of 10 miniature volumes, with gilded edges, gold stamped covers, ribbon markers, the major plays and sonnets).
Silent Night by Joseph Mohr, illus. by Susan Jeffers (it's a little early for Christmas, but this looks like a gorgeous book!)
Stagecoach by J.S. Holliday (western history and Wells Fargo Co.)
The Story of the Von Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp
The Technique of Bobbin Lace (a lost art!)
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
The Three Theban Plays by Sophocles (translated by Robert Fagles and Bernard Knox).
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose (biography of Lewis and Clark).
When Character Was King by Peggy Noonan (biography of President Reagan by his former speechwriter, other books by Noonan, too).
Winnie the Pooh: The Color Edition by A.A. Milne.
The Writing Road to Reading by Romalda Bishop Spalding
You Can't Take a Balloon into the Museum of Fine Arts by Robin Glasser Preiss (fun picture book look at real art in the B0ston Museum of Fine Arts).
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Bargains as of 3/16/06:
1776 by David McCullough (see also John Adams).
American Family Paper Dolls by Tom Tierney (several of the popular historical paper dolls in one volume).
The American President by Peter W. Kunhardt and Phillip B. Kunhardt (companion book to the award-winning documentary, hundreds of photos and illustrations, very unique).
Balkan Ghosts by Robert D. Kaplan (author is an excellent travel writer and political observer).
Bell, Book, and Scandal by Jill Churchill (a literary mystery, haven't read it...part of the dollar for dollar sale).
Bookman's Promise by John Dunning (bibliophile mystery, many contain situations objectionable to some).
The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz, illus. by Feodor Rojankovsky
Christian Living in the Home by Jay Adams (great book and very low price!)
Companion to Narnia (revised and expanded) by Paul Ford
The Complete Cheapskate by Mary Hunt
A Continuous Harmony by Wendell Berry (a collection of his essays).
The Day the Babies Crawled Away by Peggy Rathmann (cute picture book).
Debbie Bliss Easy Knits by Debbie Bliss (others by her, too).
The Dollhouse Book by Stephanie Finnegan
Dollhouse Style by Kath Dalmeny (very neat dollhouse book with rooms with different period styles).
A Gallery of Children by A.A. Milne (early book by the author, looks like lovely illustrations).
The Golden Fleece by Padraic Colum
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
High Rhulain by Brian Jacques (others by this author, too).
Hitty: Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field, illus. by Rosemary Wells and Susan Jeffers Illustrated Oxford Dictionary (scratch and dent copy).
Jane Austen: The Complete Novels

Knitting Lessons by Lela Nargi (author explores why people like to knit.
The Little Prince in Spanish and French by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Looney Tunes: The Ultimate Visual Guide from Dorling Kindersley
Magnetic Phonics (includes vowels, phonemes and consonants, to help your readers make their own words).
The Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson
The Mission of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson
A Mother's Book of Traditional Household Skills by L.G. Abell (first published in 1853).
Mr. Putter and Tabby Write the Book by Cynthia Rylant (other Mr. Putter books, too).
Mrs. Dunwoody's Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping (looks good!)
The New Yorker Book of Literary Cartoons
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (movie cover).
Not for Packrats Only by Don Aslett
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Raising a Reader by Jennie Nash
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Charming Classics) by Kate Douglas Wiggin (includes necklace with charm related to the story, unabridged. Do a search for "charming classics" to find other classic books with the necklace included.)
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
Rip Van Winkle (Books of Wonder by Washington Irving, illus. by N.C. Wyeth
Robert McCloskey classics in hardcover! Includes Centerburg Tales, Make Way for Ducklings, Lentil, and One Morning in Maine.
ON Writing Well (25th Anniversary Edition) by William Zinsser
Romance Classics (Boxed Set) includes Middlemarch, Lorna Doone, Far From the Madding Crowd, Mansfield Park, Jane Eyre, and Agnes Grey.
Stagecoach by J.S. Holliday (story of Wells Fargo).
The Swiftly Tilting Worlds of Madeleine L'Engle
by Luci Shaw, editor
The Technique of Bobbin Lace by Pamela Nottingham
Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose

The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois (one hardcover copy left!)
Twilight Comes Twice by Ralph Fletcher (I haven't seen this picture book but it looks like it might be good!)
When Character Was King by Peggy Noonan (biography of President Reagan).
You Can't Take a Balloon into the Museum of Fine Arts by Jacqueline Weitzman Preiss (neat book, in hardcover!)

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Bargains as of 2/28/06:
84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (also look for Q's Legacy.)
At Dawn We Slept (60th Anniversary Edition) by Gordon W. Prange (classic book about what happened at Pearl Harbor.)
Book Finds (Revised and Updated) by Ian Ellis (advice from an expert book hunter.)
Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey (unusually mystery by this English author, other books by her, too.)
Christian Living in the Home by Jay Adams (a great resource from a reformed perspective for only $1.99!)
The Great Escapes of World War II from the History Channel (two VHS tapes, a Collector's Edition.)
How I Came to Be a Writer by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (autobiography of the author of the children's Shiloh books)

Beautiful Illustrated Junior Library Classics! These are unabridged, illustrated versions in lovely bindings of some well-loved classics. A great gift to build a child's library:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Black Beauty
The Call of the Wild and Other Stories
Heidi
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
A Little Princess
Little Women
The Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
Treasure Island
The Wizard of Oz
Aesop's Fables

Leave it to Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse (by one of my favorite authors and one of my favorite books by him.)

Make Your Own Little Golden Book
Men to Match My Mountains by Irving Stone (fictional account of the famous people who expanded and settled the west.)
Mice, Morals, & Monkey Business by Christopher Wormell (retellings of Aesop's Fables, a picture book with neat illustrations.)
A Shot in the Dark by Barbara Fisher and Harris Coulter (account of the vaccine industry and dangers of immunization.)
That Quail, Robert by Margaret Stanger
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer (great book, would be a boon to anyone who wants to assist women in childbirth.)
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Bargains as of 2/26/05:
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon (first book in the series, many others available. Also, don't miss Patches of Godlight, Father Tim's quote book.)
Barn by Debby Atwell (picture book about an Amish barn raising.)
Blog by Hugh Hewitt
Books by Carolyn Haywood, including 'B' is for Betsy, and many others.

Buffalo Bill (Commemorative Edition) by Zane Grey
Colditz: The Definitive History by Henry Chancellor
The Complete Step-By-Ste- Low Carb Cookbook by Anne C. Cain
The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense by Edward Lear
Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld
Emperors and Gladiators (All in a Day's Work) by Anita Ganeri
The Entrepreneurial Parent by Paul and Sarah Edwards

Fannie in the Kitchen by Deborah Hopkinson (picture book biography.)
Flying Machine from Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Books
Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel
A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor
Grasshopper Summer by Ann Turner

Guerilla Business books by Jay Conrad Levinson.
Includes Guerilla Selling
The Way of the Guerilla
Guerilla Marketing Weapons
Guerilla Marketing Online Weapons
Mastering Guerilla Marketing
Guerilla Marketing Excellence

Half Magic by Edward Eager
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland Bainton
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
How to Read a Poem by Burton Raffel (one left!)
A Jacques Barzun Reader
John Adams by David McCullough (others by this author, too.)
Johnny Tremain (Illustrated American Classic) by Esther Forbes (hardcover, see also the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning Paul Revere and the World He Lived In.)
Make Your Own Little Golden Book

Kristin Lavransdatter Volume II and Volume III by Sigrid Unset
Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinor Pruitt Stewart (illus. by N.C. Wyeth, this is one of my favorite books, wonderful writing; only one copy left!)
Life in a Medieval Village by Frances and Joseph Gies
Miffy's Magnifying Glass by Dick Bruna (see also What's at the Zoo, Miffy? These are cute books for toddlers.)
The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley
The New Laurel's Kitchen by Laurel Robertson
The Odyssey translated by Richard Lattimore
On Literature by Umberto Eco (essays on semiotics.)
A Path Through Suffering by Elisabeth Elliot
The Pelopponesian War by Donald Kagan (see also The Histories by Herodotus
Personal Reminiscences of General Robert E. Lee by William J. Jones
Pharoahs and Embalmers (All in a Day's Work) by Anita Ganeri
The Plug-In Drug (revised) by Marie Winn
The Quilter's Legacy by Jennifer Chiaverini (our quilting friend Miss Em likes these mysteries, but I haven't ready them yet. Also look for The Cross-Country Quilters.)

The Samurai's Tale by Erik Christian Haugaard
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Simple and Direct by Jacques Barzun
Slander by Ann Coulter (see also Treason.)
Sonnets to Orpheus (bilingual edition) by Rainer Maria Rilke
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
Thrush Green by Miss Read (look for other books by her, too, fun stories of English village life.)

The U.S. Commemorative Quarters (Deluxe Collector's Kit)
Warmly Inscribed by Nancy Goldstone (about the author's bookhunting adventures with her husband; see also Slightly Chipped.)
When Character Was King by Peggy Noonan (biography of President Reagan.)
Books by William O. Steele:
The Buffalo Knife
Flaming Arrows
The Perilous Road
Winter Danger

A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy by Jim Murphy (taken from the diaries of a real boy, Joseph Plumb Martin).

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Bargains as of 2/23/05:
The Amish Struggle With Modernity by Donald Kraybill
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman (great book...everybody needs to read this!)
Atkins for Life by Robert C. Atkins (this fad is fading, but I believe the concepts of how to eat healthy should not be forgotten. We eat lower carb and we are healthy and slender. Other books by Dr. Atkins, too.)
Beowulf (Large Print) translated by Seamus Heaney
Beowulf translated by Michael Alexander
The Best of James Herriot: Favorite Memories of a Country Vet by James Herriot (a really nice compilation of many of his best stories, with photos, drawings and annotation.)
Better Off by Eric Brende (author and wife move to Amish-like community for a year.)
Boy Meets Girl by Joshua Harris
Collected Poems, 1909-1962 by T.S. Eliot
Company Aytch by Sam Watkins (autobiography of a Confederate soldier.)
The Complete Novels of Jane Austen (in one volume)
Confessions by Saint Augustine
The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett
Daily Life in the Pilgrim Colony 1636 by Paul Erickson
Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld
Down a Garden Path by Karla Dornacher (cute gift book from Christian illustrator, similar to Mary Engelbreit.)
Drawn to Nature by Clare Walker Leslie (author of Keeping a Nature Journal)
Educational Travel on a Shoestring by Melissa L. Morgan
The Encyclopedia of Cross Stitch Techniques by Betty Barnden
Finishing Becca by Ann Rinaldi (historical fiction for young people about Benedict Arnold.)
Forever Summer by Nigella Lawson (the English Martha Stewart)
Frederick Marryat books:
Mr. Midshipman Easy
Percival Keene
Snarlyvow, or, The Dog Fiend

Giants of Political Thought from Knowledge Products (great series with music, dramatization and great narration, this 4-tape set covers Common Sense, the Declaration of Independence, and the Federalist Papers.)
The GO Pack, a book explaining the strategy of the ancient Japanese game, along with the game board and playing pieces.
Happy Trails by Howard Kazanjian (gift book biography of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.)
Halfway Home: My Life 'til Now by Ronan Tynan (the autobiography of one of the Irish Tenors)
Homeschooling: A Parent's Guide to Teaching Children by Samuel Blumenfeld
The Iliad by Homer, Robert Fagles translator
Johnny Cash Reads the Complete New Testament
Lenten Lands by Douglas H. Gresham (about Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis, by her son.)
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay (just one left, but many other books by this author.)
My Mom's Sweet Influence: The Heritage of a Faithful Mother from Focus on the Family (gift book)
My New Baby and Me by Dian G. Smith (very cute baby book for siblings, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.)
The Nathaniel Hawthorne Audio Collection (unabridged selections on 5 CDs.)
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (Centennial Edition)
The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins
Patches of Godlight by Jan Karon (filled with Father Tim's favorite quotations.)
Patience and Fortitude by Nicholas Basbanes (stories of bibliophiles.)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan (audiobook on 4 CDs, soon to be a movie, true story of a 1950s homemaker who helps make ends meet by winning jingle contests, when her alcoholic husband fails to care for the family.)
Real-Life Homeschooling by Rhonda Barfield
The Rich Dad's Prophecy by Robet Kiyosaki
The Rooster Crows by Maud and Miska Petersham
The Rural Life by Verlyn Klinkenborg (I haven't seen this, but looks interesting, a year's worth of memories of life on an Iowa homestead.) Also see the author's Making Hay
Richard Wilbur: Collected Poems 1943-2004
Shakespeare's Spy by Gary Blackwood (novel for young people.)
Shadowlands by William Nicholson (play about C.S. Lewis and Joy Gresham.)
So Many Books, So Little Time by Sara Nelson
Speeches by Oliver Cromwell edited by Ivan Roots
Top Secret Recipes by Todd Wilbur
The U.S. Air Force (Alpha Brava Delta Guide) by Barrett Tillman (for Pieter)
The United States Constitution: All You Want to Know from Knowledge Products (this is a great series, with dramatizations, music and narrated by Walter Cronkite. 4 audio cassettes.)
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (Sixth Revised Edition) from the La Leche League
The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle

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Bargains as of 2/18/05:
Air Force Service Journal
All-Time Favorite Cookie and Baking Recipes from the Nestle Toll House series.
America's Christian History: The Untold Story by Gary DeMar
The Art of Rubber Stamping by Suze Weinberg ( Barns, Sheds, and Outbuildings
Bias by Bernard Goldberg
The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward (in hardcover!)
Charming Classics: these are unabridged books with a matching necklace for a girl to wear.
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (illus. by Tasha Tudor)
Anne of Avonlea The Enchanted Castle Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Collected Poems by T.S. Eliot
Compact Reference Bible (KJV) in black genuine leather, only $10.49! (Lots of other Bibles available, too. Do searches for "genuine leather" and "calfskin" to find some really nice ones.)
The Complete Guide to Scrapbooking by Jill Haglund (also try a search for "scrapbooking.")
Daily Life in a Victorian House by Laura Wilson
Daniel I (Chapters 1-6, Calvin's Old Testament Commentaries) by John Calvin (hardcover, Eerdmans). See also Ezekiel I Commentary.
The Death of the West by Patrick J. Buchanan
Draw History: Civil War by Nancy Clayton
End Times Fiction by Gary DeMar
An Exaltation of Larks by James Lipton (I love this beautiful book about collective nouns!)
The Farce of Evolution by Hank Hanegraaff and Phillip E. Johnson
The Fifth of March by Ann Rinaldi (historical fiction for young people about a girl who is a servant in John and Abigail Adams's house during the time of the American Revolution. See also Finishing Becca.
Hell to Pay by Barbara Olson (Mrs. Olson was killed on the plane which hit the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. This expose is about the background of Hillary Clinton, information which will be important to have if she should decide to run for president in 2008.
High Calling by Evelyn Husband (Thomas Nelson) This is the biography of the Christian astronaut, a homeschooling father, who was killed in the Columbia disaster.
Imperial Hubris by Anonymous (a view of Islamic terrorism asserting that U.S. foreign policy is the underlying cause of the war on terror).
Karla Dornacher books:
The Blessing of Friendship
Learn to Knit by Penny Hill (look for other knitting books by doing a search for "knit.").
Learn to Machine Quilt by Sharon Chambers (look for other quilting books by doing a search for "quilt.")
Legacy: The Story of Talula Bottoms and Her Quilts by Nancilu B. Burdick (I haven't seen this, but the description sounds fascinating: a woman born in 1862 and her life story as she made over 200 quilts, with her letters, photos, hand-drawn maps and more.)
Letters to a Diminished Church by Dorothy Sayers
MacBeth (Shakespeare Plays in the Classroom by Christine Hood
The Magic Never Ends: The Life and Works of C.S. Lewis (VHS format video)
Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes (wonderful novel about a Norwegian immigrant family in San Francisco at the turn of the century, and the strong and loving mother who helps them get through the trials of life).
The Mulch Book by Stu Campbell
Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
Paper Pizazz scrapbooking papers
Piers the Ploughman by William Langland
A Presumption of Death by Dorothy Sayers (unfinished Lord Peter Wimsey mystery, completed by another author). See also Thrones, Dominations
Scripture Alone by James White
Shakespeare Stories by Leon Garfield (one left)
A Shakespearean Theater (Magnifications) by Jacqueline Morley (others in this series include: An Ancient Greek Temple, The Living Tomb, A Medieval Castle, A Roman Fort, The Temple at Jerusalem.)
Sir Walter Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado by Marc Aronson (also see John Winthrop, Oliver Cromwell, and the Land of Promise.)
Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew
What's in the Bible by R.C. Sproul and Robert Wolgemuth


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Bargains as of 11/29/05:
Address books and Organizers (do a search for "address book" or "organizer"). Many, such as this leather organizer, are from Dayrunner.
All-Time Favorite Cookie and Baking Recipes from the Nestle Toll House series.
America's Christian History: The Untold Story by Gary DeMar.
Ancient Greece (History in Stone) by Stewart Ross. Includes kit to make replica of a Greek temple.
Ancient Rome (History in Stone) by Sarah Eason. Includes kit to make replica of the Colosseum.
Araminta's Paint Box by Karen Ackerman and Betsy Lewin. Fun picture book about a little girl traveling to the Gold Country who is separated from her prize possession, but ends up miraculously reunited with it after it goes through many adventures.
The Art of Rubber Stamping by Suze Weinberg.
The Art of Tasha Tudor by Harry Davis.
Barns, Sheds, and Outbuildings by Clayton DeKorne and John D. Wanger. Everything to help you construct an outbuilding, over 600 photos and 12 design concepts.
Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit by Nicole Savy. Children's biography of the famous children's author. Also see That Naughty Rabbit: Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit by Judy Taylor.
Beowulf in several translations:
Michael Alexander's
Frederick Rebsamen's
Seamus Heaney's (large print)
Braids and Bows from Anne Akers Johnson. A Klutz book, includes kit with ornaments for girls' hair.
Also look for The Etch a Sketch Book.
Butchering Deer by John Weiss. Only one left...look in the sidebar for similar books on hunting.
2006 Calendars:
Art of the Lord of the Rings Calendar
The Lord of the Rings: 16-Month Wall Calendars
Marjolein Bastin 2006 Wall Calendar (beautiful nature drawings)
Tea & Friendship: 2006 Wall Calendar With Scripture (Sandy Lyman Clough)
The Collected Stories of Eudor Welty.
Complete Beading: Jewelry & Accessories by Jema Hewett. I have a daughter who loves to make beaded jewelry.
The Complete English Poems by George Herbert.
Daily Life in a Victorian House by Laura Wilson.
The Death of the West by Patrick J. Buchanan, only $2.59 for the hardback! Also, Where the Right Went Wrong.
Dollhouse Style by Kath Dalmeny, a fun look at 15 period styles with instructions on how to make furniture and trimmings for your dollhouse.
Doubts About Darwin by Phillip E. Johnson. See also The Farce of Evolution with Hank Hanegraff.
End Times Fiction by Gary DeMar.
The Epic of Gilgamesh by N.K.Sandars. See also Herbert Mason's Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative.
Farming: A Handbook by Wendell Berry.
Field of Dreams: Defending the Agrarian Idea by Victor Davis Hanson.
The Fifth of March by Ann Rinaldi, historical fiction about John and Abigail Adams. See also the author's Finishing Becca about Benedict Arnold.
Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot. Also look for The Illustrated Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor.
The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald.
The Heart and Home of Christmas by Karla Dornacher. Only $3.99 for this sweet gift book, and others from this Christian author, too.
Hell to Pay by Barbara Olson. Mrs. Olson dies in the terrorist attacks on 9/11 (at the Pentagon). She had just finished this expose of Hilary Clinton, which may be important to read before the next presidential election as Mrs. Clinton will probably be a contender.
High Calling by Evelyn Husband. The biography of Rick Husband, commander of the Columbia space shuttle and Christian and homeschooling dad. Only $2.49 for a hardcover copy.
Home Style Teaching by Raymond and Dorothy Moore. From pioneers in the homeschool movement.
How Sweet the Sound by George Beverly Shea. Includes lyrics, hymn stories and personal reminscences. How to Play the Penny Whistle by Ian Kearey and Parr Dempsey.
How to Read a Poem by Burton Raffel.
Imperial Hubris by Anonymous. By a U.S. intelligence official, argues that radical Islamicists are not fighting against the West's way of life but against intervention by the U.S. and allies in the Middle East.
Journal: lined pages and leather cover. Click on the link on the page to "journal" to find many more.
Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza and Jane D. Ramsey. See other Lasagna Gardening books in the sidebar.
Learn How to Crochet by Sue Whiting. Also see Learn to Knit by Penny Hill and Kid Knits from Vogue and Learn to Machine Quilt.
Legacy: The Story of Talula Gilbert Bottoms and Her Quilts by Nancilu B. Burdick. I haven't seen this, but it looked interesting, about a woman born in the 1860s, based on her memoirs and her hundreds of quilts.
Letters to a Diminished Church by Dorothy L. Sayers. Also look for her "newest" Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries, unfinished books recently completed by another author.
The Macarthur Study Bible (NKJV), hardcover. You can find many other Bibles, too, including nice leather Bibles for less than half retail price (type "genuine leather" in search box), as well as Bible covers.
Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes. Wonderful story of a mother's impact on her immigrant family at the turn of the 20th century.
The Marine Biology Coloring Book by Thomas M. Niesen. Hundreds of pages of detailed illustrations to color, great for a study of the ocean.
Mr. Putter and Tabby Write the Book by Cynthia Rylant. We like these easy readers...many other Mr. Putter books available.
The Mulch Book by Stu Campbell (Storey Books).
Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. The best mystery by this author, a great twist. Several others by her, too.
My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. This is the classic edition...you can also find an updated version.
Northwoods Picture Books:
Antler, Bear, Canoe by Betsy Bowen
Gathering (Northwoods Counting Book by Betsy Bowen
The Official Slinky Book by Joey Green (only 89 cents!)
The Official U.S. Mint 50 State Quarters by H.E. Harris & Company. This fold holds the complete collection from 1999 to 2008.
On Literature by Umberto Eco. See also the author's On Hyper Reality about semiotics.
Piers the Ploughman by William Langland.
The Princess Bride, by William Goldman, one paperback copy left.
The Read-Aloud Handbook (Revised and Updated) by Jim Trelease.
The Rodale Book of Composting by Deborah L. Martin.
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy.
Shakespeare's Spy by Gary Blackwood. See also the author's Shakespeare's Scribe.
More Shakespeare books:
Hear, Hear, Mr. Shakespeare by Bruce Koscieiniak
Macbeth, Shakespeare Plays in the Classroom by Good Apple
A Shakespearean Theater (Magnifications) by John James and Jacqueline Morley
Shakespeare Stories by Leon Garfield (an excellent retelling of several plays)
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by Bruce Coville (picture book retelling)
Will's Quill by Don Freeman
Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon. A Mitford Christmas novel, many others by Karon available, including an audio recording of this book with Esther's Gift and The Mitford Snowmen.
Sir Walter Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado by Marc Aronson. I have not seen it but the author also has a non-fiction book for children called John Winthrop Oliver Cromwell, and the Land of Promise.
Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew.
Rodale's All-New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening.
Tasha Tudor's Dollhouse by Harry Davis.
United States Floor Puzzle by McGraw-Hill.
The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle, this book actually makes a chirping sound when opened. Also, look for The Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book and Plush Set with toy caterpillar, and My Very Own Very Hungry Caterpillar Coloring Book and My Very Own Very Busy Spider Coloring Book.
What's in the Bible by R.D. Sproul & Robert Wolgemuth.
What the Bible Says About Suffering by J. Richard Fugate (author of What the Bible Says About Child Training).
Wildflowers, Peterson Field Guid Colorbook.
The Wonder of it All by Tom Fox, Adrian Rogers and George Beverly Shea. Gift book with fine art nature photography and devotionals.
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Bargains as of 8/6/05:
The Adventures of Theodore Roosevelt by himself
The Amazingly Incredible Tie Book & Kit (has tie, paints, brush and stencils with instruction book.)
American Jezebel by Eve LaPlante (about Puritan Anne Hutchinson; I don't know if it's pro or con, but I've been looking for more information about this heretical woman who is misunderstood by many to be a heroine.)
An American Life, autobiography of Ronald Reagan
America's Christian History: The Untold Story by Gary DeMar (a good one-volume history for students by a reformed Christian author.)
Amish Home by Raymond Bial
The Amish Struggle With Modernity by Donald B. Kraybill
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman (one copy)
Anna All Year Round by Mary Downing Hahn
I haven't seen this, but it looks interesting: about a little girl before WWI and her life in Baltimore, experiencing all the changes of that time. Another book about her by the same author: Anna on the Farm.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (very nice paperback edition, the one I'm reading now.)
The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (annotated by Douglas A. Anderson)
The Apple and the Arrow by Conrad and Mary Buff
Art: A New History by Paul Johnson

Arthur and Bonnie Geisert picture books, great illustrations, some agrarian themes:
Desert Town
Haystack
Mountain Town
Prairie Summer
Prairie Town
River Town

Atlases...every library should have a few, but beware of PC multiculturalism in most newer children's atlases:
Beginner's World Atlas by National Geographic
Family Reference Atlas by National Geographic
The Kingfisher Young People's Atlas of the World by Phillip Steele
National Geographic Student Atlas of the World
National Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers

The Banyan Tree by Christopher Nolan
The first novel of a young man who cannot move or talk and who used a special device with his computer and his mother's help to painstakingly write this book. His autobiography is also available, Under the Eye of the Clock.
Barn by Debby Atwell (on my list of agrarian picture books.)
Beginner's Origami by Steve and Megumi Biddle, book and kit

Many versions of Beowulf!
Beowulf: A Verse Translation by Frederick Rebsamen
Beowulf, a retelling for children by Robert Nye
Beowulf by Burton Raffel
Beowulf by Michael Alexander (one copy)
Beowulf large-print translation by Seamus Heaney

The Best Poems of the English Language by Harold Bloom
Better Off by Eric Brende (about a man who took a year off to be a radical agrarian.)
The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward, also with a book and tape
Bill Peet: An Autobiography, also many of the author's picture books are available
Birds, Beasts, and Other Relatives by Gerald Durrell
Books Children Love by Elizabeth Wilson
Just one left!
The Boys' War by Jim Murphy
The Boy Who Loved to Draw by Barbara Brenner (picture book about artist Benjamin West)
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
The Buck Book by Anne Akers Johnson
Building the Book Cathedral by David Macaulay
There are lots more books by Macaulay available, too!

Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare
Calligraphy School from Reader's Digest
The Canada Geese Quilt by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
A Cancer Battle Plan by Anne and David Frahm
Mr. and Mrs. Frahm are Christians...she developed breast cancer and when close to death, she and her husband developed a nutritional plan to keep fighting, and she conquered her cancer.
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin (a convincing plan for a privately-funded manned mission to Mars.)
The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories Nathaniel Hawthorne (He got a lot wrong, but he got this right, a story similar to Pilgrim's Progress.)
Cezanne from A to Z by Claudia Z. Bedrick

Chickens in Your Backyard by Rick and Gail Luttman
Cheryl Harness biographies:
Young Teddy Roosevelt

The Children's Ministry Study Bible, from Child Evangelism Fellowship, NKJV
This Bible actually has great study notes; it's meant for people who work with children in ministry, but it could be a good children's study Bible with lots of illustrations and articles, though the print is a bit small. Many other Bibles available, some in genuine leather.
The Children's Own Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (an illustrated volume of his poetry for children).
The Child That Books Built: A Life in Reading by Francis Spufford
A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Tasha Tudor, in hardcover
A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Thomas Kinkade, in hardcover
Christianity by Roland Bainton and Jaroslav Pelikan
Civil War Artist by Taylor Morrison
Picture book about an illustrator of the Civil War. Also look for author's The Great Unknown (about artist/paleontologist Charles Wilson Peale), The Buffalo Nickel (about another artist in frontier days), and The Coast Mappers.

The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume One and Volume Two, edited by Walter Hooper
Also...Mere Christianity and A Grief Observedin hardcover!

Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War by Sam Watkins
The Complete Guide to Bread Machine Baking by Kristi M. Fuller
I found a bread machine, like new, at the thrift store, and we love using it. We can make all sorts of creative breads easily in it, with little mess. This looks like a comprehensive cookbook with lots of recipes to choose from. It's from Better Homes and Gardens, and there are lots of other cookbooks available from the same publisher (do an advanced search in the publisher field).

Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (see also Wives and Daughters.)
Daily Life in the Pilgrim Colony 1636 by Paul Erickson (this series is very well done!)
Day of Deceit by Robert Stinnett (another view of Pearl Harbor, recommended by Richard Maybury.) Day of Infamy by Walter Lord (60th Anniversary edition)
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
Devotions for Morning and Evening With Oswald Chambers, also My Utmost for His Highest in imitation leather binding.
Detectives in Togas and Trouble at Timpetill by Henry Winterfeld (historical fiction in ancient Rome.)
The Dollhouse Book by Stephanie Finnegan
Dollhouse Style by Kath Dalmeny
Dollhouse Decor by Esther and Nick Forder
The Dramatized KJV Bible on cassette

Emilie Barnes's books:
Come to My Party! (for little girls)
Emilie Barnes' 15-Minue Home and Budget Organizer
Emilie Barnes' 15-Minute Home and Family Organizer
Making My Room Special (for little girls)

The Encyclopedia of Cross Stitch Techniques by Betty Barnden
This is an excellent resource with color photos for hundreds of beautiful stitches.
The Encyclopedia of Knitting by Lesley Stanfield
The Encyclopedia of Sewing Techniques by Wendy Gardiner
End Times Fiction by Gary DeMar (critiques the obvious, but also explains problems with dispensational theology and why postmillennial theology makes sense.)
The Favorite Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris (see also Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales by Julius Lester and Jerry Pinckney
Find the Constellations by H.A. Rey
First Rumpole Omnibus by John Mortimer (other Rumpole books also available)
Foxe's Book of Martyr's, edited by Grinton Berry

From Dawn to Dusk, by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, illustrated by Mary Azarian (picture book about life on a Vermont farm through the seasons.)
Fun Projects for You and the Kids by David Stiles (building projects with tools and wood.)
Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel (also look for Longitude and a picture book about Galileo, Galileo's Treasure Box, by the same author.)
A Gardener's Alphabet by Mary Azarian (one of my agrarian picture books, an alphabet book, beautiful woodcut illustrations.)
God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible by Adam Nicolson
Gone A-Whaling: The Lure of the Sea and the Hunt for the Great Whale by Jim Murphy
The Hardy Boys' Detective Handbook by Franklin W. Dixon (written in conjunction with a retired FBI officer, the description is not what the book is about.)
Harvest: A Year in the Life of an Organic Farm by Geoff Hansen and Nicola Smith
(I haven't seen this but it looks like one agrarians and wannabes might enjoy.)
Have Fun Travel Games
Heidi (Books of Wonder) by Johanna Spyri, illus. by Jessie Wilcox Smith, a beautiful hardcover edition
Heirloom Country Gardens by Sara Wolfgang Heffner (Rodale Press)
The History News in Space by Michael Johnstone

Holling Clancy Holling:
Minn of the Mississippi
Paddle-to-the-Sea
Pagoo

Homemade Gifts in a Jar Kit from Better Homes and Gardens
This not only has instructions for making lots of gifts in a jar (Gazpacho Salsa, Caramel-Rum Sauce, Cherry and White Chocolate Cookie Mix, Chai Mix, Lemon Tea Bread Mix, etc.), but it has ribbons, stickers and recipe labels, too.

Homesteading: A Montana Family Album by Jonathan Raban and Percy Wollaston
How to Read Music by Terry Burrows (includes tutorial CD)
How to Read a Poem by Burton Raffel
How to Read Slowly by James W. Sire (from a Christian author.)
In Search of Pompeii: Uncovering a Buried Roman City by Giovanni Caselli

In Search of Knossos: The Quest for the Minotaur's Labyrinth by Giovanni Caselli
Inside Story history books: An Egyptian Pyramid by Mark Bergin, et. al.
A Medieval Castle by Fiona MacDonald

Interpreting the Bible and the Constitution by Jaroslav Pelikan
Into the Woods by Robert Burleigh, illus. by Wendell Minor (picture book about John James Audobon)
James Herriot's Treasury for Children
Jane Austen by Deirdre Le Faye (biography which appears to focus on Jane's friends and family.)
The Jewish War by Flavius Josephus
John Adams, bestselling biography by David McCullough
Karla Dornacher gift books:
Karla Dornacher writes cute, uplifting books similar to Mary Engelbreit or Susan Branch (whose books you can also find by doing an author search) from a Christian perspective. Titles include: I Celebrate You, Love in Every Room, The Blessing of Friendship, and The Heart and Home of Christmas.

Lewis and Clark books:
As Far As the Eye Can Reach by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel (a Landmark Book)
How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark from National Geographic Books for children
The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark by Rhoda Blumberg
The Journals of Lewis and Clark from National Geographic
Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose

Latin books:
Essentials of Latin Grammar
The Big Gold Book of Latin Verbs
Beginner's Latin (Teach Yourself
Latin for All Occasions

Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart, illus. by N.C. Wyeth
This is one of my favorite books...I loved it when I read it! It's a true story of a woman who marries a Wyoming rancher after being a city gal, and she is a writer such as most of us can only dream of being. She is a strong woman who also makes a wonderful home for her husband and children. Not a Christian book, but rich with detail about this woman's life.

The Liberated Imagination by Leland Ryken
From a Christian author on evaluating literature.
Lives of the Presidents by Kathryn Hewitt and Kathleen Krull
Longitude by Dava Sobel (also on audio cassette)

Machines at Work Series from DK:
Fire Truck
Tractor

Magnetic Phonics

Magnifications series on ancient history:
An Ancient Greek Temple by Mark Bergin
The Living Tomb by Nick Hewetson, et. al.
A Roman Fort by Nick Hewetson, et. al.
The Temple at Jerusalem by Jacqueline Morley

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
This is one of our favorite picture books, and it's in an oversized hardback.
Make Your Own Little Golden Book (comes with crayons, stickers, markers, stencils and a blank Golden book, for only $1.99.)
Manet (DK Eyewitness Books) by Patricia Wright

Margaret Frazer's medieval mysteries, set during the time of Chaucer:
The Widow's Tale
The Squire's Tale
The Clerk's Tale
The Hunter's Tale

Masterpieces in Miniature: Dolls/Accessories/Furniture (Box Set) by Nick Forder
The Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson
Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat (also Percival Keene by the same author, both are set in the Napoleonic era.)
Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther (have you seen the movie based on this book, with Greer Garson?) Also, look for The Real Mrs. Miniver by Ysenda M. Graham.
Mrs. Sharp's Traditions by Sarah Ban Breathnach (the author's other books are weird, but except for the references to Halloween, this is a fun book about a Victorian lady explaining how to celebrate holidays and special events throughout the year...very pretty, full of old-fashioned illustrations.)

Miss Read books:
Affairs at Thrush Green
At Home in Thrush Green
Changes at Fairacre
Fairwell to Fairacre
Friends at Thrush Green
Gossip from Thrush Green
Miss Pringle of Fairacre
Return to Thrush Green
Summer at Fairacre
Village School

A Murder for Her Majesty by Beth Hilgartner (historical fiction for children in the days of Queen Elizabeth I.)
My Mountain Song by Shutta Crum, illus. by Ted Rand (I haven't seen this but I like Ted Rand's picture book illustrations.)
The New Big Book of America by Todd Davis (histories, maps, facts about all 50 states)
NKJV Audio Bible, fully dramatized, on compact disc

Nicholas Basbanes's big fat books about books:
Among the Gently Mad
Patience and Fortitude
The Quotable Book Lover

Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
This one has a picture from the movie on the cover, 797 pp. for $4.99

Noah Webster: The Life and Times of an American Patriot by Harlow Giles Unger
Nothing Like It in the World by Stephen Ambrose (famous historian/writer on the transcontinental railroad.)

The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman
Patches of Godlight by Jan Karon (wonderful quote book, from "Father Tim" of Mitford, only one left.)
Patrick O'Brian books:
The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander
The World of Jack Aubrey
Peace Like a River!!! by Leif Enger (autographed!)
This is a great book for grown-ups, wonderful literary fiction which I enjoyed so much.

Penguin History of Medieval Europe by Maurice Keen
The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party by Marion Calabro
(for middle grade children)
The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas (I enjoyed this light novel with a quilting theme running through it, for adults.)
Peter Tremayne mysteries (these medieval mysteries were recommended by a friend):
Hemlock at Vespers
The Monk Who Vanished

Picture books and tapes:
Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber
Maybelle the Cable Car by Virginia Lee Burton
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Sheep in a Jeep by Margot Apple
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone

Piers the Ploughman by William Langland
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Pimsleur German Travelers' Edition on cassette
A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840 by Barbara Greenwood (excellent resource for children!)
Portrait of a Farm Family by Raymond Bial
Prayer for a Child by Rachel Field, in hardcover
Pretzel by H.A. and Margaret Rey
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan
This is a happy/sad book about a mother of a large brood with an alcoholic husband who helps keep food on the table by writing prize-winning jingles and winning contest after contest. Also on audio cassette.

The Psalms of David by James Freemantle!!
Hurry! Only 4 copies left, and this book would make a great gift, with it's lovely hand-drawn illustrations and illumination. What a find!

The Puritan Family by Edmund Morgan (a classic on the subject, only one copy left.)
Quilt Lovers' Favorites, Volume 1 and Volume 2.
There are lots of quilting books available, just type "quilt" (no quotes) in the search field.

The Renaissance and the New World (History of Everyday Things) by Giovanni Caselli
Round Buildings, Square Buildings, & Buildings That Wiggle Like a Fish by Phillip M. Isaacson
The Samurai's Tale by Erik Christian Haugaard (also The Boy and the Samurai).
Scholastic Encyclopedia of the United States at War by June A. English
Covers from the American Revolution to the 1991 Gulf War.
See-Through Mummies by John Malam
Shakespeare Plays in the Classroom:
Four individual plays available, a guide to help produce a play for middles school age students. Includes Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Twelfth Night.

Shakespeare's Spy and Shakespeare's Scribe by Gary Blackwood (historical fiction in the time of Shakespeare.)
Shakespeare Stories by Leon Garfield (excellent retellings, Volume II also available.)
Sir Walter Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado by Marc Aronson
Lots of text (over 200 pp.) about the explorer and courtier to Queen Elizabeth with lots about the history of their time,for upper elementary to middle school students. Also look for his book about John Winthrop, Oliver Cromwell and the Land of Promise (don't know how he treats the Puritans), for the same age group.
So Many Bunnies by Rick Walton (I haven't seen this but looks like a cute counting book about a large family of bunnies.)
Songcatchers by Mickey Hart (nonfiction book about the history of musicology.)
So You Want to Be an Inventor? by Judith St. George, illus. by David Small
So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George, illus. by David Small
Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew (good price for this popular book.)
Stanley Newman's Literary Crosswords: Something Novel
Each crossword puzzle features a famous novel.

State quarter books:
Whitman State Quarters Collecting Kit
The Official Whitman Statehood Quarters Collector's Edition
Fifty State Quarters: Handbook and Coin Album

Tasha Tudor books!
A is For Annabelle
The Art of Tasha Tudor
Give Us This Day
The Lord is My Shepherd

Tasha Tudor's Dollhouse by Harry Davis
Tasha Tudor's Heirloom Crafts

The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan (see also John Buchan:The Presbyterian Cavalier.)
Thrones, Dominations by Dorothy Sayers and Jill Paton Walsh (a Peter Wimsey mystery which was unfinished and completed by another author. See also A Presumption of Death.)
To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers by Wendell Old, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker
A chapter book for younger children.
The Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard Carter
Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature and Survival for Children

Top Secret Recipes by Todd Wilbur (we have really liked the recipes we have tried from here, knockoffs from popular food in restaurants and fast-food joints.)
Trial by Ice: A Photobiography of Sir Ernest Shackleton by K.M. Kostyal. Also look for The Endurance and Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition (fun for children to read about the adventure from the perspective of the ship's cat) by Caroline Alexander and Endurance by Alfred Lansing.

The United States at War: The Spanish-American War and World War I narrated by George C. Scott, on audio cassettes. This says abridged, but it's four tapes, an excellent series, with dramatizations.
The United States at War: World War II audio cassettes narrated by George C. Scott
This is an excellent resource, with dramatizations, a good overview for older students.
The United States Constitution: All You Want to Know audio cassettes, narrated by Walter Cronkite
This is an excellent resource, with dramatizations, a good overview for older students.

Unleashing the Power of eBay by Dennis Prince
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Plush Toy and Board Book by Eric Carle
The War Against Boys by Christina Hoff Sommers
Wendell Berry's books:
The Art of the Common Place (agrarian essays)
Three Short Novels
When Character Was King, biography of Ronald Reagan by Peggy Noonan
Where Butterflies Grow by Joanne Ryder
Beautiful living picture book about the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly.
The White Stag by Kate Seredy
The Whole Hog: Exploring the Extraordinary Potential of Pigs by Lyall Watson
Will's Quill by Don Freeman (cute picture book about a goose that helps Shakespeare.)
Winter Danger and Flaming Arrows by William O. Steele (historical fiction)
With Needle and Thread by Raymon Bial (history of quiltmaking for children.)
The Wright Brothers by Pamela Duncan Edwards (a picture book about their life).
The Young Fishing Enthusiast by John Bailey (a DK book)
The Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy by Jim Murphy
Tells the story of Joseph Plumb Martin, a young farm boy who fought in the war and kept a detailed diary. Also in hardcover.

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Bargains as of 3/7/05:
Art Fraud Detective by Anna Nilsen
Babar's Museum of Art by Laurent de Brunhoff
I bought this for full-price in the National Gallery of Art. Does contain a "nude" elephant :-). It's depictions of famous paintings with elephants as the subjects.
Chess Box Set: From First Moves to Checkmate by Daniel King
From Kingfisher, includes a chess set and book to help beginners learn the game.
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia, Aimee Johnson, editor
The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, Julian Holland, editor
The War Between the Vowels and the Consonants by Priscilla Turner
I haven't seen this, but looks like it could be a fun picture book for teaching parts of speech.
Baby Loves by William Lach
Picture book illustrated with Mary Cassatt painting, rhyming, about a baby's day.

Harry Selden books:
The Old Meadow
Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse
Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War by William C. Davis
Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough
Biography of Theodore Roosevelt by award-winning historian/author. His book about John Adams
is also still available.
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
Amos and Boris by Williama Steig
There are lots of other picture books by Steig available. Do a search by his last name.

Natural health books by the Balches:
Prescription for Dietary Wellness
Prescription for Nutritional Healing
Prescription for Herbal Healing

Books by Kate Seredy:
The Good Master (one copy)
The White Stag

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes, in hardcover
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare (also in hardcover)

Books by Padraic Colum:
The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths
The Golden Fleece
Pagoo by Holling Clancy Holling

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Bargains as of 2/19/05:
Quo Vadis
VHS with Deborah Kerr and Robert Taylor
Arsenic and Old Lace
VHS with Cary Grant
How The West Was Won
VHS with Jimmy Stewart, Gregory Peck and more
Ben-Hur
VHS with Charlton Heston

Wheelocks's Latin (6th edition)
5th edition also available, as well as workbook.
Annie Rose Is My Little Sister by Shirley Hughes
Picture book about two little English children, toddler Alfie and his baby sister.

Roger Lancelyn Green books (did you know he was an Inkling with Lewis, et. al.?):
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
The Adventures of Robin Hood

Paul Johnson books:
Art: A New History
A History of Christianity
Intellectuals

The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan
Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris
John Adams by David McCullough

Craft books by Carolyn Strom Collins and Mary Collier:
Inside the Secret Garden
My Little House Crafts Book
These books have lots of information about the books to which they are related, as well as crafts and recipes to enrich your enjoyment of them.

Books by Miss Read: life in an English country village
Thrush Green
Affairs at Thrush Green
At Home in Thrush Green
Farewell to Fairacre
Gossip from Thrush Green
Friends at Thrush Green
Miss Pringle of Fairacre
Return to Thrush Green

Poetry Out Loud by James Earl Jones
I haven't seen this, but it's poems meant to be read out loud, with information about poetic terms and hints on reciting.
Oxford Shakespeare paperbacks
You can also find Shakespeare in the Pelican series, Signet Classics, Everyman's edition and Penguin series.
Poems in Scots and English by Robert Burns

Books by Jeff Shaara:
Last Full Measure
God and Generals
The Glorious Cause (American Revolution)
Rise to Rebellion (American Revolution)

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (17th edition)
Patches of Godlight by Jan Karon
Father Tim's copy book of favorite quotations. Filled with gems from such great thinkers as Chesterton, Lewis and St. Paul. Look for other Mitford books by Karon, too.
Fatal Flaws: What Evolutionists Don't Want You to Know by Hank Hanegraff
Strong's Concise Concordance and Vine's Concise Dictionary of the Bible
Both in one volume. Look for other editions of both available separately, too.

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Many other Austen titles also available in different editions.
Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels by Deirdre Le Faye
Just one of these left!
Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen by Fay Weldon
I have not read this nor anything by Fay Weldon, but the description sounds interesting. Does anyone know if it's any good?
A Memoir of Jane Austen, and Other Family Recollections by J.E. Austen-Leigh
Written by Jane's nephew. Only one left!

Seeker of Knowledge by James Rumsford
Picture book about the man who first deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages by Harold Bloom
The Birds Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Mike Mulligan and More by Virginia Lee Burton
Only one left! Contains several of the author's award-winning books in one volume.

Picture books by Arthur and Bonnie Geisert
Haystack (shows life on a working farm)
Mountain Town
River Town
Desert Town

Excellent Shakespeare retellings by Leon Garfield!
Shakespeare Stories I
Shakespeare Stories II
Volume II is also available in paperback.

Dancing Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
Gone A-Whaling: The Lure of the Sea and the Hunt for the Great Whale by Jim Murphy
I had to include this one after finishing Moby Dick! Look for the author's other living history books for children, too.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
In case you haven't read it.
Home: A Journey Through America by Thomas Locker
Picture book has passages from famous American writers, illustrated with Locker's lush watercolors.
Dare Wright's Lonely Doll books (limited quantities)
The Lonely Doll
Edith and Mr. Bear
A Gift From the Lonely Doll

Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling Clancy Holling
The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone: Key to Ancient Egypt by James Cross Giblin
The Complete Adventures of Curious George by H.A. Rey
Mr. Putter and Tabby Stir the Soup by Cynthia Rylant
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (softcover> The Chronicles of Narnia (hardcover)
All seven books in one volume. Many other Lewis books, too.
More...
Letters to Children
Out of the Silent Planet
Present Concerns (semiotics)
Prince Caspian (unabridged on audio cassette)
Perelandra
Jeeves and the Tie That Binds by P.G. Wodehouse

The Cheapskate's Guide to Home Decorating by Jo Stewart Wray
The NPR Guide to Building a Classical CD Collection (2nd Edition)
The NPR Classical Music Companion
Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT (2005-2006) by Larry Berger, et. al.
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order by Samuel P. Huntington

Wendell Berry books:
Entries
Life is a Miracle
A Place on Earth
Three Short Novels
A Timbered Choir

The Gods of Winter by Dana Gioia
Poetry from a modern Christian poet who has been featured on Mars Hill Audio and Breakpoint.
Books by Christian poet Czeslaw Milosz:
Facing the River
Treatise on Poetry
Milosz's ABC
To Begin Where I Am

The Real Lincoln by Thomas Dilorenzo!!!
Just one copy!

David Macaulay books:
Castle
Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction
Motel of the Mysteries
This one is hilarious...what if archaeologists from the future find our society? What will they think? Makes a good point about how much we can really understand about the past.
Unbuilding
Underground

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, with Michael Hague's illustrations
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
A Remainder of One by Elinor J. Pinczes
Good Books, Good Times by Lee Bennett Hopkins
An anthology of poems about the joys of books and reading...I have not seen it.

What's in the Bible? by R.C. Sproul and Robert Wolgemuth
Books by Ruth Sanderson:
Sanderson is one of my favorite illustrators.
Papa Gatto
Beautiful version of the Puss in Boots story.
Cinderella
The Crystal Mountain

Health books for women:
Living Well With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia by Mary J. Shomon
Before the Change by Ann Louise Gittelman
Highly recommended!
Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Book

The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
Postmodern Pooh by Frederick Crews
I'm getting this one!
Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings Gift Set by Robert H. Abel, et. al.
This is the perfect baby gift!
Peter Rabbit's Board Book and Toy by Beatrix Potter
G is for Goat by Patricia Polacco
This is an alphabet book with goats...I like both alphabet books and goats!
The Magical Pop-Up World of Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
I also like pop-up books.
The Mitten by Jan Brett
This is a set with the book and a real pair of mittens!

Books by Karla Dornacher, Christian artist reminscent of Mary Engelbreit or Susan Branch:
Love in Every Room
Savor This Moment
An Apple a Day
I Celebrate You!

Chili Nation by Jane and Michael Stern
Scott Nearing: An American Radical, and American Homesteader by John Saltmarsh
Wise Words for the Good Life by Helen Nearing
Quotes about the "good life," aka, homesteading and simple living.

Books by Tomie de Paola:
Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs
Tomie de Paola's Book of Poems
Tomie de Paola's Favorite Nursery Tales
Tomie de Paola's Mother Goose

Dorothy Sayers's Peter Wimsey mysteries:
Busman's Honeymoon
Hangman's Holiday
The Nine Tailors
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
Clouds of Witness
Five Red Herrings
Murder Must Advertise
Complete Stories

Freddy the Detective books:
Freddy the Pilot
Freddy the Detective
Freddy Goes to the North Pole
Freddy and Mr. Camphor
Freddy Plays Football
Freddy Goes to Florida
Freddy and the Bean Home News
Freddy and the Space Ship

The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois
A great read-aloud, in hardback.
Each, Peach, Pear, Plum by Janet and Alan Ahlberg
Uniforms of the Civil War
Coffee table book.
The Civil War: Fort Sumter to Perryville by Shelby Foote
Marshall McLuhan by Neil Postman
Time for Truth by Os Guinness
Other books by Guinness, too.

Tasha Tudor books:
The Lord is My Shepherd
Drawn from New England by Bethany Tudor
The Private World of Tasha Tudor by Richard Brown
Give Us This Day
A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Art of Tasha Tudor by Harry Davis
Around the Year

Patrick O'Brian books:
The World of Jack Aubrey Appears to be similar to an Eyewitness book, filled with illustrations and information about the period of the Aubrey-Maturin novels.
The Surgeon's Mate (large print)
The Letter of Marque (large print)

Brian Jacques's books:
Rackety Tam (the latest Redwall adventure)
Mossflower
Loamhedge
Triss
Redwall
Mariel of Redwall
Martin the Warrior
Taggerung
Lord Brocktree

Simon and Schuster audio history...a great series, highly recommended! Narrated by George C. Scott
The United States at War: World War II
The United States at War: The American Revolution
The United States at War: The Spanish-American War and World War I
Also...
The Giants of Political Thought
The United States Constitution
These audios are narrated and dramatized, to bring to life the period of history they discuss.

Gary Blackwood's historical fiction about Shakespeare:
The Shakespeare Stealer
Shakespeare's Scribe
Shakespeare's Spy
The Shakespeare Stealer Series (all three books in his trilogy in one volume)

Beowulf Seamus Heaney translation (large print)
The Iliad Robert Fagles translator (one copy)
Robert Fagles translator (three copies)
Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor by Robert B. Stinnett
Ruth Heller books...excellent living books on nature and language, with beautiful illustrations:
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones
Kites Sail High (A Book About Verbs)
Many Luscious Lollipops (A Book About Adjectives)

Charming Classics...each unabridged book comes with a necklace!
Alice in Wonderland
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Box Set with National Velvet, Black Beauty, My Friend Flicka
The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggins
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

John Buchan favorites:
The Thirty-Nine Steps
Greenmantle
Also: John Buchan: The Presbyterian Cavalier by Andrew Lownie

Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent
Flags (Eyewitness Handbooks) from DK Publishing
More Muffins (a cookbook)
Mad About Muffins by Shelly Reeves Smith
Pot Luck by Mable Hoffman
The Pencil by Henry Petroski
Soap by Tatyana Hill (how to make it)
Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook

Knitting books:
A Close-Knit Family by Melissa Leapman
A Year of Knit Sweaters by Melissa Leapman
Family Album: More Glorious Knits for Children and Adults by Kaffe Fassett and Zoe Hunt
Donna Kooler's Encyclopedia of Knitting
Knit Lit Too by Linda Roghaar (true stories about knitting and knitters)
Nursery Knits by Debbie Bliss (other books by her, too)

Book hunting books by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone:
Slightly Chipped
Warmly Inscribed
Used and Rare
Also, by Nicholas Basbanes, on bibliophilia:
A Gentle Madness
Patience and Fortitude

Cranberry books by Harry and Wende Devlin:
Cranberry Thanksgiving
Cranberry Easter
Cranberry Christmas

Eric Carle picture books:
The Very Lonely Firefly (actually lights up!)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (book has a handle to carry, and a plush caterpillar...one of our favorite picture books)
another version with board book and stuffed caterpillar
The Grouchy Ladybug (teaches time, different animals)
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle

Rhonda Blumberg's living history:
What's the Deal: Jefferson, Napoleon and the Louisiana Purchase
The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark
Shipwrecked!
Also: Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose

Cheryl Harness living history picture books (note: some use the device of "ghosts" to tell the story)
Ghosts of the Civil War Ghosts of the White House
Thomas Jefferson
Three Young Pilgrims
Mark Twain and the Queens of the Mississippi

Daily Life in a Victorian House (children's non-fiction)
Verla Kay's history of the West picture books...fun rhyming text!
Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails
Gold Fever!
Iron Horses
Orphan Train

Bob's Big Story Collection (Bob the Builder) by Keith Chapman
C D B! by William Steig
Firefighters A to Z by Chris L. Demarest
The Goodnight Moon Room by Margaret Wise Brown (a pop-up book...others by her, too)
Goodnight Moon (board book and slippers)
The Runaway Bunny (board book and stuffed bunny)

Fannie in the Kitchen by Nancy Carpenter (picture book biography of Fannie Farmer)
Craft kits from Mud Puddle Books:
Balloon Animals
Brownie Book Deluxe Package (book and pan)
Origami
Juggling
Face Painting
Card Games and Tricks

The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies by Cicely Mary Barker (lots more Flower Fairies, too)
Rachel Field's Hitty: Her First Hundred Years
Barn Raising by Craig Brown (picture book)
The Journey by David Small and Sarah Stewart (picture book about an Amish girl)
A Robert McCloskey Collection (Make Way for Ducklings, One Morning in Maine and Lentil, in one volume)
Homer Price by Robert McCloskey
Centerburg Tales by Robert McCloskey
More later...