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A bee-utiful introduction to the fun of beekeeping. Daphne is excited to build and maintain her first beehives. In the process she learns how important bees are to the environment. Ten-year-old Daphne is abuzz with excitement! She's learning the ins and outs of beekeeping from her grandmother. Together they assemble hive boxes, set up a colony, tend the colony and gather honey. Told in a simple, straightforward manner, this beautifully illustrated...
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"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year" Peter R. Grant is the Class of 1877 Professor of Zoology Emeritus at Princeton University. His books include Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches and (with B. Rosemary Grant) 40 Years of Evolution: Darwin's Finches on Daphne Major Island (both Princeton).
The extraordinary life story of the celebrated naturalist who transformed our understanding of evolution
Enchanted by Daphne is legendary...
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Rare books librarian Juniper Blume treats every researcher's question like a mini-mystery to solve.
However, no inquiry compares to her ex-brother-in-law Rory begging for her help in finding the Book of Kells' long-lost covers. He claims they are in a southern Maryland cemetery. Juniper is not sure how the bejeweled covers of a ninth-century European masterwork could have ended up there, but she's curious enough to find out.
Juniper hops in her...
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"A wonderfully practical tome that explains how folks around the world benefit from the healing power of food." - Mehmet C. Oz, MD, co-author of You: The Owner's Manual
"This fascinating, well researched book explores the health benefits of traditional diets from Iceland to Cameroon. The benefits include reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes and depression." - Miami Herald
"In this bracingly hopeful and eminently practical book, Daphne Miller...
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Enter most African American congregations and you are likely to see the century-old pattern of a predominantly female audience led by a male pastor. How do we explain the dedication of African American women to the church, particularly when the church's regard for women has been questioned?
Following in the footsteps of Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham's pathbreaking work, Righteous Discontent, Daphne Wiggins takes a contemporary look at the religiosity...
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The decades following the civil rights and decolonization movements of the sixties and seventies-termed the post-soul era-created new ways to understand the aesthetics of global racial representation. Daphne Lamothe shows that beginning around 1980 and continuing to the present day, Black literature, art, and music resisted the pull of singular and universal notions of racial identity. Developing the idea of "Black aesthetic time"-a multipronged theoretical...
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What can good farming teach us about nurturing ourselves?
In Farmacology, practicing family physician and renowned nutrition explorer Daphne Miller brings us beyond the simple concept of "food as medicine" and introduces us to the critical idea that it's the farm where that food is grown that offers us the real medicine.
By venturing out of her clinic and spending time on seven family farms, Miller uncovers all the aspects of farming-from seed choice...
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One wedding. Two feuding families. Three sneaky suspects.
Daphne Jones has travelled with her cute-as-a-button camper Bluebell to the outback town of Little Bridges to officiate a wedding at a beautiful rural home. Such a perfect setting. But not so perfect people are determined to stop the union and before the day is done, a member of the bridal party ends up face down in the swimming pool.
She's no detective nor a spring chicken, but Daphne does...
12) Shadow Patterns
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Shadow Patterns spans two continents and a lifetime of hopes, fears, laughter, regrets, joys and agonies. Take a journey deep into humanity and lose yourself amongst the simple, life-affirming truths of the characters who will become your fellow travellers.
This engaging novel spans two continents and a lifetime of hopes, fears, laughter, regrets, joys and agonies.
Penelope Knight can't escape her past. Each time she runs to a new place and...
13) Entering Ephesus
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This novel, about three school-aged sisters, originally published by Viking Press, was hailed by the critics, made Time magazine's "Ten Best Fiction List" in 1971, and won the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction in 1972. A British edition by Chatto and Windus in 1972 was equally praised, as the following review excerpt attests: "As formulas for happiness go, there's a lot to be said for shared adversity; and if this can be enriched with a touch of...
14) Le Tirage Royal
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Le Tirage Royal est de retour cette année au royaume d'Ereya. Les jeunes de 18 ans du Bronze, de l'Argent, de l'Or et de la Cité Royale connaîtront enfin leur partenaire de mariage. Le Tirage de cette année s'avère spécial : le prince Ethan et la princesse Juliana, les jumeaux royaux, y participent.
Pour beaucoup, joindre la famille royale et vivre au palais est un rêve. Pour Victoria, toutefois, ce Tirage n'est qu'un cauchemar. Il signifie...
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Since the death of my brother, I've devoted my life to my family's marina in Eagle Creek. Even if it wasn't my first dream, I've spent years hoping I can prove to my parents I'm good enough to take it over. But instead of retiring and passing on the business, my parents tell me we're at risk of bankruptcy.
With little else to lose, I call the one man I've wanted as my own since I met him. The one who has spent years keeping his distance from me....
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Beatrice Fredricks, a spirited former Texas teacher, swaps textbooks for scripts in a complete career overhaul.
Seeking an escape from the shadows of unrequited love and a dangerous work environment, Beatrice dives in headfirst where laughter, friendship and a mischievous Great Dane named Zeki await in glitzy L.A. When she's asked to be the maid of honor at her best friend's wedding back home, her boss, Ihsan, accepts the challenge to help her transform...
17) Basic Igbo
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This six session audio course is designed to introduce learners to the vibrant world of the Igbo language, one of Africa's most spoken and culturally rich languages. This course is tailored to guide complete beginners and through the nuances of Igbo pronunciation and comprehension, offering a solid foundation in everyday phrases that are essential for basic communication and cultural immersion.
Throughout the use of multiple speakers ensures that...
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Daphne Du Maurier mysteries volume 3
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Young Daphne du Maurier must defend a friend who has been accused of murder in the next installment in the beguiling mystery series that readers of Rebecca will love.
It's the summer of 1927 and aspiring novelist Daphne du Maurier is headed to Cornwall for the wedding of her dear friend Ellen Hamilton to American millionaire Teddy Grimshaw. Having met during the chaos of the Great War, the lovers were cruelly separated for nearly a decade by circumstance...
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The story waits in the shadows. The writer has a deadline and the story wants to be told, but the story has patience. It is in no hurry.The writer gets up from the computer and goes for a walk, hoping the story will emerge and show itself, or at least give some hint of its being-a scent, a slight stirring, a restless rustling or a small anticipatory shiver. Award winning writer Daphne de Jong opens up the files to deliver this final collection of...
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"Horizon d'automne" vous plonge dans une mélodie de tendresse o la nostalgie vous enveloppe et vous transporte dans un voyage à travers les souvenirs du passé. Avec ses couleurs éblouissantes qui dansent au gré du vent, l'automne incarne une richesse incommensurable de sensations mélancoliques. Explorez la vie sous un nouveau prisme, o elle se transforme en une toile d'amour captivante, et o la beauté du paysage arbore des teintes lyriques.
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