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This Book is a Disney Golden Book that contains several two-minute stories for children to read, or that their parents read to them. Stories include Bambi, Pinocchio, Snow White and others. Book has about 30 pages and numerous illustrations to help children better understand.

This Book is the fifth by Army Officer, Soldier and Historian, Richard Palmer. This Book was chosen as a selection by the History Book Club. This Book is a comprehensive and objective analysis of how the United States became involved in Vietnam, the decisions to expand the War, and the painful period of disengagement. The Book contains 277 pages as well as nine maps that focus on the subject.

"Ola" is a childrem's book from 1932. It includes illustrations, color and black and white, on nearly every page. It is the story of a boy from Norway and is great reading for children. There is some browning of pages noted for this book that is over 90 years old.

This Book was written by well-known Author and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at University of Illinois, C. H. Patterson. It lays out the theories of counseling and psychotherapy that he believes are relevant and tested for practitioners in the field to use. Not only did he teach his college students these theories, but he continued as a practitioner himself. Book is a good read for college students and psychologists and counselors. Book has 518 pages.

This is a small Book in size, but packed with philosophy and words of wisdom by the author. The Author, Randy Pausch, is a professor at Carnegie-Mellon University and an award-winning educator. Many professors tell their students that this is their last lecture. However, in the case of Professor Pausch, he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and his last lecture was "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams". His last lecture was positive and was turned into this Book with the help of Jeffrey Zaslow, columnist for the New York Times. Randy Pausch passed away in July, 2008. This is a must-read Book.

This Book is a Comedy Novel by Author, Philip Payne and was copyrighted in 1904. The setting is in Chicago. There is no date of publication available but is believed to be a First Edition. This Book has 340 pages.

This Book is a memoir by Tom Perkins that describes his many positions held in corporate America as well as his work in the field of venture capital. His venture capital firm provided funding to Amazon, AOL, Google and others. He also weaves his personal life into his memoir.

This Book is research and discussion by Author, James Perry, of selected military battles from the mid-1700's to the early 1900's. Each selected battle portrays the mistakes of commanders and generals who were responsible and the unfortunate results. Book has 314 pages and several illustrations.

This Book, by New York Times best-selling author, Ralph Peters, is a work of fiction that describes several events that culminate with war with the Soviet Union in 2020. When this Book was written and published, the Soviet Union was still in existence. The value of this Book is relevant to the world in the 2020's which have included plagues, famine and regional conflicts.

This Book is the Third Printing, dated 1993, of the Original Book, which was first published in 1984. This Book tells the reader everything they need to know about electric fry pan cooking. There are many recipes between the covers that will give you ideas for cooking with an electric fry pan not just for meets, but vegetables, garnishments, rice, pasta and many others. The electric fry pan is also great for your breakfast items as well as casseroles.

This Book focuses on the Bush Family political dynasty. It begins with George Herbert Walker and Samuel P. Bush in the era of the First World War and continues the family's involvement with Yale University, intelligence and energy and their single-mindedness to gain political power. It then covers the Bush family involvement in the top political office in America, the presidency by George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. Book has 395 pages and is listed as a "First Published" in the front credits page.

This Look Magazine Edition is dated November 9, 1937 and is listed as Volume 1, Issue Number 19. Look, Incorporated began publication of Look Magazine in 1937 making this Issue a First Year Issue. Look includes news, but has mostly feature articles of human interest. This Issue contains 59 pages and many photographs and is in Good condition for a first year issue. There is damage along the spine and browning of the edges of the pages.

This is a Popular Mechanics Magazine from 1957 in Very Good condition. This Issue has articles on the DC-3 Airplane, Satellites, Camping and Tents, the how-to home projects and new technology in electronics and cars as well as advice on everything from concrete patching to seeding lawns. This Issue also includes lots of advertising pages from 1957.

This Book is the 1992 Edition of Beatrix Potter's original work with many of her original illustrations. This Book can be read to young children as bedtime stories and is of interest to children who have learned to read. The Book includes many stories with animals, includes both color and black and white illustrations, and contains 235 pages.

This Book is the result of the editing of the private papers of James Boswell by Yale University Editor, Frederick Pottle. Boswell meticulously kept a daily journal about his personal life experiences. Book has 433 pages.

This Book is a home guide to the health of Cats and Dogs from the Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books. This is a comprehensive collection of Dog and Cat health issues and suggested home remedies. Book has 401 pages and several diagrams and sketches throughout.

In this Book, Chef Paul Prudhomme describes how to use seasoning to enhance taste and flavor during food preparation. This Book contains many recipes with the added bonus of Chef Paul's unique way to bring out the taste. In addition to all the recipes, there are 53 color photographs of dishes prepared by Chef Paul.

This Book was developed by the staff and edited by the editors of FC&A Publishing. This Book is a guide on how to do the business of life, how to make decisions and considerations to take in a myriad of subject areas. This Book is a good read for people who seem to have difficulty in doing things right the first time. Book has 374 pages, several illustrations, charts and handy hints.

This Book describes how an individual can lose weight quickly by adhering to dietary changes. The Author effectively does this by debunking myths people hold about diet, by providing recipe ideas and illustrating simple changes that everyone can do. Book has 252 pages.

The writing of this Book was completed by Award-Winning Journalist and War Correspondent, Ernie Pyle, in 1943. However, following his death in April, 1945, it was subsequently published and became immensely popular. This Book is the Forum Books Edition, 9th Printing from August, 1945. This is your chance to own an Ernie Pyle Book. The pages are fairly thin which may have been a factor in the browning of the pages. Book has 246 pages and remains very readable.