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Feathers 7 reviews
Jacqueline Woodson
Puffin, 2009
Heartfelt story
Woodson, from a child's point of view, paints a poignant picture of an adolescent's personal search for hope, intermingling relationships and experiences of the characters' lives. Frannie's thoughts betray a maturity beyond her age. This novel is a realistic view into the heart of its characters. This beautiful, heartfelt story of hope addresses the needs of the new kid in school, those living on ...
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Feathers Brush My Heart: True Stories of Mothers Connecting with Their Daughters After Death 21 reviews
Sinclair Browning
Grand Central Publishing, 2003
Most Wonder Book for Loss of Mother
A friend told me to read this book shortly after I lost my dear mother to breast cancer. It is full of inspiring, wonderful true stories of women who lost their mothers and had signs of them being near them after passing. The most wonderful thing happened to me after I finished this book a couple of weeks after my mothers funeral. I was going to church every morning at 7 a.m. for mass every ...
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Pigeon Feathers11 reviews
John Updike
Ballantine Books, 1996
Top of his craft
I'm a budding short story writer, myself; and no course, no workshop, no amount of instruction can subsitute for the lessons one learns leafing through and ingesting these exquisite paragraphs of John Updike. I find myself, in this volume, more than other Updike works, reading and re-reading the prose, even emailing sections to friends. Like a fine restaurant I want to tell people about, like a ...
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Feathers for Lunch8 reviews
Lois Ehlert
Voyager Books, 1996
Beautiful little charmer
Another favorite of my 3 1/2 year-old daughter, along with "Top Cat" by the same author. Hmmm...is it possible that Top Cat or his little brother is the cat in "Feathers for Lunch"?
That aside, the pictures in this wonderful book allow a child a good first look at several North American birds, and the text introduces your child to their birdsong. All the birds are "drawn" (I believe they are ...
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Snowy Night with a Stranger 5 reviews
Jane Feather, Sabrina Jeffries, ...
Pocket Star, 2008
Snow storms force together three unlikely couples in this Historical Christmas Romance anthology
I admit I'm a sucker for a Christmas romance. And these three very enjoyable short stories (~130 pages each) more than satisfied my holiday historical romance craving. There is something magical about a romance when a twist of fate, such as a snowstorm, forces the heroine and heroine into each others company -two people who under normal circumstances would have never met. And results are a ...
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Feathers from My Nest: A Mother's Reflections11 reviews
Beth Moore
B&H Publishing Group, 2005
Perfect for any woman!
I read Beth Moore's book after experiencing two miscarriages and trying to get pregnant for the third time. Her Godly approach to motherhood made me realize that God gives us children as gifts and blessings - regardless if it is for a few months in utero or for decades on earth! She gives a personalized insight on how to try to raise children to love Christ - in a world that often makes that ...
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Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding14 reviews
Scott Weidensaul
Harvest Books, 2008
Birding and the responsibility for habitat preservation
Scott Weidensaul, a natural born naturalist if there ever was one, has written a book that provides both the factual history of birding and the philosophical changes that have occurred in the field. FIrst, he explains the historical interest in birds as food sources and how this evolved into sport, and a fanatical period of decorations for women's hats. He describes early American naturalists, ...
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Grandma's Feather Bed, with Audio CD (John Denver Series)10 reviews
Dawn Publications (CA), 2007
Great
I bought this book thinking it was a read along book. It is just the song on the CD which is hard to follow for a 5 year old reading along. He does love the song and the book is beautiful and fun to look at. He had a fit of the giggles when we tried to turn the pages to keep up with the song, there is just too much to look at on each page to go so fast. We appreciate them seperately.
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Without Feathers23 reviews
Woody Allen
Ballantine Books, 1986
Wonderfully absurd...
I have never written a review before, but as this book is one of the funniest things I've ever stumbled upon... here goes. I was lucky enough to find Without Feathers about 10 years ago, in a hardcover edition along with Getting Even and Side Effects. I decided to take a quick look through it on the drive home from the book store (I was'nt the one driving!) and within minutes I was laughing ...
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Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs Mysteries) 41 reviews
Jacqueline Winspear
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
Wonderful fun!
I actually bought this book for my aunt, because I knew she would enjoy the charming Maisie Dobbs and the wonderful writing of the author. I look forward to the next Maisie and I will read it as slowly as the others, to savor the rich descriptions and characters. The descriptions of city and countryside settings and of time periods, as each book moves forward in time, is a door to the past for ...
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Chicken Feathers1 review
Joy Cowley
Philomel, 2008
Chickens ROCK!
I loved this book! It's is fun, dynamic and provides what the brilliantly designed cover offers; a clever look into the life of a unique boy and one special chicken!!! The characters and story line make for the beginning of great lore! If you like the clevernes of the original (not that Disney stuff) Mary Poppins and the hominess of Tom Sawyer, you'll love this book too!
I'm soooooo waiting ...
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Nell Hill's Feather Your Nest: It's All in the Details12 reviews
Mary Carol Garrity
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2007
very nice ideas for tablescapes
It's just what I was looking for, great tablescape ideas and just little extras to make your home looking more polished and lived in! Highly recommended!
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When Turtle Grew Feathers: A Tale from the Choctaw Nation1 review
Tim Tingle
August House, 2007
A great Native American version of the Turtle and the Hare
Basically this is the story of the Turtle and the Hare as told by the Native American Choctaw nation. In this version we learn the value of friends and helping one another. As expected Turtle wins this race but there is something very unusual about this particular turtle. A delightful read and well-illustrated When Turtle Grew Feathers is a highly recommended children's book.
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The Hostage Bride16 reviews
Jane Feather
Bantam, 1998
loved it
i loved this book it had alot of elements that make up my kind of book. i mean Portia was not classically beautiful but had fire in her which made for great dialogue between her and the mischievious Rufus, i think miss Feather did a good job on this one.
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Robert C. Martin Series)23 reviews
Michael Feathers
Prentice Hall PTR, 2004
Pleasant to read and extremely practical.
I am an entry level software developer who has only been in the industry for a little over a year. While I was in college, I was always provided with very clean code bases to work with or analyze. I was in for a huge surprise when I entered the real world. The code I deal with every day at work is an extremely ugly mess. We have no automated tests. We are basically operating at CMMI level 0. ...
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Keys to Painting - Fur & Feathers (Keys to Painting)4 reviews
North Light Books, 1999
Wildlife Artist
This book is excellent for anyone who paints wildlife. It gives detailed illustrations of how to paint every type of fur and feathers in all mediums, can really recommend this book to any wildlife artist.
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Feathers and Fools4 reviews
Mem Fox
Voyager Books, 2000
Feathers And Fools
This book is great. I would recommend this book to everyone. In this book the swans and peacocks are enemies. This book is for all ages. The peackocks and swans had a fight, but some swans flew away. If you like great illustrations read Feathers And Fools by Mem Fox. By: Lauren M.
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Sometimes It's Turkey, Sometimes It's Feathers3 reviews
Lorna Balian
Star Bright Books, 2004
This story is a very funny and sweet book!
This book is a precious story with beautiful pictures. Each page is delightful and very amusing! An absolutely wonderful Thanksgiving story with a twist. I first read it to my children 12 years ago and have searched for a copy for our home for a long time. I have never found it in a bookstore and am thrilled to find it here.
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The Falcon's Feathers (A to Z Mysteries)3 reviews
Ron Roy
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1998
Birds and Pencils
I liked the Falcon's Feather because Josh likes to draw the birds and I like to draw too. He likes birds and so do I. I like A to Z mysteries because you always have to find out who the criminal is. But I'm not going to tell you who the criminal is in this story! I'm in second grade and I think this book is really cool.
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A Wicked Gentleman12 reviews
Jane Feather
Pocket Star, 2007
A Wicked Gentlemen
I love Jane Feather's books. I enjoyed this one too and will continue to purchase her interesting books.
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