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Week of April 11, 1982

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A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
Shel Silverstein
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A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC

by Shel Silverstein · Harper & Row

23 wks on list

NOW AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK! From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, the creator of the beloved poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, comes an imaginative book of poems and drawings—a favorite of Shel Silverstein fans young and old. This digital edition also includes twelve poems previously only available in the special edition hardcover. A Light in the Attic delights with remarkable characters and hilariously profound poems in a collection readers will return to again and again. Here in the attic you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. You will talk with Broiled Face, and find out what happens when Somebody steals your knees, you get caught by the Quick-Digesting Gink, a Mountain snores, and They Put a Brassiere on the Camel. Come on up to the attic of Shel Silverstein and let the light bring you home. And don't miss these other Shel Silverstein ebooks, The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and Falling Up!

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A FEW MINUTES WITH ANDY ROONEY
Andrew A. Rooney
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A FEW MINUTES WITH ANDY ROONEY

by Andrew A. Rooney · Atheneum

18 wks on list

Provides a collection of more than fifty of the best of "Sixty Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney's award-winning essays on the current American political, economic, and social scene.

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AT DAWN WE SLEPT
Gordon W. Prange
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AT DAWN WE SLEPT

by Gordon W. Prange · McGraw-Hill

12 wks on list

At 7:53 a.m., December 7, 1941, America's national consciousness and confidence were rocked as the first wave of Japanese warplanes took aim at the U.S. Naval fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor. As intense and absorbing as a suspense novel, At Dawn We Slept is the unparalleled and exhaustive account of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. It is widely regarded as the definitive assessment of the events surrounding one of the most daring and brilliant naval operations of all time. Through extensive research and interviews with American and Japanese leaders, Gordon W. Prange has written a remarkable historical account of the assault that-sixty years later-America cannot forget.

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THE I LOVE NEW YORK DIET
Bess Myerson and Bill Adler
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THE I LOVE NEW YORK DIET

by Bess Myerson and Bill Adler · Morrow

6 wks on list

Abstract: A weightloss plan adapted from a diet developed by Dr. Norman Jolliffe for the Bureau of Nutrition at the New York City Department of Health is a low carbohydrate and low fat diet which allows generous amounts of protein and fiber. Menus are listed for the first 7 days; these meals are designed to reduce weight rapidly. Food preparation tips are provided in a question/answer format. Crash diet menus and eating holidays (maintaining weight) are alternated until the desired weight is achieved. Case histories, heavy weight loss programs, psychological suggestions, and lifetime eating hints for staying slim are included. Menus for dining at restaurants are listed and questions about restaurant ordering are answered. Low calorie recipes are categorized by country. Exercise is encouraged. (rm).

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LIFE ON EARTH
David Attenborough
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LIFE ON EARTH

by David Attenborough · Little, Brown

3 wks on list

A history of evolution and animal life on earth examines the development, characteristics and evolutionary sophistication and adaptation of animals in each major biological group

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WHAT EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MEN
Joyce Brothers
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WHAT EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MEN

by Joyce Brothers · Simon & Schuster

3 wks on list

Psychologist, writer, speaker, advisor Dr. Joyce Brothers knows WHAT EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MEN and she tells it all in this explicit and informative guide to understanding and coping with the opposite sex. Here is the book that will help women AND men increase communication, improve relationships, and achieve lasting love and happiness.

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GREED IS NOT ENOUGH
Robert Lekachman
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GREED IS NOT ENOUGH

by Robert Lekachman · Pantheon

1 wks on list

Takes a critical look at the Reagan administration's economic policies, and considers whether supply-side economics and reduced government regulation will really benefit the nation

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HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A MAN
Alexandra Penney
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HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A MAN

by Alexandra Penney · Clarkson N. Potter

31 wks on list

ASK ANY MAN. If you can get him to admit it, he'll probably tell you that he would like to be made love to almost as much as being a good lover. In the past, it is the man who has been responsible for not only the lovemaking, but the romance: candlelight, flowers, music, and tenderness. HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A MAN, a classic best-seller, is the first book to focus on men's sexual and emotional needs, and to talk to today's woman who would like to be an active partner but doesn't quite know how. More than a manual for having sex (though it is that too), this is a guide to the art of making love. The author, after interviewing doctors, sex therapists, women, and most important, more than 200 men, has been able to understand men's deepest emotional needs. The author discusses what men find sexy in a woman; how to show a man that you are interested, how to get a man to share his emotional and sexual needs, how to enhance sex through a massage, touching, and improved timing, and much more. Whether married or single, the reader will gain new insight on making "whole" love--developing the attitude and the understanding that make the love act complete and meaningful.

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.