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Week of June 20, 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

33 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

28 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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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

16 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).

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