Bare Branches

Bare Branches

Author: Valerie M. Hudson

Publisher: Mit Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 9780262083256

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How the proliferation of young surplus males in India and China—called "bare branches" by the Chinese—poses a threat to international security.


The Bare Branch

The Bare Branch

Author: Marcia P. Lebhar

Publisher:

Published: 2014-06-06

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780991301027

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A collection of essays for the Anglican Gulf Atlantic Diocese.


Printing by Hand

Printing by Hand

Author: Lena Corwin

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2008-08-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781584796725

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A full-color, illustrated guide that teaches stamping, stenciling, and screen painting, with tips on making hand-made stamps and stencils.


A Beautiful Funeral: A Novel (Maddox Brothers Book 5)

A Beautiful Funeral: A Novel (Maddox Brothers Book 5)

Author: Jamie McGuire

Publisher: Jamie McGuire

Published: 2016-08-15

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1310169195

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Losing has never been easy for a Maddox, but death always wins. Eleven years to the day after eloping with Abby in Vegas, Special Agent Travis Maddox delivers his own brand of vigilante justice to mob boss Benny Carlisi. Vegas's oldest and most violent crime family is now preparing for vengeance, and the entire Maddox family is a target. The secret Thomas and Travis have kept for a decade will be revealed to the rest of the family, and for the first time the Maddoxes will be at odds. While none of them are strangers to loss, the family has grown, and the risk is higher than ever. With brothers against brothers and wives taking sides, each member will make a choice—let the fear tear them apart, or make them stronger.


Broken Wings

Broken Wings

Author: Jia Pingwa

Publisher: ACA Publishing Limited

Published: 2019-05-03

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1910760552

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Broken Wings tells the story of Butterfly, who is kidnapped and taken to a remote mountain village devoid of young women. There, she is imprisoned and, later, raped in the cave home of the wifeless farmer who has bought her. Butterfly's fading hopes of escape are described in her own voice, revealing the struggles of a spirited young woman.


Why Peacocks?

Why Peacocks?

Author: Sean Flynn

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-05-17

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1982101083

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Until Flynn’s neighbor in North Carolina offered him one, he had never considered whether he wanted a peacock. His family became the owners of not one but three charming yet fickle birds: Carl, Ethel, and Mr. Pickle. Here he chronicles their first year as peacock owners, from struggling to build a pen to assisting the local bird doctor in surgery to triumphantly watching a peahen lay her first egg. He also examines the history of peacocks, from their appearance in the Garden of Eden. And Flynn travels across the globe to learn more about the birds firsthand. His book offers surprising lessons about love, grief, fatherhood, and family. -- adapted from jacket.


Picture a Tree

Picture a Tree

Author: Barbara Reid

Publisher: Scholastic Canada

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1443107611

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Picture a tree -- what do YOU see? Picture a tree, from every season, and from every angle. These wondrous beings give shade and shelter. They protect, and bring beauty to, any landscape. Now look again. Look closer. A tree's colours both soothe and excite. Its shape can ignite the imagination and conjure a pirate ship, a bear cave, a clubhouse, a friend; an ocean, a tunnel, and a home sweet home. Its majestic presence evokes family, growth, changes, endings and new beginnings. Picture a tree -- what do you see? The possibilities are endless. In this gorgeous new picture book, Barbara Reid brings her vision, her craft, and her signature Plasticine artwork to the subject of trees. Each page is a celebration, and you will never look at trees in quite the same way again.