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When Saint Valentine was a priest during the third century in Rome, Emperor Claudius II outlawed marriage. Despite the emperor’s decree, Saint Valentine continued to perform marriages until Claudius finally put him to death. Today, Valentine’s Day celebrates Saint Valentine’s sacrifice and love’s triumph with delicate valentines, bright flowers, and tasty candies. Hardcover.
Those fire ants sure are HOT!
It’s been said that librarians take their love of books to the extreme. In this story, Miss Devine, a bun-wearing bibliophile, has a passion for literacy that reaches new heights. She has actually chewed on a word, claims one small witness to this outrageous event. What is that word?
Grab your slow-cooker and get ready to take a culinary tour through the Crescent City with mouth-watering recipes such as Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler Shrimp Étouffée, Flambeaux Gumbo, and Royal Street Red Beans!
Disagreeable teenagers, drunken dogs, and the problematic tanning process are things Pamela McConathy Kopfler knows all too well. She’s received an eleven o’clock phone call on behalf of her intoxicated pet, and she’s had to fight her share of battles with both stubborn children and the sun. Yet, rather than negatively view these normally stressful situations, Kopfler injects her stories with humor, allowing readers to both identify and laugh with her every step of the way. Paperback.
The Indians of Lousiana represent one of the state’s most fascinating stories. Proud, industrious, and resourceful, the various tribes have left their imprint in a variety of ways. One finds links to these old cultures simply by taking notice of some of Louisiana’s place names—Houma, Caddo, Atakapas, Natchitoches, Tangipahao, Bayougoula, and Uochita are but a few examples. But the story of Louisiana’s Indians isn’t limited to names. Hardcover.
The first recorded Jewish immigrants arrived in New York in 1654 by way of Brazil. Their assimilation and influence on the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, and the continual influx of Jewish immigrants from Germany, Eastern Europe, and Russia, have provided a rich tapestry of historic sites in New York. Author Paul M. Kaplan has written more than a mere travel guide; he has provided a road map to the history of Jewish immigration in this great American city. With a focus on the communities of Manhattan, Kaplan includes museums, places of historic interest, restaurants, synagogues, and entertainment venues of the present and those that no longer exist.
Your roadmap to Jewish life in South Florida!
Justin Wilson, the world’s greatest spinner of Cajun tales, and Howard Jacobs, a leading authority on Cajun dialects, combine their rare talents in this rollicking anthology of Cajun humor. Paperback.
A dark historical reality exposed.
This is the ePub/eBook version of this title. This is not the print edition.
Catch not only a glimpse into the muddy backwater of Mississippi state and local politics, but also a sidelong glance at national figures and issues. “Captain Kirk” lampoons Mississippi governor Kirk Fordice, while “Confederacy of Dunces” satirizes Mississippi’s legislature, which makes an editorial cartoonist’s job easy with “suspect politicians, a regressive tax system, and constant schemes to raise their own pay.” Paperback.
An immensely significant biography of the powerful activist Lillian Wald, a social and education reformer dedicated to helping less fortunate citizens in New York.
Because of an illness in the family that her mother has to attend to, Lloyd Sherman, the Little Colonel, finds herself being shipped off to boarding school from her home in Lloydsboro Valley, Kentucky. Paperback.
As the New Year dawns, the Ware children—Holland, Jack, Joyce, Mary, and Norman—find themselves on a train to a boarding camp for their ill mother, Mrs. Ware, in Maricopa, Arizona. Paperback.