Elijah Tindall

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Texas

We All Have Them, It's What We Do with Them That Counts

Stories of brokenness and healing as told firsthand by one of the world's funniest communicators. Each chapter challenges the reader to identify, allow and determine. This 3 step sequence reaches far beyond its simplistic sound and brings true, lasting healing and growth. Much more than the average Self-Help books in that the approach demands to reach beyond self. Much more than a spiritual guidance book in that the actions suggested require more than just saying a prayer that things will get better. Award winning comedian and conference speaker, Elijah Tindall nails each story with his unique brand of delivery. This book will have you laughing, crying and making changes. The goal was to provide a tool for people to utilize immediately upon reading each chapter. Meaty enough for a scholar yet delivered in a package that translates to everyone else. This is a must read for all. Scars will have you sharing your story in no time at all.

Scars

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Peggy Payne

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Minnesota

Madame Natraja is an enigmatic expatriate in a city of grace and mystery, poverty and chaos. The Lonely Planet recommends the Saraswati Guest House, and meeting Madame, "a one woman blend of east and west", as well worth the trip. Over the course of a weekend, several guests turn up at the Saraswati, shocked to encounter a three-hundred-some pound, surly, white woman in a sari. Then, when an episode of Hindu-Muslim violence shatters the peace, the entire city is placed under curfew -- no one may leave their home. So begins a period of days blending into nights as Natraja and her Indian cook become entangled in the web of religious violence. And their guests, each slowly falling under the spell of this ancient kingdom by the river -- both enthralled and repelled by the begging children, the public funeral pyres, the holy men bathing in the Ganges at dawn -- feel the rumble of their own inner revolutions as they are drawn further into the folds of their captive city.

Sister India

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Cassandra King

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Pennsylvania

When Helen Honeycutt falls in love with Emmet Justice, a charismatic television journalist who has recently lost his wife in a tragic accident, their sudden marriage creates a rift between her new husband and his oldest friends, who resent Helen's intrusion into their tightly knit circle. Hoping to mend fences, the newlyweds join the group for a summer at his late wife's family home in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Helen soon falls under the spell not only of the little mountain town and its inhabitants, but also of Moonrise, her predecessor's Victorian mansion, named for its unique but now sadly neglected nocturnal gardens. But the harder Helen tries to fit in, the more obvious it is that she will never measure up to the woman she replaced.

 Someone is clearly determined to drive her away, but who wants her gone, and why? As Emmet grows more remote, Helen reaches out to the others in the group, only to find that she can't trust anyone. When she stumbles on the secret behind her predecessor's untimely death, Helen must decide if she can ever trust--or love--again.

Moonrise

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#paperback #juvenilenonfiction #nonfiction #healing #chickensoup #fiction #storytelling #learning 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Louisiana

101 More Stories of Life, Love and Learning

Offers another collection of inspiring stories to help teenagers take control of their lives, acting as a teacher of the lessons of survival and success, and offering guidance, encouragement, support, and love. Simultaneous. 1,000,000 first printing.

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II MB1

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Marie Ndiaye

John Fletcher

Wow!  Just wow!  A very powerful book about life, self worth, and vulnerability.

Follows the stories of three women who discover the power of saying no, including a lawyer who must save a victim of her tyrannical father, a Dakar teacher whose happiness is thwarted by a depressed boyfriend, and a penniless widow desperate to escape homelessness.

Three Strong Women

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Storytelling as Legacy, Culture, and Faith

For people of faith, storytelling has special meaning. We are people of the story, and we seek to identify and share our stories in nearly everything we do. Dancing with Words provides help for all church leaders -- both clergy and lay -- to explore the history and importance of storytelling in faith development and to acquire basic storytelling skills. You will soon discover ways that storytelling enhances ministry. Storytelling at its best is an interaction between storyteller and story listener. It is a relationship between the speaker and the listener that may best be described not as a "telling" but as sharing -- storysharing. The vehicle is the story, but the experience can be as engaging as an intimate conversation. In Dancing with Words you will discover that storytelling can enable hearers to view history, values, culture, faith, life lessons, and other critical elements in ways that may be easily assimilated in memory. Through an understanding of the history of storytelling and of storytellers as keepers of beliefs, traditions, history, and values, you will: find new meaning in the stories and the storytellers of the Bible and of the Christian faith learn what makes a good story discover your own style as a storyteller learn the techniques of effective storytelling practice creating stories from your own experience Tell Stories Leader's Guide is also available.

Dancing with Words

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Book is in great condition however, three pages have highlighting and one has page has a crease from a dog ear bookmark.

New York

Getting Started in Storytelling

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Melissa Marr

Dive into a whimsical adventure with "Baby Dragon, Baby Dragon!" by Melissa Marr, a charming tale that captures the essence of juvenile fiction. Published by Penguin Young Readers Group in 2019, this hardcover edition invites readers to explore themes of friendship and adventure, set against a backdrop of mythical creatures and baby animals. Complete with 32 pages of enchanting storytelling, the book measures 9.8 inches in length and width, with a modest 0.4-inch profile, making it a substantial yet comfortable size for young readers to handle. The delightful illustrations by Lena Podesta bring the narrative to life, enhancing the reading experience for children who relish stories of action and the magic of animal friendships.

Illinois

"A dauntless lass and her fiesty dragon friend have a fun-filled day exploring the kingdom together"--

Baby Dragon, Baby Dragon!

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William J. Bennett

Dust sleeve has traces of light water damage. Small mark on inner cover.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

A senior editor of National Review and leading conservative spokesperson provides commentary to accompany this anthology of character-building stories from history, the Bible, and such poets as Frost and Angelou. 60,000 first printing. National ad/promo. Tour.

Book of Virtues

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Josh Barkan

Arizona

Stories

The unforgettable characters in Josh Barkan’s astonishing and beautiful story collection—chef, architect, nurse, high school teacher, painter, beauty queen, classical bass player, plastic surgeon, businessman, mime—are simply trying to lead their lives and steer clear of violence. Yet, inevitably, crime has a way of intruding on their lives all the same. A surgeon finds himself forced into performing a risky procedure on a narco killer. A teacher struggles to protect lovestruck students whose forbidden romance has put them in mortal peril. A painter’s freewheeling ways land him in the back of a kidnapper’s car. Again and again, the walls between “ordinary life” and cartel violence are shown to be paper thin, and when they collapse the consequences are life-changing. These are stories about transformation and danger, passion and heartbreak, terror and triumph. They are funny, deeply moving, and stunningly well-crafted, and they tap into the most universal and enduring human experiences: love even in the face of danger and loss, the struggle to grow and keep faith amidst hardship and conflict, and the pursuit of authenticity and courage over apathy and oppression. With unflinching honesty and exquisite tenderness, Josh Barkan masterfully introduces us to characters that are full of life, marking the arrival of a new and essential voice in American fiction.

Mexico

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A True Story

Pirates on the Prairie is a narrative documentary that chronicles the achievements of a remarkable group of athletes, the Pirates, who explode out of tiny Halstad, MN, population 500, in 1952, much to the amazement of the Minnesota media and fans who quickly learn to love them. Author, nurseryman, and American history lover Eric Bergeson, of Fertile, MN, carefully traces the development of Halstad¿s homegrown Pirates, their classmates, and families, while also bringing vividly to life the environment that nourishes them. Readers become part of the seemingly ordinary day-to-day dynamics in Halstad, from the home lives of the players to the play-by-play reports of their movements on the court¿and in the field. Gradually Pirates of the Prairie answers its fundamental question¿how did this happen? What enabled this particular group of boys, at this time, in this place, to perform the large- than-life feats that earned them third place in the 1952 Minnesota state boys basketball tournament and first in the 1953 state baseball tournament¿both against much larger, big-city schools? As excitement builds and hopes grow stronger, readers learn about¿or recall¿life in small-town America, when communities worked hands-on together to support and develop their children. At the same time, we detect a foreboding undercurrent¿a realization that this will also be a story of loss. For Pirates of the Prairie also documents a profound change in rural American culture that those with small-town roots still feel today.

Pirates on the Prairie

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Tae Keller

(Newbery Medal Winner)

WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL * WINNER OF THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE * #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Would you make a deal with a magical tiger? This uplifting story brings Korean folklore to life as a girl goes on a quest to unlock the power of stories and save her grandmother.

Some stories refuse to stay bottled up...

When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now they want it back. And when one of the tigers approaches Lily with a deal--return what her grandmother stole in exchange for Halmoni's health--Lily is tempted to agree. But deals with tigers are never what they seem! With the help of her sister and her new friend Ricky, Lily must find her voice...and the courage to face a tiger.

Tae Keller, the award-winning author of The Science of Breakable Things, shares a sparkling tale about the power of stories and the magic of family. Think Walk Two Moons meets Where the Mountain Meets the Moon!

"If stories were written in the stars ... this wondrous tale would be one of the brightest." --Booklist, Starred Review

When You Trap a Tiger

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Matthew Luhn

California

How to Leverage Hollywood Storytelling in Business and Beyond

The Best Story Wins provides fresh perspectives on the principles of Pixar-style storytelling, adapted by one of the studio's top creatives to meet the needs of entrepreneurs, marketers, and business-minded storytellers of all stripes.

Pixar movies have transfixed viewers around the world and stirred a hunger in creative and corporate realms to adopt new and more impactful ways of telling stories. Former Pixar and The Simpsons Animator and Story Artist Matthew Luhn translates his two and half decades of storytelling techniques and concepts to the CEOs, advertisers, marketers, and creatives in the business world and beyond. A combination of Luhn's personal stories and storytelling insights, The Best Story Wins retells the "Hero's Journey" story building methods through the lens of the Pixar films to help business minds embrace the power of storytelling for themselves!

The Best Story Wins

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The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since they were first written down nearly two millennia ago. Aesop was reputedly a tongue-tied slave who miraculously received the power of speech; from his legendary storytelling came the collections of prose and verse fables scattered throughout Greek and Roman literature. First published in English by Caxton in 1484, the fables and their morals continue to charm modern readers: who does not know the story of the tortoise and the hare, or the boy who cried wolf?

Based on the translation of George Fyler Townsend 

Vintage 1968 - Aesop's Fables

Harris Harris III

Some of the pages have dog ear creases. I smoothed them out as much as possible. 

The Difference Between Limiting Your Life and Living Your Dream

In The Wonder Switch, professional illusionist Harris III draws from brain science and his expertise as a magician turned storyteller to take us on a journey back to magic--not the stuff of sleight of hand that he performs on stage, but real magic: love, hope, joy, belonging, meaning, and purpose--which transforms every facet of our work and lives.

The Wonder Switch

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Ashley Bryan

This book contains stories representing four distinct African cultures. The author has captured the very essence of African storytelling. Through spirit and humor the author’s animal characters bring about and celebrate the triumph of common sense over superior strength. 

Alaska

And Other African Folk Poems

Includes four traditional tales told by the Hausa, Angolan, Masai, and Bushmen people of Africa.

Lion and the Ostrich Chicks (autographed)

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Jamake Highwater

Nebraska

An American Indian Odyssey

ANPANO

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Mark Malamud

Selected Stories from the 2020 Literary Taxidermy Short Story Competition

34 STORIES / 124 BELOVED contains the finalists from the 2020 Literary Taxidermy Short Story Competition-a contest that invites aspiring writers to stitch together their own stories using the first and last lines from a classic work of fiction.

34 Stories / 124 Beloved

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Mario Vargas Llosa

Helen Lane

Vermont

The Storyteller

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Missouri

Little Golden Book

Little Red Riding Hood 

Yann Martel

S260, c2001; Some light foxing on sides of book

After the sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a wounded zebra, an orangutan, and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger.

Life of Pi

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Maeve Binchy

Virginia

A Novel 

After Clare O'Brien, a poor shopkeeper's daughter, and David Power, a son of a wealthy family of Castlebay, marry, they find the confinements of life in the small Irish seaside town of Castlebay once again closing in.

Echoes

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Don Wulffson

The Trap Door and Other Stories to Twist Your Mind

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Daniel Woodrell

Iowa