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A novel following the life of Nell Trent an orphan, who lives with her grandfather in his shop of odds and ends. Nell does not complain, but she lives a lonely existence with almost no friends her own age. Her only friend is Kit, an honest boy employed at the shop, whom she is teaching to write. Obsessed with ensuring that Nell does not die in poverty as her parents did, her grandfather attempts to make Nell a good inheritance through gambling at...
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Popular public radio show host Michael Feldman and coauthor Diana Cook introduce Wisconsin's weirdest, wackiest, and most outrageous people, places, and things including a man who owes his life to a foam rubber cheesehead, a worm that plays basketball, and the best place to savor chicken in a hubcap.
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"For two thousand years, cadavers-- some willingly, some unwittingly-- have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to bunion surgery, cadavers have helped make history in their quiet...
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Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Wolverine State has to offer! Whether you're a born-and-raised Michiganite, a recent transplant, or just passing through, “Michigan Curiosities” will have you laughing out loud as Colleen Burcar takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sites in the Wolverine State. Experience some raucous festivals that celebrate everything from Elvis and Jimmy...
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The study of sexual physiology, what happens, and why, and how to make it happen better, has been a paying career or a diverting sideline for scientists as far-ranging as Leonardo da Vinci and James Watson. The research has taken place behind the closed doors of laboratories, brothels, MRI centers, pig farms, sex-toy R & D labs, and Alfred Kinsey's attic. The author devoted the past two years to stepping behind those doors. Can a person think herself...
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Uncle Oscar owned a small San Francisco antique shop called the Green Vase. His area of expertise: Gold Rush history. With his many contacts in the construction business, Oscar had amassed an extensive collection of artifacts. Dead of an apparent stroke, Oscar left his shop to his niece. As she began to sift through the contents, she couldn't shake the feeling that Uncle Oscar's death may well have been a result of foul play -- and directly linked...
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