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October on Cape Cod is always beautiful, and antique print dealer Maggie Summer is happy to visit there to help with her best friend's wedding preparations. Maggie doesn't anticipate the murder of a neighbor, nor being called into service as a counselor and interpreter. Is she really essential to the investigation, or is she avoiding a critical discussion with the man she loves? Before she knows the answer, there's another murder...and a hurricane…and then Maggie herself becomes a target.

Open up a restaurant where your doll can work, dine, and meet up with her friends. With the supplies and instructions in this kit, you can create any type of dinky dining establishment you like---from an everyday diner or pizza parlor to a gourmet grill or even a doll-sized American Girl Café! Craft furnishings. Make meals. Learn restaurant lingo. Choose a name. And finally, open your doors to customers. Bon appett!

Whether it’s Antiques Roadshow or American Pickers, or any of the number of TV shows on flea markets, the world of collecting inspires a cult following of millions of Americans. Celebrated author Maureen Stanton takes readers behind the scenes and deep into the “flea-o-sphere,” following master antiques dealer Curt Avery from the populist mayhem of flea markets, to the rarefied realm of high-end antiques shows, to the heart-pounding competition of auctions. Killer Stuff and Tons of Money is a captivating tour of the outrageous world of American antiques, jam-packed with colorful characters, high-stakes scores, and insider tips for all who seek hidden treasure.

The 45th edition of the leading price guide in antiques, continues to feature ACTUAL prices in 700 categories and more than 2,500 full-color photographs. Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide is the most thorough, colorful, and complete price guide available, from the most trusted, well-known name writing on the subject today. The book features up-to-the-minute, well-organized, and wide-ranging information including more tips, marks, logos, information, and photographs than any other competitive title. Unlike other guides, whose focus is primarily English or high-priced items, Kovels’ covers all of the American and international items that are of most interest to collectors.   Org anized by categories most sought after by collectors, from Depression Glass, Dolls, and Jewelry to... Less

Set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. With a sharp, probing imagination, James Baldwin's now-classic narrative delves into the mystery of loving and creates a moving, highly controversial story of death and passion that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart.

TIRED OF FAST FOOD AND FROZEN PIZZA?HATE THE CRAP FROM THE DINING HALL?HAVE ONLY A MICROWAVE IN YOUR DORM ROOM?No problem. You can still make awesome meals!Even if you’ve never cooked before, this book shows how quick and easy it is to turn Trader Joe’s tasty and affordable groceries into delicious dishes:• Pulled Pork Sandwiches• Fish Tacos• Sweet Chili Wings• Homemade Pizza• Chicken Masala• Pad Thai• Eggplant Lasagna• Raspberry Brownies• Greek Pasta Salad• Tortilla Soup• Caramel PopcornThese recipes are super easy to make, and you don’t need a bunch of pots and pans. Best of all, since every ingredient in every recipe is available at Trader Joe’s, you can get all your shopping done with one quick stop.TRADER JOE’S® is a registered trademark of Trader Joe’s® Company and is used here for... Less

The New York Times bestselling author of The Girls from Ames shares an intimate look at a small-town bridal shop, its multigenerational female owners, and the love between parents and daughters as they prepare for their wedding day.Thousands of women have stepped inside Becker’s Bridal, in Fowler, Michigan, to try on their dream dresses in the Magic Room, a special space with soft lighting, a circular pedestal, and mirrors that carry a bride’s image into infinity. The women bring with them their most precious expectations about romance, love, fidelity, permanence, and tradition. Each bride who passes through has a story to tell—one that carried her there, to that dress, that room, that moment. Illuminating the poignant aspects of a woman’s journey to the altar, The Magic Room tells the... Less

The classic bestselling resource for every American home. Choosing fabrics, cleaning china, keeping the piano in tune, making a good fire, folding a fitted sheet, setting the dining room table, keeping surfaces free of food pathogens, watering plants, removing stains -- Home Comforts addresses the meanings as well as the methods of hands -- on housekeeping to help you manage everyday chores, find creative solutions to modern domestic dilemmas, and enhance the experience of life at home. Further topics include: Making up a bed with hospital corners, Expert recommendations for safe food storage, Reading care labels (and sometimes carefully disregarding them), Keeping your home free of dust mites and other allergens, Home safety and security, A summary of laws applicable to the home,... Less

This favorite Christmas picture book is now available in a reduced size padded board book perfect for little hands with bright red foil on the cover to share the holiday cheer!In the stable next to an inn, Kind Ox is just settling in for the night when Old Dog comes into the stable. Kind Ox makes room for Old Dog, who in turn makes room for Stray Cat, who then makes room for Small Mouse--and each time, the larger animal says to the small, There's always room for a little one here. Finally, Tired Donkey comes by, carrying Joseph and Mary, who asks Where will my child be born? Kind Ox replies, There is always room for a little one here. And so, Jesus is born in the stable with the animals all around Him.

On a rainy spring day in Seattle, young software tycoon Micah Taylor receives a cryptic, twenty-five-year-o ld letter from a great uncle he never knew. It claims a home awaits him on the Oregon coast that will turn his world inside out. Suspecting a prank, Micah arrives at Cannon Beach to discover a stunning brand new nine-thousand square foot house. And after meeting Sarah Sabin at a nearby ice cream shop, he has two reasons to visit the beach every weekend. When bizarre things start happening in the rooms of the home, Micah suspects they have some connection to his enigmatic new friend, Rick, the town mechanic. But Rick will only say the house is spiritual. This unnerves Micah because his faith slipped away like the tide years ago, and he wants to keep it that way. But as he slowly... Less