Shadows on the Rock (Vintage Classics) by Willa CatherWilla Cather's novel of seventeenth century Quebec is a luminous evocation of North American origins, and of the men and women who struggled to adapt to a new world even as they clung to the artifacts and manners of one they left behind. In 1697, Quebec is an island of French civilization perched on a bare gray rock amid a wilderness of trackless forests. For many of its settlers, Quebec is a place of exile, so remote that an entire winter passes

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The Yellow Dwarf

Sibley’s book is a welcome occasion to connect with the more pleasing puzzle of what our feathered friends are up to

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In the pages of this enchanting book you can visit the ancient black walnut tree on the edge of the forest that became Pooh's house

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Dozens of labeled ink drawings suitable for copying into notebooks are included

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Part 2 explores processes and techniques used in designing and working more complicated elements

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