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Otis and Charley Finish First!
Meet Charley and Otis, two lovable bulldogs with two very different personalities! It’s the day of the K9-9K! But Otis isn’t feeling very happy–there’s no way he can win a race this big, he says. Will Otis make it to the finish line? And will Charley be able to teach him that, no matter what,
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Charley the Bulldog’s Daring Dreams
Meet Charley and Otis, two lovable bulldogs with two very different personalities! Even in their dreams, Charley and Otis are different! Otis just likes having fun, but Charley wants her dreams to make a difference. She pictures herself as a pilot, a doctor, a business owner. Otis may scoff, but Charley knows that with hard
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Charley the Bulldog’s Fantastic Fruit Stand
Meet Charley and Otis, two lovable bulldogs with two very different personalities! Charley likes to work hard and play hardbut Otis likes to do a whole lot of relaxing. In this delightful story, see what happens when Charley’s fruit stand begins to earn Charley some extra spending money . . . and a new toy
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Otis and Charley Play to Win
Meet Charley and Otis, two lovable bulldogs with two very different personalities! Everyone likes games, including Charley and Otis! The lovable bulldogs meet some new friends and play some fun games. But not everyone likes a competition. See Charley and Otis learn about winning and losing with their new friends, Louis, Ellie, and Snowflake. It’s
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Why We Sleep
We humans have a very interesting relationship with sleep. Some people absolutely love to sleep, while others have the attitude that there is plenty of time to sleep after they die. Unlike so many other biological necessities, such as eating and drinking, there is still so much that is unknown about sleeping that it is
Tortilla Flat
Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, John Steinbeck created a “Camelot” on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey, California, and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. At the center of the tale is Danny, whose house, like Arthur’s castle, becomes a gathering place for men looking for adventure,
The Prince and Betty
“To open almost any of Wodehouse’s books is to open a door into endless summer.” —Michael Dirda, The Wall Street Journal“Wodehouse’s idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own.” —Evelyn Waugh
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How To Lie With Statistics
If you want to outsmart a crook, learn his tricks—Darrell Huff explains exactly how in the classic How to Lie with Statistics. From distorted graphs and biased samples to misleading averages, there are countless statistical dodges that lend cover to anyone with an ax to grind or a product to sell. With abundant examples and illustrations,
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The Prince
As a young Florentine envoy to the courts of France and the Italian principalities, Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) was able to observe firsthand the lives of people strongly united under one powerful ruler. His fascination with that political rarity and his intense desire to see the Medici family assume a similar role in Italy provided the