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...In this anthology of true crime tales, editor Walter Wood interviews those who were touched by the crimes recounted, sometimes as an acquaintance of the deceased or criminal or in the course of their professional duties. This work provides a personal look at some of the most se...

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volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Through the Wood by E. Nesbit. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 11th, 2009.

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...How do you tell apart a parrot from a carrot? A plover from a clover? A bay from a jay? Although there are several ways of differentiating, R. W. Wood’s use of pun and rhyme is one of the most entertaining! (Summary by Andrea L.)...

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...Ellen Wood (1814-1887) was an English novelist, better known as Mrs. Henry Wood. She wrote over 30 novels, many of which (especially East Lynne which was a Victorian best seller and is still sometimes performed as a drama) enjoyed ...

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...Thayendanegea!' The name was taken from the great book of nature. It was a birth-name of the Mohawks meaning two sticks of wood bound together, a sign of strength; and the woman hoped that her tiny child might one day be a man of valour among the Mohawks. Could she have but known it, her desire was to be more than realized, for in vigour of mind ...

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...The Wood beyond the World is a fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present-day fantasy liter...

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.../ volunteers bring you eight different recordings of The Singing-Woman from the Wood's Edge , by Edna St. Vincent Millay, to celebrate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween Halloween . This was the weekly poetry project for the week of October 29th, 2006....

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...Wood and Garden reads like a walk through the garden with reknowned garden designer Gertrude Jekyll as she discusses her plant choices and placement, how she integrates nature into her design, and how she maintains and enjoys...

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...ring Swifts ‘My sister – Life’s overflowing today,’ The Weeping Garden Crossed Oars Sparrow Hills The Steppe Storm, Momentary, Forever In the Wood Spasskoe For Anna Akhmatova Winter Nears. Hamlet Storm-Wind Khmel (Hops, and Intoxication) The Earth Winter Night The Wind Snow Is Falling Index by First Line...

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...The demolished tomb- uncapped, overrun with weeds knocking on Heaven’s door. *** Underwood scratched you. A stone tripped you up. Wild is the wood, a fairy-land....

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... Tryavna town 14 Черешова градина край с. Куклен A cherry garden near the village of Kuklen 15 Гората под връх „Св.Неделя“ край с. Равногор The wood below St. Nedelya's peak near Ravnogor village 16 Балканът напролет – гледка от с. Горна махала The Balkan in the spring- a view from The Upper Thracian Plain near Gorna mahala village 17 Параклисът „Св. Илия“ край с...

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... “Ah, the wood Bound,” Sileas said, with a nod to the painting Corliss stood in front of. She spun, startled by the noise. “I saw it once when I was much younger,” Sileas continued. “I've never seen anything so beautiful or odd again. ...

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...excitingly-lurid details of illicit affairs were discussed. Young women from other places, of course, served in the military. But in this neck-of-the-wood, that wasn't considered proper. The women also talked about church and The Reverend Apostolic Rivers' recent sermons. They talked about how thankful they were The Party advocated and enforced the family values they ch...

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... of the god Lono. Lono was the god of peace, rain, clouds, winds, the sea, agriculture and fertility. An image of a pig’s head was carved of kukui wood and placed upon the altar. During the yearly Makahiki Festival the people brought their hookupu, or gifts, to this altar....