Salon de Belleza

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The Hippo Beauty Parlor is a beautifully illustrated, bi-lingual Spanish/English children's book that uses Gunter Pauli's ZERI* Education model to teach children science. The book includes a teachers and parents guide and hands on activities that help children apply what they have learned.

Gunter Pauli's ZERI* Education model proposes that children, adolescents and young adults learn science in a way that gives them a more profound academic understanding at the same time that it helps develop their emotional intelligence, eco-literacy, and artistic/creative capacities.

If children are to learn how to think, design, create, and dream in systems, then they must be exposed to systems thinking at an early age. Critical concepts become part of the child's long-term memory and the student gains an intuitive grasp of the big picture. Then the learning of the specific tools, concepts, and principles involved become far more appealing. When students start with a story that integrates ethics, economics, biology, and mathematics, they will be drawn to studying those disciplines later on.

Pauli's work in sustainable manufacturing and agricultural became the catalyst for a major educational reform in Colombia. The strife and violence that exists in this country spawned an urgent desire on the part of college students to rebuild their society. The professors and engineering students at University EAFIT in Medellin, Colombia, eagerly embraced an integrated educational approach, including a compulsory course in biology for engineering majors. As the concept spread to other universities, the need to mold the earlier educational tracks in this new direction became apparent; first in a High School in Manizales where ZERI's coffee and bamboo projects have taken off, and then in elementary schools which asked for a version of this program adapted to their level, comparable to the Garden School projects of the Center for Ecoliteracy.

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Manual Del Salon De Belleza
Luis Lesur
Manufacturer: Editorial Trillas S.A. De C.V.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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salon de belleza para el oido
Leroy Koopman
Manufacturer: CLIE
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 8472286134

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salon de belleza para las manos
Leroy Koopman
Manufacturer: CLIE
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 8472285073

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salon de belleza para los pies
Leroy Koopman
Manufacturer: CLIE
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 847228557X

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Salón de belleza para el cristiano
Leroy Koopman
Manufacturer: Editorial Clie
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Analogía tomada del mundo de la imagen para aplicarla al espiritual. En el ser interior de las personas no hay maquillaje que valga. Sólo vale cultivar el alma: cuidar la lengua, el oído, la vista, el gesto, el estilo de vida. Incluye terapias prácticas.

La verdad de las solapas.(TT: The truth of the lapels.): An article from: Siempre!

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La verdad de las solapas.(TT: The truth of the lapels.): An article from: Siempre!
Vicente Francisco Torres
Manufacturer: Edicional Siempre
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00099MZA0
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on July 15, 1999. The length of the article is 778 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: La verdad de las solapas.(TT: The truth of the lapels.)
Author: Vicente Francisco Torres
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: July 15, 1999
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: 46 Issue: 2404 Page: 69

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Querido diario: (anécdota sobre un día en el salon de belleza, México)(TT: Dear diary) (TA: anecdote about a day in a beauty salon, Mexico): An article from: Fem

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Querido diario: (anécdota sobre un día en el salon de belleza, México)(TT: Dear diary) (TA: anecdote about a day in a beauty salon, Mexico): An article from: Fem
Marcela Guijosa
Manufacturer: Difusion Cultural Feminista, A.C.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00098B1VA
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Fem, published by Difusion Cultural Feminista, A.C. on June 1, 1998. The length of the article is 1536 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Querido diario: (anécdota sobre un día en el salon de belleza, México)(TT: Dear diary) (TA: anecdote about a day in a beauty salon, Mexico)
Author: Marcela Guijosa
Publication: Fem (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 1998
Publisher: Difusion Cultural Feminista, A.C.
Volume: v22 Issue: n183 Page: p22(3)

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Samy, sólo aplíquelo: mejor que un salon De Belleza: con más de 25 años de experiencia en el arte de la belleza, Samy, el estilista de las estrellas, le ... Sin salir de casa.: An article from: Semana

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Samy, sólo aplíquelo: mejor que un salon De Belleza: con más de 25 años de experiencia en el arte de la belleza, Samy, el estilista de las estrellas, le ... Sin salir de casa.: An article from: Semana
Sindy M. Ortega
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000BBRVY6
Release Date: 2005-09-07

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Thomson Gale on August 28, 2005. The length of the article is 1139 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Samy, sólo aplíquelo: mejor que un salon De Belleza: con más de 25 años de experiencia en el arte de la belleza, Samy, el estilista de las estrellas, le contó a SEMANA lo que necesitan las mujeres para cuidarse el cabello. Sin salir de casa.
Author: Sindy M. Ortega
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 28, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 11 Issue: 652 Page: 16(2)

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Iway too much sex

not for everyone

Originally Posted on Romance Junkies in 2005

pitiful

I liked it
The Compass Rose
Gail Dayton
Manufacturer: Luna
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Sorceress Of Faith (The Summoning, Book 2) (Luna Books)

ASIN: 0373802161

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The legends of the Godstruck were just that -- legends.

Until, in an attempt to defend her people, Captain Kallista Varyl called on the One for aid and was granted abilities such as no one had seen in centuries.

Now Kallista has been charged with a new destiny as one of the most powerful women in the land -- but her power is useless if it cannot be controlled.

Mastering her "Godstruck" abilities is the first step. The next, learning that she cannot unlock the secrets of the Compass Rose and defeat her nation's enemy alone. And finally she must stop a demon-possessed king . . .

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Iway too much sex.......2007-06-13

As most of the reviewers before me have pointed out it starts out good but somewhere along the way this book takes a wrong turn. The sex thing added nothing to the plot, maybe the author thought she had to use sex as a plot element just because she could. I felt the author could have come up with something different. This is the first book I have written a review on and it is only because it was so awfull.

not for everyone.......2007-05-20

The plot is straightforward: god grants mage powers that haven't been seen for centuries, mage sets out to destroy demon controlling the army attacking her homeland, succeeds. The mage can access these powers only through her god marked companions; plot and dramatic tension come in distant seconds to an exploration of the bonds-- particularly, in exhaustive detail, the sexual bonds-- that form between the companions. If Llaurel K. Hamilton wrote a novel set in medieval times and with more conventional magic, this could be the result.

Originally Posted on Romance Junkies in 2005.......2007-05-14

Have you ever read a book that immediately wrapped you up in its magic and refused to let you go? That's what happened to me with Gail Dayton's THE COMPASS ROSE, the first in the One Rose Trilogy. From amazing characterizations to a world unlike any you've read about before, this book takes you straight into the heart of the story and makes you a part of the action, the mystery, the romance, and the unimaginable magic that is the nation of Adara.

Kallista Varyl is a Captain in the Adaran army, a woman intent on saving her city from the invading warriors of their neighboring kingdom, Tibre. The army of Tibre, unlike that of Adara, relies on man-made instruments such as guns and cannons to win its battles, instead of the magic that Kallista and her people use. Now, though, outnumbered over ten to one, magic doesn't seem to be enough-until Kallista, in desperation, calls upon a power that was thought to be only legend, and changes the course of history.

Kallista, beyond being a warrior, is also a naitan, a magic wielder. Some have even called her a witch. But her normal magic powers aren't enough to out-battle and out-smart the hordes of the Tibre army, and so she calls upon the One Goddess, something that her kingdom's myths and legends are made of. Only it wasn't a legend, as after calling upon the powers that be, the entire Tibre army is struck dead where they stand-all, that is, except for Stone, a warrior who stirs within Kallista feelings she's never before experienced.

Now she's conquered the rival Tibre warriors, but she's left with even more questions than answers. With a mysterious mark on her neck and the brooding Stone, Kallista faces her elders-only to find out that she's been Godstruck, an occurrence that hasn't happened in her nation for over a thousand years. With power beyond belief, Kallista must learn to control the magic that has made her the fulfillment of a prophecy, for she is now the one destined to save her people from the Tibre, and their demon-possessed king.

As if defeating the evil king and harnessing her powers weren't enough, the ruler of Adara decrees that all six Godstruck players, not limited to Kallista and Stone, marry and form an instant magical family. They're then ordered to infiltrate the kingdom of Tibre to overthrow its king, and everything that such a coup entails.

Gail Dayton has created a magical world unlike anything I've ever experienced. The strange sense of family that abounds in Adara becomes understandable as the story unfolds. The bond that Kallista and Stone share goes beyond mere passion and intertwines with their combined magic. The secondary characters in this book are so real that without them, the book wouldn't be the same. I can honestly say that I'm eagerly anticipating the continuation of this story with the release of The Barbed Rose in March of 2006.

pitiful.......2007-02-27

This book started out wonderfully. the first two characters to be introduced were interesting and complex, the world was well-put together, The author threw in an interesting supernatural twist....and then it flopped. It was as though she simply couldn't get from point a to point b and keep things intersting. It became WAY too much about sex and WAY too much about Kalista. She was already egotistical and the story in the book just encouraged her. Everything revolved around Kalista. Blich.
This author has promising world-building skills but needs to work on her motivations, make her plots more complicated and keep her sex drive out of her books. Glad I read this one at the library.

I liked it.......2006-08-14

I wondered why such incredible poor reviews, so after reading this book, I scanned back to the reviews to recall what the big deal was and realized immediately why. If you are looking for a dramatic novel with ubber writing style than you will not be interested in this novel. As far as being erotica or soft porn, all I got to say to that is HA!! These people have NO CLUE. Try reading some of Llaurel K. Hamilton's latest novels and then talk about porn and poor writing skills.

I thought it was a light romance with action. It kept me entertained and reading for two straight days until I finished it. Granted, there was dialogue that made me frown and laugh out loud at the corniness. Still, it was entertainment and it's what most people read books for.

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Rich, Beautiful Storytelling
Dreams of the Compass Rose
Unusual and Engaging Fantasy
Good First Try
Classic Fantasy

Dreams of the Compass Rose
Vera Nazarian
Manufacturer: Wildside Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1587155842

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You come to this place when you wonder, and sometimes, only when you dream.

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The Compass Rose universe--an ancient milieu where places have no names, cities spring forth like bouquets in the desert, gods and dreams walk the scorching sands in the South, ice floats like mirror shards upon the Northern sea, islands that do not exist are found in the East, death chases a thief on the rooftops of a Western city, immortal love spans time, and directions are intertwined into one road we all travel.... You come to this place when you wonder, and sometimes, only when you dream. When a young warrior of a dark race finds himself bound in servitude to a beautiful cruel princess, his loyalty becomes entwined with something more horrifying and mysterious than endless night falling over the ancient desert. When a courageous young servant reveals her hidden wisdom to the madman conqueror of the world, her fate is joined to a nightmare suspended beyond death and outside the universe. Two souls from different times--their destinies connected through hundreds of other lives and generations, through soft whispers of the wind, through ancient truths that lie buried in an island between worlds. Both souls enslaved through dream and desire in an endless conflict between truth and illusion. They can only be set free by the wonder of the Compass Rose.

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Rich, Beautiful Storytelling.......2006-05-16

This is a good book. How good, you ask? After reading the first few chapters, I set the book aside and e-mailed Vera, asking if she would consider writing a Compass Rose story for an anthology I was editing for DAW.

This isn't a traditionally structured novel which moves from A to B to C. Rather, it moves from Z to G to 16, then comes back to B and C. All of the stories are set in the richly developed world of the Compass Rose, and all of the stories do interweave to tell a larger story, though you don't see the fullness of the story until the very last page.

When you finish reading, you want to flip back to the first page and start over again. This is not only a book that can be read twice; it demands it, and it rewards you for doing so.

Vera's worldbuilding and description are like a really good chocolate mousse: so rich it's almost too sweet, but so good you want more. And the mythological feel of the world feels real and true. Here's a quick example:

A spurting fountain of hueless water began to pulse from her vein, and she offered it to the queen.

"Take my Water and drink, for even Ris drank once from my wrist. For that act of quenching, Ris has given me Water in exchange for my mortal blood."

Maybe it's just me, but the depth of those two little paragraphs blew me away. And the whole book is like that, building a mythology, an entire world with a deep, genuine sense of history.

Because it took me a while to read this one, I sometimes lost track of characters as they disappeared and reappeared in the narrative. If you're into plot-heavy, fast-paced books, this may not be the one for you.

Bottom line: Vera's a good writer. I've read her book Lords of Rainbow, and it was good. Dreams of the Compass Rose is great. Go buy them.

Dreams of the Compass Rose.......2004-07-14

While all of the chapters can stand as stories on their own, together they build a complete, unique, and fascinating world with an unusually rich mythology and civilization. This is a fascinating read.

Unusual and Engaging Fantasy.......2004-02-08

This book is different than a lot of fantasy I've read. Some of the stories read like folk tales with the author's grand, old world style. I loved the imagery and vastness of the world of the Compass Rose. I was a little overwhelmed at times, but the author's choice to tell the story through separate yet intertwined tales made the book very accessible for me. Like buying a very rich, giant-size chocolate bar and being able to breaking off tiny scored bites or a huge section. Very enjoyable book! I'm glad I bought it.

Good First Try.......2002-07-03

All over the Internet long-time fantasy readers complain about novels that are cookie-cutter product, each the same as the last, with the same elements, told in the same bland style.

Well, here at last in a new writer who is experimenting with a different style, and with different material. Nazarian describes DREAMS OF THE COMPASS ROSE as a collage novel; what it really is is a series of short stories, with some of the same characters wandering through.

Her style sometimes falters, as if reaching for an effect her skills haven't quite defined, but that's a minor flaw when you compare it to the rich vivid detail of her imagery, the humor, the pathos, the faint trace-elements from mythologies outside the same old Western venue. There is strong potential here; the sequence from the storyteller's point of view shows evidence of brilliance.

Readers who like something strange and new should take a risk on this book, and support an emerging writer who is trying to break the mold. Go on, take a chance, I dare you to foretell just where this tale is going. If you shrug and pass, you cannot blame publishers for squashing new voices and putting out yet more bland by-the-numbers product: vote with your wallet.

Classic Fantasy.......2002-05-09

I found Vera Nazarian's book to be a wonderful journey into foreign lands. It reinvents the old-time fantasy reminisent of a time before Tolkien and Tolkien wannabees. She creates a world rich in myth and culture. The places of the Compass Rose are places I wish to visit again and again. Her stories and characters take the reader by surprise. I highly recommend this book.

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You're a fantastically good captain, for a woman
Le Guin and Bear It
A good mix of 20 sci-fi and conventional stories
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The Compass Rose
Ursula K. Le Guin
Manufacturer: Harpercollins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0060149884

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You're a fantastically good captain, for a woman.......2005-05-08

I wasn't sure whether to give this four or five stars, since like most collections of short stories it's a bit uneven. But the good stories are just wonderful. My favorites are the two hilarious feminist ones, one of which isn't science fiction at all. That would be Sur, in which it is revealed that the South Pole was actually first reached by an all-women's expedition from South America. I don't remember the title of the other story, since I just refer to it as the one with the Insane Second Mate, but it is completely absurd and completely enjoyable. "I told you poor Tom was a-cold. Now poor Tom's a-flipped." I love how all the female characters can't stop telling each other how great they are at their jobs - for a woman. Also the recurring joke about how our language is being destroyed - oops, I mean destructed.

The Pathways of Desire and The Eye Altering are both lovely, although the second one gave me a faint suspicion that I was being emotionally manipulated. Still, the manipulation was very skillful - I didn't notice it until my second or third reading. Then there are a bunch of dystopias - some are good, some are fairly incomprehensible. The rest I've forgotten, or blotted out from my memory because they disturbed me.

This sounds like a lukewarm review, but like I said, they're short stories. And my rule for short stories is that if you love at least three of the stories in a book - and I do in this case - then you pretty much love the book. I'm giving this four stars, but if I could I'd give it four and a half.

Le Guin and Bear It.......2001-06-06

Over the years I have always thought of Ursula Le Guin as a very brave and non-conforming sort of person. I have kept her photograph on my wall for the last 15 years. The reason for my admiration was that I felt (and feel) that she is a writer of major talent who decided to enter the field of science fiction and get labelled as a "sci-fi writer" when she could have won many honors and perhaps a more lasting place in history in mainstream literature. Her works do not cater to the broad popular tastes in fiction, but such novels as "The Left Hand of Darkness", "The Lathe of Heaven", "The Dispossessed" and "Always Coming Home" plus her works of juvenile fiction and collections of short stories add up to a body of spectacularly well-written material that is denied its place in the annals of American literature by the peculiar prejudice that segregates certain kinds of fiction into closed cells. I read most of Le Guin's books as soon as they hit the shelves, long ago, before science fiction became reality with the Internet and Amazon.com. For some reason, though I bought THE COMPASS ROSE fifteen years ago, I never got around to reading it till now. I must say that it was largely disappointing. There are some good stories in this collection, stories such as "The New Atlantis" and "The Diary of the Rose", also "The Pathways of Desire" which links exploration of space with dreams, but other stories seem hasty, `cute' or aimed at the readers of airport fiction. In general, Le Guin is at her best when she creates new worlds or postulates possible futures. Her blend of anthropology and fiction has always thrilled me. As she moves away from that, into more general fiction on the contemporary world, unless she crafts the story carefully, as with "Two Delays on the Northern Line"--a real gem--she loses her edge. Her stories become filled with sunshine, conversing rocks, and whispering leaves, but without much punch. There are twenty stories in THE COMPASS ROSE. Half a dozen are up to her fine standard, others-perhaps the humorous pieces-may please many readers, but a few probably should have been kept in the drawer. (Though if I had written them, I would have been quite proud, no doubt. We are talking quality control here.) If you are wondering where to begin Le Guin, this is not the place. Put it last on your list. But begin, of course.

A good mix of 20 sci-fi and conventional stories.......2000-02-20

A good mix of 20 Ursula K. Le Guin short stories, composed of some great sci-fi, good modern fiction, humor, and quite a few UKL-style sureals (Buffalo Gals-style). The stories are all reprints from magazines and anthologies.

Some of the best are "Two Delays on the Northern Line" and "Malheur County", two haunting timeless pieces that talk of life and loneliness. "The Eye Altering" and "The Pathways of Desire" are excellent sci-fi shorts that question the nature of reality and perception. This compilation includes no stories from the Ekumen Cycle.

Although primarily a sci-fi reader, I believe that UKL's fiction including the shorts in The Compass Rose are some of the best pieces of contemporary fiction I know. The sci-fi in this book is a bit limited, but still excellent. All in all, a great way to get introduced to UKL's mainstream fiction, and satisfy your craving for quality sci-fi.

The Compass Rose.......2000-02-09

This is my favorite book. The stories are surprising and very enjoyable. Fresh thoughts accompany interesting stories.

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A masterpiece

Points for a Compass Rose
Evan S. Connell
Manufacturer: North Point Pr
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Binding: Paperback

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Notes from a Bottle Found on the Beach at Carmel

ASIN: 086547205X

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A masterpiece.......2005-11-23

I cannot do better than to quote what Annie Dillard, in Harper's magazine, wrote about this book:

"We have here on the planet with us a man of such courage and strength of spirit that he has not lost what Alfred Adler calls 'the nerve for excellence.' He has kept it despite the burden of an awareness not only of the enormity of his project and of the limitations of his own human understanding, but also of the abject ignorance and indifference of his audience."

"... Somehow Connell makes you care. Many modern poets demand a good deal of work; Connell excites it. Sometimes the note-taker's [narrator] tone is hectoring, even belligerent; if you have any competitive spirit at all, you seize a thread - any thread - follow it, and, lo, it traces a pattern. ... you understand at last that these notes are not tentative explorations, and far less are they 'expressions': they are instead the magnificent artifices of a giant intellect."

After reviewing both this book and Notes from a Bottle Found on the Beach at Carmel, she writes:

"These poems are masterpieces. You could bend a lifetime of energy to their study, and have lived well. The fabric of their meaning is seamless, inexhaustible. ... their language is steely and bladelike; from both of its surfaces flickering lights gleam. Each page sheds insight on every other page; understanding snaps back and forth, tacking like a sloop up the long fjord of mystery."

Artbox: Still It Makes Me Laugh (Giftworks)

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Artbox: Still It Makes Me Laugh (Giftworks)
Compass Rose Productions
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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The Compass Rose
Ursula K. LeGuin
Manufacturer: Bantam Pb #23512-5
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ASIN: B000MZLS9A

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The Compass Rose
Ursula K. LeGuin
Manufacturer: Pendragon Press
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ASIN: B000JR7LFQ

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The Compass Rose
Le Guin Ursula
Manufacturer: Harper and Row
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NYCZL0

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The Compass Rose
Ursula K. Le Guin
Manufacturer: Pendragon Press / Underwood-Miller
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PCH7FE

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The Compass Rose
Ursula K. Le GUIN
Manufacturer: Victor Gollancz
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