Love and Other Four-Letter Words (Laurel-Leaf Books)

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A slow start with a grand finish.

Carolyn Mackler never disappoints

I Love This Book

Good, but not powerful

sucky!!!! ugh

Love and Other Four-Letter Words (Laurel-Leaf Books)
Carolyn Mackler
Manufacturer: Laurel Leaf
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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ASIN: 044022831X
Release Date: 2002-01-02

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Until this summer, the biggest problems 16-year-old Samantha Davis faced were her embarrassingly large breasts, (nicknamed "the Grand Tetons after those mountains in Wyoming,") and the fact that her gorgeous best friend, Kitty, always made her feel like a Plain Jane: "It sounds awful, but if you saw a Jaguar and a Ford Taurus parked next to each other, which one would you want to drive?" But now Sammie's parents are splitting, and suddenly she is being assaulted by changes from every direction. She is forced to move from upstate New York to Manhattan, play nursemaid to her depressed mother, and suffer the utter boredom of not knowing anyone in a city of 8 million. But then she meets Eli, the cute "crunchy granola" son of her mom's friend, and Phoebe, the quirky girl in Central Park who categorizes people by the dog breed they resemble. Exposure to the urban scene, new friendships, and a developing sense of self cause Sammie to realize "that along with love comes other four-letter words. Like hate, obviously.... And gain. And most important, grow."

Like other recently published first novelists Lori Aurelia Williams (When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune) and Cat Bauer, (Harley: Like a Person), Carolyn Mackler convincingly captures all the drama, longing, and humor of 21st-century female adolescence. Fresh, funny, and completely irreverent, Love and Other Four-Letter Words is destined to find a place in the hearts of teenaged girls. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert

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With her parents splitting up, 16-year-old Sammie Davis may not want to feel a thing, but feelings happen. For starters, she’s plenty angry. Her dad’s leaving their upstate New York home and moving clear across
the country. Her mother—well, she’s packing up and relocating to New York City with Sammie, who has no say about any of it. Overnight Sammie is forced to deal with change. And one change spawns another: Roles get reversed, old and new friendships tested, and sexual feelings awakened. It’s a scary time. But as Sammie realizes that things can’t stay the same forever, that even the people she loves and trusts the most can disappoint her, she begins to accept that change isn’t always bad. It’s how you cope, jumbled feelings and all, that counts. And as she copes, Sammie’s sense of self emerges proud and strong.

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A slow start with a grand finish........2007-06-09

I read Vegan Virgin Valentine first. That was a great book, so this author had a lot to live up to. It was a slow start, but Carolyn Mackler managed to come out ahead in the end. I really felt like she captured the heart of Sammie Davis. Did Sammie find love and other-four letter words? You'll have to read the book to find out. Or other reviews. Wink. Wink.

Carolyn Mackler never disappoints.......2007-03-30

This young adult novel, by the prolific Carolyn Mackler, chronicles Samantha Davis' move to New York City after her parents separate. Before the separation, Sammy lived in upstate New York with her professor dad and former-artist mom, and hung out with her gorgeous best friend Kitty. Kitty gladly reports details of her burgeoning sexual exploits to Samantha, to Sammy's dismay. Post-move, Sammy is splitting a Manhattan apartment with her mom, who is severely depressed due to the divorce and discovers moving back to NYC doesn't necessary make her "artist's block" disappear. Samantha finds herself responsible for avoiding parking tickets, paying bills, and getting groceries as her mom sinks into depression, while avoiding her father's phone calls. While taking care of the dog, Samantha befriends Phoebe, and realizes perhaps Kitty wasn't the best "friend" a girl should have. The major changes in her life cause Samantha to realize she's growing up, and deals with friendship, her parents, and romantic relationships. The humor of this novel, paired with frequent pop-culture references, and realistic adolescent worries make this another great addition to the Carolyn Mackler line of Young Adult novels.

I Love This Book.......2007-01-22

I first picked up this book back when I was in middle school. I love the title - that's what made me want to read it. In reading the book, I wasn't very interested in Sammie's family problems, I was more interested in her interaction with members of the opposite sex, as I suppose any curious middle school kid would be. I remember being fascinated with Eli and wishing my own Eli would come find me.

It's a great, fun read. I read it again this year (I'm a senior in high school now) just for kicks. Read it in about three hours :-) It's just a cute book to give the middle school girl in your life.

Good, but not powerful.......2006-09-05

I was really looking forward to reading this book because I LOVE "The Earth, My Butt and Other Big, Round Things" but I found this book merely to be a good read. I was etertained without beeing moved by the situations Sammi faced, and I feel her charater was more shallow and undeveloped compaired to the situations she was facing. I did find Eli a very interesting fellow, and I was moved at times by the relationship between Sammi and her mother. I just wish there was more development of that teenaged angest.

sucky!!!! ugh.......2006-07-14

goodness, what do I have to say to this poorly written novel. hmmm.....Sucky!!! Wow this book seemed like it could have been written by a second grader. It was so not what I thought it would be. Don't buy it I RECOMMEND THAT YOU DON'T!!

Sex Is Not A Four Letter Word But Relationship Often Times Is

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Sex is not a four letter word, but relationship often times is
This book really can improve your sex life!
Simply amazing
Beautiful!
What are the infinite possibilities for your sex life? - This book is an awesome launching pad!

Sex Is Not A Four Letter Word But Relationship Often Times Is
Gary, M. Douglas , and Dr. Dain, C. Heer
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1420895443

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Sex Is Not a Four-Letter Word but Relationship Often Is is a sharp and refreshing departure from conventional books about sex and relationship that are based on psychological theories and principles. "If those things really worked," writes Gary Douglas, "wouldn't you have been free, expansive and joyful in your relationship a long time ago?" Funny, frank, and delightfully irreverent, Sex Is Not a Four-Letter Word but Relationship Often Is offers readers an entirely fresh view of how to create great intimacy and exceptional sex, and provides answers to questions you may never have thought to ask. How can you use energy to attract the person you're interested in? How can you claim and own the totality of your sexualness? How do know where your partner wants to be touched? How can you create sex unlike anything you've experienced before? What's so important about being able to receive? What's wrong with deciding you've chosen the "perfect" partner? What are the elements that create a free, expansive and joyful relationship? How do you create the relationship you truly desire? Sex Is Not a Four-Letter Word but Relationship Often Is is based on Gary's highly popular Access© Seminar, How to Have More Sex and Better Relationships with Clarity and Ease.

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Sex is not a four letter word, but relationship often times is.......2006-12-13

Feeling unfulfilled in the sexual intimacy of my life, I began to explore my sexuality and sexualness. This book describes much of what I had been looking for in my life and so much more. I realised that I had been attracted to men by my thoughts and looks, thinking that this one or that was my type. This book gave me the tools to look in another direction. I now ask my body will this man nurture my body? I practice the techniques in the book for full body orgasm. Wow! Thank you Gary Douglas!

This book really can improve your sex life!.......2006-09-06

My wife of 20 years is a workshop junkie. I have heard it all!
I'm telling you, the tools in this little book work better than anything I've ever heard. I now get more sex, better sex, and have more fun than ever before. How does it get even better than that?

Simply amazing.......2006-05-30

This book gives you a whole new perpective in what the choices are. I think that the traditional paradigm of relationships is failing, it it ever worked. It does not give you a new paradigm, it simply opens up infinite choice, I would buy this if I wanted to have a more expansive interaction with myself and others, this book opens up the choice of the perfect couple: the inclusive one.

Beautiful!.......2006-02-17

This book is a beautiful alternative to the prevalant cultural
point of view about sex and relationships. It is a joy to read and flows easily from chapter to chapter. I've recommended it to both of my young teenagers. It is a glorious introduction and insipration to the magificent possibilites of sex.

What are the infinite possibilities for your sex life? - This book is an awesome launching pad!.......2006-01-25

Whether you have an amazing sex life or no sex life at all, this book is a huge gift and can change your life. Doesn't sex affect many areas of our lives, whether we acknowledge it or not? Gary Douglas and Dain Heer take a unique look at sex and relationships. They are irreverent and bold enough to go beyond the paradigms that currently exist. Using the tools they share has expanded and enhanced my life in so many ways - thanks guys! If you are the least bit curious, check it out! Wouldn't you like to find out what else is possible?

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Four Letter Word: New Love Letters
Rosalind Porter , and Joshua Knelman
Manufacturer: Chatto & Windus
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0701180935
Release Date: 2007-11-27

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A collection of new fiction exploring the charm and potency of a classic genre . . . the love letter, by some of today’s most celebrated writers including: Margaret Atwood, David Bezmozgis, Douglas Coupland, Michel Faber, A.L. Kennedy, Jeanette Winterson.

Life Is a Four Letter Word: Twelve Guideposts on Your Road Less Traveled to Create a Life of Success and Significance: Live Hope Know Love Plan Dare Work Look Grow Seek Give

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Life Is a Four Letter Word: Twelve Guideposts on Your Road Less Traveled to Create a Life of Success and Significance: Live Hope Know Love Plan Dare Work Look Grow Seek Give
Roger Holmes, Ph.D. Wood
Manufacturer: Authorhouse
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0759682321

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LIFE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD has twelve guideposts on your road less traveled to create a life of success and significance: LIVE, HOPE, KNOW, LOVE, PLAN, DARE, WORK, LOOK GROW, SEEK, GIVE, PLAY.

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Love As a Four-Letter Word
Jan Saudek
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LOVE IS A FOUR (4) LETTER WORD
April Taylor
Manufacturer: News Stand (Newsstand) Library
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modern take on 'truly madly deeply'
Need a book to cozy up with?

Love is a Four Letter Word
Claire Calman
Manufacturer: Transworld Publishers
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Binding: Paperback
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The "L" word? Bella never wanted to hear it again. There were things in her past which needed to be put well away, like the 27 boxes of clutter she'd brought from her old flat. And having changed her job, her town, her entire life—the one thing she wasn't about to change was her mind.

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modern take on 'truly madly deeply'.......2006-02-04

One first thing: this book should certainly NOT be judged by its cover. It's unbelievable how misleading a book-cover can be, especially in these...slippery days of thousands of chic-lit books hitting the bookstore shelves.

Claire Calman's book has some chic-lit characteristics- the love affair, the good friends helping our heroine (Bella) & having endless drinks with her. The difficult family. But there the resemblances end. This book was a lovely surprise for me: I read it in one sitting, & felt weird when it ended. OK OK, I know this all sounds tacky, but I enjoyed this book, & especially the lovely, true-to-life relationship between Bella & Will.

One of my favourite plays ever is "Truly madly deeply" & this book (as others have noted) reminded me of a lighter version of that play. Bella finds it hard to leave the past behind & to trust herself & her life. What came to mind as I was reading this book is the old saying that "it's hard to be sad, but it's even harder to be happy".

Oh, and by the way: the book is very funny, too.

Need a book to cozy up with?.......2002-11-04

This is the one. It's the kind of book that you want to pick up night after night. It made me want to read more of her books...and got me hooked on British writers. It won't disappoint.

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Love Is a Four Letter Word
Claire Calman
Manufacturer: BLACK SWAN (TWLD)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HQ3GTO

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Love is a Four Letter Word
Anita Rowe Block
Manufacturer: Popular Library
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K1T84S

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Love is a Four Letter Word
Anita Rowe Block
Manufacturer: Popular Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000R01ZO8

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Irish Minstrels and Musicians: The Story of Irish Music

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MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER,THE PIPER

Irish Minstrels and Musicians: The Story of Irish Music
Francis O'Neill
Manufacturer: Mercier Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0853428018

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MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER,THE PIPER.......2004-01-07

THE PRICE IS TOO HIGH!!! i DESPERATELY WANT AND NEED A COPY OF THIS BOOK, PREFERABLY A FIIRST EDITION. iT CONTAINS PICTURES AND A STORY ABOUT MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER,THOMAS F. KERRIGAN, AN ESTABLISHED PIPER IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY.
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Ireland's Minstrel: A Life of Tom Moore: Poet, Patriot and Byron's Friend

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Ireland's Minstrel: A Life of Tom Moore: Poet, Patriot and Byron's Friend
Linda Kelly
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"He will live in his Irish Melodies, they will go down to posterity with the music; both will last as long as Ireland, or as music and poetry."--Lord Byron

A magnificent evocation of the life and times of a great Irish writer – romantic poet, passionate patriot and pioneering biographer. Tom Moore was a student at Trinity College, Dublin, during the doomed Irish rising of 1798 and this experience infused his sense of identity as an Irish Catholic throughout his life. In this vivid and sensitive biography, Kelly shows how a sense of purpose underpinned his charming and apparently light-hearted character and, at a dark time in its history, made him one of Ireland’s most eloquent and persuasive advocates. Drawing extensively on previously unpublished journals, Ireland’s Minstrel brilliantly captures the charm of Whig society and fully explores for the first time Moore’s relationship with his closest friend, Lord Byron, from its origins in an abandoned duel to his ground-breaking biography.

Irish minstrels and musicians,: With numerous dissertations on related subjects

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Irish minstrels and musicians,: With numerous dissertations on related subjects
Francis O'Neill
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The Minstrel Boy: Thomas Moore and His Melodies (Celtic Ireland)

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The Minstrel Boy: Thomas Moore and His Melodies (Celtic Ireland)
Sean McMahon
Manufacturer: Mercier Press
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Minstrels & Angels
Montagu Jeremy
Manufacturer: Fallen Leaf Press
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Binding: Textbook Binding

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A comprehensive survey of medieval carvings of musicians in churches and cathedrals spanning the entire length and breadth of England, Minstrels & Angels is illustrated with over 120 photographs from the C. R. & Harriet Nicewonger archive.

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Irish Minstrels
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Manufacturer: DIRECT SOURCE MUSIC
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: 6307368977

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Irish Minstrels & Musicians
Frances O'Neil , and Frances O'Neill
Manufacturer: Music Sales Corporation
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