Don't Call the Thrift Shop

Don't Call the Thrift Shop
Author: Susannah Ryder
Publisher: M. Evans
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2007-02-07
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1461733898

When it's time for a move to a retirement home, a smaller home, or there's a death in the family, how should you manage a lifetime of family heirlooms and cherished possessions? Should that old chest go to the rummage sale, or is it a rare antique? What about jewelry, coins, stamp collections, china, silver, glass, memorabilia, baseball cards and toys? Are they valuable? How can we tell? Who will buy them? What are they really worth? This book is your key to finding the value of everything from diamonds to Teddy Bears, as well as tips about estate planning and appraisals. Find out all about: *the hottest collectibles markets and why some items skyrocket in price *how experts spot a valuable antique *where to get information used by professionals *selling at auctions, estate sales, and on eBay

(Don't) Call Me Crazy

(Don't) Call Me Crazy
Author: Kelly Jensen
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1616207817

Who’s Crazy? What does it mean to be crazy? Is using the word crazy offensive? What happens when a label like that gets attached to your everyday experiences? To understand mental health, we need to talk openly about it. Because there’s no single definition of crazy, there’s no single experience that embodies it, and the word itself means different things—wild? extreme? disturbed? passionate?—to different people. In (Don’t) Call Me Crazy, thirty-three actors, athletes, writers, and artists offer essays, lists, comics, and illustrations that explore a wide range of topics: their personal experiences with mental illness, how we do and don’t talk about mental health, help for better understanding how every person’s brain is wired differently, and what, exactly, might make someone crazy. If you’ve ever struggled with your mental health, or know someone who has, come on in, turn the pages . . . and let’s get talking.

The Appraiser Calls

The Appraiser Calls
Author: John Hazard Forbes
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2012-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1475914865

"When I first began my career [as an art appraiser in the '70s], America became enthralled with "Upstairs/Downstairs." Now, forty years later, new versions of the same story lines have recaptured our fascination. While these have been pure fiction, what follows are true vignettes of Old Money life from my years among the rich and quietly famous. And I can assure my readers the real Biddles, DuPonts, and Rockefellers exhibited all the grandeur, falderal-and occasional witlessness-of their made-up British counterparts." -from The Appraiser Calls, Encounters with Aristocracy "The knowledgeable and always entertaining John Hazard Forbes takes us along as he unlocks the secret enclaves of exclusive families, often exposing much more than the mere value of their possessions." -E. Shaver, bookseller The Appraiser Calls is the latest addition to the Old Money America book series. Each chapter is a true recollection of the author's encounters with the very rich and quietly famous. Within each self-contained chapter, the reader will meet remarkable people of elegance, whimsy, courage, foolishness, and tragedy - plus the cover-up of a nasty crime. The Addendum section includes notes on Old Money savior faire, the secret language of America's oldest and richest families, and an actual room by room appraisal of every item inside an elegant New York City townhouse.

The Devil and Daniel Silverman

The Devil and Daniel Silverman
Author: Theodore Roszak
Publisher: Leapfrog Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780967952079

Danny Silverman, a gay Jewish novelist, is invited to give a speech on humanism at a church college in Minnesota, where he gets snowed in with a hostile audience of Christian fundamentalists.

Thrift Store Saints

Thrift Store Saints
Author: Jane Knuth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780829433012

A thrift store in inner-city Kalamazoo, Michigan. Exactly the place where you'd expect to meet Jesus, right? Knuth's church-going background had not prepared her for the soul-stirring experiences she experienced there. By serving the poor, they gave her much more than she could ever give them.

Moses Goes to a Concert

Moses Goes to a Concert
Author: Isaac Millman
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2002-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0374453667

Isaac Millman tells Moses Goes to a Concert in pictures and written English, and in American Sign Language (ASL), introducing hearing children to the signs for some of the key words and ideas. Moses and his school friends are deaf, but like most children, they have a lot to say. They communicate in American Sigh Language, using visual signs and facial expressions. This is called signing. And even though they can't hear, they can enjoy many activities through their other senses. Today, Moses and his classmates are going to a concert. Their teacher, Mr. Samuels, has two surprises in store for them, to make this particular concert a special event. You can learn sign language, too! At the end of the book are two full conversations in sign language and a page showing the hand alphabet.

Gertrude, Gumshoe: Murder at the Thrift Store

Gertrude, Gumshoe: Murder at the Thrift Store
Author: R.E. Merrill
Publisher: New Creation Publishing
Total Pages: 102
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Gertrude is back! When she finds a murder victim at her local Thrifty-Help, she tries to tell the Sheriff's Department everything she knows. Of course, they don't listen. So of course, she must solve the mystery herself. And the only way she can figure to do this is to go undercover—as the Mattawooptock Thrifty-Help's newest team member. Anyone who knows Gertrude knows this probably isn't the best idea. She'll probably get fired. Or arrested. Or worse. (funny mysteries, mysteries with humor, senior characters, mysteries with senior detective, mysteries with retired detective, cozy mystery, cosy mystery, mystery series, retired characters)

Why You Should Listen When Your Animals Don't

Why You Should Listen When Your Animals Don't
Author: Diana DelMonte
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2014-12-16
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1452522154

How do our animals feel when we are not honest with ourselves or are not mindful of our thoughts? How do they react to our conflicts or unresolved issues? Why do they sometimes leave home? Diana DelMonte presents our animal friends as clever, complex beings capable of deep emotions and wisdom. We find an opportunity to learn about ourselves through the behaviors of our generous, kindhearted companions such as Dali, the dog who tore the house apart until his person learned to handle her own anxious, addictive behaviors. Diana welcomes us to the world of animal communication, gives us five steps to listen to animals, and teaches us how to develop our awareness skills. This book, filled with true stories, spiritual direction, and science, is designed to deepen your intuition and will radically alter your bond with animals. It is a classic guide for anyone wishing to forge a spiritual connection with the majesty and mystery of the animal world. Diana DelMonte has written a marvel of a book! Every page is a story of compassion. Read this and be amazed and touched. Phil Thompson, Bodhi Tree Bookstore Diana opens windows to new ways of seeing our deepest interconnectedness with all animals and all that is. Allen M. Schoen, DVM, MS, PhD, and author of Kindred Spirits In this beautifully written book, Diana Del Monte has created a must-read for those who yearn to receive the heart-to-heart messages our animal friends communicate to us for our own inner healing. Michael Bernard Beckwith, author of Life Visioning

Haunting Joy

Haunting Joy
Author: Lena Goldfinch
Publisher: Indigo Road Teen
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2013-12-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1494474247

A soft, sliding kind of sigh wakes me up. It’s hardly a noise at all. I blink to clear my sticky, early-morning vision. I know I heard a sound, an almost human-sounding sigh, coming from the corner of my room. As I slide my gaze that way, a chill slithers over me. My room feels creepy and strange. I peer into the corner and the white dress is no longer heaped in a haphazard pile on my armchair. It’s laid out nice and neat, with the straps up over the back cushion and the skirt spread over the seat. The flip-flops are sitting side by side in front of the chair, toes pointed toward me. Like there’s an empty girl, in an empty dress, looking right at me. The ghost of Beth sweeps seventeen-year-old Joy into an extraordinary journey to complete some unfinished business...and challenges her to make some dangerous choices. Like calling Joy's high-school crush, Nick, for help. "A sweet and charming ghost story that completely won me over." Lena Coakley, Witchlanders "A sweet, creative, mystical journey..." Marley Gibson, bestselling author of the Ghost Huntress series The Haunting Joy Series Haunting Joy: Book 1 Haunting Joy: Book 2 Chain Reaction: A Short Story (Prequel to Haunting Joy: Book 1) (Free ebook)