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Joseph and Koza, or, The sacrifice to the Vistula
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Nineteen autobiographical stories about the author's childhood in Poland from 1908 to 1918
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Even though they were poor, the people of Chelm were content with their lives until the Council of Sages made them aware of their problems
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A clay giant miraculously brought to life by a saintly rabbi saves a Jewish banker who has been falsely accused in the Prague of Emperor Rudolf II
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In this letter to his wife Sarah, Kimball Dimmick is distraught at not getting any word from her. He is poised to quit his California business "at a sacrifice" and return home, for he is quite vexed, thinking that something might be wrong at home. He closes: "I have been in good health but not in good spirits, and do not expect to be until I hear from you." He also mentions he has been chosen to be president of the convention, the only position he is retaining as he prepares to return home. Dated 1849, August 31 and September 1.
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Has modern technology had grown out of all proportion to man's need? We need a fresh view of life that recognizes the dignity of work and brings new work to people -- work that is not dependent on power-hungry, capital-hungry machines and factories. This volume questions many tenets held by first world economic experts, particularly their faith in massive industrial development that was energy- and capital-intensive, and often scarred the environment. The author's aim is to reintroduce the consideration of the human factor into the production process and to promote an appropriate technology for a variety of manufacturing situations.
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"Alessandra Sanguinetti's vivid photographs depicting the coexistence of people and animals might at first sight seem brutal, images to be viewed quickly and erased from the memory. But that would be not only impossible but also a great loss, for here is an arrestingly honest portrayal of the relationship between man and beast as the one raises the other for the ultimate sacrifice. These are not animals endowed with human qualities; they are someone's livelihood, their means of survival. Sanguinetti took these pictures in a province of Buenos Aires. Here, by roadsides, in fields and in woods, she observed the rituals and traditions of the local farmers whose lives interweave with a host of animals--rabbits, horses, pigs, geese, lambs, cows, chickens--caught in the cycle that is life and death. The work in On the Sixth Day goes beyond straight documentary practice and evokes an intimacy that, confounding our sensibilities, it is a privilege to share"--Publisher's description.
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