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Product Description: Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain Way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world's most beloved bear. In The Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff shows that Pooh's Way is amazingly consistent with the principles of living envisioned by the Chinese founders of Taoism...read more
By Simon Vance (narrator)
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9781452606170 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, January 23, 2012), cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain Way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world's most beloved bear.
9781452656175 | Mp3 una edition (Tantor Media Inc, January 23, 2012), cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain Way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world's most beloved bear.

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Product Description: Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain Way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world's most beloved bear. In The Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff shows that Pooh's Way is amazingly consistent with the principles of living envisioned by the Chinese founders of Taoism...read more
By Simon Vance (narrator)
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9781452636177 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, January 23, 2012), cover price $47.99 | About this edition: Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain Way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world's most beloved bear.

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Product Description: Imagination has long been regarded as central to C. S. Lewis's life and to his creative and critical works, but this is the first study to provide a thorough analysis of his theory of imagination, including the different ways he used the word and how those uses relate to each other...read more
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9780826214072 | Univ of Missouri Pr, July 1, 2002, cover price $44.95 | About this edition:  Imagination has long been regarded as central to C.

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9780826219374 | Univ of Missouri Pr, March 31, 2011, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Imagination has long been regarded as central to C.

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9781606083857 | Wipf & Stock Pub, January 10, 2009, cover price $32.00

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Product Description: Whether in books or on the big screen, the Chronicles of Narnia reflect the Christian worldview of C. S. Lewis. Every story offers fresh perspective on the kingdom of God and the character of Christ. Narnia is an accessible guide to the Christian symbolism and powerful lessons found in all seven Narnia books...read more
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9780800787608 | Fleming H Revell Co, October 1, 2007, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Whether in books or on the big screen, the Chronicles of Narnia reflect the Christian worldview of C.

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9781585586066 | Baker Pub Group, October 1, 2007, cover price $5.99

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Presents an account of a voyage in search of Arthur Ransome. Following up clues found amongst the contents of Ransome's old trunk which was bequeathed to Leeds University, this work sets out to settle the questions that have tantalised generations of readers of the Swallows and Amazons books - are the people real? Are the places true?
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9780224029896 | Jonathan Cape, February 1, 1986, cover price $12.95

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9780711226920 | Frances Lincoln Ltd, April 1, 2007, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Presents an account of a voyage in search of Arthur Ransome.

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Product Description: Celebrating 100 years of Peter Pan, this fourth volume in the Centennial Studies series explores the cultural contents of Barrie's creation and the continuing impact of Peter Pan on children's literature and popular culture today, especially focusing on the fluctuations of time and narrative strategies...read more
By C. Anita Tarr (editor) and Donna R. White (editor)
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9780810854284 | Scarecrow Pr, May 30, 2006, cover price $60.00 | About this edition: Celebrating 100 years of Peter Pan, this fourth volume in the Centennial Studies series explores the cultural contents of Barrie's creation and the continuing impact of Peter Pan on children's literature and popular culture today, especially focusing on the fluctuations of time and narrative strategies.

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Product Description: The year 2006 marks the hundredth anniversary of book publication of the final volume of the Psammead trilogy-Five Children and It (1902), The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904), and The Story of the Amulet (1906)-a remarkable series of fantasy novels for children by an equally remarkable writer, Edith Nesbit...read more
By Raymond E. Jones (editor)
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9780810854017 | Scarecrow Pr, April 30, 2006, cover price $65.00 | About this edition: The year 2006 marks the hundredth anniversary of book publication of the final volume of the Psammead trilogy-Five Children and It (1902), The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904), and The Story of the Amulet (1906)-a remarkable series of fantasy novels for children by an equally remarkable writer, Edith Nesbit.

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Product Description: Regarded as one of the best authorities on the fiction of C.S. Lewis, Thomas Howard presents in this work brilliant new insights into Lewis' fiction and helps us to see things we may not have seen nor appreciated before. Focusing on Narnia, the space trilogy and Til We Have Faces, Howard explores with remarkable clarity the moral vision in the imaginary world of the master storyteller Lewis...read more
By Thomas Howard and Peter J. Kreeft (foreword by)
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9781586171483 | Ignatius Pr, April 28, 2006, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Regarded as one of the best authorities on the fiction of C.

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The presence of the Past studies the interaction of heritage and fiction written for children over a 40 year period in Britain, exploring a range of works for children from The Tale of Peter Rabbit to I Spy.
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9780815338635 | Routledge, October 1, 2000, cover price $133.00 | About this edition: The presence of the Past studies the interaction of heritage and fiction written for children over a 40 year period in Britain, exploring a range of works for children from The Tale of Peter Rabbit to I Spy.

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9780203906767 | Routledge, November 11, 2004, cover price $108.00

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Product Description: During the Great War, books and stories for young men were frequently used as unofficial propaganda for recruitment and to sell the war to British youth as a moral crusade. Until now, this literature has been neglected by academics, but the image of the war these fictions created was remarkably enduring and, despite the appearance of post-war literature of disillusioned veterans, continued to shape the attitudes of the young well into the 1930s...read more
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9780275975180 | Praeger Pub Text, October 30, 2004, cover price $102.95 | About this edition: During the Great War, books and stories for young men were frequently used as unofficial propaganda for recruitment and to sell the war to British youth as a moral crusade.

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Product Description: A Guide Through Narnia was one of the first in-depth studies of C.S. Lewis's seven Chronicles of Narnia. The focus and organization of this revised and expanded edition is on why Lewis wrote the books as fairy tales, the best "Form" for his ideas...read more
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9781573833080 | Regent College Pub, July 31, 2004, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A Guide Through Narnia was one of the first in-depth studies of C.
9780877883258 | Harold Shaw Pub, June 1, 1979, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: A Guide Through Narnia was one of the first in-depth studies of C.

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Product Description: Do you read The Chronicles of Narnia sensing that the stories are full of biblical parallels, even if you're not always sure what they are or where to find them? This user-friendly companion to The Chronicles of Narnia is written for C...read more
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9781581345155 | Crossway Books, July 7, 2003, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Do you read The Chronicles of Narnia sensing that the stories are full of biblical parallels, even if you're not always sure what they are or where to find them?

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Product Description: Beatrix Potter was one of the inventors of the contemporary picture book, and her small novels published at the turn of the twentieth century are still available and popular today. Writing in Code is the first book-length study of Potter's work, and it covers the entire oeuvre...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9780415943529 | Routledge, December 1, 2002, cover price $133.00 | About this edition: Beatrix Potter was one of the inventors of the contemporary picture book, and her small novels published at the turn of the twentieth century are still available and popular today.

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By Martha P. Hixon (editor), Teya Rosenberg (editor), Sharon M. Scapple (editor) and Donna R. White (editor)
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9780820456874 | Peter Lang Pub Inc, June 1, 2002, cover price $32.95

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Product Description: Thirteen essays explore the timeless appeal of Peter's antics, and the impact of this extraordinary book on children worldwide. Contributors, each a respected scholar in the field of children's literature, examine details of Potter's life, her history as an artist, her accomplishments as a naturalist, and the contextual factors affecting her writing and illustrations...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Margaret MacKey (editor)
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9780810841970 | Scarecrow Pr, January 1, 2002, cover price $60.00 | About this edition: Thirteen essays explore the timeless appeal of Peter's antics, and the impact of this extraordinary book on children worldwide.

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The psychological importance of Winnie the Pooh is explored in depth, from Eeyore's depression to Piglet's shyness, in an entertaining look at the unique characters of the Hundred Acre Wood. 20,000 first printing.
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9780525465423 | E P Dutton, April 1, 2001, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Explores the psychological relevance of Winnie the Pooh, from Eeyore's depression to Piglet's shyness.

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Explores the land of Narnia and its relationship to Christianity and the Bible, and traces Lewis' own religious path and the events of his life. (view table of contents)
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9780933833630 | Beacham Pub, February 1, 2001, cover price $45.00

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9780933833586 | 1 edition (Beacham Pub, February 1, 2001), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Explores the land of Narnia and its relationship to Christianity and the Bible, and traces Lewis' own religious path and the events of his life.

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Celebrates the life and work of Pamela L. Travers on the centennial anniversary of her birth (1899), with entries written by fourteen people who have personally known her.
By Ellen Dooling Draper (editor) and Jenny Koralek (editor)
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9780943914947 | Larson Pubn, December 1, 1999, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Celebrates the life and work of Pamela L.

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The scope of Winnie the Pooh's vast influence is explored in this gentle documentation of his impact on everything from Western philosophy to Eastern thought, as well as astrology, alchemy, tarot reading, and even Arthurian legend. (view table of contents)
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9780525459507 | E P Dutton, March 1, 1999, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Explores the scope of Winnie the Pooh's influence

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Product Description: Originally published in 1992 this sequel to the "Tao of Pooh" explores the Te, a Chinese word meaning Virtue, of the Small, a principle embodied perfectly in Piglet. The book features dialogues between the author and familiar Milne characters, which are interspersed with traditional Taoist stories...read more
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9780525934967, titled "The Te of Piglet" | E P Dutton, September 1, 1992, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The author and the characters from the Pooh books engage in dialogue elucidating the Taoist principle of Te, the Way of the Small, a principle embodied in Piglet

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9780416195125 | Methuen, May 1, 1998, cover price $55.01 | About this edition: Originally published in 1992 this sequel to the "Tao of Pooh" explores the Te, a Chinese word meaning Virtue, of the Small, a principle embodied perfectly in Piglet.
9780140230161, titled "The Te of Piglet" | Reprint edition (Penguin USA, November 1, 1993), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: The author and the characters from the Pooh books engage in dialogue elucidating the Taoist principle of Te, the Way of the Small, a principle embodied in Piglet
9781568950129, titled "The Te of Piglet" | Large print edition (Wheeler Pub Inc, May 1, 1993), cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Originally published in 1992 this sequel to the "Tao of Pooh" explores the Te, a Chinese word meaning Virtue, of the Small, a principle embodied perfectly in Piglet.

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9781559948296, titled "The Te of Piglet" | Harperaudio, December 1, 1993, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: The author and the characters from the Pooh books engage in dialogue elucidating the Taoist principle of Te, the Way of the Small, a principle embodied in Piglet.

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Product Description: Unresolved childhood events can be the root of adult depression. Sharing the story of her own turbulent childhood fleeing from her communist-run native country, Kathleen Kelley-Laine shows how to recognize and overcome the residue of loss and sadness caused by events suffered in early childhood...read more
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9781862040090 | Element Books Ltd, December 1, 1997, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Unresolved childhood events can be the root of adult depression.

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Product Description: An updated and expanded classic study of C.S.Lewis's Narnia series with a study guide and a chronological review of the seven books. Biblical parallels and applications highlighted are for personal reading pleasure, but provide pracical helps for teachers, parents and ministers as well...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9780932727893 | Hope Pub House, December 1, 1997, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: An updated and expanded classic study of C.

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Product Description: Drawing on a variety of disciplines, this study examines the social, political and cultural forces that redefined childhood in Britain between 1860 and 1920 as well as the relationship of childhood to struggles over class, gender and race. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9780312121433 | Palgrave Macmillan, October 1, 1997, cover price $85.00 | About this edition: Drawing on a variety of disciplines, this study examines the social, political and cultural forces that redefined childhood in Britain between 1860 and 1920 as well as the relationship of childhood to struggles over class, gender and race.

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Discusses the idea that the ideas of all the great philosophers of the West, such as Aristotle, Plato, and Camus, can be found in the tales of Pooh, demonstrating that their philosophies can be seen throughout the varied collection of Pooh tales.
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9780525455202 | E P Dutton, August 1, 1996, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Describes the ideas found in Pooh

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