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data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis set includes the Theory Book plus all 5 Copybooks. The Theory Book explains how all the letters can be made gracefully and rapidly using various combinations of a few basic pen strokes. It explains Spencer's philosophy of teaching principles which engage the mind as well as the hand. It also details his methods for teaching classes of children. One of these is having the children write rhythmically, in concert, as the teacher counts. Each booklet also contains special binding which allows it to lay flat so that students can utilize the entirety of each page without the binding acting as a hindrance (as is often the case with many workbooks). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpencerian Penmanship is sure to turn any novice into an expert in just 9 easy lessons and offers dozens of practice pages to hone one’s skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe five copybooks listed below make a complete course in cursive handwriting.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 1 Introduces all the short letters. Only four strokes, or principles, as Spencer called them, are needed to produce these letters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 2: Adds some of the tall letters - t and d - and the numerals 1-9.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 3: Completes the lower case alphabet and introduces most of the capitals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 4: Completes the capital alphabet and provides practice on all the letters as they appear in words.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 5: Presents sentences and sayings for writing practice.  Examples: Kind words can never die. Promise little and do much.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}

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{"id":7406612643893,"title":"Charleston's Historic Cemeteries-Images of America","handle":"charlestons-historic-cemeteries-images-of-america","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Charleston's founders moved their settlement across the Ashley River to the peninsula in 1680, they hoped for protection from pirate and Native American attacks, as well as increased trade and healthier living conditions. While they were able to secure more protection for the residents and improve trade, health conditions rapidly declined. The graveyards and public burial grounds quickly filled, and today, Charleston's historic cemeteries are almost as common a sight downtown as the churches that define the city. These tree-shrouded glades invite tourists and residents to explore the resting places of Charleston's most illustrious and interesting personalities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharleston's Historic Cemeteries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eoffers a guided pictorial tour of the elaborate gravestones and elegant inscriptions dedicated to Charleston's famous and infamous alike, including William Rhett and the pirate Stede Bonnet, Rhett's adversary. With dozens of illustrated stories about the transformation of funerals, tombstones, and mourning customs in America over the past 300 years, this collection details how Charleston became the home of a historically unique, city-wide gallery of mortuary sculpture.\u003c\/span\u003e","published_at":"2024-03-28T18:37:14-04:00","created_at":"2024-03-28T18:37:14-04:00","vendor":"Blanche's Place","type":"","tags":[],"price":1900,"price_min":1900,"price_max":1900,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43116407947317,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Charleston's Historic Cemeteries-Images of America","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1900,"weight":227,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781467110235-us.jpg?v=1711665436"],"featured_image":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781467110235-us.jpg?v=1711665436","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"charleston's-historic-cemeteries","id":27016003780661,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.694,"height":500,"width":347,"src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781467110235-us.jpg?v=1711665436"},"aspect_ratio":0.694,"height":500,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781467110235-us.jpg?v=1711665436","width":347}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Charleston's founders moved their settlement across the Ashley River to the peninsula in 1680, they hoped for protection from pirate and Native American attacks, as well as increased trade and healthier living conditions. While they were able to secure more protection for the residents and improve trade, health conditions rapidly declined. The graveyards and public burial grounds quickly filled, and today, Charleston's historic cemeteries are almost as common a sight downtown as the churches that define the city. These tree-shrouded glades invite tourists and residents to explore the resting places of Charleston's most illustrious and interesting personalities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharleston's Historic Cemeteries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eoffers a guided pictorial tour of the elaborate gravestones and elegant inscriptions dedicated to Charleston's famous and infamous alike, including William Rhett and the pirate Stede Bonnet, Rhett's adversary. With dozens of illustrated stories about the transformation of funerals, tombstones, and mourning customs in America over the past 300 years, this collection details how Charleston became the home of a historically unique, city-wide gallery of mortuary sculpture.\u003c\/span\u003e"}

{"id":7404143181877,"title":"Baby Doe Tabor--Matchless Silver Queen- Joyce Lohse","handle":"baby-doe-tabor-matchless-silver-queen-joyce-lohse","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElizabeth Bonduel McCourt was born in 1854 in Wisconsin. She moved west, married a man named Harvey Doe, and came to be called “Baby” by the miners in Central City, Colorado. After attracting the attention of wealthy “Silver King” Horace Tabor of Leadville, she began a very public affair with Tabor ending with marriage in a private ceremony in 1882.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA lavish lifestyle followed but ended abruptly after fifteen years with loss of the Tabor fortune in the Silver Crash and Horace's death in 1899. Baby Doe spent the last thirty-five years of her life in a small cabin outside the Matchless Mine in Leadville.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Lohse has written a succinct and enjoyable history of what is perhaps the greatest rags-to-riches-to-rags story in the American West—how Baby Doe Tabor became the Matchless Silver Queen.“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Robert E. Hartzell, Executive Director, National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum\u003c\/span\u003e","published_at":"2024-03-27T17:55:39-04:00","created_at":"2024-03-27T17:55:41-04:00","vendor":"Filter Press","type":"Books","tags":[],"price":1000,"price_min":1000,"price_max":1000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43107778887733,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Baby Doe Tabor--Matchless Silver Queen- Joyce Lohse","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1000,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/content.jpg?v=1711576541"],"featured_image":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/content.jpg?v=1711576541","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":27008544112693,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":1921,"width":1280,"src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/content.jpg?v=1711576541"},"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":1921,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/content.jpg?v=1711576541","width":1280}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElizabeth Bonduel McCourt was born in 1854 in Wisconsin. She moved west, married a man named Harvey Doe, and came to be called “Baby” by the miners in Central City, Colorado. After attracting the attention of wealthy “Silver King” Horace Tabor of Leadville, she began a very public affair with Tabor ending with marriage in a private ceremony in 1882.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA lavish lifestyle followed but ended abruptly after fifteen years with loss of the Tabor fortune in the Silver Crash and Horace's death in 1899. Baby Doe spent the last thirty-five years of her life in a small cabin outside the Matchless Mine in Leadville.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Lohse has written a succinct and enjoyable history of what is perhaps the greatest rags-to-riches-to-rags story in the American West—how Baby Doe Tabor became the Matchless Silver Queen.“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Robert E. Hartzell, Executive Director, National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum\u003c\/span\u003e"}

{"id":7404143902773,"title":"A History of the Leadville Theater","handle":"a-history-of-the-leadville-theater","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the West was wild, the glitziest streets in Colorado ran through Leadville, where opera, variety and burlesque lit up Magic City theaters. Theatrical legends Buffalo Bill and Oscar Wilde graced the Tabor Opera House, while revolutionary Susan B. Anthony reached a rough mining audience from a stage atop a bar. Thomas Kemp spared no expense on the risque Black Crook at the Grand Central Theater, complete with a grand waterfall, a trapdoor and dragons. Follow Leadville historian Gretchen Scanlon through these theatrical glory days, from the glamorous productions and stump speeches to the offstage theft and debauchery that kept the drama going even when the curtain fell.\u003c\/span\u003e","published_at":"2024-03-27T17:55:43-04:00","created_at":"2024-03-27T17:55:48-04:00","vendor":"History Press","type":"Books","tags":[],"price":2199,"price_min":2199,"price_max":2199,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43107783835701,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"A History of the Leadville Theater","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2199,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_135426.jpg?v=1711576548","\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_135439.jpg?v=1711576548"],"featured_image":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_135426.jpg?v=1711576548","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":27008546832437,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"width":3024,"src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_135426.jpg?v=1711576548"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_135426.jpg?v=1711576548","width":3024},{"alt":null,"id":27008546865205,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"width":3024,"src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_135439.jpg?v=1711576548"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_135439.jpg?v=1711576548","width":3024}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the West was wild, the glitziest streets in Colorado ran through Leadville, where opera, variety and burlesque lit up Magic City theaters. Theatrical legends Buffalo Bill and Oscar Wilde graced the Tabor Opera House, while revolutionary Susan B. Anthony reached a rough mining audience from a stage atop a bar. Thomas Kemp spared no expense on the risque Black Crook at the Grand Central Theater, complete with a grand waterfall, a trapdoor and dragons. Follow Leadville historian Gretchen Scanlon through these theatrical glory days, from the glamorous productions and stump speeches to the offstage theft and debauchery that kept the drama going even when the curtain fell.\u003c\/span\u003e"}

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{"id":7305673736245,"title":"You Can Talk To The Other Side-Cathy Tigges CTACC","handle":"you-can-talk-to-the-other-side-cathy-tigges-ctacc","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHave you ever wished you could talk to loved ones who have passed away? Have you wished you could receive tangible answers from God about life’s most pressing issues? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe truth is, you’ve always had the power within you—and author Cathy L. 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Through the power of your own intuition, you’ll receive answers to those lingering questions you’ve always wanted to ask, develop a closer relationship with God, and even find a greater sense of peace regarding death itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo keep an open mind and get ready to unlock the power within, all with the help of this effective and eye-opening introduction to the world of pendulum divination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou Can Talk To The Other Side is a Finalist is the 2015 COVR Awards! 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Have you wished you could receive tangible answers from God about life’s most pressing issues? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe truth is, you’ve always had the power within you—and author Cathy L. Tigges, CTACC, is here to show you how.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough its easy-to-follow instructions, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou Can Talk to the Other Side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e will guide you on a life-changing journey, without the need for fancy equipment or expensive visits to professional mediums. Learn to clear your subconscious of obstacles, develop your intuition, and achieve safe and loving communication with the spiritual world—including friends and family who have previously passed on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis helpful and healing guide allows readers of all ages and abilities to reap the benefits of spiritual contact using just a pendulum and some simple charts. Through the power of your own intuition, you’ll receive answers to those lingering questions you’ve always wanted to ask, develop a closer relationship with God, and even find a greater sense of peace regarding death itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo keep an open mind and get ready to unlock the power within, all with the help of this effective and eye-opening introduction to the world of pendulum divination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou Can Talk To The Other Side is a Finalist is the 2015 COVR Awards! Each year the Coalition of Visionary Resources gives Visionary Awards to winners selected from among the best products in the Mind Body Spirit industry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFREE SHIPPING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":7305685893173,"title":"Don't Shoot It's Only Me! Bob Hope","handle":"dont-shoot-its-only-me-bob-hope","description":"\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike new condition. Dust jacket fine and no tears\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book's description, \"Bob Hope's comedy history of the United States,\" is erroneous and misleading. The only comedy history dealt with is Hope's own (over 60 years in show business). For anyone who has read others of Hope's many books-- Have Tux, Will Travel , I Owe Russia $1200 --there is little in the way of new material. In fact, the earlier books provide more depth. However, for readers under 30 who do not know much (if anything) about the institution that is Bob Hope and for those who would like a refresher course, this book is a delight. Co-written with Shavelson (who wrote, produced, and\/or directed some of Hope's movies), this rarely deviates from Hope's rapid-fire delivery. Hope has often been labeled a hawk, a title he disputes here. \"I was only a hawk when there was a chance that we could win and get out of Viet Nam quickly.\" A brief chapter updates his activities through 1989. Enjoy. Pictures not seen. Literary Guild main selection; previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 1\/90.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Paula M. Zieselman, Debevoise \u0026amp; Plimpton, New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFREE SHIPPING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Publishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWriting with Hollywood producer-director Shavelson, Hope revisits the years from 1940 onward, during which he built his singular showbiz career with radio, movie and TV performances. Although he numbers several American presidents among his enthusiatic rooters, the star stresses that he values most the responses from members of the armed forces, whom he entertained around the world through a half-century of conflicts. The stories and jokes he tells here echo the comic's wry wit, counterpointed by strains of his theme song, \"Thanks for the Memory,\" which pay tribute to war's victims and dead friends (Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Jerry Colonna). The book is an odds-on crowd pleaser, funny and touching. Photos not seen by PW. Major ad\/promo; Literary Guild selection.\u003cbr\u003eCopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2023-12-01T17:15:14-05:00","created_at":"2023-12-01T17:15:14-05:00","vendor":"Blanche's Place","type":"Books","tags":[],"price":1500,"price_min":1500,"price_max":1500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42784694992949,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Don't Shoot It's Only Me! Bob Hope","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1500,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/51hc_TUGH4L._SL500.jpg?v=1701468916"],"featured_image":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/51hc_TUGH4L._SL500.jpg?v=1701468916","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":26616933253173,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.67,"height":500,"width":335,"src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/51hc_TUGH4L._SL500.jpg?v=1701468916"},"aspect_ratio":0.67,"height":500,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/51hc_TUGH4L._SL500.jpg?v=1701468916","width":335}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike new condition. Dust jacket fine and no tears\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book's description, \"Bob Hope's comedy history of the United States,\" is erroneous and misleading. The only comedy history dealt with is Hope's own (over 60 years in show business). For anyone who has read others of Hope's many books-- Have Tux, Will Travel , I Owe Russia $1200 --there is little in the way of new material. In fact, the earlier books provide more depth. However, for readers under 30 who do not know much (if anything) about the institution that is Bob Hope and for those who would like a refresher course, this book is a delight. Co-written with Shavelson (who wrote, produced, and\/or directed some of Hope's movies), this rarely deviates from Hope's rapid-fire delivery. Hope has often been labeled a hawk, a title he disputes here. \"I was only a hawk when there was a chance that we could win and get out of Viet Nam quickly.\" A brief chapter updates his activities through 1989. Enjoy. Pictures not seen. Literary Guild main selection; previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 1\/90.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Paula M. Zieselman, Debevoise \u0026amp; Plimpton, New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFREE SHIPPING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Publishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWriting with Hollywood producer-director Shavelson, Hope revisits the years from 1940 onward, during which he built his singular showbiz career with radio, movie and TV performances. Although he numbers several American presidents among his enthusiatic rooters, the star stresses that he values most the responses from members of the armed forces, whom he entertained around the world through a half-century of conflicts. The stories and jokes he tells here echo the comic's wry wit, counterpointed by strains of his theme song, \"Thanks for the Memory,\" which pay tribute to war's victims and dead friends (Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Jerry Colonna). The book is an odds-on crowd pleaser, funny and touching. Photos not seen by PW. Major ad\/promo; Literary Guild selection.\u003cbr\u003eCopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}

{"id":7231541280821,"title":"Charleston's Historic Cemeteries- Frank Karpiel","handle":"charlestons-historic-cemeteries-frank-karpiel","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife in colonial Charles Towne was dangerous--epidemic diseases, primitive medical practices, and a harsh environment led to the early demise of rich and poor alike.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Charleston's founders moved their settlement across the Ashley River to the peninsula in 1680, they hoped for protection from pirate and Native American attacks, as well as increased trade and healthier living conditions. While they were able to secure more protection for the residents and improve trade, health conditions rapidly declined. The graveyards and public burial grounds quickly filled, and today, Charleston's historic cemeteries are almost as common a sight downtown as the churches that define the city. These tree-shrouded glades invite tourists and residents to explore the resting places of Charleston's most illustrious and interesting personalities.\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharleston's Historic Cemeteries\u003c\/i\u003eoffers a guided pictorial tour of the elaborate gravestones and elegant inscriptions dedicated to Charleston's famous and infamous alike, including William Rhett and the pirate Stede Bonnet, Rhett's adversary. With dozens of illustrated stories about the transformation of funerals, tombstones, and mourning customs in America over the past 300 years, this collection details how Charleston became the home of a historically unique, city-wide gallery of mortuary sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-09-12T19:02:50-04:00","created_at":"2023-09-12T19:02:50-04:00","vendor":"Blanche's Place","type":"","tags":[],"price":2199,"price_min":2199,"price_max":2199,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42571983192117,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Charleston's Historic Cemeteries- Frank Karpiel","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2199,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_170042.jpg?v=1694559772","\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_170054.jpg?v=1694559773"],"featured_image":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_170042.jpg?v=1694559772","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":26423618011189,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"width":3024,"src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_170042.jpg?v=1694559772"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_170042.jpg?v=1694559772","width":3024},{"alt":null,"id":26423618043957,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"width":3024,"src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_170054.jpg?v=1694559773"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/blanchesplace.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20230912_170054.jpg?v=1694559773","width":3024}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife in colonial Charles Towne was dangerous--epidemic diseases, primitive medical practices, and a harsh environment led to the early demise of rich and poor alike.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Charleston's founders moved their settlement across the Ashley River to the peninsula in 1680, they hoped for protection from pirate and Native American attacks, as well as increased trade and healthier living conditions. While they were able to secure more protection for the residents and improve trade, health conditions rapidly declined. The graveyards and public burial grounds quickly filled, and today, Charleston's historic cemeteries are almost as common a sight downtown as the churches that define the city. These tree-shrouded glades invite tourists and residents to explore the resting places of Charleston's most illustrious and interesting personalities.\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharleston's Historic Cemeteries\u003c\/i\u003eoffers a guided pictorial tour of the elaborate gravestones and elegant inscriptions dedicated to Charleston's famous and infamous alike, including William Rhett and the pirate Stede Bonnet, Rhett's adversary. With dozens of illustrated stories about the transformation of funerals, tombstones, and mourning customs in America over the past 300 years, this collection details how Charleston became the home of a historically unique, city-wide gallery of mortuary sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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