Best Selling Books by Betty Smith

Dried Flowers for All Seasons shows how to create dried-flower arrangements with the color, appeal, and just-picked look of fresh flowers. What''s unique about this book is that it includes flowers not usually associated with dried arrangements -- including spring flowers such as tulips and daffodils. The book is arranged by season and there are several types of arrangements for each, including wreaths, sprays, and traditional bouquets. -- Features in-depth information on drying techniques. -- Includes more than 300 color photos. -- A glossary lists more than 60 flowers suitable for drying. -- Step -by-step instructions show how to arrange flowers.

Business Communication places the solid principles of communication into the context of today''s demanding business world. The authors first equip their readers with a strong foundation in communication theory, oral communication, report writing, letter writing, and employment communication in beginning chapters. The remainder of the book integrates these traditional elements of business communication with technological, ethical, legal, multicultural, and international issues.

A beautifully illustrated picture book for young children retelling stories of Jesus'' boyhood.

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A beautifully illustrated picture book for young children retelling stories of how Jesus touched the lives of his friends.

Un classique de la littérature américaine, roman d''apprentissage sur les jeunes années de Francie Nolan, fillette sensible, assoiffée de culture et de livres, dans le quartier misérable de Williamsburg au début du XXe siècle. " Mon Dieu, faites que je sois quelque chose, à chaque instant de chacune des heures de ma vie. Faites que je sois gaie ; faites que je sois triste ; que j''aie froid, ou chaud ; que j''aie faim... ou trop à manger ; que je sois en haillons, ou mise avec élégance ; que je sois sincère ou perfide ; loyale ou menteuse ; digne d''estime ou pécheresse. Mais faites que je sois quelque chose, à chaque instant ! Et, quand je dors, faites que je ne cesse de rêver, afin que le moindre petit morceau de mon existence ne soit perdu ! " Succès phénoménal jamais démenti depuis sa parution en 1943, un mythe de la littérature américaine, adapté au cinéma par Elia Kazan. Un superbe roman d''apprentissage sur les jeunes années de Francie Nolan, fillette sensible, assoiffée de culture et de livres, dans le quartier misérable de Brooklyn au début du xxe siècle. Un coup de cœur d''une fraîcheur et d''une imagination extraordinaires, un livre-culte publié en France en 1946 et inexplicablement jamais réédité depuis, une redécouverte indispensable.

"You Don''t Look Seedy Enough to Be a Folk Singer" is a composite of the life of Betty Nance Smith, written in her fine hand about the world into which she was born. The first half of her book portrays a simple world of buttermilk biscuits on a wood stove, soft feather beds and dimity quilts, a frosty wet ice box in summer, and household chores on her grandparents'' farm. She writes of her parents'' life of law enforcement, gardening, singing, and sewing during the Great Depression and the children''s carefree world of games and school. She recounts her marriage to her childhood sweetheart, Bill Smith, the joys and sorrows and laughter of rearing a family, and her lifelong love of music. Betty devotes the last half of her book to her love of ballads, which she claims "have a richness of spirit not found in most commercial music. It is a reflection of how people lived, how they felt about life and living. We can feel the pain and sorrow, share in the joy, and laugh at the ridiculous. The themes in the stories and songs are universal. They have meaning for people today as they did two hundred years ago." As a folk singer, songwriter, performer, and teacher of traditional music, Betty was recently recognized by the Order of the Long Leaf Pine as one of Western North Carolina''s most cherished music legends.

An old man on his deathbed tells his true life story to his children and grandchildren who have gathered around him. The dying man was James Bell Stephenson. He was born in the wilds of Florida in 1820 and made the long journey to Texas in 1826 to become a member of Stephen F. Austin''s Colony. At sixteen, he joined the Texas army, becoming one of its earliest Texas Rangers. He witnessed Santa Anna''s capture at San Jacinto. At age18 Stephenson was pinned down in a ravine with a handful of Texas Rangers who were surrounded by a horde of angry Comanche Indians. As Captain of the 20th Texas Infantry during the Civil War, he defended the port of Galveston and help provide supplies to the Confederate army. Stephenson was a founding father of Waller County, Texas and one of its first commissioners. The life he led was truly inspirational and definitely worthy of a place in Texas history.

A couple is drawn into a murder mystery when they decide buy an old RV trailer park.

The Old Testament story of Samuel, retold and illustrated for children.

Cute flamingo journal notebook. Give as a gift or get one for yourself. Take notes or write down stuff to do. College lined paper pages.

When you see an intoxicated man in the gutter, people think "What a drunk," but if you see an intoxicated woman in the gutter, people think "What a drunken whore." This is the stigma alcoholic women endure. Most alcoholics prefer not to talk about their experiences with alcohol and how it effected everything around them. I don''t mind telling you about my life and my past experiences, because I want to be a teacher by sharing my experiences. This may help stop other women from making the same mistakes I made. I feel that I have walked through fire and came out okay and by surrendering and accepting what is. Before we can change anything in our lives, we have to recognize that this is the way it''s meant to be RIGHT NOW. By surrendering and accepting the belief, and know you are going to be alright. I surrendered and accepted my past and learned how to live a prosperous life again. I am living proof that YOU CAN DO IT!! It will get better every day. I dedicate this book to all my family.

This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.

As you reevaluate the books you use in your classroom to meet the Common Core Standards, this free collection—filled with selections from classics such as Zora Neale Hurston''s Their Eyes Were Watching God, contemporary novels like The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, and the AP English favorite How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster—will help you decide which books are right for you and your students.

The Old Testament story of Joseph, retold and illustrated for children.

Based on Southern events, characters are fictional. Who did it mystery murder.

Twenty years after his death, Lauritz Melchior (1890-1973) is still considered the king of Wagnerian tenors. Melchior''s publicist for 23 years recounts his career, from the early years of sacrifice through his triumphs with the Metropolitan Opera to his controversial dismissal and his life after the Met.