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The publication of a new book by William Trevor is a great literary event. Trevor’s last collection, A Bit on the Side, was named a New York Times Notable Book and hailed as one of the Best Books of the Year by papers from coast to coast, including The Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle. And his earlier collection, After Rain, published in 1996, was named one of the eight best books of the year by The New York Times.

Trevor’s precise and unflinching insights into the hearts and lives of ordinary people are evidenced once again in this stunning new collection. From a chance encounter between two childhood friends to the memories of a newly widowed man to a family grappling with the sale of their ancestral land, Trevor examines with grace and skill the tenuous bonds of our relationships, the strengths that hold us together, and the truths that threaten to separate us. Subtle yet powerful, his stories linger with the reader long after the words have been put away.

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Canasta, the South American card game that reached the United States and became all the rage in the late 1940s and early 1950s is back, reincarnated and revitalized as Hand & Foot, a highly addictive new version that has been evolving for the past decade. "The Essential Hand & Foot" for the first time codifies the rules of the game, holding to the common basics and incorporating the best of the regional variations.

While the original version of Canasta is still popular, most of the people who play it learned how over a generation ago. For two or more players, Hand & Foot is a new generation's edgier card game, filled with clenched teeth and moans and groans as players hope for the chance to play their Feet before someone else can go out, all the while avoiding the dreaded red threes.

One needs only to sit through the first round to learn how to play Hand & Foot. After that first game, new players are hooked and foolishly think that they have it all figured out. However, read "The Essential Hand & Foot" to find out why some players consistently win using such ploys as "priming the pump" and the "honey pot," and why picking a pile containing red threes can sometimes be a good thing..
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A new collection from “the greatest living writer of short stories in the English language” (The New Yorker)

The publication of a new book by William Trevor is a true literary event. One of our finest chroniclers of the human condition, Trevor’s precise and unflinching insights into the lives of ordinary people are evidenced once again in this stunning collection of twelve stories. Subtle yet powerful, these exquisitely nuanced tales of regret, deception, adultery, aging, and forgiveness are a rare pleasure, and they confirm Trevor’s reputation as a master of the form. From a chance encounter between two childhood friends to memories of a newly widowed man to a family grappling with the sale of ancestral land, Trevor examines with grace and skill the tenuous bonds of our relationships, the strengths that hold us together, and the truths that threaten to separate us..
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Special Canasta deck that includes the points values under the suit. Makes game play faster & easier. Cards are high quality plastic coated cards with a linen finish for longer card play. Order exactly how many decks you need for your favorite Canasta version Canasta - a Rummy game with a Latin beat - excites with its wild cards and high scoring hands. Canasta ("basket" in Spanish") became the favorite card game of millions of North Americans when it arrived from South America with the Samba and Bossa Nova. Today, Canasta is still a big hit with players of all ages and skill levels. What makes these cards special? - Highlights on wild cards.- Point values printed on the card face- The index is in all 4 corners. This is great to not only save space when you lay out your cards, but left handed people can play with the deck too.- Order the exact amount of decks you need! So if you enjoy playing basic Canasta you will need to order 2 decks, but if you like Hand and Foot you will need 5 decks.Here is a list of some of the most popular versions of Canasta and how many decks you will need:1) Canasta - **Most Common** - 2 Decks2) Bolivia - 3 Decks3) Brazilian - 3 Decks4) Chile - 3 Decks5) Cuban - 3 Decks6) Cutthroat - 2 Decks7) Five-Hand Canasta - 2 Decks8) Hand and Foot (variation of Canasta) - 5 Decks9) Mexicana - 3 Decks10) Pennies from Heaven - 4 Decks11) Samba - 3 Decks12) Six-Hand Canasta - 3 Decks13) Three-Hand Canasta - 3 Decks14) Two-Hand Canasta - 2 Decks15) Uruguay - 3 DecksSo you can order exactly how many decks you need for the version you like to play! Great idea, great game, great fun..
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The whirlwind romance of Joe and Maureen Dunn began in the spring of 1963. Each the youngest child of a working-class Irish Boston family, they quickly fell in love and were married soon after they met. Joe subsequently enlisted in the Navy, attended flight school, and volunteered for Vietnam. On Valentine's Day 1968--eleven days after his first tour of duty was extended--Joe was ferrying an unarmed plane, call sign "Canasta 404," when he drifted into Chinese airspace and was shot down.

That tragedy helped to ignite one of the most important social movements of recent decades. Eyewitness accounts suggested Joe might have survived the initial attack, but Maureen, determined to prove her husband was still alive, met with resistance rather than answers from a stonewalling U.S. government. In response, she organized the "Where is Lt. Joe Dunn?" committee, one of the first POW/MIA activist organizations in the country.

Maureen's efforts attracted the attention of others in similar circumstances and she was one of the cofounders of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia. Later, she served as a national coordinator and chairman of the board, and was northeast regional coordinator for over twenty-five years. Today, the POW/MIA movement has changed the political and social landscape, and Maureen is the League's Massachusetts coordinator. She continues her work as an activist and organizer, as post-Vietnam conflicts and acts of terrorism have continued to swell the ranks of Americans with lost loved ones.

Part love story, part inside account of the growth of a movement, The Search for Canasta 404 is a deeply personal narrative of private tragedy and public activism..
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If you want to play canasta and win, this is your book. This volume contains all of the official rules, special advice for two-handed games, profuse illutrations, diagrams, and specimen hands..
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