Harris, John

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Jingle bells

how the holiday classic came to be
2011
In Savannah, Georgia, in 1857 James Lord Pierpont writes a song for his congregation's Thanksgiving program about the cold New England weather he remembered.

The onion book of known knowledge

a definitive encyclopedia of existing information in 27 excruciating volumes
2012
A satirical take on an encyclopedia by the staff of "The Onion," with humorous, alphabetically-arranged entries about a variety of topics.

A is for artist

a Getty Museum alphabet
1997
An alphabet books illustrated with details taken from paintings in the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Strong stuff

Herakles and his labors
2005
Recounts the twelve treacherous "labors" Herakles underwent as punishment from King Eurystheus in Greek mythology, including killing the Nemean lion, capturing the Cretan bull, and retrieving the magic girdle of the Amazons; and provides pronunciation guides with each tale.

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