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BOOK
The Beginner's Guide to Buddhism (Beginner's Guide Series)
Jack Kornfield
$9.17

About this product:
For more than 2,500 years, Buddhism has offered an unfailing path to the world's people, incluidng Americans in ever-increasing numbers. Now bestselling author Jack Kornfield illuminates Buddhism's core teachings with this clear and compact audio guide. From the "lion's roar" of the Four Noble Truths, to the story of how Siddhartha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree, to the real treasure of the Eightfold Path, here are the essentials of Buddhism's history, traditions, and daily practices. Includes a classic meditation with commentary.

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Celestron 93991 Astronomy for Beginners Expansion Card (Blue)
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Astronomy for Beginners Expansion card adds to the knowledge base of the SkyScout Personal Planetarium. Topics include: Objects in the Sky, Astronomical Distances, Star Hopping and Astro Trivia.

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Celestron 21024 FirstScope Telescope
$35.99

About this product:
FirstScope Telescope Official Product of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. Ideal astronomical entry level telescope. The FirstScope Telescope pays tribute to Galileo Galilei and may of history's most notable astronomers and scientists. We honor these men and women for their contributions bringing us one step closer to understanding the universe around us. The compact design makes it easy to take with you on your next outdoor adventure. The FirstScope is also stylish enough to be used as a decorative fixture on your bookshelves or desk.

BOOK
Puss in Boots / El Gato con Botas (Brighter Child: Keepsake Stories (Bilingual)) (English and Spanish Edition)
Carol Ottolenghi
$1.24

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The Bilingual Keepsake Stories, Puss in Boots / El Gato Con Botas, provides a classic element of magic, imagination, and inspiration for any child. This engaging story ––retold in English and Spanish––will capture children's interest and spark their imagination page after page, encouraging a life-long love of literature and reading. These boredom-busting Keepsake Stories entertain kids using fresh, captivating illustrations to enliven each tale and inspire them to read again and again.

Other bilingual stories include:

The Princess and the Pea

Sleeping Beauty

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Other Brighter Child Keepsake Stories include:

Puss in Boots

Sleeping Beauty

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

BOOK
The Velveteen Rabbit (Beginner Child; Keepsake Story)
Carol Ottolenghi
$1.31

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The Velveteen Rabbit learns the true meaning of love in this classic tale of friendship and loyalty.

BOOK
My Tooth Is About To Fall Out (level 1) (Hello Reader)
Grace Maccarone
$0.93

About this product:
It wobbles. It wiggles. It joggles. It jiggles. The creators of the bestseller Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox are back with a fun-filled Level 1 Hello Reader! about a young girl who's about to loose her first tooth. An irresistible easy-to-read book that will delight parents and children alike. Full color.

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Warner Bros Ultimate Beginner Series - Drum Basics Step One MegaPack (DVD/Book/CD) (Standard)
$16.07

About this product:
I had absolutely no musical background, but I learned basic rock drumming by using this book together with the video guide Drum Basics Step One and Two by Sandy Gennaro. The authors' instructions are easy to understand and follow, and you don't have to know how to read music to start playing. I would strongly recommend using these materials with a Yamaha DTXpress, and practice, practice, practice.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Beginner Dj Turntable Package
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This complete basic package is the ideal way to get started right. The DJ In A Box includes a DM950 2 channel + mic mixer with 2-band EQ on each channel and slide style cueing; two TT-1550 belt-drive turntables; and a HF125 flexible 7-position dual headphone. 3-year warranty.FeaturesDM950: 2 Channel + mic mixer, EQ on each channel, Slide Style CueingTT1550: Multi directional, efficient, Belt Drive

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Minolta Maxxum QTsi 35mm SLR Camera Kit w/ 35-80mm Lens
$189.95

About this product:
The Minolta Maxxum QTsi is the easiest-to-use single-lens reflex camera in Minolta's Maxxum product line. It handles and operates similarly to a fully automatic point-and-shoot camera, but provides the picture quality and system flexibility that only an SLR camera can offer. It is a camera you can grow with by adding lenses, flash units, and accessories.

The Minolta QTsi features a detachable 35-80mm lens, selectable automatic or manual focus, a built-in pop-up flash with four modes, a self-timer, and TTL-type metering. It also offers programmed autoexposure with an additional five modes for portraits, landscapes, close-ups, action shots, and night portraits. Film transport is automatic as well. A large on-body LCD panel displays exposure mode, battery condition, mode selection, and whether manual focus or autofocus is selected.

In the box, you receive the Minolta Maxxum QTsi body, a Minolta lens and lens cap, an adjustable neck strap, a user's manual, and warranty information. It operates on two 3-volt CR2 lithium batteries, which are sold separately. This camera is covered by a one-year manufacturer's warranty on parts and labor.

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Orion SpaceProbe 3 EQ Reflector Telescope
$149.95

About this product:
Orion's surprising little Spaceprobe 3 has been picked by independent reviewers as one of the best telescopes in its price class. Unlike similar telescopes seen in discount stores, Orion has refined the Spaceprobe 3 by paying attention to the little details, and that make this telescope a great value.

The Spaceprobe 3 comes with an unusually complete set of accessories. The package includes two very good Explorer II eyepieces (25mm and 10mm), an equatorial mount with adjustable tripod, a good red-dot finder, a student edition of "The Sky" planetarium program, and a well written manual. The package even includes the tools you'll need to assemble the telescope and align the optics.

The Spaceprobe 3 is a Newtonian reflector. That means it uses mirrors instead of lenses. Newtonians are primarily used for astronomy because the images are upside-down. Orion includes a collimation tool and good directions for aligning the mirrors. The reward for aligning the mirrors is seen in images that snap into sharp focus. My Spaceprobe 3 arrived properly aligned right out of the box.

With its Explorer II eyepieces, this telescope consistently delivers fine views. Using the 25mm eyepiece (28x magnification) the Pleiades cluster is simply wonderful, showing dozens of stars. From a rural location with a dark sky, the Orion Nebula is a big ghostly glow, and when I zoom in with the 10mm eyepiece, the Trapezium resolves into four tiny pinpoints. The double star Gamma Andromeda becomes two beads of light, one gold, the other one pale blue. Moon and planet images are crisp, with none of the false color I see in low cost refractors. When I look at the Moon I see mountains and terraced walls inside the larger craters. With the 10mm eyepiece (about 70x), Saturn's rings are sharply separated from the planet, and I can even pick out the planet's shadow on the rings.

If you point the polar axis at the North Star, the EQ-1 equatorial mount will make it easier to track the stars and planets; an AstroTrack motor will even give you hands-free tracking. A similar telescope, Orion's Spaceprobe 3 Altaz comes with an intuitive (and lighter weight) altazimuth mount, and Celestron sells essentially the same optical system with the computerized NexStar 76GT. –Jeff Phillips

Pros:

• Best in class optical performance
• Two good Explorer II eyepieces
• Complete accessory package

• Small 76mm aperture
• Upside-down terrestrial images