Early Reviews - "In the spirit of Sholem Aleichem… These stories of identical twins, confused from birth, will charm with their simplicity and sincerity." – AudioFile Life in The Village is rarely quiet or uneventful, but after The Village Twins are born, everything gets even crazier. "…a good story very well told" – The Jewish Independent Rebecca and Jacob Schlemiel are looking forward to their first child, but the delivery of Abraham and Adam throws them both for a loop. These boys are so identical that their parents, teachers and eventually their wives can't tell them apart. To be honest, until their fifth birthday they weren't totally sure which was who. The Village Twins is a comedy set in a place you'd love to visit and a past that never existed. You'll meet all the members of the community, who come together to raise this unruly duo. Adam is the troublemaker who loves to create elaborate pranks. Abraham is quieter and usually takes the blame for his brother's misadventures. As teens, they both fall in love with Rosa Kalderash, a wandering princess. This might have worked out, but the Russian army is looking for Adam, who falls in love with Rivka Cantor, the merchant's daughter, who thinks he's Abraham.… Confused? Imagine how they felt. The Village Twins will make you laugh and smile, and perhaps shed a tear. It's is a delicious and exciting novel of confused identities told in delicious bite-sized chapters. You won't want to put it down, but if you do, you will come back to it again and again… At last, one of the very first ebooks is restored to its full glory. The Village Twins is a book to savor. It's a timeless book that resonates in today's fast-paced digital society. More Early Reviews "…it's clear from the start that there is nothing factual about this book, which traces the lives of the Schlemiel family and the community that surrounds them. [Readers] will really get the humor written between the lines.… the mix-ups are many and the potential for laughter abundant" —Jewish Book World "Wired Words/Electric Prose" – Providence Phoenix "Schlemiels in cyberspace… old-fashioned storytelling in a newfangled way." —The Providence Journal "Laughing out loud humor… very poignant and sweet" —Jewish Herald Voice, Houston, TX

Delicious Passovers in The Village Izzy Abrahmson’s THE VILLAGE FEASTS warms the heart Life in The Village often revolves around food and families. THE VILLAGE FEASTS is the follow-up collection to WINTER BLESSINGS by National Jewish Book Award For Family Literature nominee Izzy Abrahmson. Rich with misadventures and ingenious solutions, the stories dance with a traditional feel around contemporary issues… Mrs. Chaipul refuses to cook. The Gold family can’t afford matzah (unleavened bread). Reb Stein, the baker wants to set a world record. And why would anyone eat matzah made from cabbage? “The eight days of Passover mark the transition between dark icy cold and warm sunshine,” Izzy explains. “The streets turn to mud, the weather is inconsistent, and for a whole week you’re not allowed to eat bread, only matzah. This is never easy, and so the villagers do their best to laugh and smile and complain, while they gather together to celebrate.” You’ll learn why Mrs. Chaipul’s lead sinker matzah balls are a favorite. And discover what was Rabbi Kibbitz's “Temptation”? “The Village is snuggled in an indeterminate past that never was but certainly should have been, a past filled with love, humor, adventures and more than occasional misadventures. And when you go, be sure to bring the kids.” –The Times of Israel THE VILLAGE FEASTS includes ten Passover stories perfect for adults and families with children. As always, you don’t need to be Jewish to enjoy stories from The Village. The audiobook is narrated by Audie-award nominated storyteller Mark Binder. THE VILLAGE FEASTS a book that you and your family will read and listen to again and again.

In the final book of the trilogy, Hans meets the brother of the man whose body he inhabits, William Cavutino. William learns who his brother really is, and the two men form a relationship as brothers. Hans and William's history is told, and a lasting bond is forged as the two men travel the world together. After beginning a new life with Hans, William changes his name and sets out on a dangerous mission, hunting evil. Hans' loyalty keeps him by his brother's side on each of the hunts. All goes well until a vampire is killed during one of the hunts. This vampire was the companion of Fou-sang Rousseau, a criminally insane vampire from eighteenth-century France. Now Fou-sang hunts for the men who killed his lover.

Music videos, internet stars, and blackmail - join Claudia and Reese in the fourth hilarious TAPPER TWINS tale from author and scriptwriter, Geoff Rodkey. The time is right for Claudia to share her music with the world, to take her career to the next level, to become a star! But why is no one watching her video? And how did her brother Reese become internet-famous - overnight - without even trying? The Tapper Twins are at war again and this time it's going viral. An up-to-the-minute middle-grade comedy with integrated illustrations, perfect for fans of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID.

The Roglin is the story of a breed of supernatural creatures that are trying to redeem themselves from attacking angels. The Roglin seek redemption by protecting men, women, and children that were Irish slaves, veterans, and survivors from atrocities. As the Roglin and the humans work together to coexist and to survive, they find that the task of protecting the people is not as easy as they had thought. The Roglin discover that there is more to the enemy than what they knew. The unexpected return of one enemy brings another enemy that no one knew existed.

This study, which is an updated, extended, and revised version of the out-of-print 1993 edition, reassesses the traditional stereotype of the place of the Balkans in the model of the European family in the nineteenth century on the basis of new source material and by synthesizing existing research. The work first analyzes family structure and demographic variables as they appear in population registers and other sources, and the impact of these findings on theoretical syntheses of the European family pattern. On most features, such as population structure, marriage and nuptiality, birth and fertility, death and mortality rates, family and household size and structure, as well as inheritance patterns, the Balkans show an enormous deal of internal variety. This variability is put in a comparative European context by matching the quantifiable results with comparable figures and patterns in other parts of Europe. The second section of the book is a contribution to the long-standing debate over the

How Christmas Got Its Santa Claus Is there really a Santa Claus? Join Santa Claus as he teaches two outcast orphan boys the true meaning of Christmas by battling a longstanding prejudice unfairly waged against them by local villagers. Discover the ingenious Christmas plan that Santa devises in order to bring the two divided sides together, and meet the special cast of characters he enlists to make it all happen. Delve deeper and see how Santa's tender-hearted friendship with a young crippled girl teaches valuable lessons of love, faith, trust and courage. Frolic with Santa and his mischievous elves as they unravel the magical secrets of Christmas: Discover where Santa got his fanciful reindeer, and how they learned to fly! See how Santa got his beloved red suit, and decide for yourself, if there really is a Mrs. Santa Claus! Find out the humble beginnings of the very first Christmas tree and see why it's become a yearly time-honored tradition. Take Santa's magical sleigh ride rooftop to rooftop and Meet his "unexpected visitors," as he delivers his presents! After reading this dazzling account of, How Christmas Got Its Santa Claus, you will truly understand why his loving spirit will endure forever and ever.

Introduction : beginning to rethink twins / Philip M. Peek -- Twins and double beings among the Bamana and Maninka of Mali / Pascal James Imperato and Gavin H. Imperato -- Twins and intertwinement : reflections on ambiguity and ambivalence in northwestern Namibia / Steven Van Wolputte -- Sustaining the oneness in their twoness : poetics of twin figures (ère ìbejì) among the Yoruba / Babatunde Lawal -- "Son dos los jimagüas" ("the twins are two") : worship of the sacred twins in Lucumí religious culture / Ysamur Flores-Pena -- Twins, couples, and doubles and the negotiation of spirit-human identities among the Win / Susan Cooksey -- Double portraits : images of twinness in West African studio photography / C. Angelo Micheli -- Forever liminal : twins among the Kapsiki/Higi of north Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria / Walter E.A. Van Beek -- Snake, bush, and metaphor : twinship among Ubangians / Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers -- Fiction and forbidden sexual fantasy in the culture of Temne twins / Frederick John Lamp -- Embodied dilemma : Tabwa twinship in thought and performance / Allen F. Roberts -- Children of the moon : twins in Luba art and ontology / Mary Nooter Roberts -- Two equals three : twins and the trickster in Haitian vodou / Marilyn Houlberg -- Divine children : the ibejis and the erês in Brazilian candomblé / Stefania Capone -- The ambiguous ordinariness of Yoruba twins / Elisha P. Renne -- Twins, albinos, and vanishing prisoners : a Mozambican theory of political power / Paulo Granjo.

'Manuals' for new parents illustrating many models of babyhood, shaped by different values and cultures.