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This set of poems is about teddy bears and other soft toys. For those who have a "soft spot" for teddies or even have a teddy bear of their own, the poems represent toys that link the author to special events, like Valentine's Day, or loved ones still here or gone but not forgotten.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to...