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In the small Colombian mountain village of Mariquita, a band of guerrillas storms in to protest the country's ruling government. They arrive with propaganda and guns, and when they depart they have forcibly recruited all the town's men, leaving behind …
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A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets of Their Financial and Cultural Success
A comprehensive look at 300 of the most financially and/or critically successful motion pictures of all timemany made despite seemingly insurmountable economic, cultural, and political challengesset against the prevailing production, distribution, exhibition, marketing, and technology trends of each decade in …
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A Story of Food, Desire, and Ambition
Hot grease, sharp knives, infidelity, and white truffles....The Hunger has all the right ingredients....The best memoir by a chef since Kitchen Confidential.Jay McInerneyThe Hunger is the page-turning memoir from John DeLucie, chef of THE celebrity hot spot restaurant in New …
This quirky Swedish love story is the antidote to all of those Hallmark movies youve been bingeing. Elle CanadaFor readers of quirky Scandinavian fiction comes this charming and witty debut novel by Emmy Abrahamsonperfect for fans of Jonas Jonasson.Love stinks. …
View book details for Confirmation Bias
Inside Washington's War Over the Supreme Court, from Scalia's Death to Justice Kavanaugh
The Chief Washington Correspondent for the New York Times presents a richly detailed, news-breaking, and conversation-changing look at the unprecedented political fight to fill the Supreme Court seat made vacant by Antonin Scalias deathusing it to explain the paralyzing and …
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My Lie Life
A gay coming-of-age story thats rip-roaringly funny and sympathetic.PeopleDavid Sedaris and Sandra Bernhard rolled into one, Mike Albo offers his own unique, witty, and touching tale on being young, single, and gay in today's media-obsessed culture.Juxtaposing a trip to his …
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The miraculous antioxidant for the prevention and treatment of heart disease, cancer, and aging
It is too early to conclude that vitamin E has all the beneficial effects attributed to it, but even if only 25% of current expectations were to be fulfilled, vitamin E would become an important weapon against a range of …
View book details for Cooking for Friends
Bring People Together, Enjoy Good Food, and Make Happy Memories
Discover the dining sensation that has taken London by storm: a fabulous full-color cookbook filled with dozens of delectable recipes for classic British dishes with a twist, from "Britains most fashionable foodies" (The Times)the creators of Londons most popular pop-up …
View book details for Crimes Against Women
Three Tragedies and the Call for Reform in India
As 2012 came to a close, news of the gang rape of a young woman in Indias capital generated headlines around the world. Her assault on a moving bus with a metal rod, and her death two weeks later from …
View book details for Dog's Best Friend
The Story of an Unbreakable Bond
A fascinating, informative and highly entertaining expedition through the highways and byways of dogdom. John Bradshaw, New York Times bestselling author of Dog SenseA charming meditation on the relationship between humans and dogs, drawing upon history, science, art, and personal …
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From Soups to Noodles, From Barbecues to Curries, Your Favorite Asian Recipes Made Easy
Love Asian food but too intimidated to make it at home? Do you find yourself flipping through an Asian cookbook, and then going out for Thai noodles or Korean Barbecue, rather than going into your kitchen? When Marnie Henricksson gave …
View book details for Everybody's Guide to the Law
All The Legal Information You Need in One Comprehensive Volume
[A] comprehensive and well-organized directory to areas of law that affect the average persons everyday life.BooklistWhat are your rights if the car you bought is useless? If your ex-boss refuses to let you take along your Rolodex? Who gets custody …
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A Comprehensive, Compassionate (and Only Slightly Bossy) Legal Guide for Every Stage of a Woman's Life
Television legal analyst and attorney Lisa Green offers something new: a witty, direct and empowering legal guide for women, filled with accessible information they can employ to understand and respond to common legal issues throughout their lives, from dating, marriage, …
A fact-packed, full-color illustrated collection of records that celebrates the best, biggest and most memorable moments from the world of Doctor Who.Doctor Who: The Book of Whoniversal Records is a handy compilation of the greatestand strangestdetails from the brilliant, imaginative …
In his introduction, guest editor Andrew McCarthy says that the best travel writing is the anonymous and solitary traveler capturing a moment in time and place, giving meaning to his or her travels. The stories in The Best American Travel …
View book details for A Term at the Fed
An Insider's View
As a governor of the Federal Reserve Board from 1996 to 2002, Laurence H. Meyer helped make the economic policies that steered the United States through some of the wildest and most tumultuous times in its recent history. Now, in …
An engaging, often hilarious coming-of-age novel of uncertainty and discovery oozing with early 90s nostalgia. Funny and unpredictable...(Charles) proves impressively adept at capturing the inchoate ache of adolescent longing. Washington PostIts 1992, and America is caught in the grip of …
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A History of Failed Government Investments, from Beaver Pelts to Green Energy
Drawing on examples from the nation's past and presentthe fur trade to railroads, cars and chemicals, aviation to SolyndraUncle Sam Can't Count a sweeping work of conservative economic history that explains why the federal government cannot and should not pick …
She'd fled the bed of the duke of Deighton and returned to her life of quiet respectability. But VerityDavis-Jones could never forget Galen Bromney, "her" notorious duke,for she saw him daily in the face of their childthe daughter shemust deny …
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The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the "Hobbits" of Flores, Indonesia
In October 2004, a team of Australian and Indonesian anthropologists led by Mike Morwood and Raden Pandji Soejono stunned the world with their announcement of the discovery of the first example of a new species of human, Homo floresiensis, which …
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From Audits to AssessmentsHow to Solve Your Tax Problems and Keep the IRS Off Your Back Forever
Are you burdened with the tax debt of a current or former spouse? Have you just received an IRS computerized or "correction" notice? Are you in danger of having your property seized? Has your tax return been selected for an …
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How the Cold War Was Fought on the Chessboard
Daniel Johnson -- journalist, editor, scholar, and chess enthusiast who once played Garry Kasparov to a draw in a simultaneous exhibition -- is the perfect guide to one of historys most remarkable periods, when chess matches were front-page news and …
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The Memoirs of Martin Luther's SonAiA Novel
In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, an enthralling and original novel that brings to life one of Christianity's most significant figures, Martin Luther, and the tumultuous world of late medieval Germany that shapedand was reshaped byhim, told …
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A True Story
A lovely, lovingly illustrated little gem of a book, this delightful tenth anniversary edition of a beloved Christmas classic tells the poignant, inspiring story of an unforgettable family that brings the Christmas spirit to life on a street corner in …
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2,500 Years of History Unzipped
When Tony Perrottet heard that Napoleon's "baguette" had been stolen by his disgruntled doctor a few days after the Emperor's death, he rushed out to New Jersey. Why? Because that's where an eccentric American collector who had purchased Napoleon's member …
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