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Fern dreams of riding on a wild horse's back, as fleet as the wind. She makes pets of small animals and watches the bison herds as they pound over the endless grasses of the steppe. Chafing at the inequality of …
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A Biography of Diamonds
From the author of Women from the Ankle Down comes a lively cultural biography of diamonds, which explores our societys obsession with the worlds most brilliant gemstone and the real-world characters who make them shine.A diamond is forever. Who among …
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The New Rules for Individuals, Companies, and Nations in a Knowledge-Based Economy
There is no doubt that we are in the middle of a transition to a knowledge-based economy. Breakthrough technologies in microelectronics, biotechnology, new materials, telecommunications, robotics, and computers are fundamentally changing the game of creating wealth. While these new industries …
After fortysix years in upscale Manhattan, after two roaring decades as an investment banker and after nineteen years of marriage, Bill Schoenberg lost it all and ran for the hills. He made a mistake, regrettable and unspeakable; and having fled …
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The Book of Lists
Spanning the epic science fiction franchises fifty-one-year history, a breathtaking collection of the most compelling Star Trek facts and trivia, including events from both on and off-screen, available in 100 concise lists.Since Gene Roddenberrys original series first aired in 1966, …
With its atmospheric story of small-town dreams and romance, Clair de Lune weaves an irresistible spell of longing, hope, love, and nostalgia. A newly discovered novel by Jetta Carleton, Clair de Lune will delight the legions of readers who have …
For thousands of years, it was the visionaries and writers who argued that we cannot be alone-that there is intellegent life in the universe. Now, with the discoveries of the Hubble Telescope, data emerging from Mars, and knowledge about life …
From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Sand Fish, an exhilarating look at Khaleeji (Gulf-Arab) culture that explores the way secrets and betrayal consume three members of a prominent Emirati familyThe head of the Naseemy family, Majed, is proud …
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A Panoramic Portrait of America
See America with 50 of Our Finest, Funniest, and Foremost Writers Anthony Bourdain chases the fumigation truck in Bergen County, New JerseyDave Eggers tells it straight: Illinois is Number 1Louise Erdrich loses her bikini top in North Dakota Jonathan Franzen …
Russell and Shawn call themselves the PS Brothers: P is for poop, S is for scoop, and Brothers is because theyre best friends. Scooping poop is the fastest way to earn money to buy a puppy. These two are crazy …
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How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
*As heard on Steven Bartlett's Diary of a CEO*'A must-read' Mark MansonWe are living through a crisis of distraction. Plans get sidetracked, friends are ignored, work never seems to get done. Why does it feel like we're distracting our lives …
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Sherlock Holmes and Beyond
With fascinating extracts from his own writings, this book reveals the captivating travels and adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle - the creator of Sherlock Holmes.Arthur Conan Doyle was not simply the creator of the world's greatest detective; he was also …
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A Julia Probyn Mystery, Book 5
After the perilous circumstances in which the newly married Julia and Philip met, it is no wonder that the Colonel wants his pregnant wife safe and away from too much excitement. Unfortunately, the remote French mountain village he chooses is …
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Thoughts from a Life
Roger Scruton is Britain's best known intellectual dissident, who has defended English traditions and English identity against an official culture of denigration.Although his writings on philosophical aesthetics have shown him to be a leading authority in the field, his defence …
From award-winning author, Ifeoma Okoye, Behind the Clouds is the emotional story a woman trying to build a family under the societal pressures of 1970s Nigeria.Ije has visited every reputable faith healer, doctor, and herbalist she can find yet her …
The history of the conquest of Gaul, it has been said, would be far more obscure if twenty of Caesar's generals had written commentaries. In June 1940 the armies of France, Great Britain and Belgium succumbed to the onslaught of …
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An addictive new crime novel, gripping and twisty!
It's now or never for Gemma, will she finally be able to step away from a life of crime? Mob boss Alfie has new rivals in town and they might be more than a match for the Essex gangster. Between …
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The Science of Who, How and Why We Love
For Love Understood, almost 200 strangers in over 40 countries have come together to share their most personal stories, feelings, and insights about love. These are incredibly frank, intimate, and illuminating conversations, and author Laura Mucha has used these rare …
As autumn draws in, a series of unexplained vicious attacks occur in a small northern town renowned for being a bohemian backwater.As the national media descends, local journalist Roddy Mace attempts to tell the story, but finds the very nature …
There has been a terrible mistake. Instead of having thirty classrooms side by side, Wayside School is thirty storeys high! (The builder said he was sorry.) Perhaps that's why all sorts of strange and unusual things keep happening especially in …
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The Unicorn Quest 3
Claire Martinson has always depended on her older sister, Sophie, to take care of her, but now it's Claire's turn to protect her sister. On the trail of the last unicorn, Claire sets off on her own to make things …
"This is a very extraordinary book... a first-rate thriller." -The TabletAs Mussolini's troops invade Abyssinia the international situation deteriorates, and the armaments kings look forward greedily to even fatter profits. No one, it seems, can halt the carnage. Except perhaps …
Matthew Dennison's elegant and magisterial biography of Her late Majesty, updated following the death of Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III. 'A worthy and balanced overview of the Queen's life. Dennison is especially good on her childhood... …
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Truth, Lies and the End of Europe
Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award'A gem of a book, informative, companionable, sometimes funny, and wholly original. MacLean must surely be the outstanding, and most indefatigable, traveller-writer of our time' John le CarreIn 1989 the …
This novel tells of that simple person Wilfrid Halterton, Postmaster-General in Mrs. Boulanger's second administration, that of 1960.The placing of the big Television Contract comes within the domain of the Post Office, and Halterton is soon deeply involved in a …
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