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return of the king being the third part of the lord of the rings
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two towers march
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book great found book entertaining would highly recommend book anyone likes read fantasy book told third person showing events frodo sam merry pippin aragorn legolas gimli made book fun captivating however become bored many tolkiens unnecessary descriptions found lengthy often detailed still book kept interested end enjoy books humor sorrow love book matter whole seriesthe fellowship two towers return king
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concluding story begun hobbit final part tolkien epic masterpiece lord rings featuring exclusive cover image film definitive text detailed map middleearth armies dark lord sauron massing evil shadow spreads ever wider men dwarves elves ents unite forces battle agains dark meanwhile frodo sam struggle mordor heroic quest destroy one ring devastating conclusion jrr tolkien classic tale magic adventure begun fellowship ring two towers features definitive edition text includes appendices revised index full celebrate release first peter jackson twopart film adaptation hobbit hobbit unexpected journey third part lord rings available limited time exclusive cover image peter jackson awardwinning trilogy
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j r r tolkien
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fiction
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cold mountain a novel
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boring endless pointless walk south
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never could understand drove two main characters behave boring pointless long
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charles fraziers debut novel cold mountain made publishing history sailed top new york times bestseller list sixtyone weeks numerous literary awards including national book award went sell three million copies beloved american epic returns reissued grove press coincide publication fraziers eagerlyanticipated second novel thirteen moons sorely wounded fatally disillusioned fighting petersburg confederate soldier named inman decides walk back home blue ridge mountains ada woman loves trek across disintegrating south brings intimate sometimes lethal converse slaves marauders bounty hunters witches helpful malign time intrepid ada trying revive fathers derelict farm learning survive world old certainties swept away interweaves stories cold mountain asserts authentic odyssey hugely powerful majestically lovely keenly moving
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charles frazier
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fiction
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rowan of rin rowan of rin
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rowan rin star book
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read book first years oldi read times sincethis favorite book seriesand best one ive read everi always eagerly waiting book come outbecause read books oncein nutshellthis best book ive ever read
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read magical map young weak timid rowan joins six villagers climb mountain try restore water supply fears dragon horrors threaten drive back
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emily rodda
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courage
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when technology fails a manual for self reliance planetary survival
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longterm survival
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book compendium many many works ok reference book author obviouslyhas never experienced stuff expounds mostly good reference books real survivalists
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matthew steins comprehensive guide sustainable living skills gives tools need fend family times emergency disaster also goes step giving sound instructions become selfreliant seemingly stable times long term adopting sustainable lifestylecover p
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matthew stein
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reference
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of mice and men penguin audiobooks
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argument true friendship
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ever wondered ultimate devotion true friend like mice men book novel john steinbeck explores interesting lives two men lennie george lennie man big body even bigger heart lennie kind gentle giant loves anything soft george opposite lennie george small dark man sharp features two men travel california search work arrive ranch find work make new friends new enemies get trouble lennie learning disability little slow george said would always watch lennie time ranch meet different characters one woman happens married bosses son curly curly small jealous man picks fights random reasons curlys wife flirtatious woman loves attention receives men farm one event shows georges strength lack ability make good judgments curly stormed bunkhouse accusing lennie affair wife curly throws punch lennie catches fist easily crushes event added lennie georges problems george lennie working save money live life always dreamed series unfortunate events plot takes sorrowful turn entertaining book little bit everything comedy drama action suspense tragedy book shows true friend would another friend would recommend book people ages learn lennie george
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penguin classics presents john steinbecks classic tale ebook enhanced ten exclusive video clips featuring students responses questions classroom discussions american dream assignment nobel prizewinner john steinbecks mice men remains one americas widely read taught novels unlikely pair george lennie two migrant workers california great depression grasp american dream laborers californias dusty vegetable fields hustle work living handtomouth existence george lennie plan acre land shack call land jobs ranch salinas valley fulfillment dream seems within grasp even george cannot guard lennie provocations predict consequences lennies unswerving obedience things george taught mice men teachers edition includes following introduction suggested reading susan shillinglaw professor english san jose state university scholarinresidence national steinbeck center salinas poem mouse turning nest plough november robert burns original source steinbecks title mice men nobel banquet speech john steinbeck exclusive audio interview awardwinning actor james earl jones stage performances mice men ten exclusive videos students major themes novel tied group discussion questions included ebook american dream assignment ultimate educational experience
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john steinbeck
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fiction
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slayer
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gothic industrial vamps slayers
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karen koehlers debut novel slambangripsnorterof industrial goth tale equal dashes crow forever knight buffy vampire slayer prophecy highlanderthe slayer alek knight resembles nick knight use loft home love art actual man resembles morefks javier vachon vampyres creatures give blade orbuffy run stakescant wait til read thesequel slayer black miracles hope hollywood scoops one upsoon
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slayers controversial reign blood remains gold standard extreme heavy metal seamless procession blindingly fast songs minutes delivered furious bursts instrumental precision lyrics striking tori amos moved record cover
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dx ferris
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music
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fog magic
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average best
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avid reader childrens fantasymagic stories found book average best idea good main character traveling time fog story really didnt quotgoquot anywhere bad read better books
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child nova scotia loves fog transported secret world
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julia lina sauer
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juvenile fiction
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the tornado natures ultimate windstorm
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definitive book tornadoes
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several tornado books market person interested subject hard know start opinion get one book tornadoes would covers almost every facet subject tornadoes show list chapter names herei tornadoes past presentii wake tornadoiii tornado life cycleiv tornado formationv tornado forecasting warningsvitornado wind speedsvii fujita scale tornado intensityviii tornado mythsix tornado safetyx approaching unapproachablexi tornado numbers recordsxii tornadoes decadexiii tornadoes outside united statesxiv tornado risksxv final thoughtssound comprehensive well book mr grazulis gives accurate scientific information subject cites sources almost everything even gives recommendations learning tornadoes back time politicize subject like many meteorology books whether student meteorology person living tornado alley someone interested natures ultimate windstorm definitive book tornadoes
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guide tornado formation lifecycle also covers topics forecasting wind speeds tornado myths tornado safety risks records along accounts deadliest tornadoes united states
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t p grazulis
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nature
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the clan of the cave bear
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made feel ayla
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come read every book write like quotaylaquot journey
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allabsorbing journey mans possible past jean auel storytelling genius weaves compellingly readable saga human survival epic transcends time place peopled rich complex characters experience full range human emotions makes total involvement believability light today novel time copyright libri gmbh rights reserved
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jean m auel
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american fiction
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japanese gardens in a weekend
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essential japanese garden beginners
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great run essentials japanese garden plants design bamboo great book howto water features great book
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patio sink feature bamboo trellis panel dividing bamboo fence water basin feature stone water basin lantern small zenstyle garden raised gravel bed water feature bamboo deerscarer simple border planting transforming side garden borrowed landscape informal approach entrance gate crane tortoise islands abstract patio design water feature bankside dry waterfall iris garden zigzag wooden bridge bubbling stream vertical garden shin pond simple arbour winding stream classical hill garden spring autumn garden tea garden
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robert ketchell
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gardening
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the world of tiers volume one the world of tiers
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good clean old fashioned fun
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mr farmer one guys whose writing love part yet sort irritated conceived one fascinating original ideas ever conceived fantasy literature scattered bodies go completely screwed sequels series setting central idea vastly inferior riverworld still good lot fun exciting first four books still fun read nothing screwed yet fifth one lavalite world bungles though still hats mr farmer
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first three adventures set amazing realm created hugo awardwinning author riverworld excellent science fiction writer isaac asimov past mystery present unbearably mundane robert wolff simply trying buy new house arizona stumbles upon secret doorway space time enters world tiers made ascending levels jungles plains medieval cities top garden eden populated fantastical creatures nymphs centaurs merpeople strange amalgams nonexistent earth beyond anything wolff could imagined previous humdrum existence youth restored bargain seems hes truly found paradise dark forces new world wolff plunged epic quest tiers accompanied paul janus finnegan another earthling known kickaha wolffs journey find jadawin lord world lead answers identityand determine fate wolff kickaha face feuding lordswho hold power control private worlds designand depraved bellers devices originally created biolabs lords bellers conscious entities waging war lords pocket universes infiltrate bodies creatures throughout world tiers hunt earthborn survival worlds hinges upon battle strangers earth enemies disguised allies omnibus contains authors preferred text reprinted limited edition volumes published phantasia press
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philip jos farmer
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fiction
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a portrait of the artist as a young man by james joyce
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title tells dont waste time
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stephen dedalus must boring artist whole world
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james joyces portrait artist young man one twentieth centurys great comingofage novels norton critical edition based hans walter gablers acclaimed text accompanied introduction textual notes john paul riquelme provides explanatory notes deepen readers appreciation joyces masterpiece backgrounds contexts topically organized political nationalism irish history irish literary cultural revival religion aesthetic backgrounds fourteen illustrations accompany documents criticism begins john paul riquelmes overview portrait artist young mans structure twelve diverse interpretations work follow kenneth burke umberto eco hugh kenner helene cixous john paul riquelme karen lawrence maud ellmann bonnie kime scott joseph valente marian eide pericles lewis adn jonathan mulrooney selected bibliography also includedbook jacket
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james joyce
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fiction
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the expert at the card table the classic treatise on card manipulation dover magic books
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cheaters book
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bought book gift brother expecting learn showy tricks impress however told later basically whole book cheating wasnt really interested book still sitting shelf house wish id better informed kind tricks book
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divthe one essential guidebook attaining highest level card mastery false shuffling card palming dealing bottom threecard monte plus dazzling card tricks div
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s w erdnase
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games activities
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the shadow and the star
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keeper classic
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kinsale knows whats sexy whats romantic touches human heart shadow star young samuel rescued raised loving aristocratic hawaiin family shockingly degrading sexuallyabusive childhood mercifully traumatic past described detail rather hinted vaguelydescribed flashes memory torment samuel samuel beautiful goldenhaired boy given love support comfortable lifestyle foster family never shake feeling unworthy love true acceptance due feels overwhelmingly shameful past lives constant fear saying anything might cause family reject himsamuel leads quiet solitary friendless existence one day dojun mysterious japanese immigrant working family reveals samuel martial arts master begins teaching samuel craft samuel anxious please also finding satisfaction rigid control ancient discipline contrast inner turmoil takes lessons heart becomes model student samuel grows manhood abhors increasing sexual awareness women jumbling twisting natural feelings degrading past fiercely shamed horrified haunted sexuality dojun become increasingly powerful force samuels life encourages chastity order samuels every fiber focused martial arts samuel readily embraces lifestyleby chance samuel meets leda impoverishedbutgenteel dressmaker samuels chagrin sparks sets flame embers sexuality samuel fought hard keep banked two drawn one another samuel leda exposes thing hates struggles deeply feelings leda celibacy clings like lifeline eventually unable deny attraction longer samuel leda virgins give feelings exposed morning keeping times samuel urged family marry leda since hes ruined thrown together way samuel must live temptation every day love blossoms grows certain leda learn past would shun despise wellordered life begins unravel past present collide leda bewildered samuels enigmatic mixture supreme selfcontrol wounded vulnerability potent explosive sexuality selfloathing slowly samuels heart healed ledas unwavering love spite efforts push awayamidst beautifully touching sexy love story underlying current danger come learn powerful hold mysterious dojun samuels lifea unique engrossing immensely satisfying read extremely intelligent wellwritten quite refreshingly true times
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nationally acclaimed bestselling author laura kinsale comes boldly original breathlessly unforgettable tale honour adventure undying love shadow wealthy powerful majestically handsome man dark secrets master ancient martial arts exotic distant land scarred childhood shocking degradation sworn love chastely burns fires unfulfilled passion star lovely innocent nearly destitute drawn fevered yearning could never deny following enigmatic shadow warrior dangerous world desire righteous retribution
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laura kinsale
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fiction
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the clan of the cave bear
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simply amazing
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loved book much full detailsknowledge creates perfect combine far hitory facts interesting story ayla different though clan members give place themi loved probably
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allabsorbing journey mans possible past jean auel storytelling genius weaves compellingly readable saga human survival epic transcends time place peopled rich complex characters experience full range human emotions makes total involvement believability light today novel time copyright libri gmbh rights reserved
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jean m auel
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american fiction
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get out or die aurelia marcella mysteries
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pompeii women business owners
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two courses roman studies took umassboston studied excavation work pompeii slides businesses owned women time volcanic eruption ad therefore baffled one reviewers thought woman operating brothers business roman centurion away operations unbelievable however agree find unbelievable would leave inn boundary roman ladies far read always accompanied one attendents beyone home area thought book well written entertaining conveyed vey good sense place
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roman britain ad raw frontier province troublesome part mighty empire ruled domitian caesar though almost fifty years since legions invaded many native tribes still hate conquerors seize chance harass roman settlers flocking colonise new province tension especially high north aurelia marcella young innkeeper italy runs oak tree mansio road york string savage murders disrupts peaceful life roman friends find attack secret native warband shadowmen whose aim drive romans traveller quintus nearly killed close inn aurelia must track rebel warriors identify mysterious masked leader shadow death investigations bring personal danger ruthless killers devious deceivers find destroy shadow death campaign terror turns open rebellion romans must get die
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jane finnis
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fiction
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the eye of the tiger
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rip hemingways islands stream
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recipetake hemingways islands streampepper liberally voyeuristic daydreams might like character bookfry african coast rather cubareflect ildeserved glorytake credit someone elses worknot best wilbur smith book ive read surprising cribbed one hemingways could described one best managing posthumous release
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hey yo jim sylvester stallone give call words would set jim peterik road rock n roll immortality survivor bandmates recorded eye tiger rocky iii soundtrack song would go earn grammy oscar nomination reach triple platinum statusand become one recognizable tunes music history theres much story survivor founding member jim peterik meets eye one prolific songwriters generation peterik cowritten songs famous bands artists time including special caught hold loosely sammy hagar heavy metal beach boys doobie brothers reo speedwagon cheap trick many first time peterik sharing stories filled tales peteriks life rock n roll eye tiger documents early days success ides march vehicle often torturous power struggles within survivor giddy highs accompany trail worldwide hits going party led zeppelins hotel room turning right back door escorting disoriented janis joplin back hotel room opening show calgary peteriks accounts surprise delight eye tiger memoir songwriting legend classic rock n roll story told eyes someone lived alland eye tiger
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jim peterik lisa torem
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biography autobiography
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the cherry orchard plays for performance series
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garden eden
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chekhov best perennial work actual ever tells story community trapped melancholy loop hinders access current realities efforts lucid entrepreneur extricate fellows bewilderment hint new generation wont sentimental
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chekhovs great tragicomic eulogy passing way life represents according robert brustein kind powerful culmination dramas time superb adaptation illuminates chekhovs fine mind discriminating heart beautiful soul wonderfully playable
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anton chechov
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fiction
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astrology for the light side of the brain
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astrology book read others
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book wish read way back beginning highly recommend book read pick astrology book easy follow light funny great read
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laugh looking ahead astrology kim rogersgallagher takes unique tour planetswith kit one example mars kit includes sword copy rambo swiss army knife chip shoulder health insurance victims book youll learn understand future understanding planets current positions relate patterns sky born kims direct amusing style enables understandand enjoyastrology new way delightful read anyone likes astrology beginner professional
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kim rogersgallagher
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body mind spirit
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touchpoints the essential referenceyour childs emotional and behavioral development
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pretty vague lot things
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felt book really skims surface much maybe dr brazelton wants give little info buy books unimpressed book
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based three decades continuous practice internationally recognized research touchpoints childcare reference pediatrician medical psychoanalytic training offers parents complete understanding child development physical cognitive emotional behavioral point view childcare guide offers supportive empathetic insights parents emotions guide includes chronological chapters alphabetical topics issues faced families conception age sixtouchpoints universal spurts development trying periods regression accompany throughout childhood dr brazelton uses windows help parents understand childs behavior prevent future problems part one touchpoints development vivid chronological account basic stages early childhood every chapter covers feeding crying temperament social learning stranger awareness discipline sleeping learning emotions independence self image sexuality communication motor skills attachment play selfesteem toilettraining part two challenges development complete alphabetical reference entry shows understand defuse prevent potential problems allergies bedwetting crying depression discipline divorce fears feeding problems headaches hearing problems hospitalization hyperactivity hypersensitivity imaginary friends loss grief lying stealing manipulation nightmares school readiness selfesteem separation sibling rivalry sleep problems speech problems stomachaches television toilet training part three allies development explains important role person childs life fathers mothers friends caregivers grandparents doctor
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t berry brazelton
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psychology
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the grapes of wrath
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one greatest books time
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truly one greatest books time favorite book well favorite author book two different chapter styles one traditional story strange poetic observational view immigrants plight whole twisted corrupt world must live story begins tom joad returning home oklahoma prison gets home however finds family kicked farmland since family eviction getting notices california made california seem like kind utopia full food long green fields happiness seeping land family along people head california across country along way however family witness trauma injustice hardships head onward california finally get recieve even pain agony constantly geeting abused oppression injustice forced upon everyone else around law enforcers regular california citizensthis book quite light heart hopeful optimistic possibly conservative book hits heavy leaves glum melancholy state glimpse hope happiness found within dark confines book ripped apart raped thrown infinite blackness within pages john wanted reader quite feel satisfied rather deppressed sad reading book john succeeds greatly john consider king character emotion development literature perfectly paints dark twisted world set create perfect characters inhibatit boot wont tell anything else read book comftorble cloud uncertainty prepare see characters strained twisted bent injustice must endure well characters break allthe style chapters book interesting establishes books identity poetic style prose observes plight immigrants whole land evictions finding car little money journey westward perils follow pain must enudre california chapters hit hard may find recuperating book laying couch resting fractured head makes book disturbing powerbesides fact book drag little bit parts cant really think problem heard people mostly rule following scholars people type dint like book bring sentimental talkin style joads immigrants littl stupid somethin like one found dialogue interestng anybody thinks book overtly sentamental likely emotionally hardened cold person true classic
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pulitzer prize winner moving story family moved oklohoma dust bowl region economic desperation head california migrant fruit pickers finally defeated still resolute
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john steinbeck
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fiction
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key of light key trilogy
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excellent
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pleasant valley malory price upset orderly professional life looks seven years gallery last three manager means little owner marries young woman decides make place pet rock malory knows must leave choices limited either leaving western pennsylvania changing professionsneeding escape malory changes mind decides attend reception warriors peak hosting event two odd individuals rowena pitte also two guests dana steele zoe mccourt rowena pitte offer mortals one million dollars find three missing mystical keys together free daughters glass though skeptical human trio begins quest yet understanding danger face joined danas brother flynn search first key celtic god trying stop mal flynn fall love real outsiders spellthe biggest problem wit key light good fans angry jove nora roberts wait month audience want believe celtic gods supernatural paranormal everyday reality key ms roberts talent continually write powerfully entertaining tales raise quality bars multiple genresharriet klausner
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malory dana en zoe drie jonge vrouwen die elkaar niet kennen tot ze elkaar op een stormachtige avond ontmoeten warriors peak het indrukwekkende landhuis net buiten pleasant valley daar krijgen ze een aanbod dat hun levens voor altijd zal veranderen deel malory price weet wat ze wil sterker nog ze weet nu al wat ze tien jaar wil en dat staat uiteraard haar levensplan hoe kan het dan dat niets meer volgens dat plan gaat ze haar baan bij de galerie pleasant valley kwijt met dank aan de nieuwe vrouw van haar baas en de toekomst gaapt als een diep ravijn voor haar het lucratieve aanbod van de bewoners van warriors peak komt dan ook als geroepen dana zoe en zij moeten ieder een gouden sleutel vinden die past op een glazen kistje waarin de zielen van drie jonge meisjes opgesloten zitten als dat lukt krijgen ze elk een miljoen dollar ze het verhaal gelooft weet ze niet maar dan gebeuren er dingen die niet te verklaren zijn
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nora roberts
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fiction
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complete stories and poems of edgar allan poe
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edgar allan poes complete works
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book everything could possibly ever want edgar allan poes works stories poems fit together one book delightful know poes story murders rue morgue first ever written modern detective story thats tell tale heart much youre wishing read storiespoems another thing know edgar allan poe even though mystery true death result alcoholism poe died tragically one tortured characters many known theories personally think overall completely understood storiespoems tell interesting dark imagination emotionally torn apart wifes death one cool thing book stories take place night got great book bargain deal dont find strange edgar allan poe obviously mad character one stories represent feels thinking particularly creepy situation highly recommended last words lord help poor soul
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single volume brings together poes stories poems illuminates diverse multifaceted genius one greatest influential figures american literary history
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edgar allan poe
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fiction
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hustlers beats and others
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stick sociology leave editorial
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sociological perspective hustlers beats others serves set explore sociological aspects billiards america culture accompained time however recent boom billiards mainstram american society many observations conclusions dated false te book goes many places crime pornography etc fails set originally acomplish furthermore find quite unusal author chooses contend great deal current ideologies toward billiards sociological perspective historical editorialas college student sociology major author fails win support argument quite disapointing found local bookstore cover looked interesting left feeling disappointment finished book completely crushed many idealization ideologies norms associated theculture billiards stick sociology cut editorial
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ranging pool hustling pornography book analyzes deviant branches american life dispels misconceptions throws new light sociological theory method chapter radically dissents one mainstream opinions deviance first chapter examines alleged causes decline american poolrooms finds wanting traces rise fall poolrooms historical changes americas social structure cogently dissects recent poolroom revival second chapter reports field study deviant occupation pool hustling describing hustlers work situation career recruitment retirement revealing pool hustlers although dedicated wholly vocation merely breaks unenforced gambling laws frequently supplement income means outright felonies author develops new theory crime moonlighting third chapter sharply criticizes criminology textbooks avoiding study uncaught adult criminals natural environments demonstrates research necessary practical career felons well moonlighters author describes field techniques used career felons offers new findings gleaned means techniques answers moral objections research forth chapter presents first genuinely empirical study beat delinquent subculture author corrects journalistic views beats exhibitionists sociological ones retreatist drugusers meet neither legitimate criminal success norms final chapter sociology pornography holds courts wrong claim naturalistic erotic art nonpornographic wronger still claim hardcore pornography mr justice brennans words utterly without redeeming social importance authors unusual blend
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james w vanstone
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psychology
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jim cramers real money sane investing in an insane world
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cyclical nature stocks explained
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important takeaway book jim breaks business cycle various phases culminates one simple yet masterful stroke genius entire sectorbysector cyclical wave graphed readers across full pages known gameplan basic level lets know forces acting stocks given time invaluable
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presents guidelines invest successfully becoming prudent speculator explaining role psychology risk taking covering topics spotting undervalued stock knowing sell
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jim cramer
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biography autobiography
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the eyes of god
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one exciting sf stories read
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mark wonderful job book quotthe eyes godquot story continues events quotpalacequot see vida rico develop meaningful relationship vida grows political powerbase rico takes mastership cyber skills story unravels expose secrets behind rivathe book well written respects plot characters surprising though amazing improvements dialog since quotpalacequotthis book must read anyone would like see well rounded extrapolation current information age lead us book internet asimovs quotrobotquot series computers
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akeela king liiria young idealistic scholar determined bring peace kingdoma land plagued war neighboring kingdom reec decades lukien bronze knight liiria taken royal family fourteen saved akeelas life hed never forgotten brutal lessons streets hed grown bond loyalty stronger blood linked two menbut two souls could different akeela lukien entered enemys stronghold mission peace neither man could forsee turmoil historic mission would wreak lives seal peace king karis reec would bestow upon akeela hand charming beautiful accomplished daughter cassandra cassandra hid terrible secret experiencing first symptoms disease would threaten life cause unimaginable strife loved akeela lukien quest cassandras salvation would overwhelm every bond loyalty every point honor every dream peace magical amulets known eyes god could halt progress cassandras illness eyes god would also open way magical stronghold could tear world apart redefine nature reality
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john marco
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fiction
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uncle jeds barbershop aladdin picture books
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shear joy
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lovely book equally lovely illustrations sarah jean young child living deep south hard times segregation family faces part story focus storysarah jean loves uncle jedediah grandfathers brother black barber small rural southern community travels miles give customers haircuts ultimate goal open barbershop describes wants shop look shiny sparkling sinks floor clean people see reflectionssadly sarah jean becomes critically ill needs undisclosed operation cost family waits segregated waiting area local hospital doctor see uncle jed steps plate pay nieces treatmentwhen depression hit economic vengeance uncle jed start scratch save money barbershop even plays barber sarah jean lathering neck letting see tools trade time save enough open shop people came miles haircuts towards end book sarah jean grown woman spins around one uncles barber chairsthis masterpiece book might make cry ending beautiful final illustration make strong story even effective uncle jed humble man great dignity left legacy good work ethic dignity persistence best uncle jed truly good person highly recommend book everybodythe elvis song follow dream could soundtrack book follow dream wherever may lead
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despite serious obstacles setbacks sarah jeans uncle jed black barber county pursues dream saving enough money open barbershop
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margaree king mitchell
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juvenile fiction
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slaughterhousefive
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writing vonnegut
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throughout seemingly incoherent plot structure slaughterhousefive kurt vonnegut illustrates subtle outcry stupidity war also cynical views meaning life although novel based upon life billy pilgrim optometrist correcting vision people earth experiences leading bombing dresden germany world war ii timesetting fluctuates billy comes unstuck time view past future fluctuation may confuse reader first soon becomes clear revealing purpose behind masterfully chosen timeline apparent random structure tale holds within vonneguts ideas circular nature life existence fate first hints first chapter quotes song continues infinite circle story progresses tralfamadorian aliens introduced providing basis abnormal writing style tralfamadorians write way events book read scenes produce image life beautiful surprising deep although abduction aliens part imagination forced existence stresses war influences favorite science fiction novelist plays major roll billys goes attitude toward life causes act way people eventually repelled aliens introduce billy infinite also reveal nature fate creatures see time already know outcome events even one destroys universe know nothing change find human concept free hilariously preposterous vonnegut also includes antiwar position throughout whole mess autobiographical first chapter even states antiwar book supported alternate title childrens crusade referring episode great crusades thousands children marched deaths parallel billys capture germany capture aliens also reveals attitude billy asks aliens chosen people earth respond us matter anything captured germany soldier asked replies vy vy anybody connection aliens war create sense war stupid repeated use human beings description nazi transport train forces reader realize actual people terrible environment vonneguts beliefs life war clearly seen workings slaughterhousefive constantly changes timeline beliefs important meaning book none idea life meaningless structured time
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special fiftieth anniversary edition kurt vonneguts masterpiece desperate painfully honest attempt confront monstrous crimes twentieth century time featuring new introduction kevin powers author national book award finalist yellow birds selected modern library one best novels time slaughterhousefive american classic one worlds great antiwar books centering infamous world war ii firebombing dresden novel result kurt vonnegut described twentythreeyear struggle write book witnessed american prisoner war combines historical fiction science fiction autobiography satire account life billy pilgrim barbers son turned draftee turned optometrist turned alien abductee vonnegut billy experiences destruction dresden pow unlike vonnegut experiences time travel coming unstuck time instant bestseller slaughterhousefive made kurt vonnegut cult hero american literature reputation strengthened time despite banned censored libraries schools content language precisely elements vonneguts writingthe political edginess genrebending inventiveness frank violence transgressive witthat inspired generations readers look differently world around find confidence say something authors wideranging norman mailer john irving michael crichton tim obrien margaret atwood elizabeth strout david sedaris jennifer egan j k rowling found inspiration vonneguts words jonathan safran foer described vonnegut kind writer made peopleyoung people especiallywant write george saunders declared vonnegut great urgent passionate american writer century offers us model kind compassionate thinking might yet save us fifty years initial publication height vietnam war vonneguts portrayal political disillusionment ptsd postwar anxiety feels relevant darkly humorous profoundly affecting ever enduring beacon eras uncertainties poignant hilarious threaded compassion behind everything cataract thundering moral statementthe boston globe
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kurt vonnegut
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fiction
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not without honor the history of american anticommunism
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truth communism
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many myths communism died ussr fell ash heap history opening soviet archives revealed extent many myths know moscow financed controlled communist party usa idea americans joined party could independent lie stalin wanted done american communists betrayed us members cpusa revered stalin rosenbergs stole us atom bomb secrets delivery moscow members cpusa bomb stalin tested exact copy one us developed accident possession bomb gave stalin confidence approve invasion south korea communist north war cost us lives many americans fought communism often us liberals characterized real enemy instead communists without honor highly recommended reading anyone accept truth also recommended venona messages moscow sent us agents late black book communism detailed history communism gave world million murders innocent people today many liberals act way respect communism downplay threat terrorism play threat civil liberties fight terror people never learn one man learn ronald reagan started liberal democrat learned think accurately regret never voted liberal democrat halfblind
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american anticommunist movement viewed product rightwing hysteria deeply scarred society institutions book restores struggle communism historic place american life richard gid powers shows mccarthyism redbaiting blacklisting one aspect struggle movement fact composed wide range americansjews protestants blacks catholics socialists union leaders businessmen conservativeswhose ideas political initiatives rooted ignorance fear real knowledge experience communist system without power superbly written richly detailed perceptive thoughtful impressively thorough valuable bookdavid j garrow one contributions powerss provocative narrative history bring life certain segments anticommunist opinion largely forgottensean wilentz new york times book review powers makes extensive use primary sources uncovers much new vividly recreates complex relationships within several ethnic radical communities within united states including firsthand often disillusioning experience communism depth range work add great deal knowledgejournal american history valuable wellexecuted study summation vast topic one whose various threads author woven rich tapestryrichard fried reviews american history
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richard gid powers
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history
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the pleasure of my company
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beginnings liberation theology provoked wide diverse range responses multitude criticstheological methodological political ecclesiastical liberation theology critics comprehensive systematic explication diverse criticisms well reasoned rigorous defense liberation theology mcgovern states aim thus understand better world latin america culture conditions prompt liberation theology time giving expression misgivings many us americans experience reading liberation theology liberation theology critics begins discussing place theology liberation theology book offers historical overview shows us liberation theologians see distinctive work addresses biblical interpretations major areas theology stressed liberation theologians discusses theologians critiques next mcgovern explicates use social political analysis liberation theology one areas particular controversy focuses issues dependency theory marxism class struggle socialism nicaraguan revolution addressing throughout concerns raised range critics vatican michael novak finally mcgovern explores role church liberation theology lived practice examines base communities ecclesiology current political trends latin america varying status liberation theology well recent developments mcgovern demonstrates liberation theology encompasses wide spectrum theologians different styles emphases requires careful study nonpolemical debate honest effort present views liberation theologians critics fairly mcgoverns book benchmark subsequent work measured
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one bbcs novels shaped world favourite book time stays long read whole life fact billy connolly monument sloth rant contempt behemoth fat flatulence furious suspicion anything modern ignatius j reilly new orleans noble crusader world dunces ordinary folk new orleans seem think unhinged ignatius ignores heaving vast bulk citys fleshpots noble crusade vice modernity ignorance momma nasty surprise store ignatius must get job undaunted uses newfound employment mission pirate costume hotdog cart never published lifetime john kennedy tooles hilarious satire confederacy dunces quixote modern age penguin modern classics edition includes foreword walker percy pungent work slapstick satire intellectual incongruities nothing less grand comic fugue new york times
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im big margaret atwood fan read reread novels years think read one previously actually blocked mind depressing horrific read hate rennie want identify someone terrible situation trying deal recovery masectomywho warrants sympathy mental anguish thoroughly unlikeable coward never changes kept thinking hope used write think talk important issues keeps insisting lifestyles jewelry whatever thought ok awful ugliness island justified regain voice write real journalistic piece politic upheaval become proactive end still totally inert codependent frustratingly meek naive detachedalso side note book makes seem far away like another time historywhich guess grown feel generally attached darkness despair rape murder hardcore twisted pornography feels unfamiliar latter actually make even oblivious rennie vomit say things didnt exist write without providing commentary explicitly denounces atwoodian way know love main character seems whole womens movement thing treats like last years hemline doesnt mind boyfriend wants realistically pretend rape gets wants whenever wants without question without expression self desires visits porno exhibit police station collect things raids friend laugh instruments rennie seems oblivious fact culture surrounding violent pieces course exhibit culture impacts life rapist visits house breaks window wait btw could easily ex coming used get exact scenario would break part rapefantasy thing unable sex boyfriend way operation bc harmed feels vulnerable fantasies fear real playactingi dont get book intended add world literature handmaids tale dark tale protagonist subversive root whole time character detestable world wholly detestable well symbols seem odd really symbolic anything know bc oftrepeated supposed symbolic something im sorry review doesnt cohesiveness feel also represenative book talked giving stars instead originally intended obvious atwood put fair amount effort constructs still cant comes terms bothered tell seemingly pointless tale
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powerfully brilliantly crafted novel bodily harm story rennie wilford young journalist whose life begun shatter around edges rennie flies caribbean recuperate tiny island st antoine confronted world rules survival longer apply turns comic satiric relentless terrifying margaret atwoods bodily harm ultimately exploration lust power sexual political need compassion goes beyond ordinarily mean love
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margaret atwood
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fiction
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a separate peace a novel
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classic comingofage tale
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book many high schools required reading lists good reason classic comingofage story set new england school setting rich characters vividly realistic dark story one certainly thoughtprovoking short read well making perfect high school students haunting classic every educated persons library
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nominated one americas bestloved novels pbss great american read american classic great bestseller thirty years separate peace timeless description adolescence period entire country losing innocence world war ii set boys boarding school new england early years world war ii separate peace harrowing luminous parable dark side adolescence gene lonely introverted intellectual phineas handsome taunting daredevil athlete happens two friends one summer like war banishes innocence boys world
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john knowles
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crisis of the negro intellectual
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crisis negro intellectual historical analysis failure black leadership
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placed school systems america part reading assignments african american children forced learn abe lincoln george washington many white people allowed read people well build understanding happening within black community
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published early triumphs civil rights movement yielded increasing frustration violence crisis negro intellectual electrified generation activists intellectuals product lifetime struggle reflection cruses book singular amalgam cultural history passionate disputation deeply considered analysis relationship american blacks american society reviewing black intellectual life harlem renaissance cruse discusses legacy offers memorably acidedged portraits figures paul robeson lorraine hansberry james baldwin arguing work marked failure understand specifically american character racism united states supplies background cruses controversial critique integrationism black nationalism claim black americans assume place within american life develop distinctive centers cultural economic influence cruses important accomplishment may well rejection clichs melting pot favor vision americanness arena necessary vital contention open ongoing struggle
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harold cruse
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history
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running scared
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good reading
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faithbolstering book bestselling author edward welch investigates roots fear human heart ramifications living grips anxiety worry dread running scared explores fear inescapably takes root livesand race good life finds us often running scared welch encourages readers discover bible full beautiful words comfort peace fearful people everyone afraid something welch guides readers see jesus enters fear within thirty topical meditations welch offers sound biblical theology gospel answers momentbymoment thoughtful encouragement heart mind battlefield rampant panicstricken fear comprehensive primer topic fear worry rest god readers retreating scripture invariable constancy stalwart care robust comfort rather human independence control selfprotectiveness running scared affirms scripture god speaks directly fears including money possessions people judgments death pain suffering punishment welchs lively text provides convincing evidences humanitys struggle active dormant fears countless presents good news god provides remedy cure malady person jesus christ work holy spirit powerful lifealtering promises scripture far merely another psychology selfhelp guide running scared serves biblical road map life serenity security
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edward t welch
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religion
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the official guide for gmat review th edition
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useful beginners
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book good people wuold like start preparation gmat enough exercices useful section explanations math algebra geometryafter need brilliant preparation need practice gmat im italian started read gmat keplan found harder contents language
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study guide real gmat questionsand answersby creators testin addition questions answers guide features new diagnostic section helps assess focus testprep efforts new organization questions order difficulty save study time comprehensive math review covering topics tested gmat exam arithmetic algebra geometry word problems approximately analytical writing assessment topicsthe official guide gmat review th edition contains retired gmat questions thorough explanations answering questions appeared gmat exam give experience types questions appear test guide help learn need know answer questions correctly
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graduate management admission council
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small island
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engaging
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small island tells tale two couples one english one jamaican whose lives interweave surprising ways years following wwii queenie bernard bligh londoners queenie left behind bernard leaves fight india gilbert hortense joseph jamaican gilbert comes england fight raf gilbert prim proper hortense sees ticket life england shes dreamed fate first brings two couples together chance meeting cements lives forever levys novel switches among four main characters series chapters span three continents hear queenie bernard gilbert hortense characters find dealing effects war bernard gilbert soldiers queenie midst london bombings possible widowhood bernard disappears hortense wartime cements desire create english life identity war also brings significant lessons racism empire means live small island whether british jamaican levy good job portraying horrors deprivations war moves easily among four different characters different places accomplished saga two families wartime experiences
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returning england war gilbert joseph treated differently longer raf uniform joined wife hortense rekindles friendship queenie takes jamaican lodgers dreams better life england overcome prejudice face
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andrea levy
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historical fiction
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dr nerudas cure for evil
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great well written rompintrigue depth
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one best books ive read great characters might need bookdepth page turning cant put story insights two different cultures one way someone handles painful child hood humor mystery tale power pain two american cultures tale childhood helps create brilliant psychiatrist complicated describeread want dense page turner interesing characters
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suspenseful novel ideas explores limitations science origins immorality ultimate unknowability human psyche rafael neruda brilliant psychiatrist renowned effective treatment former childabuse victims apart talent analyst hes deeply empathetiche victim abuse gene kenny simply one patient dr neruda cured past trauma kenny commits terrible crime desperate find dr neruda must shed standards training risking sanity uncovering disturbing secrets kennys former life structured actual case studies steeped history psychoanalysis dr nerudas cure evil yglesiass formally intellectually ambitious novel ebook features new illustrated biography rafael yglesias including rare photos neverbeforeseen documents authors personal collection
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rafael yglesias
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kodanshas furigana englishjapanese dictionary
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comprehensive communicative practical guide using japanese kodanshas furigana japanese dictionary invaluable tool anyone interest japanese language edited needs englishspeaking users mind whether students teachers business people casual linguists special care taken stage compilation including selection entry words equivalents wording detailed explanations japanese words choice example sentences even functional page design maximize usefulness furigana important furigana refers small kana printed alongside kanji show pronunciation furigana superscripts beginner familiar hiragana katakana able read even difficult obscure kanji glance dictionaries either provide little guide kanji readings romanize japanese words sentences past romanized dictionaries value students using textbooks contained japanese script however increasing number influential curricula around world based rationale methodology demands introduction hiragana katakana earliest stages learners teachers using curricula inevitably feel comfortable dictionary kodansha furigana japanese dictionary one shows pronunciation kanji familiar authentic kana script combining kodanshas furigana japaneseenglish dictionary kodanshas furigana englishjapanese dictionary one portable affordable userfriendly volume dictionary following unique features basic vocabulary entries covers frequently used english japanese words special treatment given hundreds words names phrases special relevance englishspeaking students japanese semantic usage differences japanese words expressions explained clear english thousands example sentences phrases illustrate japanese words used context special information provided verb conjugations formality aspects japanese grammar usage
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impressive amount research detail compilation stories hasidic jews desire live non hassidic lives unfortunately author bends backward portray potagonists innocent victims hassidic conspiracy clearly objectivity excuses marginalizes drug use goes condemn parent community leader protective othersnot fair representation hassidic world less less compliments book progresses
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honorable mention casey medals meritorious journalism hella winston began talking hasidic jews doctoral dissertation sociology excited meeting members highly insular satmar sect several jewish journalists scholars produced largely admiring books describing lubavitch way life groups outreach efforts unaffiliated jews little written many hasidic sects united states unlike lubavitchers members groups raised avoid unnecessary contact outside society including contact jews winstons access unprecedented nonobservant jew little prior exposure hasidic world never could guessed would happen nextthat would introduced slowly covertly hasidim satmar sects deeply unhappy highly restrictive way life sometimes desperately struggling leave communities first yossi young man though deeply attached hasidic culture raised longed life fewer restrictions tolerance yossis efforts making life however severely hampered fourth grade english math skills profound ignorance ways outside world looming threat pursuing desires would almost certainly lead rejection family friends met dini young wife mother whose decision deviate even slightly hasidic standards modesty led threatening phone calls anonymous men warning needed watch way dressing wanted remain part community someone else introduced winston steinmetz closet bibliophile worked small judaica store community spent days anxiously evading discovery library conservative jewish theological seminary whose shelves contain nonhasidic books forbidden read nonetheless devours often several sitting others still actually made wrenching decision leave communities altogether already called must read hasidic blogger shtreimel unchosen tells fascinating stories rebel hasidim serious questioners long greater personal intellectual freedom communities allow unchosen forces us reexamine history communities asks us consider choose see romanticize hardcover edition
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hella winston
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religion
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book unbelievable detail myriad cosmetics contained much useful information found obsessing reading make put complete reappraisal expensive products buying years realized could save upwards year buying based performance ingredients bigname hype women celebrate
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paula begoun
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health fitness
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the downwave surviving the second great depression
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retrospective new look downwave
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beckmans analysis downwave early masterpiece application kondratiev theory contemporary american economics politics basically made astonding predictions future american economy many americans believed heading another round hyperinflation economic forecasts collapse interest rates collapse gold silver prices high per ounce rise conservative republican politics coming creative destruction old technology favor new tech economy collapse stock market rise blue chip stock market economy rise new underclass known homeless blue collar groups bottome crisis formally ending deflation cupthe updates theoretical analysis seen myron h ross gale creative destruction gives brilliant analysis th upwave wealth prosperity harry dentons roar builds baby boomer portfolio theoretical foundations two early works beckman credited giving general public scholarly community wake call impact economic cycles daily lives american citizens even gave readers greatest investment advice buy treasury bonds year period bravo mr beckman right
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provides sound practical advice managing personal finances explains survive oncoming period economic crisis
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robert c beckman
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business economics
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the masked rider cycling in west africa
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excellent book
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book great reading rush fan fan travel books intricate stories entailed therein
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neil pearts travel memoir thoughts observations experiences cycles west africa reveals subtle yet powerful writing style made one rocks greatest lyricists describes extraordinary journey experiences pains dysentery confrontation armed soldier navigating dirt roads beaten path reveals emotional landscape along way different masks discovers wears cycling good way travel anywhere especially africa independent mobile yet travel people speed fast enough travel another town cooler morning hours slow enough meet people old farmer roadside raises hand says welcome tireless women offer smile passing cyclist children whose laughter transcends humblest home
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neil peart
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sports recreation
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daughters of isis
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fascinating look ancient egyptian women
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moment began reading wonderful book hooked joyce tyldesley draws evocative narrative transports time place often romanticized modern western culture quotsets record straightquot tells reader based current archaeological evidence womens lives like years ago egypt great thing book written average reader mind words plain english dont phd egyptology understand tyldesley discusses every aspect womens lives makeup used dressed ate daily household duties describes women every social classfrom poor way royalty author good job presenting available evidence making objective interpretations assumptions many archaeologists past constantly points throughout book little actually known womens lives since egyptian history recorded men even everpresent wall paintings adorn tombs temples present egyptian life idealized manner often hard deduce real fantasythe book includes plethora photographs illustrations act effective visual aides text wellorganized timeline back book also helpful found referring often keep track time periods pharaoh came enjoyable book hard time putting would highly recommend anyone interested ancient womens history
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ancient egypt women enjoyed legal social sexual independence unrivalled greek roman sisters fact women late nineteenth century could trade property work outside home marry foreigners live alone without protection male guardian even rose rule egypt female kings joyce tyldesleys vivid history women lived ancient egypt weaves fascinating picture daily life marriage home work play grooming religion viewed female perspective work engaging original constantly surprising
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joyce tyldesley
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history
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mathematical models in biology
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excellent
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book easy read appropriate undergraduate postgraduate level whether review introduction particular topic biology relates mathematics clearly explained overall would highly recommend book students entering biomathematics arena simply interest area
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mathematical models biology introductory book readers interested biological applications mathematics modeling biology favorite mathematical biology community shows relatively simple mathematics applied variety models draw interesting conclusions connections made diverse biological examples linked common mathematical themes variety discrete continuous ordinary partial differential equation models explored although great advances taken place many topics covered simple lessons contained book still important informative audience book assume much background knowledgeessentially calculus highschool algebra originally written third fourthyear undergraduate mathematicalbiology majors mind however picked beginning graduate students well researchers math biology wanted learn field
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mathematics
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penny book great shape im enjoying read always like crichtons books excellent thanks
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author jurassic park timeline congo comes psychological thriller group scientists investigate spaceship discovered ocean floor middle south pacific thousand feet surface huge vessel unearthed rushed scene team american scientists descend together depths investigate astonishing discovery find defies imaginations mocks attempts logical explanation spaceship apparently undamaged fall sky startling appears least three hundred years old containing terrifying destructive force must controlled costs
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michael crichton
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fiction
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amber spyglass th anniversary ed
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heartwrenching painful philip pullman master
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lucky enough start dark materials late amber spyglass came didnt horrible wait many people suffered amber spyglass opinion truly book worth waiting forlyra grown much characters introduced first two books face horrible suffering sake promise give everything safety worlds separated daemons lost terrifying world dead keep going tugged faint glimmer hope make differencethe story begins hated mrs coulter keeping lyra enchanted sleep see side coulter weve never imagined caring kind bitterness eyes risked everything sake child battle erupts sides deeply woven longer know root try reach lyra one kill save help armored bearking manages rescue friend put unspeakable danger two soughtafter people worlds destiny create run universe sneak away company two spies finish unfinished business regarding one lyras friends wills father thats first chaptersbut meanwhile given inside view sides enormous war authority always thinking know happens next shocked tables turn see dr mary malone venture another world learns secret mysterious dust befriends race wheeled creatures whose existence relies enormous trees dying dust related problem also watch assassin slowly creep closer mark angel torn apart death loverthe final battle god lord asrials troops brutal descriptive though quite possibly vain one part didnt like book finally learn secret dust effect world learn secret subtle knife secret terrible almost better knowing ending left tears pullman didnt go happyeverythingsresolvedperfectly ending sad meaningful truly identified charactersall definitely worth time recommend pullman fans although dont agree age group know lot adults loved story lyra destined become classic
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lyra find center battle forces authority gathered lyras father lord asriel
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philip pullman
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juvenile fiction
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the jew store a family memoir
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southern womans recount
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definite surprise novel picked reason shocking title become one favorite books favored writer love brings people childhood life readers mind language sayings delightful southern yiddish flavor book passed among friends allowed us interesting discussion generations southern women
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debut memoir jewish family pursuing american dream early twentieth century south vividly told captivating humanity kirkus reviews small town america ubiquitous dry goods storeselling suits coats shoes hats work clothes school clothes yard goods notionswas usually owned jews often referred jew store thats bronsons lowpriced store concordia tennesseeowned run stella subermans fatherwas known bronsons first jews live tiny southern town consisting one main street one bank one drugstore many christian churches born poverty prerevolutionary russia aaron bronson moved family new york city remote corner northwest tennessee prove born salesmanand much novelists sense scene suspense characterization stella suberman turns clock back time educated liberals suspect klan major threat outsiders setting brings life remarkable father man whose brand success proves intelligence empathy decency build home anywhere
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stella suberman
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biography autobiography
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on liberty
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mills inconsistent treatment liberty schizophrenic seems written two different people dr jekyll mr hyde flashes brilliance marred incongruous forays authoritarianism incredible anyone read book come away viewing legitimate defense liberty mill clearly guilty wanting cake eat resulting work litany completely irreconcilable rules civil societythe brilliantif mankind minus one one opinion one person contrary opinion mankind would justified silencing one person power would justified silencing mankindhow elegant mill doubleedged sworddespotism legitimate mode government dealing barbarians provided end improvement means justified actually effecting endandthough society founded contract though good purpose answered inventing contract order deduce social obligations every one receives protection society owes return benefit fact living society renders indispensable bound observe certain line conduct towards rest conduct consists first injuring interests one another rather certain interests either express legal provision tacit understanding ought considered rights secondly persons bearing share fixed equitable principle labors sacrifices incurred defending society members injury molestation conditions society justified enforcing costs endeavor withhold fulfilmentmill complains expected group conformity turns around suggests community scorn justifiable weapon used nonconformists talks liberty duties owe general welfare liberty could well written marxist theorist
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wonderful edition irving louis horowitz rutgers universityalexander commended making invaluable material accessible scholars students maria h moralies florida state universityan impressively compact engaging introduction wellchosen selection ancillary materials eileen gillooly columbia universitythe introduction offers fresh insights thomas christiano university arizona
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john stuart mill elizabeth rapaport
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philosophy
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the bad guys won a season of brawling boozing bimbochasing and championship baseball with straw doc mookie nails the kid and the rest of the mets the rowdiest team ever to put on a new york uniformand maybe the best
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mets pioneers loud brash inyourface attitude professional sports embrace nowadays back exception today normi loved team kid still love today unabashedly biased love story recommend book based solely narrative would credible however say feeling team whichever one season time pick book read behind booze broads bats book details theres story championship team developed read chapter mets hiring frank cashen gm put doc straw keith kid field youll realize team might actually seasons greatnessso read book give hope say know insert team name good draft could really something
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jeff pearlman captured swagger mets dont mets fan enjoy bookits great read baseball enthusiasts philadelphia daily news awardwinning sports illustrated baseball writer jeff pearlman returns innocent time city worshipped man named mookie yankees secondbest team new york new york mets regularseason games world series capturing hearts assorted body parts fans everywhere greatness field nearly eclipsed bad led indomitable keith hernandez young dynamic duo dwight gooden darryl strawberry along gallant scum bunch amazins left wide trail wreckage wakehotel rooms charter planes bar houston famously bill buckner hated boston red sox unforgettable cast charactersincluding doc straw kid nails mex manager davey johnsonthis affectionate critical look exciting season publishers weekly celebrates last baseballs arrogant insane rockandrollandpartyallnight teams exploring could never
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jeff pearlman
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sports recreation
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the private memoirs and confessions of a justified sinner
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change uncertainty fate good read rough tumble prose
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editor writes supposedly factual narrative mysterious events several deaths murders involving one character centrally notably priggish religiously confused religiously psychologically perhaps quite evil religiously well civillynext selfsame central character writes supposedly factual narrative journal earlierrecounted mysterious events goal explaining holes mysteries events writes even accounts happened right last minute expires either hand otherfinally editors narrative exhumation grave confessing justified sinner three narrative sections mentioned though separately unique mysteries uncertainties together drive force much like lively natural fresh water river even water story rushes rocky terrain crashes natural hewn walls splashing drops chaotic froth one feels one drown thrown land feeling strictly momentary never finalthe course writing clear despite scottish vernacular used among lower classes rush narrative drive steady enjoyably long however uncertain ones conclusions whole journeyis author making fun religious conviction hogg psychological novelist noting early phenomenon term multiplepersonality disorder moral status finally attribute central character whose memoirs come know intimately tale ancient precursor harry potter one written however exclusively adults novel early gothic one one meant scare beejeezus us beliefs life beyond grave profusion views together growing preponderance questions arise events witnessed contemplate whole journey novel crash like american russian space satellites recently leaving sorts fragments observe puzzles examinei viscerally moved wringham central character feeling deep irritation frustration start really want wring least neck entirely one morbid pity finale one discovers soon enough isnt character much changes although without giving away much story altered end reader conclusion isnt enough warrant reading novel author helps reader grasp different central character heart regard deep impulses righteousness however secular holy source personal take story think hogg writing pure magnetic palpable real evil anyone matter illiterate recognize demon seed without conscience pathological inevitably damning body whose innocent even educated soul inhabits might deemed intended author supernatural took psychological metaphorical naturallynote penguin edition think scottish brogue dialogic sections today require english translation small footnoted print full comprehension clarification whats said even though complete grasp dialogue never essential grasping story skimmed without loss content glossary scottish vocabulary back book incomplete difficult use scottish vocabulary footnoted page appears would useful reader footnoted notes end novel little improve highlight ones understanding novel meaning certain phrases cases confused one detracted ones understanding introduction front book supplemental material reader needs historical appreciation novel context
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brought strict calvinist pastor robert wringham believes one elect predestined salvation others including real father brother cursed convinced indestructible law robert commits terrible crimes influence gilmartin physical double claims acting gods name purify world mysterious tempter actually exist could agent devil subversive unsettling private memoirs confessions justified sinner compelling psychological depiction religious bigotry seductive effects power tormented soul
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james hogg
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jane eyre large print
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cactus classics large print point size editions typeset garamond font glossy cover cream paper interior wide margins generous white space good spacing lines text jane eyre second novel written charlotte bront published
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charlotte bront marc cactus
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unfit for command swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry
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disgusting display partisan politics
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way man cash telling lie lie book oneil never even boat john kerry john kerry volunteered serve vietnam may exaggerate times still served country honor book show pathetic oneil jealous john kerry done better since leaving vietnam
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mustread summary john e oneill jerome r corsis book unfit command swift boat veterans speak john kerry complete summary unfit command john e oneill jerome r corsi outlines reasons john kerry unfit americas commander chief president particularly highlight atrocities committed relation vietnam war veterans addedvalue summary save time understand john kerrys time commander chief expand knowledge american politics history learn read unfit command discover many veterans believe john kerry unfit office
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political science
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paula deen friends living it up southern style
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great cookbook
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paula deen never let delish meals ordered book mother loved much purchasing copy
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beloved food network personality restaurateur author paula deen loves party latest book paula deen celebrates paula shares fans old new celebrates years worth holidays special occasions anyone share downhome celebrations paula husband michael kids extended family enjoy beautiful home savannah georgia better way start new year new years eve brunch friends midnight colorful celebration includes crab spinach casserole baked tomatoes finishes quintessentially southern hummingbird cake irish coffee welcome st patricks day savannah style lamb stew green grits pie centerpiece easter dinner peanut butterglazed ham accompanied spinachswiss casserole squash boats flaky butterhorns bonus recipe ham salad makes eating leftovers treat looking reason party southoftheborder style try paulas cinco de mayo fiesta menu macho nachos cool creamy margarita mousse paula honors memory mother women blessed life mothers day tea dainty sandwiches irresistible cookies served best china fathers get due fathers day boating picnic fourth july perfect occasion outdoor grill party lowcountry boil want quiet evening home pop movie dvd player chow choice paulas savory sweet pizzas gather family watch football savor jamies cheeseburger pies give family friends gift sweet treat holidays paulas icebox fruitcake peppermint bark christmas feast starts cranberry holiday brie stars impressive standing rib roast twicebaked potato casserole showstopping dessert paulas butterladen coconut pound cake glazed coconut syrup covered icing toasted coconut paula brings home kitchen heart family stories photographs time husband michael sons jamie bobby brother bubba chime share memories decorating serving ideas inspire use carry theme make informal meal special paula shares private thoughts special feature paulas pearls wisdom youll find menu paula deen celebrates paula southern best join making sharing best dishes best times life
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nineteen eightyfour
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brave new world clockwork orange
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th century brought forth dystopia plethora dystopia literature books giver good others like fahrenheit excellent two genius brave new world huxley clockwork orange burgess one supreme orwell comprehensive explaining machinery origin nightmare state experience individual within huxley much scientifically aware orwell replacement party structure caste structure profound dark burgess better understands dependence creativity upon destruction destruction upon creativity within individual state neither orwell huxley offers hero alternative coming alive violence alex beautifully illustratesalso believe burgess three best storyteller prose high art musical rhythmic perfect strangeness familiarity huxleys book somewhat like puzzle big pieces fit exactly predictably strength flow story brilliance images orwell much engrossed political message purely artist course artist firstly political theoriststill may seem unfair compare three written different purposes theorize different experience indubitably true also true us want organize sort place books logical whole placement us related importancethese three books beautiful written english last century opinion best knowledge medium diverse part theory meaning history offers definitions impersonal experience account individual passion perspective love sex relation state attack upon intellectuals nature fear courage first literature written storybecause belongs individual private reader academics institutions
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controls past controls future controls present controls past hidden away record department sprawling ministry truth winston smith skilfully rewrites past suit needs party yet inwardly rebels totalitarian world lives demands absolute obedience controls allseeing telescreens watchful eye big brother symbolic head party longing truth liberty smith begins secret love affair fellowworker julia soon discovers true price freedom betrayal
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george orwell
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totalitarianism
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evolution book the story of million years of life on earth
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touches many aspects evolution timeline fashion
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book pages index easy read covers lot scope wide entirely wide current needs preparing curriculum st grader havent spent lot time going detail yet initial reaction isnt average year old first seriously studied evolution man focused study think would annoyed giving information didnt want yet providing enough details want perhaps killing interest subject wont list chapter information would take long example list information one section million years ago sexual seaweeds jelly animals explosion shells seavegetables make plankton net algae collection pretty pretty useful small worlds sponging moon babies seashore guide aliens taste worms worm hunt oldest sea monster shell shapes beachcombing shell hunt mollusk stew certainly uses wouldnt expect buy average elementary school aged child devour
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sara stein
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networking and data communications laboratory manual
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un buen preambulo de redes procesos de transmisioacuten
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traveacutes de ejercicios sencillos en un principio da una buena idea de las capas de la red los posteriores experimentos permiten compenetrarse en los problemas situaciones de la red extropolar partir de estas situaciones nos da una idea global de las redes de comunicacioacuten
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laboratory manual designed purpose enhancing understanding concepts discussed variety networks data communications books reinforces fundamental concepts theories associated network physical layer data link layer network layer transport layer application layer includes labs devoted comnet iii simulations internet activities novell netware pc hardware
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frances s grodzinsky
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computers
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sudden troubleshooter gunsmoke westerns
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sudden trouble shooter
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young kid loved read introduced sudden book series written oliver strange later continued frederick h christian went bought every copy soon available bookstores found reading books even easier visualise seeing actual western film tv humour slang handsome jim green sudden character comes life eyes feels like riding right next himi read couple lamours jt edsons books never since read western book could put want lend kept hidden locked away family friends read suddenhad known books would print soon would devoted time protecting copies searching books years since teenager almost island copies refuse let go blame one sudden book wont stop searching books wing cause pick sudden book like rest us desperately searching never put one thousands searching lost books sudden series books worth gold
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hope finding us marshal suspiciously vanished desert rotting new mexico jailbecause reports potential range war peasco county new mexico us commissioner guilford dispatches deputy us marshal ed church help clean mess arriving agua verde stagecoach renting horse ride troubled area church disappears time two top men rival ranching operations found killed outside town day church arrived agua verde apparently deadly result shootoutguilford knows ed churchs best friend streak mathiot currently sitting pleasant city jail guilford visits offers job deputy us marshal investigate churchs disappearance streak accept commissioners assignment take precedence local charges prisoner would released guilfords custody streak accepts guilfords offer find friend late little know hell dropped right middle fight already turned violent possibly deadlygunsmoke masquerade finds peter dawson top form justifying reputation one respected western writers timeskyhorse publishing proud publish broad range books readers interested fiction takes place old west westernsbooks outlaws sheriffs chiefs warriors cowboys indiansare genre publish regularly list includes international bestselling authors like zane gray louis lamour many every title publish becomes new york times bestseller national bestseller committed books subjects sometimes overlooked authors whose work might otherwise find home
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peter dawson
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fortune of war the
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aubrey maturin delayed boston adventure home continues
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fortune war continues desolation island left readers hanging patrick obrians previous novel rather rescued safe jack aubrey stephen maturin taken frying pan put fire whether exploding ship heading home pummeling broadsides uss constitution clutches fledgling american intelligence network patrick obrian gives famous beloved protagonists almost handleaubrey maturin spend majority novel prisoners war boston war continues series great victories newly founded american navy aubrey severely wounded auxiliary character novel stephen maturin comes fully foreground main protagonist attempting save friends diana villiers also returns series maturin must deal feelings addition american agent currently associating great intelligence coup maturin achieved previous novel returned haunt powerful enemies close sides novel great spy adventure set boston contains two well written historical engagements americas new fleet frigates uss constitution chesapeake patriotic american challenging read two favorite literary characters would adversaries contemporaries however obrian writes story well balanced eye conflict interests british american people additionally give shout uss constitution member honorific namesake modern american army st armored division old ironsides spent great times city origin seen today boston one drawback story substantive portion adventure land granted still great story well written magic journeying across wild untamed ocean presentwhile best aubreymaturin series always eager action sea fortune war readable enjoyable also essential read order second installment first miniseries within obrians larger story arc make sure start desolation island first
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marvelously fullflavored engrossing book towers current rivals genre like threedecker ships longboat times literary supplement captain jack aubrey r n arrives dutch east indies find appointed command fastest bestarmed frigate navy friend stephen maturin take passage england dispatch vessel war breaks en route bloody actions precipitate new unexpected scenes stephens past activities secret agent return vengeance
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patrick obrian
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fiction
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magnificent seven montana mavericks
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nice change pace
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reading mysteriesthrillersmurders twists turns books lately nice change pace reading magnificent seven typical cookiecutter romance fast fun read man twin year old daughters woman children adds seven little lovemaking care readas tend skip parts wouldnt able share book young readers shame otherwise would recommended
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heather johnson never intended return whitehorn montana restoring inherited ranch seemed perfect way pass summer three kids moment hired carpenter mitch fielding though motherless twin daughters tow shortterm plans suddenly went awry mitch first man life truly seemed notice skillful hands restored ranch ignited passion shed never known fragile heart began heal well heathers life everything seemed magnificent scared future wantedand past shed run fromwere forever whitehorn
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cheryl stjohn
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fiction
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natural flights of the human mind
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novel bit everything
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peter straker lives alone lighthouse devon coast mind full voices people died train wreck almost years ago peter feels responsible sure caused deaths isnt certain lighthouse coast tears away shore hears voices accusations sometimes even kindness peter lives like hermit going town food supplies talking one arrival imogen doody forces exile back world livingclare morralls sophomore effort following astonishing splashes colour booker prize finalist centers peter imogen navigate tenuous emotional relationship makes deal tragic past hopes futureimogen doody school caretaker angry woman friends strained relationship family discovers inherited cottage devon coast godfather never knew cottage dream come true place alone thoughts perhaps even finish novel halfheartedly working cottage also disaster abandoned decrepit neither money knowhow fix activity cottage attracts peter talks first living person years meets doody anger flashes retreats lighthouse eventually come something truce begin work cottage togetherover time open discover emotionally scarred damaged years ago peter train wreck doody husband abandoned never heard could events related discovery doody also inherited small plane make peter upset happened doodys husband happened peter last flew plane almost years agoalthough morralls book mystery questions others haunt narrative charactersnatural flights human mind beautiful thoughtful thoroughly successful novel morralls characters seem act real foundational events quite extraordinary peter doody normal people lonely guilty little afraid relationships futuremorralls prose lovely quite readable serious stuff without heavy characterdriven without dull resolution without easy answers clicheacutes also novel creative description use setting lighthouse seems crumbling along shore peter explores truth responsibility world large intrudes upon solitude doody must clear away years misuse find beauty functional space cottageguilt grief family forgiveness tragic pasts drama unforgettable setting uniquely drawn characters novel reviewed sarah rachel egelman
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peter straker lives converted lighthouse devon coast fine view sea two cats neighbors thats way likes speaks one except dreams converses seventyeight people believes killed nearly quartercentury earlier though cant quite remember happened strakers carefully preserved solitude invaded imogen doody prickly unapproachable school caretaker painful history straker soon finds helping imogen repair rundown cottage shes inherited forces gathering however twentyfifth anniversary strakers crime approaches theyre intent upon disturbing precarious peace
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clare morrall
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fiction
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a matter of character
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portait real leader
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george w bush undoubtably modern day ronald reagan true leader brought back stock market clinton bear market years created strongest economy years like reagan bush knows something democrats donthow stimulate economy spur growth without raising taxes also knows something living great family life words quotfor better worse untill death us partquotgwb brought back respectability presidency brought economy back brought stock market market back made america safer place unlike opponent participate gutter trash talk hire hollywood quotstarsquot try sway american public bsgreat book great man
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sisters bethlehem springs series delivers exactly readers waiting forsmart confident women afraid defy convention live dreams share lives right man comes along matter character book three sisters bethlehem springs series daphne mckinley heiress small fortune found contentment town bethlehem springs daphne secret series dime novels loosely based local lore featuring nefarious villain known rawhide rick enjoyed modest popularity among readers nobody bethlehem springs knows man behind stories except daphne newspaperman joshua crawford comes town searching man sullied good name grandfather daphne finds crossroads reassessing power words rethinking best honor gifts reconsidering wants life
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robin lee hatcher
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fiction
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we were soldiers once and young ia drang the battle that changed the war in vietnam library of military history
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thank god book
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general moore joe galloway thank book helped husband find soldiers served husband able find capt george forrest maryland honor meeting capt forrest man husband respected deeply able find quotpurpquot lavender sgt kluge name book gave insight happened husband rest young men amd frankly left tearsalot time proud say husband served fine men gen eral moore especially capt george forrest anyone interested contacting us please need desperately find
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new york times bestseller powerful epic story best account infantry combat ever read col david hackworth author face november men first battalion seventh cavalry command lt col harold moore dropped small clearing ia drang valley immediately surrounded north vietnamese soldiers three days later two half miles away sister battalion brutally slaughtered together actions landing zones xray albany constituted one savage significant battles vietnam war first major engagements us army peoples army vietnam americans perseveredsacrificing comrades never giving upcreates vivid portrait war devastating inspiring lt gen moore joseph l gallowaythe journalist ground throughout fightinginterviewed hundreds men fought battle including north vietnamese commanders poignant account rises ordeal chronicles depict men facing ultimate challenge dealing ways would found unimaginable reveals us rarely mans heroic horrendous endeavor
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harold g moore joseph l galloway
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history
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the will of the empress
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look map
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good book enjoyed anyone liked earlier series circle magic circle opensbut dont look map front book containsa fairly major spoiler action
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years empress namorn pressed young cousin lady sandrilene fa toren visit vast lands within empires borders long last agrees turns quite interesting visitation
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tamora pierce
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juvenile fiction
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the little prince
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perfect
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envoie tregraves rapide livre en tregraves bon eacutetat et sous plastique je suis tregraves contente je recommande ce vendeur
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hello little prince bonjour je suis le petit prince meet little prince read tiny planet english french classic beloved tale reimagined beautiful padded board book original illustrations playful sweet design
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antoine de saintexupery
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juvenile fiction
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talk
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talk kathe koja
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talk kathe koja really great book isnt best book ever read still really liked main characters kit kit kind quiet doesnt many friends secretly love one students school involved acting drama kit decides try school play discovers really likes accting carma carma kits best friend supportive finds likes tries get talk gets mad kit starts hanging lindsay popular carma doesnt like lindsay lindsay first thinks kit wimp discovers likes lindsay many boyferiends current one sort jerk gets even madder discovers likes kit kit get two leading roles play get know really wellthere many surprising things happen book really liked really stood book discovering new friendships losing old ones way characters really unique personalitiesi thought could litle detailed parts great book
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spend much days talking yet know little conversational engine drives everyday lives pushed pulled around language far realize yet seduced stereotypes myths communication book change way think talk explain big payoffs understanding conversation scientifically elizabeth stokoe social psychologist spent twenty years collecting analysing real conversations across settings varied first dates crisis negotiation sales encounters medical communication book describes findings research conversation analysts around world numerous examples real interactions friends partners colleagues police officers mediators doctors many others learn think know talk wrong also uncover fresh insights better conversations using evidence fifty years research science talk
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elizabeth stokoe
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psychology
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the machine crusade legends of dune book
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quotthe machines livesquot
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reads like bible soap opera quotthe machines livesquot every chapter seems written three page limit hashes minutest description characters well storyline much like previous andersonherbert ventures lacks type great story telling pales comparison original books gets namewhy finish book three daysunlike books paired outline approach story telling seems convey simplistic charm truly works maybe expectations warn one disastrous ograveprequeloacute another cant say andersonherbert duo didnt give something liked respects books flows like fast food devoured every page yeah end felt bloated knew story would leave mind quickly entered funwhat ograveherndersonoacute herbertanderson finally learn outing present cool characters enough wacky situations keep reading whether called true ograveduneoacute book im say least got read pages character every liked disliked good way dont get hopes realistic characters though like books dialogue still level bad student film real story one big lumberous plot enough interesting events make us nothing better plod along eager anticipationit unequivocal authors take ogravestoryoacute seriously considering atrocious amount blithe undeveloped plots subplots designed set something eventually leads us nowhere tie loose end ie entire needless hectate subplot books also seems think surprise ogravetwistoacute end narratively fizzles long eaten sun im spoiling anything honest shocked audacity authors attempt selling ending kind caught turmoil narrativeunlike reaction books though enjoyed pomp even relished seems ever anybody going put ograverocky horroroacute book form would seem two would perfect comic timing subversive storytelling rather think theyd take seriouslyeacute thats would make darn fun readad
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breathtaking vision incomparable storytelling brian herbert kevin andersons dune butlerian jihad prequel frank herberts classic dune propelled ranks speculative fictions classics right color scope fascination prior novel comes dune machine crusade two decades passed since events chronicled butlerian jihad crusade thinking robots ground years forces led serena butler irbis ginjo made slight gains human worlds grow weary war bloody inconclusive swing victory defeat fearsome cymeks led agamemnon hatch new plots regain lost power omniusas numbers dwindle time begins run fighters ginaz led jool noret forge elite warrior class weapon machinedominated worlds aurelius venport norma cenva verge important discovery human historya way fold space travel instantaneously place galaxy faraway nearly worthless planet arrakis selim wormrider band outlaws take first steps making feared fighters change course history fremen unrivaled imaginative power put brian herbert kevin anderson bestseller lists everywhere earned high regard readers around globe fantastic saga dune continues dune machine crusade
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brian herbert kevin j anderson
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fiction
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the pound marriage
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vintage irving
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pound marriage classic irving runs similar garp darker twist tried irvings recent material found bogged detail lost missing biting style earlier works found pound marriage book store chain decided try thought since wasnt one heard might worth effort pleasantly surprised discover irving style confidence pleasure reading garp cider house fence irving probably pass one diehard fans check
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irving looks cunningly beyond eyecatching gyrations mating dance morningafter implicationsthe washington post darker vision sexual ambiguities sensual ironic tale mnage quatre new england university town foreshadow world according garp trim precise novel marked departure authors generally robust boisterous style though mr irvings cool eye spares none foursome writes genuine compassion sexual tests illusions perpetrate sexual intrigue demonstrates even kind ungenerous even wellintentioned destructive one remarkable things john irvings first three novels viewed vantage world according garp read one extended fictional enterprise pound marriage lean concentrated mine shaftterrence des pres deft hardhitting irving demonstrates beautifully onetoone relationship demanding freeforallthe new york times book review
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john irving
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fiction
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