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pride and prejudice
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perennial favorite
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world need another pp review anyone read probably made resolution write review every book read read umpteenth time recovering surgerywhat novel surface eversopolite romance featuring bennett sisters whose biggest concerns ball gowns gossipy letters however makes ageless fully developed characters deep insights human condition never tire
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early nineteenthcentury england spirited young woman copes suit snobbish gentleman well romantic entanglements four sisters
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jane austen
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fiction
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dear lovely hart i am desperate
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confords time best must
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misadventures lovable high school student turned journalist essential read must library
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takes advice column school newspaper carrie encounters problems expects
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ellen conford
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journalism
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astrology for yourself how to understand and interpret your own birth chart
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helpful selfdiscovery tool
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found book helpful learning didnt background astrology got everything needed know basic reading somebody likes learning find book helpful fans astrology youre interested astrology though youll especially love
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astrology designed introduce language art science astrology series selfdirected programlearning exercises literally enable write chart interpretation aside providing wealth knowledge birth chart astrology promises promote personal growth change life
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demetra george douglas bloch
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body mind spirit
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power of two twitches
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twitches book one
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good book dont think read someone took long time lot words dont know keep asking mom meant book two twin girls camryn barnes alexandra fielding witches special powers use together girls dont know confused meet alexs mom dies comes live cam four twitches books one read books kind confusing still good books
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twin witches
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harriet b gilmour randi reisfeld
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alex fictitious character
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august
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mustread anyone interested analysis
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snapshot analysis high resolution im someone ever rereads books broke rule one stunning piece art
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boy coming age part country thats left behind heart dazzling novelthe first awardwinning author short stories evoke american west longlisted center fiction first novel prize august reads like early hemingway retooled presentwilliam finnegan pulitzer prizewinning author barbarian days callan wink compared masters like jim harrison thomas mcguane short stories published new yorker numerous accolades enormous talents showcased debut novel follows boy growing middle country difficult years childhood adulthood august average twelveyearold likes dogs fishing doesnt mind earlymorning chores familys michigan dairy farm following parents messy divorce mother decides august need start new town tries average teenplaying football homeworkbut role shocking act violence throws course flees ranch rural montana learns even smallest communities dark secrets covering augusts adolescence age twelve nineteen gorgeously written novel bears witness joys traumas irrevocably shape us filled unforgettable characters stunning natural landscapes book moving provocative look growing american heartland
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callan wink
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fiction
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jane eyre everymans classics
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deserves classic
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first read jane eyre th grade reread month turned struck beautifully written depth feelings conveyed reminder quality thought writing classics english american literature far superior much gets churned today interest excitement storyline lost process assigned jr high school english class reread great book
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jane eyre enjoyed huge popularity since first publication success owes much exceptional emotional power jane eyre penniless orphan engaged governess thornfield hall mysterious mr rochester integrity independence tested limit love grows secrets mr rochesters past revealed
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charlotte bront
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bildungsromans
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fired laid off out of a job a manual for understanding coping surviving
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job hunters employers
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found book useful bought given copies gifts practical written use variety situationsif looking job find book full excellent tips techniques tools finding job plus get great advice make certain acceptance offer gives best protection possibility future job lossif well along career looking thoughts protect future job loss book also chapter bulletproof career gemand employer book also gives advice effectively humanely deal job cutting situation remember concerned reactions people losing jobs toomy advice buy one friends relatives benefit
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todays economy job loss likely affect us point careers toolkit survival coping unemployment book explains minimize chances laid negotiate best outcome severance process reenter job market position strength
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byron k simerson michael d mccormick
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business economics
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catch
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cynical offbeat funny hell
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author ofsnagglers paradise wickedly funny mark rainstone reviewshighly recommended put crazy sane thing world joseph hellers catch stood test time regardless wartime setting novels strength offbeat characters inhabit hellers world reside within us around us lasting piece work good read
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fiftiethanniversary edition commemorates joseph hellers masterpiece new introduction critical essays reviews norman mailer alfred kazin anthony burgess others rare papers photos much nominated one americas bestloved novels pbss great american read soon hulu limited series starring christopher abbott george clooney kyle chandler hugh laurie fifty years original publication catch remains cornerstone american literature one funniestand celebratedbooks time recent years named best novels lists time newsweek modern library london observer set italy world war ii story incomparable malingering bombardier yossarian hero furious thousands people never met trying kill real problem enemyit army keeps increasing number missions men must fly complete service yet yossarian makes attempt excuse perilous missions hes assigned hell violation catch hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule man considered insane willingly continues fly dangerous combat missions makes formal request removed duty proven sane therefore ineligible relieved fiftiethanniversary edition commemorates joseph hellers masterpiece new introduction christopher buckley wealth critical essays reviews norman mailer alfred kazin anthony burgess others rare papers photos joseph hellers personal archive much last definitive edition classic world literature
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joseph heller
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fiction
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a grief observed
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faith faith
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reading grief observed man expressed book impacted way little book cautionary tale illustrated easy faith faith rather mere deception construct made intellectual effort forces hold construct taken awaythe intellectual faith vanish real faith take root faith real depend upon nothing faith faith jesus response completely misunderstood lewis thought process book rather forcing discover new type faith based entirely faith shattering reality ended enriching deepening faith inextricably linking emotions intellectin first place view nonsensically misuses term faith definition least rational thinkers lewis faith object one faith something object faith faith object faith must determined quickly becomes clear leads infinite regress constantly needing supply object faith faith faithad infinitum identifying object faith faith also makes identity object irrelevant faith faith must depend final identification faith jesus followthe reviewer also assumes false dichotomy faith reason lewis would quick debunk lewis previously outlined definition faith power go believing teeth reason teeth lust terror jealousy boredom indifference reason authority experience three delivered us truth understanding definition elucidates difficult statements sorrowfully stated house collapsed one blow house cards faith took things account faith imagination fact questioning faith god due emotional pain meant never comprehended deep pain might difficult might hold onto reason authority given face found faith woefully unable withstand emotional blows explained really cared though sorrows world overwhelmed sorrow came ease true sorrow demolished ability trust knew true based reason authority previous experience stunned himtowards end book emerges initial astounding pain joys death begins rediscover faith exercises faith true understanding degree pain felt appreciate depths agony someone endure difficult faith midst said reality iconoclastic reality forced reevaluate role emotion holding worldview broke apart unhealthy intellectually centered view emotions wedded intellectthe beginnings union seen way reasons grief second half book many arguments makes prove intelect much intact thinking tempered new understanding pain never abandons reason divorce even grief could accomplish discovers must balanced proper understanding immensity complexity emotion
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written wifes tragic death way surviving mad midnight moment grief observed cs lewiss honest reflection fundamental issues life death faith midst loss work contains concise genuine reflections period nothing shake man rate man like merely verbal thinking merely notional beliefs knocked silly comes senses torture bring truth torture discover beautiful unflinchingly homest record even stalwart believer lose sense meaning universe gradually regain bearings
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c s lewis
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religion
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a feast for crows a song of ice and fire book four
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hard say anything bad
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martin one loves write beauty writes well sure pages notsobig print seems bitwordy time brevity almost godliness honestly wouldnt know cutafter waiting feast crows almost two years devoured book roughly day god feel like killing cersei ive never felt urge inflict character much pain one reason among many george rr martin simply top game reason book didnt get cut half since cant quite stalk mr martin tell hurry finish book ill make feel better knocking star honest every single book series deserves nothing less dipping toes fantasy educate early song ice fire got makes fantasy great crazy plot brutally real characters great lines lots humor everywhere ones gonna classic youre gonna proud see little kids read get go god finished one ages agoi hope god dont make one hollywood quadrupology whatever
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kingdom exists state perilous equilibrium following death monstrous king regent ruling kings landing claimants iron throne new conspiracies alliances begin erupt
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george r r martin
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fiction
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best sex writing
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cutting edge sex writing
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book hard categorize covers range styles blown away variety pleased writing exceedingly high quality throughout every essay everyone overall excellent book especially liked confessions sperm bank teller article sex scifi convention patrick califias piece disturbing thoughtprovoking heartfelt challenging creative memorable sexy writing
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bestselling sex author violet blue turns sights nonfiction first instalment new series cleis press sharp provocative editing packaging best sex writing offers multicoloured microcosm sexual practices attitudes gay sex clubs sex education classes escort agencies brothels blue takes readers tour lightly forget
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violet blue
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sex
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fight town las vegas the boxing capital of the world
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best fight book
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best fight book anyone interested boxing vegas must fight fan
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las vegas city fortunes lost roll dice houraday neonlit wonderland stars roam strip decadence always available price never stakes higher las vegas inside ring lives shattered sometimes lost search glory riches come squared circle fight town place fame one big punch away highrolling gamblers fat bankrolls look next big win dahlberg tells stories behind fights las vegas frank sinatra rat pack stars showrooms fighters like sonny liston brash cassius clay stars ring faces places spread pages truly tribute city sport loves fight town
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tim dahlberg
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sports recreation
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the lord of the rings trilogy volumes
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loerd rings modern classic adult earlier
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amazed first review amazonca utterly amazedit chase story story good versus evil involving mankind hobbits manlike elves orcs goblins magicians liked harry potter likely read rings abd yearsread vast complex battles seiges forgotten ages past greed treachery godness caves creatures unimagined wisdom courage story fascinating imaginative vivid topnotch writing writing quality treasured foundfive stars sure
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frodo baggins bearer ring power would enable evil sauron destroy good middleearth takes task carrying ring mount doom oversee destruction new cover features artwork upcoming film adaptation lord rings fellowship ring starring elijah wood sir ian mckellen cate blanchett liv tyler scheduled release december copyright libri gmbh rights reserved
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john ronald reuel tolkien
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baggins frodo fictitious character
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i am legend
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go see movie instead
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gave legend stars uniquely different run mill vampire stuff however disappointed short story barely long enough promote lead character much text seemed anyway unrelated storyline filler suffered story becomes interesting yes finished done fini truly felt let yes read book didnt like forget book go see movie really good
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robert neville last living man earth alone every man woman child planet become vampire hungry nevilles blood day hunter stalking sleeping undead abandoned ruins civilization night barricades home prays dawn long one man survive like
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richard matheson
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horror tales
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innocent
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another great suspense novel
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man never ceases amaze read cobens last novels one finished less days could put book took one day complete upset finished first line hooked always anxious pick book back put characters book enthralling plot thick couldnt stir anymore iron spoon twists anticipated book interesting doesnt matter figured one two things coben great entertainer long keeps writing like ill keep buying novels highly recommend book thriller fans
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started making smoothies first day sold twentyfour bottles sell million week weve grown since book stuff weve learned since selling first smoothies ideas making drinks running business getting started nature fruit company life working friends stuff weve got right stuff got wrong squirrels camping right thing thought wed write book dont forget maybe help people started innocent scratch weve learnt lot things getting stuff wrong lessons come listening carefully people clever us stuff got lucky good bad useful plus perhaps mums finally believe us tell havent rung home weve bit busy past years
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innocent
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business economics
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a band of brothers the lost regiment
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great series
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book one series loaned put reading didnt look like cup tea needless say wrong havent enthused series since phillip jose farmers quotriverworldquot particular book best one fast paced enjoyablethis one waited longest cant wait next onei would love see grand finlale dont really want endplease william get work asapand agree everyone elsea map couldnt hurt
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ten years swept away civil war marooned time hostile alien planet andrew keane regiment strike fierce blow invading bantag army discover sinister enemy within could destroy human race original
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william r forstchen
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fiction
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congo
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crichton ahead official science yet
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paying attention anecdotes rumours get long way developing fictional plots anticipating decades discoveries science finding mysterious deadly hunting great apes congo near bili found reported actual scientists similarities described crichtons book notablecite bbc science news oct based article new scientistprimatologist shelly williams thought scientist seen apesduring visit dr congo two years ago says captured video located nestsshe describes encounter four suddenly came rushing bush towards told new scientistif bluff charge would screaming intimidate us guys quiet huge coming kill directly front soon saw face stopped disappeared also mentioned gone gray apparently fairly early life completely gray rather grayandblack known gorilla species locals say deadly hunt cooperatively silently kill lionsthat doesnt mean talk thought crichtons research abilities commemorated clips discovery
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als dirkjan koch bij buitenlandse zaken aangeeft dat hij graag congo geplaatst wil worden krijgt hij direct een telefoontje van de personeelsdienst dat zijn wens gehonoreerd wordt kinshasa voor diplomaten minder populair dan kopenhagen terwijl juist congo het avontuur lonkt als gepromoveerde ontwikkelingsdeskundige weet koch precies welke ondersteuning de congolezen nodig zouden hebben maar gaandeweg zijn reizen per uitgeholde boomstam de congorivier en op de motor diep de oerwouden komt hij erachter dat wat hij als internationale samenwerking ziet congolezen als internationale tegenwerking zien hij begint te doceren aan de universiteit van kinshasa en samen met slimme studenten onderzoekt hij de schaduwkanten van de hulp uiteindelijk zegt hij zijn baan bij de ambassade op om als directeur aan de slag te gaan bij een organisatie waarin hij gelooft de congo codes concludeert dirkjan koch dat internationale samenwerking soms veel effectiever dan durven dromen maar dat de effecten soms ook veel desastreuzer zijn dan ons kunnen voorstellen het vooral internationale desinteresse die ervoor zorgt dat congo niet vooruit komt met dit persoonlijke en positieve relaas wakkert hij het debat aan wat wij aan dit grote menselijke drama kunnen en moeten doen dirkjan koch op zijn zestiende al voorzitter van het landelijk aktie komitee scholieren laks hij als diplomaat werkzaam congo en als docent verbonden aan de katholieke universiteit van kinshasa momenteel hij directeur van search common ground een internationale organisatie gericht op conflicttransformatie
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dirk jan koch
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political science
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drummer in the dark marcus glenwood series
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enjoyable rather complicated
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expecting another marcus glenwood book following great divide advertised however thoroughly enjoyable even though depth little hedge funds etc must add tdavis bunns books good reading another one difficulty putting
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riproaring plot could torn tomorrows headlines bestselling author davis bunn weaves political intrigues disturbing moral dilemmas chillingly credible portrait cutthroat world international finance jackie havilland working orlando detective agency approached unusual request esther hutchings wife congressman graham hutchings wants jackie find behind smear campaign destroy husband recently suffered debilitating stroke congressman hutchings investigating secret project called tsunami biggest currency scam history jackie instructed unearth leave paper trail wynn bryant successful wealthy businessman brotherinlaw governor florida wynn never liked politics surprised brotherinlaw contrives take hutchingss place congress reason soon becomes clear legislation relieve third world countries debtdubbed jubilee amendmentis offing governor determined quashed cost wynn decline position told refusing isnt option jackie wynn get deeply involved new assignments begin feel ripples conspiracy carrying destructive power far dangerous notorious tsunami scam killer wave threatens crush bothand permanently reshape world economy previous doubleday novel great divide davis bunn spun legal thriller wowed critics readers alike drummer dark captures contemporary political financial maneuverings dazzling artistry climaxing highly charged showdown demands morality driving forces economic globalization increasingly interdependent world drummer dark brings suspense novel whole new level excitement
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t davis bunn
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fiction
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into the teeth of the tiger
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best account world war ii aviation china date
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best book read flying tigers enthusiast remarkable experiences china something shared everyone great bestseller
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tom clancy brings jack ryans sonjack ryan jrto forefront new york times bestselling thriller man named mohammed sits caf vienna propose deal colombian combined network middle east agents sympathizers colombians drug network america potential profits would enormousand potential destruction unimaginable young man suburban maryland grown around intrigue put skills test taught ways world firsthand agents statesmen analysts secret servicemen blackop specialists crosses radar campusa secret organization set identify local terrorist threats deal means necessary name jack ryan jr
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tom clancy
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fiction
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the painted veil
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joys entering realm w somerset maugham
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writers past century could evoke sense mystery atmosphere like w somerset maugham almost readers familiar major works human bondage villa razors edge cakes ale etc film versions added international knowledge pleasure reading rather private equally satisfying feminist work painted veil announcement novel soon released motion picture hopefully many read book remembering mesmerizingly well maugham spin taleas maughams novels stridency class plays role work disturbing opening chapter maugham places us room kitty midst seduction charlie townsend adulterous couple shudder noise would indicate kittys bacteriologist husband walter kane may spying intrigue set novel retraces territory placed couple en flagrante middle incipient scandal alter lives concerned kitty elder daughter fussy couple london shamed kitty finding husband kittys younger unattractive sister engaged hurriedly marries shy solid walter kane shipped hong kong hong kong kittys sensually hungry eye met handsome married three children colonial secretary charlie townsend begin torrid affair walter discovers wifes adultery threatens divorce thereby making public scandal would ruin charlies career doesnt accompany meitanfu china cholera epidemic destroying town situation finds kitty struggling disdain walter never loved eventual loathing charlie proves cad putting career marriage silly thought running away kittydistraught kitty joins walter trek meitanfu gradually adjusts situation help consul waddington encourages fill hours helping nuns care sick orphaned children kittys life begins change sees manner walter focused mankind enhanced admiration gains nuns discovers pregnant whether walter charlie know soon attention shifts walter succumbs cholera kitty wanting stay nuns helped see life meaning returns hong kong one last distasteful experience charlie whose wife become solid friend kitty always needed sets england europe receives telegram mother died returns london sister distant father circumstances alter kitty finally finds lonely father need loved pledges join moves london colonial position awaiting birth daughter given love training equality kitty never knownaside maughams gift creating characters real visualize make part reading lives also gift descriptive writing strange places fine writer day morning drew sun touched mist shone whitely like ghost snow dying star describing destination china meitanfu crenellated walls like painted canvas placed stage old play represent city nuns waddington manchu woman loved fantastic characters masque rest people sidling along tortuous streets died nameless supers novel full absorbing picturesthe painted veil little known maugham reader one finest private works highly recommended lovers great literature grady harp november
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novel set england hong kong tells story beautiful loveless kitty fane husband discovers extramarital affair forces accompany epicenter cholera outbreak prompted awakening personality reassess life learn love stripped british society youth small effective society fought hard achieve hong kong title novel alludes percy bysshe shelleys sonnet lift painted veil live call life painted veil beautifully written testament human capacity change grow forgive
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w somerset maugham
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fiction
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black and blue a novel oprahs book club
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great story quick read
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enjoyed book much hard put liked larger printeasier eyes
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passionate marriage deteriorates violent nightmare fran benedetto forced start new life complete new identity
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anna quindlen
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fiction
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our time
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refreshing
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mr klein taken moments time eloquently written issues concern us daily basis articles grass root fundamentals appealing read allow time reflect appreciate mr kleins words style refreshing informative
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guide tippetts widely known wartime oratorio child time
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kenneth gloag gloag kenneth
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music
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the valley of vision a collection of puritan prayers and devotions
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pleased
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bought item gift son pleased quality product something husband wants get
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strength puritan character life lay prayer meditation practice spirit prayer regarded first importance best form prayer living prayer characteristic genuine spirituality yet prayer also vocal may therefore occasions written consequently puritan tradition many written prayers meditations constitute important corpus inspiring devotional literature source arthur bennett distilled essence many prayers set modern form calls aspiration units several parts could become springboards individuals prayer subjects back cover
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arthur bennett
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religion
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essentials of behavioural research mcgrawhill series in psychology
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good condition
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book excellent condition arrived estimated arrival date great service
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classic advanced undergraduategraduate text research methods requires statistics prerequisite first half text concentrates research methods second half introduces students advanced statistical procedures
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robert rosenthal ralph l rosnow
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political science
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under the overpass a journey of faith on the streets of america
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haunting powerful
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readingunder overpass journey faith streets america one books haunt good wayfive months later pages later overpass journey faith streets americais haunting gritty humbling discovery happens stripped comforts livesvoluntarily exploring really mean christian living life streetswhat read discover change heart mindthe lyrics give eyes see brandon jacobs played back mind read experiences mike yankoski friend companion journey sam streets denver washington dc portland san franciso phoenix san diego wept triumphs heartaches gritty captivating reality experienced streets everyday people met homeless homesthis book change heartthis book change think know homelessthis book challenge change think christian meansi couldnt readunder overpass journey faith streets america skepticism instead thought walked drive people try pretend isnt god sees averted eyesit seems common say yeah use money give drugs liquor shouldnt stop us reaching form buying take food give homeless making food give maybe taking time least look eye pray acknowledging someones husband brother son wife daughter mother may see may really god seeing busyness life passes homeless lost hurt broken rejected streetsone themcould easily one uswhat overpass journey faith streets america challenges reader relook world ask play safe christians truly brothers sisters need us mostoffering downloadable discussion guide action plan brothers sisters without home overpass journey faith streets america isnt making us feel guilty act help us feel better gently realistic looks tend insulated streets live day beneath office home windows hurry busy lives dont take time seethis book reminded much story good samaritan anything asking us real hard question point lives must asked put back minds cellphone rings hurry facebook post status engage latest argument online trivial matters would day life god wasnt concerned wear eat sleep people think discomforts face asks us think hard questionwould wejust even reading response author traveling companion received christians didnt know streets hanging head wondering walk reflect others type christian ithis humbling bookit makes pretenses anything wonderful foreword francis chan beginning warning reader dont read mikes book youre willing change attitude actions toward homelessfrancis chan right say dont read book youre willing ready open teachable heart read changed thoughts heart actions thought knew homelessyou cant read book put wards think sight mind stays heart mind prayers one dare pray lord humble change heart remove veils eyesas john nkjv goes know love laid life us also ought lay lives brethren whoever worlds goods sees brother need shuts heart love god abide little children let us love word tongue deed truthunder overpass journey faith streets america powerful book aw tozer shared god men reshared overpass journey faith streets americawe hear christan assure someone pray problem knowing full well intends use prayer substitute service much easier pray poor friends needs maybe supplied supply themfrom waterbrook multnomah christmas action plan download print ideas fast pray homeless country find local homeless shelter volunteer new year cook pancake breakfast friends homeless people local city park throw christmas party church homeless area download complete christmas overpass action planthere things simple thing taking step book dare ask yourselfwhat would day life god wasnt concerned wear eat sleep people think discomforts facegood question would
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updated expanded edition gritty challenging utterly captivating portait homeless crisis ever wonder would like live homeless mike yankoski wonder choice mikes life went uppermiddle class plush scumoftheearth repulsive overnight backpack sleeping bag guitar mike traveling companion sam set experience life streets six different citiesfrom washington dc san diego put test five months pair experienced firsthand extreme pains hunger constant uncertainty danger living streets exhaustion depression social rejectionand choice wanted find faith real could actually christians said apart comforts theyd always knownto discover first hand means homeless america encounter pages radically alter see worldand may even change life
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mike yankoski
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religion
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through painted deserts light god and beauty on the open road
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love good road trip honest open refreshing view god
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book open honest christian memoir love perspective things honesty searching butnotsearchingfor god refreshinghe gives downright funny stories trip cross country sometimes smart ass mouth gets deep trouble truck stopsi like god loves boys mess paul constantly challanging betterrecommend blue like jazz
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follow paul dive headlong deepest human questions find answers outside wordsanswers experienced believed day trips like greener grass left unknown fear believing trite sayings sayings sometimes true friends back home live existence weight awareness times place slowly escaping world growing fainter hour mile day feels leaving moving people become hopefully people kind answers kind thing believe tht makes sense beauty romance something would explain red glow pauls face red glow seems coming console notice engine light lit bud ask day sit van waiting come notice window one classrooms open backpack comes falling spilling books onto lawn backpack comes elida falling atop pack laying low peeking back window see teacher noticed gathers books reaches classroom closes window runs toward van though prison break read painted deserts youll soon realize one mans account finding light god beauty open road rather book maps journey youre already traveling soon
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donald miller
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religion
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cause celeb
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fun summer reading
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others noted book isnt quotbridget jonesquot main character shares characteristics like bridget rosie flighty english gal tends fall wrong guyin quotcause celebquot however title character engages redeeming pursuits well namely staving famine fictional african country help wrong guy celebrity cohortsusing backdrop fielding writes witty entertaining tale take book beach enjoy
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disillusioned life literary publicist london sick hotshot tv presenter boyfriend twentysomething rosie richardson decides give glitz good deeds escape africa run refugee camp famine strikes massive refugee influx threatens overwhelm camp officials drag heels way get food fast bring celebrities first rosie returns london organize starstudded risky emergency appeal deftly skewering world celebrity fundraising fieldings debut novel comic thoughtprovoking cause celeb crackles insights nature fame passion altruism time following unlikelybut hugely likeableheroine
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helen fielding
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fiction
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a game of titans a novel
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titans rule
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read book library manyyears ago believe waspublished trying locateit ever since key words titlewere popular easily searchif like clive cussler tom clancy thisbook satisfy written astill much like plot wasnot far outthere time itwas written even matter
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cyborg starfire raven plan train next generation herosrobin superboy impulse wonder girlbut efforts threatened evil villains
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geoff johns mike mckone tom grummett
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comics graphic novels
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outsiders
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five stars
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read english class wasnt excited first didnt look like type book thought id hate man wrong five stars doesnt book justice dont even think million stars would main character ponyboy friends greasers word greaser comes mind think someone smokes wild things avoided costs thats everyone else thinks pony friends true theyre wonderful guysthey havent given chance prove cant walk street without worrying theyre going get jumped people spit call white trash worse run theyre afraid itll hurt reputationwhen want belong ill first admit sad book extremely sad book really makes look things differently ponys parents dead lives older brothers darry soda hes one lucky ones friends either parents parents dont care cheerful theyve tried best enjoy lives really isnt much make lives better especially johnny ponys best friend feel like nothing live thats true theyre special guys whove read yeah even dallythey dont realize itthis amazing bookone could read ive never read book could sit one read start finish enjoy every minute ittime time
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struggle three brothers stay together parents death quest identity among conflicting values adolescent society
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s e hinton
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bullying
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mansfield park
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jane austens deepest complex book
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ask twenty booklovers favorite work jane austen eighteen probably say pride prejudice love pp ive read umpteen zillion times quote whole paragraphs heart charming austens best book honor belongs mansfield park much deeper thoughtful work written least decade later time rural england beginning feel first effects industrial revolution austen classicist stood firm trenches holding onto timeless values stability morality oldfashioned uprightness values thoroughly realized fanny price perhaps attests austens genius heroine great work totally exasperating individualfanny royal pain butt irritating times reader wants slap upside head shes loathsome little moralizing sanctimonious goodygoody sitting timidly corner passing judgments everybody according stringent narrowminded standards secretly pining handsome cousin edmund course young woman fanny deems unworthy totally humorless impossible killjoy seems think final arbitor every moral question fact take away judging moralizing doesnt seem much fanny allausten created interesting characters book three present problem first course fanny horrible aunt norris much caricature evil seems prototype cinderellas wicked stepmother fact many readers compared fanny cinderella case although fanny comes mansfield park poor relation mistreated anyone house except aunt norris cousin edmund bertram fannys champion protector one puzzling characters mansfield parkive never seen sympathetic character become thoroughly unsympathetic edmund bertram certainly like lot beginning keeps fanny feeling lonely neglected shields constant badgering loathsome aunt hes warm openhearted fanny seems cold unyielding falls love mary crawford reader sense hopelessly mismatched shes much appealing character fanny theres mean moralizing bone body shes generous kind shes also shallow materialistic well nobodys perfect edmunds sister maria drops bomb blows family apart runs away loveless marriage elope marys brother henry declared love fanny edmund turns block ice cant understand mary wanting limit damage decides mary corrupt attempting edmund drops poor mary like hot potato sympathetic likeable character edmund appears sanctimonious prig unable understand forgive concerned passing judgment fanny made otherthe biggest problem book ending thoroughly developing plot characters austen sudden decides wrap expeditiously possible three chapters dispenses marias adultery devastating effects bertram crawford families edmund dumping mary marrying fanny marias banishment julias elopement ties everything neat little package convenient except feels hurried contrived way end great bookwhat mansfield park finally stand like owner sir thomas bertram bastion stability rapidly changing world rolling barricades forces threaten mansfield park flawed built maintained hellish cruelty west indian slave laborand come realize mansfield park fanny represent last stand forces rapidly changing world better worse sooner later render obsolete perhaps jane austen saw coming would account dark undertone book profound six novels reader best bookjudy lind
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taken poverty parents home portsmouth fanny price brought rich cousins mansfield park acutely aware humble rank cousin edmund sole ally uncles absence antigua crawfords arrive neighbourhood bringing glamour london life reckless taste flirtation mansfield park considered jane austens first mature work quiet heroine subtle examination social position moral integrity one profound seventy years penguin leading publisher classic literature englishspeaking world titles penguin classics represents global bookshelf best works throughout history across genres disciplines readers trust series provide authoritative texts enhanced introductions notes distinguished scholars contemporary authors well uptodate translations awardwinning translators
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jane austen
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fiction
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taming rafe
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good book
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rafael bancroft introduced quotlove undonequot rake original love um leave um adventurer world traveller insistent upon making way without help father duke wins estate forten hall nigel harrington game chance thrilled ticket adventures travel find buyer hes wayunfortunately rafe travels chesire inspect newly property fallen ruin attacked knocked senseless two remaining harringtons felicity eight year old may sisters nigel harrington rafe finally comes see face angel angel going throw monkey wrench travel plans leave two lovely ladies roof cave sense honor keeps something else maybe attractionthis delightful characters wonderful dialog fast moving quite funny loved
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satisfy rafe bancroft wins forton hall acard game rogue finds saddledwith responsibility cannot wait foist offthe sooner sell blasted estatethe sooner next adventureyet doesnt count running veryalluring felicity harrington ignitesan allconsuming desire quitelike woman restless desire felicity enraged learn rafe nowin charge ancestral home vowing torescue family ruin thehands handsome rake felicity mustdevise plan distracted thoughtsof would feel like kiss irresistible enemyan enemy bring thegreatest downfall themost exquisite passion
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suzanne enoch
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fiction
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jane eyre everymans classics
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jane eyre
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book jewel true love story without cheesy also story struggle little jane birth till mariage reading story cannot help feel characters feeling care hope everything end well bronts way writing marvelous everything goes peotic fluidity yet clear somewhat concise
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jane eyre enjoyed huge popularity since first publication success owes much exceptional emotional power jane eyre penniless orphan engaged governess thornfield hall mysterious mr rochester integrity independence tested limit love grows secrets mr rochesters past revealed
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charlotte bront
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bildungsromans
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who says elephants cant dance inside ibms historic turnaround
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interesting history
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interesting history one important companies world understand mr gerstner led greatest turnaround ibm
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says elephants cant dance sums lou gerstners historic business achievement bringing ibm back brink insolvency lead computer business againoffering unique case study drawn decades experience americas top companies mckinsey american express rjr nabisco gerstners insights management leadership applicable business level ranging strategy public relations finance organization gerstner reveals lessons lifetime running highly successful companies
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louis v gerstner
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business economics
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the heart is a lonely hunter
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nice humble bookrather overrated
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dont wish harsh criticism fine novel sweet rather warm intimite book focus mostly internal dialogue numerous characters brooding tells us exploration human emotion well thoughts dreams fantasies excuses people tell contemplating lives honest story told passion earnest almost cant help smile cute little girl wrote pretty little story writing quite good spots adequete elsewhere sometimes frequently awkward uncertain one gleans author lacked confidence writing times overwhelms lingering doubt repeated anxieties everyone trying bust course novel makes book sometimes droning dull filled gentle critque followed panicked apologiesnevertheless worthwhile read clear blueskied window heart someone turn pain sympathy right eyes
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quiet sensitive girl searches beauty small damned southern town
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carson mccullers
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fiction
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biological oceanography an introduction
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understandable ecosystem
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authors provide superficial descriptive tour oceans text delves studying ocean ecosystem subsets ecosystems right food chain provides one way understanding ecosystem adaptations various creatures niches occupy authors start first principles photosynthetic species depths occupythe book also shows ocean bottoms even photosynthesis still rich environment benthic speciesthe diagrams well done readily understandable biochemistry pretty simple introductory text
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popular undergraduate textbook offers students firm grounding fundamentals biological oceanography well clear accessible text learning enhanced numerous illustrations including colour section thorough chapter summaries questions answers comments back book comprehensive coverage book encompasses properties seawater affect life ocean classification marine environments organisms phytoplankton zooplankton marine food webs larger marine animals marine mammals seabirds fish life seafloor way humans affect marine ecosystems second edition thoroughly updated including much data available first time book level also new chapter human impacts harvesting vast amounts fish pollution deliberately accidentally transferring marine organisms new environments book complements open university oceanography series also published butterworthheinemann set text open university third level course leading undergraduate text new chapter human impacts highly topical subject expanded colour plate section
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carol lalli timothy r parsons
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science
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into the great wide open
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feel like best part someone else
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read book describes everything couldnt first realized love wouldnt save becoming less hoped youd become monumental boredom adulthood story stays long youve finished way cantys protagonist haunted feeling truest part someone else entirely behind read books changed one wont disappoint gift kevin canty
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building success stranger world widely praised collection stories one exciting literary debuts recent years kevin canty written blistering unforgettable first novel set sprawl suburbia shattered families hollow lives great wide open story two young people fleeing families emotional abandonment find refuge smart scarred kenny kolodny yearns awake nightmare smashedup family mother institution forever away father abusive alcoholic brother lives abroad seventeen alone hangs periphery world makes passionate connection troubled beautiful fiercely independent junie williamson kenny discovers highly charged intensely erotic relationship realityand capacity caringhe known prose startling diamondhard edges bravura lyricism kevin canty revives heady carnival adolescence evoking confusing emotional landscape heightened sensuality soon lost great wide open haunting mesmerizing novel writer deep sensitivity undeniable talent
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kevin canty
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fiction
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city of bones
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l profile
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good addition bosch series although best one connellys novels entertaining captures city los angeles quite well
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suddenly able see demons darkhunters dedicated returning dimension fifteenyearold clary fray drawn bizarre world mother disappears clary almost killed monster
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cassandra clare
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juvenile fiction
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ticktock
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tick tock
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tick tock doll vs man tommy phan thirty year old vietnameseamerican detective novelist living southern californian coast near newport beach one evening driving home brand new quotninety degree v cast iron block aluminum head hydraulic filters three hundred horsepower bright aqua corvette two white pinstripes running across toppg quot found white ragdoll laying porchstep covering eyes mouth heart cross stitches brings doll inside throws table later night hears popping noises looks doll stitches doll ripping revealing reptilian eyes sharp jagged teeth tommy tries kill little minikin gun wont die soon enough monster grows bigger pursues kill tommy unknown reason novel written dean koontz well written even though storyline unbelievable includes well descriptive words make story intense makes want keep reading successful novelist dean koontz considered one best horror novelists today dean born raised pennsylvania july something interesting life father alcoholic violent person explains must write horrifying novels describes childhood quot nightmarequot child dean wrote stories bound tape sold friends family koontz creative writing award published quotatlantic monthlyquot teaching high school went write several science fiction novels based science technology dean r koontzs breakthrough novel quotwhispersquot grown men women abused children dean child first best seller called quotnight chillsquot based mindcontrol novels adopted motion pictures include demon seed watchers phantoms book definitely someone doesnt really mind child storyline tick tock give night chills make hair neck stand end want something wild yet still humor romance book
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tommy phan yearold vietnameseamerican detective novelist living southern california chaser american dream drives home brandnew corvette one day discover strange doll doorstep rag doll made entirely white cloth face hair clothes eyes two crossed stitches black thread five sets crossed black stitches mark mouth another pair form x heart brings house night hears odd little popping sound looks see crossed stitches dolls heart breaking apart picks doll feels something pulsing chest another thread unravels reveal reptilian green eye dolls eye blinks tommy phan pursues thing scrambles away house pursued evolves terrifying vicious minikin hulking formidable opponent bent killing bonus edition contains excerpt dean koontzs city
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dean koontz
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fiction
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the chord wheel the ultimate tool for all musicians
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great piano wheel chord instructions
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granddaughter plays piano requested thisbook help music greatbook one instructions itit must piano students
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offers detailed instructions use transparent wheel attached cover analyze chord progressions compose music apply music theory transpose keys
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jim fleser
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music
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springers gambit a cole springer mystery
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jam lam
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ripley crafted clever plot created thoroughly credible lead character populated supporting roles motley crew strutting sociopaths since quotcompany confidentialquot beginning great series
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aspen american riviera rich beautiful go play quiet streets breathtaking mountains one lowest crime rates america thats change real estate speculator max shapiro cleaning san francisco mobs money three decades hammer drops hes dying cancer borrowed time resentful mobs hold wishing die iv hose arm max tells mob isnt paying tribute hoping theyll send someone kill vacationing aspen however max gets call doctor good news max isnt dying late call mobs killers maxs hope enigmatic cole springer exsecret service agent penchant creative thinking broke danger losing aspen nightclub shapiro needs bodyguard springer needs money cut protection deal enter gerry knucks nugent cerebral deadly hit man midst midlife crisis sent kill shapiro mob boss dies frisco struggle power emergency cache three million dollars ends hands nicky tortino merciless bay area crime lord shift underworld command sends shock waves rippling across western united states affecting even shapiro nugent meanwhile springers active mind runs larger themes merely protecting shapiro begins formulate scheme save shapiro get hands three million springers scam depends upon recruiting nugent nugent widely feared even ruthless bosses west coast bay area underboss nicky tortino travels aspen get shapiro launder three million also springer shapiro killed law closes springer running time options beset sides springer designs elaborate sting extricate shapiro deadly web formed around trust nugent
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w l ripley
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fiction
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the inner circle
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prurient crew produces profound research
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focus inner circle professor alfred kinsey sex researcher john milk employee kinsey narrator novel considers one great original geniuses twentieth century professor k described milk brilliant yet methodical inspiring yet controlling generous yet manipulative demanding profoundly insightful yet detail man also crusader oppressive sexual mores attitudes major sexual predator prok boyle get due created unforgettable characterone subject novel relationship prok milk milk describes prok father figure true believer proks philosophy sex holds sexual desire activity normal people must overcome sexual inhibitions type novelthat one charismatic fatherfigure protagonist sympathetic dependent narratorauthors sometimes write toward moments truth test greatness protagonist commitment narrator say boyle write climax tic question reader john milks moment truth genuinely traumatic affectingtic historical novel milk describing year association prok begins prok professor lecturing sex students indiana university follows prok years research culminates two best sellers ends proks early death boyle also tells us plenty carnal private lives prok incestuous crew professional history kinsey essentially relentless pursuit data story becomes progressively weirder especially dramatic publication proks two bestsellers presented triumphs since kinsey viewed first books series would never live complete result history book without great narrative arc prok worked hard died soon sexual revolution enabled true goal began decade deaththeres much enjoy novel boyle writes involving story loads milks narrative voice subtle lyricism like character iris stands power charisma retaining sanity say rightly calling participants proks research child molesters still book sex lives kinsey crew investigation american sexual practices milks voice yields book restrained feel like margaret mead said criticism kinseys research isnt sex supposed fun
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startfragmentthe bestkept secret us presidency revealed stories one knows hidden stories love stories since work national archives find stories living beecher white young archivist spends days working important documents us government always keeper peoples stories never part story clementine kaye beechers first childhood crush shows national archives asking help tracking longlost father beecher tries impress showing secret vault president united states privately reviews classified documents accidentally happen upon priceless artifact twohundredyearold dictionary belonged george washington hidden underneath desk chair beecher clementine find suddenly entangled web deception conspiracy murder soon man dead beecher run races learn truth behind mysterious national treasure search lead discover coded ingenious puzzle conceals disturbing secret founding nation secret beecher soon discovers believe worth killing gripping fastpaced filled fascinating historical detail famous inner circle thrilling novel proves brad meltzer brilliant author writing height craft
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brad meltzer
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fiction
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walk through darkness
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soul pursuit freedom
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institution slavery america chapter rife shame profit made backs others even pervasive system allows condition exist thrive damage human spirit enslaved individuals remains immeasurable strength character heroic survival incredible odds written pages history walk darkness one storieswilliam strong young maryland slave never considered running away finds act dover mother yet unborn child sent live city north walks away dead night mindnumbing physical burden made day burden brutality hangs air like threatening fog ready pounce unwary william soon learns immutable violence follows doggedly pursued one man particular morrison scotsman joins posse searching particular slave morrison nurtures distant memories ultimately bring face face william take measure one anotheron endless days terrible journey william draws nearer dover morrison william volatile time right civil war events intense chase mirror chaos destruction maws history yield shameful secrets mans inhumanity man durhams images precise cold lenses camera exact unsparing always tempered compassion humanity characters
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learns pregnant wife spirited distant city william responds man mighthe drops everything pursue fugitive slave antebellum america must run terrifying gauntlet eluding many would reenslave learning trust dare aid quest among hunting william morrison scot young man fled miseries homeland discover even brutal realities new world bearing many scars including loss beloved brother morrison tracks william reasons personal agenda rooted tragic events haunted decades following awardwinning debut gabriels story david anthony durham presents another riveting tale brilliantly drawn portrait america civil war provocative meditation racial identity freedom equality
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david anthony durham
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fiction
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secret history of the pink carnation
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stars cant decide really liked
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really really loved idea book reminded lot book posession byatt found interesting pulled writing contemporary portion st person set third person historical story story rather funny read read reviews see many people believe really younger reading group still think good book first time author many parts story laughingthe things didnt like book price really wish didnt spend read book probably purchase next book used decide read obviously authors fault hero heroine drove bit crazy didnt find amy smart obviously jane brains behind everything even hero story bit stupid mean could caught years returns england fortnight pulls jail break night could suspected spy stupid think main characters two stupid people smart people picking pieces god even amy tries get purple gentian interrogation room mother one breaks gun rescue son amy busy showing assets guards wish would ended book bit eloise colin leaves hanging may may good thing since follow books usually take year published interesting see many people still intrigued story pick next one upafter finishing book admit next one available would picked continued read days finishing book longer invested characters really sure would spend sequel perhaps wait come paperback
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leaving harvard complete dissertation scarlet pimpernel purple gentian england eloise kelly discovers lost historical information reveals secret life elusive spy time figure singlehandedly saved england napoleons invasion first novel reprint
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lauren willig
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fiction
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the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde
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masterpiece short fiction
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book without doubt stevensons best ever work books pale comparison classic tale suspense horror kept hooked end since rather short book easily read one sitting got rainy day even hour waste sometime well book perfect thing read stevenson sure packs lot story suspense short pages highly reccommended
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classic story gentle doctor whose experiment transforms hideous monster night accompanied notes illustrations placing story context era
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robert louis stevenson
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fiction
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sailing into the abyss a true story of extreme heroism on the high seas
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thoroughly enjoyable
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read lots nautical fiction nonfiction last years books easier get others might imagine one hooked first page hard time putting cant ask recomend add book reading list
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using eyewitness accounts official documents rarely seen photos sailing abyss takes fascinating look human drama behind deadliest sea disaster vietnam war page photo insert
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william benedetto
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transportation
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the two princesses of bamarre
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one best books ive ever read
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although many people didnt like book found exciting main characters may completley realistic thats liked princess addie scared everything sister dying found courage made realistic romance rhys something found nice touch book although end might made less childlike could tell would romance since first mention rhys father king annoying one things story didnt like really liked stanzas poem drualt scattered throughout story conclusion book exciting touching since addie gives fears save meryl really liked expecting many stories gail carson levine
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plague strikes bamarre princess addie must fulfill ancient prophecy brave adventurous princess meryl dreams fighting dragons protecting kingdom bamarre shy fearful princess addie content stay within safety castle walls one thing sisters share unwavering love tables turned however gray death leaves meryl fatally ill save sister meek princess addie must find courage set dangerous quest filled dragons unknown magic death time running sisters livesand future kingdom bamarrehang balance
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gail carson levine
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juvenile fiction
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jane eyre large print
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one beautiful love stories ive ever read
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think like book reasons make people hate jane mr rochester typical protagonists kind story mr rochester usual prince charming jane usual beautiful princess cold selfcentered doesnt like children difficult see first loves poor plain unladylike quiet rebel firespewing one wants mr rochester right terms narrated unsurpassed intensity feeling beautiful language passages jane uses paintings reveal love mr rochester simply exquisite like draws plain governess comparing alleged rival gorgeous woman fashion draws portrait mr rochester order quotthe face friendquota clumsinesses plot forgiven considering times novel written example jane receiving big inheritance coming nowhere mrs rochester killed timely janes time way woman condition could independent independently wealthy way kind money inherit also went back live mr rochester clearly intends first wife still alive probably novel would considered scandalous publicationi read lovely book dont know many times always find exhilarating haunting fan jane eyre doesnt seem considered intellectually glamorous days plead guilty never get tired book dont think ever
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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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fiction
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hamlet illustrated shakespeare ser
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hamlet brilliantly woven story
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course bit partial since shakespeare favorite author think hamlet masterpiece high school read acted hamlet made characters come life alot credit give high school english teacher think everyone read book add library enrich life
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presents annotated illustrated edition shakespeares play indecisive danish prince urged revenge uncle murdered father
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william shakespeare
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drama
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the workout log
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perfect
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journal perfect bodybuilder plenty room high volume training bodypart measurment log goal setting general fitness journal pages specifc diet cardio minimal room notes enjoy
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convenient handbook keep track fitness goals seeing maximum fitness results know achieve time get serious powerful tool workout journal roadmap durable cleanable cover convenient spiral binding lays flat tracking anywhere handysize journal ready tuck gym bag workout journal roadmap energize workouts help take whole new level power lies recording training goalswhether reps sets higher weight going farther faster cardio even flexibility mobility goals right nowfrom body measurements workout maxes bests clearly see progress boost motivation keep performance workoutcelebrate successes physical mental troubleshoot anything holding back extra support nutrition supplements sleepfactors easy overlook also critical reaching fitness goals easytouse log pages help capture important workout measuresreps sets distance heart rate morein strong portable book plus simple yet powerful act recording keeps focused workout motivated stick overall fitness program get ready see results youve chasing
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jon moore
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health fitness
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wicca a guide for the solitary practitioner
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wicca guide solitary practitioner
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informative easy read
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cunninghams classic introduction wicca live life magically spiritually wholly attuned nature book sense common sense magick religion one critical issues today achieve much needed wholesome relationship earth cunningham presents wicca today gentle earthoriented religion dedicated goddess god wicca also includes scott cunninghams book shadows updated appendices periodicals occult suppliers
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scott cunningham
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body mind spirit
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on the beach charnwood library
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good great postnuclear literature
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shutes quoton beachquot interesting character study aftereffects nuclear war fairly remote population people makes interesting reading especially outstanding realm postnuclear literature inevitability characers demise leads dealing situation many different ways realistic thoughtprovoking would book stands study human psychology extreme conditions rather one truly great quotnukemass disasterquot novelsshutes writing however fantastic characters fully believable fact book rather short much except conversation character development sections less shows interests lie book definately intellectual interested effects impending doom people rather thrillseeker looking graphic description nuclear war
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vol p vol p
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marion j kaminkow
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reference
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i have lived a thousand years growing up in the holocaust
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excellent
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found book well written interesting happened girls life times unbelievable know true
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death life wonders thirteenyearold elli friedmann fights life nazi concentration camp remarkable memoir lived thousand years story cruelty suffering time story hope faith perseverance love wasnt long ago elli led normal life included family friends school thoughts boys life elli could lie daydream hours beautiful elegant celebrated poet adolescent daydreams quickly darken march nazis invade hungary first elli longer attend school possessions talk neighbors family forced leave house behind move crowded ghetto privacy becomes luxury past food becomes scarcity strong faith allow elli manage adjust doesnt know beginning worst yet come
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livia bittonjackson
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young adult nonfiction
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eye of the storm hudson family book
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ole ole
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may say rain better gostwriter series seriously good series gostwriter ever wrote logan cutler orphansthe rest well lets say thats waste eight bucks want book compare sensational sweet audrina heaven go buy memoirs geisha arthur golden rebecca daphne dumaurier
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wake terrible loss rain left alone bear hudson family secreets dark forbidding storm clouds horizon death beloved grandmother hudson rain found caught battle vast hudson family wealth marked inherit millions rain faced fury unaccepting mother manipulative stepfather cold vicious aunt victoria amount money keep rains world crashing sudden tragedy strikes left helpless devastating blow rain sinks despair precious dreams washed awaydreams cannot bought hudson fortune hope rebuilding life rests trusting stranger come world man whose generosity kindness appear come strings attached much rains amazement opens heart promising new future past comes back haunt rain pulled furious whirlpool bitterness heartache
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vc andrews
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fiction
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the miracle worker a play in three acts
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inspiring story difficult book trudge never enjoyed reading scripts modern plays much better watch performed im sure either hollywood films really captured essence story watching certainly enjoyable reading book way could get daughter th grade assignment reading aloud giving characters ridiculous accents example captain keller became pirate get book library even assignment
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text television play intended reading anne sullivan macys attempts teach pupil helen keller communicate
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william gibson
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biography autobiography
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of mice and men
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mice men
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story two guys go ranch find jobs george small guy smart lennie big guy slow lennie gets lots trouble wanting pet soft things like mice velvet get job lennie gets lots trouble workers ranch girl ranch gets lennie lots trouble end story think good book read
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controversial tale friendship tragedy great depression penguin classic seventyfive years since first publication steinbecks tale commitment loneliness hope loss remains one americas widely read taught novels unlikely pair george lennie two migrant workers california great depression grasp american dream 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 represents experiment form steinbeck described kind playable novel written novel form scened set played stands rarity american letters achieved remarkable success novel broadway play three acclaimed films edition features introduction susan shillinglaw one todays leading steinbeck scholars seventy years penguin leading publisher classic literature englishspeaking world titles penguin classics represents global bookshelf best works throughout history across genres disciplines readers trust series provide authoritative texts enhanced introductions notes distinguished scholars contemporary authors well uptodate translations awardwinning translators
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john steinbeck
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fiction
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tell no one
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greatest coben book thus far
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thought story coming close still suspense last pageexcellent plot excellent dialouge excellent explantion display characters took great deal imagination hard work put masterpiece together
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david beck rebuilt life since wifes murder eight years ago finishing medical school establishing pediatrician hes never forgotten woman fell love second grade mysterious email arrives anniversary first kiss message image leads wonder whether elizabeth might still alive beck stop nothing find truth thats eluded many years powerful billionaire equally determined make sure role disappearance never comes light even means destroying innocent man
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harlan coben
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fiction
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the family trade merchant princes
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interesting stross always interesting
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came book fan singularity books stross little bit hesitant since cover appeared oldschool nostalgic straightup fantasy young woman discovers hidden legacy another world little bit usual stross great job turning genre head end result interesting readlike readers could done teeny tiny bit closure family trade dont mind books series like book able stand book felt like ended abruptly kind resent needing buy next book finish threadanyhow recommended fans smart speculative fictionslipstream writing guess would recommend novels accelerando group first yet read stross merchant princes might actually better readers whose taste runs fantasy hard sci fi
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bold fantasy tradition roger zelaznys chronicles amber merchant princes sweeping new series hottest new writer science fiction miriam beckstein happy life shes successful reporter hitech magazine boston making good money loves researcher brings ironclad evidence moneylaundering scheme miriam thinks shes found story year takes editor shes fired spot gets death threat criminals uncovered day shes received locket left mother never knewthe mother murdered infant within knotwork pattern hypnotic effect knows shes transported parallel earth world knights horseback chase prey automatic weapons worldskipping assassins lurk side reality world true family runs things six families clan rule kingdom gruinmarkt behind scenes mixture nobility criminal conspirators whose power walk worlds makes rich braids family loyalty intermarriage provide fragile guarantee peace recentlyended civil war left families shaken suspicious taken mothers people becomes star story centuryas cinderella without fairy godmother mothers heir miriam hailed prodigal countess helge thoroldhjorth feted feasted caught schemes plots centuries making miriam surrounded unlikely allies forbidden loves lethal contraband dangerous family unexpected return supercede claims clan members mothers fortune power whoever killed mother happy see dead behind lie deeper secrets still threaten everyone everything ever known patterns deception interlocking lies intricate knotwork universes miriam ones pawn determined conquer new home terms blending creativity humor roger zelazny adventure h beam piper philip jose farmer rigor scope sciencefiction writer grandest scale charles stross set new standard fantasy epics publishers request title sold without digital rights management software drm applied
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charles stross
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fiction
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godan a novel of peasant india
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classic work
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premchand needs introduction patrons hindi urdu literature godan karma bhumi premashram ghaban nirmala etc classic novels painting different vistas multifarious indian society early twentieth century best described true description epoch short stories also echoed contemporary times real flesh blood characters ranging khadiclad satyagrahis ordinary peasants men amp women even animals translated collection published crest publishing house new delhi beautiful short stories stories maximum pages length thrive contemporary themes plausible plots taken real lifean ideal short story must throw light aspect life must examine critically courageously conventions society must deepen inherent instinct man good true beautiful must quicken sense curiosity must based psychological truth premchandin secret culture author ridicules prevailing twofacedness people justice system poor mali damri punishment allowing hungry bullocks graze neighbouring fields sentenced rigorous imprisonment master rai ratan kishore shouts hoarse virtue impartial judgment however rai ratan day bails rich man convicted murder accepting bribes lady housewhy dont get clothes made damrii hardly provide square meal family sarkarwhy dont sell bullocks cant understand even elementary thingthe story dukhi tanner even heartrending breathes last due exhaustion overworking miserly panditjis place corpse dukhi abandoned upper lower class people since pious brahmins wont pollute passing side tanners body tanner community stays away fear police harassment decomposing body dragged flung far fields outside village panditji later undergoes rigorous cleansing process salvation dukhias life devotion service faith vultures jackals gather around carcasshow ask brahmin food one gives one doesnt take themif tales speak societys class caste discrimination respectively story soninlaw shows familiarity breeds contempt within household haridhan severed connections natal home become ghar jamai affluent inlaws period time members house including wife gumani shower scorn amp insolence turning blind eye hard toiling haridhan realizes folly returns back home stepmother brothers welcome open arms beggar inlaws place elevated position breadwinner familynow responsibility bring youngsters even mothers different sons fatherthe clear advantage favoritism english local languages associated false prestige finely pointed poet sorry tale poverty stricken hazrat qumer devoted wife sakina qumer gets invitation local raja sahib recite poetry one evening parties ridiculed one elite society knowing writing english compositions mother tongue harshly abasedit great lesson foolish seek glory like lamp made burn must keep burning pursuit rewardbox jewels overpowering greed ensuing pinpricks scruples chander prakash private tutor thakurs son steals box jewels benefactors place one weaker moments thakur ignorant misdeed still places implicit confidence prakash keeps helping also gets job prakashs goading conscience struck even fiercely wife champa suspecting foul play approve ways behaves indifferently thoroughly ashamed sorry crude act prakash finally replaces box breathes sigh reliefto cheat man trusts implicitly crime eyesthe stories equally marvelous something deliver child contrasts middleclass morality narrowminded persons courage sincerity goodness gangu accepts widow wife new born child wristwatch lottery speak money matters navier story penniless pauper turning holy man also short autobiographical composition premchands childhood illustrating warm respectful relationship shared elder brotherthe majority characters drawn real life though sufficiently veiled unless character basis reality shadowy uncertain unconvincing premchandthe beauty premchands writing effective way brings forth exquisiteness langsyne simplistic style say mere mentions mundane things like hookah smoking pipe achkan long coat pau seer quarter kg litre biswas bighas measurement land festivities like satya narain katha janam ashtami durga path etc terms address like panditji thakurain durvan dhobi mali maharaj succinctly recreates existing social stratification revisiting times rapt officers authorities like daroga sahib munimji zamindar naib tehsildar raja sahib babujis much enthralled uncanny ways babajis sadhu maharajs krantikaaris toojust go buy enjoy book find whatever said true
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godan one premchand famous novels become classic indian literature portrays life indian peasant great depth lot sensitivity takes us deep inside traditions thoughts travails millions indian peasants
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premacanda
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india
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little women or meg jo beth and amy
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hard get good stuff
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beginning slow hard get u get middle fun lighthearted piece say dont think clear point story thenlife never turns exactly plan
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marks th anniversary classic little women louisa may alcott join meg jo beth amy reenvisioned blended family living modern day nyc beautiful fullcolor graphic novel father away military mother working overtime support family march sisters rely one another make day day whether theyre arguing bathroom struggling homework fighting bullies understanding crushes battling leukemia theres one thing four sisters keep questioningwill everything turn okay follow modern young women meg jo beth amy discover follow dreams lushlyillustrated story mustread fans raina telgemeiers smile sisters mariko tamakis one summer svetlana chmakovas awkward victoria jamiesons roller girl
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rey terciero
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juvenile fiction
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taking control of tmj your total wellness program for recovering from temporomandibular joint pain whiplash fibromyalgia and related disorders
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excellent resource
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health insurance provider cover thousands dollars tmj therapy doctor recommended book gave background necessary improve pain symptoms understand condition fully empowered knowledgeable medical care choose pay fori wrote book review goes detail
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among million people united states affected tmj disorder may know like problem misdiagnosed go untreated perhaps youve undergone unnecessary costly treatments avail dr uppgaards total wellness program help understand painful condition relieve symptoms prevent recurrence avoid unnecessary surgery comprehensive guide also explores connection tmj disorder fibromyalgia whiplash
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robert uppgaard
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health fitness
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the covenant abrams daughters
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amish fiction
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read paper edition book love series looking forward visiting kindle version tablet print easy read
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amish community holds everything leahs ever desireduntil pact sister whos lured world leaves clinging gods promises
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beverly lewis
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amish
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dead in the dirt
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dead oklahoma dirt
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grateful series worth looking libraries used book stores fact good think needs republished like fun cozy mysteries would highly recommend however series everyone enjoy really fun cozy mysteries could youabout series rural oklahoma amanda hazard cpa main character also nick thorn cop farmer lots cows farms country music hay smalltowncountrysouthern lingo pickups think get idea setting lingo exactly like setting grew northeast texas vamoose oklahoma hamburger cafe small town doesnt gas station beauty shop starring colorful velma hertzogcharacterization superb setting perfectly done feel fun fun funabout particular book amanda finds somebody dead dirt tell read book find course amanda wants investigate nick cop course want oh much want say book cant dont want ruin itwill amanda submit nicks wishes decline investigating continue midst amandas grandfather comes stay amanda amandas annoying mother dad cruise carribeanamanda beauty shop disaster books town getting together big garage sale particular book said earlier characterization setting expertly done interesting vivid characters jayme blake bobbie sue buddy hamptoni love books cozy mystery fans read
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telepathic waitress sookie stackhouse contends outcome fae war feelings vampire eric northman shifter community going public
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charlaine harris
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fiction
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tess of the durbervilles
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tess durbevilles beautiful tale tragedy
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tess durbevilles thomas hardy wonderful novel tragically poignantly follows illfated life heroine tess durbeyfield exquisite use imagery reflection tess nature continuing thread tragedy weaves throughout novel hardy able present us one memorable figures english literature despite sincerity integrity tess forever destined disappointment hardys immensely lucid descriptive writing allows reader appreciate would recommend tremendous piece fiction readers interested reading work brilliant victorian author appreciate paradox sadness beauty represented figure strong protagonist
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heartbreaking portrayal woman faced impossible choice pursuit happiness tess durbeyfield driven family poverty claim kinship wealthy durbervilles seek portion family fortune meeting cousin alec proves downfall different man angel clare seems offer love salvation tess must choose whether reveal past remain silent hope peaceful future sensitive depiction wronged tess powerful criticism social convention tess durbervilles subtitled pure woman one moving poetic hardys novels based threevolume first edition shocked readers first published edition includes appendices hardys prefaces landscapes tess episodes originally censored graphic periodical version selection graphic illustrations seventy years penguin leading publisher classic literature englishspeaking world titles penguin classics represents global bookshelf best works throughout history across genres disciplines readers trust series provide authoritative texts enhanced introductions notes distinguished scholars contemporary authors well uptodate translations awardwinning translators
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thomas hardy
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fiction
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the easiest way in housekeeping and cooking adapted to domestic use or study in classes
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historical relevant today
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book good anyone interested historic womens studies daily life like someone living past last half would good anyone interested historical cooking methods recipes information timeless could apply ended would consider primitive living situationfrom text gathered book written shortly slavery abolished author extremely well educated science health addition housekeeping written way address women north south however suspect true purpose given time written educate southern women take care home matters reference time period extremely brief lets know context book writtenthe first three chapters interesting addressing living conditions take granted dont worry many problems building codes consider common knowledge explains detail create air flow systems placement windows heat sources address poor drainage issues result water contamination really good view life like time author states many towns still get water central town pump ventilation information still relevant air flow changed far know information would still relevant today anyone needs setup camp survival situationcleaning explained detail including measurements tools really good historical reference even explains store cooking cleaning supplies see much work housekeeping used also goes health nutrition surprised much knew human body back although know lot nutrition nowthe last half book specific instructions cooking receipts know recipes lot recipes still relevant im pretty sure mashed potatoes havent changed either one big difference meat comes cut cleaned packaged expiration datesat end book lesson plans sample test used teaching guide classesthis really interesting read see alike different daily lives would say special genre someone interested really enjoyed
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book part tredition classics series creators series united passion literature driven intention making public domain books available printed format worldwide tredition believe great book never goes style several mostly nonprofit literature projects provide content tredition support good work tredition donates portion proceeds sold copy reader tredition classics book support mission save many amazing works world literature oblivion
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helen campbell
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technology engineering
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the last don
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entertaining also believable
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actually first time ive read mario puzo book last proved one rare books reader might think characters plot day work school gets excited read home night sad happened pippi think interesting character story also plot revolved around guess character nowhere else go conclude let say looking forward next mario puzo novel
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masterful saga last great american mafia family powerful reach hollywood las vegas author godfather last domenico clericuzio wise ruthless old man determined see heirs established legitimate society whose vision threatened secrets familys past spark vicious war two blood cousins last mesmerizing tale takes us inside equally corrupt worlds mob movie industry casinos beautiful actresses ruthless hitmen ruled lust violence sleazy producers greedy studio heads drunk power crooked cops desperate gamblers play dangerous games betrayal one man controls praise last puzo top form headlong entertainment bubbling corruption betrayal assassinations richterscale romance course family valuestime entertaining read since godfatherthe new york times book review skillfully crafted gives us hollywood las vegas mob one sweet dishlos angeles times book review puzo returns quarter century terrain greatest success godfather tell second masterful tale mafia lifevariety compelling tale peopled memorable characters puzo master storyteller uncanny facility details force reader keep pages turningusa today
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mario puzo
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fiction
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they dont play hockey in heaven a dream a team and my comeback season
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great book
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covered minor league hockey never found vivid memoir book gives insiders look fascinating word written humor clarity humanityken baker applauded work enjoyed hockey fan nonfan alike
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gritty inspiring story minorleague hockey goalies comeback season
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ken baker
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sports recreation
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your call is important to us the truth about bullshit
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never cynical enough
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laura penny occasionally goes overboard criticisms hits mark squarely sarcastic take things bush conservative business need read understand viewpoint exactly least likely
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ever left spluttering fatuous fib trying pass information even fact course bullshit laura penny sees drowning stuff call important us pennys brilliant take allyoucaneat buffet phoniness lives today live era unprecedented bullshit production penny says bullshit new money media people mics led bullshit pandemic today used exaggeration obfuscation rarely notice morethank goodness penny witty smartaleck guide phoniness advertising public relations claptrap big pharma gobbledygook media poppycock service industry along way penny takes direct aim major culprits insidious ways distort reality scathing michael moore incisive naomi klein funny al franken pennys take bullshit factor modern life pageturner penny cheeky riff revealing question call important asks doesnt anyone answer damn phone
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laura penny
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business economics
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maisie dobbs
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great historical mystery
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wonderful book mystery hand rich historical details make must read see synopsis reviews say way human consequences class division first world war aftermath handled makes mystery first rate historical novel characters richly drawn people become invested cant wait read rest series
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first case private detective maisie dobbs must investigate reappearance dead man turns cooperative farm called retreat caters men recovering health world war reissue
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jacqueline winspear
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fiction
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blame vol
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fantastic art action
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tsutomu niheis blame masterpiece ive previewed entire series licensed united states amazed things art breath taking story many twist turns originalityblame journey story core story killys quest find carrier net genes carries much greater depth id tell would spoil ridein first book introduced killy main character carries unique powerful gun cyborg race cibo female scientist turned adventure guardians enigmatic force terrible safeguards among many othersblame volumes long pgs tokyo pop slowly releasing new volumes every months starting august enjoy following surely also like blame cyber punk novels neal stephenson etc good art strange beatiful stories comicsfor information read r gages review
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future version earth city grown chaotically massive inhabitants longer recall land within megastructure silent stoic kyrii mission find net terminal genea genetic mutation allowed humans access cybernetic netsphere armed powerful graviton beam emitter kyrii fends waves attacks fellow humans cyborgs siliconbased lifeforms along way encounters highlyskilled scientist whose body deteriorated lengthy imprisonment promises help kyrii find net terminal gene settles score
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tsutomu nihei
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comics graphic novels
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creation spirituality liberating gifts for the peoples of the earth
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bringing creation spirituality real world justice
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book really good job showing world seen eyes creation spirituality already read original blessing great follow must say though original blessing must read want read anything fox read first come back book
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matthew fox popular controversial author coming cosmic christ prophetic manifesto preservation planet new works matthew fox eager learn thoughts vaticanordered public silence comes introduction creation spiritualityfoxs framework farreaching spirituality americas passionate provocative fox uncovers ancient tradition creationcentered spirituality melds christian mysticism contemporary struggle social justice feminism environmentalism basic foxs notion creation spirituality gift awea mystical response creation first step toward transformation awe prompts indignation exploitation destruction earths people resources awe leads action showing learn foxs spirituality weds healing liberation found north south america creation spirituality challenges readers every religious political persuasion unite new vision learn honor earth people inhabit gift good creator
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matthew fox
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religion
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sportbike performance handbook motorbooks workshop
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must motorcycle gearheads
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never let anybody touch one bikes working others yrs book still taught great deal information easy read format must beginners advanced mechanics doityou selfers
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appoint project leader bike exciting says cycle world columnist performance guru kevin cameron need plan actually carry decade camerons bestselling sportbike performance handbook helping readers riders make plans put motionbuilding better faster powerful bikes new edition everything first bringing bikers date dramatic changes swept sportbike technology past ten years cameron goes deep inside world performance offering usable insights systems work well modifications aftermarket trickery translate power better handling street track component component describes secrets speed minute detail added color photographs new diagrams edition covers changes fuel management suspension tire technology brake systems essential tool anyone looking coax maximum performance sportbike
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kevin cameron
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transportation
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play electric guitar from beginner to band in months
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id like give
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book takes agressive approach learning week adding lot new concepts know little bit music im new guitar like lot people dont play another instrument might find intimidating im sure one forcing finish weeks lessons actual weekwhats good starts right away playing decent music begins chords useful theory youre moving neck right away playing along cd fun forces keep tempoif book proofread better id give stars example places text fret number standard musical notation fret number wrong book refers play along instructional cd backing tracks doesnt tell track number play easy enough figure meant little care would betterthe wall chart nice havent used colorcoded stickies guitar think theyre little silly maybe people would find usefuldespite little gripes really like organization book nice package cd chart
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interactive package complete book instructional cd wall chart poster guitar pick three sheets fretboard stickers equips novice everything needs achieve band quality competency three months illustrations
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terry burrows
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music
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the indispensable qualities of a leader becoming the person others will want to follow
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practical biblical wisdom
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great leaders see need seize opportunity serve without expecting anything return dr maxwell writes essence captures theme wellwritten work heart leadership desire serve people practical matters focusing results living disciplined life included umbrellaself image vital giving others reminds us one live level inconsistent way sees therefore necessary take care ones needs one help peoplecultivating relationships essential leaders fact logically speaking leader delegates cannot accomplish anything apart others results oriented maxwell neglect relational aspect successbeing dreamer love expresses turning dream reality spite opinions others advice never allow others put obstacles pathway dreamsthis inspiring book strongly recommend ive read several works ive never disappointed always valid practical christian lesson impart consequences ideas expressed book kind make things better
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indispensable qualities leader gets straight heart leadership issues maxwell touches process developing art leadership giving reader practical tools insights developing qualities found great leaders kenneth blanchard coauthor one minute manager dr john maxwell authority leadership today innovative yet timeless principles effectively lead others personally impacted life business mustread organization wants succeed new millennium peter lowe president peter lowe international peter lowes success seminars dear friend john maxwell proven ability lead leaders anticipate learning even new book max lucado author like jesus
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john c maxwell
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business economics
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the list of seven
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adventure sense humor
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fun novel featuring arthur conan doyle sir novels published lots action adventure pretty good entertaining dialog go along ita quick enjoyable read
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dark brotherhood city london slumbers midst conspire rule world darkest nefarious means seven seated positions extraordinary power influence marshal forces far side aid fiendish endeavor force one aftermath bloody sance terrifying supernatural contact courageous young doctor finds drawn malevolent conspiracy beyond human comprehension nothing future safe thousandyear reign pure evil begin unless small group stalwart champions unravel unspeakable mysteries behind crime far terrible murder
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mark frost
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fiction
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dry a memoir
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incredible read
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couldnt put book aside obvious fact augusten burroughs gifted writer anyone survived abuse selfinflicted others relate dry poignant book powerful impact forever grateful augusten burroughs courageously sharing story
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tenth anniversary edition new york times bestselling book sold half million copies paperback addicted bewitched kid worshipped darren stevens first hed come home work samantha would say darren would like fix drink hed always rest briefcase table mirror foyer wipe forehead monogrammed handkerchief say better make double chapter two may know youve met augusten burroughs youve seen street bars subway restaurants twentysomething guy nice suit works advertising regular ordinary ordinary person two drinks augusten circling drain twelve ordinary person went home midnight augusten never went home loud distracting ties automated wakeup calls cologne tongue could hide much long request well wasnt really request employers augusten lands rehab dreams group therapy robert downey jr immediately dashed grim reality fluorescent lighting paper hospital slippers augusten forced examine something actually starts click thats finds worst trouble thirty days return drunken manhattan lifeand live sober follows memoir thats moving funny heartbreaking true dry story love loss starbucks higher power
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augusten burroughs
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biography autobiography
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attack of the vampire worms ghosts of fear street no
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go bobby
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never read anything stine son asked read surprised wonderful cover may trun parents story line outstanding book made cry end characters wonderful expecting mundane story line intrigued plot
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extensive anthology compiles eighty stories genre masters h p lovecraft stephen king volume also provides comprehensive bibliography vampire fiction
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otto penzler
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fiction
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the sky is not the limit adventures of an urban astrophysicist
| 0.5 |
awesome delightful
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wish writers talented articulate neil degrasse tyson enjoyed every book written one exception fascinating look life man made science accessible interestingthank
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author astrophysics people hurry host cosmos spacetime odyssey memoir growing young mans budding scientific curiosity absorbing story neil degrasse tysons lifelong fascination night sky restless wonder began thirty years ago roof bronx apartment building eventually led become director hayden planetarium unique chronicle young man one time nerd jock tysons memoir could well inspire similarly curious youngsters pursue dreams like many athletic kids played baseball medals track swimming captain high school wrestling team time setting telescope winter nights taking advanced astronomy course hayden planetarium spending summer vacation astronomy camp mojave desert eventually scientific curiosity prevailed went graduate physics harvard earn phd astrophysics columbia followed postdoctoral research princeton became director hayden planetarium twentyfive years earlier awed spectacular vista sky theater tyson pays tribute key teachers mentors recognized precocious interests abilities helped succeed intersperses personal reminiscences thoughts scientific literacy careful science vs media hype possibility meteor could someday hit earth dealing societys racial stereotypes science cannot say existence god many interesting insights science society nature universe available paperback new preface additions engaging memoir enlighten inspire appreciation astronomy wonders universe
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neil degrasse tyson
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science
| 5 |
no escape sweet valley twins
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good
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read book wanted read svjh books thought read first actually really good sixth grade going cave exploring end year trip take test see youre capable going elizabeth course passed flying colors lila jessica might need explaining see didnt take test got two unicorns take could go grand opening store also aaron acting like knowitall ends people going challenging cave aaron elizabeth winston lila follow guide cave leads beautiful opening bridge everyone crossed bridge elizabeth last person crossing miniearthquake bridge collapses elizabeth water aaron acting like knowitall lila idea hell guide uncountious read book find happens
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entire sixth grade goes spelunking elizabeth jessica wakefield really enjoy guide breaks leg class must find way cave time save injured guide original
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jamie suzanne francine pascal
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juvenile fiction
| 4 |
the complete peanuts the complete peanuts the fifties
| 1 |
great pumpkin mad punter et al
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fifth volume complete peanuts covers years period four main characters charlie brown lucy linus van pelt snoopy schroeder violet patti fewer appearances strip although schroeder clearly defined role makes character stand two similarly pig pen specific role shermy throw character despite fact appear rarely period first new character since shortlived charlotte braun almost five years previously sally brown born may th find name june nd makes first appearance strip august rd see walking first time august nd following yearthere classic firsts appear book one first strip lucys psychiatrist stand offers classic advice snap charlie brown followed five cents please great pumpkin also mentioned first time strips also wonderful sequences including impending destruction snoopys doghouse make way freeway bypass linus crush teacher charlie brown missing baseball game push sally stroller many moreas previous volumes series index amazing resource want look strips mad punter appears check index foreword edition written whoppi goldberg reflects interview charles schultz well role peanuts played life peanuts favorite comic strip young wonderful read classic strips also many strips never printed great pleasure experience first time
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peanuts popular comic strip history world characters charlie brown snoopy lucy linus schroeder many become dearly loved icons generation generation charles schulzs classic peanuts reprinted entirety first time beautifully produced editions strip presented full chronological order ultimate books peanuts fans world first volumes particular fascination peanuts aficionados many strips series first two three years never collected large part showed young schulz working kinks new strip include characterizations designs quite different cast know including snoopys debut puppy
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charles m schulz
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comics graphic novels
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penthouse adult magazine september
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penthouse magazine november
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penthouse magazine november volume number cover debbie griffin table contents forum correspondence housecall introduction sexindex encyclopedia view top comment fred darwin happenings jack parks shows philip cioffari words norman floss sounds aletti mccormack flippo zero government anarchy right government necessary article samuel l blumenfeld illustration schulenberg venus pictorial phillipp jason energy crisis humor henry morgan crash fiction j g ballard batman robin interview supercops dave greenberg bob hantz terry guerin pet month debbie griffin pictorial bob guccione balloon heads cartoon feature art cumings whirl ofthe worldly girl fiction carol schwalberg illustration wilkes american dream pictorial moravick call madam counsel xaviera hollande sound advice audio robert angus leaders pack fashion ed emmerling wicked wanda satire ron embleton eroticum sex versus metasex article marco vassi tide fiction whitfield cook
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foregrounds diversity periodicals fiction printed matter targeted women postwar periodforegrounds diversity significance print cultures women postwar period across periodicals fiction printed matterexamines changes continuities womens magazines moved digital formatshighlights important cultural political contexts womens periodicals including womens liberation movement socialismexplores significance women publishers printers editorswomens periodicals print culture britain ss draws attention wide range postwar print cultures women collection spans domestic cultural feminist magazines extends ephemera novels printed matter well digital magazine formats range essays indicates history publishing women diversity readers audiences midlate twentieth century early twentyfirst century britain collection reflects detail important ways magazines printed matter contributed challenged informed british womens culture range approaches including interview textual analysis industry commentary employed order demonstrate variety ways impact postwar print media may understood
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forster laurel forster
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authorship
| 5 |
manchild in the promised land
| 1 |
informative
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id recommend anyone young person america books gives glimpse window like live harlem back day
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traces authors experiences firstgeneration african american raised northern ghettos harlem midth century upbringing marked violence drugs devastating urban disadvantages
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claude brown nathan mccall
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biography autobiography
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colour of magic
| 1 |
book started
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claim rincewind great wizard really honoring truth wears pointy head thats true knows magic say knows exactly one spell even really cognizable would happen ever vocalized true coward loving never tries wants stay big spotlight life generally feels much wiser alas seems develop longterm relationship spotlight meets discworlds first tourist twoflowers even fail mention ever loyal luggage follows master everywhere coincidently also trouble seems rincewindhaving read twenty discworld novels already bit hesitant starting reread novel started terry pratchett evolved lot since book better generally advice people start guards guards havent read wonderful books yet would miss wonderful coward named rincewind luggage twoflower heros nah although colour magic misses truly exciting storyline jumps overthetopsituation another evenmoreoverthetopsituation still introduces wonderfully crazy world makes worth hassle want read light fantastic must read first real sequel discworld novel enjoy
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twoflower tourist first ever seen discworld tourist rincewind decided meant idiotsomewhere frontier thought reality exists discworld parallel time place might sound smell much like looks completely different plays different rules certainly refuses succumb quaint notion universes ruled pure logic harmony numbersbut disc different doesnt mean things dont stay existence threatened strange new blight arrival first tourist upon whose survival rests peace prosperity land person charged maintaining survival face robbers mercenaries well death spectacularly inept wizard little logic might turn good idea
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terry pratchett
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discworld imaginary place
| 5 |
the fountainhead
| 0 |
read high school
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back mids read book pleasure may written book report want read grasp may gone head back also loved movie gary cooper patricia oneill dvd guess yould call ayn rand follower except social atheistic leanings amazing woman
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first major literary success ayn rands fountainhead exalted view objectivist philosophy portraying visionary artist struggling dull conformist dogma peers book ambition power gold love published penguin modern classics architect howard roark unyielding granite blasts build defying conventions world around embraces battle two decades doubledealing crew rivals stop nothing bring include perhaps troublesome ambitious dominique francon may prove roarkes equal epic story money power mans struggle succeed terms paean individualism humanitys creative potential first published fountainhead introduced millions rands philosophy objectivism uncompromising defence selfinterest engine progress jubilant celebration mans creative potential ayn rand born alisa rosenbaum st petersburg russia emigrated america family january never return native land novel fountainhead published eventually became bestseller still occasionally working screenwriter rand moved new york city published atlas shrugged novels espoused came called objectivism philosophy champions capitalism preeminence individual enjoued fountainhead might like rands atlas shrugged also available penguin modern classics fountainhead power greed lifes grandeur flow hot red thrilling descriptionslondon review books ayn rand writer great power writes brilliantly beautifully bitterly new york times
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ayn rand
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architects
| 5 |
chronicles of tornor the northern girl
| 1 |
different second time around
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first read book many years ago liked saw fun fantasy unusual structurepushing recently reread much richer story revealed book describes sorrens transition adulthood first part story learn although orphan sorren center group unrelated adults adults may allies conflict unknown one another love girl provides type resource material goods knowledge skill insight even bad examplein second part story goes follow dreams process uses gifts even ones doesnt know given eventually becomes adult would proud ofsorrens progress mirrors changes occuring land lives book shows one generations motivations especially love impact next ways could never imagined certainly never know
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visions begin sorren numb frightened sorren eventually learns gift travel places mind called fartravelling marked member white clan arun honor witch frightens sorren want come within tanjo serve instead sorren determined keep gift secret long whatever cost may
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elizabeth a lynn
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fiction
| 4 |
the pragmatic programmer from journeyman to master
| 1 |
decent little dated
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fine addition software developers library little dated side though havent read code complete would suggest start
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others trenches say pragmatic programmer cool thing book great keeping programming process fresh book helps continue grow clearly comes people kent beck author extreme programming explained embrace change found book great mix solid advice wonderful analogies martin fowler author refactoring uml distilled would buy copy read twice tell colleagues run grab copy book would never loan would worry lost kevin ruland management science msglogistics wisdom practical experience authors obvious topics presented relevant useful far greatest strength outstanding analogiestracer bullets broken windows fabulous helicopterbased explanation need orthogonality especially crisis situation little doubt book eventually become excellent source useful information journeymen programmers expert mentors alike john lakos author largescale c software design sort book buy dozen copies comes give clients eric vought software engineer modern books software development fail cover basics makes great software developer instead spending time syntax technology reality greatest leverage possible software team talented developers really know craft well excellent book pete mcbreen independent consultant since reading book implemented many practical suggestions tips contains across board saved company time money helping get job done quicker desktop reference everyone works code living jared richardson senior software developer irenaissance inc would like see issued every new employee company chris cleeland senior software engineer object computing inc im putting together project authors book want failing id settle people whove read book ward cunningham straight programming trenches pragmatic programmer cuts increasing specialization technicalities modern software development examine core processtaking requirement producing working maintainable code delights users covers topics ranging personal responsibility career development architectural techniques keeping code flexible easy adapt reuse read book youll learn fight software rot avoid trap duplicating knowledge write flexible dynamic adaptable code avoid programming coincidence bulletproof code contracts assertions exceptions capture real requirements test ruthlessly effectively delight users build teams pragmatic programmers make developments precise automation written series selfcontained sections filled entertaining anecdotes thoughtful examples interesting analogies pragmatic programmer illustrates best practices major pitfalls many different aspects software development whether youre new coder experienced programmer manager responsible software projects use lessons daily youll quickly see improvements personal productivity accuracy job satisfaction youll learn skills develop habits attitudes form foundation longterm success career youll become pragmatic programmer
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andrew hunt david thomas
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computers
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the enneagram understanding yourself and the others in your life
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spiritualtool
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strengthened spiritual connection reading book helen palmer phd ms palmer preeminent authority teachings enneagram book enneagram understanding others life considered many major work subject subject book succinctly summarised ms palmer first paragraph quotthe enneagram ancient sufi teaching describes nine different personality types interrelationships teaching help us recognize type cope issues understand work associates lovers family friends appreciate predisposition type higher human capacities empathy omniscience love book selfunderstanding help work relationships people acquaint higher abilities particular type mindquot ms palmer describes process learning personality quotsteppingstone greater consciousnessquot serving double purpose making us quotmore effective happier personquot also teaching us quotto set personality aside order allow next phase consciousness unfoldquot act setting personality aside tool spiritual relationship find able identify preoccupations personality easily able detach neurotic tendencies able attach spiritual centre becoming person practice encouraged dissociate preoccupations underlie particular personality ms palmer states quotwhen cannot detach attention recurring preoccupation lose ability observe behavior dispassionate way control habits lost freedom choicequot quotthe unmasking blind spots defense mechanisms cognitive dissonance within character structure vital issue anybody wishes lead psychologically mature lifequot ms palmer distinguishes approach enneagram quotit however great interest become preoccupied naming attention attracted neglected look attention organized perceive information interest typequot handbook personality quotit within scope book discuss even basic internal practices practices best learned experienced teacher supportive setting rather book even precise language sure fall short necessary gain access altered state mind book preoccupations characteristic different types people purposes important point way type pays attenttion preoccupations burden blessing disguisequot centuries accomplished mystics monotheistic religions maintained first step spiritual journey see ones self teresa aacutevila st book quotthe way perfectionquot teaches great spiritual benefit selfdetachment interior exterior things created process enneagram presented ms palmer provided valuable tools strengthen spiritual commitment interested personality spirituality incorporation ancient ideas enneagram twentieth century clinical psychotherapy book interest
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would impossible us spend day without coming direct indirect contact dozens people family friends people street office television fantasies fears relationships others changeable infuriating pleasurable mystifying elements lives personality types based ancient system enneagram help enjoy satisfying fulfilling relationships areas life introducing nine basic personality types inherent human nature knowledge help better understand others think behave well increasing awareness individual personality written leading world authority enneagram offers framework understanding around us well wealth practical insights anyone interested psychology counselling teaching social work journalism personal management
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helen palmer
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psychology
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my brothers voice how a young hungarian boy survived the holocaust a true story
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great book
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enjoyed book read many holocaust books book far one favorites hate put worth money
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stephen nasser years old nazis sent family auschwitz stephen tells story direct optimistic language young boy
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stephen nasser sherry rosenthal
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holocaust jewish
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eragon inheritance book one
| 0.375 |
year old loves
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yearold son loves book read least twice avid reader read harry potter books many others one favorite little disappointed movie violent book
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one boy one dragon world adventure eragon finds polished stone forest thinks lucky discovery poor farm boy perhaps buy family meat winter stone brings dragon hatchling eragon soon realizes stumbled upon legacy nearly old empire overnight simple life shattered thrust perilous new world destiny magic power ancient sword advice old storyteller guidance eragon fledgling dragon must navigate dangerous terrain dark enemies empire ruled king whose evil knows bounds eragon take mantle legendary dragon riders fate empire may rest hands
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christopher paolini
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dragons
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buster midnights cafe
| 0.5 |
anticatholic author
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first book author read thought really funnyalot ironical humor favorite like obvious anticatholic attitude selection catholic parish name blessed sacrement aka bs blantant slap face catholics since liked book ill give lady one chance read persian pickle club next anymore low blows catholic church ill cross author list
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may anna kovacks discovered dusty streets butte montana went become hollywood star war fame marriage love heartbreak came went never changed bond shared two best friends effa commander whippy bird scandal murder betrayal made legend may anna effa whippy bird could set record straight sandra dallas spins moving memorable tale rural america hollywood story circle friends shared past act violence shattered innocence
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sandra dallas
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fiction
| 3 |
alices adventures in wonderland
| 1 |
excellent short quick read
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good book good quick read keeps entertained makes think realworldyour brain trained goodboom
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alice wonderland also known alices adventures wonderland peculiar imaginative tale girl falls rabbithole bizarre world eccentric unusual creatures lewis carrolls prominent example genre literary nonsense endured popularity clever way playing logic narrative structure influence generations fiction writing
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lewis carroll
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fiction
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shatterglass
| 1 |
glass dragons lightning bolts killer loose
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book wonderful book suggest wish read circle opens quartet first read circle magic background knowledge lovable characters book great ending great series tamora pierce definetly splendid job book definetly good enough buy read pierces novels getting one library knew buy could read againtrisiana chandler fourteenyearold girl fast temper sharp tounge weather mage powerful teacher niko come place tris used place called tharios ithocot sea place sacred magical rituals put dead people seem scared death people handle dead hated ignored treated differently hurt talking people group tris knows things like horrible madnesswhen tris finds man named kethun warder knows magic simple tellhe created dragon glass flying around room lightning veins knows must teach controle power destroys becomes mentorwhile shes teaching another problem arrises killer killing tons performing women killing find killer well found reading exciting novel tamora pierce hope enjoy
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tris one powerful mages ever born lightning magic flows veins bones series brutal crimes break fragile peace tharios tris angry city fathers seem care knows keep hold magic cant let anger take
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tamora pierce
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childrens stories
| 5 |
a voyage to arcturus canongate classics
| 0.75 |
like nothing else literature
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first read voyage arcturus age thrust parents house without definite prospects going live voyage paralleled vastly symbolic transcendental plane personal schism familiar reality complete unknownit took many years several readings partially categorize tale consider allegory allegory really meant alive multiple levels inquiry primarily gnostic variety story like matrix truman show existenz notion reality know false must escape true supernal authentic nature held prisoner manipulating evil intelligence endslindsay man driven almost mute force vision novels difficult read addition little talent novelist attempting render words barely grasped let alone described early ages would call greater mysteries voyage arcturus succeeds best probably incredible range allegorical transformations completely unearthly settings begin encompass concepts tangible form challenge visionary art poetry welllindsay threw together words concepts together create startling impressions clumsy though many easy create look consider also apparent roots parts form word name like signals pointing essential aspects allegorical characteroften beyond actually happening time tormance planet orbiting arcturus action occurs torture torment romance gleameil gleam veil sullenbodewombflash forest faceny facet fascinate oceaxe ocean axe dreamsinter dreams inter hint macabre appearing frequently juxtaposition try also sound names words peculiar music wholly unique part overall weird enchantment taleas visionary artist long appreciated special challenge novel given visualize metaphorical reality meaningful ecosystem allegories express spiritual ideas driving emotions beguiling unfamiliar vivid shapes believe voyage arcturus would indeed make fine movie animated one would done level technique industry starting develop purposes liveaction movie even cgi help could capture essence appropriatelyon hand experimental techniques pushed limit plus consistent level artistic intention complete divorcement hollywood could make happen backing would come knows done right would make film would become cult classic sf campuses could perhaps change way filmmaking approach today
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considered irish times one brilliant flights pure fancy ever recorded amazing story explores beauty untamed nature faraway world wild creatures crowd fantastic landscape demented torturers dominate victims bizarre mental powers
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david lindsay
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fiction
| 5 |
on being a therapist josseybass social behavioral science
| 0.6875 |
considerations
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book lot valuable information book everyone book serves remind therapists human focuses possible negative aspects therapists life practice feel book turns people away seeking therapy going profession book written overwhelming negativity hint arrogance looking something normalize negative experiences therapist possibly best book romantically involved therapist concerned may good thing read better understand may going new field read book needed must therapist involved one book nothing therapy like every field mixed bag book fails acknowledge goodness lives therapist
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updated revision jeffrey kottlers classic book reveals new realities inner experiences therapeutic practice today years therapist inspired generations mental health professionals explore private sacred aspects work helping others new edition explores many challenges therapists face related increased technology surprising research internet advances theory technique well stress international global economy managed care bureaucracy patients anxiety depression unemployment dysfunctional families poor education poverty parenting issues often court mandated consequently theres wealth new information explores many forbidden subjects rarely admitted much less talked openly goes deeper ever inner world therapists hopes fears written jeffrey kottler conscience profession willingness honest authentic courageous new chapters explore dealing failures reluctant patients clients change therapists also increased focus therapists role responsibility promote issues social justice human rights systemic changes within community world large
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jeffrey a kottler
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psychology
| 1 |
the front
| 1 |
enjoyed much
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felt like back uk ans listening scalleywags misbehaving entertaining funny parts
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dispatched district attorney declining massachusetts neighborhood address case related new public relations campaign state investigator win garano becomes involved loosely organized association vigilante police officers
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patricia daniels cornwell
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detective and mystery stories
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the hobbit there and back again
| 0.4 |
read one
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friend bugging read book finally reluctantly im glad book descriptive interesting book wonderful characters
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adventures welltodo hobbit bilbo baggins lived happily comfortable home wandering wizard granted wish
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john ronald reuel tolkien
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adventure stories
| 5 |
up from slavery
| 1 |
yearning read review
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booker washington slave beat told could nothing accomplish nothing example men white colored raised others hard work desire good world accomplished lot getting school sweeping cleaning room teaching night school starting tuskegee speaking huge events black man ever spoken met great men great things built great community loved greatlyhe wrote autobiography truly great life wrote simply giving facts interesting way one thing felt important giving speeches hard time staying interested busy reading felt like rush get done however liked enough know ill read lessbusy time really immerse theres much learn much discover life like washingtons reading couldnt help thankful everything life born many luxuries given booker washington started clothes back dirt floor sleep education piece paradise food luxury beyond comparison always abundanceone word describe book would thankful word would normally use describe book really booker washingtons thanks resonates throughout whole story even hungry streets could almost taste thanks whenever hed receive meal warm place staywonderful recommended love good autobiography even dont
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deals partly establishment tuskegee normal industrial institute
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booker t washington
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african americans
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characters emotion viewpoint techniques and exercises for crafting dynamic characters and effective viewpoints write great fiction
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lots good nuanced advice
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character emotion viewpoint actually pretty good book factors part write great fiction series ive liked fairly well like well description setting suspect suck description im reasonable characters arguably less learn think kress wonderful job explaining portray characters well prose incidentally pretty tricky creating good character may easy showing way reader actually understands character close impossiblefor instance goes use exposition rarely prose describing charactersguineveres central tragedy childlessbut one left empty vessel shore without sea broke came age sea must finally dryit may one explanations double love perhaps loved arthur father lancelot son could havebefore passage occurs threequarters way book seen dramatized many events white theorizing aboutthus listening whites exposition vacuum enough dramatized information understand evaluate ideastheres lot nuance explanation isnt exposition bad generally bad heres done well works kind nuance shows creating decent characters rather clicheacutesother sections handled similar nuance kress breaks different povs explains first person inherently artificial pov one recounts long complicated perfectly edited stories full dialogue narrator know happens nextthe strength first person voice narrator make reflect personality says says itunreliable firstperson narrators create great drama readers discover gap narrator says story events indicatein addition kress goes different versions distance rd person pov close limited omniscient instance explains highly distant narrator might work best character unlikable complicated different people need include much exposition prefer standard even formal writing styleyou want freedom describe characters scenes outside without filteringyour prose interesting enough compensate greater distance useful advicein addition seems remarkably realistic publishing world comment much prose really matters notes capture public interest book truth doesnt matter prose rough may disheartening truth truth appreciate author realistic enough note writing style important ultimately probably primary factor determining whether book commercially successfulall probably best book discussing characters pov solid offers quite bit good advice readers id definitely recommend especially find inexpensively
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create complex characters create main character readers wont forget write book multiplethirdperson point view without confusing readers plant essential information characters past story write great fiction characters emotion viewpoint awardwinning author nancy kress answers questions accessible book filled interactive exercises valuable advice teaches choose execute best point view story create threedimensional believable characters develop characters emotions create realistic love fight death scenes use frustration motivate characters drive story dozens excerpts todays popular writers write great fiction characters emotion viewpoint provides techniques need create characters stories sure linger hearts minds agents editors readers long theyve finished book
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nancy kress
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language arts disciplines
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journey of the dead
| 1 |
journey dead
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read disliked master executioner seeing rave reviews estleman gets thought id try another booksthis book better master executioner far essential difference use language nearly poetic plodding book journey dead combined story pat garrett man shot billy kid old spanish alchemist lives hermit desertestleman good understated job showing garrett haunted billys death throughout life effect would stronger friendship extensively described still changing billy kid legend provides interesting way estleman show changes garretts life westi found plot move little slowly probably concerns life real person less accurately reported far know garrett tried many careers rather little success according estleman finally murdered imposes sort flat quality plot big moments drama aside billys death even comes across understated toward end book got trifle bored wished tension drama narrative
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contributions leading scholars detailed catalog entries interpret spells painted scenes fascinating important work affords greater understanding ancient egyptian belief systems poignantly reveals hopes fears world beyond death
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john h taylor
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history
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the outlandish companion
| 1 |
recapits buffet
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book isnt next novel cant believe much adds enriches experience reading first four novels sheer amount information say nothing outandout entertainment amazingi noticed couple people complaining lot information available ms gs web pagebut im regular patron web page great job assure whats web couple brief samplesa note family tree section snippet methadone listto let people know kind stuff book thing novels havent heard anybody complaining posting excerpts thembelieve theres tons stuff book dont think anybody could ever find anywhere else real feast
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diana gabaldon captivated millions readers critically acclaimed outlander novels gabaldon serves outlandish companion volume two allnew guide books series fiery cross breath snow ashes echo bone written hearts blood written gabaldonetms signature wit intelligence compendium bursting generous commentary juicy insider details including complete chronology series thus far full synopses fiery cross breath snow ashes echo bone written heartetms blood recaps lord john grey novels lord john private matter lord john brotherhood blade lord john hand devils scottish prisoner whoetms cast outlander characters crossreferenced book detailed maps floor plans bibliographic guide research sources essays subjects wide ranging outlandish controversies regarding sex violence unique responsibilities writer historical fiction gabaldonetms writing process guided tour clothes food music eighteenth century scottish glossary pronunciation guide personal photos author taken set outlander series entertaining sweeping addictive series second volume outlandish companion one twoofakind gift incomparable author
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diana gabaldon
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fiction
| 5 |
the song dog g k hall large print book series
| 0.833333 |
best
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mcclure writes prequel trompie kramermickey zondi series haunts emotions satisfies curiosity mcclure said interview identifies zondi although quotdidnt realize someone told himquot see zondis past mission school well kramer met mates miriam widow fourie found predictions deaths piestess song dog spine chilling touching time
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south africa time nelson mandelas imprisonment afrikaner detective kramer joins forces bantu detective zondi find murderer
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james mcclure
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fiction
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