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the killer angels turtleback school library binding edition
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best civil war novel ever written
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opinion michael shaara created masterpiece equal explains detail events battle gettysburgbut time shows us people number casualty report way people wernt fighting brave dying valiantly believed right
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portraits lee longstreet civil war leaders interwoven historical detail provide fictional recreation bloody battle gettysburg
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michael shaara
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fiction
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interview with the vampire signed first edition
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well least dont sparkle
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interview vampire bit hard review one hand book important development modern urban fantasy genre hand ms rice effective writer terms exposition character development safe assume improved later works preliminary work reads like secondrate high school drama piece love vampires extra viscous might put modern take vampires existential philosophers lies rub vampire lorerices vampires bit effeminate effective creatures night louis comes across whiny emotionally sterile armand seem foresight one would expect year old creature lestat underdeveloped pretty much absent last half novelbut claudia oh shes feisty little devil theres something delightfully dark child vampire stuck forever prepubescent body shes machiavellian vampires far unique little developed mess louis became end speaking louislouis interviewee aforementioned title unique take tale interviewed brave foolish human journalist unnamed publication suspension disbelief becomes bit unbearable louis tells story way unbelievable earth vampire remember every single conversation every piece clothes every snatch metaphor every remembrance weather perfect memory retention heretillnow unrevealed vampire trait ms rice giddy writing forgets interview dramatic monologue louis story sympathize daniel poor mans journalist spend night whiny creature night poor man devil time transcribing purple prose something average us today reader understandas plot well isnt much one louis becomes vampire lestat together become foster parent claudia claudia kills lestat thinks doesnt clue sequel written enemys name title go transylvania meet uncouth vampires western sensibility manners arrive paris get lot trouble theatre du vampires like circus de soleil lot annoying louis finds love claudia finds love rice novel everything falls apart quicker say chinua achebein conclusion would recommend curious popculture item historical value predecessor twilight series sookie books everything dracula ms rice credit gives us vampire different color regardless literary method thats pretty darn important thing
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new york times bestselling author anne rice sensuously written spellbinding classic remains successful vampire story since bram stokers dracula times darkened room young man sits telling macabre eerie story life story vampire gifted eternal life cursed exquisite craving human blood anne rices compulsively readable novel arguably celebrated work vampire fiction since bram stokers dracula published interview vampire originally published washington post said called interview vampire thrilling strikingly original work imagination sometimes horrible sometimes beautiful always unforgettable forty years since release anne rices masterpiece beloved ever
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anne rice
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fiction
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goddesses
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magically beautiful illustrations
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rebecca guays illustrations really brings life diverse range goddess myths beautiful depictions various goddesses female archetypes give distinct personalities kind book want linger heartily recommended
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presents evidence support authors womancentered interpretation prehistoric civilizations considering prehistoric goddesses gods religion discussing living goddessesdeities continued venerated modern era
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marija gimbutas
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religion
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magical thinking true stories
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cruelty funny
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say actually enjoying book ratthing chapter reading descriptive way burroughs tortures blinds drowns another living creature made actually sick know everyone empathy animals even seasoned hunter still recognize need humane killing unwanted pests burroughs makes joke comparing serial killer honestly may one
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collection personal writings features observations topics contest wills deranged cleaning lady emotional side killing rodent ones home brief fame accompanies starring commercial
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augusten burroughs
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biography autobiography
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ghost moon
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louisiana love story
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kidnapped children ghostly presence repressed memories passionate love affair evocative louisiana setting elements make ghost moon exciting satisfying readolivia morrison returns young daughter sara childhood home disastrous early marriage quickly renews close ties many steprelatives also fights attraction stepcousin seth engaged superperfect mallory olivia grows confident relaxed new home begins remember confused scenes early trauma meanwhile reader aware teriible danger nearbyi read ghost moon one day highly recommend lovers contemporary romance characters believable plot fastpaced kidnappers modus operandi may top robards keeps identity secret final chapters
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nine years leaving disgrace olivia morrison coming home eightyearold sara put things right archer clan welcome prodigal daughter lavish louisiana estate stepcousin seth comfort icy dangerously attractive engaged formidable stepgrandfather collapses heart attack sight gasping dead mothers name selena bayou echoes memories mothers mysterious death suicide drowning said olivias terrifying nightmares suggest another story determined learn truth face newly ignited passion seth close comfort despite vows new danger threatens daughter olivia must find courage confront old demons uncover shocking secret buried longforgotten past
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karen robards
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fiction
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harlequin valentine
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sweet strange tiny bit gruesome
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strange story neil gaiman favorite author much love longer novels coraline american gods neverwhere always proves best short tales greater treat lovingly illustrated fantastically told graphic novel adultspeak comic book harlequin valentine perfect valentines gift friend prefers morrisey celine dion dark bizarre twist commedia dellarte character harlequin follows modernday columbinein short art lovely story entertainingly bizarre gaiman created beautiful story one foot planted firmly annals cultural history wry tongueincheek modern world
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modern hardcover retelling classic commedia dellarte legend tomfoolery hopeless fawning love creators neil gaiman sandman newbery medalwinning graveyard book john bolton evil dead update relationship harlequin columbine buffoon burdened brimming heart harlequin chases sensible oblivious columbine around city streets given heart freely consumed love impulsive clown sees heart dragged town charming surprise bend tale modern direction gaimans writing poetic heartfelt subject matter boltons art combination digitally enhanced photorealism dynamic painting provides sensational depth bright characters fittingly muted backgrounds spent valentines day alone aware cold february holiday hard swallow gaiman bolton want know takes steak knife fork bottle quality ketchup
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neil gaiman
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comics graphic novels
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ascension water trilogy book
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great start new fantasy trilogy
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nia sixteenyearold living atlantis loves home dreams becoming one avatars help rule city alongside farworlders alien race also loves although secretly cephan belongs lower clan cephan shows nia shocking secret atlantis changes world forever great book preteens teens enjoy fantasy novels cant wait next two books trilogy
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sea birthplace legends nia young mermyd bluefin clan one wish life avatar beloved home atlantis ten avatars rule beautiful peaceful undersea city alongside ancient farworlders whose magic keeps world alive avatar honor great responsibility nia dreams taking place among noble ten sixteen nia chance see dream come true atlantis choosing next avatar nia knows supremely qualified something nia doesnt know gets hearts desire could mean end treasured world atlantis forever
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kara dalkey
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juvenile fiction
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database backed web sites the thinking persons guide to web publishing
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book ive waiting looking buy
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ive buying reading books web books databases combinationtrying get bottom line publishtext multimedia webthis book close bottom line get computer languages operating systems hardware web servers database management systems corba datablades oracle informix nt unix etc etcthe bang buck youll ever get honest straightforward opinions trueexpert
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examination sixty years successes failures developing technologies allow computers understand human spoken language stanley kubricks film space odyssey famously featured hal computer ability hold lengthy conversations fellow space travelers forty years later advanced computer technology kubrick never imagined computers talk understand speech hal failure technology gotten much automated voice tells us say press something fundamental human language speech yet understand deeply enough able replicate computer voice machine roberto pieraccini examines six decades work science technology develop computers interact humans using speech industry arisen around quest technologies shows although computers today understand speech may hals capacity conversation capabilities make usable many applications today fast track improvement innovation pieraccini describes evolution speech recognition speech understanding processes waveform methods artificial intelligence approaches statistical learning modeling human speech based rigorous mathematical modelspecifically hidden markov models hmm details development dialog systems ability produce speech process bringing talking machines market finally asks question future answer end hallike computers something completely unexpected
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roberto pieraccini
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computers
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red tent
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looking build faith read quotoriginalquot
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though like authors writing style disappointed see quotheroes faithquot bible trivialized cases even distorted people praised ms diamantes insight biblical events appear read quotoriginalquot trying write another story well enough job dont think book inspire women god word anything make cynical roots judaism christianity would recommend book christian believers sexual parts graphic trivializing people admiretoo bad story could really made impact
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story based book genesis jacobs daughter dinah shares unique perspective origins many modern religious practices sexual politics eager impart lessons endurance humanity learned fathers wives first printing
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anita diamant
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fiction
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my first book of tracing kumon workbooks
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excellent
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year old grandson really really loves onehe sat worked page page first received workbookwill definitely buy
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workbook colorful tracing exercises helps young children practice basic pencilcontrol skills sharing activities graduate straight vertical lines challenging curves zigzags diagonals original
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kumon publishing
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education
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the hobbit there and back again
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fantastic story
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read read book number occasions still love reading every awhile
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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
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mere christianity
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mere christianity
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compelling book subject ever read given many copies assortment friends never one say readingthis great book
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classic mere christianity cs lewis important writer th century explores common ground upon christian faith stand together bringing together lewis legendary broadcast talks world war two three previous books case christianity christian behavior beyond personality mere christianity provides unequaled opportunity believers nonbelievers alike hear powerful apologetic christian faith
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c s lewis
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religion
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mary barton a tale of manchester life
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keen observer humanity
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watching bbc tvadaptation elizabeth gaskells novel north south intrigued go back read novel liked much wanted read found mary barton novels impressed elizabeth gaskells keen insight human spirit despair doubt kindness love compassion hopelessness loyalty frivolity everything rare talent create believable male female characters inherent differences perception interpretation walks life inspire compassion understanding characters actions plot largely divided mystery romance done well definitely book would recommend fellow austen fanscompared majority modern novels writing leisurely pace takes time describe emotional inner workings characters much devotes outward plot development frequent historical literary references immediately currentday readers fingertips explained well editions notes end want know like mehistorically book fascinating treatise working class toil life death mids manchester england rise trade unions trouble attendant therewith gaskells astute observations living conditions poor day age make compelling thoughtprovoking read hard leave books feeling two opposite points view masters men true compassion might go long way bridge gap
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jem father wont listen must save mary youre like brother mary barton daughter disillusioned trade unionist rejects workingclass lover jem wilson hope marrying henry carson mill owners son making better life father henry shot street jem becomes main suspect mary finds painfully torn two men marys dilemma moving portrayal father embittered courageous activist john barton mary barton powerfully dramatizes class divides hungry forties personal tragedy social political setting looks towards elizabeth gaskells great novels industrial revolution particular north south introduction maconald daly discusses elizabeth gaskells first novel pioneering book made public great division rich poor theme inspired much finest work
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elizabeth gaskell
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fiction
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opera as drama
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different look opera
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comon view opera recitativedrama ariasmusic therefore drama kerman makes different therefore genuine claim says opera music drama illustrate enters thorough venture world opera first masterpiece monteverdis quotorfeoquot wagner modern operas work includes discussion works giants verdi mozart also critical look leitmotive technics kerman imaginative provocative write clear language altough book demands background opera appreciation demands musical background almost quotthe biblequot opera understanding master achievement
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passionate witty brilliant opera drama lauded one controversial thoughtprovoking entertaining works operatic criticism ever written first published revised opera drama continues indispensable reading students lovers opera
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joseph kerman
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music
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night
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powerfully written
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night elie wiesel maybe best piece writing ive ever read definitely powerful pages shares personal story survival call nazi made ghetto cattle cars birkenau ss auschwitz gleiwitz buchenwald much much surrounded death hardship finds looses faith looses finds different kind faith learns guilt victory survival defeat shadow god forgot himnight depressing inspiring well written amazing read one anybody wanting write well read dont care art good writing well read
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wonderful new version classic poem every family edition night christmas lavishly illustrated renowned artist charles santore criticallyacclaimed illustrator wizard oz snow white little mermaid others hardcover edition classic night christmas featuring fourpage gatefold embossed foilstamped cover since first published anonymously night christmas enchanted children story st nicholas climbing chimney filling stockings springing back sleigh many families read poem every year beautiful hardcover edition treasure cherished poem faithfully reproduced accompanied charles santores stunning illustrations
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clement moore
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juvenile fiction
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slaughterhousefive
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book unique concept kept interest
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book one greatest timetravel antiwar stories follows billy graham fragmented journey takes place bombing dresden world war ii shows billy phases life concentrating shattering experiences prisoner war
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special fiftieth anniversary edition kurt vonneguts masterpiece desperate painfully honest attempt confront monstrous crimes twentieth century time featuring new introduction kevin powers author national book award finalist yellow birds selected modern library one best novels time slaughterhousefive american classic one worlds great antiwar books centering infamous world war ii firebombing dresden novel result kurt vonnegut described twentythreeyear struggle write book witnessed american prisoner war combines historical fiction science fiction autobiography satire account life billy pilgrim barbers son turned draftee turned optometrist turned alien abductee vonnegut billy experiences destruction dresden pow unlike vonnegut experiences time travel coming unstuck time instant bestseller slaughterhousefive made kurt vonnegut cult hero american literature reputation strengthened time despite banned censored libraries schools content language precisely elements vonneguts writingthe political edginess genrebending inventiveness frank violence transgressive witthat inspired generations readers look differently world around find confidence say something authors wideranging norman mailer john irving michael crichton tim obrien margaret atwood elizabeth strout david sedaris jennifer egan j k rowling found inspiration vonneguts words jonathan safran foer described vonnegut kind writer made peopleyoung people especiallywant write george saunders declared vonnegut great urgent passionate american writer century offers us model kind compassionate thinking might yet save us fifty years initial publication height vietnam war vonneguts portrayal political disillusionment ptsd postwar anxiety feels relevant darkly humorous profoundly affecting ever enduring beacon eras uncertainties poignant hilarious threaded compassion behind everything cataract thundering moral statementthe boston globe
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kurt vonnegut
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fiction
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the great gatsby
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first read kindle fire
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quick read akin reading agatha christy book fastest cars hail man fromst paul
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great gatsby f scott fitzgerald captures flamboyance carelessness cruelty wealthy americas jazz age part macmillan collectors library series stunning clothbound pocket sized classics gold foiled edges ribbon markers beautiful books make perfect gifts treat book lover beautiful macmillan collectors library edition features afterword david stuart davies great gatsby lives mysteriously luxurious long island mansion playing lavish host hundreds people yet one seems know became rich rumoured everything german spy war hero people clamour invitations wild parties jay gatsby doesnt heed cares one person alone daisy buchanan woman waited life little know infatuation lead tragedy end murder
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f scott fitzgerald
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fiction
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my beautiful feeling
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great prospective
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man concerned reading females perspective thoughts concerns true situation information something needed several years ago better self image feel closer god reason control actions
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story intimate correspondence teenage girl christian counselor assists struggle live peace awakening sexuality helps deal longing masturbate
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walter trobisch ingrid trobisch
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fiction
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the gourmet prescription for lowcarb cooking
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written novice mind beautiful photography
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first impression gourmet prescription book photos absolutely breathtaking food photography close able really see texture beauty actual food surrounding props etc although rigidly follow diets book compatible watch carbohydrates fats found diet information helpful making right choices food selectionthis first cookbook come across actually offers recipes enhance flavors healthy food doesnt focus one ethnic food group instead author gives many different recipes span globe thick rich creamy sauces mask bland taste chicken fish dr chud uses unusual ingredients light sauces dressings enhance flavor kinds foods recipes amazingly easy make book come across actually offers healthy recipes gourmet flare dont feel like cooking strict food guidelines taste full flavor foods cooking dr chud devotes whole section enhance flavor foods smokingslow roasting etc know eating healthy also loving every bite highly recommend cookbook author makes feel wrote reader obviously compassionate recipes family healthy eating shows
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insulinconscious cookbook combines latest medical data recipes
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deborah friedson chud
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cooking
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great gatsby everyman
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gatsby captures emptiness american dream
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reading fscott fitzgeralds great gatsby fifth time time read work yields gold many ways novel metaphor failed american dream however one possible dream cynicalyet believe one dream martin luther kings dream service humanity certainly viable one remains gatsbys flaw loved mental projection daisyhis ideal woman daisy loved real life daisy different night day real daisy shallowselfcentered materialistic daisy could love daisy really person instead onedimensional imitiation human husband tom male counterpart neither one whole person yet nick tells us quotthey could always retreat moneyquotin many ways gatsby much relevance today twenties supermaterialistic name brand society peolpe brainwashed pursuing daisydreams designer clothes prestige cars bigger better housesmaybe gatsby even moral ethical implications pursue empty god materialismdaisy choose death quotgatsby turned alright endquot least found reason live reason dieeven misguidedthe great gatsby captures emptiness american dream
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fitzgeralds masterpiecethe quintessential jazz age novelnow hardcover everymans library contemporary classics edition generations enthralled readers f scott fitzgeralds mysterious millionaire jay gatsby come embody glamour decadence roaring twenties gatsby emerges nowhere evading questions past throwing dazzling parties sparkling champagne jazz luxurious long island mansion nick carraway young man moved next door fascinated oddly detached neighbor discovery gatsby motivated singleminded quest regain longlost love daisy buchanan nick finds something appalling appealing intensity gatsbys ambition reinvent daisy wealthy husband cynical careless people gatsbys dream collides reality nick witness violence tragedy result great gatsbys remarkable staying power nearly century publication owed lyrical freshness storytelling way illuminates hollow core glittering american dream everymans library pursues highest production standards printing acidfree creamcolored paper fullcloth cases twocolor foil stamping decorative endpapers silk ribbon markers europeanstyle halfround spines fullcolor illustrated jacket
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f scott fitzgerald
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american dream
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eragon inheritance book one
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mediocre yet captivating fantasy book
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two ways read judge book one see new fantasy novel see new fantasy novel written someone young must admit quite enjoyable written badly immaturely despite fact author years old wrote fan fantasy books one definitely good ages good choice words used suits children teenagers adults fantasy writing tricky business authors slap thin coat backdrop characters parade others lay detail excruciating detail paolini strikes happy medium showing wisdom beyond years gives world characters depth realitymost parts book including beginning mysterious surprised people loose midst names remember languages rather complicated confusing story plotline quite difficult follow story first might annoy people despite fact keep readers edge seats waiting excitedly find happens nextin terms character development bumps paolini smoothed eragon bad like saphiras showed improved fighting skills education talent however saphiras case paolini really show bond eragon growing expected see grow rather start moreover characters really unique personality differentiates characters example eragon behaved nothing like year old person expected chapters arrogant others humble sometimes even lame times seemed nothing boy within minutes braver stronger experienced warriorthe old man brom enigma serves eragons guide teacher theres meets eye also supposed patient sometimes looses temper get impatient eragon teaching dragon saphira alright though sentient creature equipped intellect instinct eragon bond mentally wise way however find hard believe could much wiser characters likely youngest slight irony also find hard believe saphiras affection love already eragon soon found prefer paolini shown relationship develops rather alreadythe story plot highly engrossing bad king versus outnumbered good rebels mainly young innocent boy forced adventure turning kind hero though used many times various stories though kind clicheacuted highly entertaining well paolini definitely talent making used stories interesting certainly shows skilled adaptation improvisation building good read old materials furthermore every chapter book intelligently written without even slightest hint monotony parts story along characters come story later parts makes reader understand story better look forward moreyet setting aside great story plot cannot help feel slightly annoyed fact paolinis creation creatures story plot original truthfully cannot think one single thing paolini created original sure creatures known urgals book feel somewhat similar orcs tolkeins books razacs similar tolkiens nine nazgul also caught lot similarities lord rings harry potter star wars matrix dragonriders pern series guess either paolinis got ideas analysing book case find people analyse book definitely get absorbed fantasy enjoy reading throughoutthe problem found paolinis writing style descriptions sometimes much like description environment character character although described things sounded like though exact time place found unnecessary distract whatever flow story plus makes book long winded beating bush instead straightforward story goes reason find parts book boring paolini pays attention small details book like artist would paints greatest masterpiece opinion paoilini conquered feat young adults dream ofoverall find eragon pretty good kept going entertained last page book paolini definitely created world full magic fantasy adventure readers like get absorbed get real sense involvement reading book author done good job making world feel real also well setting plot points continued resolved remaining booksi looking forward second book called eldest want find continuation great story plot also want see writing style matured developed improved wish paolini good luck definitely potential
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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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the trickster olympus series book
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cant wait next one
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fortunate enough discover kathleen nances books back since read everything find shes exceptional writer heroes heroines captivated first page especially joy mark latest book love mythological premise trickster hope first book series cant wait read zeusthis book definitely going onto keeper shelf
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volume ten olympians george oconnor delves myth hermes trickster god infancy bewitches animals bends stealing herd apollos prize cattle bargain adolescence adulthood becomes father equally mischievous pan hermess story wildly entertaining brings little bit chaos everything touches creates volume sure fan favorite wit charm storytelling
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george oconnor
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juvenile fiction
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cooks tour
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well written journey travelers food obsessed
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humorous dark entertaining read becoming obsessed travel channel show reservations drawn delve deeper depths mr bourdains twisted brain would say subtitle edition search perfect meal slightly inaccurate see edition renamed global adventures extreme cuisines may accurate would say book personal journey tony food descriptions delicious stories shocking funny sometimes dark way book terribly hard put loved probably tear bourdain books
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host anthony bourdain parts unknown bestselling author kitchen confidential wonderful book sees bourdain travelling world discovering exotic foods dodging minefields cambodia diving icy waters outside russian bath chef bourdain travels world search ultimate meal thing anthony bourdain loves much cooking traveling cooks tour shotgun marriage two greatest passions inspired question would perfect meal anthony sets quest culinary holy grail adventurous chef starts japan eats traditional fugu poisonous blowfish prepared specially licensed chefs travels cambodia minestudded road pailin autonomous khmer rouge territory phnom penhs gun club local fare served alongside menu available firearms saigon hes treated sustaining meal live cobra heart moving savor snack viet cong mecong delta west kitchen confidential fans recognize gironde tonys youth first stop european itinerary france portugal entire village fattening pig months anticipation arrival halfway around globe cooks tour recounts bourdains inimitable style adventures misadventures americas favorite chef
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anthony bourdain
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cooking
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broken open how difficult times can help us grow
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well written
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bought book great reviews definitely disappointed book read stage life disagree reviews amateurs trying find path book level development great read
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new york times bestseller inspiring guide healing growth illuminates richness potential every life even face loss adversitynow updated additional toolbox materials new preface author twentyfive years since cofounded omega institutenow worlds largest center spiritual retreat personal growthelizabeth lesser intimate witness ways people weather change transition beautifully crafted blend moving stories humorous insights practical guidance personal memoir offers tools help us make choice face times challenge broken defeated broken open transformed lesser shares tales ordinary people risen ashes illness divorce loss job loved onestronger wiser touch purpose passion draws worlds great spiritual psychological traditions support us learn break open blossom meant
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elizabeth lesser
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selfhelp
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moby dick or the whale
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moby dick whale tale many levels literary brilliance
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herman melville dedicated moby dick epic masterpiece good friend nathaniel hawthorne like salem sage sailor melville man dark brooding genius men opposed sanguine philsophy transcendentalism whose chief exponents ralph waldo emerson henry david thoreau joseph conrad explored dark side human heart heart darkness melville takes us hell demented captains monomaniacal pursuit moby dick great white whalethe long page novel narrated ishmael sailor pequodcaptained captain ahab biblical namesake wanderer wilderness forsaken father abraham sailor ishamael consider orphan abandonded winds storms high seas lonely life whaler pequod whaling ship named village pequod indians massacred white settlers thirty men aboard doomed vessel symbolic thirty states antebellum america novel says andrew delbanco introduction penguin edition many symbolic resonances current political scene wigwam built deck symbolizing corruption tammany hall new york politics pip africanamerican cabin boy used slave ahab reminding readers compromise made fugitive slave law reality throughout book see melville portraying humankind wantonly kills animals descretes nature practices survival fitness amoralitythe pequod microcosm america also world see types humanity portrayed among crew savage queequeg humorous stubbs flask rationalistic first mate starbucktowering pages monumental work genius captain ahab leg severed moby dick may also sexually impotent driven killing moby dick forsaking young family driving crew relentless quest wreak revenge great whale ahab like biblical king name worships idol case dream revenge moby dick delblanco points closely resembles senator john c calhoun south carolina staunch advocate chattel slavery ardent opponent daniel webster henry clay ahab devlish fiend man whose quarter deck speech enlists crew join hatred moby dick reminds us dictators skill crowd manipulation oratory hitler stalin saddam husseinmoby dick interpreted countless ways literary critics whiteness may represent nothingness nature indifference human suffering seen godless universe moby dick stands idol humans worship hearts headsthe vision life painted melville harsh bleak pessimistic perhaps clinging coffin indian friend epilogue ishmael giving us hope resurrection pick interpretationmoby dick contains many chapters dealing life anatomy whales life whaling boat tools used whaling industry materials may bore reader however found chapters fascinating melville opens eyes vanished way lifeit hard believe book published long ago find existentialistic despair poetry song psychological plunging depths human soul well melvilles thoughts various subjects ways view lifemoby dick big shaggy dog novel may well best novel ever written american one aspiring literate reader refrain devoting time energy required complete herman melville deserves respect appreciation inviting us voyage across seas mad ahab
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call ishmael begins famous opening chapter mobydick whale young sailor ishmael hired crew member whaler named pequod captained man named ahab lengthy chapters whale biology descriptions crew whaling trade readers slowly introduced captivating tale ahab revenge great white whale stole leg leaving whalebone prosthesis withering hatred beast known moby dick whale infamous encounters escapes whale ships ahab offers gold coin nailed pequods mast reward whoever sights first beginning cold christmas morning crew embarks journey find whale make fortunes exciting staple american literature mobydick mustread anyone interested classics herman melville inspired write moby dick biographical account narrative extraordinary distressing shipwreck whaleship essex cosimo classics turn inspired novel movie heart sea herman melville american novelist born new york melville lived worked city many years moving family massachusetts enjoyed short friendship author nathaniel hawthorne many melvilles books inspired experiences sailed merchant whaling ships spent time marquesas islands natives spent time england egypt palestine melville even wrote poetry reflecting american civil war eventually retired new york city buried bronx relatively unknown melville author books fiction nonfiction poetry including typee mobydick bartelby scrivener benito cerino battlepieces aspects war billy budd sailor unfinished
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h melville
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fiction
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hard times
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alright
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pretty much beginning middle book pretty dull thing really saves towards middle would read book looking something gripping really make eager find going happen next book simply put drama positive turning points end ending book really inportant book good ending raises point viewthe book kind hard follow one main reasons fact many characters least twenty characters louisa mr bounderby mr gradgrind sissy jupe stephen blackpool stephen blackpools story sad really affected emotions read also felt sissy jupe went lot stayed strong troublesthe basic storyline mr gradgrind opens private school teaches philosophy facts father tom louisa louisa preplanned marry mr bounderby banker twice age like thisthis book also teach good morals reading level pretty high would say anyone reads book least years old pretty much mixed feelings book
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considered dickens harshest indictment midthcentury industrial practices dehumanizing effects hard times offers fascinating tapestry victorian life filled richness detail brilliant characterization passionate social concern typify novelists finest creations
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charles dickens
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fiction
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snoopyit was darkstr
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snoopy struggling author
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snoopy trying write book starts phrase dark stormy night keeps getting better snoopy makes great author hes cool sitting doghouse typewriter good job snoopy
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collects comic strips featuring adventures beagle snoopy owner charlie brown friends
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charles m schulz
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juvenile fiction
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schaums outline of bookkeeping and accounting
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review
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havent chance review book however received good condition seller stated information needed job offer expired wanted use book reference
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confused bookkeeping accounting problem solved schaums outline bookkeeping accounting ideal review reference accounting class inside youll find explanations subjects fundamentals topics financial analysis preparing cash flow statements distinction accounting perpetual periodic inventory system also includes chapter popular accounting software accounting students expected master graduate
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joel lerner rajul gokarn
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study aids
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the mystery of romans the jewish context of pauls letters
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weak faith
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real strength nanos book lies exposition rom paul discusses weak faith strong faith rome author refutes traditional view weak faith christian jews arguing almost certainly nonchristian jews jews weak faith refused accept jesus israels true messiah lived works law contrary observed purity laws fasting sabbath jewish works fully convinced minds right rom continue observing sabbath honor lord rom well abstaining meat honor lord rom b paul didnt believe jews rome weak practice weak opinions thought weak faith refusing believe messiah come initiated eschatological agenanos handles implications apostolic decree acts well allows paul may disagreed james compromise theory nothing unclean rom agreed apostolic wisdom practice food unclean however think unclean rom b gentiles company jews must abide minimal purity standards apostolic decree brother injured eat longer walking love rom paul exhorted gentiles rome observe purity regulations would otherwise offended jewish associates good eat meat drink wine anything causes brother stumble rom paul wanted strong faith accommodate weak faith please rom hopefully soon jews would embrace christianity groups could worship one voice rom gentiles may theoretically free works law freedom must always examined light company one israels place preeminent rom gentile arrogance result cut church salvation altogether rom b jewish heritage demands respect book could go long way promoting honest jewishchristian dialogue comprehensive commentary romans focus key passages clears serious confusion provides solid foundation understanding pauls famous letter
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pauls letter romans says nanos example jewish correspondence addressing believers jesus steeped jewish wayswhether jewish gentile origin arguing think paul apostate judaism nanos maintains pauls continuity jewish heritage several key arguments addressed pauls letter still integral part roman synagogue communities weak nonchristian jews strong included jewish gentile converts belief jesus paul practicing devout jew insists rules behavior righteous gentiles christian subordination authorities romans intended enforce submission leaders synagogues roman government officials paul behaves way confirm jewish portrait acts going first synagogues
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mark d nanos
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religion
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dead men tapping the end of the heather lynn ii
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dead men tapping end heather lynne ii
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book awesome ms yeomans writes terrific story sitting back totally buried story tells many friends acquaintances fishing industry similar experiences fatal surmise entire united states coast guard needs revamped employees trained guard must held accountable actions take case refused take allowing mike goodridge assist rescue able communicate coast guard given real truth going feel certain three men would drowned comment mr goodridge cowboy guarantee everyone fishermen talk work would call member one franchises seatow heart beat rather taking chance coasties would appear timea must read anyone involved commercial fishing industry well read excellent plot extremely well researched heartbreaking would recommend book anyone wanted find perils maritime salvage commercial fishing plain old damn good read
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dramatic saga heather lynne ii retraces tragedy befell three fishermen trapped boat capsized barge subsequent failed rescue attempt wrenching courtroom drama followed taking readers deep inside traditional fishing community process
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kate yeomans
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nature
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wing commander junior novelization
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adequate depiction storyline military panache
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wing commander universe taken life ingenuity many brains instilled credible somewhat rigid texture novelist must perform conform found book somewhat pedantic slothful style less expected characterisations totally alienated believing unfolding drama paladin produced bona fide anapolis ring purportedly ancestor admiral geoffrey tolwyn brit scion old naval family royal navy never relied primary training officers united states yet faults book well worth read filling background detail
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years future battle earth begin egomaniacal alien kilrathi struck savaging peaceful planet edge space worse captured navcom device lead straight earth chris blair pal maniac young cadets fresh academy first ship tiger claw awesome mission recover navcom stop kilrathi costs blairs fighting wingearths last hopeis seething internal strife somewhere among thin red line heroes traitor lurks includes page full color photo insert
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peter telep
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juvenile fiction
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frankenstein running press classics
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name refers scientist
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love book fitting written child mary wollstonecraft percy shelleyi think literary types prof university michigan sayits story crazed undergraduateall right viktor put twelveinch organ monster think hes going itmade class worthwhile
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scientist assembles monster parts deadbodies develops mind learns loathe creator
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mary wollstonecraft shelley
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frankenstein fictitious character
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cancer as a turning point a handbook for people with cancer their families and health professionals
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practical resource makes sense
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book helpful us struggling lifethreatening illnesses even wish bring joy vitality lives able benefit reading makes strong case important mental piece say peace overall health
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psychotherapist lawrence leshan worked cancer patients thirtyfive years research led people cancer find new effective ways fight lives put findingsfull meaning purposeinto revised edition shows psychological change along medical treatment mobilizes compromised immune system healing included lifetransforming workbook handson exercises designed help readers evaluate inner selves teach get immune systems leading fuller richer lives
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lawrence leshan
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health fitness
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edwards on the will a century of american theological debate
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educational well written book
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first drawn read book reading review guelzo wrote rc sprouls book willing believe publication christianity today impressed guelzos command doctrine free criticisms sprouls book decided see guelzo written books came across book decided buy ithaving finished say book fantastic book anyone would like learn history religious thought america believe though im certain book adaptation guelzos phd thesis certainly scholarly feel well referenced however unlike phd theses adaptations found edwards engrossing readthe book first lays edwards taught mostly drawing famous book freedom guelzo great job articulating religious questions particularly relating philosophers hobbes locke critical freedom edwards response religious philosophic challenges dayi appreciated clearly guelzo shows edwards actually modified calvinism defense hobbes many people today seem parrot edwards fivepoint calvinist without really understanding significance edwards edwards taught difference moral natural ability discrimination sparked tremendous following well counterreaction cf james dana edwards followers like bellamy hopkins carried edwards ideas logical endpoints including perfectionism moral government views atonement ecclesiastical separation much chagrin old school calvinism book also learn nathaniel william taylor reformulation calvinism respond edwards new divinity edwards taylor contributed theology later revivalists like charles finney guelzo also nicely demonstratesin general would say understanding american religious history significantly greater reading bookif person thought great deal free really enjoy book havent book probably today seems great deal interest free yet lot books written people dont know talking guelzo hand clearly knows subject well honestly scholarly integration history theology think id say book best religious history book ive ever read
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jonathan edwards towered contemporariesa man six feet tall figure theological staturebut reasons power matter dispute edwards offers persuasive explanation seven years personal trials included dismissal northampton church edwards submitted treatise freedom boston publishers impact puritan society profound refused trapped either new arminian scheme seemed make god impotent hobbesian natural determinism made morality illusion reasserted primacy gods sought reconcile freedom necessity process shifted focus community duty freedom individual edwards died smallpox soon becoming president princeton one obituary said rational exemplary christian thereafter century discussion free church enclave pure impure society begin edwards disciples new divinity menprincipally samuel hopkins great barrington joseph bellamy bethlehem connecticutset defend thought ezra stiles president yale tried keep influence yale corporation edwardss ideas spread beyond new sparked religious revivals next decades end old calvinism returned yale form nathaniel william taylor boston unitarians captured harvard edwardss troublesome ghost laid rest debate human freedom versus necessity continued theologians longer controlled edwards guelzo presents clarity force story fascinating maneuverings soul new england emerging nation
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allen c guelzo
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religion
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mr poppers penguins
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mr poppers penguins richard florence atwater
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poppers live small town stillwater mr popper housepainter wishes could scienteist dreams traveling around world interested polar regions reads much possible great polar expeditions receives unusual gift writing letter admiral drake explorer south pole everyone astonished penguin captain cook arrives soon family makes new pet feel right home weeks poppers take second penguin zoo children penguins enjoy teaching games everything seems going well however captain cook greta soon family fun really begins finances getting low popper household mr mrs popper decide train penguins perform take act road audiences love performance performers going wrong theater leads mr popper penguins jail admiral drake comes rescue mr popper faced dilemma must decided whether let admiral drake carry penguins north poleto start race penguins put movies hollywood wanting best penguins mr popper decides send admiral drake surprise gets go back great north pole expedition toothis great book first printed late students still enjoy lively antics penguins today middle elementary grade teachers certainly promote studies social studies geography science math art language arts using book introduce number activities study penghins learning ways people animals adapt letter writing geographic regions map studying areas incorpate mr poppers penguins
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unexpected delivery large crate containing antarctic penguin changes life fortunes mr popper house painter obsessed dreams polar regions
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richard atwater florence atwater
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humorous stories
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me talk pretty one day c
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always weird
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first book ive read david sedaris sedaris tells interesting stories warned little weird small town girl family seems enjoy making crazy andor grossing far much essays enjoyable reads chapter brother made entirely f word gloified variations good writing way talk pretty good none laughoutloud funny jacket describes
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new collection david sedaris cause jubilation recent move paris inspired hilarious pieces including talk pretty one day attempts learn french family another inspiration cant kill rooster portrait brother talks incessant hiphop slang bewildered father one hones finer fury response modern annoyances restaurant meals presented ludicrous towers cashiers inch fingernails compared new yorker twain hawthorne sedaris become one bestloved authors sedaris amazing reader whose appearances draw hundreds performancesincluding jawdropping impression billie holiday singing wish oscar meyer weinerare unforgettable sedariss essays living paris funniest hes ever written last someone even meaner french sort blithely sophisticated loopy humour might resulted dorothy parker james thurber love child entertainment weekly barrel fever sidesplitting one essays new collection failed crack frequently helpless new york times book review naked
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david sedaris
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humor
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adele jane eyres hidden story
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totally enjoyable
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ever wondered little adele great read easy read read almost one sitting
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companion novel jane eyre follows marriage shy governess edward rochester witnessed latters young french ward
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emma tennant
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abandoned children
| 4 |
diva great sopranos and mezzos discuss their art
| 0.888889 |
diva divine
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borrowed diva library hate return soi plan buy book read aspiring opera singer helpful inspirational interesting read singer got start also enlightening read repetoire choose sing itthis enjoyable read even dont plan study opera want understand people love opera others love sing want know women became divas triumphs failures experiencedand little interesting lives book makes want know themalso ticket opera another enjoyable book new opera buff
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interviews twentysix worlds leading women opera singers discuss changes opera voice training pressures performing favorite roles
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helena matheopoulos
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biography autobiography
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bravo two zero the harrowing true story of a special forces patrol behind the lines in iraq
| 0.666667 |
boys version story
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well known story theres point reviewing events pretty well written tell story patrol certainly went wrongsome sas folks disagree description events especially dont like two friends died avoidably stuff happens sas gods earth though outstanding reputationthere details book probably fabricated mistaken overstated one view action occurred read context books patrol members disagreements relatively minor really
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mission take scuds eight went five came back story closed secrecy british special forces trained best january squad eight men went behind iraqi lines top secret mission called bravo two zero command sergeant andy mcnab true unsung heroes war lt col steven turner american fe commander dropped scud alley carrying pound packs mcnab men found surrounded saddams army radios didnt work weather turned cold enough freeze diesel fuel spotted chance survival fight way syrian border seventyfive miles northwest swim euphrates river freedom eight set five came back ill tell destroyed scuds british sas fabulous john major british prime minister story filled noholdsbarred detail mcnabs capture excruciating torture tells men tested beyond limits human endurance war didnt see cnn dirty deadly fought outside rules
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andy mcnab
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history
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the truth about sex what the world wont tell you and god wants you to know
| 0.888889 |
boldly confronts sexual whimsy world
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book truth sex kay arthur addresses many misconceptions world sex applying gods lessons topic found scripture whereas world would paint sex something functional mechanical without emotional commitments responsibilities arthur argues sex perfect form brings intimacy truly belonging another longing presence beloved hallowed purity union husband wife becomes holy metaphor wife god seeks son oneness longs peoplearthur boldly confronts sexual whimsy world asserts people say merely sowing wild oats want live let live want judge others sexual preferences reality distorting gods purpose sex using passages bible contradict improper attitudes arthur offers discussion questions end chapters friends study groups discuss matters length additional study guide back book provides course outlinethis book excellent resource people dating engaged also insightful text married long time wish role models mentors others generation bombarded sexual images tv ads internet movies good book provides gods perspective righteous expression love marsha boyanowski christian book previewscom
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whats big deal sex birds bees turn television log internet watch movie cant help notice everyone else seems culture embraced message sex basic bodily function irresistible harmless satisfying hunger thirst bought lie rapidly corroding souls society comes sexuality cant ignore manufacturers directions escape unharmed thats everyoneteen adult single marriedneeds know truth sex compelling interactive study provides antidote worlds subtle yet insidiously dangerous lies youll learn god created sex first place happens dont follow design virginity matters consequences follow sex outside marriage find healing youve harmed someone else violated gods instructions knowledge comes power stand firm resisting pull temptation whatever pastwhether youve remained sexually pure endured pain misusing gods precious giftyoull find eyes opened life transformed discover truth sex includes companion study guide personal use group discussion
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kay arthur
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religion
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in the bank of beautiful sins poems poets penguin
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best writing ive enjoyed years
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bent shape book going print suggest see book sale even internet auction get right awayhere reasons poetry amazing first foremost voice poet seems unique fresh nothing reads like wrigleys words may influences trying compare frost cummings bukowski thomas poet may futileanother reason love work accessible mean much poetry days seems stuffy boring irrelevant wrigley hitting home words instance quotthe bramblequot study great opening lines engrossing narrative unexpected endings first line begins quotcathedral thorns brambly fist quot almost see arched weeds thorny vines walking soon become nearly lost stumbles upon rusted car nearly pulled apart branches vines weaving way steel frame finds memento steals well wish give away suffice say envy way words ability instill mind memory
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poems examine nature morality personal values modern world
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robert wrigley
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poetry
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learning to bow inside the heart of japan
| 1 |
interesting read dated exaggerated
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one logged years teaching japan around era subject matter certainly interests interesting study japanese culture experience aets existed late showever book bit dated dont know accurate portrayal itd interested japan teaching experience today authors experience jet program early years gaijin classrooms still novelty last years however entire generation grown accustomed native english teachers encounters foreigners longer prompt level surprise ignorance curiosity portrayed author also book written apex japans bubble economy many attitudes beliefs opinions expressed book japan future product era circumstances obviously changed dramatically years since bubble burstalso found parts exaggerated one example author repeatedly informs us rural backwards hamlet assigned believe one point even alleging people town never seen foreigner found descriptions dubious reality tochigi contains million people located populous region japan outskirts kanto plain right next tokyo contains sites like nikko attract thousands foreign tourists every year hardly inaka backwoods outpost depicted bookalso found bit odd way author seemed intent avoiding mentioning actually teacher jet programme wellknown imports thousands new young english teachers every year serve public schools throughout japan instead described job vaguely pretentious terms along lines selected japans ministry education imply alone sort specially selected ambassadornonetheles despite aired pet peeves must admit still enjoyed read brought back earlier much enjoyed time life id recommend read japan beens like necessarily seeking accurate portrayal todays japan teaching experience
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author describes experiences teaching japan shares impressions japanese society
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bruce s feiler
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education
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the two towers part ii of the lord of the rings jrr tolkien
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two towers
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perfect gift son loves look quality book thrilled whole set delivery prompt easy order
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begin journey middleearth inspiration upcoming original series prime video lord rings rings power two towers second part jrr tolkiens epic adventure lord rings one ring rule one ring find one ring bring darkness bind frodo companions ring beset danger quest prevent ruling ring falling hands dark lord destroying cracks doom lost wizard gandalf battle mines moria boromir seduced power ring tried seize force frodo sam made escape rest company attacked orcs continue journey alone great river anduinalone save mysterious creeping figure follows wherever go continues classic tale begun fellowship ring reaches awesome climax return king
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jrr tolkien
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young adult fiction
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the life of samuel johnson ll d
| 0.9375 |
great book bad edition
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needless say boswells life johnson one preeminent works biography read anyone interested johnson genre great book also great w jackson bates samuel johnson st published must anyone interested johnson although love everymans library recommend edition boswell unlike usual quality everymans library boswell rife typographical errors theres even missing text though edition boswell ive read regret correct edition bookshelf said affordable hardcover version find buy hardcovers go ahead purchase everymans despite numerous distracting errors
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complete edition ever published iconic biography widely regarded finest literary biography ever published james boswell life samuel johnson reveals man outsized appetites private vulnerabilities source much know one towering figures english literature new edition collates corrects textual inaccuracies previous versions returning original manuscript order present definitive edition landmark text
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james boswell
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biography autobiography
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love you forever
| 0.875 |
exquisitely touching tale
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robert munsch outdid tale mothers love child came across book teenage babysitter adult mother four beautiful adopted children family come treasure story child going stages life mother loves unconditionally hear anything negative book encourage get copy see would almost guarantee become entranced near tears read words quotill love forever ill like always long youre living baby youll bequot small book learn lengths mother goes endures childrenand matter whatand else loves
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son grows little boy adult man mother secretly rocks night sleeps
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robert n munsch
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juvenile fiction
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the benchley roundup
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immergluck never marries
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whether providing program notes read mezzo changes mantilla always mantillas songs providing cutandpaste dreisers next american tragedy complete maps recipes court transcripts simply describing wreck sunday paper robert benchley proved comedy could witty sophisticated yet completely unpretentious scale seinfeldian far eminently hittable suburban snot benchely admits confused detritus daily life rest us like rest us finds amazing make one day next lives even shreds dignity intact likes opera music knows plots wild trashy bit ridiculous knows travelling kids contact sport hardy survive hardy usually kids christmas dinner extended family something pleasant abstract trial fire practice sharp eye gogetters lecturers health sex pretentious sort make life even annoying already period details may strike quaint heart still contemporary comedy funny
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thirty years celebrated american writers career represented compilation ninety humorous pieces
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robert c benchley nathaniel benchley
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humor
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superstitious
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book gave great ecstacy
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book great unbearablei couldnt put book started night didnt finish morning imagine tired great finish reading ounce started couldnt stop book heart stopping thrilling time chance read book dont pass opportunity
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stine worlds bestselling horror writer children first novel adults liam bachelor professor folklore hes incurably superstitious people start getting murdered seems liams demons real
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r l stine
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fiction
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to kill a mockingbird
| 1 |
great book
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read book two years ago tenth grade class assignment say best book ive ever read school interesting well written explains got good grade book test read youll love true classic
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voted americas bestloved novel pbss great american read harper lees pulitzer prizewinning masterwork honor injustice deep southand heroism one man face blind violent hatred one cherished stories time kill mockingbird translated forty languages sold forty million copies worldwide served basis enormously popular motion picture voted one best novels twentieth century librarians across country gripping heartwrenching wholly remarkable tale comingofage south poisoned virulent prejudice views world great beauty savage inequities eyes young girl fathera crusading local lawyerrisks everything defend black man unjustly accused terrible crime
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harper lee
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fiction
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the structure of scientific revolutions
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intellectual landmark
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easy assume everyone familiar kuhns work famously taped words late richard nixon would wrong structure scientific revolutions nodal point modern understanding know know science moves forward slim publication may frequently referrenced book reading experience outside perhaps bible around somewhat longer makes far less sense gist kuhns thesis science pretends progress incremental additions knowledge carefully documented hard working researchers aint carefully demonstrates science actually lurches forward individual stumbles paradigmshifting revelation establishment denies vehemently dragged kicking shrieking new mode thought though dont copy havent read since friend handed remains vivid still inwardly thank woody gift whenever see kuhn mentioned maybe everyone read never mind
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good book may power change way see world great book actually becomes part daily consciousness pervading thinking point take granted forget provocative challenging ideas wereand still structure scientific revolutions kind book first published landmark event history philosophy science fifty years later still many lessons teach structure scientific revolutions kuhn challenged longstanding linear notions scientific progress arguing transformative ideas dont arise daytoday gradual process experimentation data accumulation revolutions science breakthrough moments disrupt accepted thinking offer unanticipated ideas occur outside normal science called though kuhn writing physics ruled sciences ideas scientific revolutions bring order anomalies amass time research experiments still instructive biotech age new edition kuhns essential work history science includes insightful introduction ian hacking clarifies terms popularized kuhn including paradigm incommensurability applies kuhns ideas science today usefully keyed separate sections book hackings introduction provides important background information well contemporary context newly designed expanded index edition eagerly welcomed next generation readers seeking understand history perspectives science
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thomas s kuhn
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science
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silent to the bone
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silent brain
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matter folks opinions book definate five star enthralling scene second main character connor bus nice character knows lot dramatic episodealso problem whole story novel like mix realistic fiction mysterymost suitable folks thirty anybody thirty would good interest simple story like oneanybody ten would reasonable understanding point pace novel author uses way showing character personalities deeply way feel like met person
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connor sure best friend branwell couldnt hurt branwells baby half sister nikki nikki lies coma branwell juvenile behavioral center suspected horrible crime unable utter words tell really happened connor one might able break branwells wall silence prove branwell didnt commit unspeakable act hes accused branwell cant speak
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el konigsburg
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juvenile fiction
| 5 |
bat
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favorite war novel time
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probably read book five times gets better every time genuine characters amazing rescue story colonel hamilton make delightful read uplifting novel set dark dangerous time inspires gives reader pause reflect would similar situation
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electronic warfare plane call sign bat shot april fiftythreeyearold air force navigator iceal gene hambleton parachuted middle north vietnamese invasion force set biggest controversial air rescue effort vietnam war twentyfive years official secrecy story dangerous costly rescue revealed decorated air force pilot vietnam veteran involving personnel services including coast guard unorthodox rescue operation claimed lives eleven soldiers airmen destroyed damaged several aircraft put hundreds airmen secret commando unit south vietnamese infantry division risk also examines thorny debates arising operation balanced one mans life mounting us south vietnamese casualties material losses operations impact one critical battles war role played search rescue america disengaged war
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darrel whitcomb
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history
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drinking the rain
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drinking rain
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book fair book favorite make valid life conclusions needed hear drinking rain takes patience read due overwhelming discussion herbs plants solitude book
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memoir spiritualism selfdiscovery acclaimed awardwinning author fifty alix kates shulman author celebrated feminist novel memoirs exprom queen left city life dense political activism family literary community went live alone island coast maine windswept beach cabin plumbing power telephone found learning live luminous spirited book charts subsequent path learned simply joys meditative solitude integrate new awareness busy committed even hectic mainland life tenyear voyage discovery shulmans honesty sense inquiry carry us waycould even willing change lives san francisco sunday examiner chronicle
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alix kates shulman
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biography autobiography
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why new orleans matters
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new orleans
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author writes life new orleans storm remembers bands food earning money families flood talks needs done bring life used back new orleans public new orleans local national government resources author supposes used remake new orleans
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tom piazzas awardwinning portrait city crisis new preface author ten years ten years ago aftermath hurricane katrina disaster followed promises made forgotten renewed would become new orleans years ahead would city people recoverand meaning would story america world new orleans matters first published months disaster awardwinning author longtime new orleans resident tom piazza illuminates storied culture stillevolving future great vital american metropolis piazza evokes sensuous textures city gave us jazz music creole cooking unique style living examines citys undercurrents corruption racism explains people endure transcend perhaps important bears witness citys spirit grace beauty resilience soul preface new edition piazza considers far city come decade since katrina well challenges still facesand reminds us people threatened communities across america much learn new orleans disaster astonishing recovery
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tom piazza
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social science
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dont make me think a common sense approach to web usability nd edition
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much let
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hundred excellent could wrong thought good book learned lot want spare money title resumes make visitors students think guess find stuff thats amigos
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offers observations solutions fundamental web design problems design pages scanning eliminate needless words streamline design user navigation revealing web design team arguments usability waste time
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steve krug
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computers
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a death in the family
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emotionally moving novel
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quota death familyquot james agee describes pains hardships endured family experienced sudden deathlate one night called visit father near death leaves warm bed fathers side emergency turns mere false alarm jay returns next evening unfortunately technical problem causes car go control jay instantly killed accident jays wife mary two young children rufus catherine focus novel react newsthe heartfelt story told eyes rufus mary jays brother ralph helps personalize evnt reader flashbacks used author placed randomly throughout novel flashbacks personify jays character loving devoted husband father alhough overly descriptive sometimes confusing flashbacks cause reader grow regard jay wonderful manthis style agee employs novel considered dull boring without however novel whole would meaningless enduring difficult reading one almost experience anguish grief family involved perhaps poignancy expressed agee due experience death father diedquota death familyquot left heartbroken deeply saddened even points found near tears agees writing made deep impact anyone else experienced death feel way
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stormstruck island bloodsoaked bed missing man captivating mystery thats perfect fans knives senior investigator shana merchant discovers murder family affair thirteen months ago former nypd detective shana merchant barely survived abducted serial killer hoping leave grisly murder cases behind shes taken job fiancs sleepy hometown thousand islands region upstate new york noreaster bears new territory shana fellow investigator tim wellington receive call man missing private island shana tim travel isolated island owned wealthy sinclair family question witnesses arrive find blood scene house full sinclair family friends edge tim guesses theyre dealing runaway case shana convinced murder hands gale intensifies outside starts conducting interviews discovers sinclairs guests crawling dark dangerous secrets trapped island raging storm tim whose reliability thrown question increasingly restless suspects traumafueled flashbacks company shana trust one person abduction destroyed faith inherself time ticking shanas right killer midst pressure mounts odds theyll strike
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tessa wegert
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fiction
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after the storm
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like romance youll love one
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bestselling author margaret johnson spun heartbreaking heartwarming romantic saga affordable paperback certainly want add easyreading library quotafter stormquot intriguing confounding blend lovable notsolovable characters johnson clearly distinguishes upright shady behaviours motivations leaves reader convinced price quotuprightquot never high exceedingly wellcrafted light amp lively romance novel profound sobering christian message
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electrifying thriller new york times bestseller linda castillo kate burkholder must uncover familys longhidden past solve brutal murder tornado tears painters mill unearths human remains chief police kate burkholder finds tasked responsibility identifying bonesand notifying family evidence quickly emerges death accident kate finds plunged thirty year old case takes deep amish community belonged meanwhile turmoil emotional personal nature strikes heart kates budding relationship state agent john tomasetti reality strains fragile new love breaking point threatens refuge theyve built themselvesand future siege unknown assailantand personal demonskate digs deep case discover proof unimaginable atrocity plethora family secrets lengths people go protect
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linda castillo
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fiction
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how to talk jewish
| 1 |
talk
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quintessential jackie hilarious musthave jewish humor library may also recommend nifty gezunta book received gift fell love little joy little oy jackies main course joy oy one amazing antipastolillian joe moses
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using hilarious insightful wit explain meaning every term covers jackie mason offers picture window world words could elucidate yenta schtick mason gives literal meaning yiddish words phrases added attraction interpretive explanation
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jackie mason ira berkow
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foreign language study
| 5 |
harper lees to kill a mockingbird barrons book notes
| 1 |
favourite book
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reread book every years starts item news sends looking turn phrase shoes would worn first day school november pretty soon ive turned back quoti say started summer jem saysquot every time read part strikes way never get little valued wise friend life
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guide reading kill mockingbird critical appreciative mind includes background authors life times sample tests term paper suggestions reading list
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joyce milton harper lee
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juvenile nonfiction
| 5 |
the firstaid companion for dogs and cats what to do now what to do later over everyday accidents and emergencies essential medicine chest ataglance symptom finder how to prevent
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emergency pet care
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book recommended friend im happy add library valuable reference cats reassuring
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provides directory firstaid emergency procedures cats dogs covering everything identifying problem performing cpr administering pill followup care
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amy d shojai
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pets
| 5 |
hold on to your kids why parents need to matter more than peers
| 1 |
outstanding
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book hits proverbial nail head comes importance parentchild relationship insightful identifies problems peeroriented culture especially kids gives ideas solutions strengthen parentchild relationship
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psychologist reputation penetrating heart complex parenting issues joins forces physician bestselling author tackle one disturbing misunderstood trends time peers replacing parents lives children dr neufeld dubbed phenomenon peer orientation refers tendency children youth look peers direction sense right wrong values identity codes behaviour peer orientation undermines family cohesion poisons school atmosphere fosters aggressively hostile sexualized youth culture provides powerful explanation schoolyard bullying youth violence effects painfully evident context teenage gangs criminal activity tragedies littleton colorado tabor alberta victoria bc escalating trend never adequately described contested hold kids understood becomes selfevident solutions hold kids restore parenting natural intuitive basis parentchild relationship rightful preeminence concepts principles practical advice contained hold kids empower parents satisfy childrens inborn need find direction turning towards source authority contact warmth something changed one sense one feel find words children quite remember seem less likely take cues adults less inclined please charge less afraid getting trouble parenting seems changed parents seemed confident certain impact us better worse many parenting feel natural adults ages complained children less respectful elders difficult manage preceding generations could time real hold kids
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gordon neufeld gabor mat md
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family relationships
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when rabbit howls
| 1 |
cause effect ptsd
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rabbit howls severely abused girl develop es different personalities protect mind child take real birth child disappearsyou really need read book make cry
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woman diagnosed dissociative identity disorder reveals harrowing journey abuse recovery new york times bestselling autobiography written multiple personalities successful happily married truddi chase began therapy hoping find reasons behind extreme anxiety mood swings periodic blackouts emerged sessions terrifying truddis mind body inhabited troopsninetytwo individual voices emerged shield traumatizing childhood years troops created world could hide pain ritualized sexual abuse suffered hands stepfatherabuse began two years old past truddi didnt even know existed therapist took journey nightmare began written troops rabbit howls told alteregos stayed truddi chase watched protected reveal spellbinding descent personal helland ultimate triumphant deliverance woman became
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truddi chase
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psychology
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when godly people do ungodly things arming yourself in the age of seduction
| 1 |
take trash
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thank god using beth moore speak truth lives usually obvious recognizable really big sins insidious underlying almost harmless temptations put small cracks temple beth puts itand allows satan destroy us made mindful along video showed visually ignore signs especially get trash live abundance lord may every believer know freedom comes
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godly people ungodly things arming age seduction bible study book beth moore provides personal study experience five days week plus viewer guides group video sessions indepth womens bible study biblical guide authentic repentance restoration beth examines devoted followers jesus christ fall traps satan believers still subject satans attacks determined disrupt lives christians destroy ministry steal joy sadly fallen may recognize devils schemes already caught snare defeat sixweek study written three parts first part warning believers second part shows women prepare attacks enemy third part directed snared seduction compassionately points way back god bible study book includes weeks personal interactive study five days week viewer guide use dvd teaching sessions
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beth moore
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religion
| 5 |
beach road
| 1 |
disappointing fluff
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patterson writes great books commercial fluffnothing good effort force finish usual plot twists surprises seemed contrived
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dark mysteries come east hampton struggling lawyer fights save friend framed triple murder montauk lawyer tom dunleavys client list woefully smalloccasional real estate closings barely keep paper clips hired defend local man accused triple murder east hampton knows found case lifetime crime turns glittering playground superrich blazing inferno dunleavys client local hero knows case rests money deception forbidden desires client framedunless find key case dunleavy joined former flame savvy wellconnected attorney kate costello believes chance payback bitch especially rich violent retaliations billionaires threatened investigation exceed anything dunleavy ever seen entire nations eyes new trial century dunleavy orchestrates series revelations lead stunning outcomeand truth wilder anything ever imagined
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james patterson peter de jonge
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fiction
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fortune in your cookies
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yep chocolat meets wall street
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would say told awesome book available gives best financial advise well super easy recipes discriminating palate well titled fortune cookies finding financial wisdom everyday eating meena cheng seattle area small fortune cookie cover following written small piece paper inside eat wealthyfact one books energized well made wish around years ago husband disabled drunk driver oh well light enron debacle downsizing going book believe every person couple age fifty readshy two hundred pages wasted space every page full usable opinion overlooked wisdom applied starting week reap benefits financially well less stressful lifestylethe chapters follows ones found helpful life personally cherries jubilee cherry strudel dream million dollar beef stew turning pennies dollars great tipster pay first try sushi staying debt waste crawfish minimize income taxes balance simplicity invest wisely simply opps burned eggs protect family financial catastrophe unusual dish unusual time gifting estate planning want bigger piece pie looking divorce settlementnow believe anyone young kids home read chapter even wish friend perished pennsylvania terrorist plane crash sept th book since never know horrid thing happen days leaving spouse children financial straights needing grovel pennies strangers charities big believer prepared thankfully authors discuses hard issues like life insurancei also like chapter reader start today get stay debt one biggest gifts received since adhering zen called voluntary simplicity lifestyle without wear sack clothe ashes lifestyle moment savoring new day new meal home environmentsthere also recipe end chapter food jumping point illustrations teaches reader money instance chapter young father chef author meal preparation bruschetta goat cheese tomato basil discuss ifs uncomfortable discussing sadness wife kids left without discovers life prepared need bust family budget prepare worst hoping bestin chapter investing simply wisely felt like could almost taste green tea ice cream prawns even though vegetarian lived seattle area still savour bowl simple steamed cherry stone clams bowl melted butter dip guess another reason liked bookthe author really understand lifes foundation good food finances like simple clean home good bed good sleep work together liked way made reader visualize ferry boat ride friends place drive across town fresh baked bread take relatives complement beef stew could almost hear chop stick clicking see vibrant colours fresh sushi wonderful informative conversations something bland money management investment books end idea financial management longer bland actually interestingi soon realized taught less two hundred pages favorite vegetarian bread baking authors taught passions one needs look fun adventure realize using ones money wisely different choosing wise backpacking trek preparedmy husband son wife devouring book much men women sexist nonsense book even though chapter want bigger piece pie looking divorce settlement involves young stay home mother think every malemanhusbandfathersingle guy read mother son apt worry men divorce since cockeyed idea dont hurt grieve suffer divorcemove suze orman new kid block favorite book personal money managementoh simply living buddiesplease invest book local libraryyep chocolat meets wall street
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crack crack crack cookies snap open familys fortunes revealed mei mei wants know come true jie jie scoffsthey never come true pacy isnt sure waits watches notices magical things happening family could fortunes really right pacys fortune see world new way well yes true pacy seeing world fortune cookies exhuberantly illustrated story every kids favorite part chinese meal also includes brief history fortune cookie fortune crack open cookie find
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grace lin
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juvenile fiction
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debt of honor
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five star winner book world finance tom clancy
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timely book read first came years ago recently bad financial events began happen world remembered wanted read couldnt find anywhere home bought heres thing youll learn finance real world book youll ever learn college finance courses say ive taken several clancys book still wins im taken clancys ability look future comes world problems detail stunning youre looking quick easy read might like clancys books youre looking get really good insider look happen financial world debt honor great book great author highly recommended
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dont miss original series tom clancys jack ryan starring john krasinski new york times bestselling jack ryan novel harrowing taleclancy keeps riveted political intrigue military maneuvering sends rushing headlong books stunning conclusionusa today bestselling author tom clancy takes bold incisive look nations leaders calling new world order time place world peace yesterdays enemies tomorrows allies players jack ryan new us presidents national security advisor cia colleagues john clark domingo chavez crisis shocking chain events wages peace fully complexand devastatingas war debt honor traces financial political military personal machinations drive america next major global wara shockerentertainment weekly
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tom clancy
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fiction
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pat of silver bush
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wonderful book
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great book lm montgomery touched heart deeply first time read even reading multiple times still tugs heartstrings book simpler times love lord family home also many love stories book youll root lovers grit teeth others sure also read mistress pat
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beloved author anne green gables comes another lively heroine great imagination patricia gardiner loved silver bush anything else world born raised beautiful oldfashioned house prince edward island first day school arrival new first romance pat shares experiences beloved friends discovers one thing truly never changes beauty peace always find silver bushthe house remembers whole life
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lm montgomery
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juvenile fiction
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the catcher in the rye
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time tested classic
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time tested classic anyone high school years benefit reading essential piece american literature
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anyone read j salingers new yorker stories particularly perfect day bananafish uncle wiggily connecticut laughing man esme love squalor surprised fact first novel full children heronarrator catcher rye ancient child sixteen native new yorker named holden caulfield circumstances tend preclude adult secondhand description leaves prep school pennsylvania goes underground new york city three days boy simple complex us make final comment story perhaps safest thing say holden born world strongly attracted beauty almost hopelessly impaled many voices novel childrens voices adult voices underground voicesbut holdens voice eloquent transcending vernacular yet remaining marvelously faithful issues perfectly articulated cry mixed pain pleasure however like lovers clowns poets higher orders keeps pain pleasure gives away sets aside heart reader handle keep
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jd salinger
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fiction
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sunshine
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fully realised universe immersive plot
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world magic exists monsters accepted reality sunshine perfectly normal baker working stepfathers cafe full essentially mundane life admittedly father powerful magichandler done magic since devastating voodoo wars child kidnapped vampires whole world changesshe taken food vampires prisoner rival vampire whose lifestyle deathstyle rivals soon finds best protection calling upon longdisused abilities sunshine makes incredible discovery unites fellow captive shortlived alliance escapebut escaped monster noone escapes isnt easy contending injuries physical mental trying keep adventure secret special forces special agents tasked protect humanity supernatural sunshine finds returning old life challenging expected vampiregang escaped begin searching option rejoin forces undead ally delare private war forces evilthe narrative first person explores sunshines troubled confused emotions credible detail world vastly detailed beleivable incredibly cohesive history depth downside amount legnthy asides devoted exploring urbanfantasy setting wellwritten matter personal taste extremely enjoyable themes obvious power sunlight thoughtful support plot interfering storytellingvampire fiction often repetitive due popular nature sunshine avoides trap effectively suitable read anyone enjoys fantasy setting
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hope stopping vampiric elite controlling earth depends human sofs special forces success attempt recruit sunshine daughter legendary sorcerer onyx blaise
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robin mckinley
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juvenile fiction
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gone from my sight the dying experience
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help journey
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fourteen pages large print give reader overview dying experience could like simple direct kind attending dying surprised comes next ends poem henry van dyke standing upon sea shore worth search online see whole poem beautiful perspectivebarbara karnes rn beautiful job booklet got copy hospicewith blessings peace
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biggest fear watching someone die fear unknown knowing dying like death actually occur booklet gone sight explains simple gentle yet direct manner process dying diseasepublisher description
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barbara karnes
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death
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biology th edition
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loved textbook imagine words love textbook sentence first college biology text dont anything compare feel well class love biology textbook explained everything interesting lucid way pictures diagrams wonderful incredibly helpful give random example chapters cell mitosis meiosis potentially difficult subject youre expected memorize various stages chromosomes book gives helpful colorful diagrams light micrographs stage authors really understand importance visual learning conjunction readingspeaking authors pleasantly surprised writing hint personality didnt dreaded textbook dry monotone didnt feel robots wrote book textbooks noticed reinforced important core concepts throughout drum students head like connection form function size shape example enzyme really important characteristici bought book new came cdrom put grades top im sure would done well without cd sorts quizzes tests complete online version book various links helpful internet sites used animations voice commentary chapter many people visual learners sometimes get much deeper understand something see actioni selling textbook back college im done keeper complaints
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campbell essential biologymakes biology interesting understandable nonmajors biology students bestselling textbook known scientific accuracy clear explanations intuitive illustrations revised emphasize relevance biology everyday life using memorable analogies realworld examples conversational language engaging new biology matters photo essays new masteringbiology activities engage students outside classroom help students develop scientific literacy skills key topics introduction biology today cells essential chemistry biology molecules life tour cell working cell cellular respiration obtaining energy food photosynthesis using light make food genetics cellular reproduction cells cells patterns inheritance structure function dna genes controlled dna technologyevolution diversity populations evolve biological diversity evolves evolution microbial life evolution plants fungi evolution animals ecology introduction ecology biosphere population ecology communities ecosystems animal structure function unifying concepts animal structure function nutrition digestion circulation respiration bodys defenses hormones reproduction development nervous sensory locomotor systems plant structure function life flowering plantthe working plant market intended interested gaining basic knowledge biology
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eric jeffrey simon jean dickey kelly a hogan jane b reece
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science
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animal farm th anniversary edition
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animal farm
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animal farm witten george orwell good book way orwell wrote book makes feel part deceitful ways napolean pigs almost pisses deceived orwells view communisim russia one must respectedi would reccomend book anyone intersted history andor government well anyone enjoyed orwells book another genius peice writtenthe way orwell showed pigs changed commandments fooled animals thinking stupid remember commandment actually said genius well pigs convincing animals everything benefit public orwell really reflected way things communisim russia criticized pretty accuratleyhe exposed flaws better could done line saying quotall animals equall equal othersquotonce feel important book read always good hear others views good chance able reading entertaining story well
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satire totalitarianism farm animals overthrow human owner set government
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george orwell
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fiction
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blood an epic history of medicine and commerce
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really great overview blood industry
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reporter great job giving us history blood transfusions earliest days present components blood used many different products knew us supplies world plasmaall emotional political implications blood donation
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essence emblem lifefeared revered mythologized used magic medicine earliest timeshuman blood center huge secretive often dangerous worldwide commerce commerce whose impact upon humanity rivals businessmillions lives saved blood various derivatives tens thousands lives lost douglas starr tells came sweeping history ranges centuries dawn science blood came seen component human anatomy capable isolated studied used starr describes first documented transfusion seventeenth century one louis xivs court physicians transfers blood calf madman cure turn twentieth century young researcher vienna identifies basic blood groups taking first step toward successful transfusion new york doctor finds way stop blood clotting thereby making transfusion possible russian physician grisly improvisation successfully uses cadaver blood help living patientsand realizes blood stored first blood bank soon operating chicago world war ii researchers driven battlefield needs break blood usable components easily stored transported fractionation processaccomplished harvard teamproduces host pharmaceuticals setting stage global marketplace come plasma precisely made longlasting drugs shipped traded profit today billion business author recounts tragic spread aids distribution contaminated blood products describes related scandals erupted around world finally looks latest attempts make artificial blood douglas starr written groundbreaking book tackles subject universal urgent importance explores perils promises lie ahead
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douglas starr
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science
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the poisonwood bible
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second half worth first
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recall first half book hard read bit slow hard push different voices vaguely recall completing second half rather quickly one books change perspective everything inches sideways find listening differently reading words ones neighbor might see intuiting issues needs new way thought pretty aware read book long build strong personal matteroffact discussion wonderful
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breathtaking sunday times exquisite times beautiful independent powerful new york times international bestseller modern classic suspenseful epic one familys tragic undoing remarkable reconstruction read adored shared millions around world story told wife four daughters nathan price fierce evangelical baptist takes family mission belgian congo carry everything believe need home soon find garden seeds scripture calamitously transformed african soil readers saying remains one fascinating books ever read felt every emotion sky book riveting novel left lasting years lasting impression one booksthat stands test time worth rereading five epic nowonderthisbookissowellloved stars
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barbara kingsolver
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fiction
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golf by design
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great book skill levels
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golf design breath fresh air compared many golf books sold today better way could learn play course one worlds greatest designersfrom different types climates grasses bunkers terrain jones gives excellent examples goes designers mind creating course using worlds beautiful challenging holes suggests diffeent strategies applied playing allow golfers levels lower scoreswhether scratch golfer hacker golf design definitely help challenging games
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art golf design michael miller geoff shackelford stunning book miller golf professional landscape artist shackelford golf historian writer surprisingly love classic golf holes thats book many millers images take reader back time often classic hole pine valley cypress point pinehurst earliest form shackelford historian provides insight architectural thinking went creation classic holes
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michael miller geoff shackelford
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sports recreation
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flauberts parrot isis
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another disappointed parrot
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julian barnes fine writer talented translator french english flauberts parrot slim volume nonetheless quite richly seeded barnes employs number narrative devices including running commentaries flaubert various cronies actual narrator form dr geoffrey braithwaite unfortunately good doctor royal pain arse difficult see really useful purpose serves continually forcing upon reader wont fact case times severe narratorial sic intrusion worst tedious tedious indeedthis work often aspires something like greatness writer whose life central literary plan continually runs puff since dr braithwaite one boring characters could ever hope meet insists getting prattle every enjoyed large sections book however spite slimness end unable finish
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julian barness new novel grotesque visionary tycoon sir jack pitman fits whole england onto isle wight starting premise tourists interested top attractions satisfied replica real thing constructs island project vast heritage centre containing everything english buck house stonehenge manchester united white cliffs dover
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julian barnes
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england
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melting the earth the history of ideas on volcanic eruptions
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excellent book readers interested volcanoes
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volcanoes erupt humans struggled question many thousands years doubt ever since ancient ancestors first saw beauty power volcanic eruptions books available tell reader know volcanoes first book describes come understand work wonderful rare type book combines history philosophy science art illustrations many old lithographs well reproduced come unlikely sources quotthe travels baron munchausenquot munchausens author brilliant rogue rudolph raspe fact student volcanoes made significant contributions bad behavior led disgrace story one many fascinating tales melting earth know book well reviewed original manuscript pleased see published hesitation recommend readers interested volcanoes including professional volcanologists students dr rosaly lopesgautier
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chronicles humankinds attempt understand volcanoes errupt looks conception volcanoes changed
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haraldur sigurdsson professor in the graduate school of oceanography haraldur sigurdsson
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foreign language study
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the great divorce
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great divorce great parable
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excellent primer sinmy impression many reviewers taken professor lewis literally view entire thrust book spiritual particular excellent analysis sinfulnesseach parable discribes sin much book autobiographical terms sin think remarkableif one reads book care one see often biography ones sin get tied presentation little like critizing gospel parable daily wages story economics
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anyone hell could take bus trip heaven stay forever wanted great divorce c lewis employs formidable talent fable allegory writer finds hell boarding bus bound heaven amazing opportunity anyone wants stay heaven starting point extraordinary meditation upon good evil grace judgment lewiss revolutionary idea discovery gates hell locked inside lewiss words insist keeping hell even earth shall see heaven accept heaven shall able retain even smallest intimate souvenirs hell
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c s lewis
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religion
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into the wild warriors
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love series
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even though books younger readers found absolutely addicted love entire warriors series working new prophecy series almost completely read looking forward omen series erin hunter outstanding writer imagination put books tremendous
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join legion fans made erin hunters warriors series national bestsellerwith new editions featuring striking new look epic adventures fierce warrior cats thrilling fantasy world begins warriors wild generations four clans wild cats shared forest according laws laid ancestors warrior code threatened thunderclan cats grave danger sinister shadowclan grows stronger every day noble warriors dyingand deaths mysterious others midst turmoil appears ordinary housecat named rustywho may turn bravest warrior supports common core state standards
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erin hunter
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juvenile fiction
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all he ever wanted
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get published
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dont think could set write something dull boring unlikeable characters enough said
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marriage always two intersecting stories realization comes perhaps late husband etna blissa man whose obsession young wife begins moment first meeting helps etna companions escape fire hotel restaurant culminates marriage doomed secrets betrayal written intelligence grace hallmarks anita shreves bestselling novels gripping tale desire jealousy loss peopled unforgettable characters real emotions bring together
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anita shreve
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fiction
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if i pay thee not in gold
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good bad semi
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thats good way discribe plot line character developement wentthis book held promise especially reader discovered wares true proposal unfortunately character begins lag soon xylina begins pay attention himi disappointedhe would fun character follow humor intruiging way life theres whole sex thingin fact think creature whos existance based entirely sex seases exist soon someone hes wild monkey dance someone elseso bad could real fun
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living society women rule magical powers rebellious xylina given choice execution using powers conquer glorious male mazonia
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piers anthony mercedes lackey
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fiction
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the embrace of a father true stories of inspiration and encouragement
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deep belief rightness christian fathering forms theme
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special gift book useful resource volume speakers teachers engaging devotional things everyone enjoy embrace father herein youll find fifty accounts types christian fathers equitable judges dads manage love matter poor inventive reticent fathers capable making dreams come true proud kind desperately determined ones godly teaching fathers everyday heroes authors well known example james dobson philip yancey gary smalley dr debra peppers helen polaski writers like parents missionaries youth pastors teachers scout leaders retirees deep belief rightness christian fathering forms theme binding stories writers together reading closing chapter lists authors bios writings anyits hard waiting next volume series published pastor author speaker wayne holmes selects widely varying interesting significant stories titles series include heart father heart mother heart teacher make enjoyable instructive reading donna eggett christian book previewscom
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reallife stories spiritual dimension inspire touch lives dads sometimes funny sometimes poignant heartwarming stories reveal dimensions human fatherchild relationship drawing readers toward deeper relationship heavenly fatherprovided publisher
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wayne holmes
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family relationships
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the hobbitt or there and back again illustrated by the author
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must read
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would recommend book anyone loves lord rings books fantasy feels like author telling story unique style writing
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bilbo baggins respectable welltodo hobbit lives comfortably hobbithole day wandering wizard gandalf chooses take part adventure may never return
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j r r tolkien
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fiction
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the long walk
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entertaining read somewhat disappointing
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couldnt put book honest premise interesting theres never dull moment ultimately story really didnt amount muchtheres oh humanity theme running throughout book teenage boyswho strangely articulate deeply profound adolescents walk madness death meanwhile spectators watch sidelines signs waving smiling cheering favorite treating event like olympics except collecting feces discarded shoes many times couldnt help scratch head wonder kill guy drops cold blood whats point contestants voluntarily sympathize many people actually want thingit wouldve helped king would described even vaguely kind world boys inhabit kind contest would exist doesntso many questions left unanswered end anticlimactic best quite frustratingalso deaths seemed unrealistic one kid rips throat well implausability keeping constant mph pace almost week rest thats fast almost runningit however entertaining read start finish
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sudanese civil war reaches village yearold salva becomes separated family must walk dinka tribe members southern sudan ethiopia kenya search safe based life salva dut emigrating america began project dig water wells sudan newbery medalwinning author
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linda sue park ginger knowlton
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juvenile fiction
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everyone dies kevin kerney
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let killings begin everyone dies
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today hed argued woman adored seen murdered body man liked found horse loved maliciously destroyed crummy way start vacation page police officer target smart killer score settle long hallmark police oriented mystery fiction however rarely done well novel latest series featuring kevin kerneywith lieutenant colonel sara brannon wife home maternity leave army santa fe police chief kevin kerneys thoughts involve construction new home pending arrival almost day son supposed often delayed much needed vacation killings beginfirst prominent attorney jack potter shot chest left die sidewalk front county court house kerney finds beloved horse soldier dead shot three times stomach dead rats notes threatening kerney family begin appear killing kerney fast wouldnt bring pleasure making suffer killer circles closer closer killing innocent victims killer moves closer targeting family body count climbs kerney investigative team lag far behind final inevitable violent confrontationas novels type reader quickly introduced killer action viewpoint move constantly back forth killer kerney characters zero suspense killer unknown reasons whether stopped timewhy novel works works well fact done novels author continues build complex characters already established creating complicated mystery multiple storylines coupled usual strong sense pacing action occasional twist creates another page tuner best sense concept simply may best book yet series keeps getting better better
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cunning mind crime fiction new york times book review
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michael mcgarrity
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gay men
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brave new world
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ahead time subtle
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first id like say book well ahead time terms ideas messages discovered written late halfway book point couldnt believe reads like couldve written decade technology described book practically attainable already huxleys ideas good social technological trends continue could end world individualism lovehowever problems book work literature prose style isnt good although ive reading lot joyce lately wonder hurts characters mostly annoy top books message presented completely unsubtle fashion john finally kills wondered death supposed finally convince us previous pages hadnt already done future huxley describes isnt worth living pretty well convinced pages john supposed kind martyr failed since people future obviously happy established conversation mond couldnt changed brings characters work like need someone whos outside quotthe systemquot socially identify identify winston story brave new world couldnt identify anyone thought could identify bernard intellectual gets chicks either turns sniveling whiny loser rejects ideas sleep girls helmholtz didnt appear enough able identify laughing mother father concept bugged john seems one meant identify withhow identify completely uneducated savage alternately quotes shakespeare beats ultimately didnt work level perhaps unfairly compare mind
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brave new world predicts eerie clarity terrifying vision future read dystopian classic inspired sky tv series everyone belongs everyone else welcome new london everybody happy perfect society achieved peace stability prohibition monogamy privacy money family history everyone belongs happy need take soma pills discover brave new world aldous huxleys classic novel written prophesied society expects maximum pleasure accepts complete surveillance matter cost masterpiece speculation vibrant fresh somehow shocking first read margaret atwood bestselling author handmaids tale grave warning provoking stimulating shocking dazzling observer one bbcs novels shaped world
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aldous huxley
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fiction
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a breath of french air
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holidays larkins
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end rainy dreary august larkins feeling bit mopey depressed pop decides need holiday suggests go brittany soninlaw charley spent happy times child large family agree would easier everyone flew rolls royce could accomodate excursions finally arrive small shabby hotel owner madame dupont wrongly assumes anyone could afford drive magnificent car milord treats pop usual mix ups food drink language occur owner discovers means passports pop arent legally married put eccentricities english aristocracy pleasant amusing read lovable characters playing parts
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larkins travel france sun relaxationonly met disasterin comic classic author darling buds may summers end rain clouds hovering kent larkin household feeling weather ways one exhausted nursing newborn oscar mariette needs break meanwhile mariettes husband charley reminisces delightful summers spent brittany youth inexpensive food marvelous air warm sultry would almost never see drop rain persuades pop take holiday france larkin clan arrives village st pierre le port vastly different charleys memories raining food awful hotel rundown manager rather nasty larkins normally find joy little things life never dealt vacation like racy earthy rabelaisian spectator praise pop larkin chronicles hilarious new york times pop larkin progeny essentially english rich ribald england chaucer shakespeare superb timeless comedy scotsman
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h e bates
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fiction
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the notebook
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overrated worth read
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thought bit overrated wasnt good expected however still liked finished day nice little book finish one sitting rainy afternoon didnt change life though
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stepbystep highly visual text provides comprehensive introduction managing maintaining computer hardware written bestselling author educator jean andrews guide hardware sixth edition closely integrates comptia exam objectives prepare hardware portions certification exams new sixth edition also features extensive updates reflect current technology techniques industry standards dynamic fastpaced field pc repair chapter covers core concepts advanced topics organizing material facilitate practical application encourage learn supported wide range supplemental resources enhance learningincluding innovative tools interactive exercises activities online study guidesthis proven text offers ideal way prepare success professional pc repair technician important notice media content referenced within product description product text may available ebook version
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jean andrews
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computers
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out of the silent planet avon
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least favorite trilogy important set two main character ransom kidnapped taken planet malacandra discovers rest universe harmony god everywhere except earth silent planettheres great nuggets book nature sin temptation well reflections epistemology cosmology wasnt crazy dialogue often trouble picturing lewis describing malacandra though may owe lack imaginationits worth read reason prepare read second book series perelandra
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silent planet introduces dr ransom chronicles abduction megalomaniacal physicist accomplice via space ship planet malacandra two men need human sacrifice dr ransom would seem fit bill dr ransom escapes upon landing though goes run stranger land like jonathan swifts lilliput enchanting difference earth instructive similarity
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clive staples lewis
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college teachers
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the catcher in the rye
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hated book
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yes ashamed admit hated book certainly forced read school actually read book volition id hearing classic avid reader pick started reading iti freaking hated holden caulfield read reviews fivestar dissertations deep meanings within book etc etc listened open ear mind people liked book respect trashing anyone liked book everyone different tastes doesnt cause hate holden less found character utterly shallow adventures pointless especially since got booted private school book waste paper thats feel itif found book awesome learned something im happy im also glad others could least get something book even didnt
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anyone read j salingers new yorker stories particularly perfect day bananafish uncle wiggily connecticut laughing man esme love squalor surprised fact first novel full children heronarrator catcher rye ancient child sixteen native new yorker named holden caulfield circumstances tend preclude adult secondhand description leaves prep school pennsylvania goes underground new york city three days boy simple complex us make final comment story perhaps safest thing say holden born world strongly attracted beauty almost hopelessly impaled many voices novel childrens voices adult voices underground voicesbut holdens voice eloquent transcending vernacular yet remaining marvelously faithful issues perfectly articulated cry mixed pain pleasure however like lovers clowns poets higher orders keeps pain pleasure gives away sets aside heart reader handle keep
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jd salinger
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fiction
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society the basics th edition
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wonderful introduction
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found book interesting learned quite bit bought last semester sociology course took professor also dean department amplified learning experience got book chapter also starts little snippet story relates theme chapter much enjoyed course learning experience gained book
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wow difference couple years makes never lifetime around block times care admit much debate outright disagreement state society people lining one side another regarding immigration climate change jobs role government health care terrorism threats democracy reproductive rights high cost higher education consensus seems elusive keep mind even idea truth attack people disagreeing facts also whether thing objective truth real news many us feel angry afraid overwhelmed situation answer question might turn inspiration wisdom offered sixty years ago c wright mills feel lives spinning control caught changes challenges threaten overwhelm us mills suggested recognize personal problems rooted social forces bigger turning attention larger social patternsin short making use sociological imaginationwe gain deeper understanding whats really going using sociological perspective draw insight also gain power confronting source distress focusing society operates able join together others change society process transform years sociologists working better understand society operates sociologists arrogantly imagine answers confident learned quite lot share others students offer introduction fascinating practical study social world invitation learn learned consider appropriate paths action come know world responsibility improve society basics fifteenth edition update provides comprehensive understanding world works find title informative engaging even entertaining finished first chapter discover sociology enlightening useful also great deal fun sociology field study change way see world open door many new opportunities could exciting
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john j macionis
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sociology
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river cross my heart
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could put book
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thought book one best read oprahs book list deep meaning story effects young girls death black community kept interested finished book less week
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fiveyearold clara bynum dead drowned potomac river shadow seemingly haunted rock outcropping known locally three sisters river cross heart marks debut wonderfully gifted new storyteller weighs effect claras absence people left behind parents alice willie bynum torn old world rural north carolina home new world city moved search better life children friends relatives bynum family georgetown neighborhood call home especially claras sister tenyearold johnnie mae must come terms powerful confused emotions stirred sisters death struggles decide kind woman become highly accomplished first novel resonates ideas impassioned lyricism poignant historical detail captures essential part africanamerican experience century
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breena clarke
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fiction
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julys people
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intelligence lost nadine gordimer
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nadine gordimers julys people obsessed symbolism leaves puncutation marks authors writing style filled murky allusions masquerading deep thoughts lack character development overshadows plot ever one plot barely conflict means suspense tepid excuse tension bam july comainducing possible confused pointless unedited book could make print much less raved new york times quotflawlessquot beyond obsession dashes place comas quotation marks colons semicolons etc give clear picture chaos characters inner thoughts give clear picture going attempt shocking reader naughty sex words many aphrodisiacs exiled gurrillian south africa fail miserably julys people cowardly book refuses resolve conflict create turning point event speed lethargic pace
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years called deteriorating situation south africa cities battlegrounds members smales family liberal whites rescued terror servant july leads refuge native village happens smaleses july shifts character relationships gives us unforgettable look terrifying tacit understandings misunderstandings blacks whites
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nadine gordimer
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fiction
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druids
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fantastic
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really enjoyed everything book offer fault find quite long getting inevitable downfall druidical society gauls says little end escaping wonderful novel
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comprehensive revealing look druids fundamental role celtic society dispels many misconceptions important religious figures doctrine written worlds leading authority celtic culture druidism one greatest exalting adventures human spirit attempting reconcile unreconcilable individual collective creator created good evil day night past future life death oral nature celtic civilization understanding spiritual truths rituals necessarily incomplete yet evidence exists provide modern reader better understanding doctrine took druidic apprentices years learn remote forests british isles gaul using descriptions druids beliefs provided historians chroniclers classic antiquityas well recorded insular celts compelled christianitys influence utilize writing preserve ancestral traditionsjean markale painstakingly pieces together known certain druids simply priests celtic people influence extended aspects celtic life druids covers everything concerning celtic religious domain intellectual speculations cultural magical practices various beliefs socalled profane sciences come celtic priesthood
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jean markale
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body mind spirit
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adventures of a psychic a fascinating and inspiring truelife story of one of americas most successful clairvoyants
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one best books ive read long time
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watched sylvia montel williams show several times always moved amazed abilities felt even reading book lived stories shared saddnes happiness adore believe ever helped believe deal loss father find god againthankyou sylvia
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uniquely fascinating book worldrenowned psychic sylvia browne recounts aptivating life clairvoyant telling earliest readings young child kansas city first contact francine spirit guide engrossing detail sylvia tells gift assisted police departments search missing children dangerous criminals predictions deaths plane crashes momentous world events sometimes heeded tragically ignored anything else remarkable story one womans psychic odyssey offers illuminating insight better understand psychic abilities
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sylvia browne
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large type books
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murder runs in the family a southern sisters mystery
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typical mouse sister mystery funny
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sisters daughter gets married chef sister happy meets octogenerian man dreams flies exotic trips mouse gets stuck strange relative groom left wedding geneologist named meg bryan local geneologists wedding seem hate local judge really hates goes visit anyway take skydive window judge everyone else seem want megs laptop commit suicide murdered whythis entertaining mystery love characters descriptions mystery good two minor criticisms dog woofer old outside every weather give bath flea dip bring inside entirely much talk vulcans behind might big getting boring
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mary alice spared nothing daughters wedding seventyfive yards bridal train gourmet food three hundred guests enough glittering elegance make mary alice think finding fourth rich husband pay practical patricia anne put away auntofthebride blue chiffon settled back domesticity funloving mary alice calls say postwedding date genealogist grooms side family lunch fascinating lesson hazards finding dirty linens ancestral boudoirs ends abruptly guest scurries local judge leaving sisters mouths open finishing luncheon companions cheesecake police arrive mysterious guest taken plunge ninth floor courthouse building apparent suicide given scandals nosy genealogist might uncovered sisters betting proud southern family making sure shameful secrets stay buried along anyone tries dig
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anne george
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fiction
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unfit for command swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry
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revenge masquerading fact
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folks new low attack politics achieved recent investigative articles new york times aug th washington post aug point story full holes patrolling swift boat roots politically motivated republican funded effort go way back time many vets felt personally betrayed people like john kerry spoke saw vietnam led feel war unjust back objective author john e oneill charged nixon administration job discrediting undercutting john kerrys statements testimony war bias clearly see oneills personal anger debated jk dick cavett show go cspanorg see idea grassroots effort honest folks cant sit let truth go untold egregious lie come term fake grassroots projects funded big right wing donors called astroturfing prime example turn tv get hands dirty youll find truth book
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mustread summary john e oneill jerome r corsis book unfit command swift boat veterans speak john kerry complete summary unfit command john e oneill jerome r corsi outlines reasons john kerry unfit americas commander chief president particularly highlight atrocities committed relation vietnam war veterans addedvalue summary save time understand john kerrys time commander chief expand knowledge american politics history learn read unfit command discover many veterans believe john kerry unfit office
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businessnews publishing
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political science
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hollywood tough a shane scully novel
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enjoyable story terrible proofreading
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enjoyed story read paperback time first published whoever conversion ebook format generated countless annoying typographical errors never caught proofreader indeed product ever proofread hope represent quality expected amazon ebooks terrible
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overhearing hollywood producer make suspicious remarks strange deaths exwives lapd officer shane scully fears wifes best friend engaged producer enlists aid former impresario infiltrate industrys underworld reprint
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stephen j cannell
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probability and statistics for engineering and the sciences with cdrom and infotrac
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book
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im engineering student using book find useless examples dont flow smoothly people never seen stuff reading unbelievably dry confusing
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updated revised firstcourse textbook applied probability provides contemporary lively postcalculus introduction subject probability exposition reflects desirable balance fundamental theory many applications involving broad range real problem scenarios intended appeal wide audience including mathematics statistics majors prospective engineers scientists business social science majors interested quantitative aspects disciplines textbook contains enough material yearlong course though many instructors use single term one semester one quarter three course syllabi expanded course outlines available download books page springer website oneterm course would cover material core chapters supplemented selections one remaining chapters statistical inference ch markov chains ch stochastic processes ch signal processing ch available exclusively online specifically designed electrical computer engineers making book suitable oneterm class random signals noise yearlong course core chapters accessible taken year univariate differential integral calculus matrix algebra multivariate calculus engineering mathematics needed latter advanced chapters heart textbooks pedagogy applied exercises ranging straightforward reasonably challenging roughly exercises first four core chapters alonea selfcontained textbook problems introducing basic theoretical knowledge necessary solving problems illustrating solve problems hand r matlab including code students create simulations new edition updated reworked recommended coverage instructors detailing courses use textbook utilize different sections various objectives time constraints extended revised instructions solutions problem sets overhaul section continuoustime markov chains supplementary materials include three sample syllabi updated solutions manuals instructors students
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matthew a carlton jay l devore
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mathematics
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access clientserver solutions the indepth guide to developing access clientserver systems
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reference advanced users
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users book need thorough understanding access sql servers familiar writing vb sql code truly helpful credit authors included vb procedures use tackling specific situations indexed well enough find answers particular questionsi liked inclusion chapter using access front end oracle database since approach widely discussedmy advice readers book skip chapters chapter well written covers working dao chapter better written considering activex data objects ado becoming industry standard seemed bit odd dao received much coverage front case id treat two chapters appendixes start chapter actually provide good overview access clientserver environment
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onestop shop serious access users book offers thorough understanding access mixed referencetutorial fashion ideal intermediate advanced users access summary book offers comprehensive information using new version access updated latest version new chapters added application automation access macros collaboration microsoft sharepoint team server hot topics chapters updated transition jet new access database engine detailed stepbystep instructions icons guide access table design data addition importing data external sources query design execution designing data entry forms printed reports author roger jennings principal oakleaf systemsan oakland california consulting firm specializes design implementation clientserver database systems fortune companies brings years computer programming experience bestselling sams titles including database developers guide visual basic database developers guide visual basic access developers guide access developers guide roger jennings database workshop books series editor addition writing books roger contributing editor writer database design columns feature articles visual basic access clientserver computing fawcette technical publications visual basic programmers journal
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roger jennings
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microsoft access
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courting midnight fitz clare chronicles
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cleverhot uniquean excellent addition upyr series
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emma holly given us yet another wonderful story upyrshe manages give feeling reading regency paranormal onewith hot sex scenesthis skillfully doneand one reasons find emmas writing uniqueshe great balance throughout story giving best genresgood secondary characters interest youyet dont steal show included wellthere quite laughs lucius settles new lifelady morrisa schemingvain thing wishes see lucius married daughter lilyis prepared compete rivalsby sly remarks underhanded tacticsshe amusing obnoxiousall onetheo lucius wonderful coupleand enough sizzle carry book without seeming like oversexed animalsoverallthis book wonderfulwellbalanced mix paranormal regencywith enough humor sex make keeperif havent read catching midnight hunting midnighti recommend wellthe upyr series wonderful books ownbut complement beautifully
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estelle taken friends father edmund fitz clare doesnt know shapeshifting vampire doesnt know abilities normal woman possess
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emma holly
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manwoman relationships
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