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the real jimmy carter how our worst expresident undermines american foreign policy coddles dictators and created the party of clinton and kerry
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great bookhorrible president
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voted carter seemed like nice guy dc outsider never disappointed politician life list negative qualities would take book may simplest however remember guy carried garment bag board air force try appear like normal guy fact garment bag empty man would lie anything anything obtain personal power acclaim since chose democrat blessed slavish media refuses report anything negative wretched dishonest cowardly individual whether praising castro trying destroy olympics supporting communism tearing chance black americans might equality carter one worst presidents us ever one worst human beings set foot oval office nixon saint next guy
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book reveals man given dangerously free pass historians reality failed expresident vindictive egotitical selfrighteous busybody leaves diaster wake
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steven f hayward
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biography autobiography
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mind time the temporal factor in consciousness perspectives in cognitive neuroscience
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mind time finds fine line
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mind time incredible book suitable anyone interested consciousness neuroscience engulfed cognitive neuroscience yet keenly observant philosophy mind libets mind time finds beautifully defined line awareness potential years research numerous studies great scientist revealed nature conscious awareness cognitive philosophers could ever dream simply repeatedly observing verifying temporal factor consciousness leaving reader one wonderful inspiring conclusion without doubt dictated subconscious awareness certainly fine line think unknowingly already thought called threshold conscious awareness
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subjective inner life really matters us human beingsand yet know relatively little arises long distinguished career benjamin libet conducted experiments helped us see clear concrete ways brain produces conscious awareness first time libet gives account experiments importance understanding consciousness notably libets experiments reveal substantial delaythe mind time titlebefore awareness affects view mental activities conscious awarenesses preceded unconscious processes libet observes forced conclude unconscious processes initiate conscious experiences freely voluntary acts found initiated unconsciously awareness wanting acta discovery profound ramifications understanding free physical activities billions cerebral nerve cells give rise integrated conscious subjective awareness subjective mind affect control voluntary actions libet considers questions well implications discoveries nature soul identity person relation nonphysical subjective mind physical brain produces rendered clear accessible language libets experiments theories allow interested amateurs experts alike share experience extraordinary discoveries made practical study consciousness
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benjamin libet
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medical
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king of the wind the story of the godolphin arabian
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king wind
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king wind one favorite books time mother bought received newberry award back si around time love horses ive read book numerous times child later adult elementary teacher th grade read class every year still using original copy childhood hurricane wilma destroyed many beloved books including one thrilled able find pefect copy amazoncom hardback edition brandnew book jacket beautiful paintings made wesley dennis copy bought published book newbery still love wonderful story beautiful horse father many racing giants history including great manofwar sham king wind loved mute stable boy agba morocco story classic filled tragedies triumphs beloved horse boy loved
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sham stable boy agba travel morocco france england last shams majesty recognized becomes godolphin arabian ancestor superior thoroughbred horsesa newbery medal book reissue
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marguerite henry
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juvenile fiction
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zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance an inquiry into values
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amazing book ever read
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read reread paperback cover fell apart eventually tape could longer hold together book started lifelong journey seeking quality bad simple book
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classic book inspired millions penetrating examination live live better books transform generation establish touchstones generations follow zen art motorcycle maintenance one book modern epic mans search meaning became instant bestseller publication acclaimed one exciting books history american letters continues inspire millions narration summer motorcycle trip undertaken father son zen art motorcycle maintenance becomes personal philosophical odyssey fundamental questions live narrators relationship son leads powerful selfreckoning craft motorcycle maintenance leads austerely beautiful process reconciling science religion humanism resonant confusions existence classic touching transcendent book life new edition contains interview pirsig letters documents detailing extraordinary book came
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robert m pirsig
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philosophy
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the total teacher
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schools need
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lorraine captured heart soul teaching class went st state nc methods common sense require nothing desire teach plan go lays everything real time teachers enjoy students students enjoy school shows money answer politicians looking teamwork communication demonstrated every parent wants makes every student important mother business woman teacher councelor truely amazing individual passion children makes must read every parent teacher principle politician student
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let exceptional teachertrainer show little organization help teachers teachers cover content mandated standards reach students still time everything else want teachers published partnership national education association total teacher presents proven practical method teachers improve organization productivity find time teach everything needs taught cd included provides interactive version authors unique planner template instructions create personalized plan teaching success
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lorraine t milark
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education
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the killing zone my life in the vietnam war
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good book
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son really enjoyed book gave christmas present son happy gift
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best damned book point view infantrymen fought therearmy times among best books ever written men combat killing zone tells story platoon delta onesix capturing meant face lethal danger follow orders search conviction hope war worth sacrifice book includes new chapter happened platoon members came home
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frederick downs jr
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history
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starship troopers
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diamond roughstarship troopers great
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like new readers read book seeing movie well movie enjoyed almost painful book amazingly better movie stinks comparison seen movie hated book amaze great movie could enjoyed movie book make even bigger quottrooperquot fan heinlein author grabs thrusts futuristic society technology half amazing political ideas book made admire patriotic bravery mi always try save thier reccomend book anyone likes action political ideas
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futuristic military adventure recruit goes roughest boot camp universe battle terran mobile infantry historians would come call first interstellar war
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robert anson heinlein
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fiction
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bittersweet
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danielle steel best
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avid fan danielle steels books time read new one still know never read quotbadquot book yet anyone going divorce separation bad marriage feeling like treated like quotmaidquot marriage please read book beautiful story also gives courage india book finally becomes strong takes charge life paul ward even though took get deceased wife realize much india means adored personality wouldnt mind meeting said enjoyed books certainly sit back prop feet read book favorite author certainly become
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presents collection recipes chocolate plays key role including treats brownies chocolate cake ice cream souffles crepes
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alice medrich
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cooking
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skymaze
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one gretest books ever
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found book weird excitingfantastically written extremely hard stop readingwe read space demons skymaze even betterthe book really sucks edge seat timesthe book captures excitement drama love friendshipthis book fantastic definitely top list books buyi hope sequel shinkei going good look forward reading
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group children explore videogame maze suddenly becomes dangerously real forces face personal problems
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gillian rubinstein
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computer games
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the corset diaries
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fabulously funny
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pay high medical bills deceased husband thirty nine year old tessa riordan elated obtain job reality tv show london k prize get genealogical expert debt though fret weight embarrass producer rejects plumpstill skinny challenged tessa gets part wealthy american marrying english duke show month life victorian duke real peoplelike tessapretending live english estate circa sounds fun right medicine pms cell phones tv wear corset month makes nearly impossible breath tessa attracted husband max edgerton reality architect loves real life daughter also appears show handsome barely breathe may due corset manor everyone must strictly follow victorian lifestyle things bound go wrong like harmless lust turns falling love love definitely contractthis enjoyable romance drops people used modern conveniences strict victorian environment story line fun tessa laughs foibles including negative bodily functions quite serious comes loving max daughter max delightful hero ready lift beloved new horizons chemistry max tessa sizzlesreaders enjoy entertaining story modern people struggle life century ago another fabulous book
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desperate need money tessa agrees appear reality tv show called month life victorian duke must live english estate cicra wear corsets pretend married reallife duke unexpectedly steals heart original
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katie macalister
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fiction
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hamlet
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shakespeares greatest work question
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arguably best shakespeares tragedies hamlet seminal tale betrayal murder insanity play architype tragic tales ever written since better way explore human condition shakespeare hamlet particular
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ghost father appears prince hamlet denmark urging avenge murder upon uncle tragic flaw indecision leads hamlet ruin
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william shakespeare
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drama
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the essential guide to planets and moons star wars
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loads information wrong kind
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probably worst whole essential guide series specifically much focus planets specifically history involving main characters alien species dwell worlds read guide chronology guide alien species art style little cartoony tastes well considering artwork presented books series dissapointing interesting info opinion want good depth look star wars galaxy planets within better skipping one buying newer star wars essential atlas
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offers detailed illustrated look one hundred exotic locales star wars universe strange inhabitants includes time line major events sagas history original
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daniel wallace
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nature
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snow crash
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unimpressive
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looking back published make decent predictions rise massive internetonly companies like google story reads escapist fantasy nerds hero onedimensional superman real situations story makes feel like hes risk throughout escapades hacks code swings katana speaks japanese moreover hes nobody real world hes god among men cyberspacethe prose isnt painful although dialog bit hack places reads like better grade trashy airport fiction stephenson spends good book gushing fantasy technology solid enough exposition make great read character development isnt done terribly well plot elements typically involve endless series deus ex machinaits good order magnitude better cyberpunk fantasy booksbut honesty thats saying muchin short youre looking simple filler likeable enough shallowly defined superman runs around kind guys fantasy land right alley otherwise id give miss
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brilliantly realized new york times book review modern classic coined term metaverseone times best englishlanguage novels foundational text cyberpunk movement wired reality hiro protagonist delivers pizza uncle enzos cosonostra pizza inc metaverse hes warrior prince plunging headlong enigma new computer virus thats striking hackers everywhere races along neonlit streets searchanddestroy mission shadowy virtual villain threatening bring infocalypse snow crash mindaltering romp future america bizarre outrageous youll recognize immediately
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neal stephenson
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fiction
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a guide to rational living
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content great quality poor
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content book excellant binding came unglued first started reading book
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two psychotherapists describe nature success rationalemotive approach solving mental emotional problems present actual case histories
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albert ellis robert a harper
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psychology
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why men love bitches from doormat to dreamgirl a womans guide to holding her own in a relationship
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loved
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life back wipe welcome foreheadthank sons girlfriends getting present
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describes men attracted strong women offers advice ways woman relate men gain mans love respect
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sherry argov
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family relationships
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manson
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great book read
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book great enjoyed every bit learned great deal also shared family family reunion would definately recommend book
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gives us portrait close truth man responsible tatelabianca murders changed hollywood ended sixties new york times book review astonishing book lays bare life mind man whose acts left us horrified story provides enormous amount new information life led tatelabianca murders reminds us complexity human condition born middle depression unmarried fifteenyearold manson lived bewildering succession changing homes substitute parents mother finally asked state authorities assume care twelve regimented often brutalized juvenile homes manson became immersed life petty theft pimping jail terms court appearances culminated seven years prison released suddenly found world hippies flower children world accepted even glorified antiestablishment values combination led reasons charles manson fully explain tragedy mansons story distilled seven years interviews examinations correspondence provides sobering insight making criminal mind fascinating picture last years sixties glimpse part american experience rarely described inside compels interest horrorthe washington post provides fascinating glimpse mind truly dangerous human beinglos angeles herald examiner
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charles manson
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biography autobiography
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a childs first bible
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excellent first bible toddlers
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husband bought book son months old reading every night since format easy read stories easy explain young children amazed much learned simple book simply look pictures practically tell us entire bible story almost three plan buying another new baby think would make excellent gift give young child
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simple retellings bible stories old new testaments simple questions end selection
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kenneth n taylor
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juvenile nonfiction
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the baseball timeline dk american original
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thorough daybyday history baseball
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book dates back daily entries back gives thorough look day day events baseball history includes upstart leagues american association federal league union league fails include negro leagues thorough also heavy well worth price
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comprehensive chronological history baseball players includes every record statistic winners losers redhot bats golden gloves memorable games outstanding moments key aspects major league baseball
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burt solomon
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sports recreation
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moms big book of baking simple foolproof recipes for delicious family treats to get you through every birthday party class picnic potluck bake sale holiday and noschool day
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great basic baking book
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great book nice homey desserts nice addition cookbook collection refer book often especially like idea melting butter chocolate chip cookiesand carmel sauce excellent highly recommended
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recipes tailormade todays extremely busy mom
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lauren chattman
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cooking
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amber spyglass th anniversary ed
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quite frank
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one best best books ever read ive read lot seems simple story boy girl essentially theres love death things matter life book completely toppled everything previously believed showed belief much better much beautiful laughed squalor mind used inhabit characters seem real real live breathe laugh love brilliant thing ive ever pleasure read applause phillip pullman
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lyra find center battle forces authority gathered lyras father lord asriel
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philip pullman
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juvenile fiction
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treasure island
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edgeofyourseat suspense
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book absolutely amazing beginning may little dull towards middle really started get story kept glued book would get dissapointed told stop reading seemed every time stop adventure begunit starts struggling family owns inn one day adventurous seaman known capn comes inn pirate dies inn owners son jim starts check capns chest room jim discovers map leads captain flints buried treasure brings along many adventures laughsjim town doctor town squire set find buried treasure trip treasure island jim makes startling discovery people working sailing ship planning overthrow captain men jim captain doctor squire sneak side island leads everyone war jim meets castaway island three years man helps jim men saftey leader pirates long john silver continues hunt treasurejim castaway take control pirates ship soon looking treasure jim wandering falls clutches enemy creates commotion castaway men try free cannot pirates soon looking treasure jim make treaure surprise gonethe doctor squire kill pirates except silver take jim castaways cave castaway island three years found treasure carried hidden cave coast inside cave also meat castaway hunted jim others make cave move treasure onto boatthen sail away everyone lives happily ever except pirates
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treasure island published popularized familiar characters pirates brought rumswilling life old sailor named billy bones dies inn belonging young jim hawkinss parents leaves greasy old map x marks spot treasure buried jim joins crew ship pursuit boness treasure seas meets long john silver peglegged pirate infiltrated ranks jim must survive mutinies countermutinies face handtohand combat drunken sailors outwit doublecrossing thieves treasure
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robert louis stevenson
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fiction
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geek love
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certainly deserves praise
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started working bookstore needed select quotstaff picksquot book one first come mind wonderfully surrealistic exploration places emotions readers would rather examine easy novel read one feel reader quotgrownquot little finishing read previous review felt add two cents worth try get ratings back
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national book award finalist unforgettable story binewskis circusgeek family whose matriarch patriarch bred exhibit human oddities help amphetamine arsenic radioisotopes offspring include arturo aquaboy flippers limbs megalomaniac ambition worthy genghis khan iphy elly lissome siamese twins albino hunchback oly outwardly normal chick whose mysterious gifts make familys preciousand dangerousasset binewskis take act across backwaters us inspiring fanatical devotion murderous revulsion members conduct machiavellian version sibling rivalry geek love throws sulfurous light notions freakish normal beautiful ugly holy obscene family values never
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katherine dunn
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fiction
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professional modelmaking a handbook of techniques and materials for architects and designers
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hilariously dated informative
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pictures book make imagine set star trek next generation episode fun author makes lot good points illustrates information well really arent lot books subject one good pick
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model effective tool designer clearly present threedimensional ideas client well made look real final product professional modelmaking uptodate reference modelmaking today new old materials discussed including resins foams plastics wood clay solvents adhesives well stateoftheart techniques professional tips tricks trade book provides stepbystep instruction showing models procedures different stages completion facilitate thorough understanding materials processes discussed also emphasized safety ecologicallysound practices important areas long neglected field brimming fullcolor illustrations instructional diagrams throughout book accessible amateurs professionals alike professional modelmaking invaluable resource students designers modelmakers architects restorers engineers
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norman trudeau
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architecture
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travels
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interesting mini bio
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book tells mcs early years medical studies wrote novels using pseudonyms support adventures wouldnt imagineif like books read one get know little bit even though pretty old book write newer bio
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thirteenthcentury italian merchant explorer recounts adventures china tells served emissary kublai khan
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marco polo
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fiction
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the party after you left
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funnier ever
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roz chast gets better better collection funniest
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collection cartoons representing last nine years work originally appeared new yorker publications brought together zany book takes contemporary themes genetically altered mice first printing
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roz chast
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comics graphic novels
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reversing multiple sclerosis effective steps to recover your health
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quotdr pepequot benign ms
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different types ms know one person severe exacerbations went blind amp paralysis years ago nothing injections pills special diet special exercise symptoms since called benign ms perhaps look writing nutjob book give people disease money something
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multiple sclerosis debilitating disease long regarded almost beyond possibility successful treatment many patients diagnosis ms meant end normally functioning life longer celeste pepe vigorous busy chiropractor naturopath got ms diagnosis expert alternative medicine gets seriously ill dr pepe realized time put deep belief alternative medicine test resolved find employ effective natural ways reverse condition restore health multiple sclerosis thing past dr pepes remarkable healing odyssey took many disciplines theories practices world natural medicine depths body mind end distilled successful treatment program ms patient follow restore health explains clarity medical precision strong measure encouragement using healing experience dr pepe explains steps help ms patient turn corner disease detailed nutrient testing fortification bee venom treatment allergy testing dietary changes personally tailored nutritional plans use specialized supplements chelation therapy regular exercise replacement mercury amalgam dental fillings truly believe diligently apply healing protocols learned longer known ms victim says dr pepe
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celeste pepe lisa hammond
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health fitness
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a treasury of african folklore
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final grade cplus
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far compilations oral literature subsaharan africa goes one best problem arent good ones compare translations weak vague incomplete author reduces african stories simplest sentences order brief possible surely story teller story telling mode eloquent elaborate however lost book concerned giving accounts numberous african stories rather giving detailed accounts severalalso colonial mentality author though severe european contemporaries early th century shines thus even around compilation completed largely based stories collected written author european oral collectors decades earlier colonialism
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comprehensive anthology myths legends epics tales poems unwritten literary forms peoples sudan guinea coast central africa eastern grasslands southern africa northeastern horn
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harold courlander b a botkin
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social science
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charles willson peale art and selfhood in the early republic
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masterful exercise balance
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peale wonderfully typical yet extraordinary enlightenment man david c ward reflects sometimes complex combinations multilayered style written elegant poeticism yet laiden fact academic detail book joy read wonderful balance autobiographical insight peales character scholarly take enlightened american society ward triumphally balances subject readers attention applying example philosophical insight subject art historical events seamless ease ward makes great contribution study age man
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links artists autobiography painting illuminating man art times peale emerges first time particularly american phenomenon selfmade man
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david c ward charles willson peale
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art
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singer from the sea
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solid tepper
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second tepper book read remains head one solid achievements story engaging like books commentaries religion society surprising tepper fan like one best along sideshow fresco book coherent plot style without plot twists made sense work like gibbons decline fall visitor
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good proper aristocrat isolated seemingly backward planet genevieve carefully instructed covenants ancient inflexible laws governing women class knows expected marriage midtwenties groom fathers choosing childbirth age thirty soon afterwards lot many noblewomen perhaps death another genevieve within longs heed call sea though never seen vast waters cover homeworlds surface unheard voice crying across centuries drawing evercloser terrible truth hidden beneath smoke screen rules tradition propriety genevieve must fulfill forgotten destiny something inborn passed untold generations daughter daughter entire civilization swept away cosmic wave oblivion
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sheri s tepper
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fiction
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slaughterhouse five first paperback edition
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slaughterhouse five
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darkly humourous commentary war mass killing one best american writers th century unfortunately passed goes
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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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hannibal hannibal lecter
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im avid fan horror one great ones
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although parts book seemed move pretty slowly insights hannibals childhood details present ongoings previous victim outstanding ending make book must read
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remember hannibal lecter gentleman genius cannibal seven years passed since dr lecter escaped custody seven years hes large free savor scents essences unguarded world intruders entered dr lecters world piercing new identity sensing evil surrounds multimillionaire hannibal left maimed corrupt italian policeman fbi agent clarice starling stood lecter never final hunt hannibal lecter begun separate ways want find dr lecter three get wish one live long enough savor reward paperback edition
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thomas harris
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fiction
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gift
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wondrful
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danielles books wonderful one one best loved young girl finding belonged great story
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pope recounts became priest offers testimony faith convictions
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pope john paul ii
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biography autobiography
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imperial grunts the american military on the ground
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great window current military operations
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mr kaplans book informative really struck cord performing civil affairs ramadi many trials tribulations soldiers marines imperial grunts took deep meaning kept making want say yeah thats right think americans dont realize great weight put fighting forces terms us foreign policy company grade officer ive sat many meeting local provincial national iraqi politicians engineers sheiks made desisions defined relationship interaction iraqi leaders dont get wrong general officers state dept reps live work level decision making effects things longterm macro level military rank file walking streets meeting locals homes places like iraq afganistan many others making decisions bleeding edge us foreign policy period would recommend book anyone involved civil military operations information operations us foreign policy decision making anyone working contemplating working us state dept provincial reconstruction team anyone wants current relevant look us foreign policy matters made ground level around world
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fascinating unprecedented firsthand look soldiers front lines global war terror plunging deep midst hottest conflicts globe robert kaplan takes us mud jungle desert dirt men women ground leading charge threats american security soldiers fighting thick colombian jungles dusty afghani plains forefront new american foreign policy policy implemented one soldier time kaplan brings us inside thoughts feelings operations modern grunts provide insight understanding war terror bringing war sometimes seems distant vividly life
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robert d kaplan
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political science
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enough the phony leaders deadend movements and culture of failure that are undermining black americaand what we can do about it
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excellent book
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book one top five books crisis surrounding black community america like juan williams one black people saying thank god someone finally said bill cosby gave infamous pound cake speech years ive noticed something wasnt quite right black america anyone two eyes see many black kids born wedlock many black men opted childrens lives many black women making irresponsible decisions sex irresponsible men list go bottom line ills affecting todays black community selfinflictedonly us want admit point black america dropped ball stopped caring health wise children education family community used good seen bad black kids today criticized wanting education accused acting white child wedlock used put woman social misfit category today someones babymama second nature insanity yet still people like michael eric dyson list white liberals need keep black people position easily secure votes black progressions white liberals different skin color want make excuses say people like bill cosby flawed elitist want look lower class blacksenough alreadyif dont something address problems black people know today going way countrys native american population thank god people like juan williams
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new york times bestseller impassioned clarion call return traditional values served generations civil rights heroes order overcome obstacles faced black americans today written tradition dubois king enough impressively powerful courageous bookdavid j garrow pulitzer prizewinning author bearing cross half century brave americans took streets raise bar opportunity races juan williams writes many black americans crisiscaught twisted hiphop culture dropping school ending jail babies ready parents falling bottom twentyfirstcentury global economic competition williams makes case still racism way past time black americans open eyes culture failure exists within community raises banner proud black traditional valuesselfhelp strong families belief godthat sustained black people generations oppression flowered exhilarating promise modern civil rights movement williams asks happened keeping eyes prize proving case equality black excellence achievement reinforcing incisive observations solid research alarming statistical data williams offers concrete plan overcoming obstacles stand way african americans full participation nations freedom prosperity certain widely discussed vehemently debated enough bold perceptive solutionbased look african american life culture politics today
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juan williams
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social science
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the killer angels turtleback school library binding edition
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good read ever go gettysburg youll amaized charge pickett made
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great info history buffs wonder would happend lee pulled nd july hood went 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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fuzzy logic get fuzzy
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another winner
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book hysterical get fuzzy best comic strip come along since calvin hobbes anyone cat personality appreciate bucky katts sassy attitude complemented satchel dogs sweet naive demeanor two pets owner rob wonderfully endearing darby conleys writing never stale guaranteed make laugh second book wonderful first
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cats famous aloof cattitude reaches new heights get fuzzy bitingly funny comic strip cartoonist darby conley wry witty get fuzzy hilarious portrait single life pets rob wilco human heads household really bucky cat whos charge satchel gentle pooch sensitive soul tries remain neutral frequently ends receiving end buckys mischief together trio makes trials tribulations daily life unlikely team darby conleys fuzzy logic hit funny bone everyone enjoys pets attitude
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darby conley
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humor
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the grand canyon handbook an insiders guide to the park as related by ranger jack
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excellent resource
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book excellent full great tips information really liked format informal style book hesitation recommending anyone thinking traveling grand canyon
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tour guide grand canyon includes usual vacation guide information discusses flora fauna well cultural historical information annotation c book news inc portland booknewscom
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susan frank phil frank
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travel
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harry potter and the sorcerers stone
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really cool booki could never stop reading
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read two dayscould put story moved quickly never boring
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celebrate years harry potter magic harry potter never even heard hogwarts letters start dropping doormat number four privet drive addressed green ink yellowish parchment purple seal swiftly confiscated grisly aunt uncle harrys eleventh birthday great beetleeyed giant man called rubeus hagrid bursts astonishing news harry potter wizard place hogwarts school witchcraft wizardry incredible adventure beginthese new editions classic internationally bestselling multiawardwinning series feature instantly pickupable new jackets jonny duddle huge child appeal bring harry potter next generation readers time pass magic
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j k rowling
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juvenile fiction
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harrington on hold em expert strategy for no limit tournaments vol strategic play
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old ideas great mentality things
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simply put book extremely valuable referene teaching mix game point opponets always guessing one springboards tournament play dan harrington hits directly head loved reading book although extremely long good news book used long period time framework tournament books book help anyone jump next level understanding principles adjusting play may able utilize principles
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provides poker strategies every phase tournament play covering early phase stakes small later tactics bluffing flops scare cards playing shorthanded loose games endgame play
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dan harrington bill robertie
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games activities
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lookalikes
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lookalikes
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bought gift five half year old adults couldnt put addition stimulating idea wonderful shared experience child adult thing kept quotlooked deathquot day also brought goops surefire winner almost years
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welcome lookalike land look see like predecessor lookalikes jr features picture puzzles time invites even youngest child join fun featuring simpler easiertofind lookalikes childlike settings scenes house parlor kitchen bedroom school bus classroom construction site movie lobby train farm rocket objects identify total look cement mixer made mustard bottle kitchen cabinets made cakes soap bed built crayons pasta fun ages bestselling book back brand new series design striking new cover
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joan steiner
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juvenile fiction
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counting heads
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nice start
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first part novel published short story stunned best piece writing seen long time ran amazon actually bought everything could find marusek bad move rest novel dragged meandered worse yet sequel isnt enough plot one novel much less two marusek collection short stories ill read next maybe better sort story writer novelist sf writers
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twentysecondcentury earth life expectancy increased span centuries robots perform societys work ragtag ensemble unlikely heroes joins forces save frozen living head assassinated leading citizens daughter represents humanitys protection genocide plot wealthy immortals first novel reprint first printing
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david marusek
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fiction
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all the kings men greatest books of the th century
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greatest american novel th century
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certainly lyrical leasta feast lovers english languagea feast lovers toosimply consider chapter never younglove ached much sounded wistfullyseductivefor finest chapter american lettersa lot people tell politicalnovel dont pay much mind politicsis simply backdrop herethe real story goodevil redemption lovebetrayal fatherhood corruption idealism goneawry dozen themeswatch carefully whenever words white orblack mentioned significanceis warren telling us good evil exist sideby side within inseparablesee yourselfone sad note however use nword
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noted fair equal coverage men women psychology gender reviews research issues surrounding gender multiple perspectives including psychology sociology anthropology public health going far beyond discussions biological sex gender identity text explores roles society assigned females males variables cooccur sex status genderrelated traits implications social roles status genderrelated traits relationships health also examined text begins discussion nature gender development gender roles reviewing communication interaction styles impact friendships romantic relationships concludes exploration gender influences physical mental health new th edition emphasis intersectionality gender considering part wider social categories race ethnicity social class gender identity recognition increasingly prevalent view gender nonbinary extended coverage lgbtq individuals relationships health expanded discussions key issues including genderrole strain gender fluidity women stem parenthood balancing family work demands online communication sexual harassment accompanied comprehensive companion website featuring resources students instructors alongside extensive student learning features throughout book psychology gender essential read students gender psychology womens studies gender studies sociology anthropology
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on combat the psychology and physiology of deadly conflict in war and peace
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frederica
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sisters dilemma
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new york times bestseller newbery medal winner national book award winner dig deep awardwinning modern classic remind readers adventure right around corneror feet stanley yelnats curse curse began nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather since followed generations yelnatses stanley unjustly sent boys detention center camp green lake boys build character spending day every day digging holes exactly five feet wide five feet deep lake camp green lake awful lot holes doesnt take long stanley realize theres character improvement going camp green lake boys digging holes warden looking something could buried driedup lake stanley tries dig truth inventive darkly humorous tale crime punishmentand redemption smart jigsaw puzzle novel new york times includes double bonus excerpt small steps followup holes well excerpt new york times bestseller fuzzy mud
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louis sachar
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england under the stuarts oman sir charles william chadwick ed a history of england
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fascinating valuable studies supplement sir charles omans major works napoleonic wars wellingtons army majestic sevenvolume history peninsular war subjects study range widely interestingly include discussion views historians time herodotus nineteenth century account secret service author says preface illustrates underworld political military intrigue escapes notice general histories omans seminal reflections column line peninsula along study battle maida also included book result investigation british tactics peninsular war upon based comprehension wellingtons method warfare discussion napoleons use cavalry draws whole period campaigns arising authors endeavours discover principles according napoleons generals handled cavalry spanish war reappearance absorbing studies one great masters british military history warmly welcomed specialist historians general readers alikeprint ed
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the catcher in the rye
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jd salinger
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stuart little
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sharon l lechter
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ulysses international collectors library
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ulysses better ulysses
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day life leopold bloom whose odyssey streets turnofthecentury dublin leads trials parallel ulysses epic journey home
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james joyce
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the dancing wu li masters an overview of the new physics
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exciting intellectual adventure ive since reading robert pirsigs zen art motorcycle maintenance christopher lehmannhaupt new york times gary zukavs timeless humorous new york times bestselling masterpiece dancing wu li masters arguably widely acclaimed introduction quantum physics ever written scientific american raves zukav skilled expositor amiable style hard imagine layman would find book enjoyable informative accessible edifying endlessly entertaining dancing wu li masters back beautiful new editionand doors fascinating dazzling remarkable world quantum physics opened previous mathematical technical expertise required
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karlson on the roof
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astrid lindgren
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prince caspian the return to narnia
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narnia imaginary place
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the street lawyer
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great read excellent book highly recommended
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author partner thriller rising star drake sweeney finds better conscience obtain partnership violent encounter changes whole outlook life begins dig secrets drake sweeney act could cost life
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john grisham michael dean
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silencing the voices one womans experience with multiple personality disorder
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deeply personal account one womans battle multiplepersonality disorder describes childhood horrors abuse hands father led fragmentation three separate entities discusses long battle overcome problem original
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jean darby cline
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biography autobiography
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benediction
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terminally ill cancer patient attended final days wife daughter trio contemplates relationships estranged son situation stirs painful memories neighbor recently lost mother
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in cold blood a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences
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truman capote
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murder
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the romance of the harem victorian literature and culture series
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victorian woman looks life siamese harem
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james patterson
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the psychic pathway a workbook for reawakening the voice of your soul
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psychic pathway
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sonia choquette
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body mind spirit
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red white and greens the italian way with vegetables
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faith willinger
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escaping the shadows an email journey
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knocked park one time
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mspeck done fantastic job helping reader understand mind abused friends family help abused escape situation marvelous helping single women watch signs lead abusive relationship domestic violence prevalent society ms peck takes us fictional journey woman emerging shadows terrifying world dating finding true love must read every man woman child world one hopes prevent sucked relationship like hopes fight free one
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lisa j peck
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the essential mystics the souls journey into truth
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the illustrated man
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illustrated man written ray bradbury extraordinary book teaches many lessons morals life opinion novel give praise criticism loved author ends story sense compassion one characters sense mystery wondering happened next character stories liked particular rocket man marionettes inci chose rocket man sense compassion two main characters description outer depths space conclusion makes reader reflect story life favorite quote short story rocket mans son asks whats like space rocket man replies best thing lifetime best things story teaches place like home sure may want run away end find wanting retrace steps place called homeas marionettes inc loved author creates conclusion suspicion spouses leaves guessing happened characters story teaches robots marionettes eventually evolve learned watching movie robot forms technology eventually evolve humans must careful technology destroying human racei personally would recommend book readers read book whether interested scientific fiction matter book teaches us lessons life cannot taken granted noelle evangelistagahr high school english honors
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john adams
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the adventures of sherlock holmes sherlock holmes mysteries authorized edition
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the legend of sleepy hollow
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superstitious schoolmaster love wealthy farmers daughter terrifying encounter headless horseman
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washington irving
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surviving the toughest race on earth
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martin dugard
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desert queen the extraordinary life of gertrude bell adventurer advisor to kings ally of lawrence of arabia
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recounts life adventurer helped create modern middle east
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arctic crossing a journey through the northwest passage and inuit culture
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videographer logan challenge pbs surviving denali espn writes twoyear journey alavik prudhoe bay alaska usa taloyoak gulf bothia nunavut canada well written times dark distressing book klepper folding kayak times outfitted outriggers sail rig takes us mile journey history culture inuit north historical information dovetails well frinklin expedition stuff similar historical treatments listed elsewhere bibliography impressive journey authors mindset seems indicate intention less describe sees expound upon negative aspects modern inuit lifestyle pillaging robberbarons modern society instance little conceal contempt hunters hunting general aspect subsistence culture must accepted understood want appreciate people lifestyle sport hunting shooting meat hoof seldom quotsportingquot never pretty perhaps left attitude behind started trip wouldnt continually catch hippocritical rhetoric like disgusted inuit eating quoteskimo sushiquot raw char similar troutsalmon eggs warble fly larvae actually rich pure protein source desparingly talking another individual comming back quotdown southquot clutching greasy mcdonalds bag author boatload gourmet freezedried spacefood vittles back home quotlowerquot highestoftech watercraft surviving like inuit remains hightech tourist sailing inhospitable waters instances call question otherwise enthralling seemingly accurate descriptions instance describes kabloona grizzly hunter potted bear sled snowmobile calls question entire account avid bear hunter hunter described would tackle barren ground grizzly akin taking wild boar bbgun probably hunter win magnum similar caliber little detail hardly interested waterman theses types little things continued catch read book also problems brief overview franklin expedition respect hunting inuit seems modern tools harvest need respect harvested meat show disrespect animals hunting heritage halfassed guiding wealthy kabloona exorbitant prices hardly bothers good friend mine hunted north america recently went musk ox hunt nunavut described expensive filthy unethical terrible experience ever outdoors many ways perhaps watermans descriptions similar experiences kind waterman best intentions making journey writing book admire physical accomplishment journey worst negative ramblings remind elitist quotugly americanquot tourists ive bumped traveling europe author cooly delves inuit social history ancedotes explorative history region book really shines vast majority observations modern inuit lifestyle insightful dark passage spite problems sections writting recommend book mostly outstanding treatment called question many romantic notions great north
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describes authors journey inuit communities alaska across northwest passage nunavut canada physical psychological challenges encountered along way
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jonathan waterman
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history
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the piper on the mountain
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beautiful depiction slovakia
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beautiful book descriptions ms peters gives mountainous country found slovakia lyrical truly sounds beautiful place shes also crafted quite clever mystery centred around renowned mountainclimber falls death rather small hills fact enough stepdaughter question happened cause death set three friends find book centres around sir george felses son dominic ms peters written wonderful character young man captivating book
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herberts death czechoslovakian mountains seems accidental young stepdaughter isnt sure dominic felse mystery
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ellis peters
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fiction
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the waning of the middle ages a study of the forms of life thought and art in france and the netherlands in the dawn of the renaissance
| 0.8
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one memorable books read
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years since first enchanted book read least twice since never far thoughts observations th century huizinga made years ago immediacy world live today phenomenon madonna secular semisacreligious use catholic imagery burst scene immediately recalled huizinga though maybe years since read book book along erich auerbachs mimesis giants th centurys understanding past educated person familiar book
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earlier historians seen elaborate public rituals burgundian dukes stagnant forms held chivalric world high middle ages peter arnade argues vital theater power ducal court urban centers constantly renegotiated relationship book first apply combined insights social political cultural history important littleexplored area medieval early modern europe burgundian netherlands realms ritual traces role ritual encounters dukes burgundy later habsburg princes townspeople ghent important city county flanders arnade analyzes citystate ceremonies ghents aldermen patricians guildsmen citys military drama confraternities confronted local power growth burgundian state first serious reappraisal johan huizingas classic work waning middle ages arnade confirms huizingas vision low country society rich public symbols yet reveals citystate conflict within ritual thrived offers dramatically new perspective northern renaissance well historicalanthropological model study urbanstate relations
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peter arnade
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history
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great gatsby everyman
| 0.5
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true american classic
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first read great gatsby high school thought wonderful time didnt appreciate much ive read second time story jay gatsby daisy buchanan enthralled beginning end written jazz age also storys backdrop f scott fitzgerald tells tragic decadent love story impoverished officer seeks wealth attempt woo daisy also happens want obtain respectable place society however gatsbys attempts obtain daisy richness beyond wildest dreams backfire soon falls grace poignant conclusion brought tears eyessomeone asked wanted like jay gatsby wanted aspire things beyond means want someone never within reach reason novel touched much spoke gatsby one compelling characters ever written love story quite sad one think thats makes memorable special fact story narrated third character nick callaway makes reader appreciate sides coin though callaway quite vocal observations prejudices f scott fitzgerald wrote true american classic read twice doubt reread stage future cannot recommend american classic enough
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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
| 5
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eitheror a fragment of life
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already seduced
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young attractive seventeen yearold girl perfect bait johannes johannes falls love cordelia first feelings rather normal others fall love would likely feel similarly towards beloved however comes point johannes unable control feelings crush becomes obsession search drama strives director play invades cordelias privacy spying befriending aunt johannes even attempts bring third party candidate win cordelias heart attractive young man named edvard johannes succeeds master manipulation johannes plan begins backfire edvard getting close cordelias heart johannes comfort unimaginable proposes marriage cordelia refers aunt delighted admiration johannes perhaps wished nevertheless edvard crushed johannes mercy finds edvards despair humorous concept engagement story reaches climax plummets romantic comedy devastating tragedy johannes plan cordelia call engagement however right away oh must get erotic peak must posses soul self crush seduction referred several different things throughout story personal favorite quotthe web spunquot johannes cordelia begin letter correspondence filled symbolism foreshadow cordelia signs letter quotyour cordeliaquot johannes begins quotmy cordeliaquot clear wants posses perhaps innocent know otherwise suppose would fair say basically hands writing height romance johannes consciously destroys retuns letters composed unopened may young beginner love unwise realizes lost battle kierkegaard wrote book eitheror using real name soren kierkegaard however section entitled seducers diary written pseudonymous author johannes perhaps form indirect communication kierkegaard makes perfect sense quotthe seducers diaryquot based kierkegaards romance miss regina olsen however concept irony steps story real life regina broke engagement rather kierkegaard perhaps writing piece pseudonymously way kierkegaard control situation ultimately never control way directing play need simple indeed johannes battle sense also lost kierkegaard went grave still lovesick later admitted quotif faith would remained reginaquot kierkegaard tendency contradict spiritual individual preached faith yet comment suggests otherwise also states several times story love love completely selfish however later retracts thought avoid boredom aesthetic kierkegaard prescribes quotrotation methodquot allows one create world pleasure fall love woman rather idea woman therefore dont risk loss kierkegaard explored fear throughout number works even went far offer advice overcome therefore ironic coward terms love nevertheless pseudonym irony contradiction enhance story whatever impact intellectual arrogance might quotthe seducers diaryquot masterpiece eloquently written love story doesnt involve love quotthe seducers diaryquot guide young girl brink womanhood person search self teaches us one cant help losing soul love help losing apparent kierkegaards lifetime still relevant today reading kierkegaard pleasure reader becomes spun quotwebquot kierkegaards life afterward discovers something curious existence
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eitheror using voices two characters aesthetic young man part one called simply ethical judge vilhelm second section kierkegaard reflects upon search meaningful existence contemplating subjects diverse mozart drama boredom famous seducers diary cynical seduction ultimate rejection young beautiful woman masterpiece duality eitheror brilliant exploration conflict aesthetic ethical meditating ironically seductively upon epicurean pleasures eloquently expounding noble virtues morally upstanding life
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soren kierkegaard
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philosophy
| 5
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new flavors from your crockery cooker better homes and gardensr
| 0.933333
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good overall mixedbag
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received crockpot wedding present experimenting last years cookbook nice recipes like lentil tortellini soup lemony roast lamb also weird recipes dont go well youre looking something wide variety basic recipes dinner id go something else youre experienced crock pot cook want try something different id go book
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book slow cooker recipes breakfast dessert
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better homes and gardens
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cooking
| 3
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larrys party
| 1
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intersting voyeursitic manner
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larry question man whose entire adult life studied minutely novel fasinating certainly held attention even though real adventure substance plot larry said certainly entertaining book sub plot obsession hedges different think larry guy identify ms shields good job making us care happens
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detailed study ordinary life larry weller follows floral designer deals rapidly changing world two marriages two divorces along way reprint
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carol shields
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fiction
| 4
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write great fiction dialogue write great fiction series
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excellent book dialogue
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great book dialogue ive kept desk close since read first time especially enjoyed chapter personality types affects dialogue characters like sound look act like make boring fiction easy read others series quite helpful highly recommend
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craft compelling dialogue character talk shouldnt say say know dialogueor lack thereofis dragging scene fix character speaks without laconic wit terminator write great fiction dialogue successful author instructor gloria kempton answers questions packed innovative exercises instruction designed teach create dialogue drives story weave dialogue narrative action write dialogue fits specific genres avoid common pitfalls writing dialogue make dialogue unique character along dozens dialogue excerpts todays popular writers write great fiction dialogue gives edge need make story stand rest
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gloria kempton
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language arts disciplines
| 5
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johnny got his gun
| 0.5
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unworthy brilliance
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johnny got gun odd book brilliant vivid powerful grabs hold doesnt let go end thats uncommon enough make novel special ends trumbo puts novel dont measure uphis message unworthy storyjoe bonham wakes daze cant see hear anything idea slowly gradually realizes horrible state hes hes hospital hes missing armwait armsand legs eyes nose ears entire jaw breaths tube base neck eats tube stomach voids bowels another tube idea repeatedly returns hes babyhelpless trapped womb sealed entirely outside sensation direct touch vibration footsteps bedspringshis reaction naturally enough mixture panic terror anger sadness drifts incoherently sleep consciousness daydreams fill backstory reader eventually dawns get sense time begin make sense worldthis part novel best fiction ive ever read trumbo takes unimaginable thrusts upon reader forcing perspective person completely detached world almost unable cope pacing simultaneously slow furiousjoe sets mastering time deliberately energy trumbos writing makes joes slow painful often abortive attempts understand world quick read near end joe grasps remains one way may able communicate world outside mutilated body book blisters along pace desperate joes perseverancethe problem really comes last chapter trumbo unabashedly political purpose novelthe condemnation warfareand thats perfectly fine writer political persuasion trumbo sacrifices strengths story turn political homily none joes storythe tender painful memories family growing falling love serving trenchesmatters end joe means end end surprisingly juvenile marxist sermon send us war turn tables joes story doesnt end segues sermon illustration result final chapter feels like cruel timewasting jokethis fantastic novel im glad read one powerful antiwar novels emerge certainly among best fiction ive ever read last chapter deflateswithout necessarily poppinga great storyrecommended
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powerful story young boy tragic fate world war makes terrifying statement horrors war compelling plea peace
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dalton trumbo
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fiction
| 4
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hyperspace a scientific odyssey through parallel universes time warps and the tenth dimension
| 1
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interesting fairlysimple read
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littler date newer theoretical developments string theory still interesting fascinating read found fairly simple smooth read average reader however felt like statementsfacts presented couldve used background explanation much harder understand remember concepts youre expected accept without explanation hold true
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already thoroughly familiar seasoned science fiction fan hyperspace realm enables spaceship captain take ship physicsdefying shortcut wormhole outer shores galaxy less time takes fly new york tokyo might notions science fiction physicists suggest dimensional hyperspace may actually exist albeit scale almost small comprehend smaller even quark spite tiny size may basis forces nature united michio kakus classic book describes development ideas multidimensional space recent years theoretical physicists author among argued universe exists merely four spacetime dimensions space one time einstein made us familiar rather tendimensional hyperspace domain science fiction writer occultist hyperspace may according superstring theorists way unify fundamental forces nature einsteins unfulfilled dream theory everything michio kaku takes reader ride hyperspace edge physics way gives crystal clear explanations formidable mathematical concepts noneuclidean geometry kaluzaklein theory supergravity everyday tools string theorist utilizing fascinating often hilarious anecdotes history art science fiction kaku shows us writers artists addition scientists fascinated multidimensional space century finally kaku proposes ability master hyperspace may salvation destruction end spacetime oxford landmark science books mustread classics modern science writing crystallized big ideas shaped way think
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michio kaku
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science
| 4
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guerrilla financing guerrilla marketing
| 0.857143
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way date
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bought book help internet startup useless vc evolved book way target respect vc today interested internet waste time
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details sources funding small mediumsized businesses offering fourstep plan finding obtaining financing listing funding sources
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bruce jan blechman jay conrad levinson
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business economics
| 1
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ride the dark trail sacketts
| 1
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good
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good read like sackett books good relaxing read much thinking involved nice familiar places mentioned books read others many times
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ride dark trail louis lamour tells story logan sackett cynical drifter changes ways help widow keep land logan sackett wild rootless riding west search easy living meets emily talon fiery old widow even wilder tall lean em determined defend jealous locals trying take home logan doesnt want get involveduntil finds em born sackett em bucking overwhelming odds logan wont let stand alone even rebellious drifter knows part sackett backing family need
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louis lamour
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fiction
| 4
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silas marner the weaver of raveloe
| 1
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glad read
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sweet story doesnt take long read plan read glean authors sentiments life general rare glimpse society speech time
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gentle linen weaver small english town wrongly accused theft goes seclusion finds redemption unselfish love abandoned child mysteriously appears cottage
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george eliot
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adopted children
| 5
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customer service for dummies
| 1
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great book great service
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best buy consumer relations representative deal alot satisfication customers products purchase stores level service recieved purchase book outstanding follow nice would reccommend service anytime look forward future purchases
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customer service dummies third edition integrates unbeatable information customer service dummies online customer service dummies form allinone guide customer loyalty large small businesses alike book covers fundamentals service selling presents uptodate advice fundamentals help desks call centers departments plus shows readers take stock customer service strengths weaknesses create useful customer surveys learn successes failures businesses like karen leland keith bailey sausalito ca cofounders sterling consulting group international consulting firm specializing quality service consulting training clients oracle ibm avis lucent
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karen leland keith bailey
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business economics
| 5
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a separate peace a novel
| 1
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separate peace remarkable piece literature
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think separate peace remarkable book reason made feel actually immersed story story knowles brings characters life enigmatic conflict created feeling created plethora feelings gene finny face one things appreciated separate peace use subjective action main action story taking place inside genes head pay assiduous attntion things seemed minor made tough comprehend everything happening since continuosly trying happening story get bored reading reason love book theme believe theme story one always look finest qualities man instaed worst qualities gene looked finny way beggining book finny might lived lesson helped look finest qualities person undesirable qualities posses feel john knowles wrote remarkable piece literature succesfully captures thoughts emotions og real people makes reader feel like pulled story book book read given realistic feeling characters making one time favorites
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nominated one americas bestloved novels pbss great american read american classic great bestseller thirty years separate peace timeless description adolescence period entire country losing innocence world war ii set boys boarding school new england early years world war ii separate peace harrowing luminous parable dark side adolescence gene lonely introverted intellectual phineas handsome taunting daredevil athlete happens two friends one summer like war banishes innocence boys world
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john knowles
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fiction
| 5
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the redeye fever
| 1
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vivid historic peek preindependence africa
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dallemagnes new book belgian congo rings true every detail particularly fascinating many fullpage photographs book especially appreciated colonial map congo nearly impossible find todayher descriptions europeans americans africa disheartening accuracy empirialists didnt clue assist congolese democratic selfgoverning know tragic result adventure river slay dragon kwango quotthumping good readquot could even seen metaphoras books characters utterly believable almost heartbreaking read instant time told turn patrice lumumba away american diplomatic offices one forks world history things would vastly different road taken want know went wrong relations whole continent eyewitness account give insight sad era late addition fastpaced drama elements need entertaining winter evening recommended read
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tale crocodile hunt redeye fever peek slice time gone look congo stood verge independence makes fascinating reading author also wisely focuses story dealing stay congo narrowing topic adds power story writing reflects sensitivity thoughtfulness author providing example stories dialogue rich details illustrate general point making looking style writing clear author talent telling stories look book also compelling tying idea life another time writers digest review redeye fever cleveland moffett appeared june issue bulletin newsweekly capital europe brussels belgium redeye fever adventures belgian congo memoir elise dallemagnecookson life congo foreign service assignment lasted eve colonys independence year later dallemagnecookson tells sounds like tall story crocodile hunting convincing relish long new job accepted challenge take plunge jungle track formidable yearold crocodile el diablo sassy young new yorker takes lives tell tale cover photograph shows gun one hand foot el diablos scaly back local zoo zoo incredulous whole place zoo entire country guide explains belgians living leopoldville never get countryside theyre scared going zoo get see least gorilla two lion monkeys leave home xlibris euro waterstones brussels redeye fever crocodile hunting former belgian congo authors first african adventure fresh new york begins slaying el diablo famous yearold eighteenfoot crocodile preying people many years known consumed least fifty inhabitants reign terror adventure followed many others company several extraordinary people met time congo preparing take place african history first country south sahara gain independence colonial rulers illustrated photos taken time information author found authors francoamerican web page immediate release contact beth staples xlibris corporation x bethstaplesxlibriscom new york woman kills legendary maneating crocodile new memoir details one womans adventures former belgian congo cherry valley ny january direct descendents dinosaur crocodiles around nearly million years still making news recently one found bus australia another bit arm botanical garden caretaker florida indonesian woman jumped pit commit suicide quickly devoured crowd watched horror public continues fascinated frightened ancient beast comes redeye fever adventures belgian congo true story young woman new york sent congo foreign service assignment manages kill footer redeye fever elise dallemagnecooksons fourth
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elise dallemagnecookson
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biography autobiography
| 5
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touching the void the true story of one mans miraculous survival
| 1
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touching void
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touching void book two halves first half simon joes climb mountain coped various conditions second half follows happens joes accident get mountain taking account second half far superior first initially book seemed touch dry lots climbing specific jargon rather flat story telling accident occurs plunged headlong fight survival writing leaps hundred notches becomes highly descriptive emotive really feel emotions go wrangler joe recounts story feel every step way end feel emotionally overwrought almost exhausted describes final journey back camp excellent colour plates book well additional chapter joe goes back site accident many years later starts dry uninspiring read becomes account highly charged fight survival understand become climbing classic well worth read like kind book id also suggest thin air john krakauer another excellent climbing bookfeel free check blog found profile page
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th anniversary ebook images touching void tale two mountaineers harrowing ordeal peruvian andes summer two young headstrong mountaineers set conquer unclimbed route triumphantly reached summit horrific accident middescent forced one friend leave another dead ambition morality fear camaraderie explored electronic edition mountaineering classic never seen colour photographs taken trip
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joe simpson
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sports recreation
| 4
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a museum of early american tools
| 0.5
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museum early american tools
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informative well written
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delightful evocation simpler times tools built america always held special place hearts lovers americana yankee ingenuity available handsome hardcover gift edition engaging informative book features authors inimitable drawings
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eric sloane
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house home
| 4
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shutter island
| 0
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shutter island
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wow first kindle purchase urging niece movie looked spooky took chance author honestly could put excellent thriller im excited theater version
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us marshal teddy daniels come shutter island home ashecliffe hospital criminally insane find escaped murderer named rachel solando killer hurricane bears island investigation deepens questions mount barefoot woman escaped locked room leaving clues form cryptic codes really goes ward c closer teddy gets truth elusive becomes begins believe may never leave shutter island someone trying drive insane
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dennis lehane
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fiction
| 5
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the fellowship of the ring
| 1
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excellent introductory volume tolkiens epic
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quotthe fellowship ringquot first volume tolkiens quotthe lord ringsquot taken beautiful work excellent introduction amazing modern epic dont come quotfellowshipquot expecting high adventure fastpaced action introduction every sense term tolkien spends great deal time quotfellowshipquot recapitulate history ring prequel novel quotthe hobbitquot large parts volume tolkien goes great lengths introduce readers various types people found middleearth dwarves elves hobbits menquotthe fellowship ringquot begins bilbo baggins hero quotthe hobbitquot elderly recluse pondering movement shire sixty years adventure dismay immediate family sackvillebagginses bilbo made one nephews frodo baggins sole heir estate fortunes day frodo comes age rd birthday day bilbos th birthday bilbo orchestrates insanely massive party disappears frodos primary legacy bilbo ring years later gandalf mysterious revered wizard appears inform frodo trouble brewing lands outside secluded shire ring cause three friends tow frodo leaves shire quest make party nine attempt destroy ring action novel concerns formation party company fellowship ringthe long detailed histories songs group people middleearth featured throughout quotfellowshipquot seem needlessly intricate however think valuable beautiful parts quotfellowshipquot introduction poetry simply variously metered rhymed important function seems indicate largely prewriting oral cultures middleearth provide us speech patterns characterizations values cultural diversity pride sense kinship tradition world middleearth tolkien creates quotfellowshipquot characterization mainly sort providing overview major players quest effected rise sauron dark lord evil desiresthe introductory volume quotthe lord ringsquot sets excellent scene larger epic action follow exposed wealth social political issues affect diverse population middleearth communal governance barter economy shire proud failing monarchies dwarves fairies collapsed monarchy men present complex web social economic military relationships disparate peoples absolutely fascinating examine ways relations various peoples grow change strengthen fade reform novel especially within fellowship example one moving relationships quotfellowshipquot epic whole gimli dwarf legolas elf two individuals societies fraught historythis questromance best volumes repay close reading quotfellowshipquot many wonderful captivating characters populate first volume cheerfully esoteric tom bombadil spectacularly magical galadriel among compensate first parts lack intense action would reiterate one fact quotfellowshipquot slowest moving part quotthe lord ringsquot fact covers months time one indication sprawl attention detail last years continuous reprintings ring saga prove despite tolkiens lack real stylistic elegance times pace first volume quotthe fellowship ringquot enjoyable worth reading
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begin journey middleearth inspiration upcoming original series prime video lord rings rings power fellowship ring first part jrr tolkiens epic adventure lord rings one ring rule one ring find one ring bring darkness bind sauron dark lord gathered rings powerthe means intends rule middleearth lacks plans dominion one ringthe ring rules allwhich fallen hands hobbit bilbo baggins sleepy village shire young frodo baggins finds faced immense task elderly cousin bilbo entrusts ring care frodo must leave home make perilous journey across middleearth cracks doom destroy ring foil dark lord evil purpose
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jrr tolkien
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fiction
| 4
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no touch monkey and other travel lessons learned too late adventura books series
| 0.545455
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shes done
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ayun knack making want jump books join time travelling big rumpus childrearing mama whos never stepped foot outside old usofa made want load backpack grab old boyfriend hit road great book must read
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taming wild dog packs bali requiring services bonesetter sumatra ayun halliday offers best itinerant foibles examples travel abroad
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ayun halliday
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biography autobiography
| 5
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the crystal city
| 0.636364
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disappointing waiting long
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loved first novels series looked forward book disappointed read first like likely going read matter say consider buying used borrowing friend unlike first novels predictable little additional character development know mr card strong mormon beliefs end crystal citys tower named quottabernaclequot little much dont know hope th book
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using lore folkmagic men women settled north america orson scott card created alternate world magic works magic colored entire history colonies charms beseechings hexes potions place lives people world dowsers find water second sight warns dangers come torch read persons futureor heart world knacks abound alvin seventh son seventh son special man indeed hes maker knack understanding things put together create repair keep whole tear heal hearts well bones build house calm waters blow storm teach knack others measure talent alvin trying avert terrible war wife peggy torch extraordinary power seen lifelines every american sent mizzippy city new orleans nueva barcelona call spanish occupation alvin doesnt know exactly hes brotherinlaw arthur stuart find lodgings family abolitionists know peggy suspects hell find soon nueva barcelona experience plague alvins efforts protect friends keeping healthy create danger could ever suspected saving poor people city alvin put greatest test lifea test draw power time come turn old friend tenskwatawa red prophet controls lands west mizzippy alvin must take first steps road crystal city shown vision long ago tales alvin maker series seventh son red prophet prentice alvin alvin journeyman heartfire crystal city publishers request title sold without digital rights management software drm applied
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orson scott card
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fiction
| 3
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sacagawea dollar folder
| 1
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excellent collector folder
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folder purchased accompany sacagawea collector coins purchased yearold granddaughter christmas think smile appreciation face worth thousand words folder well made light weight easily carried highlight granddaughter history coin included part folder also nice coin slot dated year good price good buy particularly young person
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thanks statehood quarter program coin collecting never popular take advantage new interest hobby giving complete line whitman classic coin folders beautiful new look multimillion dollar cover updates entire whitman line truetolife foil colors reflect beautifully represent coins folder holds eg copper foil lincoln cents silver foil jefferson nickels traditional whitman blue vinyl matches past whitman products
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whitman publishing llc
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antiques collectibles
| 5
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the macarthur study bible new king james version nkjv
| 1
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great study bible
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years ive used many study bibles one league id highly recommend serious student gods word
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million macarthur study bibles sold featuring wordforword accuracy new king james version macarthur study bible perfect serious study dr john macarthur compiled study notes numerous charts maps outlines articles create macarthur study bible study bible thorough job explaining historical context unfolding meaning text placing within theological framework also abridged topical index exhaustive nkjv concordance
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john macarthur
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bibles
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