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vietnam a history
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good singlevolume overview vietnam war
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vietnam war writtenabout subject southeast asian history interested plunging topic good place start gives subject length merits tries cover many perspectives relatively light bias point viewstanley karnow journalist covering war shows journalists writing style often bland informative quite dry complex professors would strikes right balance conveying complicated multidimensional struggle without bogging reader many details obvious cares things others crucial years instance get chapters worth coverage nixon years get long chapters feel like tries balance political machinations military maneuvers observations war grunts eye also clear opposed war bemoans decision escalate american involvement tries keep opinion doubt hawkish readers would feel annoyedmy main gripe book probably organization scope despite title grand enough encompass whole history vietnam yet history war either karnow includes several chapters conquest vietnam french heritage vietnamese nationalism gives historical background subject versus france versus china discusses wars japan france well yet ridiculous call book vietnam history clearly focused certain aspect far organization goes karnow starts book great chapter overviewing war legacy discussing trips vietnam since impressions country changed would worked lot better end instead spoiling things reader instead jumps back next chapter also noticed chapter entitled war french actually covered period immediately war finally coverage actual war little lopsided noted chapters focus policy debates washington others focus military tactics south vietnamese political intrigue personal observations era etci fairly impressed much karnow able say north vietnam considering secretive although reader still learn much american side war probably lacking sense wars international context theres nothing korean australian forces wars effect countries region laos cambodia mentioned passing even though story cambodias civil war begun near end karnow doesnt finish itthere flaws serious researcher need keep reading still impressed books tone erudition readability would recommend place start studying americas longest war
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landmark workthe complete account date vietnam tragedy washington post book world monumental narrative clarifies analyzes demystifies tragic ordeal vietnam war free ideological bias profound undertsanding compassionate human portrayls filled fresh revelations drawn secret documents exclusive interviews participantsfrench american vietnamese chinese diplomats military commanders high government officials journalists nurses workers soldiers originally published companion emmywinning pbs series karnows defining book precursor ken burnss tenpart forthcoming documentary series vietnam war vietnam history puts events decisions sharp focus come understand make peace convulsive epoch recent history history writing best chicago suntimes even us think know something read fascination new york times
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stanley karnow
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history
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weekend point
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deserves stars
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christopher pike pulls world girl poisoned friend feeling whole time main character real great person pike another amazing job read great
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dream vacation mexico turns nightmare
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christopher pike
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juvenile fiction
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slaughterhousefive or the childrens crusade
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reviewed midwest book review
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billy pilgram becomes time traveler hes abducted aliens taken planet tralfamadore billy placed would akin zoo america tralfamadadorians privy watch every move billy doesnt always stay finds going back forward time returning childhood jumping forward prisoner war wwii kept slaughterhouse slaughterhousefive dresden destruction bombs even far future death back tralfamadore mated porn star america againthis classic part fact part fiction factual portion taken vonneguts experiences prisoner war dresden firebombing telling one wonders way vonnegut could relay experiences soldier subsequent prisoner war implanting small bits pieces among experiences billy pilgram vonnegut states beginning planning writing war could never actually get finished
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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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bend in the road
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bend road amazing
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one best nicholas sparks books ever read far could sort relate father died car accident would recommend book anyone great good place stop good
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fall love smalltown love story widower sheriff divorced schoolteacher searching second chances threatened longheld secrets past miles ryans life seemed end day wife killed hitandrun accident two years ago deputy sheriff new bern north carolina grieves worries young son jonah longs bring unknown driver justice miles meets sarah andrews jonahs secondgrade teacher young woman recovering difficult divorce sarah moved new bern hoping start tentatively miles sarah reach othersoon falling love neither realizes also bound together shocking secret one force reexamine everything believe inincluding love
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nicholas sparks
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fiction
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kjv deluxe presentation reference edition black leather
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king james presentation reference bible best
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edition king james bible cambridge excellent print size pt easy eyes bible black goatskin binding paper quality best would recommend anyone appreciation fine bibles fine binding paper king james reference edition cambridge
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india paper cross references pronunciation marks concordance color maps gazetteer presentation page ribbon markers gilt edges double slipcase pp
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cambridge university press
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bibles
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little women or meg jo beth and amy
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sticking together sisters
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little women story four sisters live mother thought great story really easy figure jiff best part book shows characters feelings emotions throughtout whole story story explains like live back older days yet book seems new could say represents mostit jo jo great reader comes handy meets boy named laurie laurie rich kid ends like family sisters story really reminds life sometimes find happens sisters read little women get story think best rating book four half stars needed little happiness towards end still take risk read little women
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marks th anniversary classic little women louisa may alcott join meg jo beth amy reenvisioned blended family living modern day nyc beautiful fullcolor graphic novel father away military mother working overtime support family march sisters rely one another make day day whether theyre arguing bathroom struggling homework fighting bullies understanding crushes battling leukemia theres one thing four sisters keep questioningwill everything turn okay follow modern young women meg jo beth amy discover follow dreams lushlyillustrated story mustread fans raina telgemeiers smile sisters mariko tamakis one summer svetlana chmakovas awkward victoria jamiesons roller girl
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rey terciero
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juvenile fiction
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the dark tower the gunslinger
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dont know
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hard time liking roland let boy die happy saved boy drawing three
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soon major motion picturecover
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stephen king
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fiction
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the lord of the rings trilogy the fellowship of the ring the two towers the return of the king i ii iii
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impossible put
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jrr tolkien creates entire universe book almost immense amount books ever truly cover pays much attention detail feel walking right along travelersthe first book slowest three less captivating allows get acquainted characters builds connection feel twothis typical mideviltype adventure book tolkien doesnt try capture bashing head constants battles gory bloody fight scenes fact long story expected fight disappointed many werein pages edition bought takes one magical stories ever toldthe language characters speak old english get bit thick times might get lost places unless familiar none less would captivated words written chinesewhen finally done third book want turn around read whole thing fear missed somethingmagical way truly describe book
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presents box set including complete lord rings trilogy well prequel hobbit
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j r r tolkien
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fiction
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rhythm
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fun gripping read
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willis takes fascinating journey lives angela robin lives lead separately startling similarities coincidences read share joys happiness sorrows insecurities determinations mistakes quiet anticipation main story unfolds mostly chronological order spanning lives childhood certain day future events day interspersed well written book talented author recommend reading quiet weekend wont decide book existing schedule
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usa today wall street journal bestselling author want achieve breakthroughs get exceptional results discover system successful growth companies used achieve results growing companies encounter ceilings complexity usually hit certain employee revenue milestones order burst ceiling ceiling innovate growth company must develop reliable system prompts leaders proactive pivot need arises also need learn simple systems empower everyone company become stay focused aligned accountable rhythm youll discover including identify potential setbacks avoid thinkplando rhythm fire maintain great execution inside scoop growth companies showing turned potential setbacks opportunities practical tools use immediately habits start building achieve breakthroughs patrick theans process applies growing business ensures organization gets habit achieving success week week quarter quarter year year get copy start leading business towards successful growth today
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patrick thean
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business economics
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the haj
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great read
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never understood anyone could learn hate read book still dont get least know comes
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examines tragic history middle east epic tale recreates turbulent era world war early decades existence state israel
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leon uris
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fiction
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wartorn resurrection
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great start new series
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various citystates isthmus never known wholesale war end ruler felk lord motokin planned years conquer city states become emperor isthmus amassed large army trained college group powerful wizards would give army instant transportation communications places command two hundred fifty year old general remembered history books dardas butcherthe city states windal callah sook fall immediately entire population udelph killed city leveled ground although dardas knows needs periodic rejuvenation spells wizard motokins command general plotting turn magicians loyalty towards however plans works assortment people stop madness one man raising resistance callah leader powerful citystate petgrad trying unite city states theres chance win horde coming themthis story told perspective many individuals including mercenary scholar collaborator resistance fighter dardas reader adjusts changing points view transitions various viewpoints smooth makes fascinating reading experience exception collaborator general deliberately made despicable audience like characters feel close robert asprin eric del carlo accomplish feat testament tremendous talentharriet klausner
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resurrected placed inside host body scheming magician matokin legendary warlord dardaswho died two centuries earlierleads unstoppable army conquest citystates isthmus unless warriorpriests temple green men willing forsake vows noninterference stop original
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robert asprin eric del carlo
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fiction
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into the wild warriors
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really good
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book inspire lok clanmates friends youll never look cat way ever warror
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join legion fans made erin hunters warriors series national bestsellerwith new editions featuring striking new look epic adventures fierce warrior cats thrilling fantasy world begins warriors wild generations four clans wild cats shared forest according laws laid ancestors warrior code threatened thunderclan cats grave danger sinister shadowclan grows stronger every day noble warriors dyingand deaths mysterious others midst turmoil appears ordinary housecat named rustywho may turn bravest warrior supports common core state standards
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erin hunter
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juvenile fiction
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magical mermaids and dolphin oracle cards a card deck and guidebook
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disappointing
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many types divination cards collect fun wisdom beauty beautiful creative illustrations cards disappointing illustrations amateurish reproduction images dull lacking depth bought sets returning purchased gifts would never give anyone gift keeping rd set wrote one cards
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beautifully illustrated cards help swim ocean unconscious mind profound thoughts feelings create block hearts desire
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doreen virtue
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body mind spirit
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the bonfire of the vanities
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insane shocking realistic insightful
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bonfire vanities overwhelming insane story yet devout social commentary correctness ignore would unjustwolfe creates amazing story line throughout whole book consistent yet time drifting every character book given personality problems ministory line essence book story moves along everyone pulled together overriding story line yet stay consistent stories end watching every individual character play role ge tot know seems necessary although end realize needed much detailnot wolfe provide lavishly entertaining characters also strong commentary master every word printed book reflection wolfe views world types people really although never visited new york wolfe creates realistic picture rest world view new york rich vs poor black vs white everyone placed one group whether like even fit itwolfes commentary vivid use racist terms times becomes hard bare understand although would simple book never bestseller exactly type language makes book interesting read also insightful provocative journey mind tom wolfe world sees
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exhilarating satire eighties excess captures effervescent spirit new york one greatest writers modern american prose sherman mccoy wasp bond trader selfappointed master universe fashionable wife park avenue apartment southern mistress spectacular fall begins moment involved hitandrun accident bronx prosecutors newspaper hacks politicians clergy close determined bring exuberant scandalous exceptionally discerning bonfire vanities tom wolfes first venture fiction cemented reputation foremost chronicler age air new york crackles energy causes adrenalin pump feeling perfectly reproduced wolfes novel electric sunday times quintessential novel eighties guardian
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tom wolfe
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fiction
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real ultimate power the official ninja book
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funny disappointing
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still remember hard laughed first time saw real ultimate power website reason even book supposed awful would considered purchasing almost felt like owed author money considering much liked website im certain book disappointed wasnt funny ive familiar material long lost appeal saw lot reviews discussing subtly hidden true plot confused kid trouble fitting plot wouldnt call subtle narrator might well scream alientated boy trying escape reality every page times theme overpowering book started getting depressing said ever found website funny youll enjoy least parts book author added plenty new material favorite section part appendix documenting essay narrator wrote stopped taking ritalin
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dear stupid idiots lot saying dont know anything real ninjas thats bunch bull crap dummies dont know anything maybe get life bet lot never even seen girl naked idiots believe ninjas code honor yeah right code honor mean code flip go nuts absolutely reason even means people might think totally insane sweet right mean code nice speak nicely sharing cutting heads youre biggest idiot ever brains shut get life go shut stupid idiot thank robert hamburger
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robert hamburger
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humor
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rabbit hill
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wonderful book rabit hill
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sooooo pleased happy found wonderful wonderful booka friend loaned reading itfinally amazon found found quite fewi purchased always one lend othersi raise haflinger horses love however reading wonderful book made aware fall love gods creatures forestif read please soby getting even got free shippingthanks amazoni forever customercarol panzarino silver linings haflinger horse farm
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new family moves neighborhood animals rabbit hill curious human inhabitants act newbery medal winner reissue
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robert lawson
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juvenile fiction
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painless algebra
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painless algebra cool
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son difficulties algebra lessons cant help never understood maththis book made algebra equation easy enough even understandvery good book
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introduces language number systems integers different types problems algebra including variables quadratic equations exponents roots radicals
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lynette long hank morehouse
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mathematics
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flowers from the storm large print large print
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best romance novel ever written
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miss book word place story gripping emotional enlightening powerful sexy christian strong beautiful arrogant extremely vulnerable result stroke maddy person help cannot put words wonderful book thisit simply best finished reread immediatelya first laura kinsale amazing also recommend shadow star
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life recovery bibleth anniversary edition points god primary source recovery millions people helped bible new articles provide fresh perspective recovery help leaders provided general facilitators guide stepbystep meeting guide offer help anyone starting running recovery groups church communityfeatures new inspirational preface article word addictions article early history life recovery article thriving secular recovery group article lifegiving recovery groups church life recovery facilitators guide stepbystep life recovery meeting guide christian foundations life recovery selfevident truths life recovery resources page directing readers helpful books online resources
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stephen arterburn david stoop
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bibles
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the color of magic
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superb start discworld series
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read book first time thereabouts amazed combination novel humor fine wit weird story together sequel color magic seen book shaped discworld although characters notably death changed appearance greatly also introduces rincewind already one literatures classic figures always advise readers new works pratchett start book read others chronological order highly recommended read reread
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world supported back giant turtle sex unknown gleeful explosive wickedly eccentric expedition sets avaricious buy inept wizard nave tourist whose luggage moves hundreds dear little legs dragons exist ifyou believe course edge planet
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terry pratchett
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fiction
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mr bunnys big cup o java
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terrific
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almost every paragraph fantastic couldnt recommend one higher
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power thinking press presentsa true foundation defending gospel cultsit christian book designed expose cults false teaching devious methods must read anyone loved one trapped cult groupthis book expressly designed loose bands wickedness undo heavy burdens let oppressed go free isaiah kjv table contents chapter definition cult chapter cults dangerouschapter bible symbolism cults chapter jehovah witnesses chapter mormonismchapter christian science chapter seventh day adventists chapter scientology chapter unification church chapter cults mainstream chapter common themes cults chapter summary conclusion
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carlton egremont
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computers
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little new york bastard a memoir
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set sails fleece island
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mdr shows like maelstrom madness ready take eyes ears fleece better rest guy stays way past bedtimecustomer note pillows blankets included purchase
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meet dylan raskin mdr friends hes opposite hip workingclass college dropout lives mother queens flushingstinkingqueens precise doesnt like new york exactly lately hes felt odds everything family generation hometown even one day gets fed decides take freedom road setting chicago quixotic attempt turn life around little new york bastard story outsider ages mixedup kid knows wants life idea get raskins anger palpable wounds unabashedly raw readers appreciate immediacy honesty story equal parts road story comingofage memoir existential manifesto debut tradition cult classics like youth revolt fuck
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m dylan raskin
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biography autobiography
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a princess of mars
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princess barsoom
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never told story shall mortal man see manuscript passed eternity know average human mind believe graspwritten book well written time intrigued countless generations readers get feeling story told campfirecaptain carter telling story form memory old man adventures earth planet barsoom mars encounters many strange creatures situations yes even princess mars forward book alone capture imaginationjohn carpenter states one respect least martians ae happy people lawersthis part series writer brought us tarzan intro book alone capture imaginationthe great book tarzan
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virginia gentleman finds transported civil warera america mars plots along lovely princess theluim escape savage green captors
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edgar rice burroughs
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fiction
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emma worlds classics
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bez
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book certainly wordy nothing else endure lengthy comments character effect bottom line may fairly interesting personality study characters im skimming much possible order see happens character one books laborous one dont plan read
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emma woodhouse imagines dominates around small town highbury inept matchmaking creates problems others
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jane austen
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fiction
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if saddlebags could talk methodist stories and anecdotes
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nice book humorus stories past
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chose book looking stories could share traveling ministersit provided lot material use presentaqtion amy methodist peopleinterested history would enjoy
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maser simpson provide compilation informative amusing anecdotes reflect lives early methodists providing little known facts true stories familiar methodist leaders well sitting methodist pews saddlebags could talk excellent resource ministers sunday school teachers libraries methodist lay persons
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frederick e maser robert drew simpson
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religion
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living medicine
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remarkable book remarkable woman
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living medicine victoria beckett informative inspiring entertaining fun read demonstrates desire passion succeed physician healer achieved regardless difficulties setbacks life sometimes throws us enjoyable book
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captivating story centenarian dr gladys taylor mcgarey mother holistic medicine takes us personal journey evolve paradigm shift living medicine filled wisdom derived physician colleagues patients book serves introduction well guide takes create true healing individualized wellbeing dr gladys long medical visionary pioneer coincidence vision led cofound american holistic medical association forty years ago personal experience understanding life love true teachers healers dr gladys given birth medicines next evolutionliving medicine helps reader glean roots medicines past glimpse whats possible future perspective practicing craft eighty years teaches us means age health shows usby examplehow read first edition book truly signature work likely surprised amazed much grown since dont miss opportunity grow along journey get taste whats come field heal broken diseasecare system medicine requires wisdom experience teachers like dr gladys aspiring young medical students well residents across medical specialties well heed wisdom embark unique individual career paths readers ages nationalities faiths creeds find fascinating book hard put lives changed result like youve seen cows face ink blot never go back see reading book leave inspired looking forward whatever dr gladys discovers begins next one hundred years
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ann mccombs gladys taylor mcgarey
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medical
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how to plan an elegant second wedding achieving the wedding you want with grace and style
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till death irreconcilable differences us part
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lets face marriage aint used days takes little practice get right decided bolt ol ball chain second go round headed book store first thats stumbled upon little lifesaver ive got say thank julie two last namesearlene could never elegantly navigated awkward waters deacute ja matrimony pinpoint insights coherently layed obvious pulitzer candidate instance delved sensitive questions betrothed dreaded like would anybody really believe us took vows even though didnt honor first time feel guilty receiving wedding gifts even though didnt give back ones first marraiges thank goodness answer nohow plan elegant second wedding also packed helpful hints like little known time honored tradition selling brides previous engagement ring pay honeymoon mention bouquet tossing techniques right price land predetermined handswhat say youre gonna rering wedding bells want achieve grace style ie one laugh book must hope writes next series old lady havent getting along late
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comprehensive guide planning wedding couples second marriage answers frequently asked questions etiquette propriety planning discussing topics gift registry costs children bride groom fit pays second time around original first printing
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julie weingarden dubin
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reference
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where the heart is
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couldhavebeen favourite
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struck heart finished book written excellent storyteller excellent writer letts creates wonderful central character novalee perhaps one likeable female characters ive encountered book last couple years struggles triumphs yet struggles kind let book never known one single person encounter much tragedy perhaps shows luck circumstance surrounds people know dont know slight slip reality let novalees story real shame appear letts meant well perhaps experienced eye peering shoulder could set straight characters however cleverly drawn perhaps many inexperience surroundings appropriately real yet disappointingly let letts lack experience writing novel could wonderful heart good pleasant read weekend even weekend away
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talk unlucky sevens hour ago seventeenyearold seven months pregnant novalee nation heading california boyfriend finds stranded walmart sequoyah oklahoma change novalee discover hidden treasures small southwest towna group downtoearth deeply caring people willing help homeless jobless girl living secretly walmart biblethumping bluehaired sister thelma husband eccentric librarian forney hull loves novalee loves take herand tooon moving funny unforgettable journey heart
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billie letts
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fiction
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falling leaves return to their roots the true story of an unwanted chinese daughter
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heart retching could put
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us cling belief parents would love us protect us matter book brought home cruel fact family members related chance lottery heart ached adeline recalled story felt living life reading booki little girl one wanted remember time wanted reach across time hug confort perhaps impossible imagine one grown warm loving family salute adeline courage get story outmost us survived similar experience could bear even admit family care might mean lovable quotfalling leavesquot wonderful study family dynamics charcter teachs something human naturemost appalud human spirit adeline shown mud lovely lily emerges
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adelines mother died affluent father remarried frenchchinese teenager niang family moved shanghai lived large house middle french concession time everything western treaty ports shanghai deemed superior anything chinese niang ultimate status symbol adelines father besotted
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adeline yen mah
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california
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third secret a novel of suspense h
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vatican skullduggery
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novels vatican misdeeds follow tried true cast characters formula good pope v bad secretary state popes confidant good priest verge loosing faith conflicted journalist case doubleduty romantic interest knockout usual well placed allies adversaries battle heart soul church steeped mystery locked crisis third secret differentthe books opening chapter retelling blessed virgins appearances fatima poorly written third grade level almost gave book toss true fan genre decided persevere im glad mr berry constructed pageturnerthough characters stock mr berry filled enough beyond clicheacute make interesting arent three dimensional least dimensional good enough potboiler villains arent completely villainous good guys suffer enough turmoil doubt ground themmr berry well steeped inner workings vatican gives new twists life curia politics churchs princes mechanics papal ascensionthe plot takes interesting turns revolves around unveiling hitherto missing portion third secret fatima hence title secret caused popes tremble revealed shake church foundations without giving anything away suffice say virgin lady anticipated todays culture wars decided side ultraleft wing catholicism message turns even laughable jokes inspired years unfortunately novel suspension disbelief goes right window soon secret revealed pity thought mr berry something bigger wishlist ultraliberal fantasiesthe third secret good beach airplane read perfect summer cut angels demons though everything deacutenouement unsuccessful title genre
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includes part number books pamphlets including serials contributions periodicals january december
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library of congress copyright office
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copyright
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leaving islam apostates speak out
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courageous book courageous muslims
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fascinating book courageous muslims parts world guts forsake dogmatic religion hope book show westerners muslims fundamentalists believe literal truth koran including injunction wage jihad infidelsit sad ibn warraq fatwas declared muslim clerics issue fatwas preach hatred great injustice magnificent islamic culture enriched humanity many waysreading clandestine account people leaving islam reminded thank fate born hindu tell world converted secular humanism without worrying fatwas hindu fundamentalistsi hope one day islam reformation become tolerant religion like hinduism buddhism day comes book become anachronism meantime read book salute brave souls
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ibn warraq courageous writer islam passionate defender reason continues struggle behalf reason culture seems odds reason respect work preparation edited volume indispensable tool muslims wage struggle enlightenment reform faith tradition middle east quarterlyprobably first book kinda compendium testimonies former muslims reasons estrangement islamic faith itselfnew york review booksin west abandoning ones religion apostasy difficult emotional decision sometimes social repercussions however culturally diverse societies mixture ethnic groups various philosophies life people look upon shifts intellectual allegiance matter personal choice individual right contrast islam apostasy still viewed almost unthinkable act orthodox circles considered crime punishable death renowned scholar islamic studies bernard lewis described seriousness leaving islamic faith following dire terms apostasy crime well sin apostate damned world next crime treason desertion betrayal community belonged owed loyalty life property forfeit dead limb exciseddefying death penalty applicable apostates islam exmuslims represented feel duty speak former faith tell truth fastest growing religion world former muslims parts islamic world recount slowly came realize religion born many respects unbelievable sometimes even dangerousthese memoirs personal journeys enlightenment intellectual freedom make moving reading courageous signal exmuslims come closetibn warraq highly acclaimed author muslim defending west also editor origins koran koran really says leaving islam quest historical muhammad koran
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ibn warraq
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religion
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forever odd a novel
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always fun spend time odd
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others said one wast quite good first still enjoyable spending time odd ghosts friendsi think weakness book time tunnels odd best interacting ghosts people book much time spent discribing scenery still good read
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new york times bestseller see dead people god something odd thomas never asked special ability hes ordinary guy trying live quiet life small desert town pico mundo yet feels obligation right otherworldly confidants thats hes hearts sides divide life death childhood friend disappears odd discovers something worse dead body embarks heartstopping battle wits enemy exceptional cunning hours come innocent bystanders every sacrifice tip balance despair hope youre invited unforgettable journey world terror transcendence wonders beyond imagining better guide odd thomas
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dean koontz
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fiction
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head first design patterns
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head first design patterns
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good book explains used patterns way one understand remember little effortit great read beginners connaisseurs
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using research neurobiology cognitive science learning theory text loads patterns brain way lets put work immediately makes better solving software design problems improves ability speak language patterns others team
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eric freeman elisabeth robson bert bates kathy sierra
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computers
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after life survival of the soul
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colin wilson
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colin wilson done brilliant lucid survey makes compelling reading absolute must anyone interested quotafter lifequot colin wilson leads implication inexorable conclusion even hardened skepticfascinating material much case history certainly familiar colin wilson access unpublished research data among much else like everything writes quotafter lifequot embued distinctive brilliance never afraid tackle unpopular topics shunned orthodoxyhighly recommended
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discover link orb phenomenon true identities eternal souls drawn virginias years research experience orb phenomenon includes one hundredsixty photographs stories around world corroborating connectionvalidated doctors scientists healthcare workers
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virginia m hummel
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body mind spirit
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lord of the flies
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th anniversary schools making students read book
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book found took get good way starting love plot everything turns end story starts well soon enough children become scared quotbeastquotthe group split two ralph piggy end jack tribe become bit obbsessed beast hunters almost become caught standed island fending themselvesthey go far end things quite shocking anyone espeshally children group become top end caring old friends anymoreone main points book fire decide make fire keep going passing planes nad ships would able find fire left go plane passes island ralph jack fight almost leads jacks deaththe tribe jack piggy always stealing fighting even people get hurt things getting control alot book sad shows could happen people get stranded island toward end things going crazy find adults theey almost burn island trying find ralphwhen children suddenly become contact adults end act woken long dream start crying everything hits happened last weeks tried act like adults make rules things definatly didint go smooth im sure wanted
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william goldings unforgettable classic boyhood adventure savagery humanity comes penguin classics stunning graphic deluxe edition new foreword lois lowry provocative today first published lord flies continues ignite passionate debate startling brutal portrait human nature william goldings compelling story group ordinary boys marooned coral island labeled parable allegory myth morality tale parody political treatise even vision apocalypse earned place one indisputable classics twentieth century readers age penguin classics graphic deluxe edition features array special features supplement novel including foreword lois lowry introduction stephen king essay e forster essay teaching reading novel suggestions exploration scholar jennifer buehler extended note e l epstein publisher first american paperback edition lord flies seventy years penguin leading publisher classic literature englishspeaking world titles penguin classics represents global bookshelf best works throughout history across genres disciplines readers trust series provide authoritative texts enhanced introductions notes distinguished scholars contemporary authors well uptodate translations awardwinning translators
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william golding
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fiction
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the last jihad political thrillers series
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big disappointment
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purchased book many positive reviews enjoy listening joel rosenberg must say flat greatly disappointed book reasons many characters come fast furious little character development quite frankly confused throughout entire book many characters introduced first half book really know main characters well book author rosenberg seems though trying impress reader knowledge governmental processes weapons etc much useless information given found frustrating distracting rosenberg gives far much distracting detail color nail polish someone wearing many cubes sugar used persons coffee firing sequence surface air missile etc nonstop aggravating truly distracts narrative storyline rosenberg switches scene scene far frequently confusing readergranted mr rosenberg authority middle east politics attempt fictionalizing iraqs grand assault worlds powers flounders trivial inconsequential minutiae since purchased entire series hoping next book less detail storyat best give volume one star confusing reader ridiculous detail advancing narrative story satisfactory pace book needs readers digest condensation instead pages resulting pages might coherent interestingsorry mr rosenberg love dislike book
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gripping prescient tale new york times best selling author joel c rosenberg last jihad absolutely crackles high energy chilling premisewhat war terror goes nuclear rush limbaugh jon bennett top wall street strategist turned senior white house advisor nothing prepared terror face saddam hussein dispatches top hit men assassinate president united states iraqi terrorists spread carnage throughout london paris riyadh butcher baghdad nuclear ace hand yet played solid arabisreali coalition iraq keep usand western nationsfrom certain devastation bennett beautiful partner erin mccoy make happen secret projecta billiondollar oil deal coast gazacould basis historic peace treaty enormous wealth every isreali palestinian treaty signed isreali commandos foil iraqi scud missile launch recovering nuclear warhead evidence next attack level washington new york tel aviv isreali prime minister gives american president ultimatum melt baghdad within one hour israel jerusalem bennett mccoy must summon stealth savvy save themselvesand worldfrom absolute destruction publishers request title sold without digital rights management software drm applied
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lad a dog
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first read lad dog years old collie takes place heart reader never leaves years old read book times shared lad friends children believe book instills something reader todays literature highly reccommend young old
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lad god first published made twelve shortstories inspired terhunes reallife rough collie lad dogs fictional adventures terhune expresses opinions breeding parenting book major hit gone multiple reprints twelves stories making novel mate quiet miracle two little son bit ribbon lost throwback golden hat speaking utility killer wolf day battle albert payson terhune american writer journalist dog breeder studied columbia university graduated bachelor arts well dog breeding also took part boxing matches member adventures club new york wrote series dogfocuses stories novels including lad dog novels popular adults children inspired countless writers screenwriters new jersey estate sunnybank still stands day maintained memory
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the lion the witch and the wardrobe chronicles of narnia
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lion witch wardrobe one beloved tales childhood read least dozen times cs lewis took fantasy land narnia peter susan edmund lucy aslan white witch characters would sit hours read reliving every tiny detail one best books ever read child would recommend kids age read book series plan buying reading soon get hands starting beginning
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c lewis british author lay theologian contemporary jrr tolkien lion witch wardrobe first book chronicles narnia
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the complete engravings etchings and drypoints of albrecht durer dover fine art history of art
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book one refer handy reference durers works derive inspiration simply contemplating pieces complexity well scope durers career incredibly useful yes would better view originals hope someday excellent guide fine keep coffee table along several art books get many visitors almost always reach one first great conversation starter im sure albrecht would think masterpieces reproduced lying casually upon table book format friends dig think
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drers works three mediums reproduced edition among famous works knight death devil melencolia st jerome study also included portraits contemporaries including erasmus rotterdam frederick wise well six engravings formerly attributed drer
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albrecht dxrer walter l strauss ed
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the orthodox church
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timothy bishop ware errors narrative namely eastern orthodox church purgatory certainly idea bosom abraham gospel luke righteous separated wicked advent wtc massacre prayed today rememberance friday dead safe bosom abrahamin section says allow working evil deeds nonexistent purgatory wrong notion penintential work evil whether good final judgement second coming speculatethis largest several errors mar book otherwise largely well done unfortunately inspired text think needs revision amp could recommend reservations unknowing may think book accurate portrayal eastern orthodox faith
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readable deeply authoritative bestselling book orthodox church fully updated revised third edition orthodoxy claims universal since first publication fifty years ago timothy wares book become established throughout englishspeaking world standard introduction orthodox church orthodoxy continues subject enormous interest among western christians author believes understanding standpoint necessary roman catholic protestant churches reunited revised updated edition explains orthodox views widely ranging matters ecumenical councils sacraments free purgatory papacy relation different orthodox churches
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virtualization
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previous editions book published pearson education isbn book designed taking introductory courses operating systems presents theoretical practical aspects modern operating systems although emphasis theory exposing reader subject matter book maintains balance theory practice theories technologies fueled evolution operating systems primarily geared towards two goals user convenience maneuvering computers efficient utilization hardware resources book also discusses many fundamental concepts formulated past several decades continue used many modern operating systems addition book also discusses technologies prevail many modern operating systems unix solaris linux windows former two used present many intext examples latter two dealt separate technological case studies highlight various issues design development operating systems help correlate theories technologies book also discusses android exposing modern software platform embedded devices book supersedes isbn derivatives pearson education india used textbooks many schools worldwide definitely love self edition use textbook undergraduatelevel operating systems courses
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living large how to live welleven on a little lifestyle guide for christians
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books ive read finance seem fall one two categories either quothow satisfy greed get rich quickquot quotdeny live strict budgetquot types mention occasional quotthe world end put precious metalsquot hyperbolequotliving largequot refreshing change norm easy read filled enjoyable personal examples contains practical advice young couples starting advanced investors feeling listening quotsweet voice reasonquot every pageand book contains dimension ive seen anywhere else dr albrektson gives wise counsel genuinely contented income frankly dont know many americans honestly say content make perhaps help quotliving largequot start new trendlast year wife paid certified financial planner retirement planning us read quotliving largequot surprised much planners expert advice exactly albrektsons book id bought quotliving largequot year ago could saved
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live happily within incomeeven discover give save invest according biblical principles gain realistic downtoearth guidance put financial house order found thinking life sure would lot easierand betterif money youre alone common assumption always better ability live joyfully contribute meaningfully financial realm hinges everincreasing income thats books finances advise make spend less living large youll learn instead enjoy life fullest god provided matter large small income give save live joyfully rest packed biblebased principles practical tips book reveals make wise decisions today help prepare financially tomorrowand shares secrets giving generously living happily exactly portion given
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nine stories the modern library of the worlds best books
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franz kafkas enigmatic deadpan deeply pessimistic stories central literary modernism metamorphosis estrangement everyday life becomes corporealized gregor samsa wakes giant bug wonders going get work time kafka inverts implied degradation mans transformation animal report academy apes address group scientists
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jane eyre penguin classics
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iconic novel dressed fierce design acclaimed fashion illustrator ruben toledo coutureinspired collection also features picture dorian gray dracula scarlet letter wuthering heights pride prejudice orphaned jane eyre endures unhappy childhood hated aunt cousins sent comfortless lowood school life improves jane stays teacher though still longs love friendship mr rochesters house goes work governess hopes might found learns terrible secret attic seventy years penguin leading publisher classic literature englishspeaking world titles penguin classics represents global bookshelf best works throughout history across genres disciplines readers trust series provide authoritative texts enhanced introductions notes distinguished scholars contemporary authors well uptodate translations awardwinning translators
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charlotte bronte
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silent spring
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rachel carsons silent spring alerted large audience environmental human dangers indiscriminate use pesticides spurring revolutionary changes laws affecting air land water penguin modern classics edition includes introduction lord shackleton preface world wildlife fund founder julian huxley afterword carsons biographer linda lear recognized one influential books twentieth century silent spring exposed destruction wildlife widespread use pesticides despite condemnation press heavyhanded attempts chemical industry ban book rachel carson succeeded creating new public awareness environment led changes government inspired ecological movement thanks book help many environmentalists harmful pesticides ddt banned use us countries around world rachel carson wanted writer long could remember first book sea wind appeared silent spring alerted world dangers misuse pesticides published carsons articles natural history appeared atlantic monthly new yorker readers digest holiday ardent ecologist preservationist carson warned dumping atomic waste sea predicted global warming enjoyed silent spring might like john christophers death grass also available penguin modern classics carsons books brought ecology popular consciousnessdaily telegraph books change course history include silent springlinda lear author rachel carson witness nature
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rachel carson
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nature
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stranger in a strange land
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best book ever read
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matter anyone says best book husband ever read dont agree everything author says believes enjoy book disagreed many sexist comments made reader must remember views one characters necessarily true beliefs author condemn book views like hating movie quota good menquot jack nicholsons character repulsive believing writer movie believed nothing like getting blow job someone salute morning one characters say soi particularly enjoyed concept quotfair witnessquot person trained acurately report things exactly absolutely bias something find impossible humans attain irrestistibly intriguing think despite jubals attitudes toward women still utmost repect fair witnesss professional abilities frequently outsmarts himas far religious interpretations someone basis christian beliefs might well interpret us taught children god us jesus hearts holy spirit around us try teach someone different spiritual background think michael valentine smiths interpretation valid said valid right one character sees things people dislike book views presented likely afraid people less knowing read book believe ideas presented instead learning differing points view especially diametrically opposed good way strengthen confirm beliefsi think book time doesnt guide actions disagree many concepts presented unbelievably effective getting think rethink beliefs point view doesnt either closedminded afraid beliefs weak hold scrutiny read book enjoy story think says dont agree
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original uncut edition stranger strange land hugo award winner robert heinlein one beloved celebrated sciencefiction novels time epic ambitious entertaining stranger strange land caused controversy uproar first published still topical challenging today twentyfive years ago first manned mission mars lost hands presumed dead someone survived born doomed spaceship raised martians saved life valentine michael smith never seen human day second expedition mars discovers upon return earth young nurse named jill boardman sneaks smiths hospital room shares glass water simple act sacred ritual mars connected incredible bond smith jill writer named jubal must fight protect right take granted right love
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robert a heinlein
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julie and julia days recipes tiny apartment kitchen how one girl risked her marriage her job and her living
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im going try objective possible since editor many years would like voice think actual issues book starting title julie julia days recipes tiny apartment kitchen says funny lighthearted adventures cooking ala comedic genius julia child memoir bit dark times title feel misrepresents content minor book jacket extremely well done actually reminded first episode julia child french chef dvd tries use conviction flip potatoes pan big hunk lands stove declares well didnt go well hilarious stuff wasnt even trying funnynext authors opinions republicans president victims etc dont objection anyone strong opinions many times something controversial actually helps book sell copies often exactly publisher might mind right start fails frequency remarks exhausting really good authors need mention something get point across case anyone buying book someone significant julia child likely part demographic educated sharp enough understand authors position one go bit face times though author may honest feelings regard families victims et al seemed lack general humanity tone actually felt certain way put world read issue opinion editors really take responsibility anyones first book critical authors ability make impression gain reputation one help push career forward dont want insult group people first time around block successful opiniongiving comes getting readers trust respect opinions hitting sensitive areas everything timing say anything get away give proper placement good authors want need reach wide audience particularly first go want appeal variety people unless writing high tech book new technologyproductwhatever affects niche really good readers caliber author would want remember critical first books impressions made im guessing theres possiblility publisher pushed system ready go order get market time giftgiving season think disservice done author really needed bit work wasnt trained practiced writer could used time assistance sadly editorial help longer used anyway specific examples include beginning book gynecological stuff might better later book first pages book seemed forced reproduction first pages devil wears prada secretary driving around trying get much done everything going wrong circumstances finds beyond control works devil wears prada woman actually writing book julie julia opens author gynecologists office getting bad news doctor wiping speculum book food begins gynecologist wiping speculum somewhere goes selling eggs pay debt shes subway severe body odor everyone crazy somehow ends market shes purchased items potato soup doesnt work much information type information better given later reader starts feel like knows writer would comfortable getting intimate details would also suggested removing sections paul julia offfocus didnt bring anything memoir less always well get point author may still sell lot copies since title bit deceiving probably fewer repeat buyers second book futuremarketing last thing ill mention clearly book suited certain age group late searly problem fact julia child icon pioneer really appeals lot people especially people watching shows since beginning reading books firstedition buyers marketed specific demographic broadly misinterpretation title though many younger people would fine book tone language opinions would say crowd might ok profanity sexual references general unhappiness overwhelms focus book meant book trying cook julias recipes one year one small place unfortunately many hardcore julia devotees wont really get book theyve spent bucks angry also left impression julie didnt really like julia much im curious see next project compares telling
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cookery french
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pride prejudice classic library
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austens best novel yet eager see comes next secondfavorite book year quotthe south beach dietquot
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timely update jane austens pride prejudice national book award finalist ibi zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity class gentrification heady magic first love vibrant reimagining beloved classic smart funny gorgeous retelling starring characters color zuri benitez pride brooklyn pride family pride pride afrolatino roots pride might enough save rapidly gentrifying neighborhood becoming unrecognizable wealthy darcy family moves across street zuri wants nothing two teenage sons even older sister janae starts fall charming ainsley especially cant stand judgmental arrogant darius yet zuri darius forced find common ground initial dislike shifts unexpected understanding four wild sisters pulling different directions cute boy warren vying attention college applications hovering horizon zuri fights find place bushwicks changing landscape lose zoboi skillfully depicts vicissitudes teenage relationships zuris outsize pride poetic sensibility make sympathetic teenager contemporary story race gentrification young love publishers weekly antiracist childrens ya reading list
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ibi zoboi
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young adult fiction
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the tipping point how little things can make a big difference wheeler compass
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recently finished book college freshman summer reading first heard book lot repitition extremely dry course didnt buy read middle found repetitive contrary interesting encouraging however notice book slightly light fluffy around way facts statistics presentedin short required read book would reccommend also would concede bit shallow use facts ways quite thourough
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introduction tipping point theory explains minor changes ideas products increase popularity small adjustments individuals immediate environment alter group behavior
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malcolm gladwell
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no longer at ease
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firstrate literature
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longer ease deals theme welldeveloped achebe ie exploration interaction rapid modernization better stated westernization brought africa colonial misrule one hand tradition actually think book better things fall apart achebe depicts brutality outright conquest african society colonial power case british longer ease shows deep drastic changes occurred society nigeria colonial rule became established change warped social relations country society colony longer something created maintained native africans rather imitation attempt thereof colonial powers society lies somwhere traditional yet natives treated like secondclass citizens country central character achebe excellent job evoking alienation frustration engenders among nigerians westerneducated urbanized yet really able allowed participate decisionmaking meaningful way achebe truly masterful writer convey potent message literature
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story man whose foreign education separated african roots made part ruling elite whose corruption finds repugnant years first written novel remains brilliant statement challenges still facing african society
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chinua achebe
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easy italian phrase book basic phrases for everyday use dover language guides italian
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basic phrases cover everyday situations transportation shopping stores food medical emergency situations entertainment postal banking services includes phonetic pronunciation guide
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dover
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foreign language study
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dr bernsteins diabetes solution the complete guide to achieving normal blood sugars revised updated
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type diabetes answer
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originally published dr bernsteins diabetes solution unique resource covers adult childhoodonset diabetes explains stepbystep normalize blood sugar levels prevent reverse complications offers detailed guidelines establishing treatment plan readers find fifty gourmet recipes addition comprehensive discussion diet obesity new drugs curb carbohydrate craving overeating fourth edition book presents uptotheminute information insulin resistance bloodtesting devices measuring blood sugar new types insulin gastroparesis issues well updated diet guidelines dr bernsteins diabetes solution one book every diabetic must
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ive never read science fiction book first sciece fiction book remember reading holes thought would boring first started reading couldnt put book author louis sachar made book suspenceful words person would imagine put mindthe settin gof story large dryed lake lake bunch holes campers digging also lizards live bite diethe main character book stanley yelnats sent camp police assumed stole shoes charity center camp believe digging holes build character stanley nt believe thata long time ago little city lived around lake water stanley knew story happened city knew burried treasure around lake stanley relativethat lived back thats knows treasureduring camp stanley met friends one friends zero couldnt read write stanley offered help zero offered dig part hole campers got mad mean boss wanted take away zero zero ran away food waterstanley came senses went look zero want know stanly finds food waterzero even treasure read book people say quot thrilling storythey also say quotexcellent writtenquot want read fun wellwritten story read holes
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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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juvenile fiction
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dangerous kiss
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jackie novelist read best craft hope continues thrill us writing
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lucky santangelo attempts avenge death two close friends car jacking mission entangles us president leads scandal reissue
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jackie collins
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beginning perl for bioinformatics
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highly developed capacity detect patterns data perl become one popular languages biological data analysis youre biologist little programming experience starting perl challenge many biologists difficult time learning apply language bioinformatics popular perl programming books often theoretical focused computer science nonprogramming biologist needs solve specific problemsbeginning perl bioinformatics designed get quickly perl language barrier approaching programming important new laboratory skill revealing perl programs techniques immediately useful lab chapter focuses solving particular bioinformatics problem class problems starting simplest increasing complexity book progresses chapter includes programming exercises teaches bioinformatics showing modifying programs deal various kinds practical biological problems end book youll solid understanding perl basics collection programs tasks parsing blast genbank skills take advanced bioinformatics programming later chapters focus greater detail specific bioinformatics topics book suitable use classroom textbook selfstudy referencethe book covers programming basics working dna sequences strings debugging code simulating gene mutations using random number generators regular expressions finding motifs data arrays hashes relational databases regular expressions restriction maps using perl parse pdb records annotations genbank blast output
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james tisdall
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computers
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emma the worlds classics
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emma
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interesting story line best feature book though quality prose wish people today spoke little elegance jane austen role model
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emma woodhouse imagines dominates around small town highbury inept matchmaking creates problems others
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jane austen
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asteroid goddesses the mythology psychology and astrology of the reemerging feminine
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book important addition anyones library regards astrology author researched material well major contributor new knowledge astrologers need covering area
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book shows discovery asteroids ceres pallas athena juno vesta coincided shift woman creating supporting nurturing aspect held goddess ceres universal mother brings us feel nurtured function roles motherchild embodies principle unconditional love pallas athena warrior goddess woman mans world carrying principle creative intelligence vesta goddess focus commitment high priestess juno queen heaven divine consort capacity meaningful relationships understanding themes goddess holds enriches understanding function expression lives
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demetra george douglas bloch
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body mind spirit
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the story of civilization the age of reason begins
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durants make history fascinating
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read th volume amazing story civilization continue impressed series volume focuses european civilization focuses great minds shakespeare bacon montaigne rembrandt galileo descartes political perspective focuses reigns mary queen scots elizabeth james england philip ii iii iv spain henry iii iv richelieu france interesting histories netherlands denmark sweden poland russia book also touches islamic world timedurants prose readable also easy see likes dislikes characters history personally like able understand historian feels subject learned respect opinions im amazed bloody part european history knew time reformation filled wars didnt realize long lasted reformation volume also shows difficult man accept change though time frame begin show positive ideas accepted religious freedom perspective incredible difficult painful process arrive freedoms take granted reading history really makes grateful blessed withi highly recommend series volume anyone wanting understand story civilization filled beauty horror let us learn lessons history
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examines religious strife scientific progress made europe
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will durant ariel durant
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history
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bid time return later filmed as somewhere in time
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novel somewhat disappointing although manage convey magic thrill time travel hoping would surpass somewhat trite film quotsomewhere timequot based book unfortunately screenplay fairly true book ultimately somewhat unsatisfying narrative describing protagonists efforts travel back time extremely lengthy somewhat unevenly written succeeds novel generally enjoyable love story fun twists turns reverse anachronisms connecticut yankee types adventures tend provide readerif want read best genre little doubt jack finneys time finest time travel novel type finneys book word spectacular beautifully crafted historically fascinating book often referenced inspiration time travel works like one youll love following time jack finney time time jack finney never get back darryl brock possession byatt time mind john r maxim
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richard collier dying screenwriter becomes infatuated elise mckenna celebrated actress turn century love proves strong enough bring time side
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richard matheson
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the shortest day celebrating the winter solstice
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describes daylight grows shorter winter approaches effect shorter days animals people winter solstice celebrated throughout history includes activities
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wendy pfeffer
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the monster at the end of this book a little golden book
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adult children loved book children wore least copies possibly grandsons loving like momthe rule whomever read read expressively child charge turning pages grover must sound exasperated loud voice child turns page orders hearing child laughing time joyful musicin contrast last page book grover must sound embarassed speak quiet last wordevery child ive ever read wants read repeatedly end knowing story heart help tell story delightful see preschooler book sometimes upside telling version storyif reader didnt read properly child would similar grover exasperated tone take book away find someone wouldi see available ebook never book format print ebook cannot effectively substitute effect get turning printed paper pagei highly recommend book anyone children life need childs gift
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jon stone
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juvenile fiction
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starship troopers
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great book
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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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the faithful gardener
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faithful gardener
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clarissa pinkola ests phd internationally known poet psychoanalyst author seminal classic women run wolves weeks new york times bestseller list translated eighteen languages bestseller worldwide touches lives anew rendering strong lyrical voice become known powerful series signature healing stories elegantly interlocked tales loss survival fierce rebirth center around dr estess uncle warravaged hungarian peasant farmer refugee faithful gardener storehouse stories one dancing fools wise old crows grumpy sages almost saints made old people estss childhood told graceful simplicity deep feeling generous humor profound optimism faithful gardener captivating core story openhearted child listened well oldcountry elders grew remember bear witness one premier storytellers times remind readers listeners ages magisterial life force within things strengthens us times turmoil transition faithful force never die
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clarissa pin estes
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the merlin trilogy
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trilogy mary stewarts arthurian bookshave exquisite compelling utterly believable recreation arthurian times ever written one gripped story quality writing first page first book right last word one writes better description author crystal cave defy anyone find anything spinechillingly awesome chapters dealing young merlins discovery terrible rituals island writing rare quality storytelling breathtaking brilliance cannot recommend books enough read leave present day far behind become different person return world wild magical bloody filled wonder
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arthurian legend one enduring powerful myths mary stewarts classic merlin trilogy one beloved acclaimed retellings prose vividly achingly real poetic new york times bestselling author mary stewart brings life man behind myth myrddin emrys merlinus ambrosius merlin crystal cave hollow hills last enchantment born bastard son welsh princess myrddin emrys would later known merlin leads perilous childhood crystal cave haunted portents visions destiny great plans nomansson taking prophesying high king vortigern crowning utherpendragon conception arthur king always keeping watch young arthur pendragon hollow hills prince prophet merlin ambrosius haunted dreams magical sword caliburn hidden centuries uther pendragon killed battle time destiny hand arthur must claim fabled sword become true high king britain last enchantment arthur pendragon king last unchallenged battlefield melds country together time promise merlin works keep safe future king sinister powers plot destroy camelot witchqueen morgause arthurs half sister ensnares incestuous liaison fatal web love betrayal bloody vengeance woven extensively researched beautifully written merlin trilogy epic culmination acclaimed career legend
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mary stewart
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fiction
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foundation
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foundation founded stop collapse humanity
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book best book ever read issac asimov shows expertise probably best series ever hari seldon psychohistorian predict future sees impending collapse empire establishes two foundations prevent
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k louwman willem kromkamp
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education
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eragon inheritance book one
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bought book discount pile favorite bookshop glad didnt pay full price book first writing awkward someone told add descriptions added many second book leans much previous tales apparent star wars okay things different book instance darth vader emperor many things different name samethen give book four stars shows tell stories really look forward seeing write something leaning heavily came even though eragon based luke skywalker made three dimensional lot older writers envy
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one boy one dragon world adventure eragon finds polished stone forest thinks lucky discovery poor farm boy perhaps buy family meat winter stone brings dragon hatchling eragon soon realizes stumbled upon legacy nearly old empire overnight simple life shattered thrust perilous new world destiny magic power ancient sword advice old storyteller guidance eragon fledgling dragon must navigate dangerous terrain dark enemies empire ruled king whose evil knows bounds eragon take mantle legendary dragon riders fate empire may rest hands
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christopher paolini
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dragons
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wild card harper monogram
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hooray romance
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romance novel ever read life loved written nancy hutchinson compelling love story wonderfully steamy love scenes
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writer sarah macdonald finds unexpected romance younger man ian wild legendary ballet dancer movie star mourning tragic death wife original
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nancy hutchinson
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fiction
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the great gatsby
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book starts good intentions plot continues loses intrest later book starts fallow pattern predict happen next fact book ends three deaths makes predictable cold improved
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great gatsby f scott fitzgerald captures flamboyance carelessness cruelty wealthy americas jazz age part macmillan collectors library series stunning clothbound pocket sized classics gold foiled edges ribbon markers beautiful books make perfect gifts treat book lover beautiful macmillan collectors library edition features afterword david stuart davies great gatsby lives mysteriously luxurious long island mansion playing lavish host hundreds people yet one seems know became rich rumoured everything german spy war hero people clamour invitations wild parties jay gatsby doesnt heed cares one person alone daisy buchanan woman waited life little know infatuation lead tragedy end murder
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f scott fitzgerald
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the fabric of the cosmos space time and the texture of reality
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brian describes time spacetime
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rated book stars think good job providing overview state physics without reader needing technical background think book read every high school student entertaining physics career say serious technical study offers far greater understanding concepts suggested book gained nontechnical readingthere one important subject author discusses would like comment chapter elsewhere author compares spacetime frozen river loaf bread author seems saying spacetime four dimensional block perhaps frozen part part dynamic part frozen river analogy suggests something solid continuous author says also spacetime incorporates past events future eventsi think spacetime complicated spacetime must humble view include active space spacetime must include space something happening motion taking place know time dependent motion really expression motion know never observed telescope spacetime dynamic motion taking place know never observed future looking telescope despite fact earth sun galaxy moving approximately kms million miles per hour relevant local cosmic flow motion relevant cosmic flow theory allow view future spacetime distant locations author says case slices spacetime loaf anglesone conceptual difficulty frozen river analogy including past future spacetime suggestion creation event whole spacetime birth spacetime example future spacetime exists future spacetime exists must created frozen river analogy also implies frozen part part motion frozen unmoving record observation support past spacetime must frozen future space time must dynamic moving boundary frozen moving part boundary would moving frozen history gets incorporateda better way look spacetime view think four dimensional space includes active space includes active space
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brian greene one worlds leading physicists author pulitzer prize finalist elegant universe comes grand tour universe makes us look reality completely different way space time form fabric cosmos yet remain among mysterious concepts space entity time direction could universe exist without space time travel past greene set daunting task explain nonintuitive mathematical concepts like string theory heisenberg uncertainty principle inflationary cosmology analogies drawn common experience newtons unchanging realm space time absolute einsteins fluid conception spacetime quantum mechanics entangled arena vastly distant objects instantaneously coordinate behavior greene takes us regardless scientific backgrounds irresistible revelatory journey new layers reality modern physics discovered lying beneath surface everyday world
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know nothing overall story book pc describing process shoeing horse farrier sitting stool put book days owned horses years used several different farriers different states use basic technique none used stool cant even fathom could correctly shoe horse seated wouldnt taken minutes phone local farrier area maybe even visit stable farrier working seems books taken pains give accurate details reader really feels like kay really missed mark time also felt placed much emphasis lucys lesbianism book fine shes gay lets get story already one best efforts
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virginia medical examiner kay scarpetta finds killer hids crimes fire
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patricia daniels cornwell
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taking charge of your fertility the definitive guide to natural birth control pregnancy achievement and reproductive health
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great resource
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trying conceive trying avoid pregnancy without birth control want know going cycles book taking charge fertility excellent resource
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illustrated guide powerful fertility awareness methodthe exciting natural alternative present methods birth controlteaches women take greater control menstrual sexual health care process reap benefits well beyond fertility
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toni weschler
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areproductive health
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lessons from the art of kempo subtle and effective self defense
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lessons art kempo thinking persons martial art book
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fred neff wrote lessons art kempo book much philosophy life martial art according author ultimate aim kempo practitioners grow power improve learn live harmony others kempo explained fred neff beautiful method harnessing persons abilities tune nature author says kempo teaches efficiently protect also flexibly combine techniques smooth free flowing action seems almost effortless viewer book explains kempo form continuous energy changes flows kempo practitioners goal strive perform manner promote harmony implicit within fred neffs book message energy move linear manner angle circular manner lessons art kempo shows linear angular moves definite underlying emphasis softer circular movements directly oppose force rather redirect kempo book clear explanations photo illustrations make learning easier enjoyable consistent books philosophic leanings emphasize use mind chapter effective kempo strategy lessons strategic approaches use kempo easy understand practical solidify readers mind potential uses fighting moves taught earlier book fred neffs lessons art kempo thinking persons martial art book transcends teaching fight holistic approach improving oneself study practice art kempo books point kempo practitioner strive toward developing harmony nature people positive social concept appears consistent authors approach author fred neff done extensive community work teacher lawyer resulted receiving city st paul citizen month award commendation sibley county attorneys office wcco good neighbor award hls justice award lamp knowledge award twin cities lawyers guild presidential medal merit fred neffs lessons art kempo gem book strongly recommend
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examines history philosophy techniques martial art known kempo kung fu describes may used selfdefense
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fred neff
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juvenile nonfiction
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darc ages
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awful beyond worst imaginations
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read book worst experience life cant imagine anyone anything horrible person making read darc ages story sucked characters pitifully written ask deserves ratingthumbs
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prejudice adopting scientific attitude social sciences creating new dark ages preventing us solving perennial problems crime war poverty dark ages progress western civilization virtually stopped knowledge gained scholars classical age lost nearly years life governed superstitions fears fueled ignorance outspoken forthright book lee mcintyre argues today new dark agethat ignorant causes human behavior people centuries ago causes natural phenomena disease famine eclipses along understanding causes war crime povertyand end themthan ancestors need mcintyre says another scientific revolution need courage apply rigorous methodology human behavior go empirical evidence leads useven threatens cherished religious political beliefs human autonomy race class gender resistance knowledge always arisen scientific advance todays academicseconomists psychologists philosophers others social sciencesstand way science human behavior clerics attempted block copernican revolution scientific approach social science would test hypotheses evidence rather find use evidence affirm particular theory often practice todays social sciences drawing lessons galileos conflict catholic church current debates teaching creation science mcintyre argues need establish science human behavior scientific attitudethe willingness hear evidence tells us even clashes religious political pietiesand resolve apply findings creation better society
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lee mcintyre
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philosophy
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white rock
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planning hiking trip andes book may interest reading know awaits thereincluding bowel problems insect plagues get feeling country inhabitants white rock tells story twenty years treks hugh thomson british pals andes region mostly along ancient inca paths interesting sites natural manmade covered machupichu cuzco lake titicaca etcif interested incas moderately words want know ancient people enough time enthusiasm read detailed scholarly study may consider buying book pages get small doses inca history interspersed among contemporary materialyou also learn ancient contemporary explorers land starting pizarro ending presentday archeologiststravelers photographers like von hagen chambi etcif looking finely written travel account strong literary flavor book contrary stated reviews back book author great writer quite incapable describe either landscape inhabitants real talentalso owing poor writing skills completely fails conjure magical atmosphere great ancient sites recreate lost world incas travel narrative besides quite uneventful quite plain completely lacking romanticism many points even anticlimactic like first expedition hugh thomson rediscovers lost inca fortress llactapatathey suddenly see end exhausting hike camp clean place little bit go expected thomson give details stated goal first expedition peru fact rediscovery llactapata takes less one page unfortunately rest book little succession similar superficial sketchesthe digressions incas without interest quite unoriginal considering authors complete lack training history archeology anthropology peremptory judgements ancient civilization sound pretty silly machu pichu nothing holiday resort hedonistic emperor court incas choose location buildings order enjoy great views could afford doubt itto put briefly book really nothing long rather mediocre national geographic article good companion kill time beach dentists waiting room
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the iraq study group report vintage
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fantastic book
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book iraq study group report investigated problem within iraq regargs ensuing militant insurgency ongoing civil war sometimes seen television news home countries around world sometimes pictures hard view whole picture iraqi dilemma us allies though fewer number still trying deal without enflaming racial fundamentalist conflict iraq inspired coming generations radical fundamentalist al qaeda radical fundamentalist global empire usama bin ladensthis book analysis problem face ideas method use destroy fundamentalist global network called jihadist continue recommendations adapted iraq also wider global context worldwide global threat facing right momenti strongly recommend book anyone seriously interested countering current fundamentalist jihadi global war deeply engaged
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presents findings bipartisan iraq study group reviewed situation ground proposed ways improving security strengthening new government rebuilding economy maintaining stability region
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iraq study group us iraq study group etatsunis the iraq study group james addison baker lee hamilton
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history
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bluegill fly fishing flies
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best book subject
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sports recreation
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eldest inheritance book
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amazing
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successfully evading urgals ambush eragon adopted ingeitum clan sent finish training help varden struggle empire reprint
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christopher paolini
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juvenile fiction
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love smart find the one you want fix the one you got
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refreshing approach ageold conundrum romantic relationships
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dr phils book offer refreshing approach ageold conundrum romantic relationshipsi read love smart great enthusiasm found full practical tips nicely organized familiar dr phil theme youre isnt working something different dr phil illustrates never ending advice case study examples tirelessly instructs female readers art conducting appealing realistic manner comes male partner according dr phil armed accurate information naturally occurring dynamics men women women expect better intimate relationship outcomes discover key relationship bliss hooraybut closer read reveals troubling though subliminally conveyed message dr phils pseudosage advice appears rooted presumption women care intimate relationships men presented dr phil empirical fact men arent motivated spend significant portion energy quotient investing intimate relationship viability irv except course incessant quest sex sadly reasons dr phils perspective contributes neanderthal belief systemthe idea women care irv compared men nothing common mytha myth creates pure misery angst everyone involved dr phils womencaremoremencareless myth perpetually fuels insurmountable obstacle irv regardless drastically women adjust relationship attitudes easy understand belief myth likely major cause chronic relationship burnoutwhat tired old relationship myth causes problems imbalance men care less women relationship health circumstanceswhether longterm committed partnership occasional shortterm encounterthe possible outcome parties misery arent relationship dimensions could problematic contrast status quo presuming women men equally invested irv constitutes radical change thought patterns imagine harnessing power produce sustainable exceptionally satisfying romantic partnerships dont listen dr phil
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love smart find one want fix one got bestselling author dr phil tells people dissatisfied love lives stop making excuses start taking action deserve committed relationship within control one want first though need determine want partner plot course get create velocity pursuit loving connection book youll learn present real flattering light stop best kept secret peek behind male curtain dr phil tells things men dont necessarily want know good guyq master right moves dont fade wallpaper get noticed get involved already coupled learn grow nurture built bag em tag em take em home learn negotiate relationship desire close deal get relationship rut daily grind money problems work etc take toll relationship dr phil shows assess state union take relationship deeper level exceptions somebody everybody everybody deserves relationship filled love excitement love smart find one want fix one got offers plan find relationship committed loving joyfilled relationship youve waiting contact dr phil wwwdrphilcom
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phil mcgraw
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family relationships
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addicted
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loved book
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think addicted wrong title book book still fire liked begininng boy meets girl boy falls love girlbut whole sex affairs kept interested liked disguised third affair end reader figure whole twist events end good recommend book
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busier need busier want turns busier meant
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brady boyd
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religion
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ship of fools
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starship veronica
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one sf novels explore hard questions religion faith character father veronica best thing book character lynch pin holds story together deeply nuanced tender honest unfailingly faithful yet frought personal doubts prose spare extremely descriptive feel like ive argonos generation starship end quibble many ideas scenes left unexplained ending perfect setup sequel indication blurbs first series although would welcome followup want know answers questions definitely good read kind cant put
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dazzling national book award finalist set aboard ocean liner reflects passions prejudices sparked world war ii san francisco chronicle august ocean liner bound germany sets mexican port city veracruz ships firstclass passengers include idealistic young american painter lover spanish dance troupe sideline larceny elderly german couple fat seasick bulldog boisterous band cuban medical students vera journeys across atlantic incidents intrigues several dozen passengers crew members come razorsharp focus result richly drawn portrait human condition complexity mesmerizing snapshot world drifting toward disaster written span twenty years based diary katherine anne porter kept similar ocean voyage ship fools bestselling novel inspiration academy awardwinning film starring vivien leigh masterpiece american literature captivating today first published half century ago ebook features illustrated biography katherine anne porter including rare photos university maryland libraries
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the lord of the rings boxed set
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great book
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beautiful gift edition hobbit jrr tolkiens classic prelude lord rings trilogy features cover art illustrations watercolor paintings artist alan lee bilbo baggins hobbit enjoys comfortable unambitious life rarely traveling farther pantry cellar contentment disturbed wizard gandalf company dwarves arrive doorstep one day whisk away adventure launched plot raid treasure hoard guarded smaug magnificent large dangerous dragon bilbo reluctantly joins quest unaware journey lonely mountain encounter magic ring frightening creature known gollum written jrr tolkiens children hobbit sold many millions copies worldwide established modern classic
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jrr tolkien
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young adult fiction
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before the dawn dark angel
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isnt tact something put teachers chair
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miss series collins serves generous helping backstory max guevara weve come know love story expands small details already known pulled along harrowing x breakout manticore maxs first contacts normal world right catastrophic pulse brings united states third world status much story deals max honing craft professional thief mean streets postpulse los angeles circumstance possible lead x sibling send north seattle treated tale met original cindy moved kendra started jam pony first heard eyes even spiritual importance space needle maxs meditations logan cale features prominently well wonderful foreshadowing scenes original characters include fellow x seth russian gangstercumart dealer kafelnikov fans whove missed first seasons villain donald lydecker theres plenty novel toothe novel less unrestricted scope direction allows reader dive fully gritty nearfuture postpulse america language coarser realistic cleanedup television dialogue instead hear characters remind viewers world went got lot nastier able actually immerse much thoughtprovoking particularly youre prone playing would speculation game ways excellent leadin events series pilot easy read full familiar characters satisfying conclusion
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explosive prequel hit tv series neverbeforetold tales action adventure revealing early days dark angel los angeles large sections tinseltown richterscale ruins aftermath pulse devastating earthquake surviving among ragtag pack street kids agile cat expert thief max steals rich gives moody mentor crime leader gang real family speak max longs missing brothers sisters manticore covert agency sinister history militaristic manipulation control chance max sees news story tv dissident cyberjournalist seattle known everyone eyes police searching accomplice young rebel whose image flashes screen max immediately recognizes seth one manticore siblings mounts motorcycle hightails north rides elaborate web betrayal greed revenge selfless heroism fuel quest uncover secrets pastand seize hope future
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max allan collins
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fiction
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in sheeps clothing
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identity theft stolen life
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age anita bell aka trudy suffered enough loss loneliness could fill three lifetimes white mother flight attendant tragically taken much publicized airline terrorist attack lockerbie scotland older brother killed car accident two years later largely abandoned mothers family disapproved daughters choice black man husband trudy father left grieve support considered plain jane trudy since lived sheltered conservative life south bay california clerking family business jobs engaged james long henpecked chauvinistic mamas boy dated exclusively past ten years fathers store robbed trudy sexually assaulted burglary determined find keep job allow escape everincreasing crime filled neighborhoodshe lands secretarial position bon voyage travel agency meets group eccentric travel representatives couple busybody administrative assistants ann oliver headstrong nonsense office manager enigmatic group routinely praises demeans trudy much trudy cannot determine friend foe causing struggle feelings admiration loathing toward ann act retribution trudy justifies small charges anns corporate account compensation ill treatment initially trudy worries getting caught despite best friends warnings knowing job entails paying corporate accounts coupled striking physical resemblance ann one challenge spending however exposure beautiful people travel exotic places marvelous jobs wonderful love lives sprouts bout depression second thoughts concerning passionless relationship james listless life modest appearance taps resurrecting cure childhood energize elaborate shopping sprees makeovers funded anns credit begins lies cover expensive dinners parties trips couture clothing etc becomes addicted lifestyle finally admits ann oliver things quickly spiral controlmonroes latest offering entertaining enough albeit tad predictable previous novels characters wonderfully imagined everyday people vibrant personalities aptly taps modern problem identity theft hypothesizes innocent like trudy could easily succumb temptation simple accomplish informationdigital age monroe weaves fairly believable tale via trudy leaves reader two adages ponder careful wish may get nothing free everything costsreviewed phyllisapooo bookclubnubian circle book club
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vignettes contained book based upon clinical cases firsthand accounts actual occurrences circumstances however names professions locations biographical data used vignettes altered order preserve anonymity privacy greatest degree possible without distorting fundamental psychological realities stories intended illustrate
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george k simon
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selfhelp
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madras on rainy days a novel
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evocative profound
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book provides searing look complex world indian muslims particularly mixed influence western culture materialism freedom layla young woman raised india west result belongs neither world yet longs anything belong mother arranges marriage son family friends layla reluctantly goes along rather risk ostracism family soon finds islam provides life safety net sense belonging never experienced falls love husband stranger husbands family closeness provides ultimately however secrets everyones witholding slowly revealed including laylas must make tough choicesthis gorgeously written novel brings life dichotomy life islam particularly women highly recommend
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layla torn among clashing identitiesdutiful muslim daughter free independent american woman nineteen parents inform layla marriage arranged indian man doesnt know stunned layla submits reluctantly commits dangerous final act defiance heat noise hyderabad wedding looms behavior becomes erratic mother fearing demonic possession takes layla muslim faithhealer alim hoping exorcise traces rebellion laylas surprise ancient elaborate wedding rituals grooms physical beauty unexpectedly warm welcome new family fill sense belonging never known honeymoon madras soon reveals full horror devils bargain struck set backdrop ancient walled city hyderabad mounting hindumuslim tensions madras rainy days lyrically evokes complexities life behind chador gorgeously written novel original new voice international fiction
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samina ali
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fiction
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technopoly the surrender of culture to technology
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excellent book brilliant man
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watch technologydrivenconsumer culture hurtle along struck profundity postmans words genius regret didnt discover work gone
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witty often terrifying work cultural criticism author amusing death chronicles transformation technopoly society longer merely uses technology support system instead shaped itwith radical consequences meanings politics art education intelligence truth
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neil postman
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technology engineering
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culture shock based on the true story of the murder of gisela pfleger
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human side story
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culture shock ross r koepp absorbing first person account investigation murder gisela pfleger californian san jacinto mountains perpetrator asian youth whose family process trying adjust new society culture investigating officer shows human side police work long working hours empathy victims thoughts feelings even tears long road justice thats makes book worth reading necessary toughness tempered sensibility really reader detective novels enjoyed one rings true hope
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lieutenant ross randall koepps compelling first hand account events horrific murder case takes well behind chaotic walls detective bureau motion based true story brutal murder german tourist gisela pfleger culture shock brings harrowing story life way true copauthor tell book captures every riveting detail investigation moment first bullet strikes unsuspecting victim barrier gangs code silence exhaustive search arrest last remaining suspect culture shock allows enter minds unsung heroes known detectives discover actually ordinary people exceptional extraordinary work invited witness first hand discover detectives separate paths people different could lead collide refuge mountain many things go wrong place right began another robberymurder crime plagued society ends anything ordinary one lost culture society one culture lost society happens two meet culture shock leave searching answers compelling story gisela klaus pfleger germany came visit daughter birte southern california birte preparing graduate college embark new career teacher birte parents much celebrate addition celebrating birtes success gisela share great news daughter given new lease life months treatment cancer finally gone remission spring california unlike weather back home dry warm fast pace la already taken toll trip universal studios exhilarating yet exhausting oh gunfights real americans clever thought pflegers klaus gisela needed get away assault la day birte classes attend pondered skipping parents close graduation birte recalled peaceful tranquil place visitedit would perfect birte provided detailed directions parents would get lost though hour drive east la tiny spot near idyllwild seemed like escape another world parents would feel much home forest could relax klaus gisela admired many plants flowers bloom never seen plants like back germany place traveled matter explored indian vista viewpoint soaked sights gisela klaus oblivious danger closing schooled street survival without warning suddenly everything changed forever gisela lay dead pool blood klaus staggered mortally wounded get gisela help could gotten lost begins harrowing account unimposing elderly couple germany would become victims horrific crime crime arrival mornings papers evening news would shock nation world maneuvering consciousness klaus desperately sought help wife nestled valley detective sergeant ross koepp winding preparing take muchneeded vacation sergeant koepp crew detectives long one could remember working overdrive ramp sight anticipated break much deserved needed events unfolding nearby forest plans would yet put hold though full swing
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ross r koepp
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true crime
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slow burn arabesque
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slow burn sizzles
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book suggested book club read owner book store meet recall saying quotcover designquot story justice overstatement book fantastic multidimensional characters lives realistic haunting packed drama ms esdaile woven exciting thriller couldnt turn pages fast enough satisfy curiosity claudia nate would finally able rise circumstances fine inner peace dialogue real spiritual issues tackled divine intervention even subcharacters issues loved way connected characters lives linking together circumstances resolution flawless cant wait read works talented writer
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divas represent voices past future generations tyra banks terry mcmillan harriette cole maya angelou iyanla vanzant nikki giovanni dawn davis adrienne ingrum carol mackey oprah winfrey rosa parks shirley chisholm coretta scott king zora neal hurston octavia butler
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heather covington
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biography autobiography
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yiddish cuisine a gourmet approach to jewish cooking
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ultimate jewish cookbook
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hundreds cookbooks dozens contain jewish yiddish recipes jewish cookbook need purchased book several years ago friends parisian jews difficult time finding ashkenazi cookbooks paris book shops since purchased copies friends matter recipe select like grandmother great grandmother prepared father cousins love everything prepared book even simple recipes like lokshen kugel schmaltz like bubbe made explanations wonderful oft times find reading sake enjoymentmany thanks superb cookbook brought bit nostalgia family table
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rabbi sternberg offers much recipes incorporates lore anecdotes family serving suggestions including information jewish dietary laws cultural information eg menus holidays along detailed descriptions dishes traditionally made serv
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robert sternberg
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cooking
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the nursing mothers companion
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valuable guide breastfeeding moms
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first childs stepgrandmother gave old copy book born decided nurse put book shelf exhausted firsttime working mom never got around reading im new mom one day randomly picked book shelf finally read wonderful book sincerely wish read first baby besides great resource howtos breastfeeding book covers difficult problems issues nursing mom may face huggins describes helps diagnose nursing problems provides good information problems may occur advice solutions clear concise highlighted throughout book planned breastfeed daughter least year weaned months read book thought things could done differently better nursed daughter time around determined breastfeed son least year run nursing problems refer dr sears remind decided breastfeed first place ill refer book figure overcome
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breastfeeding natural entirely instinctive either mothers babies nursing mothers companion among bestselling books breastfeeding years million copies sold respected recommended professionals including international lactation consultant association berry brazelton american academy pediatrics well loved new parents encouraging accessible style kathleen huggins equips breastfeeding mothers information need overcome potential difficulties nurse babies successfully first week toddler years somewhere fully updated revised edition provides information topics benefits breastfeeding cope breastfeeding obstacles challenges incorporating nursing routine working life treating postpartum headaches nausea nutritional supplements alleviate postpartum depression sharing baby baby cosleeping risk sids introducing solid foods expressing storing feeding breast milk reviews breast pumps readers also find hugginss indispensable problemsolving survival guides set colored bands pages quick reference well appendices determining babys milk needs first six weeks safety various drugs breastfeeding addition edition opens new foreword jessica martinweber creator popular website leaky boob new preface kelly bonata creator goto site kellymom two muchloved authorities speak importance owning authoritative breastfeeding book cuts jumble opinions information misinformation web ever nursing mothers companion goto guide every new mother hand
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kathleen huggins
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health fitness
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trees of north america a guide to field identification revised and updated golden field guides
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great book hiking
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book small enough carry picturers definitions consise well written extremely pleased purchase amazon would recommend others ellen p
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presents handbook identification five hundred species trees illustration text
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c frank brockman
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nature
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shadowfall the godslayer chronicles book
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best new epic fantasy years
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sundering gods fell barbaric world man chaos war reigned centuries gods bonded different lands powerful graces bring world back brink help mankind build great cities civilization spreads hinterlands crazed rogue gods rule years darkness starts grow stirring winds war allout conflict gods means bloody anarchy man worse ever hope falls shadowknights blessed elite warriors world shadowknights save may infiltrated deeply evil threatens core may rottedepic fantasy favorite genre last years id given seems like everything nowadays predictable whimsical low action description andor magic commonplace cellphone good fantasy books ive come across writer runs story ground make wait long books interest fadesnot clemens writing moves quickly story setting unique characterization superb action twofisted intrigue abounds epics formula climatic battle end clemens sticks major part two right smack middle youll find surprised still halfbook left careful character get attached could get knockedoff suddenly youll find rereading last completed sentence sure got right also judging clemenss series seems put regularly wont die oldage waiting next bookive already finished next godslayers chronicles book hinterland im hunting fantasy series banned banished give shadowfell go youll probably find hooked
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four millennia passed since gods came myrillia creating nine lands peace nightmarish accursed hinterlands time nothing disturbed harmony nine lands goddess summering isles murdered witness tylar de noche crippled disgraced former shadowknight holds dying goddess last breath bestows powerful blessing hima mark heals broken body mark many see proof killed god mark unleashes powerful force darkness within chased across myrillia enemies human ethereal tylar must uncover face powerful enough kill immortalthe true godslayer fails myrillia fall shadow
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james clemens
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fiction
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the man on a donkey a chronicle
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wonderful historical novel
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old book copy years like much sometimes read searching books author ran across like read historical novelsthis book wealth detail enables reader truly experience another age
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good historical novel befresh imaginative sensitively written new york post man donkey enthralling panoramic historical novel brings life one tumultuous times british historythe reign king henry viii part readers introduced world tudors lives five individuals king henry viii takes mistress new wife seizes church property declares supreme head church england lives fortunes five people shakensetting stage momentous events part man donkey
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h f m prescott
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fiction
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a farewell to arms
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profound sad moving
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admit fledgling hemingway readerdefinitely yet aficianado canonthere times still falter simplistic style reporterlike almost pointform unembellished narration pithy dialogue seems times unusual jarred realization holding book handsbut book farewell arms fantastic read given new appreciation guess hemingwayism generalgenrewise somewhat historical romance perhapsset squarely wwi italy switzerland lots war lots rain lots gore lots paini hesitate saying much novel storywise truly many ways one could ruin saying much especially regards increasinglypaced unforgettably moving final sections novel broken five parts books sectionsfor reader one key things feelings left overwhelming sense simultaneous dualexistence meaninglessness meaningfulness feel theme thread running length novelthere meaninglessnes war seemingly arbitrary way beautiful things quickly taken us dignity love life suddenness bonecrunching shrapnel midst friendly camaraderie bombs putting end meaningful conversation war perpetual mess needing cleaned upbut alongside meaninglessness calling meaninglessness lack better term hemingway paints searing portrait love meaningfulness intimate relationshiplt henrys solidly requited love scottish nurse catherine barkley like flashes color thrown clattering frames blackandwhite newsreel meaningfulness inserted mayhemit something beautiful growing thriving enduring field ugliness disaster lossthe novel ended tears two menlt henrysand minei could say much list best books time wonti simply ask question answer itin farewell arms hemingway show us meaningfulness love goodness hopes dreams altogether something good truenohe shows us things good true
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best american novel emerge world war farewell arms unforgettable story american ambulance driver italian front passion beautiful english nurse hemingways frank portrayal love lieutenant henry catherine barkley caught inexorable sweep war glows intensity unrivaled modern literature description german attack caporetto lines fired men marching rain hungry weary demoralized one greatest moments literary history story love pain loyalty desertion farewell arms written years old represents new romanticism hemingway
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ernest hemingway
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fiction
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lord of the flies
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still excellent book
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read book last year grade ten forced read school unlike books made us read ended loving onethe story essentially parody ballantynes coral island read much younger hated exactly reasons golding seems hated decided write lord flies reading books like coral island easy understand statement author making british society amusing young canadian perspective werent british sillythe book clever amusing moving even long doesnt get boring getting pointi would definitely recommend book anyone isnt overly squeamish involve certain acts violence cruelty tend important partshowever though isnt necessary would recommend reading coral island lord flies order understand enjoy book fullest
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william goldings unforgettable classic boyhood adventure savagery humanity comes penguin classics stunning graphic deluxe edition new foreword lois lowry provocative today first published lord flies continues ignite passionate debate startling brutal portrait human nature william goldings compelling story group ordinary boys marooned coral island labeled parable allegory myth morality tale parody political treatise even vision apocalypse earned place one indisputable classics twentieth century readers age penguin classics graphic deluxe edition features array special features supplement novel including foreword lois lowry introduction stephen king essay e forster essay teaching reading novel suggestions exploration scholar jennifer buehler extended note e l epstein publisher first american paperback edition lord flies seventy years penguin leading publisher classic literature englishspeaking world titles penguin classics represents global bookshelf best works throughout history across genres disciplines readers trust series provide authoritative texts enhanced introductions notes distinguished scholars contemporary authors well uptodate translations awardwinning translators
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william golding
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fiction
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great content full color throughout little fluff padded content nice design art direction binding though really cheap first time looked glue cracked pages began fall im really careful type thing treat books gently wasnt due abuse im afraid open book fear whole thing disintegrating
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refers creation images using pixels picture elements smallestsized element shows computer screen growth internet computer game design pixel art become increasingly mainstream used widely print media advertising x pixelbased illustration design arresting colorful inspiring global survey new genre art one influencing future design art today pixels seventy designers artists featured book create icons characters games illustrations animation illustrations featured making musthave graphic designer computer gaming artist color illustrations includes music software cd
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sebastian mendez vasava artworks
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art
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st to die a novel
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great quick
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book really good dry spell books reading latley quickly read book pleased story line liked idea womens murder club ending exellent highly recommend book
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four crimesolving friends face killer san francisco womens murder club novel started james pattersons thrilling series one holds piece puzzle lindsay boxer homicide inspector san francisco police department claire washburn medical examiner jill bernhardt assistant da cindy thomas started working crime desk san francisco chronicle usual procedures arent bringing closer stopping killings women form womens murder club collaborate outside box pursue case sidestepping bosses giving hand four women develop intense bonds pursue killer whose crimes stunned entire city working together track terrifying unexpected killer ever encounteredbefore shocking conclusion everything knew turns devastatingly wrong full breathtaking drama unforgettable emotions james patterson famous st die start new york times bestselling series crime thrillers
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james patterson
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fiction
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history of the byzantine state
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good survey
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ostrogorsky put together good singlevolume survey thousand years byzantium tale begins standardly diocletian constantine ends fall constantinople takes omniscient view byzantium focusing neither lives deeds emperors cultural religious developments telling wellbalanced narrative serves useful introduction however ostrogorsky writes without passion fails humanize major figures though several excellent maps put others shame book worth owning factual narrative great maps looking impassioned entertaining story pick john julius norwich instead
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det byzantinske riges historie fra til
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warren t treadgold
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history
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left behind a novel of the earths last days
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left behind
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left behind series must read everyone read seies cant wait new one come first series captivating learn characters see ones left behind come terms happened struggle beliefs finally come see truth happenned must try survive left world real eyeopener take heart really makes stop question strong belifs left behind
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millions people around world vanish one moment many claim rapture rayford steele begins search truth amidst global chaos
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tim f lahaye jerry b jenkins
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fiction
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the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
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brilliant
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read boy daughter listen books tape long trips laugh hard long every time reading together goes bed every night absolute hoot falldown funny seeing hearing laughter jokes still amuse one lifes great pleasuresi love laidback swingers voice ford prefect adopts twisted logic arguments dents continual flusteredness digressions everything booki think adams must great friend lover life cant say enough good book authorreading seem like stretch reminded lord rings many people commented tolkiens ability make middle earth seem like land steeped history literature citing scraps poetry historical figures without completely explaining adams digressions effect comic key great example description old janx spirit beginning book bluesish ditty subject style makes otherwise simple tale much absorbing bare retelling plot would suggesti envy anyone opening book first time
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offbeat occasionally extraterrestrial journeys notions acquaintances galactic traveler arthur dent illustrated digitally generated graphic images tricky visual puns
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douglas adams
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science
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prey
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great read
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book certainly one best works crichton come number things make prey interesting read large book offers scifi enthusiast well average suspense reader partake excitementthe story follows main character jack around slowly surely winds life death struggle high technology beginning book perhaps engaging aspect introduced main character stay home dad well around nice guy wife contrary heavy weight corporate type never spends anytime children somehow manages keep relationship husband going throughout years doesnt last exactlyfrom beginning book two core characters jack wife pitted one another jack begins suspect wife affair little know also going high tech company works using technology created releasing highly technological toxin atmosphere jack mysteriously brought situation unaware completely unprepared events transpire throughout novelwithout going much detail noted novel detailed average suspenseaction book yet times crichton gets ahead manages paragraphs go either technology created book technology merely theorized real world slightly distracting arent used michael crichtons works true many reviewers said book real page turner youre bound get hooked youll spend entire night trying finish itprey without flaws however one annoying thing book action sequences seemed bit rushed way nanotechnology operates times fights back seems bit well human importantly seems bit foolish crichton often mentions barbaric ways fighting efficient killing purposes yet even mans standards simply body slamming choking comes mind novel truly seems though crichton rushed put great ideas paper without actually considering interesting made failed make soundanother fault book also mentioned past exception main character characters book seem rather flat course without reason crichton introduces myriad characters would taken far longer go detailed accounts histories personalities yet would liked read yet given novel classic actionsuspense read easily forgivableim giving book great story plot action scenes true page turner previously stated yet felt something missing description end far characters concerned im also inclined feel though ending bit rushed regardless great read
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tropical rainforests cover earths surface yet home half worlds species book looks biology behaviour predators prey describing live together harmony balance vital wellbeing whole world one series books aims provide understanding unique ecosystems rainforest describes amazing plants animals interact addresses local global environmental conservation issues
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michael chinery
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predation biology
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