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moby dick or the whale
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much better first time
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like others second trip moby dick glad chose narrator brought wit humor story plus irony social commentary expected sure many readers assume melville wholly dark sonorous grave somehow important course whole found language story consistently lighthearted even breezy times narrator captured highs lows humor pathos plus rich diverse assortment memorable characters originally read book eventually began feel finishing alone would reward brightness spirit audio version lacking head read pages story came life rewarded every chapter
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mobydick one great epics literature captain ahabs hunt white whale drives narrative relentless pace ishmaels meditations whales whaling sublime indifference nature grimy physical details extraction oil provide reflective counterpoint headlong idolatrous quest sometimes read terrifying study monomania critical inquiry effects reducing life symbols mobydick also offers colorful often comic glimpses life aboard whaling ship first time authoritative editions works american novelists poets scholars essayists collected hardcover volumes library america published singly series handsome paperback books distinguished writer contributed introduction volume also includes chronology authors life essay text notes
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herman melville
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fiction
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the dolphins of pern
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love pern books ever since young girl school found dragonsong si really enjoyed book love anne filling gaps us folks books like jayge aramina readis well dolphins dragonsdawnbut think would help folks lot enjoyment book booksi think later books dont work well truely arent stand alone novels like dragonflight dragonquest etc absolutly read renegades pern weyrs pern drangonsdawn book make sense youi think would smart decision integrate book possibly later books novels companiontake dolphins example think plot would better recieved combined quotall weyrsquot yes would added another subplot also could eliminated parellel quotall weyrsquot plot synopsis would prevented major errors lord holder death issue someone mentions check books home dont know reveiwer correct notthe timeline jumps around problem happened dragonsdawn pern books whats big dealin end enjoyed book believe would better received part quotall weyrsquot story separate novel
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anne mccaffrey adds yet another dimension colorful vivid saga focusing attractive dolphins highly believable societypublishers weekly first humans came settle planet pern come alone intelligenceenhanced dolphins also crossed stars colonize perns oceans human partners settled vast continents disaster struck deadly silver spores called thread fell like rain sky human colonists dreams new idyllic life shattered desperate struggle survival dolphins forgotten centuries later dragonriders pern prepare complete momentous task ridding world thread forever tlion young bronze rider friend readis son lord holder paradise river hold make contact legendary shipfish dragonriders grapple end era tlion readis dolphins face start new one reviving bond land oceandwellersand resurrecting dreams first colonists pern
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anne mccaffrey
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fiction
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n or m great pan
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awesome
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borrowing couple books library long hiatus years n first introduction tommy tuppence must say lighthearted actionoriented departure christies investigators give impression spending lot time situ whether murder scenes comtemplating case christie veers teh pack stubborn regard facts teh circumstances never done professional spying imagine could take hints detailed analysis characters think act many detectives detective novels strike ordinary even smart book see true complexity wartime counterespionage come life frightening lurks beneath veneer everyday monotony love injects obscure words thenreminds time people didnt use erawesome umbrella expression pleasure
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groupd wartime spies saboteurs operating english seaside resort tommy tuppence sent investigate
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agatha christie
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beresford tommy fictitious character
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el gaucho martin fierrothe gaucho martin fierro bilingual edition spanish edition
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warning
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bought edition unforgettable classic joseacute hernandez meaning one iuniverse isbn misled review recommends including spanish original english translation extensively annotated review must refer different edition one includes spanish text parts martiacuten fierro la vuelta de martiacuten fierro annotated
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readers take pleasure discovering classics beautifully packaged affordably priced editions famous works literature world variety periods themes authors represented
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jos hernndez
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poetry
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the restless sleep inside new york citys cold case squad
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couldnt put
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mean literally horns book one im bed reading way past bedtime keep thinking one pageheres get covers real sometimes flawed heroes heartbreakingly real vicitims real therefore sometimes flawed process murderers tracked brought justice number unsolved murder stories loop back forth books structure makes work page turner defies expectationsor put simply excellent read
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staggering unsolved homicides committed new york city first ever inside look elite nypd squad cracks unsolvable cases fascinating indepth narrative stacy horn uses unprecedented access nypd cold case squad immerse four unsolved murder casescases going back far investigated three indefatigable cold case detectives detective uses contacts informants resources sifts decadesold evidence searching new leads looking others missed uncovering possible connections cold case detectives constant hunt needle haystack stacy horn puts every step way grisly circumstances desperate reconstructions crimes endless legwork scientific advances dont always yield hopedfor answers harrowing politics tangled history storied nypd horn depicts drama case lays puzzle seen eyes detectives contemplative energetic restless sleep completely addictive flyonthewall story subculture crime solving people must beat odds offer final resolution unavenged
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stacy horn
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true crime
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the mysterious mr quin
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excellent delicate
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delicate senstive intricate stories delight read sad see volume short stories soon began read sorrow increased group around fire first story fascinating yet conclusion powerful quickly changed mind read one time one gulp themes recur appeal readers barbara pym jb priestly fans christies hercule poirot stories vignettes true mysteries
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shrewd intuitive mysterious marley quin uncovers evil criminal acts among wealthy aristocratic set places london monte carlo cannes
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agatha christie
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fiction
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how to quit drinking without aa a complete selfhelp guide nd edition
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fundamental basis book factually wrong
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qualifier problems alcohol addiction also chemical engineer tried aa stayed sober time long run didnt work couldnt accept first steps looked alternative unfortunately book factually wrong basis recovery program based dorsmans assertion alcohol metabolized glucose alcohol consumption equivalent eating suger causing hypoglycemia etc plain wrong alcohol empty calories alcohol sugar alcohol metabolized via pathway acetaldehyde acetic acid carbon dioxide glucose body preferentially burn alcohol foods since poison body desperately trying get rid poison byproduct metabolism energy generatedthere much better books looking quit drinking without aa two suggestions easy way stop drinking allen carr alcohol give glad philip tatei also wholeheartedly endorse giving aa try didnt work worked many people truly hope find path freedom alcohol
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suggests test alcoholism describes benefits drinking offers practical advice variety ways stop drinking
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jerry dorsman
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selfhelp
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paper wraps rock
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insightful book anyone marial artist
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book great coffee table book well insighful karate textone read simply read pages timeeach insight contained withing pages also makes wonderful thought day type booki would also recommend anyone interested learning karate martial art form yet stepped foot dojo kaizen
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rock paper scissors collection creative fun sensestimulating things simple materials stones paper scissors land art science experiments pinch geology sprinkling magic easybutinspiring thrifty activities keep family occupied year round rock paper scissors packed activities indoors outdoors city beach countryside wherever might perfect parents keen turn walks day trips exciting experiences activity book universal appeal families want reduce screen time encourage kids conjure adventures almost nothing indoors
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kate hodges
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crafts hobbies
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the rush hour cooks weekly wonders weekly dinner menus complete with grocery lists for todays busy family
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brook hoot great cooktoo
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member brook noels daily rush free email list brightens day love read tip recipe weekly challenge passion truly help busy women shows commitment daily way keep touch customers heard new book list clamored get copies anyone familiar brooks work would undoubtedly know realy family real needs real food wont find odd ingredients everything prepared soy whole grain food everyone eatkids husband need fear disgruntled comments dinner table longer one reviewer said quotfroget rasberry salsa real food herequot
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ceo mom wife daughter volunteer churchgoer author speaker brook brings weekly wonder menus
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brook noel
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cooking
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the judgment of paris manet meissonier and the birth of impressionism
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art history anything boring
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always loved art though favorite always italian renaissance impressionist period comes close second ross king gift writing history everyman prose absorbing hard ignore academics may argue points book remains true king make history come alive everyman reader gets focused comparison manet meissoniers lives art unfold th century meissonier realist classical painter popular artist time artwork evoke new feelings hardly remembered academics manet reviled time ushered new revolution art relied viewers perception depth color light etc impression leaves lasting legacy still prevalent today really reversal fortune look forward ross kings next work since tackling machiavelli
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fascinating new book author brunelleschis dome michelangelo popes ceiling saga artistic rivalry cultural upheaval decade leading birth impressionism two men absolutely central artistic life france second half nineteenth century edouard manet ernest meissonier former labelled father impressionism today household name latter sunk obscurity difficult believe story begins meissonier considered greatest french artist alive received astronomical sums work manet derided messy paintings ordinary people great difficulty getting work accepted allimportant annual paris salon manet meissonier mozart salieri day one dangerous challenge establishment beloved rulers public alike painstakingly meticulous oil paintings historical subjects fascinating story parallel careers ross king creates lens view political tensions dogged louisnapoleon second empire ignominious downfall bloody paris commune time king paints wonderfully detailed vivid portrait life era radical social change streets paris new seaside resorts boulogne trouville race courses picnic spots new bourgeoisie relaxed manet painted dejeuner sur lherbe olympia shocked casual brushstrokes described applied floor mop subject matter tophatted whitecollar workers mistresses considered suitable subjects art ross king shows benign might seem today paintings changed course history struggle meissonier manet see paintings achieve pride place salon artistic competitiveness see world full fantastic tidbits information use carrier pigeons hotair balloons siege paris colourful cast characters includes baudelaire courbet zola walkon parts monet renoir degas cezanne judgment paris casts new light birth impressionism takes us heart time modern french identity forged
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ross king
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art
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applied longitudinal data analysis modeling change and event occurrence
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clear thorough
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book particularly good job explaining substantive meaning equations involved multilevel modeling analyses spends lot extra time explaining equations mean real world terms using examples actual data sets teach graduate level course hlm much prefer book raudenbush byrk book better job explaining math graduate students less comfortable statistics chapters also sprinkled incredibly useful advice actually running analyses getting converge interpreting etc raudenbush bryk book probably slightly better job presenting equations falls short explanation practical advice going buy one hlm book would start one
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charting changes time investigating whether events occur researchers reveal temporal rhythms lives
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judith d singer john b willett charles william eliot professor john b willett john b willett
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mathematics
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the provider
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best
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may greatest medical thriller ever written miss even better twinkletoe ss best
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innovative wild game fish fowl recipes modernday providers hunt garden cook live land modern ways cooking eating weve gotten touch mother nature hunt fish enjoy wild game know always respect cherish food comes hunterchef chad belding mma star chad mendes hunting ethical farming crucial ways reinforce connection nature provider cookbook belding mendes share recipes stories celebrate way life keep alive generations come youll find everything comfortfood classics refined cuisine including wild game stroganoff bear bourguignon elk pizza meatballs korean barbecue venison street tacos wild turkey dumplings mossy ponds smotherfried quail duck egg rolls pulled goose barbecue sandwiches seared tuna medallions cajun fried catfish sandwiches brians coconut curry halibut also share tips properly storing food plus recipes domestic meats favorite vegetable sides sauces accompanied gorgeous food landscape photography recipes stories provider cookbook take journey field farm table
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chad belding chad mendes
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cooking
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the only bush i trust is my own
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class
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theres james baldwin quote country smash taboos without liberated way feels something like cross carrie bradshaw woody allen richard pryor periel smashes taboos makes us feel though hopethat liberated book smart insightful really funny made cry subway ny laughing hard train someone asked needed helpim gay male periel first girl ive ever love
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periel aschenbrands activism makes people sit take notice michael moore made politically involved hip wanted make sexy provocative tshirt campaigns bush trust launched republican national convention would give great pair tits raise money breast cancer drug dealer alicia keyes charity keep child alive knockout raise money victims domestic violence exception antibush slogan hits headlines thrust limelight perversely funny unapologetic periel aschenbrand folds political personal creating vision modern america hardcore outrageous jawdroppingly honesta laughter never felt naughtier
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periel aschenbrand
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political satire american
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supertraining
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gods sake get
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seen book available online elsewhere edition really excuse thishonestly time got page id already many assumptions health strength challengeddr siff seems much greater appreciation contributions health made real strength training opposed cardiovascular fitness basically heresay usa man saysthe proliferation weight training facilities personal trainers still much commercialsim impact strength science emphasized fact cardiovascular doctrine emphasis added still dominates fitness conscious psychethis book goldmine loaded constant stream sciencebased information essentialbefore read make sure ready expand knowledge base dive indepth specifics opposed generalizations
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shock method development adaptation process long term sport activity compensatory adaptation current adaptive reserve human organism strategy manage adaptation training process specificity protein synthesis adaptation process structural reconstructions adaptation process phenomenon supercompensation heterochronism adaptive reconstructions function efficiency high adapted organism optimal regime adaptation phenomenon immune defence decrease general schema adaptation process sport activity practical aspects adaptation theory future developments use adaptation theory sport book must athlete coach every topic covered almost pages strength muscular system philosophy physical training muscle complex adaptation training effect sport specific strength training factors influencing strength production means special strength training methods special strength training organization training strength training methods designing sports specific strength programs restoration stress management combination resistance methods use testing overtraining pnf training system models structuring annual training preparedness training load periodisation form organization plyometric
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yuri verkhoshansky mel cunningham siff
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sports recreation
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penguin readers level misery penguin longman reader level
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free sf reader
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monster book human supernatural crazed fan obsessed favorite creator type decides keep herselfthis involves imprisonment physical psychological abuse shackles weapons even little bit nice lady look happen famous people get obsessed stalker
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contemporary british english story stephen king master horror paul sheldon annie wilkess favourite writer loves books misery chastain annie finds paul car accident takes home look annie discovers paul wants kill misery write different kinds book determined stop paul becomes prisoner
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stephen king robin waterfield
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readers
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shalako
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typical good louis lamour fun story
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story hits ground running never stops story takes place couple days hero shalako riding countryside comes across beautiful woman irina irina group tenderfoots way apaches warpath skalako ends helping irina friends survive apaches troublesskalako well told story louis lamour learned craft well enjoy good western good one read
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white man cunning indian brooding man trusted nothing weapon horse shalako determined cross bleak sonoran desertthe apaches killing groundby came across european hunting party brave beautiful woman stranded defenseless shalako knew stay help survive somewhere deadly apache warrior worst kind death mind
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louis lamour
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fiction
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the mixer bible over recipes for your stand mixer
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wife loves
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wife loves cook loves kitchenaid mixer loves book many interesting receipes creative ways justify expense mixer
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presents recipes made stand mixer different attachments including wire whip food grinder pasta cutter
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meredith deeds carla snyder
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cooking
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guns for general washington a story of the american revolution great episodes
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thoughts terrible book
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book colonel knox leader freshly starting revolution america mission carry around cannons ticonderoga back city british forces docked main characters book knox year old brother colonel colonel knox charge expedition jp farmers son disliked book drags never seems end think going get fight isnt one biggest problem trip river thin ice whats interesting would buy book extremely boringfrom reader book
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seymour reit recreates true story knox nineteenyearold boy undertook daring dangerous task transporting cannons new yorks fort ticonderoga bostonin dead winterto help george washington win important battle
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seymour reit
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juvenile fiction
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s hairstyles vintage living
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great book
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book really good book trying look like many hairstyles choose fromthey great
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essential recreating authentic look resource guide period styles covers everything short hairdos popular early late cut fit look made popular christian dior hundreds vintage illustrations photographs diagrams accompany detailed instructions techniques replicating styles decade fun facts trivia related hairstyles time included look war time hair regulations brought government comprehensive lists beauty tools needed create hairdos purchase various hardtofind items discussed hairstyles based hair length type included interested revisiting period beauty
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daniela turudich
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hairdressing
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the hobbit
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couldnt put
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parents tried get read hobbit lord rings series since years old read hobbit last week cant believe didnt read sooner great story interesting descriptive action adventures never dull moment want know mr bilbo baggins rest hobbit tales presently reading part school reading lists tolkien excellent writer
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celebrating years one worlds treasured classics new trade paperback edition repackaged new cover art first printing
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j r r tolkien
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juvenile fiction
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endurance shackletons incredible voyage
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incredible
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one greatest adventures certainly overshadows greatness may earned crossing antarctic continent men survived impossible truly amazingthe author done wonderful job excellentdescriptive hard put
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harrowing tale british explorer ernest shackletons attempt reach south pole one greatest adventure stories modern age august polar explorer ernest shackleton boarded endurance set sail antarctica planned cross last uncharted continent foot january battling way thousand miles pack ice days sail short destination endurance became locked island ice thus began legendary ordeal shackleton crew twentyseven men ten months icemoored endurance drifted northwest finally crushed two ice floes options left shackleton skeleton crew attempted nearimpossible journey miles south atlantics heaviest seas closest outpost civilization survival survival men left behind depended small lifeboat successfully finding island south georgiaa tiny dot land vast hostile ocean endurance definitive account ernest shackletons fateful trip alfred lansing brilliantly narrates harrowing miraculous voyage defined heroism modern age
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alfred lansing
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history
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besieged skyes legacy
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long awaited saga continuesand triumph
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bertrice small gifts us yet another gemsending greatgrandaughter one beloved unforgettable heroines romantic fiction skye omalley search true destiny everlasting love walking proudly path great anscestresses lady fortune lindley courageous beauty determined follow heartleaving home scotland returns birthplace maguires ford large estate inherit marries irish protestant practical child jasmine leslie agrees consider match protestant aristocrat william devers man suited wealth status however rebellious unpredictable elder brother keiran devers sets heart aflame senses reeling passion fortune keirans forbidden ecstasy explodes jealousy ignorance threaten love forces claim new land new legacythrough test destiny fortune realizes indeed much alike extraordinary women familyproud independent passionate loyal towards love cherish besieged justly stands among ms smalls best creationsit remind fell love skye omalley could let go bring beloved characters back lifelet fortune kerians story carry back time sweep away ecstasy
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new york times bestselling author bertrice small writes exciting love stories introduce readers magnificent historic locales memorable characters newest book besieged continues thrilling th century saga skyes legacy moving tale jasmines younger daughter courageous beauty determined follow heart besieged nearly spinster twenty fortune lindley leaving scotland return birthplace maguires ford vast ulster estate inherit marries irish protestant end fortune agreed consider match protestant aristocrat william devers man suited wealth status besieged rebellious disinherited catholic elder brother kiernan devers steals heart driving william black murderous fury fortune kiernans forbidden ecstasy explodes jealousy intolerance lead unthinkable tragedyand destiny test fortunes survive struggle claim land legacy love shell bertrice small author twentyfour novels historical romance new york times bestseller recipient numerous awards keeping profession bertrice small lives oldest englishspeaking town state new york founded lightfilled studio filled paintings favorite cover artist elaine duillo large library computer works ibm quietwriter longtime assistant judy walker types final draft believes happy endings bertrice small married man hero george thirtysix years son thomas lovely daughterinlaw megan two adorable grandchildren chandler david cora alexandra longtime readers happy know nicki cockatiel flourishes along cat housemates pookie longhaired griege white honeybun petite orange creamcolored paws
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bertrice small
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fiction
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twentyseven bones
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characters actions dont always make sense descriptions torture sex seem serve purpose repulsing reader theres redeeming quality novel cant recommend
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terrifying novel read year twentyseven bones human hand three dead bodies island st luke victim missing hand strangest disturbing series murders caribbean ever known one crimes could pull fbi special agent el pender retirement years hes never faced diabolical underworld drenched superstition heart darkness husbandandwife team perverse plan powerfully consuming brilliantly evil pender watch waitas grisly hand fate reaches next victim explosive san francisco chronicle move hannibal lecter scottish daily record firstrate thriller boston globe
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jonathan nasaw
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fiction
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moby dick or the whale the worlds classics
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challenge worth taking reading greatest american novel
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review written young person either assigned moby dick school simply heard read thinks read iti want help convince read worklike great works literature works one level one way adventure story whaling another way encyclopedia tell want know whole business whaling third way story revenge main character captain ahabs desire revenge upon dumb creature previous voyage responsible captains loss leg yet another way story whole human race melville gives descriptions great variety characters different nations races still another way whole question meaning universe question really investigated subject whiteness whale yet another way portrait american society certain time development many things including drama conflicting characters play special roles one major delights moby dick language rich filled interesting metaphorical language book long long boring stretches times may wonder happened plot really end great adventure story come remarkable ways enigmatic solutionit challenge read moby dick read great literature taking develop powers understanding observation suggest go way end done maybe war peace next
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moby dick novel american author herman melville first published considered one treasures world literature story novel tells adventures wandering sailor ishmael voyage whaleship pequod pequod commanded captain ahab ishmael soon knows ahab seeks one specific whale moby dick ferocious enigmatic white whale previous encounter whale destroyed ahabs boat bit leg ahab intends take revenge book series young reader classic tells story ishmael voyage interesting way language used book simple lucid lively attractive illustrations make story even interesting
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herman melville
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young adult fiction
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exposure last chance trilogy
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overall rating
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overall rating action emotion romance sensuous suspense laughter tears dee davis remarkable talent writing truly intriguing actionpacked romances exposure last book last chance trilogy exception could help want keep reading exposure rapt fascination reading opening scene didnt lose interest even reading last sentence epilogueexposure features nigel ferris gorgeous extremely alpha mi agent allows lower emotional shields find future happiness melissa pope vibrant intelligent gorgeous strongwilled selfsufficient cia agent whose emotional barriers twice thick nigels renewal romance started develop nigel melissa fifteen years ago plenty action adventure included plot keep story moving fast pace inclusion many different interwoven plot threads keep suspense level intense entire book although feel depth emotional connection nigel melissa davis bring heat sizzle lovemaking scenes welldeveloped interesting secondary characters added great depth interest plot particularly liked continued development protagonists previous two books trilogywolf bear books presents indepth detailed review exposure
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meet men women last chance three friends bound unspeakable horror three men stop nothing save women love three novels leave breathless endgame enigma exposure three novels bonus novella available limited time endgamefbi profiler madison harper cia undercover operative gabriel roarke go together like oil water theres denying physical attraction work together track murderer madison finds killers sightsand gabriel must trust instincts stay alive enigmacia undercover operative payton reynolds stuck babysitting bomb specialist samantha waters try outmaneuver serial bomber situation intensifies bomber circles closer two begin rely ways neither could imagined sparks begin fly world literally explodes leaving fight outwit foe die exposurebritish special agent nigel ferris devoted life working covert operations avoiding relationships hes called upon help foil international terrorist plot comes face face one woman ever came close scaling emotional walls escape one sought forensic pathologists country tracy braxton top game professionally heading world renowned braxton labs relationship front commitmentphobic tracy batting zero meets fbi agent seth forester
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dee davis
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criminal profilers
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asimovs chronology of the world
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fantastic book
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title says book starts beginning universe ends end world war ii breaks time periods get increasingly smaller history gets elaborate thousand year period hundred years twenty years period starts historically important geographical area time covers areas world give book negatives would doesnt go extreme detail area considering size book pages including index wonder throrough enough get good idea time periodhe writes easy conversational style ever wanted learn history found acadimic writings boring book
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worlds greatest science writer history world big bang told irresistible short takes highlighted timeline
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isaac asimov
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reference
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chris carmichaels food for fitness
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quite star
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decent book quite star material book differs nutritional books carmichael details food periodization plan suggests periodizing nutrition along lines periodizing training rest book rehash every nutrition book detailsfats protein carbs recipes meal plans
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coach lance armstrong outlines nutritional program profiles food necessary fuel used achieving goals supplying guidelines eating according ones activity level menu plans eating exercise advice inspirational accounts people used program successfully
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chris carmichael jim rutberg kathy zawadzki
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health fitness
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how should we then live the rise and decline of western thought and culture
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thoughtprovoking
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master apologetics schaeffer speaks reasonable faith really enjoyed historical perspective great tool young people today grasp world shifted im inspired keep looking ways present faith reasonable new generation
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one foremost evangelical thinkers twentieth century francis schaeffer long pondered fate declining western culture brilliant book analyzed reasons modern societys state affairs presented viable alternative living christian ethic acceptance gods revelation total affirmation bibles morals values meaning
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francis a schaeffer
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religion
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the lions game
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avid fan
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disappointed john corey plum island john corey lions game john corey ii trying hard funny sexy first started read carry book everywhere went case free moment middle boring ended okay great okay ill get know kate mayfield better form opinion didnt hit right away mr demille still top three list favorite authors though buy next book day hits stores
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detective john corey last seen plum island faces toughest assignment yet pursuit capture worlds dangerous terrorist young arab known lion baffled federal task force shows sign stopping quest revenge american pilots bombed libya killed family filled unrelenting suspense surprising plot twists every terrifying turn lions game heartstopping race time one nelson demilles riveting thrillers
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nelson demille
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fiction
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the partner audio book on tape
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partner
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interesting fast pace fun read insight law system works international scale avoid tracking individual
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original eshort standalone prequel bestseller rogue lawyer tells story sebastian rudd finally found someone could trust driver bodyguard law clerk partner sebastian rudd rogue lawyer defends people lawyers wont go near controversial dangerous work sebastian needs bodyguardassistantsidekick partner sebastian unpopular lawyer town partner loyal meet whats real story man words whos good gun law surprising answers partners john grishams first exclusively digital short story
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john grisham
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fiction
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the rise and fall on the third reich
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one best books ive ever read
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dont intimidated pages rise fall third reich reads like novel dry historical narrative trust book awesomeas reporter cbs william shirer lived worked germany much nazi movement left saw firsthand hitlers rise power consolidation power use power fallible human prejudices may show times necessarily weakness todays climate political correctness works historical revisionists purport show hitler nazis werent bad published theyre even taken seriously perhaps modern view hitler distorted allied propaganda hitler goerring fun loving lovable guys say extreme revisionists even claim auschwitz death camp didnt even gas chambers added later tourist attraction yeah rightin sense shirers book published refreshing doesnt hold back one bit opinionshence quisling pigeyed rohm pervert goebles dwarfish goering corpulent ribbentrop vain peacock brauchitsch unintelligent eva braun brain bird forth epithets may offend sensibilities modern day readers certainly spice telling could otherwise boring tale dont know people buy book believe read way become formidable expert nazi triviabecause rise fall third reich finished mere years fall nazi germany facts come light publication necessarily missing premier example would breaking secret nazi military codes british writing book also advantages many participants still alive william shirer research hence encountering slight inconsistency general franz halders war diary chief staff high command okh william shirer wrote old general received prompt courteous replyperhaps shirers vivid firsthand account several page description french surrender rail car forest compiegnei look expression hitlers face fifty yards see though glasses though directly front glances slowly around clearing eyes meet grasp depth hatredamazing stuffbut personal accounts take small portion absolutely fantastic book particularly well covered hitlers rise power story often told hitler shirer paints early years astute political observer shrewdly plays german people like violin promises people want plays fears extremely ruthless anyone dares oppose himin later years shirers hitlers political savvy falls apart one point shirer calls inner circle lunatic asylum except occasional bursts brilliance hitler idea heck politically much less militarily yet fanatical followers still go along hitlers megalomania goes overdrive like viking wagner opera body burned last stand russian army blocks away bunkerwhile making way rise fall third reich cant tell many times would read pivotal event wonder heck going guys minds always knew nazis nuts well scary book provided details needed
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chronicles nazis rise power conquest europe dramatic defeat hands allies
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william l shirer ron rosenbaum
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history
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the rights of man everymans library a
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fair
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well finally got around reading thomas paines rights man sentences like common sense run nature fair many writers period wrote quite lengthy compound complex sentences found number errors changes language years basically found nearly ideas reflections regurgitations rousseau hobbes great political philosophers era preceded feature perhaps unique thus worthy reading paines work combination logic flair passion motivation people unite insist governments respecting rights written united states bill rights penned clearly wasnt effort aimed people united states time book written people france beginning get restless beg democracy civil rights paine moved france might contribution implanting seeds democracy france conversation book wanders composed numerous documents writings overall order reader capture flavor unrest day well worthwhile book
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total number everymans library volumes still survive somewhere world exceeds million since inception library nearly unique volumes published constantly placing worlds greatest books large public titles proved unpopular never reprinted reprinted dozens times packaged numerous ways benefited updated editorial work book design last century terry seymour studied researched every aspect great mass books captures distills knowledge printing history everymans library critical feature course update various collecting factoids emerged since guide collecting everymans library published meat new book however bibliographical entries section volume ever printed receives entry detailing every printing dust jacket variation new introductions updated scarcity numbers relevant notes typically entry contains least six lines information often much essence entry story written exclusively volume armed resource collectors booksellers know reliably everything everymans library volume sits shelf ready purchased sold see book fits total printing history title able describe value book precision enhance value book color images illustrate key collecting points extensive index editors translators artists included solo effort printing history vetted expert collectors ensuring greater accuracy comprehensiveness
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terry seymour
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reference
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an introduction to composition studies
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excellent source new teaching assistantsinstructors
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new teaching assistant train teaching assistants book book motivate teacher also introduce wonderful field composition studies book must anyone interested composition field essays inspire also present picture reality curious writing classrooms colleges teach classes
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collection nine commissioned essays introduces nonspecialist rapidly evolving field composition studies discussing nature field relationship composition rhetoric theory practice history discipline bibliographic sources problems methods research teaching writing politics profession
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erika lindemann gary tate
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language arts disciplines
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remembering slavery african americans talk about their personal experiences of slavery and freedom
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excellently laid graphically told
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powerful telling history slavery united states read hear slaves mouths recollections part graphic chilling diversity life experiences also rich good stories tooslaves bonding together looking one another times outwitting masters overseers general knowledge salvery known many americans years actual detailed accounts daytoday life make book come alive hadnt known instance slaves required passes order travel plantations christmas new years largely times rejoicing slave families masters families yet rest year hardships conditions slaves witnessed incrediblebeatings often reason shoes lack clothing winter cold often nearly enough food clarity former slaves recall life years indication etched young minds life accompanying audio cassettes main reason l bought book simply added human dimension whole story l two small disappointments audio segmentl would rather none actors read transcriptsthe actual slave voices far powerful l wish photos slave speakers could provided many photos former slaves book photos slaves made audio tapes time revisionist history seems rage strange way rather comforting hear stories told people lived men women suffered bondage lived many years afterward finally tell tribute spirit courage
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groundbreaking bestselling history slavery new foreword pulitzer prizewinning historian annette gordonreed publication project national reckoning racial inequality story slavery gripped americas imaginationand conscienceonce group people better understood power slaverys legacies last generation american people lived slaves littleknown first publication remembering slavery two decades ago memories recorded paper cases primitive recording devices wpa workers major publishing event remembering slavery captured extraordinary voices single volume first time presenting unprecedented firstperson history slavery america remembering slavery received kind commercial attention seldom accorded projects naturenationwide reviews well extensive coverage primetime television including good morning america nightline cbs sunday morning cnn reviewers called book chilling riveting publishers weekly something truly truly new village voice new foreword pulitzer prizewinning scholar annette gordonreed new edition remembering slavery essential text anyone seeking understand one basic essential chapters collective history
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marc favreau
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the gates of the alamo
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historical novel best
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gates alamo represents telling period history known bravery men associated death alamo book puts human dimension bravery well bravery hardships mexican troops ever political santa anna brings life conflicts time well documented facts battle normally escapes average person focuses glory sanitized john wayne version one learned anticipated reading book
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fullscale fictional chronicle centered around fall alamo bristles historical figures including jim bowie santa anna davy crockett among others provides dramatic recreation event shaped history identity texas
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fiction
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me talk pretty one day
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boring disappointment
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looking good laugh many reviews led believe sedaris would come book disaster got minor chuckle best great putmetosleep worst youre hoping humor go elsewhere
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new collection david sedaris cause jubilation recent move paris inspired hilarious pieces including talk pretty one day attempts learn french family another inspiration cant kill rooster portrait brother talks incessant hiphop slang bewildered father one hones finer fury response modern annoyances restaurant meals presented ludicrous towers cashiers inch fingernails compared new yorker twain hawthorne sedaris become one bestloved authors sedaris amazing reader whose appearances draw hundreds performancesincluding jawdropping impression billie holiday singing wish oscar meyer weinerare unforgettable sedariss essays living paris funniest hes ever written last someone even meaner french sort blithely sophisticated loopy humour might resulted dorothy parker james thurber love child entertainment weekly barrel fever sidesplitting one essays new collection failed crack frequently helpless new york times book review naked
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david sedaris
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humor
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the andromeda strain
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andromeda strain
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dont know book okay read better book overflowing technical insights scientific book get read pleasure id prefer read something reminds school didnt hold attention like timeline jurrasic park still good idea behind seemed like couldve happened read rainy day
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author jurassic park timeline sphere comes captivating thriller deadly extraterrestrial microorganism threatens annihilate human life five prominent biophysicists warned united states government sterilization procedures returning space probes may inadequate guarantee uncontaminated reentry atmosphere two years later probe satellite falls earth lands desolate region northeastern arizona nearby town piedmont bodies lie heaped flung across ground faces locked frozen surprise could cause shock fear terror begun telling end
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michael crichton
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fiction
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traveling mercies some thoughts on faith
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great read anyone
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anne lamott gift telling stories authors bit apprehensive reading book faith religion lamotts ability relate religious experience everyday language made book joy read would recommend anyone religious
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combining elements spiritual study memoir author describes odyssey faith drawing sometimes troubled past explore many ways faith sustains guides ones daily life
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anne lamott
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biography autobiography
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who killed homer the demise of classical education and the recovery of greek wisdom
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first question hanson heath answer yes next generation already departments classics us colleges turn three times phds employed existing positions cases entire existing departments eliminated rather filled budgettrimming administrators cares ought authors argue since western civilizationlove hate itis thanks spread technology developed western science well global reach market capitalism consumerism dominant pattern culture earth owes dominance large part greeks gave birth years ago mention fact history examples greek roman experiments shared government much design representative democracy enjoying renascence world following century totalitarian experiments study classics done right conducive clarity discipline thought expression inculcation ethic personal responsibilitywhere modern education indeed society large seem given ideals altogether greeks romans much teach us largely fault people teach classics colleges universities havent heard apropos thesis authors quote yeats quotthe best lack conviction worstare full passionate intensityquot hardworking professors classics dont necessarily hate avoid students focus narrow philological highly exoteric specialist studies conceivable interest anyone skip class order jet network schmooze academic conferences departmental expense write taxpayersubsidized turgid unread unreadable fashionablyleftist tomes opaque poststructuralese dialect besetting sins common enough among run departments select books publication hire professors general set agenda profession argue authors study classicsas measured dwindling enrollments classes levels decades nowis practically dead country simple attrition disappear us higher education next ten years hanson heath drop napalm prose varying types view narrowlyfocused selfinterested careerists indeed murderers profession traitors society study one live names named incriminating revealing incidents public record personal observation passed passages prominent recentlypublished books classical scholarship seem discernible possible sense quoted allowed stand minimum comment magnificent vitriolic writing saved learned subsidized custodians shared past simply lack enthusiasm passing knowledge greeks achievements nb authors helleniststhat specialists greek language cultureand personal experiences provide much material seem despise bad form combination learning passion actually hanson compares alleged drones particular late scholar wide learning generous spirit eugene vanderpool name one students classical archaeology surely run across concludes quotto brutal would rare bargain push twenty acropolis give gasping septuagenarian one year two airquot p weasel words elsewhere book either quarter given prisoners taken declaration war knife knife hiltwhich makes worth reading especially care classics current former teacher student whether agree indictment discipline clearly love proud serve violently dont youve got read book youre implicated somewhere
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straightforward advice informative readings great greek texts authors show might still save classics greeks future generations killed homer must reading anyone agrees knowledge classics acquaints us beauty perils culture
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victor davis hanson john heath
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history
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pigs at the trough how corporate greed and political corruption are undermining america
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keeping elites run sorry laura use
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book started reading politics political influence afflicts country highly recommend heres whyin hardhitting almost cynical style appreciate author attacks companies raped public employees greed names like littany indictments followed wake adelphia tyco arthur andersen enron world com name huffington shows respected companies greed relaxation regulations allowed virtually alter standard principles accounting hide money cheat government taxpayers employeesunlike one reviewer found style sarcastic didnt mind greedy little folks walked away millions stranding customers leaving employees pensionless take little sarcasm way however agree quizzes got way pace book seemed little childish always carry highlighter books like one anywaythe important thing arianna makes clear politicians longer seem represent people elect interests corporations largest contributions called bribery outside congress administration given blessing silence huge following people still believe gospel getting pockets picked repudiation pension united airlines perfect example administration say nothing word let poor little guy declare bankruptcy senator orrin hatch congressmen ilk behalf mbna foreverits strange neocons worship holy grail unrestrained capitalism little say book challenge contents cannot retort tiresome insipid lament well clinton greed administration corporate ceos congressmen fostered encouraged sweetheart deals nobid contracts tax breaks loopholes secret meetings even corporate protection lawsits people never seem enough matter much already always want
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wonderfully incendiary rightheaded huffington mad hell rightly esquire scathing insightful new york times bestseller updated include current economic crisis pigs trough arianna huffingtons eerily prescient expos financial meltdownand flagrant greed triggered huffington takes nexus corporate highfliers lobbyists washington insiders created zealously protected culture corruption america hearkening back days enron worldcom draws line connecting accounting frauds much larger sophisticated corruption drove latest financial crisis list new culprits long updated version pigs trough huffington calls outincluding aig citigroup merrill lynchand asks probing questions things went wrong rebuild free market capitalist system sounder moral foundation wickedly amusing yet powerfully indicting pigs trough stir heated discussion among americans outraged bailout corporate swine passion truth eye detail arianna huffington reports hijacking democracy read weepthen head barricadesbill moyers huffington indicts precision verve sparkling wit barbara ehrenreich arianna huffington makes appealing compelling argument repeal human naturethat part indulges savage unconscionable despicable greed walter cronkite
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arianna huffington
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business economics
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he did this just for you
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short sweet
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absolutely loved book touching presentation gospel jesus christ excited read asked family read bought copy friend
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building stories illustrations book chose nails max lucado page evangelistic book leads readers gods plan salvation offers invitation accept christ perfect way introduce gospel friends acquaintances max lucados warm easy understand writing style experience gods grace plan salvation first time use booklet share message hope someone know
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max lucado
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religion
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payback conspiracy to destroy michael milken and his financial revolution the
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controversial defense michael milken junk bonds matter
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time book published daniel fischel professor law business university chicago law school wrote preface many existing books wall street savings loan scandals written journalists perspective book different sources relied little interviews except backgroundhe argues public relations war michael milken another force workenvy nobody could make much money without crook pg despised wall street business establishment displaced pg asks laws broken restructuring companies borrowing money selling assets renegotiating labor agreements firing corporate executives matter distasteful illegal pg admits ivan boesky carried considerable baggage witness freely admitted lying numerous occasions violating prison rules repeatedly weakened credibility saying couldnt remember pg furthermore megasuccessful corporations never sympathetic defendants pg characterized lost money losers marketplace pg characterizes portrayal highyield bond market ponzi scheme ludicrous nothing suspicious sophisticated institutional investors involved one anothers deals pg also portrays john garamendis involvement politicallymotivated wanted run governor man purged insurance industry evil junk bonds pg ultimate conclusion socalled wall street savings loan scandals wouldnt occurred government hadnt intervened pg highly opinionated yet thoughtprovoking treatment matter different commonlypresented versions
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charges michael milken wall street wheelerdealers whose strategies actually helped reform market wrongfully prosecuted nervous corporate establishment
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daniel r fischel
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political science
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flow the psychology of optimal experience
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incredibly insightful
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amazon already good job summarizing mihaly csikszentmihalyis flow instead focus evaluating contentthe book set way first chapters concentrate defining analyzing intricate relationship human consciousness happiness firmly established csikszentmihalyi goes introduce concept flow physiology conditions subsequent chapters examine flow various aspects lives last chapter focuses philosophical implications concept whether relates finding meaning lifeit said science researcher ability explain theory clearly concisely layman felt csikszentmihalyis style writing true statement puts particular effort make book accessible easy read anyone would even say overly simple fault using philosophicallyconversational tone expense slightly rigid literature review style predominates modern pop sci books despite author still capable conveying decent amount science methodology behind discovery analysis optimal experience modelto powerful chapters really first five discussed earlier csikszentmihalyi really puts meat bones theory flow masterfully connects everything together passages made much sense put book seriously contemplate said relates entire understanding life use authors language put deep enjoyable flow thoughtthe book small blemish fact gets bit repetitive goes listing occurrence flow everyday settings dont anything discussion applicability theory seems sections containing similar messages could condensed perhaps pages including notes references bit much type format ideally closer pages however want emphasize small fault way make book drag people may find extra information rather usefulto conclude found csikszentmihalyis lifelong research findings overall message work extremely compelling powerful theory flow excellent job describing many aspects lives importantly sheds light conditions happy meaningful existence would honestly recommend book anyone rather short readable guaranteed make analyze life life friends family lens theory flow
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csikszentmihalyi arrives insight many us intuitively grasp despite insistent culturally supported denial truth happens us determines happiness manner make sense reality manner csikszentmihalyi integrates research consciousness personal psychology spirituality illuminating los angeles times book review bestselling classic holds key unlocking meaning creativity peak performance true happiness legendary psychologist mihaly csikszentmihalyis famous investigations optimal experience revealed makes experience genuinely satisfying state consciousness called flow flow people typically experience deep enjoyment creativity total involvement life new edition groundbreaking classic work csikszentmihalyi leading researcher flow states newsweek demonstrates ways positive state controlled left chance flow psychology optimal experience teaches ordering information enters consciousness discover true happiness unlock potential greatly improve quality lives
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mihaly csikszentmihalyi
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psychology
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the last temptation of christ
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phenomenal
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struggle ideas god religion wish book bible would become devout christian world ever known kazantzakis best
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internationally renowned novel life death jesus christ hailed masterpiece critics worldwide last temptation christ monumental reinterpretation gospels brilliantly fleshes christs passion literary rendering life jesus christ courted controversy since publication depicting christ far human one seen bible figure gloriously divine earthy human man like othersubject fear doubt pain elegant thoughtful prose nikos kazantzakis one greats modern literature follows jesus struggles live gods powerfully suggesting christs ultimate triumph flawed humanity gave temptation run cross willingly laid life mankind truly made venerable redeemer men spiritual dynamite san francisco chronicle searing soaring shocking novel time
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nikos kazantzakis
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fiction
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vampire dreams smart novels vocabulary
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great book
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picked book brush vocabulary done book wanted felt watched great movie scenes played vividly mind reading cant say enough much liked book great book whether want vocabulary words recommend book
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twentytwoyearold james weston medical student london victim apparent mugging change life forever
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tyche
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english language
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i watched a wild hog eat my baby a colorful history of tabloids and their cultural impact
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good im going read
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watched wild hog eat babywhat great title made laugh bookstore expected bunch crazy tabloid stories instead really indepth history tabloid papers printed scandal gory stories wrote ive never reader tabs behind scenes stories fascinating sloan really good job highly recommended
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covers history tabloid journalism united states personalities made successful
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bill sloan
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social science
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the last templar
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redeeming qualities
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redeeming quality would author shown courage end plowing bad characterization people good bad good bad unromantic love affair dubious research chestnut horse black tail manei hoped courageous ending feared worst cop outrageous cop outsorry cant recommend book anyone
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first thrilling novel raymond khourys new york times bestselling templar series young templar knight flees fallen holy land hail fire flashing sword setting sea mysterious chest entrusted orders dying grand master ship vanishes without trace present day manhattan four masked horsemen dressed templar knights stage bloody raid metropolitan museum art exhibit vatican treasures emerging strange geared device disappear night investigation follows draws archaeologist tess chaykin fbi agent sean reilly dark hidden history crusading knightsand deadly game cat mouse ruthless killersas race across three continents recover lost secret templars
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raymond khoury
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fiction
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in the country of the blind
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good idea writing average stars
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flynns first novel based good idea suppose real scientific theory history possible suppose scientific theory history discovered several times first half th century flynn constructs contemporary adventure story around ths idea competently written average read plot clever though busy characterization quality writing average
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presents collection short science fiction stories written hg wells including country blind star new accelerator
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h g wells
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fiction
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garry kasparov on fischer garry kasparov on my great predecessors part
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coyuntura
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fantastically detailed chess analysis personal opinions outlook including firstparty secondparty thirdparty conversations historical matches tournaments time period samuel reshevsky bobby fischer speak chess player interested spoon fed arguably greatest chess player ever gary kasparov understanding style play differences personalities sammy reshevsky miguel najorf bent larson bobby fischer totally enjoy
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book brings together two greatest names history chess author garry kasparov world number one common consent greatest player ever subject book bobby fischer american become world champion probably greatest natural talent world ever seenin period fischer less singlehandedly took might soviet chess empire time fischer scored astonishing successes like seen included us championship match victories en route world championship score two strongest players world mark taimanov bent larsen climax fischers campaign unforgettable match win reykjavik boris spassky fischer almost equally wellknown temperamental behaviour away board play made extreme demands around including tournament organisers demands met often refused play match spassky required intervention less henry kissinger smooth things due defend title anatoly karpov fischer completely unable agree terms fide world chess federation defaulted less gave chess playing return match spassky book must serious chessplayers kasparov analyses deeply fischers greatest games assesses legacy great american genius
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garry kasparov
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games activities
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quarks chaos christianity questions to science and religion
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thought provoking discussion science christianity
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im third time reading book written astrophysicist turned anglican pastor interesting view challenging topics fact opinion scientist pray miracles scientist believein introduction author writes someone whos scientist anglican priest ive concerned trying understand scientific religious views world relate choose instead complementary understandings seen together give us fuller picture either would providepolkinghornes answers arent completely satisfactory ask penetrating questions offers well considered explainations book well written make stop think
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crystal clear discussion science religion logical friendship search truth understanding polkinghorne draws discoveries made atomic physics make credible claims christianity helps refine christian perceptions knowledge new science brings discusses belief god chaos evolution miracles prayer gives answer question scientist believe
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j c polkinghorne
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religion
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the new testament and the people of god christian origins and the question of god v
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tom wright best bible expositor
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bishop nt wrights new testament people god marvelous work exegesis unlike everyone bible studies filled contemporary references language series scholarly tomesof one threeare casual reader however christian wants know growth christian church first century christianity diverged judaic roots light reading definitely worthwhile
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christianity begin take shape answer question historian must face renowned new testament scholar n wright focuses key points precisely happened easter early christians mean said jesus nazareth raised dead said today belief book third wrights series christian origins question god sketches map ancient beliefs life death grecoroman jewish worlds highlights fact early christians belief afterlife belonged firmly jewish spectrum introducing several new mutations sharper definitions together features early christianity forces historian read easter narratives gospels simply late rationalizations early christian spirituality accounts two actual events empty tomb jesus appearances explain phenomena early christians answer jesus indeed bodily raised dead hailed messianic son god modern historian come convincing explanation facing question confronted day central issues christian worldview theology
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nicholas thomas wright
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religion
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compass reach
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space opera way
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inside title page says volume one secantis sequence opening foray universe cant wait whats come many far future stories days rely virtual superhero protagnonists everyone else book lake woebegoneyou know quotabove averagequotas ordinary people disappeared writers stopped believing ordinary people adventures fallacy course extraordinary circumstances people become extraordinary tiedemann shows us happens dazzles us one compelling adventures ive read long time way stuff make us feel exceptional work
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mark tiedemann
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fiction
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zanes gettin buck wild sex chronicles ii
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hotter hot
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rd book zane think im literally addicted favorite story headhunter u really wanna touch books ultimate stories get mood didnt even know existedlike whole new world definately recommend book
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queen erotica smart witty extremely sexy collection short storiesthe second volume highly successful zanes sex chronicles book behind cinemax series scenarios run gamut committed monogamous couples looking experiment wild single sisters form unconventional sorority youll meet highpaid multitasking career woman gets groove back opposites attract youll take ride adventurous couple try something new subwaya quickie youll discover new way celebrating christmas santa claus spicing reallife scenarios overthetop sexual fantasy zane gives readers best time theyve ever pages book zanes hottest collection yet allnew characters settings stories tailored womenbut perfect lovers share
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zane
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fiction
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the most scenic drives in america spectacular road trips
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scenic drives america
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wonderful book maps drives goes detailed information scenery sites must miss information throughout united states done drives book points streets drives wouldnt aware existed unless local someone tell would highly recommend book anyone looking explore us car motorcycle
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allinone trip planner travel guidenow totally revised updatedwill steer scenic road every time floridas road flamingo hawaiis oahu coastal loop british columbias sea sky highway cape cods sandy shores featured road trip pictured stunning full color described vivid text keyed easytofollow newly revised map whether choose drive far corner continent back road state book ticket north americas beautiful byways drives grouped four picturedpacked sectionswestern mountain central eastern states provincesand accompanied detailed easytouse maps new drives featuring canadas stunning destinations added bonus handy trip tip sidebars include mileage best season travel nearby attractions special events learn contact information including website addresses special feature called star routes offers thumbnail sketches shorter especially scenic roads located region main tours additional boxes highlight distinctive characteristics areas including local plants animals customs foods variety historical events whether road comfort easy chair newly revised readers digest travel guide welcome companion
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travel
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lord of the flies
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thought provoking storya picture reality
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text book th grade didnt read fully examsguess read book least times story shows human society evolves gets shades good evil golding makes point depend whether humans superior inferior chose group well behaved english boyssupposedly best good behaviour oderliness intelligence sorroundings good bad tropical islandlush green vegetation beautiful beachesa heavenly sorrounding also group cut outside influence factor influence existing society norms discounted even though givens best finally group boys turned startling certainly must read looking serious reading
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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 tiger in the grass stories and other inventions
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ten stars absolutely wonderful
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superlatives arent powerful enough describe book harriet doerr read stones ibarra liked lot rented tiger grass library audiobook listen long car trip halfway thru exclaiming loud car omg soooo good liked light years ibarra book even soon got home bought used copy amazon cents plus usual postage etcthe first section lyrical ohsobeautifully written book loose memoir collection impassioned memories wrote children already old published ibarra believe late maybe wrote onethe rest book composed short pieces ethereal essays somewhat longer semiautobiographical short stories vignettes people knew living mexico rise far usual stuff read difficult describe powerful gathered together like individual parts terrific put together whole x greater sum parttheres one story think called low tide lovely memory day beach author adult young children theres hint evil somewhere lurking realize rise nazism hamburger seller comments bad times coming german paperhanger end story doerr comments wanted time stand still long enough paint frame low tide metaphor peace innocence lord get goosebumps trying paraphrase reviewbuy read give gift read againwow
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first collection stories pieces harriet doerr explores magical power memory brings us wealth unforgettable characters eccentric eightytwoyearold greataunt alice empowered lucid memory lived final physically debilitated years grace edie arrives california england bring sanity peace house five halforphaned children despairing widower paco eight years old gloria eleven children caught longing pleasures childhood harsh mature realities meager circumstances mexican village characters captured web life startling sensitivity touch reader every turn strikingly pure radiantthe new york times book review
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harriet doerr
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fiction
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foundation
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excellent complex book
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story detailed accurate plausible one enough depth complexity remain entertaining even many rereadings
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k louwman willem kromkamp
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education
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ebla a new look at history near eastern studies
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killings mark ares good intro
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excavation ebla thriving center trade bronze age
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giovanni pettinato
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ebla extinct city
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charlottes web
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learn animals
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charlottes web written eb white page black white paperback starts wilburs birth continues reader wondering wilbur going live die wilbur born small slaughtered fern eightyear old little girl begs pleads dad kill dad agrees takes care wilbur grows ferns care reluctantly sells zuckermans two months age zuckermans owns small farm friendly farm animals including wilbur pig farm animals nice wilbur yet dont want play wilbur going get slaughtered soon anyway charlotte wilbur meets last farm intelligent female spider spell words web treats wilbur differently farm animals quickly becomes wilburs best friend spends rest life thinking clever ways saving death wilbur finally get slaughtered end youll need read book find outthe author book implies great theme us consider true friends willing think plans protect death farm animals view wilburs slaughter norm nothing try stop wilburs death except charlotte spends night night trying think plans save charlotte cares enough take valuable time preparing offspring spinning words web read pig buy time wilburs life people true friends charlotte would worry free therefore love less violence around usthough great theme author trouble relating making relevant theme chapters characters book example chapter dr dorain ferns mother going see doctor concerns fern may mental problem odd believe possible fern hear farm animals conversations chapter character doesnt match story displays charlotte spider able spell words web without people questioning possible spider spell even though irrelevant chapters characters story minimum theme makes book fascinating story illustrates meaning true friendship pig wilbur spider charlotte lives need realize values true friendships give appreciation around us true friendsyou never know true friend may save death day
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dont miss one americas top mostloved novels selected pbss great american read beloved book e b white author stuart little trumpet swan classic childrens literature perfect illustrations ebook appear vibrant full color fullcolor device rich blackandwhite devices pig humble radiant words charlottes web high zuckermans barn charlottes spiderweb tells feelings little pig named wilbur simply wants friend also express love girl named fern saved wilburs life born runt litter e b whites newbery honor book tender novel friendship love life death continue enjoyed generations come contains illustrations garth williams acclaimed illustrator e b whites stuart little laura ingalls wilders little house series among many books whether enjoyed classroom homeschooling independent reading charlottes web proven favorite
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e b white
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juvenile fiction
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berlin
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well stated book two different books fused one brilliantly might add first half book describes last month third reich fall berlin plevier gives good description desperate fighting insights people kept going bitter end also interesting byline last days fuhrers bunker everyone keeps obeying although know hes talking arsethe second half book goes berlin fared soviet occupation actually dry primarily concerned statecraft interested soviets acted interesting historical way descriptions second world war stick first halfall bad picked book book sale fourteen recently read im normally war book person actually quite gripping shame rather dull second half
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previously unpublished photographs document building development many check points barbed wire barriers alarmed fences formed concrete wall around berlin book tells dramatic tales spectacular escapes terrible deaths explains history making events surrounding building fall wall contemporary photographs contrasted photographs eighties offer surprising insights former death strip changed since relics wall current cityscape prominently illustrated including remnants wall expanded metal lattice fences observation towers barbed wire concrete posts also included statistics showing numbers refugees victims wall guide museums memorials summary literature cinema treatment wall along brief chronicle history
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hanshermann hertle
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berlin wall berlin germany
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portrait of a killer jack the ripper case closed
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writers write
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given successful novelist one might think patricia cornwell would clue organize arguments cohesive whole however quottruthquot must harder fiction book rambles without rhyme reason hard see even divided chapters one contains multitude thoughts facts surmises number ripperrelated subjects without ever making specific point building previously made points bolster current argument prove case well presents interesting information never proves anything better novelist writer nonfiction walter sickert ripperlets say case still open
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updated new material brings killers picture clearer focus fall london held grip unspeakable terror elusive madman calling jack ripper brutally butchering women slums londons east end police seemed powerless stop killer delighted taunting whose crimes clearly escalating violence victim victim rippers violent spree seemingly ended abruptly begun struck nowhere vanished scene decades passed fifty years hundred rippers bloody sexual crimes became anemic impotent fodder puzzles mystery weekends crime conventions socalled ripper walks end pints ale pubs whitechapel numberone new york times bestselling novelist patricia cornwell ripper murders cute little mysteries transformed parlor games movies rather series terrible crimes one get away even death cornwell applies trademark skills meticulous research scientific expertise dig deeper ripper case detective herand reveal true identity fabled victorian killer portrait killer jack ripper case closed cornwell combines rigorous discipline twentyfirst century police investigation forensic techniques undreamed late victorian era solve one infamous difficult serial murder cases history drawing unparalleled access original ripper evidence documents records well archival academic lawenforcement resources fbi profilers top forensic scientists cornwell reveals jack ripper none respected painter day artist collected worlds finest museums walter richard sickert said cornwell one depicts human capability evil better adding layer layer circumstantial evidence physical evidence discovered modern forensic science expert minds cornwell shows sickert died peacefully bed age one great britains greatest painters also serial killer damaged diabolical man driven megalomania hate exposes sickert author infamous ripper letters written metropolitan police press detailed analysis paintings shows art continually depicted horrific mutilation victims examination mans birth defects consequent genital surgical interventions effects upbringing present casebook example psychopathic killer created new information startling revelations detailed portrait killer include yearlong battery dna testson samples drawn cornwells forensics team september original ripper letters sickert documentsyielded first shadows yearold genetic evid
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true crime
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pajama time
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great parents
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reading daughter usually insists read book repeatedly throughout day read many books everyday book one never get tired reading fun reading musical beat great guarantee get terrible two moment door seconds daughter bad mood reach book start smile right away charcters adorable daughter delighted get pajamas sing song way room thank sandra boynton another terrific book
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sandra boynton
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juvenile fiction
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teachings on love
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valuable practice guide
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beloved zen master amazing poet yet another spiritual masterpiece guiding us towards meaningful joyful life actually may well believe particular text finest ever read much debated topic love buddhism teaching known four immeasurable minds love compassion joy equanimity root source love human beings responsibility realize cultivate love way liveshe starts beneficial practices seemingly arduous task listen others patience accept love ultimately sense rewrite karma thich covers issues like anger jealousy course cause countless others innumerable amounts stress trouble works advises create instance sutra thich likewise develops original mantras chapter intended develop loving relationship program awareness respect others nurturing perhaps importantly communicationits practice suggestions like thay provides make work landmark teaching career think youve reaped thich nhat hanh offer book like comes along refresh expert mind back baby babys mind open anything nothing learn practice learning cultivation hardship sum practice lifeteachings love may book looking times great doubt reminds potential practice thus renewing great belief work testament wonderful teachings modern master always seems deliver cant actually recommend one enough enjoy
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weaving together traditional stories personal experiences deep understanding buddhas way mindful living thich nhat hanh provides stepbystep practices foster understanding intimacy relationship extend love even cause us pain teachings love treasuretrove guidance couples coworkers friends wish nourish gift strength relationships deal creatively weaknesses difficulties yearn experience love deeper joyful teachings love provides timetested path anyone follow nurture deepest love others new introductory chapter thich nhat hanh
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the one best way frederick winslow taylor and the enigma of efficiency sloan technology
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excellent history man changed world
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frederick winslow taylor virtually created aspects modern management influence powerful pervasive many things take granted concepts pioneered hear taylor usually strong negative judgpmenttaylor first efficiency studies vilified person tried turn people machines hes seen progenitor efficiency studies first assumptions partially true second certainly true needs set contextwhat author robert kanigal done clean facts set taylor contexthe excellent historybiography learn taylor came wealthy background also spent time working machine shops find learning much process formal education claiming times practical experience working shop necessary understand industry least industry developing studiesthat time late th early th century even though industrial revolution going awhile factories still developing know today taylor showed individual workers could efficient effective great production always popular workers studiedtaylors studies gave rise called scientific management laid groundwork later efficiency experts like gilbreaths cheaper dozen fame legacy positive negativepart positive legacy taylor demonstrated could actually study way work done make improvements process thats powerful insight like powerful insights used good illone taylors famous studies example tried determine efficient way shovel coal steel mill furnaces taylor found mill could make great improvements efficiency changing things like location pile coal design shovel allowing shovellers take periodic rest breakslots folks owned factories loved things like got shovels located pile coal taylor suggested often left things didnt like periodic rest breakswhat taylor gave world powerful methods analysis make factories shops offices effective sense would grandparent techniques like operations research statistical quality control kaizenbut like rest us taylor product times breeding experience like rest us human flaws strength book gives look whole pictureyou get see remarkable taylors insights life experience shaped insights get see others took say used good ill get wellwritten biography hold attention
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definitive biography first efficiency expert
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robert kanigel
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biography autobiography
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speaker for the dead
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free sf reader
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extended eulogy journeyender many years future actual events bugger war thanks usual effects fast space travelhe basically working someone delivers overextended eulogies life histories people deaths ends planet may able something save race rather destroy oneunfortunately quite tedious times could certainly trimming rather belabors point excessively
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aftermath terrible war ender wiggin disappeared powerful voice arose speaker dead told true story bugger war long years later second alien race discovered aliens ways strange frighteningagain humans die speaker dead also ender wiggin xenocide courage confront mysteryand truth speaker dead second novel orson scott cards ender saga winner nebula award best novel hugo award best novel ender universe ender series enders game ender exile speaker dead xenocide children mind enders shadow series enders shadow shadow hegemon shadow puppets shadow giant shadows flight children fleet first formic war aaron johnston earth unaware earth afire earth awakens second formic war aaron johnston swarm hive ender novellas war gifts first meetings publishers request title sold without digital rights management software drm applied
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an unsuitable job for a woman cordelia gray mysteries no
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introduction pi cordelia gray
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reprint novel copyrighted predates sue graftons novels pi kinsey millhone introduces london pi cordelia gray young woman family background even unusual kinseys grown foster homes catholic boarding school age began traveling europe fathers band leftwing revolutionaries finally settling london job temp agency took office pi bernie pryde become associate pryde inheriting business deaththis cordelias first independent case hired investigate apparent suicide prominent scientists son case takes unexpected twists turns finds danger case winds conclusion end meets chief inspector dalgliesh main character novels authorthe monetary amounts mentioned ie five pounds day plus expenses may seem strange us readers even taking account time frame one must keep mind things cheaper today pay standards uk always less us one reason immigration old world war ii complaint us servicemen overpaid oversexed herethe sequel novel skull beneath skin sue graftons fans enjoy novels
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left alone partners suicide cordelia gray struggles manage private detective agency shared
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the adventures of tom sawyer courage literary classics
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third grade boys
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boy class would never finish book wasnt interested typical novels third graders read one day picked tom sawyer read every day finished book hes reading second time something story really appealed way book could text level typical third grade print size large lots black white pictures tells story tom sawyer way third grader understand
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mischievous youth encounters runaway slave together travel mississippi search adventure classic novel accompanied essays van wyck brooks carl van doren
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mark twain
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literary criticism
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extinct humans
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everybody
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matter much know little book read authors know talking explain great detail know dont talk dont go tales fantasy look fossil evidence checking original material eyes give us facts touch imagination humor
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originally published hardcover oxford new york oxford universtiy press
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clive finlayson
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science
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theyll never put that on the air an oral history of taboobreaking comedy
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brings back great televison memories
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like reading old television shows brings great memories old shows remember family could shown untilpm local market due subject matter type subjects book touches upon really enjoyed book
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interviews groundbreaking sitcoms comedyvariety shows america including rowan martins laughin mary tyler moore show family mash soap seinfeld
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allan neuwirth
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volk
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nazis evil allies also kept death campspiers anthony lived europe child deported raised quaker united states readers familiar fantasy series xanth may surprised learn piers written serious novel rooted reallife contentious issuesquality pacifist quaker woman engaged allamerican college boy lane dowling meets friend ernst best beginning world war ii quality ends deep german war zone hiding ernsts lover suffering cataclysms deepest beliefspiers anthony makes storyline feel plausible least context novel tells tale haunting lack sentimentality leaving reader reeling black white truths often associate nazis alliesthis spellbinding book worth reading like expand beyond typical viewpoints presented media school may subscribe viewpoints presented least get thinkingi suspect authors purpose shame dry manner novel elements written romantic vein would possibly even less popular
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sequel eutopia nailbiter spooky hell critical sharp demolition lovecrafts romanticization eugenics cory doctorow boing boing eutopia orphaned farm boy black physician came face face monsters humanamerican eugenicistsand inhumana parasite called juke volk another dive horrific dazzling horror novel thats unafraid ask questions leave unanswered publishers weekly starred review dawn twentieth century dr andrew waggoner jason thistledown made idaho town eliada alivebut juke europe seek resurrect philosophy founders eliada deep bavarian mountains research begun creature whose seductive poison used nazis quest master race still struggling aftershocks encounters juke dr waggoner become head secret society paris dedicated monsters destruction thistledown veteran world war pilot drawn back together fight evil brewing forced confront diabolical plans stop nothing reshape humanityand one capable destroying completely intellectually provocative horror novel twentyfirst century toronto star volk cements david nickles reputation one leaders generation writers john langan awardwinning author fisherman
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david nickle
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fiction
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the last juror
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inside flap misleading much crime story
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weird book suffered various feelings like dislike started reading actually liked quite lot sort seemed drag onthe inside flap last juror states danny padgitt murdered woman stand threatened harm jury convicted really first pages last pages actually dealt trial padgitts threat main gripe deviated much seemed actual book started reading thought would suspenseful sort agonizing tension starting trial danny padgitts threat picking jurors one one wasnt like thatanother thing annoyed actual ending seemed anticlimatic seemed like came left field found thinking thats implausible also would one know ending also abrupti guess book interesting care characters also nice characters time kill appear briefly last juror although really didnt think lucien wilbanks bastard time kill thoroughly disliked oneive read one grisham book time kill one fabulous onenot much im still planning picking books especially since like six others hoping brilliance behind time kill shines brighter one others
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never make enemy murderer ford county times went bankrupt surprise dismay many bought yearold college dropout willie traynor papers future grim young mother brutally raped murdered member notorious padgitt family traynor reported gruesome details newspaper prospered murderer danny padgitt tried packed courtroom clanton mississippi trial came dramatic end defendant threatened revenge jurors convicted despite threats found guilty sentenced life prison nine years later influential family get paroled one one jurors convicted start fall victim terrible murders master art deft characterisation skilful delivery hairraising crescendos irish independent john grisham master legal fiction jodi picoult best thriller writer alive ken follett john grisham perfected art cooking convincing fastpaced thrillers telegraph grisham superb instinctive storyteller times grishams storytelling genius reminds us comes legal drama master league daily record masterful grisham gets courtroom lets rip drawing scenes real theyre alive theyre pulsating mirror giant thriller genre timeout
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john grisham
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mousetrap other plays
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energizer bunnyit keeps running
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mystery novelist debut book initial release onetime drama coach enjoy agatha christies mousetrap every time view text great read properly staged play spectacular familiar mousetrap plot involves classic cozy murder mysteryperhaps classic cozy murder mystery characters welldrawn wife even verbally gasped first saw plays final plot twist great work hope survives forever
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melodrama f int author comes forth another hit group strangers stranded boarding house snow storm one murderer suspects include newly married couple run house suspicions minds nearly wreck perfect marriage others spinster curious background architect seems better equipped chef retired army major strange little man claims car overturned drift jurist makes life miserable everyone midst comes policeman traveling skis sooner arrives jurist killed two one go get rationale murderers pattern policeman probes background everyone present rattles lot skeletons another famous agatha christie switch finish chalk another superb intrigue foremost mystery writer time
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agatha christie
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drama
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the visualization toolkit an objectoriented approach to d graphics nd edition
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understanding programming graphical algorithms
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book gives good overview important modern algorithms computational geometry computer graphics cd included find professional programming system implementations mentioned algorithms sourcecode easily extend system algorithms c every researcher starts work field read book use implementations
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javabuilt visualization toolkit vtk enable readers represent set datamedical scientific financialin users learn build java applets vtk software cdrom book covers web applications like vrml java javad
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will schroeder ken martin bill lorensen
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lord of the flies a novel
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disgusted
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disgusted grotesque display savagery novel found lacking purpose realism found novel one mans sick views humanity reccomend novel anyone especially children
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goldings iconic novel new foreword lois lowry remains one greatest books ever written young adults unforgettable classic readers age edition includes new suggestions reading jennifer buehler dawn next world war plane crashes uncharted island stranding group schoolboys first adult supervision freedom something celebrate far civilization anything want anything order collapses strange howls echo night terror begins reign hope adventure seems far removed reality hope rescued
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william golding
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fiction
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a tale of two cities literary touchstone edition
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best story written charles dickens
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agree charles dickens wish ruin story would quite book summarize reveal much plot merely say set england france time beginning french revolution political details quite accurate characters even secondary ones well developed narrative amazing uplifting depressing humorous terrifying poetic love story pure beautiful ie marriage something obscene disgustingit best times worst timesthose immortal words describe bookyou probably enjoy best times reading bookyou miss one best times thus almost suffer worst times pass storyryan robledoauthor aelnathan
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prestwick house literary touchstone edition includes glossary readers notes help modern reader contend dickenss complex approach human conditionset backdrop french revolution tale two cities remains one western literatures powerful stories sacrificial love redemption devastation spread obsessive justice fled paris relative safety security london dr manette daughter lucie charles darnay irresistibly lured whirlwind events threaten shatter livesuntil hopeless drunkard remembers promise made woman ever loved dickens originally published tale two cities weekly installments ensuring readers would return read new segment collected chapters continued excite move readers century
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charles dickens
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executions and executioners
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of mice and men penguin audiobooks
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mysteries horrors love stories oh often readers whelmed stories read one mice men easy reading book one going difficult time putting found reading five six chapters one sitting book story touch everyone reads mice men story two migrant workers friends moving farm farm search work adventures dedication two men search better life main focus book mice men filled ups downs twists turns keep one wondering going end book like think everyone required read book certain life changing affect mice men make appreciate friends mean
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penguin classics presents john steinbecks classic tale ebook enhanced ten exclusive video clips featuring students responses questions classroom discussions american dream assignment nobel prizewinner john steinbecks mice men remains one americas widely read taught novels unlikely pair george lennie two migrant workers california great depression grasp american dream laborers californias dusty vegetable fields hustle work living handtomouth existence george lennie plan acre land shack call land jobs ranch salinas valley fulfillment dream seems within grasp even george cannot guard lennie provocations predict consequences lennies unswerving obedience things george taught mice men teachers edition includes following introduction suggested reading susan shillinglaw professor english san jose state university scholarinresidence national steinbeck center salinas poem mouse turning nest plough november robert burns original source steinbecks title mice men nobel banquet speech john steinbeck exclusive audio interview awardwinning actor james earl jones stage performances mice men ten exclusive videos students major themes novel tied group discussion questions included ebook american dream assignment ultimate educational experience
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john steinbeck
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dream catcher a memoir
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memoir history
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beautifully written memoir could used trimming little fact checking one glaring error noticed beginning book authors description mothers flight child evacuee wartime london ship scythia quotone bit contact claire clung like life preserver stand deck day wave children deck sister ship several days southampton claire exchanging waves german torpedo ripped side benares city benares exploded flames claire watched mute horror sank children screaming dancing burnedquot horrific poignant imagery benares sunk pm night extremely rough stormy conditions cannot believe nine year old claire deck waving children witness memoirs terribly subjective perhaps peggy salinger going word mother obvious error cast pall doubt rest booki think worthwhile read overall fascinating suprisingly unbitter account growing brilliant difficult damaging parents
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daughter jd salinger offers portrait life reclusive father providing study complex family relationships
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margaret a salinger
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biography autobiography
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to love and be wise
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satisfying mystery
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introduction josephine teys novels daughter time way back recently ive started reading novels finding every bit good one novel includes marta hallard actress friend alan grant scotland yard detective inspector featured daughter timeleslie searle american photographer made trip uk look walter whitmore mutual friend died become friends agree collaborate book canoe trip local river leslie disappears immediately public disagreement walter proximity river feared drownedthe local police stumped grant quickly called investigate right start feels something missing plot fascinating presents readers great many red herrings well substantial number clues local community high proportion people involved arts well described though always flattering language thought characters well drawn liz walters fianceacutee lavinia fitch author aunt walter whitmore well leslie searle himselfif like crime well drawn characters complex plot detectives something ordinary give josephine teys novels try read order first one featuring alan grant man queue
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en vergeet niet te leven de engelse elizabeth en de ierse aisling leren elkaar tijdens de oorlog kennen als de dan tienjarige elizabeth uit londen wordt gevacueerd om aan de duitse bommen te ontsnappen ze wordt liefdevol opgenomen het grote chaotische gezin van de oconors en groeit samen op met de vrijpostige aisling twintig jaar later zijn de twee inmiddels volwassen vrouwen nog steeds hartsvrienden en wordt hun vriendschap zwaar op de proef gesteld maeve binchy wereldwijd geliefd vanwege haar warme schrijfstijl en overtuigende personages van haar hartverwarmende boeken zijn wereldwijd ruim twintig miljoen exemplaren verkocht
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maeve binchy
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fiction
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keeping faith
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read quite jodi picoult books usually love actually found hard put one different mariah described beginning becomes completely different person book goes way much religious information found boring unnecessary last least truly get ending read last couple pages cant figure maybe subject interpretation even lost anyone gets ending please comment
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marriage mariah white cheating husband colin turns ugly disintegrates sevenyearold daughter faith witness aftermath rapid divorce mariah falls deep depressionand suddenly faith child religious background whatsoever hears divine voices starts reciting biblical passages develops stigmata miraculous healings begin mother daughter thrust volatile center controversy heat custody battletrapped mad media circus threatens little stability family left keeping faith new york times bestselling author jodi picoultone powerful writers contemporary fictionbrilliantly examines belief miracles complex core family
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jodi picoult
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to life a celebration of jewish being and thinking service in action
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blessing
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book rabbi harold kushner perhaps best known author bad things happen good people explores traditions practices judaism wit wisdom life celebration heritage heritage entire communityto life conveys sense exuberance readiness enjoy pleasures world removes wine pleasures taint sin selfindulgence invited us look god created find good judaism long history longer continuing religious traditions world today testament foresight judaic teaching wisdom despite ancient origin much wisdom still relevant today may also slow nature change basic human nature well fact timeless truths problems well timelessthis book personal book kushner states first chapter rule one answer question judaism say correct answer always begin jews believe follows jews believe something different reason fo highly individualistic independentminded people main reason never found necessary spell exactly supposed believea key difference judaism many religions including christianity ethnicallybased religion practice approach jews people religion every religion converse true mordecai kaplan asked kushner rabbinical school fellow students write ten greatest jews twentieth century list included einstein freud herzl etc asked write synagogue attended week point made clearly jews virtue religious observance membership communitykushner proceeds classic jewish style tell stories community built largely stories carried forward generation generation community collective responsibility god neither aspect able separated storytelling something christian community learned taken heart practice indeed carrying hebrew scriptures canon christian scriptures tells many storieskushner discusses sacredness holiness quotes martin buber distinction thought much world believe holy profane unholy believed proper division exists holy notyetholy everything potential holiness part gods creation everything transformed sinai experience encounter sacred goal judaism teach us escape profane world cleansing presence god teach us bring god world take ordinary make holythroughout book discussion calendar discusses holidays rituals importance ways prayer diversity jewish belief god humanity ideas state israel historical continuing antisemitism kushner approaches subject clarity compassion wit love lifelong devotion judaism bring final chapter need jew aimed largely assimilationists would forego much jewish life favour greater culture chapter one find reasons reaffirmation ones religion whatever may find arguments taking seriouslykushners book blessing read traditionshalom
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mix thematic essays reference entries primary source documents covering role religion american history life colonial era present often controversial religion important force shaping american culture religious convictions strongly influenced colonial state governments well united states new republic religious teachings values practices deeply affected political structures policies economic ideology practice educational institutions instruction social norms customs marriage family life analyzing religions interaction american culture prominent religious leaders ideologies reference helps readers better understand many fascinating often controversial religious leaders ideas events topics work organized three volumes devoted particular periods volume one includes chronology highlighting key events related religion american history introduction overviews religion america period covered volume roughly essays explore significant themes essays followed approximately alphabetically arranged reference entries providing objective fundamental information topics related religion america volume presents nearly primary source documents introduced contextualizing headnote selected general bibliography closes volume three timelines volume highlight key events american religious history essays survey broad themes central american religious history roughly reference entries provide fundamental information specific topics related religion american history excerpts around primary source documents provide firsthand accounts religion shaped american history entry bibliographies selected general endofwork bibliography direct users additional information resources
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gary scott smith
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religion
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the great roxhythe
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best heyer repeat best
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georgette heyer known regency romances historical novels therefore surprised book consider best heyer story read along contemporary novel quotpastelquot regency novel quotcotillionquot nonregency historical novel quotthe great roxhythequot best heyer books read veers away usual lighthearted unrealistic romances plunges politics intrigue age charles ii deals relationships men women less sentimental realistic manner slow complex mature definite read people like quotmaturequot heyer story
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lord roxhythe patriot loves king county order undying passion faced mission king king charles many would quaver accepting roxhythe accepts without hesitation around question good charles indeed good england roxhythe royalist different age masterfully written cutting dialog dazzling prose full intrigue adventure rich details time place must read georgette heyer fans
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georgette heyer
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the emergence of contemporary judaism the foundation of judaism from biblical origins to the sixth century ad volume set
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scholarly work split judaism christianity
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sigals doctoral work development judaism may help understand rift judaism christianity would given well earned stars material dry difficult unless treasure wealth references critical analysisfor jews learn varied practices philosophies early jewish historyfor christians origin religion perhaps great insight faith relationship modern judaism
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magisterial learned brilliant enjoyable studygza verms times literary supplement exciting book paula fredriksen explains variety new testament images jesus exploring ways new christian communities interpreted mission message light delay kingdom preached edition includes introduction reviews recent scholarship jesus implications history theology brilliant lucidly written full original fascinating insightsreginald h fuller journal american academy religion firstrate work firstrate historianjames tabor journal religion fredriksen confronts documentsprincipally writings new testamentas archaeologist would especially rich complex site great care distinguishes literary images historical fact explains images jesus terms strategies purposes writers paul matthew mark luke johnthomas develyn christian science monitor
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paula fredriksen
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religion
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the screwtape letters
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hanging enemys camp
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screwtape letters series letters written older temptor demon younger one book consists total letters one profound extrapolations demons work world set backdrop wwii great britain screwtapes nephew wormwood newly elevated demon given first patient screwtapes letters provide advice wormwood best bring patient camp patient becomes christian advice keep man living faith never read wormwoods responses screwtapes letters provide almost uncanny insight essentially demonic thinking much written rooted biblical scripture though lewis ties many events world book though full challenging thoughtprovoking ideas fairly easy read fact outside chronicles narnia lewis easytoread workcs lewis referred screwtape letters difficult work ever written said writing perspective demon draining darkened life lewis popular author throughout life works ever reached audience screwtape letters chronicles narnia series mere christianity exceptions book vaulted lewis occassional literary personality celebrated worldfamous author book popular publishers courted lewis years write sequel never fully gave couldnt bring back diabolical ventriloquism mindset however lewis acquiesce somewhat nearly decade letter short essay screwtape proposes toast edition book includes nice introduction richard gillman overall screwtape letters great book one best recommend one trying understand nature evilin long run either father enemy say mine thing exists specially manat present enemy says mine everything pedantic legalistic ground made letter xxi
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humorous perceptive exchange two devils c lewis delves moral questions good vs evil temptation repentance grace wonderful tale reader emerges better understanding means live faithful life
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c s lewis
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religion
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the leper of saint giles
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world outcasts
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dreaded disease leprosy back ground ellis peters leper saint gilesfather cadfael carries medicines former aid mark moved harbor flock individuals suffer leprosy nearby saint giles young bride driven shrewsbury married happiness advancement guardians someone makes sure groom manage make ceremony murderer must brought justicethe story filled medieval elements mrs peters skill bring life wordsthe leper saint giles fifth book outstanding seriesnash black author travelers
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mystery awardwinning series featuring twelfthcentury benedictine monk brother cadfael must travel heart leper colony root secret behind savage murder setting saint giles leper colony outside shrewsbury brother cadfael pressing matters mind grand wedding coming abbey fate would cadfael arrives saint giles nuptial party passes colonys gates sees fragile bride looking like prisoner two stern guardians bridegrooman arrogant fleshy aristocrat old enough grandfatherhe quickly discerns union may damned blessed indeed savage murder interrupt maydecember marriage leave cadfael dark terrible mystery solve key killing hidden among lepers saint giles monk must ferret sickness body twisted soul
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ellis peters
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crossroads of twilight the wheel of time book
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dont darndest clue whats people find robert jordans world fasinating read books love pieces like tolkien created world great complexity depth
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wheel time pbs great american read selection development tv since debut wheel time robert jordan captivated millions readers around globe scope originality compelling characters wheel time turns ages come go leaving memories become legend legend fades myth even myth long forgotten age gave birth returns third age age prophecy world time hang balance may yet fall shadow fleeing ebou dar kidnapped daughter nine moons fated marry mat cauthon learns neither keep let go safety either shadow might seanchan empire deadly pursuit perrin aybara seeks free wife faile captive shaido hope may alliance enemy remain true friend rand love faile perrin willing sell soul tar valon egwene alvere young amyrlin rebel aes sedai lays siege heart aes sedai power must win quickly little bloodshed possible unless aes sedai reunited male ashaman remain defend world dark one nothing hold ashaman back total power except aes sedai unified white tower andor elayne trakland fights lion throne right enemies darkfriends surround plotting destruction fails andor may fall shadow dragon reborn rand althor dragon reborn cleansed dark ones taint male half true source everything changed yet nothing men channel believe saidin clean man channel still hated fearedeven one prophesied save world rand must gamble stake cannot sure allies really enemies tv series update sony produce along red eagle entertainment radar pictures rafe judkins attached write executive produce judkins previously worked shows abcs agents shield netflix series hemlock grove nbc series chuck red eagle partners rick selvage larry mondragon executive produce along radars ted field mike weber darren lemke also executive produce jordans widow harriet mcdougal serving consulting producer variety wheel time new spring novel eye world great hunt dragon reborn shadow rising fires heaven lord chaos crown swords path daggers winters heart crossroads twilight knife dreams robert jordan brandon sanderson gathering storm towers midnight memory light robert jordan warrior altaii robert jordan teresa patterson world robert jordans wheel time robert jordan harriet mcdougal alan romanczuk maria simons wheel time companion robert jordan amy romanczuk patterns wheel coloring art based robert jordans wheel time publishers request title sold without digital rights management software drm applied
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the no ladies detective agency
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character wish knew real life warm wise witty ordered three sequels cant get enough mmaramotswe main character series also appreciated african experience whets appetite need lift read novel youll come away richer experience
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wayward daughters missing husbands philandering partners curious conmen youve got problem one else help pay visit precious ramotswe botswanas finest female private detective methods may conventional manner exactly miss marple shes got warmth wit canny intuition side mention mr j l b matekoni charming proprietor tlokweng road speedy motors precious going need sets trail missing child case tumbles heroine hotbed strange situations little danger delightfully different ladies detective agency offers captivating glimpse unusual world
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alexander mccall smith
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botswana
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wicked the grimmerie a behindthescenes look at the hit broadway musical
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companion volume hit broadway musical set oz recounts exploits elphaba wicked witch west glinda good witch offers behindthescenes look musical creation profiles cast crew anecdotes shows libretto fullcolor photographs first printing
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david cote
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art
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women who run with the wolves myths and stories of the wild woman archetype
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brilliant woman writes exceptional women
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book different astounding defies catagorization concept analyzing ancient legends folk tales reveal inner nature women patterns womens lives felt revolutionary first sat book read segment digested authors analysis correlation typical life patterns experienced women realized tapped truths ancient folk tales legends besides one eloquent writers ive ever pleasure read observations resulting lessons profound insightful take breath away times sit back take deep breath shake head reread section overwhelmed memy favorites skeleton woman baubo belly goddess dont want give away surprises get wonderful book read chapters ive read straight gone back reexperience favorite chapters book enjoyed either way would love meet woman booksigning
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jungian analyst explores feminine psyche stories wild womenthe mythological archetype strong primitive woman
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clarissa pinkola ests
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literary criticism
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five sisters women against the tsar the memoirs of five young anarchist women of the s
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book sat unread shelves cant believe didnt actually leap shelf hands make read utterly fascinating engrossing havent able put expecting dry history feminism fascinating firstperson portrait rather five firstperson portraits political struggle social norms everyday life revolution writings five literate engaging writerrevolutionariesi hardly know review book like since cant talk plot structure arguments firstperson memoirs among worthwhile pages reading life
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five sisters provides unique firsthand account russian revolutionary movement perspective five remarkable young women participated vera figner vera zasulich olga liubatovich praskovia ivanovskaia elizaveta kovalskaiathese elegantly translated memoirs provide vivid description turbulent period russian history daily lives brave women
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barbara alpern engel clifford n rosenthal
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anarchists
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women race class
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balderdash lucid
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feminist icon angela davis goes way depth claiming american womens suffrage movement racist evidence cites currency historians womens suffrage th century america analysis current womens movement rests much stronger ground
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one important scholars civil rights activist icon powerful study womens liberation movement tangled knot oppression facing black women angela davis woman undeniable courage heardthe new york times angela davis provides powerful history social political influence whiteness elitism feminism abolitionist days present demonstrates racist classist biases leaders inevitably hampered collective ambitions black women aided activists like sarah angelina grimke suffrage cause found unwavering support frederick douglass many women played fears white supremacists political gain rather take intersectional approach liberation davis contextualizes legacy pitfalls civil womens rights activists also discusses communist women murder emmitt till margaret sangers racism davis shows readers inequalities black white women influence contemporary issues rape reproductive freedom housework child care bold indispensable work
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angela y davis
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social science
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persuasion engineering
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love richard bandler
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book simply like good story good concept kind book book found information book blurry apply although believe techniques work well let put way book presents shallowly want learn might need personal trainer one hell work ethic trial error
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explains use communicating processes generate behaviours unconsciously stand speak covering everything sales process close text considers human communication processes present wide range situations
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richard bandler john la valle
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business economics
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casting the first stone
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kimberla lawson robys novels wonderful surpasses first highly recommend books usually complete one sitting hard put shes detailed ability hold attention new page definitely sign author around makes aspiring novelist want emmulate works cant wait till next one comes
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readers critics alike cant resist new york times bestselling author kimberla lawson robys beloved reverend curtis black series classic novel introduced trials triumphs church family congregation available beautiful new editionand includes letter author tanya black everything woman could want fulfilling career beautiful daughter elegant home handsome charismatic husband pastor prominent baptist church yet none hide growing turbulence marriage husband reverend curtis black loving devoted passionate partner grown remote tanya thrown doubt cherished uncovers disturbing truths confirming scandalous rumors curtis questions shes ever believed tanya dealt worst kind betrayal woman face life changed forever plunged bittersweet journey discovery finds learning painful new lessons love loyaltyand sensual temptationand forced make hard decisions daughter future
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kimberla lawson roby
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fiction
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are you ready the gay mans guide to thriving at midlife
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hoping better book
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several years ago found rik isensees book quotgrowing gay dysfunctional familyquot since reprinted quotreclaiming lifequot found one best gay selfhelp books id ever encountered high expectations quotare readyquot based previous book sadly quotare readyquot isnt league earlier book much good information included quotare readyquot found sections dealing aging parents emotional turmoil midlife good book seems little overly general biggest complaint inclusion comments men case study really made difficult read book constantly shifting back forth authors thirdperson commentary study participants firstperson comments finally gave reading comments men study isensee quotes managed finish book single evening issues gay men entering midlife subject interest age deserves careful examination unfortunately quotare readyquot doesnt seem book provide much indepth examination
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guide celebrating midlife author national bestseller love men
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rik isensee
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selfhelp
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starman
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best bad either
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book pretty good wouldnt recomend everyone know people would love iti give book stars reason lies mostly oddities characters could explain would waste timei liked ending wolfstar great character wasnt much still liked itand probably buy comes paperback like said book isnt best good reading enjoy
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prophecy destroyer set motion axis finds torn two womenhis late halfbrothers wife faraday stunning brave woman icari enchantress azhurewhile evil gorgel concocts deadly scheme thwart axis task saving world reprint
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sara douglass
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fiction
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transforming the difficult child the nurtured heart approach
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eurekathis works
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eurekasome help lasti ordered bc thought william glassier choice theory howard glassier book came bummed thought heck ill read bookthank god ordering mistakes son different beginning implementing howard glassiers nurtured heart approach normal parenting techniques work son thought failure mother thank god howard glassiers book son average intelligence yet struggled inappropriate interruptions comments behavior saw medication looming futuremr glassiers techniques first introduced positive effect son month process see positive change also visited mr glassiers website transforming difficult child ordered dvd goes approach depththe nurtured heart approach creating successful experiences child something new difficult child guess started looking realized time son actually engaging good behavior yet gotten caught acknowledging mishapsthank mr glassier reminding focus sons successes failures
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book enables parents carers really difficult children help child succeed flourish nurtured heart approach helped thousands families america previously felt child stuck new uk edition reflects parents increasing need effective ways parenting intense children without needing turn medication
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howard glasser jennifer easley
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behavior disorders in children
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tinker
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tinker hits softly
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im big fan urban fantasy like nevernever elsewhere picked tinker local library read bat tinker brags buffyclone fans show way never really watched begin wtih didnt really care since show like decade old nowanyway tinker takes place universe fantasy reality collide lot like mike mignolas hellboy elements myth magic well science technology main character tinker superintelligent human girl conspiracynow idea behind tinker well ill honest may sound original bears strong resemblance borderlands books shetterlys work level however havent read books wont know also althought story good books lacks descriptive words instance heavily implied scene book taking place elvish castle idea character begin reading straight book youre middle blankspace albeit objects like bed window also dont much idea characters look like brings another issuethe characters pretty much stock characters youve got average girl special abilities got nonhuman love interest rival love another rival girl monstrous villain ambigious good bad guy minions evil always supplyto make short tinker lot like lukewarm pizza left last night good bad theres nothing gain nothing lose reallyreadbility cstory bin short b go get library buy really like
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old man lies dying time collapses memory travels deep past reunited father relives wonder pain impoverished new england youth heartbreaking life affirming tinkers elegiac meditation love loss fierce beauty nature
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paul harding
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fiction
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stripped
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guy
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seems like hes come nowhere provide suspenseful tale many plot twists one unpredictable outcome
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stunning followup brian freemans remarkable debut novel immoral detective jonathan stride discovers two ways go las vegas hit jackpot get stripped looked like isolated cases hitandrun celebrity murdered fling prostitute one could ever imagine theyd linked brutal crime las vegass steamy pastand race clock corner determined serial killer would stir secrets long thought buried dead detectives jonathan stride serena dial called separately investigate idea theyre stepping world desperate ambition rules loyalties know bounds uncharted emotions sexual desires reach explosive conclusion shocking twisted edgeofyourseat suspense stripped pushes limits heroes keeps reader turning ever page last plot twist
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brian freeman
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fiction
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on beauty
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overrated slim book
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hard beleive first time novelist would gotten published let alone well reviewed characters dont speak anything like real people inner city rapper im awfully glad could come plot barely existence last third feel chopped together software program childish prudish pompous read two pages youll see
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aquinas beauty explores nature role beauty thought thomas aquinas beginning standard definition beauty provided aquinas explores components definition result comprehensive account aquinass formal view subject supplemented exploration aquinass commentary dionysiuss divine names including comparison views dionysius aquinass mentor albert great book also highlights tight connection aquinass thought aesthetics ethics illustrates aquinas preserves best aesthetic traditions preceding anticipates best aesthetic traditions would follow marrying objective subjective aesthetic intuitions charting kind via media common extremes
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christopher scott sevier
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philosophy
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east of a
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excellent modern noir spite selfindulgence
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atwoods first novel delicious occasionally overripe allows many deliberately purple passages well gimmicks text laid vertically reflect characters fall window random words spelled dialect ie quotwirequot quotwhy arequot patches questionable prose improve age atwood already going fabulous sense place see smell village read knack suspense scene payton trapped subway tunnel train approaches fabulous nailbiter even entirely clear reader payton manages survive whole good read auspicious debut
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een jongen probeert via ebay het lichaam van lenin voor zijn communistische grootvader te bemachtigen een mislukt wonderkind steelt een gouden crucifix uit een orthodoxe kerk een jongeman ontmoet zijn nichtje de liefde van zijn leven eens de vijf jaar de rivier die zijn geboortedorp oost en west verdeelt de verhalen ten oosten van het westen schrijft miroslav penkov de tumultueuze politieke en religieuze geschiedenis van zijn geboorteland bulgarije zijn personages rouwen om een vervlogen verleden en verlangen naar een toekomst die nooit zal komen penkovs verhalen zijn ondanks de gewichtige themas lichtvoetig en ontroerend ten oosten van het westen de indrukwekkende aankondiging van een groot literair talent
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miroslav penkov
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fiction
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the third miracle a novel
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quite successful
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lately hard inundated religious imagery thought media touched angel rules airwaves evangelists run president left behind series fundamentalist christian apocalyptic adventures continues publish new installments arnold schwarzenegger battles satan end days sometimes get little overpoweringbut reading third miracle first gave cause hope story struggles priest must deal comes faith rather embrace blindly faith becomes hard commodity hold onto cant find reason go onbut alas third miracle eventually lets reader discussion ramifications faith disbelief storytelling capabilities novel full intensely personal important themes storys execution slight withstand itthe priest question father frank moore smart handsome man crisis faith incidentally priests smart handsome movies exorcist stigmata deeply brooding charismatic priest becoming way much cliche crisis result job postulator church frank unenviable task researching alledged miracles debunking possible last assignment revealed personal mentor committed suicide thereby destroying chance congregation getting declared saint also destroyed faith hopes congregation itselfnow frank alone unsure finds unable care others new assignment possible sainthood local woman one wants several variables hadnt counted statue bleeds human blood young girl miraculously cured lupus daughter woman frank drawn despite vowsthis makings terrific novel author richard vetere first manages balance fine line characterization themes makes enjoyable reading insight offers canonization process catholic church thoughtprovoking cannot vouch authenticity veteres presentation entire scheme illuminatingbut third miracle end isnt deep enough purports discuss perils faith lead problems characters obvious vetere isnt good enough writer make fresh dynamic frank daughter roxanna trite implausibly fast epilogue pat seen coming mile away end vetere fails create real tension presenting themes without passionthats say ideas meaningless regardless persons beliefs quest faith always fascinating subject even waste movie stigmata sparks element interest viewer subjectmatter inherently compelling vetere hasnt done enough sustain interest third miracles rather short length vetere outline right needs fill blanks
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father frank mooreonce cardinals golden boy selfimposed exile doubts faithis assigned investigation supposed miracle appointment sees possible path toward redemption
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richard vetere
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fiction
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