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A Short History of a Small Place

by T. R. Pearson

Published: 2003-09-30

Paperback: 384 pages

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Marvelously funny, bittersweet, and beautifully evocative, the original publication of A Short History of a Small Place announced the arrival of one of our great Southern voices. Although T. R. Pearson's Neely, North Carolina, doesn't appear on any map of the state, it has already earned a...

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John Henry Days

by Colson Whitehead

Published: 2002-05-14

Paperback: 385 pages

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead’s triumphant novel is on one level a multifaceted retelling of the story of John Henry, the black steel-driver who died outracing a machine designed to replace him. On another level it’s the st...

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The Only Dance There Is: Talks at the Menninger Foundation, 1970, and Spring Grove Hospital, 1972 (Doubleday Anchor Original)

by Ram Dass

Published: 1974-04-05

Paperback: 192 pages

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This book is based on talks by Ram Dass at the Menninger Foundation in 1970 and at the Spring Grove Hospital in Maryland in 1972. The text grew out of the interaction between Ram Dass and the spiritual seekers in attendance at these talks. The result of this unique exchange is a useful gui...

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Country Dark

by Chris Offutt

Published: 2018-04-10

Hardcover: 240 pages

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Chris Offutt is an outstanding literary talent, whose work has been called “lean and brilliant” (New York Times Book Review) and compared by reviewers to Tobias Wolff, Ernest Hemingway, and Raymond Carver. He’s been awarded the Whiting Writers Award for Fiction/Nonfiction and the Ame...

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Boxers & Saints Boxed Set

by Gene Luen Yang, Lark Pien

Published: 2013-09-10

Paperback: 512 pages

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Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.Boxers & Saints Boxed Set EditionOne of the greatest comics storytellers alive brings all his formidable talents to bear in this astonishing new work.In two volumes, Boxers & Saints tells two parallel stories. The firs...

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The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats

by Daniel Stone

Published: 2018-02-20

Hardcover: 416 pages

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The true adventures of David Fairchild, a late-nineteenth-century food explorer who traveled the globe and introduced diverse crops like avocados, mangoes, seedless grapes—and thousands more—to the American plate.In the nineteenth century, American meals were about subsistence, not enj...

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Counting Backwards: A Doctor's Notes on Anesthesia

by Henry Jay Przybylo MD

Published: 2017-11-14

Hardcover: 256 pages

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A moving exploration of the most common but most mysterious procedure in medicine.For many of the 40 million Americans who undergo anesthesia each year, it is the source of great fear and fascination. From the famous first demonstration of anesthesia in the Ether Dome at Massachusetts Gene...

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Two Sisters: A Father, His Daughters, and Their Journey into the Syrian Jihad

by Åsne Seierstad

Published: 2018-04-03

Hardcover: 432 pages

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The riveting story of two sisters’ journey to the Islamic State and the father who tries to bring them homeTwo Sisters, by the international bestselling author Åsne Seierstad, tells the unforgettable story of a family divided by faith. Sadiq and Sara, Somali immigrants raising a family ...

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Final Verdict (Mike Daley Mystery) (Volume 4)

by Sheldon Siegel

Published: 2014-01-23

Paperback: 456 pages

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Fate throws a curveball at the San Francisco ex-husband-and-wife legal team of Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez, when Mike picks up the phone and hears the voice of Leon Walker. This is not good news-because Walker was the one who ruined their marriage. Years ago, he and his brother participated in a stickup...

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Mommy Burnout: How to Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in the Process

by Dr. Sheryl G. Ziegler

Published: 2018-02-20

Hardcover: 336 pages

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The ultimate must-read handbook for the modern mother: a practical, and positive tool to help free women from the debilitating notion of being the "perfect mom," filled with funny and all too relatable true-life stories and realistic suggestions to stop the burnout cycle, and protect our k...