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Philosophy Made Simple: A Novel

by Robert Hellenga

Published: 2009-11-11

Kindle Edition: 289 pages

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Rudy Harrington is ready for a new life. His daughters are grown, his wife has died, and the idea of running an avocado grove in Texas suddenly seems infinitely more appealing than staying in his rambling Midwestern house.So a new life it is. Rudy heads off for a part of the world where he...

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Yours Faithfully, Florence Burke: An Irish Immigrant Story

by Ellen B Alden

Published: 2016-04-15

Paperback: 296 pages

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Irish immigrant Florence Burke has lived in Massachusetts for more than a decade but he's still a tenant farmer and his family lives in near-poverty. He came to America for a better life, but finds his adoptive country less than hospitable. Florence recognizes that owning land is the path ...

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The Scourge

by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Published: 2016-08-30

Hardcover: 368 pages

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As a lethal plague sweeps through the land, Ani Mells is shocked when she is unexpectedly captured by the governor's wardens and forced to submit to a test for the deadly Scourge. She is even more surprised when the test results come back positive, and she is sent to Attic Island, a former...

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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World

by David Abram

Published: 1997-02-25

Paperback: 368 pages

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Winner of the International Lannan Literary Award for NonfictionAnimal tracks, word magic, the speech of stones, the power of letters, and the taste of the wind all figure prominently in this intellectual tour de force that returns us to our senses and to the sensuous terrain that susta...

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Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology

by David Abram

Published: 2011-09-06

Paperback: 336 pages

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David Abram’s first book, The Spell of the Sensuous has become a classic of environmental literature. Now he returns with a startling exploration of our human entanglement with the rest of nature.  As the climate veers toward catastrophe, the innumerable losses cascading through the bi...

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Original Wisdom: Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing

by Robert Wolff

Published: 2001-08-15

Paperback: 208 pages

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• Explores the lifestyle of indigenous peoples of the world who exist in complete harmony with the natural world and with each other.• Reveals a model of a society built on trust, patience, and joy rather than anxiety, hurry, and acquisition.• Shows how we can reconnect with the anci...

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The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

by Kamala Harris

Published: 2019-01-08

Hardcover: 336 pages

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A New York Times bestsellerFrom one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country.Senator Kamala Harris's co...

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Woman at 1,000 Degrees: A Novel

by Hallgrímur Helgason

Published: 2018-01-09

Hardcover: 400 pages

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“THE HOTTEST NEW BOOK FROM ICELAND IS WOMAN AT 1,000 DEGREES . . . What a story it is, one worth reading to further understand the complexity of World War II—and to enjoy the quick wit of a woman you won’t forget.” —Bethanne Patrick, The Washington Post “I live here alone in a ...

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Black Code: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of the Internet

by Ronald J. Deibert

Published: 2013-11-19

Paperback: 336 pages

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Cyberspace is all around us. We depend on it for everything we do. We have reengineered our business, governance, and social relations around a planetary network unlike any before it. But there are dangers looming, and malign forces are threatening to transform this extraordinary domain.In...

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When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt

by Kara Cooney

Published: 2018-10-30

Hardcover: 400 pages

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This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power--and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power today.Female rulers are a rare phenomenon--but thousands of years ago in ancient...