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Two Across

by Jeffrey Bartsch

Published: 2016-07-19

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Highly awkward teenager Stanley Owens meets his match in beautiful, brainy Vera Baxter when they tie for first place in the annual National Spelling Bee-and the two form a bond that will change both of their lives. Though their mothers have big plans for them-Stanley will become a senato...

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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

by Mordecai Richler

Published: 1999-03-01

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From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz -- in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal twentieth century books. Duddy -- the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal -- is combative, ...

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O Pioneers! (Special Annotated Edition): by Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather (The World of Willa Cather Series Book 2)

by Willa Cather, Mogul Books

Published: 2014-08-31

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Welcome to Willa Cather's O Pioneers!. In this classic edition of this novel, first published in 1913, we are proud to offer you the best Kindle edition of this literary classic featuring one of the most acclaimed classics of the 20th century. O Pioneers! is the first novel of Willa Cathe...

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Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins

by Steve Olson

Published: 2003-04-01

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In a journey across four continents, acclaimed science writer Steve Olson traces the origins of modern humans and the migrations of our ancestors throughout the world over the past 150,000 years. Like Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel, Mapping Human History is a groundbreaking synthesi...

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The Ideas Industry: How Pessimists, Partisans, and Plutocrats are Transforming the Marketplace of Ideas.

by Daniel Drezner

Published: 2017-04-03

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The public intellectual, as a person and ideal, has a long and storied history. Writing in venues like the New Republic and Commentary, such intellectuals were always expected to opine on a broad array of topics, from foreign policy to literature to economics. Yet in recent years a new kin...

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Snow in July

by Heather Barbieri

Published: 2005-11-01

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“Riveting.”—Glamour “A commendable debut . . . entertaining and engaging.”—The Seattle Times “[Barbieri’s] insights into family dynamics are solid and true.”—The Washington Post Book World “Reminiscent of Mona Simpson’s novels, in the way that it sneaks up on you...

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The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion

by Thich Nhat Hanh

Published: 2006-09-09

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The Diamond Sutra, a mainstay of the Mahayana tradition, has fascinated Buddhists for centuries because of its insights into dualism and illusion: the "diamond" can cut through any obstacle on the road to enlightenment. In the Diamond Sutra, the Buddha responds to a disciple's question abo...

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The Dress in the Window: A Novel

by Sofia Grant

Published: 2017-07-25

Paperback: 384 pages

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A perfect debut novel is like a perfect dress—it’s a “must have” and when you “try it on” it fits perfectly. In this richly patterned story of sisterhood, ambition, and reinvention Sofia Grant has created a story just right for fans of Vintage and The Dress Shop of Dreams.World...

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The Story of Arthur Truluv: A Novel

by Elizabeth Berg

Published: 2017-11-21

Kindle Edition: 241 pages

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“I dare you to read this novel and not fall in love with Arthur Truluv. His story will make you laugh and cry, and will show you a love that never ends, and what it means to be truly human.”—Fannie FlaggAn emotionally powerful novel about three people who each lose the one they love ...

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Time's a Thief: A Novel

by B.G. Firmani

Published: 2017-05-02

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Eighties New York springs to gritty, vibrant life in this piercingly romantic and compulsively readable coming-of-age novel. A beautiful, sad, funny, altogether bewitching debut Francesca "Chess" Varani is an ultra-bright, sassy, but vulnerable Barnard freshwoman from a blue-collar backgro...