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Heroes

by Stephen Fry

Published: 2018-11-01

Hardcover: 400 pages

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Mortals and Monsters. Quests and Adventures . . . *** Pre-order HEROES by Stephen Fry now ***__________There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes.Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming...

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Within The Walls (Penguin Modern Classics)

by Giorgio Bassani

Published: 2016-04-26

Paperback: 416 pages

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A new translation of Giorgio Bassani's award winning collection of novellas, which inspired his masterpiece The Garden of the Finzi-Continis. A young working class woman abandoned by her bourgeois lover; the tensions of intermarriage between established classes and communities; a holocaust survivor seemingly...

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No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America

by Darnell L Moore

Published: 2019-02-19

Paperback: 272 pages

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From a leading journalist and activist comes a brave, beautifully wrought memoir.When Darnell Moore was fourteen, three boys from his neighborhood tried to set him on fire. They cornered him while he was walking home from school, harassed him because they thought he was gay, and poured a j...

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A Match to the Heart: One Woman's Story of Being Struck By Lightning

by Gretel Ehrlich

Published: 1995-06-01

Paperback: 208 pages

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A powerful chronicle of a wounded woman’s exploration of nature and selfAfter nature writer Gretel Ehrlich was struck by lightning near her Wyoming ranch and almost died, she embarked on a painstaking and visionary journey back to the land of the living. With the help of an extraordinary...

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The Dutch House: A Novel

by Ann Patchett

Published: 2019-09-24

Hardcover: 352 pages

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Ann Patchett, the New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth and State of Wonder, returns with her most powerful novel to date: a richly moving story that explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. â??'Do...

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Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America's First Cyber Spy

by Eric O'Neill

Published: 2019-03-26

Hardcover: 304 pages

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A cybersecurity expert and former FBI "ghost" tells the thrilling story of how he helped take down notorious FBI mole Robert Hanssen, the first Russian cyber spy.Eric O'Neill was only twenty-six when he was tapped for the case of a lifetime: a one-on-one undercover investigation of the FBI...

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When We Believed in Mermaids: A Novel

by Barbara O'Neal

Published: 2019-07-16

Paperback: 352 pages

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From the author of The Art of Inheriting Secrets comes an emotional new tale of two sisters, an ocean of lies, and a search for the truth.Her sister has been dead for fifteen years when she sees her on the TV news…Josie Bianci was killed years ago on a train during a terrorist attack. Go...

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Coming Up Roses

by Staci Hart

Published: 2019-07-25

Paperback: 287 pages

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Everyone hates parts of their job.Maybe it’s the paperwork. Maybe it’s the day-to-day grind. Maybe it’s that client who never knows what they want, or the guy who always cooks fish in the microwave.But not me. I love every corner of the Longbourne Flower Shop, every flower, every petal, every stem....

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White Women, Race Matters: The Social Construction of Whiteness

by Ruth Frankenberg

Published: 1993-08-16

Paperback: 304 pages

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Traditional debates concerning racially hierarchical societies have tended to focus on the experience of being black. White Women, Race Matters breaks with this tradition by focusing on the particular experiences of white women in a racially hierarchical society. By considering the ways in...

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WA: The Essence of Japanese Design

by Stefania Piotti, Rossella Mennegazzo

Published: 2014-04-14

Paperback: 288 pages

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Explore the enduring beauty of Japanese design through some 250 objects, ranging from bento boxes, calligraphy brushes, and Shoji sliding doors to Noguchi’s Akari lamp, the iconic Kikkoman soy sauce bootle, and a modern‐day kimono designed by Issey Miyake.Printed on craft paper an...