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Anthill: A Novel

by Edward O. Wilson

Published: 2010-04-05

Hardcover: 378 pages

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Inspirational and magical, the story of boy who grows up determined to save the world from its most savage ecological predator: Man himself. "What the hell do you want?" snarled Frogman at Raff Cody, as the boy stepped innocently onto the reputed murderer's property. Fifteen years old, Raf...

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Anthills of the Savannah (Penguin Modern Classics)

by Chinua Achebe

Published: 2001-11-01

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Anthropology of an American Girl: A Novel

by Hilary Thayer Hamann

Published: 2010-05-25

Hardcover: 624 pages

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Self-published in 2003, Hilary Thayer Hamann's Anthropology of an American Girl touched a nerve among readers, who identified with the sexual and intellectual awakening of its heroine, a young woman on the brink of adulthood.  A moving depiction of the transformative power of first love, ...

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Anthropology of an American Girl

by H. T. Hamann

Published: 2004-01-15

Hardcover: 576 pages

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Beyond the riveting and cinematic story of a young artist'ss awakening and her enduring love for a professional fighter, Anthropology of an American Girl provides an intelligent assessment of the essence of being an American in contemporary culture.Amazon Best Books of the Month, June 2010...

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The Anti-Romantic Child: A Memoir of Unexpected Joy

by Priscilla Gilman

Published: 2012-04-24

Paperback: 304 pages

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Priscilla Gilman, a teacher of romantic poetry who embraced Wordsworth's vision of childhood's spontaneous wonder, eagerly anticipated the birth of her first child, certain that he would come "trailing clouds of glory." But as Benjamin grew, his remarkable precocity was associated with a d...

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The Anti-Romantic Child: A Story of Unexpected Joy

by Priscilla Gilman

Published: 2011-04-19

Hardcover: 304 pages

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Priscilla Gilman had the greatest expectations for the birth of her first child. Growing up in New York City amongst writers, artists, and actors, Gilman experienced childhood as a whirlwind of imagination, creativity, and spontaneity. As a Wordsworth scholar, she celebrated and embraced ...

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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Published: 2012-11-27

Hardcover: 544 pages

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the bestselling author of The Black Swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, reveals how to thrive in an uncertain world.   Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, and rumors or riots intensify when someone tries to repress t...

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Antiques to Die For (Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries)

by Jane K. Cleland

Published: 2008-04-15

Hardcover: 320 pages

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Since Josie Prescott left a high-paying job in New York to set up shop as an antiques appraiser on the rugged New Hampshire coast, her life has not gone exactly according to plan. In many ways, it's gone better: She has a booming business, good friends and neighbors, and even a promising r...

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Ants on the Melon: A Collection of Poems (Modern Library Paperbacks)

by Virginia Adair

Published: 1999-03-16

Paperback: 176 pages

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"��������Virginia Adair speaks directly and unaffectedly, in an accent stripped of mannerism and allusion. Ants on the Melon exhibits enough formal variety, freshness, and intelligence to confirm, at one stroke, that Ms. Adair is a poet of accomplishment and originality."--Brad Leithauser,...

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Any Bitter Thing : A Novel

by Monica Wood

Published: 2006-04-25

Paperback: 368 pages

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After surviving a near-fatal accident, thirty-year-old Lizzy Mitchell faces a long road to recovery. She remembers little about the days she spent in and out of consciousness, save for one thing: She saw her beloved deceased uncle, Father Mike, the man who raised her in the rectory of his Maine church...