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The World Without Us

by Alan Weisman

Published: 2007-07-10

Hardcover: 336 pages

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A penetrating, page-turning tour of a post-human Earth In The World Without Us, Alan Weisman offers an utterly original approach to questions of humanity’s impact on the planet: he asks us to envision our Earth, without us.In this far-reaching narrative, Weisman explains how our mas...

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The World Without You: A Novel

by Joshua Henkin

Published: 2013-04-09

Paperback: 336 pages

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It's July 4, 2005, and the Frankel family is descending upon their beloved summer home in the Berkshires. They have gathered to memorialize Leo, the youngest of the four siblings and an intrepid journalist killed on that day in 2004, while on assignment in Iraq. But Leo’s parents are adrift in a grief...

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The Worlds of Lois Lowry 3 Copy Boxed Set (The Giver, Gathering Blue, The Messenger)

by Lois Lowry

Published: 2006-08-22

Paperback: 0 pages

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When Jonas turns 12, he is singled out for special training from The Giver. Now, it's time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.*Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg, lives in a world where the weak are cast aside. When she is given a task that no other community member c...

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Worldweavers: Gift of the Unmage (Worldweavers)

by Alma Alexander

Published: 2008-03-11

Paperback: 401 pages

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Who knew you'd be a true weaver?Great things have been expected of Thea, the seventh child of two seventh children. Now, with Cheveyo, a mage, Thea has begun to weave herself a new magical identity, infused with elements of the original worlds. But back home, Thea keeps her abilities hidde...

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World's End I

by Upton Sinclair

Published: 2001-01-20

Paperback: 376 pages

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The Lanny Budd Series; a total of 7,340 pages, covering world events during the 1941 - 1953 period. Often called "the greatest historical novel of the 20th century." World's End I is followed by World's End II (193131313X); Between Two Worlds I (1931313024); Between Two Worlds II (193...

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World's Fair: A Novel

by E.L. Doctorow

Published: 2007-07-10

Paperback: 304 pages

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"Something close to magic." The Los Angeles TimesThe astonishing novel of a young boy's life in the New York City of the 1930s, a stunning recreation of the sights, sounds, aromas and emotions of a time when the streets were safe, families stuck together through thick and thin, and all the...

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World's Wife

by Carol Ann Duffy

Published: 2000-09-08

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That saying? Behind every famous man ...? From Mrs Midas to Queen Kong, from Elvis's twin sister to Pygmalion's bride, they're all here, in Carol Ann Duffy's inspired and inspirational collection, The World's Wife. Witty and thought-provoking, this is a tongue-in-cheek, no-holds-barred look at the real...

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Wormwood (China Bayles Mystery)

by Susan Wittig Albert

Published: 2010-04-06

Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages

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Evil can worm its way into the purest of hearts... China Bayles needs rest, and a historic Shaker village in Kentucky seems the ideal place for it. There she can learn about the intriguing, dwindling Shaker culture and its medicinal herbs. Unfortunately, the village is plagued with misfort...

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Wormwood China Bayles #17 (China Bayles Mystery)

by Susan Wittig Albert

Published: 2009-04-07

Hardcover: 320 pages

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?In a class with'sleuths V.I. Warshawski and Stephanie Plum,?(Publishers Weekly) China Bayles stumbles over old secrets in a Shaker village. China's friends and family are urging her to get some rest?and a Kentucky Shaker village seems the ideal place for it. At Mount Zion, China can assis...

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The Worn Out Woman: When Life is Full and Your Spirit is Empty

by Dr. Steve Stephens, Alice Gray

Published: 2004-02-05

Paperback: 240 pages

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For the growing number of women who want to drop out because they are stressed out, this easy read provides practical solutions. Women can immediately apply these tools and strategies for limiting commitments, identifying gifts, dealing with emotions, nurturing the spirit, burying anxieties, facing the...