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The book of speculation
Erika Swyler · St. Martin's Press, 2015. Pages: 339 Format: Print book |
"Dazzling...[a] quirky, raucous, and bewitching family saga." --Sara Gruen, author of Water for ElephantsSimon Watson, a young librarian, lives alone in a house that is slowly crumbling toward the Long Island Sound. His parents are long dead. His mother, a circus mermaid who made... |
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Smoke: A Novel
Dan Vyleta · Doubleday Pages: 431 Format: Print book |
"Smoke is an addictive combination of thriller, fantasy, and historical novel, with a dash of horror. It's chilling and complex and amazingly imaginative.'" - Marilyn Dahl, Shelf AwarenessEngland. A century ago, give or take a few years. An England where people who are wicked... |
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Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World
Bruce Schneier · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover |
You are under surveillance right now.Your cell phone provider tracks your location and knows who's with you. Your online and in-store purchasing patterns are recorded, and reveal if you're unemployed, sick, or pregnant. Your e-mails and texts expose your intimate and casual friends.... |
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The Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System
James Rickards · Portfolio; Hard Cover edition Format: Hardcover |
"The next financial collapse will resemble nothing in history. . . . Deciding upon the best course to follow will require comprehending a minefield of risks, while poised at a crossroads, pondering the death of the dollar."The international monetary system has collapsed three... |
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The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances
The Oatmeal · Andrews McMeel Publishing |
Praise for 1 New York Times best-selling author Matthew Inman, AKA The Oatmeal ?All runners wonder, at some point or another, why we do what we do. Mr. Inmans explanation is the best Ive ever seen. And the funniest. Because he is clinically insane.?-Mark Remy, editor at large, Runners World,... |
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Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
James M. Scott · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition Format: Hardcover |
The dramatic account of one of America's most celebrated -- and controversial -- military campaigns: the Doolittle Raid.In December 1941, as American forces tallied the dead at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gathered with his senior military counselors to plan an ambitious... |
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The Road to Character
David Brooks · Random House, Pages: 300 Format: Hardcover |
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"I wrote this book not sure I could follow the road to character, but I wanted at least to know what the road looks like and how other people have trodden it." - David Brooks With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought... |
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