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World War II: The Definitive Visual History
DK · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover |
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World War II: The Definitive Visual History is a comprehensive, authoritative, yet accessible guide to the people, politics, events, and lasting effects of World War II. Perhaps the most complex, frightening, and destructive event in global history, the Second World War saw the heights... |
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The Martian
Andy Weir · Broadway Books
Pages: 369
Format: Print book |
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Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even... |
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Black Chalk
Christopher J. Yates · Picador USA
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback |
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"This is the smart summer thriller you've been waiting for."--NPR's All Things ConsideredNAMED A MUST READ BY THE BOSTON GLOBE, BBC.COM, AND NEW YORK POSTA compulsively readable psychological thriller set in New York and at Oxford University in which a group of six students... |
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In a dark, dark wood
Ruth Ware · Scout Press
Pages: 310
Format: Print book |
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE An NPR Best Book of the Year, 2015 A ShelfAwareness Best Book of the Year, 2015 An Entertainment Weekly Summer Books Pick A Buzzfeed "31 Books to Get Excited About this Summer"... |
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Proof: The Science of Booze
Adam Rogers · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Named a Best Science Book of 2014 by Amazon, Wired, the Guardian, and NBC Winner of the 2014 Gourmand Award for Best Spirits Book in the United States  Lively . . . Rogerss descriptions of the science behind familiar drinks exert a seductive pull. — New York Times  Humans have been... |
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Sharp Ends
Joe Abercrombie · Orbit
Pages: 544
Format: Print book |
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Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award winning tales and exclusive new short stories from the master of grimdark fantasy, Joe Abercrombie. Violence explodes, treachery abounds, and the words are as deadly as the weapons in this rogue's gallery of side-shows, back-stories, and sharp... |
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Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
J. K. Rowling · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover |
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J.K. Rowling, one of the world's most inspiring writers, shares her wisdom and advice. In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, VERY GOOD LIVES presents J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom... |
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Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
Gabriel Wyner · Crown Publishing Group
Pages: 326
Format: Print book |
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The ultimate rapid language-learning guide! For those who've despaired of ever learning a foreign language, here, finally, is a book that will make the words stick. At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn't learn them in school -- who does? -- rather,... |
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Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
Bill O'Reilly · Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Kindle Edition |
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Readers around the world have thrilled to Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, and Killing Jesus--riveting works of nonfiction that journey into the heart of the most famous murders in history. Now from Bill O'Reilly, anchor of The O'Reilly Factor, comes the most epic book of all in this... |
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