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The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Saidby Robert ByrneISBN 0743235797 (0-7432-3579-7)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Personalby Stephen R. CoveyISBN 0743250974 (0-7432-5097-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The 8th Habit Personal Workbookby Stephen R. CoveyISBN 0743293193 (0-7432-9319-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The 8th Habit Personal Workbook'Book summary:From Stephen R. Covey, bestselling author of The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, comes the accompanying personal workbook that will help you further realize the power of this new habit. The world has changed dramatically since Covey's classic The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was published. The challenges we all face in our relationships, families, professional lives and communities are of an entirely new order of magnitude. In order to thrive in what Covey calls the new Knowledge Worker Age, we need to build on and move beyond effectiveness -- to greatness. Accessing the higher reaches of human genius and motivation in today's reality requires a whole new habit.
The questionnaires, tests, self-assessments, and other exercises in this workbook provide a hands-on approach to developing the mind-set, skill-set and tool-set for achieving greatness in the Knowledge Worker Age. The 8th Habit will transform the way you think about yourself and your purpose in life, about your organization and about humankind.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyerby Mark TwainISBN 0743406354 (0-7434-0635-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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With an introduction by Robert Maniquis
Mark Twain's novel is one of the first American literary masterpieces, embracing local vernacular to personify the unique small-town culture of this fledgling nation. Twain drew the adventures of the mischievous yet heroic Tom Sawyer from his own youth in a riverside Missouri town in the 1840s, and created perhaps the finest book about boyhood ever writtten. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is at once a comic and poignant story about the fears and fantasies of a boy's world, and a brilliant satire of the culture and institutions of the times. One of this beloved author's most widely read works, it is hailed as an American classic. [via]
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich: A Screenplayby Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn, Ronald Harwood, Gillon R. AitkenISBN 0722180217 (0-7221-8021-7)
Hardcover, Sphere
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Angela's Ashes and 'Tisby Frank McCourtISBN 0743204018 (0-7432-0401-8)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Angels & Demonsby Dan BrownISBN 074349346X (0-7434-9346-X)
Softcover, Washington Square Pr
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Angels and Demonsby Dan BrownISBN 0739326759 (0-7393-2675-9)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Angels and Demons'Book summary:It takes guts to write a novel that combines an ancient secret brotherhood, the Swiss Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, a papal conclave, mysterious ambigrams, a plot against the Vatican, a mad scientist in a wheelchair, particles of antimatter, jets that can travel 15,000 miles per hour, crafty assassins, a beautiful Italian physicist, and a Harvard professor of religious iconology. It takes talent to make that novel anything but ridiculous. Kudos to Dan Brown (Digital Fortress) for achieving the nearly impossible. Angels & Demons is a no-holds-barred, pull-out-all-the-stops, breathless tangle of a thriller--think Katherine Neville's The Eight (but cleverer) or Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum (but more accessible).
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is shocked to find proof that the legendary secret society, the Illuminati--dedicated since the time of Galileo to promoting the interests of science and condemning the blind faith of Catholicism--is alive, well, and murderously active. Brilliant physicist Leonardo Vetra has been murdered, his eyes plucked out, and the society's ancient symbol branded upon his chest. His final discovery, antimatter, the most powerful and dangerous energy source known to man, has disappeared--only to be hidden somewhere beneath Vatican City on the eve of the election of a new pope. Langdon and Vittoria, Vetra's daughter and colleague, embark on a frantic hunt through the streets, churches, and catacombs of Rome, following a 400-year-old trail to the lair of the Illuminati, to prevent the incineration of civilization.
Brown seems as much juggler as author--there are lots and lots of balls in the air in this novel, yet Brown manages to hurl the reader headlong into an almost surreal suspension of disbelief. While the reader might wish for a little more sardonic humor from Langdon, and a little less bombastic philosophizing on the eternal conflict between religion and science, these are less fatal flaws than niggling annoyances--readers should have no trouble skimming past them and immersing themselves in a heck of a good read. "Brain candy" it may be, but my! It's tasty. --Kelly Flynn [via]
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At Home in Mitfordby Jan KaronISBN 0745926290 (0-7459-2629-0)
Softcover, David C Cook
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› Find signed collectible books: 'At Home in Mitford'Book summary:A story to return to again and again
It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally lovable.
Yet, Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more. Enter a dog the size of a sofa who moves in and won't go away. Add an attractive neighbor who begins wearing a path through the hedge. Now, stir in a lovable but unloved by, a mystifying jewel thief, and a secret that's sixty years old.
Suddenly, Father Tim gets more than he bargained for. And readers get a rich provincial comedy in which mysteries and miracles abound.
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Authority and Submissionby Watchman NeeISBN 0736301852 (0-7363-0185-2)
Softcover, Living Stream Ministry
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The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopinby Kate Chopin, Nina Baym, Alyssa HaradISBN 0743487672 (0-7434-8767-2)
Softcover, Pocket Classics
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The Blind Assassinby Margaret AtwoodISBN 0747549370 (0-7475-4937-0)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury Pub Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Blind Assassin'Book summary:The Blind Assassin is a tale of two sisters, one of whom dies under ambiguous circumstances in the opening pages. The survivor, Iris Chase Griffen, initially seems a little cold-blooded about this death in the family. But as Margaret Atwood's most ambitious work unfolds--a tricky process, in fact, with several nested narratives and even an entire novel-within-a-novel--we're reminded of just how complicated the familial game of hide-and-seek can be:
What had she been thinking of as the car sailed off the bridge, then hung suspended in the afternoon sunlight, glinting like a dragonfly, for that one instant of held breath before the plummet? Of Alex, of Richard, of bad faith, of our father and his wreckage; of God, perhaps, and her fatal, triangular bargain.
Meanwhile, Atwood immediately launches into an excerpt from Laura Chase's novel, The Blind Assassin, posthumously published in 1947. In this double-decker concoction, a wealthy woman dabbles in blue-collar passion, even as her lover regales her with a series of science-fictional parables. Complicated? You bet. But the author puts all this variegation to good use, taking expert measure of our capacity for self-delusion and complicity, not to mention desolation. Almost everybody in her sprawling narrative manages to--or prefers to--overlook what's in plain sight. And memory isn't much of a salve either, as Iris points out: "Nothing is more difficult than to understand the dead, I've found; but nothing is more dangerous than to ignore them." Yet Atwood never succumbs to postmodern cynicism, or modish contempt for her characters. On the contrary, she's capable of great tenderness, and as we immerse ourselves in Iris's spliced-in memoir, it's clear that this buttoned-up socialite has been anything but blind to the chaos surrounding her. --Darya Silver [via]More editions of The Blind Assassin:
Canterbury Talesby Geoffrey ChaucerISBN 0719114853 (0-7191-1485-3)
Hardcover, Cornmarket Reprints in association with Magdalene College
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The Christmas Boxby Richard Paul EvansISBN 0743236564 (0-7432-3656-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Count of Monte Cristoby Alexandre Dumas, Margaret BrantleyISBN 0743487559 (0-7434-8755-9)
Softcover, Pocket Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Count of Monte Cristo'Book summary:ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP
Alexandre Dumas's thrilling adventure of one man's quest for freedom and vengeance on those who betrayed him.
EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: " A concise introduction that gives readers important background information
" A chronology of the author's life and work
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Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential. [via]SERIES EDITED BY CYNTHIA BRANTLEY JOHNSON
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Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoevsky, Margaret BrantleyISBN 074348763X (0-7434-8763-X)
Softcover, Washington Square Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crime and Punishment'Book summary:Enduring literature illuminated by practical scholarship dostoyevsky's penetrating study of a man for whom the distinction between right and wrong disappears, and a riveting portrait of guilt and retribution. Each enriched classic edition includes: a concise introduction that gives readers important background information a chronology of the author's life and work a timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context an outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations detailed explanatory notes critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction a list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience enriched classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in enriched classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential. Series edited by cynthia brantley johnson [via]
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The Crowby J. O'BarrISBN 074344647X (0-7434-4647-X)
Softcover, Star Trek
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The Da Vinci Codeby Dan BrownISBN 0739326740 (0-7393-2674-0)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Da Vinci Code'Book summary:With The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown masterfully concocts an intelligent and lucid thriller that marries the gusto of an international murder mystery with a collection of fascinating esoterica culled from 2,000 years of Western history. A murder in the silent after-hours halls of the Louvre museum reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected by a clandestine society since the days of Christ. The victim is a high-ranking agent of this ancient society who, in the moments before his death, manages to leave gruesome clues at the scene that only his granddaughter, noted cryptographer Sophie Neveu, and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle.
The duo become both suspects and detectives searching not only for Neveu's grandfather's murderer, but also the stunning secret of the ages he was charged to protect. Mere steps ahead of the authorities and the deadly competition, the mystery leads Neveu and Langdon on a breathless flight through France, England and history itself. Brown has created a page-turning thriller that also provides an amazing interpretation of Western history. Brown's hero and heroine embark on a lofty and intriguing exploration of some of Western culture's greatest mysteries--from the nature of the Mona Lisa's smile to the secret of the Holy Grail. Though some will quibble with the veracity of Brown's conjectures, therein lies the fun. The Da Vinci Code is an enthralling read that provides rich food for thought. --Jeremy Pugh, Amazon.com [via]
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Dear Mom: Thank You for Everythingby Bradley Trevor GreiveISBN 0740715283 (0-7407-1528-3)
Hardcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dear Mom: Thank You for Everything'Book summary:Dear Mom strikes at the heart of many mother-child relationships, perfectly capturing those most prevalent emotions that good moms inspire: love, affection, and sincere gratitude. "I'd be lost without you, Mom, and I only wish I had more than one lifetime to repay the incredible debt I owe you."
Sometimes it's hard to find the right words to tell Mom just how you feel. How can you adequately thank her for all her selfless acts of love and tireless devotion? Bradley Trevor Greive's book, Dear Mom, will help children of all ages (especially those who call themselves grown-ups) express those special thoughts and feelings in tenderly honest words and pictures. A poignant tribute to mothers everywhere, Dear Mom artfully combines touching animal photographs with gentle humor and heartfelt words of thanks. This sweet volume will let moms know just how much all their efforts are appreciated and how much they are truly loved. [via]
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Digging to Americaby Anne TylerISBN 0739326422 (0-7393-2642-2)
Hardcover, Random House Large Print
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Digging to America'Book summary:Anne Tylers richest, most deeply searching novela story about what it is to be an American, and about Iranian-born Maryam Yazdan, who, after 35 years in this country, must finally come to terms with her outsiderness.
Two families, who would otherwise never have come together, meet by chance at the Baltimore airport the Donaldsons, a very American couple, and the Yazdans, Maryams fully assimilated son and his attractive Iranian wife. Each couple is awaiting the arrival of an adopted infant daughter from Korea. After the instant babies from distant Asia are delivered, Bitsy Donaldson impulsively invites the Yazdans to celebrate: an arrival party that from then on is repeated every year as the two families become more and more deeply intertwined. Even Maryam is drawn in up to a point. When she finds herself being courted by Bitsy Donaldsons recently widowed father, all the values she cherishes her traditions, her privacy, her othernessare suddenly threatened.
A luminous novel brimming with subtle, funny, and tender observations that immerse us in the challenges of both sides of the American story. [via]More editions of Digging to America:
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Dublinersby James JoyceISBN 0750902671 (0-7509-0267-1)
Softcover, Sutton Pub Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dubliners'Book summary:From the author of PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN, FINNEGAN'S WAKE and ULYSSES, a modern classic which highlights the incidents in the lives of ordinary men and women. Part of the VINTAGE CLASSICS series. [via]
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The Essential Frankensteinby Leonard Wolf, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Christopher H. BingISBN 0743498062 (0-7434-9806-2)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Essential Frankenstein'Book summary:Here is the complete original text of Mary Shelley's classic 1816 novel, fully annotated with thousands of fascinating facts and legends. Includes: background on the Romantic spirit that infuses the novel; commentary by leading contemporary writers; a selected filmography of major Frankenstein films; and dozens of illustrations. [via]
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The Essential Phantom Of The Operaby Leonard Wolf, Gaston Leroux, Max DouglasISBN 0743498364 (0-7434-9836-4)
Softcover, Pgw
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Essential Phantom Of The Opera'Book summary:The Essential Phantom of the Opera is the most comprehensive edition ever produced of the classic 1911 novel of romance, mystery, and psychological suspense, fully annotated with thousands of fascinating facts and legends. Here is the complete, authoritative edition of literature's most bizarre tale of love, obsession, and aberration-a story that has held an irresistible fascination for audiences and readers for nearly a century. [via]
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Ethical Ambition: Living a Life of Meaning and Worthby Derrick A. BellISBN 0747560366 (0-7475-6036-6)
Softcover, Bloomsbury
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Eyeing the Flash: The Education of a Carnival Con Artistby Peter FentonISBN 074325855X (0-7432-5855-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Faust:Parts 1 & 2by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Bayard TaylorISBN 0722179049 (0-7221-7904-9)
Hardcover, Sphere
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Fired!: Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, and Dismissedby Annabelle Gurwitch, Felicity Huffman, Bill Maher, Robert Reich, Bob SagetISBN 0743289854 (0-7432-8985-4)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Four Noble Truthsby Dalai Lama XIV, Dominique SideISBN 0722535503 (0-7225-3550-3)
Softcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Four Noble Truths'Book summary:The four noble truths are these: life involves suffering; desire is the source of our suffering; there is a way to put an end to our desire; the way out of desire is to live one's life according to eight basic principles. [via]
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Frankensteinby Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Margaret BrantleyISBN 0743487583 (0-7434-8758-3)
Softcover, Pocket Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frankenstein'Book summary:Makes scoring higher so easy, it's scary!
Millions of readers have enjoyed the chilling tale of Frankenstein for its dark and gripping plot. But did you know that it's also packed with words you need to know for the SAT?
Learning words by reading them in context is the most effective way to expand your vocabulary, and this book can help you do just that! This edition of Frankenstein includes:
" 629 SAT vocabulary words highlighted throughout the text
" Definitions for each highlighted word on the facing page
" A word pronunciation guide
" Plus a special glossary that defines over 100 additional challenging vocabulary words
" It's a pain-free way to build your vocabulary -- and to score higher on the test!
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The Glass Castle: A Memoirby Jeannette WallsISBN 074324754X (0-7432-4754-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Glass Castle: A Memoir'Book summary:Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself an "excitement addict." Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last forever.
Later, when the money ran out, or the romance of the wandering life faded, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town -- and the family -- Rex Walls had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.
What is so astonishing about Jeannette Walls is not just that she had the guts and tenacity and intelligence to get out, but that she describes her parents with such deep affection and generosity. Hers is a story of triumph against all odds, but also a tender, moving tale of unconditional love in a family that despite its profound flaws gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.
For two decades, Jeannette Walls hid her roots. Now she tells her own story. A regular contributor to MSNBC.com, she lives in New York and Long Island and is married to the writer John Taylor. [via]
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God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkianby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0743422007 (0-7434-2200-7)
Softcover, Washington Square Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian'Book summary:In what began as a series of quirkily characteristic ninety-second interludes for New York's public radio station, Kurt Vonnegut asks, on behalf of us all, the Big Questions. "Could death be a quality? A place? Not an ending but an occurrence that changes those to whom it happens?"
As a "reporter on the afterlife," Vonnegut bravely allows himself to be strapped to a gurney by his friend Jack Kevorkian and dispatched round-trip to the Pearly Gates. Or at least that's what he claims in the introduction to these thirty-odd comic and irreverent "interviews" with the likes of William Shakespeare, Adolf Hitler, and Clarence Darrow, bringing readers to an entirely new place -- a place to which only Vonnegut could bring us. [via]
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The Good Earthby Pearl S. BuckISBN 0743272935 (0-7432-7293-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Good Earth'Book summary:Pearl S. Buck's epic
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of a China that was
-- now in a Contemporary Classics
edition.
Though more than sixty years have passed
since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer
Prize, it has retained its popularity and become
one of the great modern classics. "I can only
write what I know, and I know nothing but China,
having always lived there," wrote Pearl Buck. In
The Good Earth she presents a graphic
view of a China when the last emperor reigned
and the vast political and social upheavals of
the twentieth century were but distant rumblings
for the ordinary people. This moving, classic
story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his
selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those
who would fully appreciate the sweeping changes
that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese
people during this century.
Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck traces the
whole cycle of life: its terrors, its passions,
its ambitions and rewards. Her brilliant novel
-- beloved by millions of readers -- is a
universal tale of the destiny of man. [via]
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The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott FitzgeraldISBN 0743273567 (0-7432-7356-7)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Great Gatsby'Book summary:In 1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald announced his decision to write "something new--something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately patterned." That extraordinary, beautiful, intricately patterned, and above all, simple novel became The Great Gatsby, arguably Fitzgerald's finest work and certainly the book for which he is best known. A portrait of the Jazz Age in all of its decadence and excess, Gatsby captured the spirit of the author's generation and earned itself a permanent place in American mythology. Self-made, self-invented millionaire Jay Gatsby embodies some of Fitzgerald's--and his country's--most abiding obsessions: money, ambition, greed, and the promise of new beginnings. "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter--tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.... And one fine morning--" Gatsby's rise to glory and eventual fall from grace becomes a kind of cautionary tale about the American Dream.
It's also a love story, of sorts, the narrative of Gatsby's quixotic passion for Daisy Buchanan. The pair meet five years before the novel begins, when Daisy is a legendary young Louisville beauty and Gatsby an impoverished officer. They fall in love, but while Gatsby serves overseas, Daisy marries the brutal, bullying, but extremely rich Tom Buchanan. After the war, Gatsby devotes himself blindly to the pursuit of wealth by whatever means--and to the pursuit of Daisy, which amounts to the same thing. "Her voice is full of money," Gatsby says admiringly, in one of the novel's more famous descriptions. His millions made, Gatsby buys a mansion across Long Island Sound from Daisy's patrician East Egg address, throws lavish parties, and waits for her to appear. When she does, events unfold with all the tragic inevitability of a Greek drama, with detached, cynical neighbor Nick Carraway acting as chorus throughout. Spare, elegantly plotted, and written in crystalline prose, The Great Gatsby is as perfectly satisfying as the best kind of poem. [via]
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Gulliver's Travelsby Leslie Kimmelman, Jonathan Swift, Nick HarrisISBN 0721456146 (0-7214-5614-6)
Hardcover, Ladybird Books Ltd
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Instant Creativityby Paul Birch, Brian CleggISBN 0749448679 (0-7494-4867-9)
Softcover, Kogan Page Ltd
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Joie De Vivre: Simple French Style for Everyday Livingby Katherine Whiteside, Robert ArborISBN 0743223535 (0-7432-2353-5)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Joys of Yiddishby Leo RostenISBN 0743406516 (0-7434-0651-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Joys of Yiddish'Book summary:Leo Rosten left a great legacy of Jewish culture with his classic informal lexicon of Yiddish. Rosten defines (by synonym, anecdote, and joke) the words that have made it into common parlance (like chutzpah, schlep, and schmooze) as well as a choice collection of less integrated but equally rich vocabulary such as schmatte (a rag, i.e. what a schmatte you're wearing), chozzerai (literally "pig food," now denoting crap or junk food), and hundreds more. First published in 1968, Rosten's aptly named compendium still sings with humorous erudition. [via]
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Just like Thatby Lily BrettISBN 0732907942 (0-7329-0794-2)
Hardcover, Pan Macmillan Publishers Australia
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Kalahari Typing School For Menby R. A. McCall Smith, Alexander McCall SmithISBN 0748663274 (0-7486-6327-4)
Softcover, Polygon
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kalahari Typing School For Men'Book summary:The fourth novel in The No.1 Ladies' Dectective Agency series [via]
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Killing the Buddha : A Heretic's Bibleby Peter Manseau, Jeff SharletISBN 0743232763 (0-7432-3276-3)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Lazy Girl's Guide to Good Healthby Anita NaikISBN 0749922532 (0-7499-2253-2)
Softcover, Piatkus Books
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A Light in the Windowby Jan KaronISBN 074592803X (0-7459-2803-X)
Softcover, Chariot Victor Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Light in the Window'Book summary:A Light in the Window is the second installment in this enormously popular series about a small-town rector, Father Tim, and the heartwarming cast of characters surrounding him. This time Father Tim, a lifelong bachelor, finds his heart distracted by his free-spirited neighbor Cynthia, but his stomach and the rectory cash box are distracted by Edith, a wealthy widow who is wooing the rector with love potion casseroles. At every turn, including when a brooding Irish cousin decides to move in, Father Tim must decide whether he will practice what he preaches.
Fans of the series say they long to buy real estate in Mitford, just so they can live next door to these funny and endearing characters and feel the embrace of such a loving community. But what author Jan Karon probably knows, and many readers are starting to figure out, is that the integrity and solid Christian values that these characters possess can be found in just about every neighborhood, and with inspiration like this book, anyone can build their own Mitford community. --Gail Hudson [via]
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A Little Princessby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 072140863X (0-7214-0863-X)
Hardcover, Ladybird Books Ltd
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Little Womenby Louisa May AlcottISBN 0723512116 (0-7235-1211-6)
Hardcover, Egmont Books, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Little Women'Book summary:Part of the ANDRE DEUTSCH CLASSICS series, a classic story of four young women who struggle to overcome the trials of keeping up appearences whilst battling poverty and awaiting news of the fate of their father who is fighting the Civil War. Includes an introduction by Trevor McDonald. [via]
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Living Historyby Hillary Rodham ClintonISBN 0743222253 (0-7432-2225-3)
Softcover, Scribner
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Living History'Book summary:As with most books written by politicians while in office (or at least aiming for one), Living History is, first and foremost, safe. There are interesting observations and anecdotes, the writing is engaging, and there is enough inside scoop to appeal to those looking for a bit of gossip, but there are no bombshells here and it is doubtful the book will change many minds about this polarizing figure. This does not mean the work is without merit, however, for Hillary Clinton has much to say about her experience as first lady, which is the primary focus of the book. Those interested in these experiences and her commentary on them will find the book worth reading; those looking for revelations will be disappointed.
Beginning with a brief outline of her childhood, college years, introduction to politics, and her courtship with Bill Clinton, Clinton covers a wide variety of topics: life on the campaign trail, her troubled tenure as leader of the President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform, meeting with foreign leaders, and her work on human rights, to name a few. By necessity, she also addresses the various scandals that plagued the administration, from Travelgate to Whitewater to impeachment, though she does not go into great detail about each one; rather, she seems content to simply state her case and move on without trying to settle too many old scores.
Along the way, she offers many apologies, though perhaps not the kind some would expect. She does not shy away from her "vast right-wing conspiracy" comment, for instance, though she does wish that she had expressed herself differently. Regarding the Monica Lewinsky scandal, she maintains that her husband initially lied to her, as he did the rest of the country, and did not come clean until two days prior to his grand jury testimony. Calling his betrayal "the most devastating, shocking and hurtful experience of my life," she explains what the aftermath was like personally and why she has elected to stand by her man. In all, Living History is an informative book that goes a long way toward humanizing one of the most recognizable, and controversial, women of our age. Shawn Carkonen [via]
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Los Cazadores De Mamutsby Jean M. Auel, Edith ZilliISBN 0743236041 (0-7432-3604-1)
Softcover, Fireside
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Los Cazadores De Mamuts'Book summary:Dotada de gran habilidad narrativa y haciendo gala de la misma vÍvida autenticidad que plasmó en El clan del oso cavernario y su continuación, El valle de los caballos, Jean M. Auel sigue el imponente y épico viaje de la mujer llamada Ayla. Acompañada de Jondalar, el hombre al que ama, cabalgando sobre Relinchona, su yegua, y seguidos por el potro de ésta, Ayla se aventura en la tierra de los Mamutoi: los cazadores de mamuts. Por fin ha encontrado a los Otros, a quienes ha estado buscando. Los Otros la adoptan debido a su notable habilidad para la medicina y la caza y su extraordinaria técnica para encender el fuego. Luego de traer al cachorrito de un lobo al que ha matado, Ayla también les enseña la forma en que domestica animales. Hace amigas, tiene dolorosos recuerdos del Clan que abandonó y conoce a Ranec, un moreno y magnético hombre, experto en la talla del marfil, y al cual ella no puede rechazar; esto provoca en Jondalar unos celos feroces; pero él la evita para tratar de controlarlos. Poco familiarizada con las costumbres de los Otros, Ayla se equivoca, piensa que Jondalar ya no la ama y se acerca cada vez más a Ranec. La tensión aumenta a lo largo del helado invierno, pero las temperaturas más cálidas traen la caza de los grandes mamuts y los rituales de parejas en el Encuentro del Verano, en donde Ayla debe escoger entre quedarse junto a Ranec y los Mamutoi, o seguir a Jondalar en un largo viaje hacia un futuro desconocido. [via]
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Man and Boyby Tony ParsonsISBN 0743225082 (0-7432-2508-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Man and Boy'Book summary:HE HAD TO FACE THE TOUGHEST JOB OF HIS LIFE. AND HE NEVER ONCE THOUGHT HE'D BE ON HIS OWN. Harry had it all: a beautiful wife, an adorable four-year-old son, and a high-paying media job. But on the eve of his thirtieth birthday, with one irresponsible act, he threw it all away. Suddenly he finds himself an unemployed single father trying to figure out how to wash his son's hair the way Mommy did and whether green spaghetti is proper breakfast food. This brilliantly engaging novel will tug at your heart as Harry learns to become a father to his son and a son to his aging father, takes stabs at finding new love, and makes the hardest decision of his life. [via]
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The Meaning of Lifeby Bradley Trevor GreiveISBN 0740723367 (0-7407-2336-7)
Hardcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Meaning of Life'Book summary:It's an age-old question that has stumped the great minds of history: What is the meaning of life? In his hilarious and uplifting style, best-selling author Bradley Trevor Greive finally provides the answer: Figure out what you love and do it.
Illustrated with playful photographs of animals, BTG's insightful prose again hits his target straight on. He muses about why we're here and our greater purpose in the grand scheme of things. His informal style provides a refreshing counterpoint to what has always been one of life's big debates. For example, when it comes to discovering your passion, BTG writes, "First, no one else will tell you about it--it's just like walking around all day with a sign on your back that says KICK ME".
The Meaning of Life is a witty, thought-provoking book that makes an ideal gift for anyone who's seeking their true purpose-and wants to laugh along the way. [via]
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Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Lossby Hope EdelmanISBN 0738210269 (0-7382-1026-9)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss'Book summary:Edelman shares her own painful story and the stories of many other women who, as children or adults, lost their mothers. She explains the stages of grief and adjustment. She considers the secondary effects that can occur: the girl-child filling the lost mother's role at home for father and younger siblings. If you've lost your mother, you no longer have to face it alone. [via]
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agencyby Alexander McCall SmithISBN 0748662529 (0-7486-6252-9)
Softcover, Polygon
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› Find signed collectible books: 'No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'Book summary:Penzler Pick, July 2001: Working in a mystery tradition that will cause genre aficionados to think of such classic sleuths as Melville Davisson Post's Uncle Abner or Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee, Alexander McCall Smith creates an African detective, Precious Ramotswe, who's their full-fledged heir.
It's the detective as folk hero, solving crimes through an innate, self-possessed wisdom that, combined with an understanding of human nature, invariably penetrates into the heart of a puzzle. If Miss Marple were fat and jolly and lived in Botswana--and decided to go against any conventional notion of what an unmarried woman should do, spending the money she got from selling her late father's cattle to set up a Ladies' Detective Agency--then you have an idea of how Precious sets herself up as her country's first female detective. Once the clients start showing up on her doorstep, Precious enjoys a pleasingly successful series of cases.
But the edge of the Kalahari is not St. Mary Mead, and the sign Precious orders, painted in brilliant colors, is anything but discreet. Pointing in the direction of the small building she had purchased to house her new business, it reads "THE NO. 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY. FOR ALL CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS AND ENQUIRIES. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED FOR ALL PARTIES. UNDER PERSONAL MANAGEMENT."
The solutions she comes up with, whether in the case of the clinic doctor with two quite different personalities (depending on the day of the week), or the man who had joined a Christian sect and seemingly vanished, or the kidnapped boy whose bones may or may not be those in a witch doctor's magic kit, are all sensible, logical, and satisfying. Smith's gently ironic tone is full of good humor towards his lively, intelligent heroine and towards her fellow Africans, who live their lives with dignity and with cautious acceptance of the confusions to which the world submits them. Precious Ramotswe is a remarkable creation, and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency well deserves the praise it received from London's Times Literary Supplement. I look forward with great eagerness to the upcoming books featuring the memorable Miss Ramotswe, Tears of the Giraffe and Morality for Beautiful Girls, soon to be available in the U.S. --Otto Penzler [via]
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The Number: A Completely Different Way to Think About the Rest of Your Lifeby Lee EisenbergISBN 0743270312 (0-7432-7031-2)
Hardcover, Free Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Number: A Completely Different Way to Think About the Rest of Your Life'Book summary:Do you know your Number?
What happens if you don't make it to your Number?
Do you have a plan?
The often-avoided, anxiety-riddled discussion about financial planning for a secure and fulfilling future has been given a new starting point in The Number by Lee Eisenberg. The buzz of professionals and financial industry insiders everywhere, the Number represents the amount of money and resources people will need to enjoy the active life they desire, especially post-career. Backed by imaginative reporting and insights, Eisenberg urges people to assume control and responsibility for their standard of living, and take greater aim on their long-term aspirations.
In 1999, Eisenberg was in the midst of downshifting from having served as the Editor-in-Chief of Esquire and other high profile positions. He was "half-in, half-out of the workplace" with an enviable consulting position at Time, Inc., and a family comfortably settled in the suburbs. That's when he received an unexpected offer from the Wisconsin-based Lands' End which, in the end, he couldn't resist. It meant uprooting his family and moving to the rural heartland, and taking on the challenges of an entirely new way of life. Before the move, he admits, "I was worried about the Number." Once in Wisconsin, Eisenberg confesses that the "Number was leading us around by our noses."
From Wall Street to Main Street USA, The Number means different things to different people. It is constantly fluctuating in people's minds and bank accounts. To some, the Number symbolizes freedom, validation of career success, the ticket to luxurious indulgences and spiritual exploration; to others, it represents the bewildering and nonsensical nightmare of an impoverished existence creeping up on them in their old age, a seemingly hopeless inevitability that they would rather simply ignore than confront. People are highly private and closed-mouthed when it comes to discussing their Numbers, or lack thereof, for fear they might either reveal too much or display ineptitude.
In The Number, Eisenberg describes this secret anxiety as the "Last Taboo," a conundrum snared in confusing financial lingo. He sorts through the fancy jargon and translates the Number into commonsense advice that resonates just as easily with the aging gods and goddesses of corporate boardrooms as it does with ordinary people who are beginning to realize that retirement is now just a couple of decades away. Believing that the Number is as much about self-worth as it is net worth, Eisenberg strives to help readers better understand and more efficiently manage all aspects of their life, money, and pursuit of happiness.
* According to Eisenberg, "Number chasers" fall into four personality types:
--"Procrastinators" enter their forties and fifties ensconced in a cloud of avoidance and denial about the years ahead of them, or simply do not understand investing in their futures.
--"Pluckers" often lazily or arrogantly pull ephemeral, albeit specific, Numbers from thin air with little attention to developing a realistic and coherent plan to achieve their goals.
--"Plotters" crunch every practical aspect of their financial history, hoping to cement their Number in black and white, even at the expense of not having fun and leisure.
--"Probers" visualize their Numbers not as an end but as the means to pursuing dreams and passions, and completing inner and outer journeys to self-fulfillment.
* The current "Debt Warp" is the "silent Number killer that afflicts young and old" that has been brought on by our "whip-it-out credit-card culture."
* The "Lost Years" describes a person's 20s, 30s, and 40s wherein sensible financial foundation-building bows to oblivious and careless spending, and the tug-of-war dichotomy between the "old Rest of Your Life" and the "new Rest of Your Life."
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One For My Babyby Tony ParsonsISBN 0743236092 (0-7432-3609-2)
Softcover, Touchstone Books
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Organise Yourselfby John CauntISBN 0749445505 (0-7494-4550-5)
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Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition For A New Eraby Boston Women's Health Book CollectiveISBN 0743256115 (0-7432-5611-5)
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The Power of a Praying Husbandby Stormie OmartianISBN 0736919767 (0-7369-1976-7)
Softcover, Harvest House Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Power of a Praying Husband'Book summary:Building on the success of The Power of a Praying® Wife (more than 1 million copies sold), Stormie offers this guide to help husbands pray more effectively for their wives. Packed with reallife examples and refreshing honesty regarding her own marriage, The Power of a Praying® Husband encourages men to lovingly intercede for their wives in every area, including
- motherhood
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Each chapter features comments from wellknown Christian men, biblical wisdom, and prayer ideas. Includes a foreword by Michael Omartian. The Power of a Praying® Husband makes a great gift to husbands from wives who want to say, I love and respect you. I want and need your prayers for my life.
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The Power of a Praying Husband: Book of Prayersby Stormie OmartianISBN 0736914099 (0-7369-1409-9)
Softcover, Harvest House Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Power of a Praying Husband: Book of Prayers'Book summary:Bestselling author Stormie Omartian presents her mostloved prayers in four petite editions. Small enough to keep in purse or pocket for quick conversations with God, lovely enough to give as a special gift to encourage and draw the hearts of friends and loved ones to the Lord in prayer, these books will help unlock the power of prayer in readers lives.
Prayers from The Power of a Praying® Husband serve as the perfect starting point in asking for Gods wisdom and blessing on a marriage. Men will love these concise, heartfelt ways to pray for their wives.
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The Power of Positive Thinkingby Norman Vincent PealeISBN 0743234804 (0-7432-3480-4)
Softcover, Fireside
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Power of Positive Thinking'Book summary:"This book is written with the sole objective of helping the reader achieve a happy, satisfying, and worthwhile life." -- Norman Vincent Peale
The Power of Positive Thinking has helped millions of men and women to achieve fulfillment in their lives. In this phenomenal bestseller, Dr. Peale demonstrates the power of faith in action. With the practical techniques outlined in this book, you can energize your life -- and give yourself the initiative needed to carry out your ambitions and hopes. You'll learn how to:
" believe in yourself and in everything you do
" build new power and determination
" develop the power to reach your goals
" break the worry habit and achieve a relaxed life
" improve your personal and professional relationships
" assume control over your circumstances
" be kind to yourself [via]
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Readings on One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovichby Loreta MedinaISBN 0737705639 (0-7377-0563-9)
Softcover, Greenhaven Pr
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Readings on the Red Ponyby John Steinbeck, Clarice SwisherISBN 0737701927 (0-7377-0192-7)
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Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Outby Phillip C. McGrawISBN 0743227255 (0-7432-2725-5)
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Sharing Good Timesby Jimmy CarterISBN 0743270681 (0-7432-7068-1)
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Solitude: A Return to the Selfby Anthony StorrISBN 0743280741 (0-7432-8074-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Solitude: A Return to the Self'Book summary:Originally published in 1988, Anthony Storr's enlightening meditation on the creative individual's need for solitude has become a classic.
Solitude was seminal in challenging the established belief that "interpersonal relationships of an intimate kind are the chief, if not the only, source of human happiness." Indeed, most self-help literature still places relationships at the center of human existence. Lucid and lyrical, Storr's book cites numerous examples of brilliant scholars and artists -- from Beethoven and Kant to Anne Sexton and Beatrix Potter -- to demonstrate that solitude ranks alongside relationships in its impact on an individual's well-being and productivity, as well as on society's progress and health. But solitary activity is essential not only for geniuses, says Storr; the average person, too, is enriched by spending time alone.
For fifteen years, readers have found inspiration and renewal in Storr's erudite, compassionate vision of human experience. [via]
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The Story of Mr. Sommerby Michael Hofmann, Patrick Suskind, SempeISBN 0747518769 (0-7475-1876-9)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story of Mr. Sommer'Book summary:A boy's village childhood with all the traditional attributes - family, tree-climbing, a bicycle - is bedeviled by the mystifying appearances of Mr Sommer. Moving silently through the landscape, with his empty rucksack and walking stick, he runs like a black thread through the boy's days. [via]
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Tears of the Giraffeby R. A. McCall Smith, Alexander McCall SmithISBN 0748662731 (0-7486-6273-1)
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These High, Green Hillsby Jan KaronISBN 0745933882 (0-7459-3388-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'These High, Green Hills'Book summary:The village of Mitford is soothing tonic for a readership that feels starved for community and yearns for clear morals. The recently married Father Tim and his plain-folk neighbors live the best of Christianity in everyday life. Even the rampant gossip in Mitford is the good kind: folks worrying about other folks and everyone minding one another's business out of concern rather than malice. As a result, no one faces a crisis alone. Often the crises are cause for a belly laugh, such as the rectory's new computer system that seems programmed to torment. But just as often the crises have the bite of real-life problems, such as the bloody young girl in shredded clothes, whom Father Tim finds after she was beaten by her drunken father, and the soul-wrenching despair Father Tim feels when he loses a surrogate mother. The heavily quoted scripture gives a day-to-day context for biblical teachings as well as spiritual solace during the sadder days at Mitford. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Three from Galileeby Marjorie HolmesISBN 0735100616 (0-7351-0061-6)
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The Tibetan Art of Positive Thinking: Skillful Thought for Successful Livingby Christopher HansardISBN 074348326X (0-7434-8326-X)
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Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changesby William BridgesISBN 073820904X (0-7382-0904-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes'Book summary:Whether it is chosen or thrust upon you, change brings both opportunities and turmoil. Since first published 25 years ago, Transitions has helped hundreds of thousands of readers cope with these issues by providing an elegantly simple yet profoundly insightful roadmap of the transition process. With the understanding born of both personal and professional experience, William Bridges takes readers step by step through the three stages of any transition: The Ending, The Neutral Zone, and, in time, The New Beginning. Bridges explains how each stage can be understood and embraced, leading to meaningful and productive movement into a hopeful future. With a new introduction highlighting how the advice in the book continues to apply and is perhaps even more relevant today, and a new chapter devoted to change in the workplace, Transitions will remain the essential guide for coping with the one constant in life: change.[via]More editions of Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes:
The Treehouse: Eccentric Wisdom from My Father on How to Live, Love, and Seeby Naomi WolfISBN 074324978X (0-7432-4978-X)
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Uncommon Wisdomby Sue CarnahanISBN 0740701088 (0-7407-0108-8)
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Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamitiesby Marian KeyesISBN 0718145305 (0-7181-4530-5)
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Walden And Civil Disobedienceby Henry David Thoreau, Alyssa HaradISBN 0743487729 (0-7434-8772-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walden And Civil Disobedience'Book summary:ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP
Naturalist and philosopher Thoreau's timeless essays on the role of humanity -- in the world of nature, and in society and government.
EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: " A concise introduction that gives readers important background information
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Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential. [via]SERIES EDITED BY CYNTHIA BRANTLEY JOHNSON
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What Remains : A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Loveby Carole RadziwillISBN 0743276949 (0-7432-7694-9)
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The World's Great ClassicsISBN 0717200019 (0-7172-0001-9)
Hardcover, Xs Books
Find This BookBook summary:Odyssey, The: The World's Great Classics, by Homer; tr. by S.H. Butcher and Andrew Lang [via]
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Writer Ferrets : Chasing the Museby Richard BachISBN 0743227549 (0-7432-2754-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writer Ferrets : Chasing the Muse'Book summary:Budgeron is struggling mightily to write the great ferret novel, a story so rich, so finely wrought, it will set the world of ferret literature on its tail. By day, he writes adventure stories for kits' magazines. By night, he lights the Lamp of Wisdom and calls forth Count Urbain de Rothskit, hero of the massive volume, "Where Ferrets Walk." After a near-perfect first sentence, Budgeron sighs in his tiny attic writing room and waits for the second to come.
Downstairs, a page-turner romance tumbles effortlessly from the keyboard of Budgeron's mate, Danielle. A pawdicurist who decides to write for fun, Danielle never expected her first page would explode with Veronique Sibhoan Ferret, a willful, naughty, mesmerizing animal who would one day bewitch millions of readers.
Budgeron and Danielle are aspiring writer ferrets following their calling through the quiet rooms where stories are born, past the mailbox and rejection slips and finally into the white hot world of big-time book publishing. In the end, each finds success writing for the one heart they must truly please: their own.
"Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse" is a tale about the search for what really matters in life; the struggle to free our inner voice; the pursuit of a dream against significant odds and the need to love and be loved by a like-minded spirit. [via]
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Wuthering Heightsby Emily Brontd, Caroline Plaisted, Jennifer DonnellyISBN 0747587507 (0-7475-8750-7)
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A Year to Live: How to Live This Year As If It Were Your Lastby Stephen LevineISBN 0722535252 (0-7225-3525-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Year to Live: How to Live This Year As If It Were Your Last'Book summary:In his new book, Stephen Levine, author of the perennial best-seller Who Dies?, teaches us how to live each moment, each hour, each day mindfully--as if it were all that was left. On his deathbed, Socrates exhorted his followers to practice dying as the highest form of wisdom. Levine decided to live this way himself for a whole year, and now he shares with us how such immediacy radically changes our view of the world and forces us to examine our priorities. Most of us go to extraordinary lengths to ignore, laugh off, or deny the fact that we are going to die, but preparing for death is one of the most rational and rewarding acts of a lifetime. It is an exercise that gives us the opportunity to deal with unfinished business and enter into a new and vibrant relationship with life. Levine provides us with a year-long program of intensely practical strategies and powerful guided meditations to help with this work, so that whenever the ultimate moment does arrive for each of us, we will not feel that it has come
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Historia Viva / Living Historyby Hillary Rodham ClintonISBN 0743260864 (0-7432-6086-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Historia Viva / Living History'Book summary:FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar el audiolibro el bestseller "Historia Viva" de Hillary Rodham Clinton, en una excelente producción con una hermosa música.
En Historia Viva, Hillary Rodham Clinton describe con franqueza, humor, pasión sobre su formación como mujer durante una agitada época de cambios sociales y políticos en los Estados Unidos y sobre sus años en la Casa Blanca. Cuenta la historia de su aventura de treinta años en el amor y la política junto a Bill Clinton, en la que logró sobrevivir a traiciones personales, investigaciones partidistas sin tregua y el escrutinio constante del público. Y ofrece también un reflejo claro de sus ideas y opiniones acerca de los temas políticos de mayor actualidad: salud, relaciones internacionales, derechos humanos, de la mujer y mucho más. Historia Viva, un audiolibro íntimo, poderoso e inspirador, captura la esencia de esta mujer excepcional y el proceso arduo a través del cual llegó a definirse y encontrar su propia voz como madre, esposa y una de las figuras más formidables en la historia de la política estadounidense.
"Historia Viva es la vida de la ex primera dama de los Estados Unidos. Y, como era de esperarse, habla de todo: desde como conoció a Bill Clinton hasta su sorpresa y enojo cuando se enteró del romance con Mónica Lewinsky. Es el libro de una mujer fuerte, que quiere dejar atrás el pasado, porque su futuro pudiera estar algún día, otra vez en la Casa Blanca." Jorge Ramos, autor, periodista. [via]More editions of Historia Viva / Living History:
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