The Great Gatsby
by F Scott Fitzgerald


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The exemplary novel of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgeralds' third book, The Great Gatsby (1925), stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the "first step" American fiction had taken since Henry James... (read more)

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The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
by Robert B Strassler


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This revised edition of Richard Crawley's classic 1874 translation is enhanced with more than 100 maps, extensive annotations, brief biographies of important figures, and invaluable historical, political, and cultural background.... (read more)

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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin




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Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." Mortenson and Relin's Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time is a powerful contribution to that arsenal. If there... (read more)

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Songs Without Words (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Ann Packer




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Every once in a while a book comes along that is so astonishing you can't find words to articulate how you feel about it — instead you give away your copy and say, "just read it." In this unnerving and utterly moving novel about the depth of women'... (read more)

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You Are Here
by Katharine Harmon




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Maps are magical pieces of paper. Who doesn't love to pore over them and imagine traveling to New York, Paris, Amsterdam or even Weed, California? Maps are reassuring when you are lost, and they inspire you to dream when you're stagnant. Author Katherine... (read more)

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American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang




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For the winter holidays try American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Chang. This quirky book is a fabulous introduction to the new generation of graphic novels, and blends folklore with an exploration of racial stereotyping and the "right stuff" of America... (read more)

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Turtle Feet: The Making and Unmaking of a Buddhist Monk
by Nikolai Grozni


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Nikolai Grozni was a music prodigy, a jazz pianist training at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, when suddenly he decided to transform his life. He moved to India to become a Buddhist monk — shaving his head, learning Tibetan, and... (read more)

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The Odyssey of Homer (Perennial Classics)
by Homer And Lattimore


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The most eloquent translation of Homer's Odyssey into modern English.... (read more)

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Generation Debt: Take Control of Your Money--A How-To Guide
by Carmen Wong Ulrich


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With debt and the cost of living rising astronomically, "Generation Debt" offers the personal financial advice that every young adult must have to live a more secure life.... (read more)

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Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga #4)
by Stephenie Meyer


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Twilight tempted the imagination. New Moon made readers thirsty for more. Eclipse turned the saga into a worldwide phenomenon. And now, the book that everyone has been waiting for... Breaking Dawn, the final book in the #1 bestselling Twilight... (read more)

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When You Are Engulfed in Flames
by David Sedaris




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Always a delight, never a disappointment, David Sedaris has come out with his finest offering yet. He has a deft touch, moving between sarcasm and sadness or, in this collection, between redneck babysitters and quitting smoking. Recommended by Beth... (read more)

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The New Best Recipe (Best Recipe)
by Cooks Illustrated


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With The New Best Recipe, we invite you into America?s Test Kitchen where you will stand by our side as we try to develop the best macaroni and cheese, the best meatloaf, the best roast chicken, the best brownie, and nearly 1,000 more best recipes for... (read more)

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Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold
by C S Lewis




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In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses — one beautiful and one unattractive — C. S. Lewis reworks the classical myth of Cupid and Psyche into an enduring piece of contemporary fiction. This is the story of Orual, Psyche's embittered and... (read more)

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The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-Create Your World Your Way
by Wayne Dyer


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The author identifies the attributes of the all-creating universal mind of intention as creative, kind, loving, beautiful, expanding, endlessly abundant, and receptive, explaining the importance of emulating this source of creativity.... (read more)

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Western Landscaping
by Sunset


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This companion book to the much-beloved "Western Garden Book" is packed with expert advice from landscape designers, gardeners, and others, and addresses climatic, soil, and topographical challenges and solutions for the West.... (read more)

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How Fiction Works
by James Wood


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What makes a story a story? What is style? What's the connection between realism and real life? These are some of the questions James Wood answers in How Fiction Works, the first book-length essay by the preeminent critic of his generation. Ranging... (read more)

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A Separate Peace
by John Knowles




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A novel of unrest among 16-year-olds in a boy's school at theopening of WorldWar II.... (read more)

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The Lace Reader
by Brunonia Barry




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The Lace Reader is a wonderfully layered novel of gothic suspense set in Salem, Massachusetts. The women of the Whitney family are psychics who can see the future by concentrating on the patterns in handmade lace. Each chapter opens with a passage from... (read more)

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