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Introduction to Permaculture
by B. C. Mollison

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Written to introduce readers to Permaculture concepts and design strategies. Topics include: energy efficient site analysis, planning and design methods, house placement, design for temperate, dry-land and tropical regions, urban Permaculture garden... (read more)
 
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American Gods
by Neil Gaiman

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Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident.Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a... (read more)
 
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Travel

World Music: The Rough Guide: Africa, Europe and the Middle East: An A-Z of the Music Musicians and Discs: Volume 1 World Music: The Rough Guide: Africa, Europe and the Middle East: An A-Z of the Music Musicians and Discs: Volume 1
by Rough Gd

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World Music Volume 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East has full coverage of everything from Congolese soukous to Greek rembetika, and biographies from Thomas Mapfumo to Cheb Khaled to the Afro Celt Sound System. Includes more than 80 articles from... (read more)
 
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Science and Technology

The Particle Odyssey: A Journey to the Heart of Matter The Particle Odyssey: A Journey to the Heart of Matter
by Frank Close and Michael Marten and Christine Sutton

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The Particle Odyssey takes the reader on a spectacular illustrated journey to the heart of matter. In clear, non-technical language the authors describe the key experiments and fundamental discoveries which have led to our current understanding of the... (read more)
 
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Children and Young Adults

Charlotte's Web
by E. B. White

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Beloved by generations, Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little are two of the most cherished stories of all time. Now, for the first time ever, these treasured classics are available in lavish new collectors' editions. In addition to a larger trim size, the... (read more)
 
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Nature and Outdoors

If a Lion Could Talk Animal Intelligence If a Lion Could Talk Animal Intelligence
by Stephen Budiansky

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How many of us have caught ourselves gazing into the eyes of a pet, wondering what thoughts lie behind those eyes? Or fallen into an argument over which is smarter, the dog or the cat? Scientists have conducted elaborate experiments trying to ascertain... (read more)
 
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Science and Technology

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
by Brian Greene

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"Brian Greene presents the bizarre world of quantum mechanics and string theory using language accessible to all while taking the reader on an exciting journey through a truly unusual universe." Blane, Powells... (read more)
 
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Spirituality and Self Help

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche

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This acclaimed spiritual masterpiece is widely regarded as one of the most complete and authoritative presentations of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings ever written. A manual for life and death and a magnificent source of sacred inspiration from the heart... (read more)
 
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Nonfiction

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
by Eric Schlosser

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"What we eat has changed more in the last forty years than in the last forty thousand," Schlosser observes, yet most Americans know very little about how that food is made, where, by whom, and at what cost. Fast Food Nation traces the industry's... (read more)
 
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Top Ten

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  1. Introduction to Permaculture by B. C. Mollison
  2. Seven Up (Stephanie Plum Novels) by Janet Evanovich
  3. One River by Wade Davis
  4. The Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks
  5. Sword of Truth #07: The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind
  6. Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames by Thich Nhat Hanh
  7. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
  8. Six Easy Pieces Essentials of Physics Ex by Richard P Feynman
  9. The Joy of Cooking: The Miniature Edition, 2000 by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker
  10. Motoring with Mohammed: Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea (Vintage Departures) by Eric Hansen

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The Garden Book The Garden Book
by Phaidon

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The Garden Book is a comprehensive illustrated survey of 500 of the world's most influential garden makers — designers, patrons and owners — and their gardens. The selection gives an unrivalled overview of the world's gardens and landscapes... (read more)
 
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The Art of Travel The Art of Travel
by Alain de Botton

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Aside from love, few actvities seem to promise us as much happiness as going traveling: taking off for somewhere else, somewhere far from home, a place with more interesting weather, customs, and landscapes. But although we are inundated with advice on... (read more)
 
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Olive, the Other Reindeer
by J. Otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh

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J.otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh are the George and Ira Gershwin of children's books. Okay, maybe that's a stretch. But they are a remarkable team. In 1993 the husband and wife collaboration published their first book, Mr. Lunch Takes a Plane... (read more)
 
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Literature

Atonement
by Ian McEwan

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On the hottest day of the summer of 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her older sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching Cecilia is their housekeeper’s son Robbie... (read more)
 
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Travel

Motoring with Mohammed: Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea (Vintage Departures)
by Eric Hansen

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In 1978 Eric Hansen found himself shipwrecked on a desert island in the Red Sea. When goat smugglers offered him safe passage to Yemen, he buried seven years' worth of travel journals deep in the sand and took his place alongside the animals on a leaky... (read more)
 
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Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror

Under the Skin
by Michel Faber

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Hailed as "original and unsettling, an Animal Farm for the new century" (The Wall Street Journal), this first novel lingers long after the last page has been turned. Described as a "fascinating psychological thriller" (The Baltimore Sun), this entrancing... (read more)
 
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