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Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
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Chinua Achebe's first novel portrays the collision of African and European cultures in people's lives. Okonkwo, a great man in Igbo traditional society, cannot adapt to the profound changes brought about by British colonial rule. Yet, as in classic... (read more)

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Photography
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Photography in Print: Writings from 1816 to the Present
Photography in Print: Writings from 1816 to the Present
by Vicki Goldberg
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This useful collection includes over a century of the very best writing on photography. Vicki Goldberg has brought together more than 75 essays and excerpts that cover a vast and provocative range of topics. We have the first-hand accounts of... (read more)

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J K Rowling
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I say to you all, once again — in the light of Lord Voldemort's return, we are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. Lord Voldemort's gift for spreading discord and enmity is very great. We can fight it only by showing... (read more)

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Warcraft #01: Day of the Dragon
Warcraft #01: Day of the Dragon
by Richard A Knaak
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Slave. Gladiator. Shaman. Warchief. The enigmatic Orc known as Thrall has been all of these. Raised from infancy by cruel human masters who sought to mold him into their perfect pawn, Thrall was driven by both the savagery in his heart and the cunning of... (read more)

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Religion Eastern
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Kundun: A Biography of the Family of the Dalai Lama
Kundun: A Biography of the Family of the Dalai Lama
by Mary Craig
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This book opens in 1933 with the death of the thirteenth Dalai Lama and the frantic effort among Tibetan authorities to find his reincarnation. In their search for a baby boy with the characteristic marks of a Dalai Lama - tiger-striped legs, wide eyes... (read more)

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Quicksand (Eve Duncan Forensics Thrillers)
Quicksand (Eve Duncan Forensics Thrillers)
by Iris Johansen
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#1 blockbuster bestselling author Iris Johansen returns with a novel of gut-wrenching intensity about a woman in a desperate race against time to bring a killer to justice. Do you still miss your little Bonnie? This one sentence, spoken by a male voice... (read more)

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The Given Day: A Novel
The Given Day: A Novel
by Dennis Lehane
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After Mystic River, it's no surprise that Lehane is capable of writing a brilliant historical novel. This unforgettable tale is populated with absorbing characters and incidents that are so astonishing you'll swear they're... (read more)

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Graphic Novels
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The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
by Neil Gaiman
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One of the most celebrated projects of 1999 arrives in softcover this July: THE SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS. Reprinting the original graphic novel written by THE SANDMAN's Neil Gaiman and painted by legendary Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano (G-Force... (read more)

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Westerns
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The Man of the Forest
The Man of the Forest
by Zane Grey
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Milt Dale is the Man of the Forest.  Living alone in a camp in the wilderness called Paradise Park, he prefers the company of bears, cougars, and wolves to that of the surrounding ranchers and troublemakers.  But one day he overhears a... (read more)

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World History
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Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire (Modern Library)
Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire (Modern Library)
by Amanda Foreman
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The winner of Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize and a bestseller there for months, this wonderfully readable biography offers a rich, rollicking picture of late-eighteenth-century British aristocracy and the intimate story of a woman who for a time... (read more)

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Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch
by Nick Hornby
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In America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that's before the players even take the field. Nick Hornby (author of High Fidelity and About A Boy) has been a soccer fan since the... (read more)

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Foreign Languages
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Aventures D Alice Au Pays Des Merveilles
Aventures D Alice Au Pays Des Merveilles
by Lewis Carroll
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A magnificent translation of" Alice in Wonderland" into French, supervised by Carroll himself. (No English text.) 42 Tenniel illustrations.<BR>... (read more)

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Humor
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Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
by David Sedaris
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In David Sedaris's world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred. A manic cross between Mark Leyner, Fran Lebowitz, and the National Enquirer, Sedaris's collection of essays is a rollicking tour through the national Zeitgeist: a do-it-yourself suburban dad... (read more)

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