Although the ultimate prize of the Great Game played out between Great Britain and Imperial Russia in the 19th century was India, most of the intrigue and action took place along its northern...
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Author: Dean, RiazSummary:Genre: History and geography
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Author: Simonton, Dean KeithSummary:
What it takes to be a genius: nine essential and contradictory ingredients.
What does it take to be a genius? A high score on an IQ test? Brilliant physicist Richard Feynman's IQ was too...Genre: Psychology -
Author: Bell, Chip R., Goldsmith, MarshallSummary:
NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED Leaders Creating Leaders: This latest edition of the classic Managers as Mentors is a rapid-fire read that guides leaders in helping associates grow in today’s...
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Author: Halpern, Charles, Reich, Robert B.Summary:
This book is about working for a more just, compassionate, and sustainable world while cultivating the wisdom that supports and deepens this work. Charles Halpern is a social entrepreneur with a...
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Author: Kahnweiler, JenniferSummary:
Introverts may feel powerless in a world where extroverts seem to rule, but there’s more than one way to have some sway. Jennifer Kahnweiler proves introverts can be highly effective influencers...
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Author: Roper, John HerbertSummary:
Civil rights activist, writer, theologian, preacher and educator, Benjamin Elijah Mays (1894–1984) was one of the most distinguished South Carolinians of the 20th century. He influenced the lives...
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Author: Gentill, SulariSummary:
"As one for whom certain story lines and characters have become as real as life itself, Crossing the Lines was a pure delight, a swift yet psychologically complex read, cleverly conceived and...
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Author: Tracy, JessicaSummary:
A leading psychologist reveals how our most misunderstood emotion-pride-has shaped our minds and our culture, and shows how we can harness its power. Why did Paul Gauguin abandon middle-class life...
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Author: Riordan, RickSummary:
Beloved characters from the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series star in these hilarious and imaginative new short stories, each set in a different one of the Nine Worlds from Norse...
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Author: Camlot, Jason, McLeod, KatherineSummary:
The materials we turn to for the construction of our literary pasts - the texts, performances, and discussions selected for storage and cataloguing in archives - shape what we know and teach about...
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Author: Bégin, Monique, Rae, BobSummary:
More than fifty years after most Canadian women received the right to vote, very few women were elected as members of Parliament and none came from Quebec. Canada's 1972 federal election marked a...
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Author: Johnston, David Cay.Summary:
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and dean of Trumpologists David Cay Johnston reveals years of eye-popping financial misdeeds by Donald Trump and his family. While the world watched Donald Trump...
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Author: Smith, DougSummary:
National Best Seller
"Doug Smith always gets the first question in any Raptors press conference - as the dean of our press corps, he's been in the front row for every development over the... -
Author: Hale, ShannonSummary:
A Newbery Honor Winner
A New York Times Bestseller
In this first book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series , Miri finds...Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Author: Gifford, Kathie Lee.Summary:
Read by the author. New York Times bestselling author Kathie Lee Gifford reveals heartwarming, entertaining conversations between people and personalities who both agree and disagree about who...