Dr. Stephen Hawking was the most renowned scientist since Einstein, known both for his groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology and for his mischievous sense of humor. He educated millions of...
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Author: Hawking, StephenSummary:Genre: Math and science -
Author: Love, DiannaSummary:
The world hovers on the edge of chaos as the entire human race has one hope of surviving what's coming for them, but only if fear of the unknown does not drive the humans to kill their greatest...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Wong, DavidSummary:
It's a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit--users can drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent, otherworldly invasion...
Genre: Horror fiction, Science fiction -
Author: Magness, SteveSummary:
If you are looking for how to finish your first 5k, this book isn't for you. The Science of Running is written for those of us looking to maximize our performance, get as close to our limits as...
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Author: Deary, TerrySummary:
"The facts behind these stories are true. However, they have been dramatized to make them into gripping stories, and some of the characters are ficticious."
Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Author: Smith, WilburSummary:At the dawn of a new century, the pioneers of Rhodesia have staked their claims and stocked their farms in the land they carved as their own. But in the hills, the Matabele indunas are preparing...
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Author: Smith, WilburSummary:After the prospectors and hunters had opened the way to the African interior, the miners and adventurers followed. Here we see Cecil Rhodes forging an empire based on diamonds and land, and the...
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Author: Stark, RichardSummary:This novel Firebreak takes Parker to a palatial Montana "hunting lodge" where a dot-com millionaire hides a gallery of stolen old masters, which will fetch Parker a pretty penny if his team can...
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Author: Straley, JohnSummary:Cold Storage, Alaska, is a remote fishing outpost whose population is shrinking every day. Clive McCahon returns to his tiny hometown after a seven-year jail stint for dealing coke with a lot to...
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Author: Hanagarne, JoshuaSummary:At first glance, Josh Hanagarne seems an improbable librarian. He stands 6'7", competes in strongman contests, and was diagnosed in high school with Tourette's syndrome. But books are his first...
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Author: Shapiro, IraSummary:While the hyper-partisanship in Washington that has stunned the world has been building for decades, Ira Shapiro argues that the U.S. Senate has suffered most acutely from the loss of its...
Genre: Political science -
Author: Westlake, Donald E.Summary:
Hospitalized after a liaison with another man's wife ends in violence, Paul Cole has just one goal: to rebuild his shattered life. But with his memory damaged, the police hounding him, and no way...
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Author: Scheffler, IanSummary:When Hungarian professor Erno Rubik invented the Rubik's Cube (or, rather, his Cube) in the 1970s out of wooden blocks, rubber bands, and paper clips, he didn't even know if it could be solved,...
Genre: Puzzles and games -
Author: Berger, GlennSummary:In 1974, at the age of seventeen, author Glenn Berger served as "schlepper" and apprentice to the legendary recording engineer Phil Ramone at New York City's A&R Studios, and was witness to...
Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Music -
Author: Innes, HammondSummary:
A young deserter fights for life against nature and modern smugglers based in a disused Cornish tin mine.