Lincoln Smith, a young Texan living at the beginning of the twentieth century, thinks of himself as the last true cowboy. He longs for the days of the Old West, when men like his father, a famous...
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Author: Jacobson, John J.Summary: -
Author: Frankl, Viktor E.Summary:Viktor Frankl offers a more straightforward alternative to traditional Freudian psychoanalysis: one's problems may be rooted in a failure to find a meaning in life beyond one's interior world. The...
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Author: Kinsella, W. P.Summary:More than just another baseball story, this soul-stirring novel on which the movie Field of Dreams is based is about love and the power of dreams to make people come alive.
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Author: L'Amour, LouisSummary:Tom Kedrick was hired to clear a sizable strip of land of certain "vagrants and outlaws." But what he found were hard-working ranchers and farmers determined to resist any efforts to...
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:Miles has put his clone, Mark, in charge of a mission to liberate other clones from the outlaw planet of Jackson's Whole. But the mission goes awry, and Miles' rescue attempt goes even more wrong...
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:When a Komarran merchant fleet is impounded in Quaddiespace, Miles Vorkosigan, as the emperor's troubleshooter, must answer the call of duty. The downside of being a troubleshooter comes when...
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Author: Swann, S. AndrewSummary:When young Uldolf discovers an injured and frightened young woman in the woods, he brings her to live with his adoptive family. But Lilly is not quite human, and the danger is greater than they...
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Author: Shirer, William L.Summary:The prominent journalist, author, and historian of some of the most pivotal events of the twentieth century describes a post-Hitler world, including the McCarthy years and its blacklists.
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Author: Wilson, Edward O.Summary:
In this memoir, Edward O. Wilson describes for the first time both his growth as a scientist and the evolution of the science he has helped to define.
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:
The adventures of Miles Vorkosigan continue in these three tales, in which Miles must play detective in a murder case, adopt his undercover persona for a rescue mission, and play hero for a POW...
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:
Leo Graf is confronted with a moral dilemma when he is assigned to work at the Cay Habitat, where a group of humanoids have been secretly bioengineered as workers for capital gain.
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:
Miles Vorkosigan is sent to investigate a company whose job is to lead its all-too-mortal frozen patrons into an unknown future--a company trying to expand its franchise into the Barrayaran Empire...
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:
When the Cetagandan empress dies, Miles Vorkosigan and his cousin Ivan are sent to Cetaganda for her funeral. Upon arrival, the two men are inexplicably attacked by a servant of the late empress...
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:
Lord Miles Vorkosigan is sent to investigate a problem on the conquered planet of Komarr, where the name Vorkosigan is drenched in blood. The Komarrans surrounding Miles could be loyal subjects--...
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:
Lord Miles Vorkosigan has a problem that all his new power can't solve: unrequited love for the beautiful Ekaterin. He has a cunning plan, but he will have to work around District succession...
Genre: Science fiction