"Thessaloniki, Greece, 1917: As Dimitri Komninos is born, a fire sweeps through the thriving multicultural city where Christians, Jews, and Muslims live side by side. It is the first of many...
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Author: Hislop, VictoriaSummary:Genre: Domestic fiction
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Author: Duhigg, CharlesSummary:
Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.
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Author: Crothers, Tim.Summary:
Biography of a female chess grandmaster from a poor family in Uganda.
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Author: Solo, HopeSummary:
Hope Solo is the face of the modern female athlete. She is fearless, outspoken, and the best in the world at what she does: protecting the goal of the U.S. women's soccer team. Her outsized...
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Author: Haruf, KentSummary:
The interwoven lives of a community in Colorado. The characters include two cattle farmers who take in a girl, thrown out of her house for becoming pregnant. The novel describes the girl's impact...
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Author: Macintyre, BenSummary:
On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and suffered an astonishingly low rate of casualties. D-Day was a stunning military accomplishment, but it was also a...
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Author: Factor, MallorySummary:
A highly critical examination of government employee unions in the United States.
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Author: Hedges, ChrisSummary:
A review of five locations in the United States where economic choices beyond their control have resulted in catastrophic social conditions.
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Author: Gerritsen, TessSummary:
Be careful who you love ... Be careful who you trust ... Be careful what you know ... Note: Some graphic content.
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Author: Perry, AnneSummary:
As commander of the River Police, Monk is accustomed to violent death, but the mutilated female body found on Limehouse Pier one chilly December morning moves him with horror and pity. The victim...
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Author: Chabon, MichaelSummary:
In this novel the author takes us to Telegraph Avenue. It is a story that explores the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland, California families, one black and one white. Here he creates a...
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Author: Woodward, BobSummary:
This book examines the struggle between President Obama and the United States Congress to manage federal spending and tax policy for the three and one half years between 2009 and the summer of...
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Author: Frank, AnneSummary:
Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century.
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Author: Montgomery, L M.Summary:
Emily Starr and Teddy Kent have been friends since childhood, and as Teddy is about to leave to further his education as an artist, Emily believes that their friendship is blossoming into...
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Author: STEEL, DanielleSummary:
A powerful tale of three couples who face decisions about having children that will test, in unexpected ways, the ties that bind them as lovers, partners and friends. Their lives, goals and...