Feasting on Edinburgh's primeval basalt, the ten-dimensional superstring nanovirus Moonseed is steadily eating its way toward Earth's core. NASA "rock-jockey" Henry Meacher and...
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Author: Baxter, StephenSummary:Genre: Science fiction
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Author: Owen, HowardSummary:
Willie Black knew he had a father, even if he didn't know where he was buried. Artie Lee, a saxophonist and race man who did not suffer bigots gladly, died in a car crash. Willie knew that. When...
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Author: Tyson, Neil deGrasse, Goldsmith, DonaldSummary:
Our true origins are not just human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on scientific breakthroughs and the current cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and...
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Author: Couto, MiaSummary:
Told through two haunting, interwoven diaries, this novel reveals the mysterious world of Kulumani, a village in Mozambique whose traditions and beliefs are threatened when ghost-like lionesses...
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Author: Sexton, Margaret WilkersonSummary:
Evelyn, a New Orleans Creole woman in the 1940s, comes from a family of upper-echelon blacks. When she falls for no-name Renard, she must choose between him and her life of privilege. For Evelyn,...
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Major thinkers engage with King's less studied writing, arguing its marginalization has let King be drafted into projects he would not endorse.
Genre: Essays, Philosophy, Political science -
Author: Dutcher, Jamie, Manfull, James, Dutcher, JimSummary:
For six years Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived intimately with a pack of wolves, gaining their trust as no one has before. In this book, the Dutchers reflect on the virtues they observed in wolf...
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A practical, bipartisan call to action for the environment and sustainability. This book offers fresh thinking and forward-looking solutions from environmental thought leaders across the political...
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Author: Seckin, TamerSummary:
Endometriosis is a physically and mentally debilitating disease that has tortured women for centuries. This guide will arm women with the truth about the disease so that they can overcome their...
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Edited by two theologians with pastoral experience, this volume invites engagement with these issues and more by drawing on real-life experiences, and offering a range of responses to some of the...
Genre: Philosophy, Religion and spirituality