Erik Larson is a regular contributor to national magazines including Time, The Atlantic, and Harper's. Filled with images as powerful as the hurricane it describes, Isaac's Storm immediately swept...
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Author: Larson, ErikSummary:
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Author: Kabat-Zinn, Jon, Davidson, Richard, Houshmand, ZaraSummary:
Dans les traditions orientales, la méditation est une médecine du corps et de l’esprit. Aujourd’hui, les scientifiques du monde entier démontrent les effets positifs de cette pratique sur la santé...
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Author: Scott, WalterSummary:
Set in England during Richard I's reign, Sir Walter Scott's fanciful, vivid reinterpretation of medieval life is a successful blend of fact, myth, and romance. Upon returning from the...
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Author: Chabon, MichaelSummary:
In a world in which Alaska, rather than Israel, has become the homeland for the Jews following World War II, Detective Meyer Landsman and his half-Tlingit partner Berko investigate the death of a...
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Author: Kurlansky, MarkSummary:
Kurlansky discusses the history of commercial cod fishing and the plight of the Atlantic fish and fisheries today as the cod faces extinction.
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Author: Armstrong, KarenSummary:
A concise summation of years of thinking and writing about the world's fastest growing religion, by one of the foremost international scholars on religious affairs.
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Author: Murphy, JimSummary:
Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-...
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Author: Langewiesche, WilliamSummary:
American Ground is the story - until now untold - of the people who responded to the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Within days, William Langewiesche made his way...
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Author: Durso, JosephSummary:
Presents the definitive story of an American hero.
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Author: Callahan, DavidSummary:
Cheating on every level has risen dramatically in the last two decades. Why all the cheating? Callahan pins the blame on the dog-eat-dog economic climate of the past two decades. An unfettered...
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Author: Adelman, TomSummary:
A dynamic re-telling of baseball's thrilling 1975 season.
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Author: Feinstein, JohnSummary:
The master sportswriter uncovers the stunning truth behind one of the most violent acts in basketball history -- the moment when the Los Angeles Lakers' Kermit Washington punched and almost killed...
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Author: Douglas, John E.Summary:
​ BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDES AN EXCERPT FROM JOHN DOUGLAS AND MARK OLSHAKER'S OBSESSION ! Now a Netflix original series! Discover the classic, behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas...
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Author: Butler-Bowdon, TomSummary:
Looking for the quickest way to attain personal and financial growth? This collection presents the 50 best examples of success and advice from entrepreneurs like Andrew Carnegie, Warren Buffett...
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Author: Sears, Stephen W.Summary:
A careful tracing of the movements of both the Union and Confederate armies which offers fascinating vignettes of daily life within the ranks. Looking at issues from horse fodder to critical...