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Author: Darwin, CharlesSummary:
Charles Darwin was just twenty-two when he went on his first voyage around the world in 1831. Darwin's father at first refused to allow his young son to go on the voyage. Fortunately, his...
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Author: Dekker, RachelleSummary:
They say the Awakening is coming.That she's the key.But can she find her identity in the lightBefore she perishes in the dark'Twenty years have passed since Carrington and Remko Brant...
Genre: Romance fiction, Science fiction -
Author: Bloom, HaroldSummary:
The author offers an analysis of some of the central work of the Western canon, and of the playwright who not only invented the English language, but who also arguably created human nature as we...
Genre: Psychology, Literary arts -
Author: Oates, Joyce CarolSummary:
Presents the first part of the author's Mysteries of Winterthurn.
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Pearce, MichaelSummary:
It's World War I. Britain's shadow government, headed by its Agent and Consul General under the nominal authority of Egypt's hereditary ruler the Khedive, has ruled Egypt since 1881...
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Author: Moonwalker, LukeSummary:
The Acts of the Compassionates: “The pleasures of this novel come from the absurd situations, the baroque language and the passing shots at everything from gay marriage to wardrobe malfunctions....
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Author: Barker, PatSummary:
From the Booker Prize-winning author of Regeneration and one of our greatest contemporary writers on war comes a re-imagining of the most famous conflict in literature - the legendary Trojan War....
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Author: Barwin, GarySummary:
Poet and musician Gary Barwin both continues and extends the alchemical collision of language, imaginative flight and quiet beauty that have made him unique among contemporary poets. As the Utne...
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Author: Begamudre, Ven.Summary:
In The Teller from the Tale, award winning author Ven Begamudré spins three stories in a masterful blend of myth and realism. In "Amar's Gift," a magical sculptor observes a princess, though it is...
Genre: Mythological fiction -
Author: Fry, AlanSummary:
It was the summer of ’43 on a Cariboo ranch. He was 12 and had to become a man. If you were a man, you could become a cowboy. Join the author on this nostalgic look back on the joys, frustrations...
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Author: Virgo, SeánSummary:
The essays in this inaugural volume were commissioned from a number of outstanding writers (many of them national prize winners). Some are professional naturalists, others are poets, filmmakers,...
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Author: Trinder, SeanSummary:
"No one should ever work at a gas station long enough to get good at it," observes Brendan, the narrator of the debut novel from Sean Trinder. Brendan is 20. He's been pumping gas...
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Author: Jewell, LisaSummary:
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK "Utterly gripping with richly drawn, hugely compelling characters, this is a first-class thriller with heart." -Lucy...
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Author: Coll, SteveSummary:
A New York Times-bestselling author's "superbly reported" account of the dismantling of the world's largest corporation (The Washington Post). Written by the two-time Pulitzer...