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In the jubilant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, shares a single, life-altering moment with Margaret Salt, a woman...

“Books are often described as ‘mind-blowing,’ but this is one of the few books in which, while reading it, I have exclaimed aloud, ‘Oh. My. God.’ on multiple occasions. I won’t tell you anything else...

"Mother of two Liv Green barely scrapes by as a maid to make ends meet, often finding escape in a good book while daydreaming of becoming a writer herself. So she can't believe her luck when she...

New York Times notable book of the year   In Fort-de-France, Martinique, a colorful group of musicians, street vendors, and hopeless disciples, including the author, gather under a tamarind tree to...

Unrevised and unpublished proof for the first U.S. edition that was to appear in February 1982. The work became White's best-selling publication. Sidney Nolan attempted to have its publication...

The Upanisads are the central scriptures of Hinduism. They represent some of the most important literary products in the history of Indian culture and religion, both because they played a critical...

Why is it necessary to strike while the iron is hot? What makes a good liquid crystal display? Why is rubber so elastic? These questions can be answered through rheophysics, using the mechanics of...

"A new look at humanity's deep past to show us how our world was built not by inevitability, but by trial and error on a planetary scale"-- Provided by publisher.

From "a rising star in the crime fiction world" (Hollywood Reporter), Every Man a Menace is a vital, edgy novel that tells the inside story of a high-stakes ecstasy-smuggling ring. San Francisco is...

Rael examines antebellum black protest thought in the North and its contribution to black self-definition in America. He shows how black leaders transcended class and other divisions among themselves...

How the Irish Revolution was shaped by international actors and events The Irish War of Independence is often understood as the culmination of centuries of political unrest between Ireland and the...

At a dive bar in San Francisco's edgy Tenderloin district, drug-hustling Emily Rosario is drinking whiskey and looking for an escape from her desperate lifestyle. When she is approached by a Russian...

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