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Paths of Glory - Jeffrey Archer
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Some people have dreams that are so magnificent that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. Francis Drake, Robert Scott, Charle... -
Outcast - Aaron Allston
Product DescriptionTHE NEXT CHAPTER IN THE EXTRAORDINARY HISTORY OF THE STAR WARS GALAXY BEGINS HERE. . . . After a violent civil war and the devastation wrought by the now-fallen ... -
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue_ - John McWhorter
From Publishers WeeklyThis evolutionary history of the English language from author and editor McWhorter (The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language) isn't an easy read, but... -
Other Earths - Nick Gevers; Jay Lake
SUMMARY: Alternate history explores the many possible directions our world could follow if certain key events didn't occur at all or were changed in some crucial way. Is our Earth ... -
Oprah_ A Biography - Kitty Kelley
SUMMARY:For the past twenty-five years, no one has been better at revealing secrets than Oprah Winfrey. On what is arguably the most influ枸ntial show in television history, ... -
On Disobedience_ Why Freedom Me - Erich Fromm
Product Description"Human history began with an act of disobedience, and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience." One of the g... -
Oh. My. Gods_ - Tera Lynn Childs
SUMMARY: When Phoebe’s mom returns from Greece with a new husband and plans to move to an island in the Aegean Sea, Phoebe’s well-plotted senior year becomes ancient history. Now, ... -
No Way Down_ Life and Death on - Graham Bowley
SUMMARY: In this riveting work of narrative nonfiction, journalist Graham Bowley re-creates one of the most dramatic tales of death and survival in mountaineering history, vividly ... -
Natasha's dance_ a cultural his - Orlando Figes
SUMMARY: History on a grand scale-an enchanting masterpiece that explores the making of one of the world's most vibrant civilizationsA People's Tragedy, wrote Eric Hobsbawm, did "m... -
Mr. Monk and Philosophy - D. E. Wittkower
Neatly organized, Mr. Monk and Philosophy uses philosophy to uncover more about the brilliant obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk. With the guidance of history’s greatest...