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Tigana - Guy Gavriel Kay
From Publishers WeeklyKay ( The Fionavar Tapestry ) brings to life a layered, pragmatic world of magic and difficult choices, where brutality and beauty coexist. Eight of the nine ... -
This House of Sky - Ivan Doig
This haunting, magnificently written memoir introduced an important American writer. Now, in its Fifteenth Anniversary Edition, Ivan Doig's preface provides stirring details of the... -
The Talent Code - Daniel Coyle
What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? In this groundbreaking work, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle provides parents, teachers, coaches, b... -
The Stuff of Thought - Steven Pinker
New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep a... -
The Seven Basic Plots - Christopher Booker
This remarkable and monumental book at last provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of 'basic stories' in the world. Using a ... -
The Secret of the Crooked Cat - William Arden
Product DescriptionUsing a clue provided by an unusual stuffed cat, three young detectives investigate the mysterious troubles of an accident-prone carnival. -
The Restaurant at the End of th - Douglas Adams
When all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains - "Where shall we have dinner?" "The Restaurant at the End of the Un... -
The Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela
Long Walk to Freedom is a brilliant autobiography of Nelson Mandela, capturing his generosity, patience and fortitude as he relentlessly fought against the inhuman system of aparth... -
The Kennedy Men_ 1901-1963 - Laurence Leamer
From Publishers WeeklyJournalist Leamer (The Kennedy Women) provides a stirring narrative of the Kennedy men but comes up short as regards analysis of the byzantine motivations, co... -
The Federalist Papers - Alexander Hamilton; James Madis
Amazon.com Review"This country and this people seem to have been made for each other, and it appears as if it was the design of Providence, that an inheritance so proper and conven...