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Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
SUMMARY: Jane Eyre, a poor girl, leaves her cruel aunt's house and goes away to school. Later, she becomes a teacher and works for the rich Mr. Rochester. She loves him and wants t... -
Jane Austen Education, A - William Deresiewicz
An eloquent memoir of a young man's life transformed by literature. In A Jane Austen Education, Austen scholar William Deresiewicz turns to the author's novels to reveal the remark... -
It's Not Easy Being Mean - Lisi Harrison
SUMMARY: After getting expelled for VERY bad behaviour on a class field trip, the Pretty Committee is back. But returning to school is a piece of fat-free cake compared to Massie's... -
Introduction to objectivist epi - Ayn Rand; Leonard Peikoff; Harr
SUMMARY: Today man's mind is under attack by all the leading schools of philosophy. We are told that we cannot trust our senses, that logic is arbitrary, that concepts have no basi... -
Internecine - David J. Schow
EDITORIAL REVIEW: ***“Smart, scathing, and verbally inventive to an astonishing degree, David J. Schow is one of the most interesting writers of his generation.”—Peter Straub ***“I... -
Inside WikiLeaks - Daniel Domscheit-Berg
Product DescriptionSince its launch in 2006, WikiLeaks has rapidly grown into the most powerful and influential whistleblowing organisation ever. Its status as a repository and pub... -
In Every Heartbeat - Kim Vogel Sawyer
FromIt’s 1914, on the brink of the Great War, when three longtime friends who grew up together in an orphanage are awarded scholarships to the University of Southern Missouri. But ... -
Hush, Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick
SUMMARY: For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at... -
How to Ditch Your Fairy - Justine Larbalestier
From School Library JournalGrade 6–10—In New Avalon, most everyone has a personal fairy. Charlie, 14, has a parking fairy; if she is in a car, a perfect parking spot is found on th... -
How to Cook Meat - Christopher Schlesinger; John W
Amazon.com ReviewWant to learn about meat? Really learn? Then How to Cook Meat is your book. In great and enjoyable detail it explores beef, veal, lamb, and pork--which c...