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Time's Magpie - Myla Goldberg
Sometimes a city can be like a bird. Just as the magpie is an inveterate collector, hoarding beautiful eclectic bits to line its nest, so Prague retains fragments from bygone regim... -
Three Philosophies Of Life - Peter Kreeft
"I've been a philosopher for all my adult life and the three most profound books of philosophy that I have ever read are Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Songs." These are the openin... -
Thomas Gets His Own Branch Line - Rev. W. Awdry
A retelling of the classic tale of Thomas getting a job of his own. Not content with moving freight cars in the yard, Thomas dreams of more, but first he must learn about patience,... -
The forever war - Dexter Filkins
SUMMARY: From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable book that captures the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time. Thro... -
The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson
SUMMARY: According to mythology mankind used to live in The Tranquiline Halls. Heaven. But then the Voidbringers assaulted and captured heaven, casting out God and men. Men took ro... -
The Train of Small Mercies - David Rowell
In haunting and crystalline prose, The Train of Small Mercies follows six characters' intrepid search for hope among the debris of an American tragedy.In New York, a young black po... -
The Sins of the Wolf - Anne Perry
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Nurse Hester Latterly finds herself well suited for the task: accompany Mrs. Mary Farraline, an elderly Scottish lady in delica... -
The Seventh Witch - Shirley Damsgaard
SUMMARY: Small-town librarian and psychic Ophelia Jensen hails from a long line of wise and wonderfully gifted women. There's her grandmother, Abby, a talented witch, and her great... -
The Post-American World - Fareed Zakaria
Amazon.com ReviewBook Description"This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else." So begins Fareed Zakaria's important new ... -
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Geneva, Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; ">When The Picture of Dorian Gray was first published in 1891...