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The Black Swan_ The Impact of t - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
SUMMARY: A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Taleb shows in a play... -
The Black Company - Glen Cook
SUMMARY: Some feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. Some feel she is evil itself. The hardbitten men of the Black Company take the... -
The Black Cauldron - Lloyd Alexander
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **The Newbery-winning fantasy series now available in gorgeous new paperback editions!** Since *The Book of Three* was first published in 1964, young readers have... -
The Black Banners_ 9_11 and the - Ali H. Soufan; Daniel Freedman
Product DescriptionA book that will change the way we think about al-Qaeda, intelligence, and the events that forever changed America.On September 11, 2001, FBI Spe... -
The Birthday of the World and O - Ursula K. le Guin
For more than four decades, Ursula K. Le Guin has enthralled readers with her imagination, clarity, and moral vision. The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the Natio... -
The Big U - Neal Stephenson
Review"An entertaining and sometimes murderous satire on campus life." -- --New York Times Book Review "Satire is Stephenson's major." -- --Los Angele... -
The Best Travel Writing 2011 - James O'Reilly; Larry Habegger;
This book is our annual collection of the best travel writing of the year, much of it never published before, from big names in travel literature and emerging new writers. "The Bes... -
The Best American Travel Writin - Sloane Crosley; Jason Wilson
These gifted authors don't just tell us about unique or out-of-the-way places; they take us to them, show us what they look like, show us who their people are, and make us feel lik... -
The Best American Short Stories - Geraldine Brooks
Edited by the award-winning, best-selling author Geraldine Brooks, this year's collection will be another "sure bet for gripping, emotional challenging reading" (San Diego Union-Tr... -
The Best American Science and N - Freeman Dyson
The author of the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning Weapons and Hope edits a collection of the finest science and nature writing. Original. 30,000 first printing.