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Proofiness - Charles Seife
The bestselling author of Zero shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-and shapes-our daily lives. According to MSNBC, having a child makes you stupid. You a... -
Ponzi's Scheme - Mitchell Zuckoff
You've heard of the scheme. Now comes the man behind it. In Mitchell Zuckoff's exhilarating book, the first nonfiction account of Charles Ponzi, we meet the charismatic rogue who l... -
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... -
Pale Fire_ A Novel - Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
In Pale Fire Nabokov offers a cornucopia of deceptive pleasures: a 999-line poem by the reclusive genius John Shade; an adoring foreword and commentary by Shade's self-styled Boswe... -
One Day the Soldiers Came_ Voic - Charles London
Today, in violence-torn regions across the globe, 20 million children have been uprooted, orphaned, or injured by war, famine, and poverty. This is their story . . . and ours. In t... -
Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
SUMMARY: Nine-year-old Oliver has spent his life in a workhouse orphanage, where he becomes notorious for daring to ask for more food. Frustrated and hungry, he runs away to London... -
Nothing in Her Way - Charles Williams
SUMMARY: Utterly beautiful, smart as a whip, and crooked down to her slightly round heels, here is the most fascinating confidence woman in suspense fiction, as portrayed by one of... -
Nightingale's lament - Simon R. Green
FromJohn Taylor has just solved the mystery of two friends' deaths when he is called to another case. Charles Chabron wants Taylor to contact his daughter, Rossignol (French for ni... -
Napoleon's Wars_ An Internation - Charles Esdaile
From BooklistHistorians of Napoléon Bonaparte must assess his role in causing the wars named after him. Esdaile assigns heavy responsibility to the first consul and self-crowned em...