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The Book_ On the Taboo Against - Alan Watts
Amazon.com ReviewModern Western culture and technology is inextricably tied to the belief in the existence of a self as a separate ego, separated from and in conflict with the rest... -
The Black Nile - Dan Morrison
SUMMARY: A spectacular modern-day adventure along the Nile River from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea With news of tenuous peace in Sudan, foreign correspondent Dan Morrison... -
The Battle for Christmas - Stephen Nissenbaum
Amazon.com ReviewThis scholarly analysis of our modern celebration of Christmas pulls together a thoroughly convincing case for the widely accepted notion that it is a 19th-century... -
The Ark - Boyd Morrison
SUMMARY: A modern-day international thriller hailed by James Rollins as "one of the best debut I've read this year. . . here is a novel that will have you holding your breath until... -
The American Revolution_ A Hist - Gordon S. Wood
Amazon.com ReviewGordon S. Wood's The American Revolution, part of the Modern Library Chronicles series, is an erudite, concise summary of the events and circumstances surrounding.... -
The Affair_ A Reacher Novel - Lee Child
With Reacher, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child has created “a series that stands in the front rank of modern thrillers” (The Washington Post). Everything starts so... -
That Awful Mess on the via Meru - Carlo Emilio Gadda; Italo Calvi
Review“The experimental masterpiece modern Italian literature has long been awaiting.… There is a kinship to Joyce, especially in Gadda’s inspired outbursts of comic invective, his... -
Street of Crocodiles, The - Bruno Schulz
The collected fiction of "one of the most original imaginations in modern Europe" (Cynthia Ozick) Bruno Schulz's untimely death at the hands of a Nazi stands as one of the great lo... -
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk_ A Mode - David Sedaris
SUMMARY: Featuring David Sedaris's unique blend of hilarity and heart, this new collection of keen-eyed animal-themed tales is an utter delight. Though the characters may not be hu... -
Spellbound - Nora Roberts
Product DescriptionLeave it to number-one bestselling author Nora Roberts to spin a tale that blurs the boundaries between reality and fantasy, modern-day mishaps and ancient curse...