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ZooKeeper - Flavio Junqueira & Benjamin Reed
Building distributed applications is difficult enough without having to coordinate the actions that make them work. This practical guide shows how Apache ZooKeeper helps you manage... -
My Inventions_ The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla - Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla has been called the most important man of the twentieth century. Certainly, he contributed more to the field of electricity, radio, and television than any other perso... -
Tribute - Nora Roberts
From Publishers WeeklyRoberts sets her underwhelming latest in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, where former child star Cilla McGowan rehabs her famous grandmother's long-neglected fa... -
The Book of Salt - Monique Truong
From Publishers WeeklyA mesmerizing narrative voice, an insider's view of a fabled literary household and the slow revelation of heartbreaking secrets contribute to the visceral im... -
She Walks in Beauty_ A Woman's - Caroline Kennedy
Product DescriptionIn She Walks in Beauty, Caroline Kennedy has once again marshaled the gifts of our greatest poets to pay a very personal tribute to the human experience, this t.... -
King Lear - Gareth Hinds; William Shakespea
FromStarred Review Having kicked off the recent outpouring of graphic-format Beowulf adaptations, Hinds now contributes to the similarly enthusiastic flood of graphic-format ... -
Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation - Barbara Park; Denise Brunkus
Amazon.com ReviewJunie B. Jones and all of Room 9 are getting ready to graduate from kindergarten! Their teacher--known to our heroine as "Mrs."--distributes their fresh white caps... -
Into the Inferno - Earl Emerson
Amazon.com ReviewIt's a tribute to Earl Emerson's narrative skill that he manages to make this implausible medical mystery not only believable but also compelling. When fire chief ... -
Colonization_ Second Contact - Harry Turtledove
Amazon.com ReviewHarry Turtledove pays tribute to pulp science fiction, combining a favorite plot--invasion by technologically superior aliens--with an alternate history of WWII an... -
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
Against all odds Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and its harsh r...