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Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, An - Adam Smith
Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the principles beh... -
From Here to Eternity_ The Restored Edit - Jones, James
Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941. Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler. But when he refuses to join the company's boxing team, he gets "the treatment... -
Devil in the White City_ Murder, Magic & Madness and the Fair That Changed America, The - Erik Larson; Tony Goldwyn
From BooklistStarred Review Larson's ambitious, engrossing tale of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 focuses primarily on two men: Daniel H. Burnham, the architect who was the... -
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When the Emperor Was Divine - Julie Otsuka
Julie Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any we have ever seen. With crystalline intensity and precision, Otsuka uses a singl... -
What You See in the Dark - Manuel Munoz
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Muñoz, the author of two short story collections (The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue and Zigzagger), uses the second-person voice to draw the re... -
What Would Google Do_ - Jeff Jarvis
From Publishers WeeklyThis scattered collection of rambling rants lauding Google's abilities to harness the power of the Internet Age generally misses the mark. Blog impresario Jar... -
Weighed in the balance - Anne Perry
SUMMARY:2 cassettes / 3 hoursRead by Simon Jones"Scenes [are] described in lush, sensuous strokes by Ms. Perry. . . . Monk, the dark and brooding hero . . . infuses this lux... -
Up and Down Stairs_ The History - Jeremy Musson
Country houses were reliant on an intricate hierarchy of servants, each of whom provided an essential skill. Up and Down Stairs brings to life this hierarchy, showing how large num... -
The World According to Bertie - Alexander Hanchett Smith
From Publishers WeeklySmith delivers yet another delightful installment to his Scotland Street series. This time out, he focuses mostly on the irrepressible Bertie Pollock, a preco...