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The Painted Drum - Louise Erdrich
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Though Erdrich's latest lyrical novel returns to Ojibwe territory (_Four Souls_; Love Medicine, etc.), it departs from the concentrated vigor.... -
The Genius in All of Us - David W. Shenk
With irresistibly persuasive vigor, David Shenk debunks the long-standing notion of genetic “giftedness,” and presents dazzling new scientific research showing how greatness is in ... -
Spain - Damien Simonis
Ascend the lofty La Sagrada Familia, then track down Gaudi's superb, lesser-known worksRow vigorously over the lake at Madrid's Parque del Buen RetiroRelax with Basque tapas and wh... -
Other People's Children - Joanna Trollope
From Publishers WeeklyA skilled artisan of nuance and insight reveals a vigorous new edge as she explores the painful and contentious arena of stepfamilies. Here Trollope focuses o... -
Bird Eating Bird_ Poems - Kristin Naca
From Publishers WeeklyVigorous, self-assured, self-consciously youthful and proudly bilingual, Naca's debut should get many times the attention afforded most poets' first books. Po... -
Bad science - Ben Goldacre
SUMMARY: Guardian columnist Dr Ben Goldacre takes us on a hilarious, invigorating and informative journey through the bad science we're fed by the worst of the hacks and the quacks... -
Alvin Journeyman - Orson Scott Card
SUMMARY: Alvin is a Maker, the first to be born in a century.Now a grown man and a journeyman smith, Alvin has returned to his family in the town of Vigor Church. He will share in ... -
A God in Ruins - Leon Uris
Amazon.com ReviewVeteran bestselling author Leon Uris (Exodus, Trinity) stays true to form with A God in Ruins, delivering yet another vast and vigorous novel ab...