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A Washington Post Notable Book With a new chapter on eugenicist Madison Grant’s The Passing of the Great Race In this brilliant and original exploration of some of the formative influences in Adolf Hitler’s life, Timothy Ryback examines the books that shaped the man and his thinking. Hitler...

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In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende | Conversation Starters In the Midst of Winter, written by Isabel Allende, introduces the reader is introduced to two characters who are brought together by a cataclysmic event that brings them and another character together. The story flows through...

You are a detective on the trail of the stolen world cup of soccer. You follow the trophy to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but what comes next? Will you find fame, or... death?An easy-English adventure with eight different endings. Atama-ii graded readers are multiple-path adventure stories in easy...

Language wears many hats, but its most important job is to help us name or describe what's in the world. Words define us, our actions, even our existence. And just when you think that you have all the words you need, you discover new ones, hear new uses for old ones or see them mutate right before...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL). Level 4 - B1/B2 Intermediate (2) Word count: 13,773 This is the 2nd book in the Chi-obaa series. The first book is "Chi-obaa and Friends". Here are two more stories from Nakashige-cho. In the first story, a very important...

“Entertaining and thought-provoking.… Byrne’s enthusiasm for her esoteric subject is contagious, damn it.”—Melissa Dahl, New York Times Book Review In this sparkling debut work of popular science, Emma Byrne examines the latest research to show how swearing can be good for you. She...

This portable, user–friendly Japanese language guide, phrasebook and dictionary is the cheapest and easiest way to learn Japanese before and during your trip. If you only want to purchase one Japanese language book—Essential Japanese is the way to go. Part of Tuttle Publishing's Essential...

Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud | Conversation Starters “Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Take Control of Your Life” is a concise life tool offered by authors Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. This guide book shows specific examples of life’s problems because boundaries...

Anxious for Nothing by Max Lucado | Conversation Starters In “Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World”, readers are introduced to the author’s familiar use of Scripture to combat everyday issues. The novel specifically focuses on anxiety and anxiety-related issues, pointing...

In this lively exploration of America’s intellectual heritage, acclaimed poet, novelist, and critic Jay Parini celebrates the life and times of thirteen books that helped shape the American psyche.   Moving nimbly between the great watersheds in American letters—including Walden, Huckleberry...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 5,188 This is Old Jack’s third book of ghost stories. Old Jack travels to Scotland, a country with a long history, legends and dark secrets. Who is the evil spirit in the famous Edinburgh...

Narrative has been central to human life for millennia, and the twentieth century has been preeminently the age of the story. Mass culture and mass leisure have enabled us to spend far more time absorbing stories, real and imaginary, than any of our ancestors. Whether or not this has been to our benefit...

In this unusual memoir of the life of the mind, the founding editor of The Threepenny Review reflects upon the choices she has made in pursuit of her vocation as a self-described "eighteenth-century man of letters." Wendy Lesser, one of our shrewdest cultural observers, describes how her...