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by Anna Quindlen
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2007
“The life of a good dog is like the life of a good person, only shorter and more compressed,” writes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anna Quindlen about her beloved black Labrador retriever, Beau. With her trademark wisdom and humor, Quindlen reflects on how her life has unfolded in tandem with...
by VARIOS
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 1, 2013
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Being Logical
A Guide to Good Thinking
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2004
An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic—and the dangers of illogical thinking—by a renowned Notre Dame professor
Logic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Beinglogical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments—arguments...
Enemies
A History of the FBI
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
The hidden history of the FBI and its hundred-year war against terrorists, spies, and anyone it deemed subversive—including even American presidents.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A SHOWTIME ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES
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“Turns the long history of the FBI into a story that is...
Plain, Honest Men
The Making of the American Constitution
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
In May 1787, in an atmosphere of crisis, delegates met in Philadelphia to design a radically new form of government. Distinguished historian Richard Beeman captures as never before the dynamic of the debate and the characters of the men who labored that historic summer. Virtually all of the issues...
Origins of the Specious
Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces “niche” as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with “and”? Do you think British spellings are more “civilised” than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’re myth-informed.
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America's Constitution
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
In America’s Constitution, one of this era’s most accomplished constitutional law scholars, Akhil Reed Amar, gives the first comprehensive account of one of the world’s great political texts. Incisive, entertaining, and occasionally controversial, this “biography” of America’s framing...
The Death of Common Sense
How Law Is Suffocating America
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“We need a new idea of how to govern. The current system is broken. Law is supposed to be a framework for humans to make choices, not the replacement for free choice.” So notes Philip K. Howard in the new Afterword to his explosive manifesto The Death of Common...
At the Devil's Table
The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
In this riveting and relentless nonfiction thriller, award-winning investigative reporter William C. Rempel tells the harrowing story of former Cali cartel insider Jorge Salcedo, an ordinary man facing an extraordinary dilemma—a man forced to risk everything to escape the powerful and treacherous...
A Vast Conspiracy
The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2012
In A Vast Conspiracy, the best-selling author of The Run of His Life casts an insightful, unbiased eye over the most extraordinary public saga of our time -- the Clinton sex scandals. A superlative journalist known for the skillfulness of his investigating and the power of his writing, Jeffrey Toobin...
by Paul Kalanithi
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living?
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF...
Merle's Country Show Baking
and Other Favourites
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Much loved MasterChef guest and Country Women's Association Champion, Merle Parrish shares her country-cooking secrets, tips and recipes in her stunning second book, Merle's Country Show Baking and Other Favourites.
In her second cookbook, Merle Parrish shares her expertise and secrets for...
Playing with Trains
A Passion Beyond Scale
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Why do grown men play with trains? Is it a primal attachment to childhood, nostalgia for the lost age of rail travel, or the stuff of flat-out obsession? In this delightful and unprecedented book, Grand Prix legend Sam Posey tracks those who share his “passion beyond scale” and discovers a wonderfully...
Faberge's Eggs
The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces That Outlived an Empire
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2008
In Stradivari’s Genius, Toby Faber charted the fascinating course of some of the world’s most prized musical instruments. Now, in this enthralling new book, he tells the story of objects that are, to many, the pinnacle of the jeweler’s art: the Fabergé imperial eggs.
The Easter presents...