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An ordinary man finds that his life has been made extraordinary by the catastrophic intrusion of history when, in 1968 his adored daughter plants a bomb that kills a stranger, hurling her father out of the longed-for American pastoral and into the indigenous American berserk.
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In 1949, four Chinese women--drawn together by the shadow of their past--begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks and "say" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club--and forge a relationship that binds them for more than three decades.
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[2007]
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Unabridged.
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A compilation of atheist and agnostic writings by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Lucretius, Benedict de Spinoza, Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Mark Twain, George Eliot, Bertrand Russell, Emma Goldman, H.K. Mencken, Albert Einstein, Daniel Dennet, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and others.
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Radio actor Iron Rinn (born Ira Ringold) is a big Newark roughneck blighted by a brutal personal secret from which he is perpetually in flight. An idealistic Communist, a self-educated ditchdigger turned popular performer, a six-foot six-inch Abe Lincoln look-alike, he marries the nation's reigning radio actress and beloved silent-film star, the exquisite Eve Frame (born Chava Fromkin). Their marriage evolves from a glamorous, romantic idyll into...
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In this brave and provocative work, former US Vice President, Al Gore asserts that only a radical rethinking of our relationship with nature will save the earth's ecology for future generations. Gore's analysis of where we've gone wrong ranges across politics, history, science, economics, psychology, and religion. He argues that only a worldwide mobilization can save us from disaster and presents a brilliant and comprehensive plan for action that...
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[2007]
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English
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Snow White and the Seven Hermit Crabs: In her effort to be the fairest one of all, a jealous and evil queen attempts to rid herself of her beautiful stepdaughter, Snow White, who takes refuge in the seaforest cottage of the seven hermit crabs.
The happy sea prince: The beautiful gilded statue of the happy prince overlooks the sunken seatown, but the poverty and misery he sees makes him very sad. He asks a whale to gradually pluck the jewels and gold...
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[released 2008]
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Dave Barry's greatest hits contains the best of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dave Barry. In Dave Barry's complete guide to guys includes Barry's quiz to find out whether you are a guy, the valuable contributions that guys have made to the world, tips to help women understand what a guy is really thinking, and the role of guys in history, their biological nature, social development, and special medical concerns.
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[2008]
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Unabridged.
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English
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A collection of newspaper columns providing insight into the intriguing and wonderful world we live in. Whether it be writing about animals (from dogs to elephants to geese!), his powerful and moving comments about his own and other families, his comments on life's foibles and farces, or his interviews and interactions with people who are memorable and unusual in their own right, these stories make us laugh and cry, and they make us think.
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