Naples, 1931. Commissario Ricciardi, a man driven into solitude by his paranormal "gift" of seeing the final seconds in the lives of violent crime victims, is conducting an investigation into the...
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Author: De Giovanni, MaurizioSummary:
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Author: De Giovanni, MaurizioSummary:
Commissario Ricciardi is investigating the death of one of the many street urchins who live in the dark alleys of 1930s Naples. His sixth sense is no help to him this time. Has his unwelcome gift...
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Author: Camilleri, AndreaSummary:
When a shop burns down, and its owner vanishes into thin air, Montalbano at first thinks it a trivial case, but a string of abductions and the discovery of a body hints at something far more...
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Author: Faulkner, WilliamSummary:
ABSALOM, ABSALOM! tells the story of Thomas Sutpen, the enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson township in the early 1830s. With a French architect and a band of wild Haitians, he wrung a...
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Author: Lemov, DougSummary:
Offers easy-to-apply ideas for becoming an outstanding teacher.
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Author: Brzezinski, ZbigniewSummary:
Explains America's vital role in achieving global stability, addressing four major areas of concern while outlining recommendations for a long-term plan to help America to reclaim and maintain...
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Author: Tozer, A. W.Summary:
A.W. Tozer's Follow-up to The Knowledge of the Holy We were created in the image of God, and to understand who we are, we need to understand who God is. His very character and nature are reflected...
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Author: Streep, PegSummary:
"In Mastering the Art of Quitting the authors show us how to let go when we need to and how to start over. A guide to increasing our emotional and mental flexibility, assessing our goals, and...
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Author: Fitzgerald, F. ScottSummary:
This collection of four of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most memorable short stories begins with 'The curious case of Benjamin Button,' in which the protagonist is born an old man and ages in reverse...
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Author: Max, D. T.Summary:
Examines the link between prions, ordinary proteins that go wrong, and a wide range of strange neurological illnesses that strike people and animals around the world, and explains how the rise in...
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Author: Durant, Will, Durant, ArielSummary:
The authors devoted five decades to the study of world history and philosophy, culminating in the masterful eleven-volume Story of Civilization. In this compact summation of their work, Will and...
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Author: Klein, Daniel M., Cathcart, ThomasSummary:
This is a hilarious take on the philosophy, theology, and psychology of mortality, Death, the Big D. Humorists have kept pace with philosophers by creating gags about dying. Death's funny that way...
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Author: Bolaño, RobertoSummary:
An American sportswriter, an elusive German novelist, and a teenage student interact in an urban community on the U.S.-Mexico border where hundreds of young factory workers have disappeared.
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Author: Frankl, Viktor E.Summary:
Viktor Frankl offers a more straightforward alternative to traditional Freudian psychoanalysis: one's problems may be rooted in a failure to find a meaning in life beyond one's interior world. The...
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Written by the most beloved Western authors of all time, these classic stories tell of love, adventure, and treachery on the wild frontier. Stories include "Cañon Walls" by Zane Grey, "Black Sheep...