Lydia Davis is one of our most original and influential writers, a storyteller celebrated for her emotional acuity, her formal inventiveness, and her ability to capture the mind in overdrive. She...
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Author: Davis, LydiaSummary:
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Author: Regan, PatrickSummary:
What does it mean to be cool? The quality has always been hard to define, but easy to identify. James Dean. Miles Davis. They were cool. Joe Montana scrambling in the pocket. Steve McQueen riding...
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Author: McPherson, James M.Summary:
Abraham Lincoln wondered whether "in a free government the minority have the right to break up the government." Jefferson Davis felt "forced to take up arms" to guarantee his states' rights....
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Author: Singer, P. D.Summary:
Hedge fund trader Ricky Santeramo has it all: money, looks and fellow trader Jonathan Hogenboom. The two couldn't be more different: Jon is from old money, while Ricky clawed his way out of blue-...
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Author: Klobuchar, AmySummary:
A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, including Senator Amy Klobuchar, actress Alia Shawkat, actor Maulik Pancholy, poet...
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Author: Chesterton, G. K.Summary:
"G. K. Chesterton's surreal masterpiece is a psychological thriller that centers on seven anarchists in turn-of-the-century London who call themselves by the names of the days of the week....
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Word-for-word unabridged recording of Deuteronomy, narrated in contemporary language for easy understanding.
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Author: Cherny, AndreiSummary:
Cherny tells the gripping saga of a rag-tag band of Americans--with limited resources and little hope for success--keeping West Berliners alive in the face of Soviet tyranny, winning the hearts...
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Author: Kelton, ElmerSummary:
Returning to his farm, Texas Ranger Rusty Shannon hopes to marry, but discovers home is not what it used to be. His former sweetheart is already hitched, and disgruntled soldiers from both sides...
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Author: Kelton, ElmerSummary:
Young Texas Ranger Andy Pickard vows to track down the bank robber he thinks killed his friend and mentor. But as he traverses the rugged terrain, Andy's perplexed at the glowing reports of the...
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Author: Kelton, ElmerSummary:
The Rangers are reorganizing and Rusty Shannon is the most sought-after veteran for reenlistment; however, he has other plans. When his dreams to marry and settle down are shattered, Shannon...
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Author: Kelton, ElmerSummary:
In the midst of a long-standing family feud, three Rangers must fight to keep order in the tenuous state of post-Civil War Texas.
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Author: Kelton, ElmerSummary:
The Way of the Coyote completes Kelton's saga of the Texas Rangers. Filled with the drama of frontier conflicts, this gripping book focuses on the adventures of Ranger Rusty Shannon after the...
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Author: Atkinson, RickSummary:
The second volume in a trilogy chronicling the liberation of Europe during World War II focuses on the Allied campaigns in Sicily and Italy, detailing the bloody battles at Salerno, Anzio, and...
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Author: Gage, LeightonSummary:
As Chief Inspector Mario Silva has learned, justice is hard to come by in Brazil, so when his niece tells him about a possible genocide deep in the jungle, he agrees to round up his team and...