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Wind
Amazon.com Review: Jan DeBlieu lives on North Carolina's Outer Banks, where "wind is culture and heritage... Wind toughens us, moves mountains of sand as we watch, makes it difficult to sleepwalk through life." She always knows how fast the [... more]
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Patterns of Culture
a classic in the field: This book describes several diverse cultures in depth and detail. The emphasis is on overall world view and the conceptual foundations of each culture. The writing is lucid, involving and evocative. This book sheds more light on [... more]
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Exposure
"The truth is nothing but the truth. But not the whole truth.": When Alistair Langford, a respected London barrister, is kneecapped one night after a dinner with friends, the perpetrators are quickly arrested. Questioned by the authorities, the [... more]
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Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Amazon.com Review: First published in 1982, William Least Heat-Moon's account of his journey along the back roads of the United States (marked with the color blue on old highway maps) has become something of a classic. When he loses his job and his wife [... more]
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Late for Work
Joyful: What an upbeat and insightful collection! It's a pleasure to read the poetry of a man in love with life, immersed in the present, attentive to detail and the nuances of language. Reports from life and work: Prize-winning journalist-poet David [... more]
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The Big Con: Crackpot Economics and the Fleecing of America
Author: Jonathan Chait Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 330 EAN: 9780547085708 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0547085702 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: 2008-09-03 [... more]
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Sparks of Genius: The Thirteen Thinking Tools of the ...
Comprehensive and insightful: Sparks of Genius is an excellent analysis of the variety of different types of "tools" or techniques that innovators and creators use. I agree with many of the other reviewers that the authors provide copious [... more]
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A Wodehouse Bestiary (P.G. Wodehouse Collection)
Nothing beastly about "Bestiary": I got this book from a friend with whom I share a love of P.G. Wodehouse's writing, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I am (like many, I imagine) most familiar with Bertie and Jeeves, but this excellent collection of [... more]
$13.00
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Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath
Completely unobjective: It is curious that Stevenson claims hers to be the "objective" biography to correct "misunderstandings" about Sylvia Plath held by her followers ... never have I read a less objective piece of writing that [... more]
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Bob the Gambler
Wonderful: I read this book as soon as it came out, have recommended it to friends, and just now purchased another copy as a gift. It's one of the best books I've read in years. The characters are so acutely observed, the dialogue so on target, that I [... more]
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The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought
Required Reading For Adults: "The Death of Adam" is unapologetically written for folks who actually value the activity of thinking. Robinson's writing style, as with her novels, requires some adjusting. She actually expects us to hold a thought [... more]
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The Jump-Off Creek
Realistic, poetic and directionless: I enjoyed this book. The character is compelling because her mission is, and those around her each have fully-developed personae and thus are fascinating to watch, but at the point where this story is ready to take [... more]
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