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“Some things seem predictable, after they have happened, when before they might have seemed unlikely.”

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An engrossing book that inspires the reader to consider a life of adventure, history, science, or, in the case of some of the characters in this story, combinatio

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“An intriguing story set in one of the world’s most romantic cities, the novel expertly cuts between characters, building up suspense . . .”

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“Leslie does a fantastic job here of writing in a compelling way . . .”

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“What lingers is Lalami’s indisputable prescience—the book confronts us with our fears of occupying a society as indifferent as it is arbitrary . . .”

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“‘As Homo narrans, we aren’t just beings who are being told stories, but beings who tell and retell stories ourselves.’”

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“Through it all, Deutsch is relentlessly honest about her experience.”

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First and foremost, Gothic Modern is a collection of essays intended to accompany a museum exhibition held at the Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki, Finland and The National Museum in Oslo, N

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The first six months after Pearl Harbor were a very dismal time for America. Facing nothing but constant defeat at the hands of the Japanese Empire, America desperately needed heroes.

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“Professor Ferling weaves the political, military, social, and economic aspects of the war seamlessly together into a highly readable narrative . . .”

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Heartwood explores the many components of what a hunt for a missing person entails, pulling all the threads of the multiple facets of the investigation together to tell a fascinat

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The Portable Feminist Reader is far from portable at nearly 600 pages, and is divided into nine sections.

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