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The Age of Orphans: A Novel

by Laleh Khadivi

Published: 2010-03-02

Paperback: 304 pages

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The boy wants nothing more than his maman’s lap and a view of the birds that soar over his Kurdish village. Nameless, impressionable, and watchful, the boy soon becomes a man in a mountaintop ritual with his baba, uncles, and cousins. And as a man, he must join the male villagers when th...

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The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World

by Alan Greenspan

Published: 2007-09-17

Hardcover: 544 pages

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In the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001, in his fourteenth year as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan took part in a very quiet collective effort to ensure that America didn't experience an economic meltdown, taking the rest of the world with it. There was good ...

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The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science

by Richard Holmes

Published: 2009-07-14

Hardcover: 552 pages

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A riveting history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science. When young Joseph Banks stepped onto a Tahitian beach in 1769, he hoped to discover Paradise. Inspired by the scientific ferment sweeping...

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The Age of Wonder: The Romantic Generation and the Discovery of the Beauty and Terror of Science (Vintage)

by Richard Holmes

Published: 2010-03-02

Paperback: 576 pages

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The Age of Wonder is a colorful and utterly absorbing history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science.  When young Joseph Banks stepped onto a Tahitian beach in 1769, he hoped to discover Paradise...

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Agent 6

by Tom Rob Smith

Published: 2011

Hardcover: 0 pages

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Agent X

by Noah Boyd

Published: 2011-02-01

Hardcover: 400 pages

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Ex-FBI agent Steve Vail navigates a maze of hidden codes and brain-teasing puzzles to stay hot on the trail of a band of Russian spies in this breathtaking follow-up to his New York Times bestselling debut, The Bricklayer FBI-agent-turned-bricklayer Steve Vail once helped the FBI solv...

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Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal

by Ben Macintyre

Published: 2008-08-12

Paperback: 364 pages

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A SPY AMONG FRIENDSA New York Times Notable Book of the YearA Washington Post Best Book of 2007One of the Top 10 Best Books of 2007 (Entertainment Weekly)New York Times Best of the Year Round-UpNew York Times Editors’ ChoiceEddie Chapman was a charmin...

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Agents of Innocence

by David Ignatius

Published: 1997-09

Paperback: 448 pages

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Now back in print: the "superlative spy novel" (New York Times) by the author of the red-hot forthcoming thriller A Firing Offense. A national bestseller in its hardcover edition, Agents of Innocence is the book that established David Ignatius's reputation as a master of the novel of contemporary espionage....

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Agincourt: A Novel

by Bernard Cornwell

Published: 2009-01-01

Hardcover: 464 pages

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Aging with Grace: The Nun Study and the Science of Old Age - How We Can All Live Longer, Healthier and More Vital Lives

Paperback: 256 pages

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This text reveals research that has transformed scientists' understanding of healthy ageing and shows what everyone can do to help prevent Alzheimer's disease. One of the world's leading experts on Alzheimer's disease, David Snowdon, is the director of the "Nun Study", a long term research project involving...