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The Space Between Us: A Novel (P.S.)

by Thrity Umrigar

Published: 2009-10-13

Kindle Edition: 352 pages

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“This is a story intimately and compassionately told against the sensuous background of everyday life in Bombay.”—Washington Post Book World  “Bracingly honest.”—New York Times Book Review  The author of Bombay Time, If Today Be Sweet, and The Weight of Heaven, Thrity Umrig...

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The Space Between Us: A Novel

by Thrity Umrigar

Published: 2006-01-01

Hardcover: 336 pages

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Each morning, Bhima, a domestic servant in contemporary Bombay, leaves her own small shanty in the slums to tend to another woman's house. In Sera Dubash's home, Bhima scrubs the floors of a house in which she remains an outsider. She cleans furniture she is not permitted to sit on. She w...

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Space Trilogy

by C. S. Lewis

Published: 1996-01-01

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The Spanish Bow

by Andromeda Romano-Lax

Published: 2007-09-10

Hardcover: 560 pages

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**DEBUT FICTION** I was almost born Happy. Literally, Feliz was the Spanish name my mother wanted for me. Not a family name, not a local name, just a hope, stated in the farthest-reaching language she knew—a language that once reached around the world, to the Netherlands, Africa, the...

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The Spare Room: A Novel

by Helen Garner

Published: 2010-02-02

Paperback: 175 pages

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In her first novel in fifteen years, Helen Garner writes about the joys and limits of female friendship under the transforming pressure of illness. "The clear-eyed grace of her prose" in this darkly funny and unsparing novel has been hailed by Peter Carey as "the work of a great writer." ...

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Spark Notes Cold Sassy Tree

by Olive Ann Burns, SparkNotes Editors, Olive Burns

Published: 2002-07-15

Paperback: 72 pages

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Get your "A" in gear!They're today's most popular study guides-with everything you need to succeed in school. Written by Harvard students for students, since its inception SparkNotes™ has developed a loyal community of dedicated users and become a major education brand. Consumer dema...

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Spark: How Creativity Works

by Julie Burstein, Kurt Andersen

Published: 2011-03-01

Hardcover: 272 pages

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How did Richard Ford's cat influence his work as a novelist? HOW is Chuck Close's portraiture driven by his inability to remember faces? What pivotal moment helped Rosanne Cash understand the healing power of the stage? Creativity is an elusive subject. We enjoy its fruits?movies, nov...

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Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

by John J. Ratey

Published: 2008-01-10

Hardcover: 294 pages

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A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain, from the bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist John J. Ratey, MD.Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better...

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Sparks Fly

by Lucy Kevin

Published: 2011-02-15

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If you enjoy books by Nora Roberts, Debbie Macomber, and Susan Mallery, get ready for SPARKS FLY by Lucy Kevin, a fun contemporary romance (32,000 words / 170 pages) about the "magic" of falling in love.Angelina Morgan is a beautiful consultant who practices an ancient art form called Feng...

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The Sparrow

by Mary Doria Russell

Published: 1997-09-08

Paperback: 408 pages

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A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial...