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A World I Never Made

by James Lepore

Published: 2009-04

Hardcover: 262 pages

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Pat Nolan, an American man, is summoned to Paris to claim the body of his estranged daughter Megan, who has committed suicide. The body, however, is not Megan's and it becomes instantly clear to Pat that Megan staged this, that she is in serious trouble, and that she is calling to him for ...

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The World in a City: Traveling the Globe Through the Neighborhoods of the New New York

by Joseph Berger

Published: 2007-09-25

Hardcover: 288 pages

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“The whole world can be found in this city. . . .”–from the PrefaceFifty years ago, New York City had only a handful of ethnic groups. Today, the whole world can be found within the city’s five boroughs–and celebrated New York Times reporter Joseph Berger sets...

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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

by Thomas L. Friedman

Published: 2007-08-07

Paperback: 660 pages

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A New Edition of the Phenomenal #1 Bestseller"One mark of a great book is that it makes you see things in a new way, and Mr. Friedman certainly succeeds in that goal," the Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz wrote in The New York Times reviewing The World Is Flat in 2005. In this new edition...

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World Made by Hand: A Novel

by James Howard Kunstler

Published: 2009-01

Paperback: 317 pages

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In The Long Emergency celebrated social commentator James Howard Kunstler explored how the terminal decline of oil production, combined with climate change, had the potential to put industrial civilization out of business. In World Made by Hand, an astonishing work of speculative fiction, ...

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The World Made Straight: A Novel

by Ron Rash

Published: 2007-03-20

Paperback: 304 pages

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Travis Shelton is seventeen the summer he wanders into the woods onto private property near his North Carolina home, discovers a grove of marijuana large enough to make him some serious money, and steps into the jaws of a bear trap. After hours on the forest floor, he's released from the t...

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World of Pies

by Karen Stolz

Published: 2001-06-13

Paperback: 176 pages

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Finally in paperback! In this remarkable debut work from author Karen Stolz, readers follow the arc of a girl's life as she grows to womanhood. From crushes to surprise baby sisters to nail polish to a devastating death, Roxanne is our guide through a life that has moments of tenderness...

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The World of the Hunger Games

by Kate Egan

Published: 2012-03-23

Hardcover: 192 pages

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The definitive, richly illustrated, full-color guide to all the districts of Panem, all the participants in The Hunger Games, and the life and home of Katniss Everdeen.Welcome to Panem, the world of The Hunger Games. This is the definitive, richly illustrated, full-color guide to all the ...

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World of Warcraft: Arthas: Rise of the Lich King

by Christie Golden

Published: 2010-01-26

Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages

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The book World of Warcraft fans have been clamoring for?the true story behind one of the Warcraft universe's most terrifying villains, Arthas the Lich King. Author Christie Golden does for Arthas what she once did for the Orc Lord Thrall in the bestselling Warcraft: Lord of the Clans, in another epic...

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World on Fire

by Amy Chua

Published: 2004-07-01

Paperback: 368 pages

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Every few years, a book is published about America's role in the world and the changing contest of global affairs that gets everyone thinking in a new way. Amy Chua's WORLD ON FIRE will have exactly that kind of impact on the debate of how the world has changed in light of the events of la...

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A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War

by Amanda Foreman

Published: 2011-06-28

Hardcover: 1008 pages

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Acclaimed historian Amanda Foreman follows the phenomenal success of her New York Times bestseller Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire with her long-awaited second work of nonfiction: the fascinating story of the American Civil War and the major role played by Britain and its citizens in that...