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If the Oceans Were Ink: An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran

by Carla Power

Published: 2015-04-07

Paperback: 352 pages

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PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • Named A Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post and The Denver Post • Praised by Fareed Zakaria as “intelligent, compassionate, and revealing,” a powerful journey to help bridge one of the greatest divides shapi...

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The Lady or the Tiger?: and Other Logic Puzzles (Dover Recreational Math)

by Raymond M. Smullyan

Published: 2009-04-23

Paperback: 240 pages

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"Another scintillating collection of brilliant problems and paradoxes by the most entertaining logician and set theorist who ever lived." — Martin Gardner"Smullyan is not your run-of-the-mill puzzlemeister; he polishes up old chestnuts, spins variations on a theme, and peoples his logica...

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Broken Promise: A Thriller

by Linwood Barclay

Published: 2015-07-28

Hardcover: 512 pages

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From New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay comes an explosive novel set in the peaceful small town of Promise Falls, where secrets can always be buried—but never forgotten… After his wife’s death and the collapse of his newspaper, David Harwood has no choice but to uproo...

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Dollbaby: A Novel

by Laura Lane McNeal

Published: 2015-06-23

Paperback: 352 pages

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A big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleans—a novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets When Ibby Bell’s father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her father�...

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The Bad Beginning: Or, Orphans! (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1)

by Lemony Snicket

Published: 2007-05-08

Paperback: 176 pages

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Are you made fainthearted by death? Does fire unnerve you? Is a villain something that might crop up in future nightmares of yours? Are you thrilled by nefarious plots? Is cold porridge upsetting to you? Vicious threats? Hooks? Uncomfortable clothing?It is likely that your answers will rev...

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Make It Ahead: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

by Ina Garten

Published: 2014-10-28

Hardcover: 272 pages

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For the first time, trusted and beloved cookbook author Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, answers the number one question she receives from cooks: Can I make it ahead?If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in front of the stove at your own party, scrambling to get everything to the table ...

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Out of Orange: A Memoir

by Cleary Wolters

Published: 2015-05-05

Hardcover: 320 pages

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The real-life Alex Vause from the critically acclaimed, top-rated Netflix show Orange Is the New Black tells her story in her own words for the first time—a powerful, surprising memoir about crime and punishment, friendship and marriage, and a life caught in the ruinous drug trade and be...

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Learning to Play With a Lion’s Testicles: Unexpected Gifts From the Animals of Africa

by Melissa Haynes

Published: 2013-04-16

Paperback: 235 pages

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The cheeky title of Melissa Haynes's story of adventure in Africa, Learning to Play with a Lion's Testicles, earned the book some big publicity on NBC-TV/Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on September 4,2013 where it topped the show's list of "Titles Not to Read" for September 2013. Melissa's b...

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Game Theory

by Michael Maschler, Eilon Solan, Shmuel Zamir

Published: 2013-05-06

Hardcover: 1003 pages

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Covering both noncooperative and cooperative games, this comprehensive introduction to game theory also includes some advanced chapters on auctions, games with incomplete information, games with vector payoffs, stable matchings and the bargaining set. Mathematically oriented, the book presents every...

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Statistical Decision Theory and Bayesian Analysis (Springer Series in Statistics)

by James O. Berger

Published: 1993-03-25

Hardcover: 618 pages

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In this new edition the author has added substantial material on Bayesian analysis, including lengthy new sections on such important topics as empirical and hierarchical Bayes analysis, Bayesian calculation, Bayesian communication, and group decision making. With these changes, the book can be used...