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The Golden Phoenix
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Marius Barbeau |
Her they come! The clever prince who tricks the Sultan... the mysterious Sir Goldenhair...the enchanted princess...the sly thief and the foolish woodcutter. Meet them all in these [8] merry tales of … |
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Die Bauern im Kampf um Gerechtigkeit, 1300-1525
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Adolf Waas |
298 p. : 23 cm |
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Poems
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Percy Bysshe Shelley |
A brief introduction to the life of Shelley, called the poet of "uncompromising spirit," and his most praised works, some extracted from the whole, others presented in full. |
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Complicated Lives
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William Nelson |
Complicated Lives examines the greatest conundrum of the modern world: why, despite being richer, healthier and more empowered than ever before, do we continue to feel threatened, under pressure and … |
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Upside
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Bradley R. Entner Wright |
"A research sociologist uses statistics to reveal the state of the world in terms of health, education, violence, etc, showing that in many ways we are in much better shape than the secular and Chris… |
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Alexandria of Africa
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Eric Walters |
When Alexandria Hyatt is arrested for shoplifting a judge orders her to work for an international charity in Kenya where she must face a reality she could never have imagined. |
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Pro/con
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Sally McFall |
A series of essays analyzing questions or dilemmas relating to social issues |
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I wouldn't start from here
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Andrew Mueller |
What is a jaded rock journalist doing dodging landmines to talk to mercenaries and terrorists? And what kind of conversation can a man who prefers hunting for perfect three-minute pop songs and tubes… |
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Generations and change
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Ralph J. Crandall |
This book discusses the history of genealogy in the United States, and tries to not only bring genealogy into the main stream of historical sources, but also demonstrate the serviceability of genealo… |
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The hidden injuries of class
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Richard Sennett,Jonathan Cobb |
This book deals with class not as a matter of dollars or statistics but as a matter of emotions. Richard Sennett and Jonathan Cobb isolate the “hidden signals of class” through which today’s blue-col… |
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Amanecer en el desierto
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Waris Dirie,D'Haem, Jeanne/ Dirie, Waris |
Waris Dirie se convirtió en modelo internacional, y rostro habitual de los productos Revlon. Pero esta supermodelo no ha olvidado sus duros orígenes, la circuncisión a la que fue sometida a los cinco… |
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The Medieval nobility
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Timothy Reuter |
x, 376 p. ; 23 cm |
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Artists under Hitler
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Jonathan Petropoulos |
""What are we to make of those cultural figures, many with significant international reputations, who tried to find accommodation with the Nazi regime?" Jonathan Petropoulos asks in this exploration … |
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Gaza
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Jean-Pierre Filiu |
"Through its millennium-long existence, Gaza has often been bitterly disputed while simultaneously and paradoxically enduring prolonged neglect. Squeezed between the Negev and Sinai desert on the one… |
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Dirty old London
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Lee Jackson |
"In Victorian London, filth was everywhere : horse traffic filled the streets with dung, household rubbish went uncollected, cesspools brimmed with 'night soil', graveyards teemed with rotting corpse… |
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Dance of the Reptiles
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Diane Stevenson,Carl Hiaasen |
"A collection of Carl Hiaasen's best columns from the past twelve years, covering topics, like hurricanes, off-shore drilling, voting rights, and political corruption, that have become national issue… |
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It's better than it looks
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Gregg Easterbrook |
Is civilization teetering on the edge of a cliff? Or are we just climbing higher than ever? Most people who read the news would tell you that 2017 is one of the worst years in recent memory. We're fa… |
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Homintern
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Gregory Woods |
"In a hugely ambitious study which crosses continents, languages, and almost a century, Gregory Woods identifies the ways in which homosexuality has helped shape Western culture. Extending from the t… |
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A million years in a day
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Greg Jenner |
"Who invented beds? When did we start cleaning our teeth? How old are wine and beer? Which came first: the toilet seat or toilet paper? What was the first clock? Every day, from the moment our alarm … |
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How did we get into this mess?
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George Monbiot |
"Leading political and environmental commentator on where we have gone wrong, and what to do about it. "Here are some of the things I try to fight: undemocratic power, corruption, deception of the pu… |
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