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Hypatia, or, New foes with an old face
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Charles Kingsley |
This remarkable work examines the life and times of Hypatia, child of God and illuminator of mankind. Set in the early 5th century AD, the events and personalities of that important turning point in … |
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The charming quirks of others
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Alexander McCall Smith |
A couple who are old friends of Isabel Dalhousie's ask for her help in a rather tricky situation: A successor is being sought for the headmaster position at their alma mater. The board has four final… |
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The passion of Ayn Rand
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Barbara Branden |
The bestselling biography of one of the 20th century's most remarkable and controversial writers. Author Barbara Branden, who knew Rand for nineteen years, provides a matchless portrait of this fierc… |
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The girl with the dragon tattoo and philosophy
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Eric Bronson |
"The essential companion to Stieg Larsson's bestselling trilogy and director David Fincher's 2011 film adaptation. Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy--The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The… |
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The uncommon appeal of clouds
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Alexander McCall Smith |
Investigating the theft of a valuable painting that was supposed to be donated to the Scottish National Gallery, Isabel harbors a growing suspicion that the thieves may be close to the painting's wea… |
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The feminine and the sacred
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Catherine Clément,Julia Kristeva,Clé,Catherine ment |
"In November 1996, Catherine Clement and Julia Kristeva began a correspondence exploring the subject of the sacred. In this collection of those letters Catherine Clement, writing from Dakar, Senegal,… |
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The novel habits of happiness
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Alexander McCall Smith |
"The ever-delightful, insatiably curious Edinburgh philosopher and amateur sleuth returns to take on a case unlike any she's had before--this one with paranormal implications--in the tenth installmen… |
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Sunday Philosophy Club, The
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Alexander McCall Smith |
With The Sunday Philosophy Club, Alexander McCall Smith, the author of the best-selling and beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels, begins a wonderful new series starring the irrepressibly cur… |
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