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What do readers say about Lamb?
easy and anecdotal witty and extremely clever weirdass point of view christ's early lifeEveryone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. But what happened to Jesus between the manger and the Sermon on the Mount? In this hilarious and bold novel, the acclaimed Christopher Moore shares the greatest story never told: the... More details on Lamb
The first time I saw the man who would save the world he was sitting near the central well in Nazareth with a lizard hanging out of his mouth. Just the tail end and the hind legs were visible on the o...
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What do readers say about Born a Crime?
coming of age memoir funny and touching fast-paced, entertaining, and informative write me a letter#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
More than one million copies sold! A "brilliant" (Lupita Nyong'o, Time), "poignant" (Entertainment Weekly), "soul-nourishing" (USA Today) memoir about coming of age during the twilight of apartheid
"Noah's childhood sto... More details on Born a Crime
Sometimes in big Hollywood movies they’ll have these crazy chase scenes where somebody jumps or gets thrown from a moving car. The person hits the ground and rolls for a bit. Then they come to a stop ...
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What do readers say about A Short History of Nearly Everything?
curious and humorous lots of details easy going and informal educational science bookIn A Short History of Nearly Everything, the bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body, confronts his greatest challenge yet: to understand-and, if possible, answer-the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourse... More details on A Short History of Nearly Everything
A proton is an infinitesimal part of an atom, which is itself of course an insubstantial thing. Protons are so small that a little dib of ink like the dot on thisi can hold something in the region of ...
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What do readers say about How to Win Friends and Influence People?
straightforward and honest basic people skills interpersonal communication skills simple straight forwad styleYou can go after the job you want-and get it!
You can take the job you have-and improve it!
You can take any situation-and make it work for you!
Dale Carnegie's rock-solid, time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in... More details on How to Win Friends and Influence People
On May 7, 1931, the most sensational manhunt New York City had ever known had come to its climax. After weeks of search, “Two Gun” Crowley—the killer, the gunman who didn’t smoke or drink—was at bay, ...
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What do readers say about The 48 Laws of Power?
timeless and definitive no-holds barred book cruel and amoral a modern day'prince 'Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control - from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. ... More details on The 48 Laws of Power
Always make those above you feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite—inspire fear and inse...
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What do readers say about Three Men in a Boat—To Say Nothing of the Dog?
episodic and anecdotal short comic novel shaggy dog story style 19th century british comedyOne of the best-loved classics of all time, Three Men in a Boat is a hilarious account of three friends and their dog on a holiday trip on the Thames in England. Harris, George, Jerome (the narrator), and Montmorency (the fox terrier) decide to take ... More details on Three Men in a Boat—To Say Nothing of the Dog
Three Invalids. — Sufferings of George and Harris. — A victim to one hundred and seven fatal maladies. — Useful prescriptions. — Cure for liver complaint in children. — We agree that we are overworked...
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What do readers say about Cannery Row?
a quick but tricky the dregs of society economical and telling the quality of writingSteinbeck's tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society, dependant on one another for both physical and emotional survival
Published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as it is: both the exuberance of communit... More details on Cannery Row
Lee Chong’s grocery, while not a model of neatness, was a miracle of supply. It was small and crowded but within its single room a man could find everything he needed or wanted to live and to be happy...
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What do readers say about Feeding Frenzy?
short, fast, funny funny and fun the straight comedy the just nonsenseFriends and fellow New Yorkers Stuart Stevens and Rachel "Rat" Kelly share two passions: exercise and eating. Having exhausted nearly every posh Manhattan restaurant, former model Rat suggests they take their buffed bodies to new gastronomic heights ... More details on Feeding Frenzy
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What do readers say about My Man Jeeves?
light humour and satire short story collections light and amusing read funny, fluffy, substance-free entertainmentMy Man Jeeves is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the UK in May 1919. Of the eight stories in the collection, half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, while the others concern Reggie Pepper, a... More details on My Man Jeeves
Jeeves—my man, you know—is really a most extraordinary chap. So capable. Honestly, I shouldn't know what to do without him. On broader lines he's like those chappies who sit peering sadly over the mar...
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What do readers say about The Fault in Our Stars?
love and cancer young adult romance death and dying love and painHazel Lancaster's mom thinks she's depressed. And Hazel agrees. But as far as the 16-year-old sees it, her depression is a mere side effect of dying from the stage IV cancer she's been battling for years.
Still, Hazel's worried parents believe that i... More details on The Fault in Our Stars
Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infreq...
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