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What do readers say about Rebecca?
descriptive and beautifulgripping and readableits dark tonebeautiful and atmosphericNow a Netflix film starring Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas
"Last Night I Dreamt I went to Manderley Again..."
With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs. Maxim ... Read more about Rebecca
Last night I dreamed I went to Manderley again. It seemed to me I stood by the iron gate leading to the drive, and for a while I could not enter, for the way was barred to me. There was a padlock and ...
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What do readers say about Iron Curtain?
topically unveils the storygood read-myself-to-sleep bookunequivocal condemnation of communismnonfictionNational Book Award Finalist
TIME Magazine's #1 Nonfiction Book of 2012
A New York Times Notable Book
A Washington Post Top Ten Book of 2012... Read more about Iron Curtain
The mad orgy of ruins, entangled wires, twisted corpses, dead horses, overturned parts of blown-up bridges, bloody hoofs which had been torn off horses, broken guns, scattered ammunition, chamber pots...
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What do readers say about The Billion Dollar Spy?
true life thrillera heartbreaking storya single spyfascinating and movingA Washington Post Notable Book of the Year
It was the height of the Cold War, and a dangerous time to be stationed in the Soviet Union. One evening, while the chief of the CIA's Moscow station was filling his gas tank, a stranger approached and drop... Read more about The Billion Dollar Spy
He was the most successful and valued agent the United States had run inside the Soviet Union in two decades. His documents and drawings had unlocked the secrets of Soviet radar and revealed sensitive...
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What do readers say about Flood?
gripping and readablea dark talea page turnerbritish disaster novelsFour hostages are rescued from a group of religious extremists in Barcelona. After five years of being held captive together, they make a vow to always watch out for one another. But they never expected this. The world they have returned to has been ... Read more about Flood
Every pothole and every crevice in the road was flooded. As the truck swerved through the streets of Barcelona the water sprayed up over Lily in her pallet under the chassis, stinking, oily stuff that...
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What do readers say about Bomb?
clear and insightfulworld world iiaccessible and compellingexcellent spy-centered nonfictionPerfect for middle grade readers and history enthusiasts, New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin presents the fascinating and frightening true story of the creation behind the most destructive force that birthed the arms race and the Cold W... Read more about Bomb
HARRY GOLD WAS RIGHT: This is a big story. It’s the story of the creation—and theft—of the deadliest weapon ever invented. The scenes speed around the world, from secret labs to commando raids to stre...
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What do readers say about The Hundred-Year Marathon?
earth shattering accountnational grievances toward chinaa must readvery interesting bookOne of the U.S. government's leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country's rise - and how Americans have been seduced into helping China overtake us as the world's leading superpower.
For more than forty years, the United S... Read more about The Hundred-Year Marathon
As President Xi Jinping took office in March 2013, China watchers in America did not yet know what to make of him. China’s hawks admired him, but the prevailing sentiment among Western observers was t...
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What do readers say about Dereliction of Duty?
a thoroughly researched bookmore condensed rereadthe slide into disasterfirst-rank account"The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C."
--H. R. McMaster (from the Conclusion)
Dereliction Of Dutyis a stunning analysis of how ... Read more about Dereliction of Duty
4. Robert Lovett as quoted in Carl W. Borklund, Men of the Pentagon: From Forrestal to McNamara (New York: Praeger, 1966), pp. 137, 207; Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., A Thousand Days (Boston: Houghton M...
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What do readers say about Columbine?
riveting and nightmare-inducingnonfiction and journalismwell-researched and unbiaseddramatic and intenseTen years in the works, a masterpiece of reportage, this is the definitive account of the Columbine massacre, its aftermath, and its significance, from the acclaimed journalist who followed the story from the outset.
"The tragedies keep coming. As w... Read more about Columbine
He told them he loved them. Each and every one of them. He spoke without notes but chose his words carefully. Frank DeAngelis waited out the pom-pom routines, the academic awards, and the student-made...
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What do readers say about Cleopatra?
muddy and discursiveegypt’s most famous queenan academic journala biased biographyThe Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt.
Her palace shimmered with onyx, garnets, and gold, but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue.... Read more about Cleopatra
AMONG THE MOST famous women to have lived, Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for twenty-two years. She lost a kingdom once, regained it, nearly lost it again, amassed an empire, lost it all. A goddess as a ch...
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What do readers say about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?
fun bookfantasy storieswonderfully witty and shorttwists and turnsHarry Potter has no idea how famous he is. That's because he's being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified Harry will learn that he's really a wizard, just as his parents were. But everything changes when Harry is summoned to atten... Read more about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or...
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