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Daisy Miller
by Henry James ()
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Travelling in Europe with her family, Daisy Miller, an exquisitely beautiful young American woman, presents her fellow-countryman Winterbourne with a dilemma he cannot resolve.
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Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 7:06 pm by Sylvhania
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Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children
by Jonathan Kellerman (1999-05-18)
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Novelist Kellerman, a child psychologist who often uses the fictional character of Dr. Alex Delaware as his foil, here tackles the hot topic of violent children in a nonfiction format.
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Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 4:21 pm by Sylvhania
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David Sedaris: Live For Your Listening Pleasure
by Reader) David Sedaris (Author ()
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A short collection of memoir-esque stories. From the bold feral rabbits of his French backyard to the eating habits of a carnivorous bird Down Under, to the peculiarly American habitat of the "big-box" store.
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Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 6:24 pm by Sylvhania
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This I Believe II: More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women
by Jay Allison, Dan Gediman (2009-07-21)
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In the second collection derived from the extraordinarily popular and influential National Public Radio program This I Believe, pithy, personal, and stealthily affecting essays grapple with life’s big questions from myriad perspectives and with refreshingly positive energy.
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Posted: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 6:28 pm by Sylvhania
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Parvana’s Journey
by Deborah Ellis ()
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After her father's death, 13-year-old Parvana, disguised as a boy, wanders alone through war-torn Afghanistan looking for her mother and siblings who had disappeared in the tumult of the Taliban takeover of Mazar-e-Sharif.
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Posted: Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 6:51 pm by Sylvhania
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You Were Always Mom’s Favorite!: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives
by Deborah Tannen (2009-09-08)
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Sisterhood is a constant tug between two dynamics–an impulse towards closeness and competition. With a witty and wise voice, Tannen shares insights and anecdotes from well over a hundred women she interviewed, along with moving and funny recollections of her own two sisters.
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Posted: Monday, February 22, 2010 at 6:32 pm by Sylvhania
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Kaplan Word Power: Vocabulary Building for Success
by Kaplan ()
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Designed to help listeners communicate more effectively, enhance SAT test scores, and achieve success in school or business, a vocabulary-building program presents a wide range of words that often appear on standardized tests or that are frequently misinterpreted.
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Posted: Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 11:23 pm by Sylvhania
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Take the Risk
by Ben Carson M.D. ()
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You can find our culture's obsession with avoiding risk everywhere, from multiple insurance policies to crash-tested vehicles. But is ducking risk the most productive way for us to live? Surgeon and author Dr. Ben Carson, who faces risk on a daily basis, offers an inspiring message on how accepting risk can lead us to a higher purpose.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 6:16 pm by Sylvhania
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Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
by Vicki Myron, Bret Witter ()
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One frigid Midwestern winter night in 1988, a ginger kitten was shoved into the after-hours book-return slot at the public library in Spencer, Iowa. And in this tender story, Myron, the library director, tells of the impact the cat, named Dewey Readmore Books, had on the library and its patrons, and on Myron herself.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 6:58 pm by Sylvhania
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Breaking the Ring: The Rise and Fall of the Walker Family Spy Network
by John Barron ()
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(3)
On August 28, 1986, a federal judge sentenced Jerry Whitworth to 365 years in prison for espionage. During the preceding year, news reports jolted the American public with revelations about the Walker family spy ring, who for over two decades sold the Soviet KGB keys to the U.S. Navy's encrypted communications.
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Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 11:41 am by Sylvhania
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