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White City

White City


Donald James



White City...
The Wave - A Journey Into the Dark Heart of the Ocean

The Wave - A Journey Into the Dark Heart of the Ocean


Susan Casey



Susan Casey's THE WAVE features an introduction that would be right at  home in a Tom Clancy thriller. Following the headline...
Suite Francaise: A Novel

Suite Francaise: A Novel


Irene Nemirovsky



Publisher's Summary Irene Nemirovsky was arrested soon after completing the second part of Suite Francaise. Ten days later, on Aug...
Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything

Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything


James Gleick



Faster is a book about the modern culture of speeding up to save milliseconds. James Gleick finds so many interesting aspects of t...
A Fкte Worse Than Death

A Fкte Worse Than Death


Iain Aitch



As we parked in the lane near to St Marys Church, where the fe was taking place, there was a certain something about the greenness...
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother


Amy Chua



Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother...
Fatal Deception

Fatal Deception


Michael Bowker



At first glance, the events in this book may seem equal parts science fiction and legal thriller. Unfortunately, this is a true st...
The Information:A History, a Theory, a Flood

The Information:A History, a Theory, a Flood


James Gleick



James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, brings us his crowning work: a revelatory chronicle that shows how ...
The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics

The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics


James Kakalios



In the pulp magazines and comics of the 1950s, it was predicted that the future would be one of gleaming utopias, with flying cars...
The Alchemy of Air

The Alchemy of Air


Thomas Hager



A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions of lives - including your own. ...
Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible

Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible


Liz Curtis Higgs



Jezebel and Delilah have plenty to teach contemporary Christian women, according to Bad Girls of the Bible and What We Can Learn f...
Barbara Ehrenreich

Barbara Ehrenreich


Dimed, Nickel



Nickel and DimedOn (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara EhrenreichThe New York Times bestseller, and one of the most talked abou...
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us


Daniel Pink



Book's description by B. Eckel: "... there's a gap between what science knows and what business does." This is the mantra that Dan...
God and Mankind: Comparative Religions

God and Mankind: Comparative Religions




How do the major religions answer unanswerable questions? What can we gain from their answers? Why are we here? What is my purpose...
TTC - Confucius, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad

TTC - Confucius, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad




Confucius, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammadfour extraordinary sages who influenced world civilization more deeply than any other human bein...
Kaplan - Kristol War Over Iraq

Kaplan - Kristol War Over Iraq




Is war really necessary? What can it accomplish? What broad vision of U.S. foreign policy underlies the determination to remove Sa...
The Modern Scholar: American Legal Experience

The Modern Scholar: American Legal Experience




From the publishers web page: The legal system in America is the basis of freedom as we know it today. The system is based, ultima...