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Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by William R. Maples
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From a skeleton, a skull, a mere fragment of burnt thighbone, Dr. William Maples can deduce the age, gender, and ethnicity of a murder victim, the manner in which the person was dispatched, and, ultimately, the identity of the killer.In Dead Men Do Tell Tales, Dr. Maples revisits his strangest, most interesting, and most horrific investigations, from the baffling cases of conquistador Francisco Pizarro and Vietnam MIAs to the mysterious deaths of President Zachary Taylor and the family of Czar N... more info>>
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The Burning Library: Essays [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by Edmund White
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Along with his groundbreaking essays that redefine politics, language, identity, and friendship in the light of gay experience and desire, this magisterial collection of 25 years of White's nonfiction writings includes dazzling subversive appreciations of cultural icons as diverse as Truman Capote and Cormac McCarthy, Robert Mapplethorpe and the singer formerly known as Prince. Reading tour.
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A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF/Adobe EPUB]
by Jon Katz
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"Change loves me, defines and stalks me like a laser-guided smart bomb. It comes at me in all forms, suddenly and with enormous impact, from making shifts in work to having and raising a kid to buying a cabin on a distant mountaintop. Sometimes, change comes on four legs." In his popular and widely praised Running to the Mountain, Jon Katz wrote of the strength and support he found in the massive forms of his two yellow Labrador retrievers, Julius and Stanley. When the Labs were six and seven, a... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Words: 90000 - Reading Time: 257-360 min.
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Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by Lama Surya Das
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Lama Surya Das, the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition, presents the definitive book on Western Buddhism for the modern-day spiritual seeker. The radical and compelling message of Buddhism tells us that each of us has the wisdom, awareness, love, and power of the Buddha within; yet most of us are too often like sleeping Buddhas. In Awakening the Buddha Within, Surya Das shows how we can awaken to who we really are in order to lead a more compassionate, enlightened, and b... more info>>
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ChessWise Super Course Problem Book [Portable Document Format (PDF)]
by ChessWise
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[Available in Adobe PDF only!] This eBook features 120 carefully selected chess problems designed to improve a players tactical skills (for new players through advanced beginners). The eBook features a unique "one problem per page" layout that makes it easy for players to focus on finding the solution (the answer is on the next page). Used in conjunction with Adobe eBook Reader, users can actually save their answers within the eBook (it is recommended you try the problems several times). This eB... more info>> (Published: 1999)
Words: 1000 - Reading Time: 2-4 min.
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Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF/Adobe EPUB]
by Scott Rosenberg
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Our civilization runs on software. Far more than most people understand, it has seeped into every cranny of our lives. It is in our kitchen gadgets and cars, toys and buildings. Our national defense, our businesses and banks, our elections and our news media, our movies and our transportation networks--the stuff of our daily existence hangs from fragile threads of computer code. And we pay for that fragility. The FBI, the FAA, the IRS--each has crashed on the rocks as it has tried to build new s... more info>>
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How to Housebreak Your Dog in 7 Days (Revised) [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by Shirlee Kalstone
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For almost twenty years, dog owners have turned to this compact guide for sensible, step-by-step advice how to housebreak their beloved pets--in just one week! Now revised and updated, pet expert Shirlee Kalstone's foolproof method for housebreaking your dog is available with a fresh new look and up-to-date information. Whether your dog is a puppy or getting on in years, whether your goal is to housebreak, paper train, or litter train, this practical, easy-to-follow plan will help you transform ... more info>>
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In the Beginning: Science Faces God in the Book of Genesis [MultiFormat]
by Isaac Asimov
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Creation.The beginning of time.The origin of life. In our Western civilization, there are two influential accounts of beginnings. One is the Biblical account, compiled more than two thousand years ago by Judean writers who based much of their thinking on the Babylonian astronomical lore of the day. The other is the account of modern science, which, in the last century, has slowly built up a coherent picture of how it all began. Both represent the best thinking of their times, and in this line-by... more info>> (Published: 1980)
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Language for Time Travelers [MultiFormat]
by L. Sprague de Camp
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A non-fiction essay on the nature of change in the English language. Mr. de Camp's examples include a fictional account of a time traveler's communication difficulties 500 years into the future. (Published: 1938)
Words: 5066 - Reading Time: 14-20 min.
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My Life in France [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF/Adobe EPUB]
by Julia Child
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Julia Child was born in Pasadena, California. She was graduated from Smith College and worked for the OSS during World War II in Ceylon and China, where she met Paul Child. After they married they lived in Paris, where she studied at the Cordon Bleu and taught cooking with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, with whom she wrote the first volume of Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961). In 1963, Boston's WGBH launched The French Chef television series, which made her a national celebrity, e... more info>>
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New York Stories: Landmark Writing from Four Decades of New York Magazine [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Tom Wolfe
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The magazine that is the city that is the worldJust in time for its fortieth anniversary, New York magazine presents a stunning collection of some of its best and most influential articles, stories that captured the spectacle, the turbulence, and the cultural realignments of the past four decades.Covering subjects from "Radical Chic" to Gawker.com, written by some of the country's most renowned authors, here are works that broke news, perfectly captured the moment, or set trends in motion. In Ne... more info>>
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Nothing in This Book Is True, But It's Exactly How Things Are, 15th Anniversary [Secure eReader]
by Bob Frissell
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Nothing in This Book Is True, But It’s Exactly How Things Are is an account of humankind’s function within the grand celestial battle between internal and external knowledge. Author Bob Frissell gives a compelling account of our planetary ascent into higher consciousness, presenting a big-screen view of the Earth through the experience of the Ascended Masters, Thoth, Babaji, and Drunvalo Melchizedek.Pulling in all manner of conspiracy theories from the Secret Government to the Philad... more info>>
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Real Food for People with Diabetes, Revised 2nd Edition [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by Alice Williams
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At Last, Homestyle Cooking for People with DiabetesDear Friends,As a diagnosed diabetic, I have struggled the past several years to adapt to a new way of eating. I love food--sweets, old favorites, comfort foods. When I wrote my bestselling Fat Free & Ultra Lowfat Recipes I had just lost 100 pounds and needed to find a way to eat that I could live with, day in and day out. I wanted all the foods I grew up with, the ones my mom cooked.I wrote Real Food for People with Diabetes out of personal nee... more info>>
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Savages and Civilization [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by Jack Weatherford
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In Indian Givers and Native Roots, renowned anthropologist Jack Weatherford opened the eyes of tens of thousands of readers to the clash between Native American and European cultures. Now, in his brilliant new book, Weatherford broadens his focus to examine how civilization threatens to obliterate unique tribal and ethnic cultures around the world -- and in the process imperils its own existence.As Weatherford explains, the relationship between "civilized" and "savage" peoples through history ha... more info>>
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Sun-Tzu: The Art of Warfare [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by Roger T. Ames
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The most widely read military classic in human history, newly translated and revised in accordance with newly discovered materials of unprecedented historical significance. Fluid, crisp and rigorously faithful to the original, this new text is destined to stand as the definitive version of this cornerstone work of Classical Chinese. Of compelling importance not only to students of Chinese history and literature, but to all readers interested in the art or the philosophy of war.From the Hardcover... more info>>
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The Art of War [MultiFormat]
by Sun Tzu
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Sn Tzu wrote this classic treatise on warfare approximately 2500 years ago, during a time of great political uncertainty and sweeping military campaigns. Written simply without fanfare using military scenarios and recommended responses, The Art of War has proven to be inspirational to many people who have applied its theories in every day life. The work provides practical guidance for almost anything that may require strategy and tactics--from business to sports to actual warfare. [Translated fr... more info>>
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The Bronze Horseman [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe EPUB]
by Paullina Simons
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Special PerfectBound eBook exclusive feature! Paullina Simons's tribute to her still-living grandparents, survivors of Russia's twentieth century from World War I and the Russian Revolution through the siege of Leningrad and the regimes of Lenin and Stalin.
From the author of the international bestseller Tully comes an epic tale of passion, betrayal, and survival in World War II Russia. Leningrad, 1941: The European war seems far away in this city of fallen grandeur, where splendid palaces an... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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The Case Against Evangelical Christianity [MultiFormat]
by Rick Herrick
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The Case Against Evangelical Christianity is a hard-hitting attack against Christian fundamentalism. It seeks to disprove the Evangelical claim that the Bible is the inerrant word of God. In addition to offering a thorough critique of Evangelical Christianity, this book presents material reconciling Darwin's theory of evolution with the Christian faith. It also explores new approaches to understanding revelation and redefines Christianity away from belief and toward a love that was central to th... more info>> (Published: 2006)
Words: 34989 - Reading Time: 99-139 min.
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The Cheater's Guide to Writing Erotic Romance For Publication and Profit [MultiFormat]
by Morgan Hawke
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The difference between Fiction and Reality? Fiction has to make sense. There are lots of Creative Writing books out there. This isn't one of them. There is very little that is actually creative about writing for profit. The trick to NOT getting burned-out writing professionally--figure out what the market is asking for, then Bend the Rules to make YOUR vision come through anyway! And that's what this little volume is all about--bending the rules to suit yourself, while satisfying your bank accou... more info>> (Published: 2007)
Words: 45276 - Reading Time: 129-181 min.
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The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The definitive collection of Emerson's major speeches, essays, and poetry, The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson chronicles the life's work of a true "American Scholar."As one of the architects of the transcendentalist movement, Emerson embraced a philosophy that championed the individual, emphasized independent thought, and prized "the splendid labyrinth of one's own perceptions." More than any writer of his time, he forged a style distinct from his European predecessors and embodied an... more info>>
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The Sociopath Next Door [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF/Adobe EPUB]
by Martha Stout
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Who is the devil you know? Is it your lying, cheating ex-husband? Your sadistic high school gym teacher? Your boss who loves to humiliate people in meetings? The colleague who stole your idea and passed it off as her own? In the pages of The Sociopath Next Door, you will realize that your ex was not just misunderstood. He's a sociopath. And your boss, teacher, and colleague? They may be sociopaths too. We are accustomed to think of sociopaths as violent criminals, but in The Sociopath Next Door... more info>>
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100 Ways to Be Pasta [Secure eReader]
by Wanda Tornabene
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For us, pasta is more than just a food. It is part of our histories. It is a good friend, a member of the family. It is something we love ... When Italians offer a plate of pasta to friends or strangers, we are opening the doors of our homes and welcoming them inside in the most generous way. It is in that spirit that my mamma and I, who have had the good fortune to be accompanied all our lives by this most versatile of foods, invite you through the tall, ancient wooden doors of Gangivecchio and... more info>>
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201 Super Sales Tips : Field-Tested Strategies for Painless Prospecting, Perfect Presentations, and a Quick Close Every Time [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader]
by Gerhard Gschwandtner
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The keys to success delivered by reps in the field If you want to improve your sales, listen to 201 lessons from your peers and use their proven strategies to get your foot in the door and close the deal. 201 Super Sales Tips offers you an unparalleled opportunity to benefit from the experiences of 201 of your colleagues from around the globe. From the ?upside-down sales letter? to the ?art of the parking-lot presentation," this book delivers hundreds of tested-in-the-trenches strategies guaran... more info>>
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740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Michael Gross
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For seventy-five years, it's been Manhattan's richest apartment building, and one of the most lusted-after addresses in the world. One apartment had 37 rooms, 14 bathrooms, 43 closets, 11 working fireplaces, a private elevator, and his-and-hers saunas; another at one time had a live-in service staff of 16. To this day, it is steeped in the purest luxury, the kind most of us could only imagine, until now. The last great building to go up along New York's Gold Coast, construction on 740 Park finis... more info>>
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A Beginner's Guide to Critical Reading: An Anthology of Literary Texts [Secure Adobe PDF]
by Richard Jacobs
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A Beginner''s Guide to Critical Reading brings literature to life by combining a rich selection of literary texts with genuinely original and lively commentary. Unlike so many introductions to literary studies, this is a book which vividly demonstrates how criticism and theory can actually enhance your own enjoyment and appreciation of literature.Richard Jacobs manages to draw a map of English Literature which is fresh and distinctive and which offers stimulating guidance to many familiar landma... more info>>
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