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Through the Arc of the Rain Forest
2017 || Paperback || Karen Tei Yamashita || Coffee House Press
"Fluid and poetic as well as terrifying." ?New York Times Book Review"Dazzling . . .
a seamless mixture of magic realism, satire and futuristic fiction." ?San Francisco Chronicle"Impressive . . .
a flight of fancy through a dreamlike Brazil." ?Village Voice"Surreal and misty, sweeping from one high-voltage scene to another." ?LA Weekly"Amuses and frightens at the same time." ?Newsday"Incisive and funny, this book yanks our chains and makes us see the absurdity that rules our world." ?Booklist...
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Sand and Steel
A New History of D-Day
2024 || Paperback || Prof. Peter Caddick-Adams || Cornerstone
The most comprehensive and authoritative history of D-Day ever published 'Extraordinary' Andrew Roberts'Fascinating' Daily Mail'Magisterial' James Holland________________ 6 June 1944, 4 a.m. Hundreds of boats assemble off the coast of France.
Darkness at Noon
2020 || Paperback || Arthur Koestler || Vintage Publishing
A brilliant new translation of Koestler's long-lost original manuscript. A chilling and unforgettable 20th century classic. From a prison cell in an unnamed country run by a totalitarian government Rubashov reflects.
Once a powerful player in the regime, mercilessly dispensing with anyone who got in the way of his party's aims, Rubashov has had the tables turned on him. He has been arrested and he'll be interrogated, probably tortured and certainly executed. Darkness at Noon is as gripping as...
Native Son
2020 || Paperback || Richard Wright || Vintage Publishing
Bigger Thomas has grown up in Chicago’s slums, reckless, angry and adrift. A respectable job with the affluent Dalton family provides hope but sets him on course for a catastrophic collision between his world and theirs. Hunted by citizen and police alike, and baited by prejudiced officials, Bigger finds himself the cause célèbre in an ever-narrowing endgame.
First published in 1940, Native Son shocked readers with its candid depiction of violence and confrontation of racial stereotypes. ...
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Will I Ever Have Sex Again?
A disarmingly honest and funny exploration of sex (and those who aren’t having it)
2024 || Hardcover || Sofie Hagen || Bonnier Books Ltd
. In an attempt to find out why we're not having the sex we want, Sofie asks the questions: can we blame a lacking sex education?
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Team Habits
How Small Actions Lead to Extraordinary Results
2024 || Paperback || Charlie Gilkey || Profile Books Ltd
An expert guide to transforming your teamwork and results
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Hidden Genius
The secret ways of thinking that power the world's most successful people
2024 || Paperback || Polina Marinova Pompliano || Harriman House Publishing
What distinguishes the great from the truly exceptional? After five years of writing The Profile, Polina Marinova Pompliano has studied hundreds of successful and interesting people in the world and examined how they reason their way through problems, unleash their creativity, and perform under extreme pressure.
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Joan Blaeu. Atlas Maior of 1665
2024 || Hardcover || Joan Blaeu e.a. || Taschen GmbH
Superlatives flounder in the face of Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Maior, one of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. This stunning edition is based on the Austrian National Library’s complete colored and gold-heightened copy and reprints its 594 maps covering all then-known continents to the highest reproduction standard, rendering full justice to this luxurious Baroque wonder.
Joy Luck Club
2016 || Paperback || Amy Tan || Penguin
"The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational." -Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians
Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern ta...