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Published in 1902, this dictionary collects the sayings of famous men and women throughout history about other famous men and women, running the gamut from Archimedes to Francis Bacon and Lord Fairfax to Zoroaster. The Daily News said the book "is one of those books which no library should be without."
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For the first time, His Royal Highness Charles, the Prince of Wales, shares his views on how mankind's most pressing modern challenges are rooted in our disharmony with nature. In the vein of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and Van Jones' Green Collar Economy, Prince Charles presents the compelling case that solutions to our most dire crises-from climate change to poverty-lie in regaining a balance with the world around us.
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Investigative reporter Jill Lewis has bought her small, hometown newspaper in Delavan, Wisconsin. Now she's torn between two very different men: John, her FBI agent fiancé, and Tommy, the young, charming senator who saved her life. But at least she can count on some peace and quiet as she tries to untangle her heart and make up her mind, right? Wrong. When a scuba-diving accident in Lake Delavan leads her to a remarkable discovery the same day as...
17) The Replacement
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Jill Lewis is a top-notch investigative reporter in Washington D.C. Her fiancé, John, is an FBI agent. Neither can talk about what happens on the job. But both are dying to know. When a high-profile senator is assassinated, Jill jumps at the chance to cover the story, soon digging up evidence of political scandal, intrigue, and deception. In the midst of what could be the story of her life, Jill's fiancé suddenly disappears. Where has John gone?...
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The Noh Plays of Japan is the most respected collection of Noh plays in English. The classic Japanese plays can be read for their great literary merit and also provide the reader with an understanding of a unique theatre art and important insights into the cultural, spiritual and artistic traditions of Japan. The Noh Plays of Japan, first published in 1921 and justly famous for more than three-quarters of a century, established the Noh play for the...
19) The Prick
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Jason Hunter's dwindling bank account is a daily reminder that Jason never should have left his job at a prestigious law firm to start his own practice, a solo shop located in uncomfortable proximity to a strip club. Hope arrives in the form of Maggie Moxley, a legal assistant who tearfully claims that Robert Spelkin III-her boss, and the office's most profitable partner-sexually assaulted her at work. Looking to transform Moxley's misfortune into...
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Emma könnte es in ihrem Leben nicht besser haben. Sie wohnt mit ihren besten Freunden Lena und Julian, die immer hinter ihr stehen, in einer Wohngemeinschaft und ist gemeinsam mit ihrem Freund Lucas in einer Galerie als Fotografin tätig. Alles läuft prima, bis Lucas ihr beichtet, in eine Andere verliebt zu sein. Diese Nachricht wirft Emma komplett aus der Bahn. Doch so leicht gibt sie nicht auf. Ihr ist klar, dass sie für ihre große Liebe kämpfen...