Oliver Wyman
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Planet Simpson is the first book to bring in-depth analysis to that most important pop-cultural institution of the last decade - Fox TV's The Simpsons - and use the show as a microcosm of the Western culture it has hilariously (and mercilessly) influenced and reflected. Planet Simpson is broken down into scathingly funny chapters analyzing each major character's relationship to different facets of the American character: from Homer, the ultimate everyman...
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Bestselling author Donna VanLiere's Christmas Hope series has connected with listeners all over the world because of its heartwarming tales of hope, faith, and the power of love. Now the first three installments of the series-The Christmas Shoes, The Christmas Blessing, and The Christmas Hope-are available in a special CD edition. Dedicated fans and new listeners alike will be dazzled by these inspirational holiday classics.
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From the bestselling author of Beethoven's Hair comes a stirring narrative account of the town that inspired one of the world's most celebrated and controversial paintings, and of the artist whose passion and vision altered the course of modern history and art. In 1937, the Basque town of Guernica was bombed by Hitler's Luftwaffe. This act of terrorthe first large-scale attack against civilians in modern warfareoutraged the world, and one man in particular....
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Napoleon Hill's Golden Rules: The Lost Writings consists of a series of magazine articles Napoleon Hill wrote between 1919 and 1923 for Success Magazine. Hill's obsession with achieving material success led him out of the poverty-stricken Appalachian Mountains and filled him with the desire to study successful people. These articles focus on Hill's philosophy of success, drawing on the thoughts and experiences of a multitude of rags-to-riches tycoons,...
66) Peter Cottontail
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Oh no! Someone has stolen all the Easter eggs! Peter Cottontail hatches a plot to save Easter in
this heartwarming holiday classic.
67) How Sex Works
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Why are women biologically driven to find Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome?Can more sex help ensure a safe pregnancy?What effect does pornography have on a man's fertility? In this compelling follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Survival of the Sickest, Dr. Sharon Moalem takes us on a trip from prehistory to the forefront of cutting-edge medical research, and through a bedroom or two, to tell the story of how human sexuality has developed over time....
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a new novella collection, including a brand new, never-been-published story.
Stephen Leeds is perfectly sane. It's his hallucinations who are mad. A genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people - Stephen calls them aspects - to hold and manifest the information....
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Serge A. Storms is back on the road in the latest zany Florida caper from the "wickedly funny" (Entertainment Weekly) Tim Dorsey.
After a long and arduous COVID-19 quarantine, Serge A. Storms is fully vaccinated and ready to hit the road. Along with his condo neighbors, he cooks up a wild plan to celebrate in true Serge fashion: each week, they rent a shuttle van and head out for funky Florida road trips and some serious revelry.
Meanwhile, a...
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For centuries, the world of Safehold, last redoubt of the human race, lay under the unchallenged rule of the Church of God Awaiting. The Church permitted nothing new-no new inventions, no new understandings of the world.
What no one knew was that the Church was an elaborate fraud--a high-tech system established by a rebel faction of Safehold's founders, meant to keep humanity hidden from the powerful alien race that had destroyed old Earth.
Then...
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Madoff with the Money is a deeply disturbing narrative portrait of Bernie Madoff based on dozens of exclusive, news-making interviews - beginning with his roots and the values, or lack thereof, he was taught in the Madoff home in working class Laurelton, Queens, in the '40s and '50s, to his high-life on Wall Street and in the super-rich enclaves of Palm Beach, London and the French Riviera and everywhere else he stalked, pulling off his shocking $50...
72) Tooth Trouble
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Clark the Shark has a loose tooth and needs to visit the dentist. But he's heard that the dentist is scarier than a box of blue whales! Uh-oh and oh no! Can Clark find a way to stay cool when it comes to tooth trouble? With easy-to-read text and Clark's trademark rhymes, this toothy tale will have beginning readers and parents ready to take a bite out of reading!
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In this fast paced sequel to The Everything Box-the second entry in New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey's comedic supernatural series-chaos ensues when Coop and the team at DOPS steal a not-quite-dead and very lovesick ancient Egyptian mummy wielding some terrifying magic. Coop, a master thief sort of gone legit, saved the world from an ancient doomsday device-heroism that earned him a gig working for the Department of Peculiar Science,...
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Andy Russell seems like a typical fourth grader, but in a short period of time his problems have become anything but! A breezy style and engaging characters combine in this series of adventures about a likable, though somewhat befuddled boy who faces his troubles with humor and the help of a delightful assortment of friends and family.
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The Secrets of Droon is an ongoing epic saga published for listeners who enjoy fantasy at its most exciting and engaging. This much-lauded series was cited by the American Booksellers Association as one of the top ten works to read while waiting for the next Harry Potter. Fast, whimsical action, engaging characters, and surprising, imaginative situations are the hallmarks of the Secrets of Droon.
Book #1—The Hidden Stairs and the Magic...
Book #1—The Hidden Stairs and the Magic...
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Scab is determined to prove once and for all that his perfect classmate Missy "Never Missy" Malone is really an alien in disguise. So when Missy decides to run for class president Scab throws his hat into the ring. When Scab decides to focus on wild stunts to win the popular vote will Missy beat him at his own game?
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The world as you know it was created and is still maintained by The Seems. From the Department of Weather to the Department of Emotions, The Seems ensure our world is just as we like it. Occasionally, something in one of these departments will break down, and a Fixer is sent in to repair it before there is damage to our world. Becker Drane may seem like your average 7th grader, but he's actually one of 37 Fixers in the entire world, and is just...
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When Andy and his friend Tamika travel to the city for a weekend with Tamika's aunt, they arrive in time to rescue hamsters parachuting down from Aunt Mandy's building! Andy resolves to uncover who's behind the troublesome incident, but first he must endure trips to fancy restaurants, museums and the ballet, made more unpleasant by annoying Jason, a young friend of Aunt Mandy's. The big-city fun he was expecting turns into some surprising discoveries...