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  • Three to One

    Why Gregor Mendel Failed

    by William Sofer ...
    Gregor Mendel was a monk who lived in what is now the Czech Republic in the first part of the nineteenth century. Generally regarded as the founder of modern genetics, he labored for eight years analyzing the inheritance of multiple characters in peas. Anyone who has taken high school biology is probably familiar with his work. What is not as widely known is that, while a member of the monastery, ... Read more

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  • Everything Is Illuminated

    A Novel

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Jonathan Safran Foer's debut—"a funny, moving...deeply felt novel about the dangers of confronting the past and the redemption that comes with laughing at it, even when that seems all but impossible." (Time)With only a yellowing photograph in hand, a young man—also named Jonathan Safran Foer—sets out on a quest into his family history to find the woman who might or might ... Read more

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  • A History of What Comes Next

    A Take Them to the Stars Novel

    Series Book 1 - Take Them to the Stars
    “A History of What Comes Next is a riveting blend of historical thriller and scientific speculation, which never loses its core of humanity.”—James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFor generations, Mia’s family has shaped human history to push them to the stars. The year is 1945 and now it is her turn. Her mission: to lure scientist Wernher Von Braun away from the Nazi party and into ... Read more

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  • Torn

    Series Book 1 - The Unraveled Kingdom
    "A gorgeous weave of romantic fantasy and urgent politics." —Anna Smith Spark, author of The Court of Broken KnivesIn an enchanting world of sartorial sorcery, court intrigue, and revolutionary royals, a charm caster finds herself torn between loyalty to her brother and her love for a nobleman as a rebellion sweeps the land in this French Revolution-inspired debut historical fantasy.Sophie, a ... Read more

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  • Too Loud a Solitude

    A Novel

    A fable about the power of books and knowledge, "finely balanced between pathos and comedy," from one of Czechoslovakia's most popular authors ( Los Angeles Times).A New York Times Notable BookHaňtá has been compacting trash for thirty-five years. Every evening, he rescues books from the jaws of his hydraulic press, carries them home, and fills his house with them. Haňtá may be an idiot, as his ... Read more

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  • Love and Treasure

    A spellbinding new novel of contraband masterpieces, tragic love, and the unexpected legacies of forgotten crimes, Ayelet Waldman’s Love and Treasure weaves a tale around the fascinating, true history of the Hungarian Gold Train in the Second World War.In 1945 on the outskirts of Salzburg, victorious American soldiers capture a train filled with unspeakable riches: piles of fine gold watches; ... Read more

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  • We

    Translated by Clarence Brown ...
    The exhilarating dystopian novel that inspired George Orwell's 1984 and foreshadowed the worst excesses of Soviet RussiaYevgeny Zamyatin's We is a powerfully inventive vision that has influenced writers from George Orwell to Ayn Rand. In a glass-enclosed city of absolute straight lines, ruled over by the all-powerful 'Benefactor', the citizens of the totalitarian society of OneState live out lives ... Read more

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  • Tearmoon Empire: Volume 7

    Series Book 7 - Tearmoon Empire
    Just as Mia’s getting ready to take it easy for a while, her old friend the great famine comes knocking again, this time in the form of a complete collapse of Forkroad & Co.’s business. Without their logistics, Mia’s famine prevention plan is now critically hobbled. You’d think surviving an assassination attempt would entitle her to some rest and recreation—so much for taking it easy!As she ... Read more

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  • Journey by Moonlight

    by Antal Szerb ...
    Translated by Czipott, Peter ...
    Travelling to Italy on their honeymoon, Erszi and Mihaly are ready to take in all the beauties and pleasures of the country. But when they reach Venice, it is clear that Mihaly prefers to roam around the back alleys and the canals on his own, and as they continue their journey through the Bel Paese there is a growing sense of unrest between them, until Mihaly misses the train to Rome they were due ... Read more

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  • The Complete Works of Primo Levi

    by Primo Levi ...
    A New York Times Notable Book of the YearNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the Washington Post and Library JournalA Holiday Gift Guide Selection in the San Francisco Chronicle and NewsdayA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice SelectionThe Complete Works of Primo Levi, which includes seminal works like If This Is a Man and The Periodic Table, ... ... Read more

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  • Let It Destroy You

    A Novel

    **Winner, Canadian Jewish Literary Award for FictionVine National Canadian Jewish Book Awards (Fiction), ShortlistInspired by the true story of a dangerous atomic weapon and the man who designed it, here is a stunning novel of morality, creation, and loss from the acclaimed author of The Honey Farm and Natural Killer.**It is August 12, 1945. Tomorrow, August Snow will be tried at the International ... Read more

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