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The Sumerians

Their History, Culture, and Character

by Samuel Noah Kramer ...

"A readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture" from a world-renowned Sumerian scholar ( American Journal of Archaeology).The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C. ... Read more

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"A readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture" from a world-renowned Sumerian scholar ( American Journal of Archaeology).The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C.
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Hogg

by Samuel R. Delany ...

The narrator of Hogg is a Huck Finn–like youngster caught in society's most sinister seams—but unlike Huck, he passes no moral judgments on the violence he takes part in . . .Hogg is the story of a man—a depraved trucker named Franklin Hargus, whom the people he works for call Hogg—and of the nameless boy who tells the story of three days of unspeakable sexual violence and devastation, which, ... Read more

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The narrator of Hogg is a Huck Finn–like youngster caught in society's most sinister seams—but unlike Huck, he passes no moral judgments on the violence he takes part in . . .Hogg is the story of a man—a depraved trucker named Franklin Hargus, whom the people he works for call Hogg—and of the nameless boy who tells the story of three days of unspeakable sexual violence and devastation, which,
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Daikon

A Novel

by Samuel Hawley ...

“A riveting tale about war, intrigue, love, and perseverance.” —John Grisham“Absorbing...Unfolds like a detective novel...The story barrels ahead urgently...Duty, anger, sorrow, conscience and even hope mix together to form the novel’s bracingly intimate ending.” —The Wall Street Journal“What if not two but three atomic bombs wound up in the Pacific theater?...Hawley’s impeccably detailed ... Read more

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“A riveting tale about war, intrigue, love, and perseverance.” —John Grisham“Absorbing...Unfolds like a detective novel...The story barrels ahead urgently...Duty, anger, sorrow, conscience and even hope mix together to form the novel’s bracingly intimate ending.” —The Wall Street Journal“What if not two but three atomic bombs wound up in the Pacific theater?...Hawley’s impeccably detailed
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I'm Traveling Alone

A Novel

by Samuel Bjork ...

International bestseller Samuel Bjork makes his US debut, a chilling and fast-paced thriller in which two detectives must hunt down a vengeful killer--and uncover the secret that ties each of them to the crimeA six-year-old girl is found in the countryside, hanging lifeless from a tree and dressed in strange doll's clothes. Around her neck is a sign that says "I'm traveling alone."A special ... Read more

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International bestseller Samuel Bjork makes his US debut, a chilling and fast-paced thriller in which two detectives must hunt down a vengeful killer--and uncover the secret that ties each of them to the crimeA six-year-old girl is found in the countryside, hanging lifeless from a tree and dressed in strange doll's clothes. Around her neck is a sign that says "I'm traveling alone."A special
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Waiting for Godot

A Tragicomedy in Two Acts

by Samuel Beckett ...

Series series Beckett, Samuel
Performed across the globe by some of the world's most iconic performers, Samuel Beckett's indelible masterpiece remains an unwavering testament of what it means to be human.From an inauspicious beginning at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone in 1953, followed by bewilderment among American and British audiences, Waiting for Godot has become of the most important and enigmatic plays of the ... Read more

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Performed across the globe by some of the world's most iconic performers, Samuel Beckett's indelible masterpiece remains an unwavering testament of what it means to be human.From an inauspicious beginning at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone in 1953, followed by bewilderment among American and British audiences, Waiting for Godot has become of the most important and enigmatic plays of the
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Dhalgren

by Samuel R. Delany ...

Nebula Award Finalist: Reality unravels in a Midwestern town in this sci-fi epic by the acclaimed author of Babel-17. Includes a foreword by William Gibson.A young half–Native American known as the Kid has hitchhiked from Mexico to the midwestern city Bellona—only something is wrong there . . . In Bellona, the shattered city, a nameless cataclysm has left reality unhinged. Into this desperate ... Read more

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Nebula Award Finalist: Reality unravels in a Midwestern town in this sci-fi epic by the acclaimed author of Babel-17. Includes a foreword by William Gibson.A young half–Native American known as the Kid has hitchhiked from Mexico to the midwestern city Bellona—only something is wrong there . . . In Bellona, the shattered city, a nameless cataclysm has left reality unhinged. Into this desperate
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Three Novels

Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable

by Samuel Beckett ...

Few works of contemporary literature are so universally acclaimed as central to our understanding of the human experience as Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett’s famous trilogy.Molloy, the first of these masterpieces, appeared in French in 1951. It was followed seven months later by Malone Dies and two years later by The Unnamable. All three have been rendered into English by the author.The first ... Read more

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Few works of contemporary literature are so universally acclaimed as central to our understanding of the human experience as Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett’s famous trilogy.Molloy, the first of these masterpieces, appeared in French in 1951. It was followed seven months later by Malone Dies and two years later by The Unnamable. All three have been rendered into English by the author.The first
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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

by Samuel P. Huntington ...

The classic study of post-Cold War international relations, more relevant than ever in the post-9/11 world, with a new foreword by Zbigniew Brzezinski.Since its initial publication, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order has become a classic work of international relations and one of the most influential books ever written about foreign affairs. An insightful and powerful ... Read more

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The classic study of post-Cold War international relations, more relevant than ever in the post-9/11 world, with a new foreword by Zbigniew Brzezinski.Since its initial publication, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order has become a classic work of international relations and one of the most influential books ever written about foreign affairs. An insightful and powerful
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Babel-17

by Samuel R. Delany ...

The Nebula Award Winner: "By looking at a typical space opera adventure from a different angle, Delany . . . give[s] us a weird, welcoming book" (Tor.com).At twenty-six, Rydra Wong is the most popular poet in the five settled galaxies. Almost telepathically perceptive, she has written poems that capture the mood of mankind after two decades of savage war. Since the invasion, Earth has endured ... Read more

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The Nebula Award Winner: "By looking at a typical space opera adventure from a different angle, Delany . . . give[s] us a weird, welcoming book" (Tor.com).At twenty-six, Rydra Wong is the most popular poet in the five settled galaxies. Almost telepathically perceptive, she has written poems that capture the mood of mankind after two decades of savage war. Since the invasion, Earth has endured
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Colorado Wild

Colorado Protectors, #1

by Samuel York ...

Series Book 1 - Colorado Protectors
Grant Stovall is hung up on his ex, but Roger Burk, their new operative at Wild Bluff Ranch, is one hot man. Grant can't get him out of his mind and he needs relief. One small touch isn't enough, leading Grant to take risks.Billy Bradford's secret threatens to rip him apart. And it's not his secret job of being an assassin. No, the secret threatening to destroy him is he's in love with his ... Read more

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Grant Stovall is hung up on his ex, but Roger Burk, their new operative at Wild Bluff Ranch, is one hot man. Grant can't get him out of his mind and he needs relief. One small touch isn't enough, leading Grant to take risks.Billy Bradford's secret threatens to rip him apart. And it's not his secret job of being an assassin. No, the secret threatening to destroy him is he's in love with his
... Read more
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Twenty-One Days

by Anne Perry ...

Narrated by Samuel Roukin ...

Series series Daniel Pitt
Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

In this first book in a new series, Thomas Pitt's son Daniel races to save his client from execution, setting him against London's Special Police Branch. It's 1910, and Daniel Pitt is a reluctant lawyer who would prefer to follow in the footsteps of his detective father. When the biographer Russell Graves, who Daniel is helping defend, is sentenced to execution for the murder of his wife, Daniel's ... Read more

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In this first book in a new series, Thomas Pitt's son Daniel races to save his client from execution, setting him against London's Special Police Branch. It's 1910, and Daniel Pitt is a reluctant lawyer who would prefer to follow in the footsteps of his detective father. When the biographer Russell Graves, who Daniel is helping defend, is sentenced to execution for the murder of his wife, Daniel's
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The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers

A novel

by Samuel Burr ...

**A NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An extraordinary, gloriously uplifting novel about the power of friendship and the puzzling ties that bind us • "The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers takes readers along on Clayton [Stumper]'s quest to discover his roots, treating us to a literary mood boost about friendship and found family."—Real Simple“A lovely read, warm, amusing and engaging.”—Alexander McCall Smith, ... Read more

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**A NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An extraordinary, gloriously uplifting novel about the power of friendship and the puzzling ties that bind us • "The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers takes readers along on Clayton [Stumper]'s quest to discover his roots, treating us to a literary mood boost about friendship and found family."—Real Simple“A lovely read, warm, amusing and engaging.”—Alexander McCall Smith,
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