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Survival in the Killing Fields
Nothing has shaped my life as much as surviving the Pol Pot regime. I am a survivor of the Cambodian holocaust. That's who I am," says Haing Ngor. And in his memoir, Survival in …
The Mammoth Book of Cover-ups
The one hundred conspiracy theories of all time-from Harold Wilson as a Soviet agent to Princess Diana's death, from the attacks on 9/11 in the U. S. and on 7/7 in London. This …
The Future of Everything
For centuries, scientists have strived to predict the future. But to what extent have they succeeded? Can past events-Hurricane Katrina, the Internet stock bubble, the SARS …
Nightshade
A chilling anthology of ghost stories by twenty-seven distinguished twentieth-century authors features tales of hauntings, spectres, and phantoms by Isak Dinesen, Joyce Carol …
And the Weak Suffer What They Must?
A titanic battle is being waged for Europe's integrity and soul, with the forces of reason and humanism losing out to growing irrationality, authoritarianism, and malice, promoting …
Only as Good as Your Word
In this funny, moving, and revealing ride, Susan Shapiro recounts her obsessive quest for success as a professional writer and the beloved mentors who saved her life and career …
The Last Jews in Berlin
Tells the stories of some of the few Jews to remain in Berlin throughout the War and survive, and discusses the reasons they stayed and the techniques they used to stay alive
A History of Irish Fairies
In this lovely and informative book, Carolyn White delves into one of the most intriguing aspects of Irish folklore, the otherworld of fairies. Whether you're a true believer or …
The Woman Who Wouldn't Talk
The New York Times bestseller and Book Sense 76 pick is now in paperback. This is the book by Whitewater warrior Susan McDougal that created a media sensation, with author …
Inconsolable
A humorously dark account of postpartum depression describes the author's roller-coaster journey of chronic illness, antidepressants, and early motherhood, an experience during …
A Garden of Sand
Destitution, hunger, cruelty, rootlessness--all the odds stand against Jacky, the young boy at the center of this powerful, popular American classic, yet still he prevails. …
You Are Not the One
In this debut collection of eight compulsively readable stories, Vestal McIntyre combines honesty and compassion with hilarious dialogue-bringing together the comic milieu of David …