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Your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on your happiness than a happy spouse. These startling ...more

Since her debut in 1920 with The Mysterious Affair At Styles, Agatha Christie has become the chief proponent of the english village murder mystery. Although she ...more

A book that instantly captured the hearts of readers across the country, An American Childhood is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard's poignant, vivid ...more

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Kinta Beevor was born in 1911 in Northbourne, england, and died in 1995.
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Dean Koontz thought he had everything he needed. A novelist for nearly forty years, with more than twenty #1 New York Times bestsellers to his credit , his career was thriving...more

Affordable, readable, and indispensable, this pocket biography of Barack Obama allows you to put the story of our 44th President right in your back pocket.  Written in a ...more