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| Selected Writings of Roland Barthes |
An introduction to the thinking of the French intellectual, Roland Barthes, as applied to such diverse topics as Gide, Garbo, striptease, photography and the Eiffel Tower. The pieces in this collection were written over a period of three decades.
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| Bridges |
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| Love's Executioner |
Contains eight case-studies of people the author has treated, including a woman of 67, obsessively pining with love for her 32-year-old previous therapist and a woman of 19 stone who has emotional difficulties because of her weight problem. This titl
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| Birders |
"Birders" are a community of obsessional people, almost all male, who sacrifice most of their spare time, sometimes their chances of a partner or family, even occasionally their lives, for birds. This is the story of that community, of its characters
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| Harvey the Carpenter |
Harvey's workshop has every tool imaginable, but it is a bit messy. So he decides tomake himself a toolbox for storing his tools. First, he studies his drawing carefully. Then he proceeds to saw his boards, sands down the wood, bore holes, screw piec
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| The Origins of Virtue |
Why are people nice to each other? What are the reasons for altruism? This book explains how the human mind has evolved a special instinct for social exchange, offering a lucid and persuasive argument about the paradox of human benevolence.
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| The Orchid Thief |
The story of orchid thief and obsessive, John Laroche, and the bizarre world of the orchid fanciers of Florida. The world of the orchid hunters, breeders and showmen, their rivalries, vendettas and crimes, smuggling, thefts and worse provide the back
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| The Berry Scene |
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| The Starlight Barking |
Dogs are the only creatures in the world that are awake and can communicate through thought waves. Pongo, Missis and the family swoosh up to London to see if they can help sort out what's going on. Is it Cruella de Vil, up to her old tricks? Or is it
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| Teach Your Child How to Think |
Many highly intelligent people are articulate but poor thinkers. Modern world demands clear and constructive thinking; the ability to make decisions and choices; to design and plan initiatives; and, be creative. This title shows how a parent can deve
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| The Fifth Elephant |
Sam Vimes is a man on the run. Yesterday he was a duke, a chief of police and the ambassador to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald. Now, he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don't ask). It's snowing. And
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| Journey to the Center of the Earth |
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| Vienna Game |
Everything you need to know about playing the Vienna as White or Black. Through the use of model games, the author provides grounding in the key ideas.
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| The Iron Facade |
This volume contains two novels by Catherine Cookson: "The Iron Facade" and "House of Men".
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| Wagons West |
A history of the incredible heroism and dangerous folly of the mid-Western farmers who made their way to Oregon and California in the 1840s. Using original diaries and memoirs, it presents individual stories, such as that of Brigham Young and the Mor
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| Ramage's Trial |
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| Hands Up! |
Ventriloquist Frank Lurcher is a washed-out, grumpy has-been and his scraggy puppet Tolstoy is stuffed away in a trunk in the loft. But Tolstoy the Long-Eared Bat is making a come-back along with a gruesome revenge on the showbiz puppets and people t
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| The Burning |
Ann Van Helsing's curse is the deep psychic ability that allows her to know everything about another human being simply by touching them. Overwhelmed by a power she can barely control, Ann roams the woods and caves near her estate, searching for an e
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| Magician's Assistant |
Parsifal is a gay magician with a Vietnamese lover, Phan. When Phan dies of AIDS, he marries his devoted female assistant, Sabine. But Parsifal dies of a sudden aneurysm, and Sabine is left to confront her husband's past - the family and roots from w
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| Idylls of the King |
Traces the story of Arthur's rule, from his first encounter with Guinevere and the quest for the Holy Grail to the adultery of his Queen with Launcelot and the King's death in a final battle that spells the ruin of his kingdom. The author's depiction
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