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Delusion [playaway]
Peter Abrahams
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Twenty years ago, Alvin DuPree was jailed for murdering Nell Jarreau's boyfriend--on the strength of Nell's testimony. Now, Alvin has been exonerated. Wondering whether she was delusional, Nell searches for answers by digging through her painful past--and sets foot on a path leading directly to Alvin
2008; ; isbn:9781436154512 |
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The education of a British-protected child [playaway] : essays
Chinua Achebe
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Chinua Achebe's characteristically measured and nuanced voice is everywhere present in the seventeen beautifully written pieces contained in this collection. In "The Education of a British-Protected Child," Achebe gives us a vivid portrait of growing up in colonial Nigeria and inhabiting its "middle ground," recalling both his happy ...
2009; ; isbn:9781616377601 More Information |
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The zookeeper's wife [playaway]
by Diane Ackerman
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When Germany invaded Poland, bombers devastated Warsaw--and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into the empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Zabinskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing and, during rare moments of calm, piano ...
2007; ; isbn:9781605145259 More Information |
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Dawn light [playaway] : dancing with cranes and other ways to start the day
Diane Ackerman
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In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, Diane Ackerman awakens us to the world at dawn---drawing on sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion, etymology, art history, poetry, organic farming, and beekeeping. As a patient and learned observer of animal and human physiology and behavior, she introduces ...
2009; ; isbn:9781615877768 More Information |
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The hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy [playaway] : live in concert
Douglas Adams
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On a hot night in August 1995, Douglas Adams gave a barnstorming performance to an invited audience at the Almeida Theatre in London. This recording is of that remarkable event. Douglas gives dramatic solo performances of episodes and passages from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and Life, The Universe ...
2008; ; isbn:9781605148380 More Information |
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The white tiger [playaway]
Aravind Adiga
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Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells us the terrible and transfixing story of how he came to be a success in life -- having nothing but his own wits to help him along
2008; ; isbn:9781605149950 More Information |
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For one more day [playaway]
Mitch Albom
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What if you could spend one more day with a lost love one? Charley Benetto chose to live with his father when his parents divorced. He returns to his hometown decades later when his life is falling apart and finds his mother, who died eight years earlier, still living there
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Getting things done [playaway] : the art of stress-free productivity
David Allen
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Veteran coach and management consultant Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to thousands. He shows how to assess goals, relax, and stay focused
2006; ; isbn:1598951416 More Information |
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American icons [playaway]
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Presents a collection of old radio shows from the 1930's and 40's
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Aṁgerzī [playaway] : English for Hindi speakers
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Presents a beginning language learning program designed to teach the listener English in progressive steps, without the use of reading materials
2009; ; isbn:9781440700439 |
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The canon [playaway] : [a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science]
Natalie Angier
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Most of the profound questions we will explore in our lives--evolution, global warming, stem cells--have to do with science. So do a lot of everyday things, like our ice cream melting and our coffee getting cold and our vacuum cleaner running (or not). What does our liver do when we eat a caramel? How does the horse demonstrate evolution at work? Are ...
2007; ; isbn:9781598959772 More Information |
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Roughneck Nine-One [playaway] : the extraordinary story of a special forces A-team at war
Frank Antenori and Hans Halberstadt
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Documents the controversial April 2003 battle between Green Beret forces and Iraqi soldiers near the village of Debecka, a battle that was marked by extensive news media coverage and the Navy bombing of supporting Peshmerga fighters
2006; ; isbn:9781602529243 More Information |
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