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Claws

Thu, 2 May 2013 18:34:12 PST

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Alcorn Pet Food Corporation is working with an experimental cat food laced with hormones and appetite enhancers.

Sarum

Thu, 2 May 2013 18:08:34 PST

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A masterpiece that is breathtaking in its scope, SARUM is an epic novel that traces the entire turbulent course of English history. This rich tapesty weaves a compelling saga of five families who preserve their own particular characteristics over the centuries, and offer a fascinating glimpse into the future.

The Sea

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:09:08 PST

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미술사학자 막스 모든은 그가 어린시절의 대부분을 보낸 바닷가 마을로 돌아온다. 그는 최근에 겪고 있는 슬럼프와 트라우마로부터 벗어나고 싶어했다. 그레이스 가믄은 오래전 어느 여름에 처음 등장했다. 그들은 부드럽고 온순했으며 그들의 쌍둥이 자녀들은 조용하고 과묵했다. 맥스와 이들의 조우로부터 새로운 과거로의 여정이 시작되는데... [예스24 제공]

Mr. Monk in Outer Space

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:58:14 PST

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8. Mr. Monk. and. the. Bad. Breakfast. “I understand that the behavior of these Beyond Earth fans offends your sensibilities,” Stottlemeyer said to Monk in the hallway. “But if you can't see past that, you're no good to me or this investigation.

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 6:01:52 PST

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New edition, with fresh Quentin Blake cover, of the superb sequel to the ever-popular CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.

Moxyland

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:00:20 PST

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The acclaimed debut novel from the Arthur C Clarke Award winning author of Zoo City. In the near future, an art-school dropout, and AIDS baby, a tech-activist and an RPG-obsessed blogger live in a world where your online identity is at least as important as your physical one. Getting disconnected is a punishment worse than imprisonment.

The Zombie Survival Guide

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:59:02 PST

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The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any ...

The Adventures of Jimmie Dale (Dodo Press)

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:33:12 PST

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Titan

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:52:13 PST

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John Varley's monumental Gaean trilogy--repackaged.

The Married Man's Guide to Adultery

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 7:48:37 PST

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In The Married Man's Guide To Adultery, his first novel in English, P.G. du Plessis has created a story which is on all levels--atmosphere, content and milieu--so absorbing and universal that it can compete with any British or American publication in this genre. The city of Yonkers and the suburb of Nukeway, where the lives of the leggy blonde Annalind Hastings, the infamous Prof. Peter Billings ...

The Heroes

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:35:23 PST

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Best Served Cold

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 16:18:12 PST

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Springtime in Styria. And that means war. There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king. War may be hell ...

Brown Wolf and Other Stories

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:56:56 PST

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Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:52:18 PST

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The new mystery based on the hit USA_Network series featuring Adrian Monk... Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective. The husband of Monk's former assistant, Sharona, has been arrested for murder. Now back in San Francisco, she's ready to reclaim her place in Monk's life-much to the chagrin of his current assistant, Natalie. While Monk tries to maintain a delicate balance between the two women ...

A Beastly Menagerie

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:52:11 PST

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Sir Pilkington-Smythe is an erstwhile scholar, self-professed connoisseur, raconteur,and bon vivant who gallivants around the globe in search of the most ...

Diary of a Nobody

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:11:57 PST

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"Why should I not publish my diary? I have often seen reminiscences of people I have never even heard of, and I fail to see, because I do not happen to be a 'Somebody'--why my diary should not be interesting." So wrote the anxious, accident-prone, occasionally waspish, Charles Pooter, who has come to be seen as the epitome of English suburban life. His diary chronicles encounters with difficult ...

Yesterday in the Back Lane

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:02:43 PST

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Bronwen's life has been tainted by her killing of a man who tried to rape her in the lane behind her parents' house. She tells nobody about the incident but her guilt manifests itself in the frequent nosebleeds she has at awkward moments. Fifty years later, she is still living her life sentence.

Last Argument of Kings

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:46:37 PST

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The end is coming. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him but its going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the King of the Northmen still stands firm, and theres only one man who can stop him. His oldest friend, and his oldest enemy. Its past time for the Bloody-Nine to come home. With too many masters and too little time, Superior Glokta is fighting a different kind ...

Before They Are Hanged

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:45:45 PST

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Bitter and merciless war is coming to the frozen north. It's bloody and dangerous and the Union army, split by politics and hamstrung by incompetence, is utterly unprepared for the slaughter that's coming. Lacking experience, training, and in some cases even weapons the army is scarcely equipped to repel Bethod's scouts, let alone the cream of his forces. In the heat-ravaged south the Gurkish are ...

The Blade Itself

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:06:54 PST

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Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he's on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian - leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Nobleman, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, Captain Jezal dan Luthar has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming ...

Condominium

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:32:31 PST

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Toxin

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:33:34 PST

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Dr Kim Reggis takes his daughter for a special night out to a fast-food restaurant. But the good time turns to tragedy when the young girl becomes ill and dies as a result of E coli poisoning. Kim devotes all his energies to tracing the cause of contamination, against even violent opposition.

Great Gatsby

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:14:05 PST

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Coolie Location

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:06:14 PST

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50 Voices of Disbelief

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 0:03:17 PST

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50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists presents a collection of original essays drawn from an international group of prominent voices in the fields of ...

Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:57:54 PST

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Everyone But Thee and Me

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:49:17 PST

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FlashForward

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:47:52 PST

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John Dies at the End

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:47:14 PST

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My name is David Wong. My best friend is John. Those names are fake. You might want to change yours. You may not want to know about the things you'll read on these pages, about the sauce, about Korrock, about the invasion, and the future. But it's too late. You touched the book. You're in the game. You're under the eye. It is crucial you keep one thing in mind: none of this is my fault.

The Lost Fleet

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:41:57 PST

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The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier: Dreadnaught

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:41:37 PST

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The Pistol

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:32:28 PST

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This ebook features an illustrated biography of James Jones including rare photos from the author’s estate.

The Lost Fleet: Fearless

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:36:22 PST

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Captain John "Black Jack" Geary tries a desperate gamble to lead the Alliance Fleet home - through enemy-occupied space - only to lose half the Fleet to an unexpected mutiny.

The Lost Fleet: Courageous

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:35:52 PST

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Badly damaged and low on supplies, the Alliance Fleet is raiding Syndic mines for raw materials-and Captain "Black Jack" Geary hopes they can continue to remain one step ahead of their enemies. But the Syndics are the least of Geary's worries when he learns of the existence of aliens with the power to annihilate the human race.

The Lost Fleet: Valiant

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:35:00 PST

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"Black Jack" Geary has ordered his fleet back to the Lakota Star System where the Syndics nearly destroyed them, a desperate gamble that may give them a fighting chance of survival, or tear them apart.

The Lost Fleet: Relentless

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:34:38 PST

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After successfully freeing Alliance POWs, "Black Jack" Geary discovers that the Syndics plan to ambush the fleet with their powerful reserve flotilla in an attempt to annihilate it once and for all. And as Geary has the fleet jump from one star system to the next, hoping to avoid the inevitable confrontation, saboteurs contribute to the chaos.

The Lost Fleet: Victorious

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:34:06 PST

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As war continues to rage between the Alliance and Syndicate Worlds, Captain "Black Jack" Geary is promoted to admiral-even though the ruling council fears he may stage a military coup. His new rank gives him the authority to negotiate with the Syndics, who have suffered tremendous losses and may finally be willing to end the war. But an even greater alien threat lurks on the far side of the Syndi ...

The Lost Fleet: Dauntless

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:19:53 PST

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Captain John “Black Jack” Geary’s legendary exploits are known to every schoolchild. Revered for his heroic “last stand” in the early days of the war, he was presumed dead. But a century later, Geary miraculously returns from survival hibernation and reluctantly takes command of the Alliance Fleet as it faces annihilation by the Syndic. Appalled by the hero-worship around him, Geary is neverthel ...

The Quiet Gentleman

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 0:07:35 PST

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An unwelcome return . . . Unscathed from the wars, Gervase Frant finally returns to his father's estate to claim his title as the new Earl of Stanyon. But his stepmother's resentment and his half brother's open disdain put a chill on Gervase's welcome. Now he must establish himself as the new head of the house . . . and ignore his family's rising hostility. And a resented rival Then Gervase's ...

The Crying of Lot 49

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:56:41 PST

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Olympos

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:53:24 PST

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Beneath the gaze of the gods, the mighty armies of Greece and Troy met in fierce and glorious combat, scrupulously following the text set forth in Homer's timeless narrative. But that was before twenty-first-century scholar Thomas Hockenberry stirred the bloody brew, causing an enraged Achilles to join forces with his archenemy Hector and turn his murderous wrath on Zeus and the entire pantheon o ...

The Complete Far Side 1980-1994

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:49:33 PST

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Let the fanfare begin! The crowning glory of Gary Larson's cartooning career and the publishing event of 2002 is brewing right now in The Far Sider laboratory, and what a masterpiece it will be. Surpassing the standards of any luxury art book, this sumptuous, full-color, two-volume slipcased set will feature custom-milled paper and an elegant design, making it an automatic collector's edition. o ...

I Am Legend

Fri, 2 Mar 2012 23:34:13 PST

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Robert Neville is the last living man on earth ... but he is not alone. Every other man, woman and child on the planet has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville's blood. By day he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn. How long can one man survive like this?

Pinocchio

Fri, 2 Mar 2012 19:45:55 PST

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Carlo Lorenzini (who wrote under the name Carlo Collodi) lived from 1826 until 1890. Near the end of his life, he became entranced by the idea of writing the tale of a puppet who had a heart and a mind -- Le avventure di Pinocchio, they called it as they published it in weekly installments in Il Giornale dei Bambini, the first Italian newspaper for children. Lorenzini died unaware of the fame th ...

Mr. Monk and The Blue Flu

Fri, 2 Mar 2012 19:27:19 PST

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Monk is horrified when he learns there's going to be a blue flu in San Francisco-until Capt. Stottlemeyer explains that it just means the police plan to call in "sick" until they get a better contract.The good news is the labor dispute will give Monk a chance to get back on the force.The bad news is it means he'll be a "scab"-and he doesn't like the sound of that either. But before he knows it ...

The Psychopath Test

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:31:53 PST

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From the author of "Them and The Men Who Stare at Goats", this is a book exploring the psychopath...This is a story about madness. It all starts when journalist Jon Ronson is contacted by a leading neurologist. She and several colleagues have recently received a cryptically puzzling book in the mail, and Jon is challenged to solve the mystery behind it. As he searches for the answer, Jon soon fin ...

Johnny and the Bomb

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 18:38:32 PST

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Johnny and his friends discover that Mrs Tachyon, the local bag lady, holds the key to different times, different eras - including the Blackbury Blitz in 1941. Suddenly now isn't the safe place Johnny once thought it was as he finds himself caught up more and more with them... Ages 12+

Viruses

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 17:56:55 PST

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Viruses are big news. From pandemics such as HIV, swine flu, and SARS, we are constantly being bombarded with information about new lethal infections. In this Very Short Introduction Dorothy Crawford demonstrates how clever these entities really are. From their discovery and the unravelling of their intricate structures, Crawford demonstrates how these tiny parasites are by far the most abundant ...

The invisible kingdom

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 17:56:54 PST

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With the wit of Bill Bryson and the spirit of Natalie Angier, Idan Ben- Barak takes us on a fantastic voyage into the infinitesimal world of microbiology. In The Invisible Kingdom, he introduces us to the amazing lives and workings of genes, proteins, bacteria, and viruses, and the ways in which they interact to shape life on Earth. Exploring everything from radioactive waste and insect sex-cha ...

Relativity

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 17:56:41 PST

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100 years ago, Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics. Our comforting Newtonian ideas of space and time were replaced by bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions: if you move at high speed, time slows down, space squashes up and you get heavier; travel fast enough and you could weigh as much as a jumbo jet, be squashed thinner than a CD without feeling a thing - and live ...

Stone Cold

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 17:56:39 PST

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Oliver Stone and the Camel Club are back for their most dangerous adventure yet. Casino king and vicious thug Jerry Bagger is hunting Annabelle Conroy, who conned him out of millions. Stone and his colleagues must marshal all their resources to protect her. Yet their skills may not be enough when a deadly new opponent rips off the veneer of Stone's own mysterious past: Bagger's menace pales next ...

Why Does E=mc2?

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 17:56:38 PST

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This is an engaging and accessible explanation of Einstein's equation that explores the principles of physics through everyday life. Professor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of 21st century science to consider the real meaning behind the iconic sequence of symbols that make up Einstein's most famous equation. Breaking down the symbols themselves, they pose a ...

e=mc2

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 17:56:37 PST

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'By the end of the astonishing "E=mc2", a dedicated reader will have achieved, if only by osmosis, an understanding of Einstein's theory of relativity and feel quite at ease dining with Nobel Prize winners. It's a lucid, even thrilling study: the very best kind of science journalism. I didn't know I could know so much.' - Fay Weldon, Books of the Year, "Washington Post". In 1905, Albert Einstein ...

Johnny and the Dead

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 17:56:34 PST

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Sell the cemetery? Over their dead bodies...Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he's got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building site. But the dead have learnt a thing or two from Johnny. They're not going to take it lying down ...especially since it's Halloween tomorrow. Besides, they're beginning to fi ...

The White Order

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 2:03:42 PST

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L.E. Modesitt's bestselling fantasy novels set in the world of Recluce are among the most popular in contemporary fantasy. Rich in detail, Modesitt's Recluce books are a feast of wonderous marvels. Booklist notes, "Modesitt's elaborate and intelligent working out of a system of magic and a system of technology parallel to it is becoming more the lifeblood of the Recluce books with every new volum ...

The marvelous misadventures of Sebastian

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:30:38 PST

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Quarantine

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 4:40:00 PST

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It's late in the 21st century and bioengineering is now so common that people are able to modify their minds in any way they wish. It is an era which has been shaped by information systems so vast that security, in any form, is easily breached. Now, you can be whatever you want to be, and do whatever you want to do. On Earth anyway. One night, thirty three years ago, the stars went out. 'The Bubb ...

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 3:09:47 PST

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With his revolutionary work "The Origin of Species", Charles Darwin overthrew contemporary beliefs about Divine Providence and the beginnings of life on earth. Written for the general public of the 1850s, it is a rigorously documented but highly readable account of the scientific theory that now lies at the root of our present attitude to the universe. Challenging notions such as the fixity of sp ...

Cryptonomicon

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 2:38:58 PST

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Ancestor

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 0:37:53 PST

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Ancestor is the world's most-popular "podcast novel." A serialized audiobook delivered in 20 weekly episodes, Ancestor's first run played to an audience of more than 30,000 die-hard fans in 31 countries. All told, fans have downloaded more than 700,000 episodes of Ancestor. En route to a rousing final episode, Ancestor was the #1 literary podcast on iTunes and every other podcast index, includ ...

Pulse

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 0:06:16 PST

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Imagine a world where soldiers regenerate and continue fighting without pause, and where suicide bombers live to strike again. This is the dream of Richard Ridley, founder of Manifold Genetics, and he has discovered the key to eternal life: an ancient artifact buried beneath a Greek inscribed stone in the Peruvian desert. When Manifold steals the artifact and abducts archaeologist Dr. George Pier ...

Decoding the Language of God

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:35:20 PST

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The author presents a point-by-point rebuttal to Francis Collins's work The Languageof God, arguing that there is no scientifically acceptable evidence to ...

The Problems of Philosophy

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:03:58 PST

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'Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?' Philosophy is the attempt to answer such ultimate questions, not carelessly and dogmatically, was we might deal with them in ordinary life, but critically, after analysing how and why the questions arise in the first place and clarifying the assumptions and concepts on which they are based. This cla ...

Horse Heaven

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:55:35 PST

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It is not true, says a character in Jane Smiley's funny, and brilliant new novel, that anything can happen at the racetrack, but many astonishing and affecting things do - and in Horse Heaven the universe of horse racing, passionate, cold-hearted, pure, corrupt, is woven into a marvellous tapeslry of joy and love, chicanery, folly, greed and reckless courage. Spanning two years on the circuit, fr ...

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:44:54 PST

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Oxford Philosophical Texts Series Editor: John Cottingham The Oxford Philosophical Texts series consists of authoritative teaching editions of canonical texts in the history of philosophy from the ancient world down to modern times. Each volume provides a clear, well laid out text together with a comprehensive introduction by a leading specialist, giving the student detailed critical guidance on ...

High stand

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:13:43 PST

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The Last Theorem

Tue, 9 Aug 2011 17:22:27 PST

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The final work from the brightest star in science fiction's galaxy. Arthur C Clarke, who predicted the advent of communication satellites and author of 2001: A Space Odyssey completes a lifetime career in science fiction with a masterwork. 30 light years away, a race known simply as the One Point Fives are plotting a dangerous invasion plan, one that will wipe humankind off the face of the Earth ...