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The curious incident of the dog in the night-time מאת Mark Haddon

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Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors מאת Bill Bryson From one of the world’s most beloved and bestselling authors, a terrifically useful and readable guide to the problems of the English language most commonly encountered by editors and writers.What is the singular form of graffiti? From what mythological figure is the word “tantalize” derived? ...

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The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession מאת Adam Gollner Tasty, lethal, hallucinogenic, and medicinal – fruits have led nations into wars, fueled dictatorships, and even lured us into new worlds. Adam Leith Gollner weaves business, science, and travel into a riveting narrative about one of earth’s most desired foods.Readers will discover why even thou...

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House Rules: A Memoir מאת Rachel Sontag A compelling, at times horrifying work that is impossible to put down, House Rules will stand beside Running With Scissors and The Glass Castle as a memoir that cracks open the shell of a desperately dysfunctional family with impressive grace and humour.Rachel Sontag grew up the...

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My Father's Country: The Story of a German Family מאת Wibke Bruhns A huge bestseller in Germany for over a year, My Father’s Country offers extraordinarily moving and riveting insight into the experience of being German in the last century.On August 26, 1944, Hans Georg Klamroth, officer in the German army and member of the SS, was executed for high treaso...

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Ragged Company מאת Richard Wagamese Four chronically homeless people–Amelia One Sky, Timber, Double Dick and Digger–seek refuge in a warm movie theatre when a severe Arctic Front descends on the city. During what is supposed to be a one-time event, this temporary refuge transfixes them. They fall in love with this new world, and o...

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Bring on the Apocalypse: Collected Writing מאת George Monbiot A new fusillade of provocative thinking from the author of the bestselling Heat.With Heat, George Monbiot confirmed his standing as one of the most important voices in the war against global warming. But as Bring on the Apocalypse makes clear, Monbiot is far from being a one-issue thin...

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One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers מאת Andrew Hodges Have you ever thought about the uniqueness and simplicity of One, or what it means to be Two? Is Four really so square and why are there Seven days of the week, Seven deadly sins, or even Seven wonders of the world? In One to Nine, Andrew Hodges brings numbers to life. Inspired by the popular...

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Fifteen Days: Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New Canadian Army מאת Christie Blatchford Long before she made her first trip to Afghanistan as an embedded reporter for The Globe and Mail, Christie Blatchford was already one of Canada’s most respected and eagerly read journalists. Her vivid prose, her unmistakable voice, her ability to connect emotionally with her subjects and r...

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A Twist of Orchids מאת Michelle Wan Third in the acclaimed “Death in the Dordogne” series.Winter in the Dordogne: delicious food, ruggedly beautiful scenery, unscrupulous orchid hunters, illegal drugs, a poetic house-breaker, and three mysterious deaths and counting . . .Expat Montrealer Mara Dunn and orchid-loving Brit Julian Woo...