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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
Hardcover: 24 Jan 2012
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| An extraordinary book with the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves. |
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I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
by Izzeldin Abuelaish
Hardcover: Jan 2011
Paperback: 17 Jan 2012
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| The extraordinary, riveting story of a Palestinian doctor who, rather than seek revenge after witnessing his three daughters' deaths by Israeli tank shells, continues his humanitarian call for the people of the region to come together in understanding, respect, and peace. |
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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
by Robert K. Massie
Hardcover: 8 Nov 2011
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| The extraordinary story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. |
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
Hardcover: 25 Oct 2011
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| Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Thinking, Fast and Slow will transform the way you think about thinking. |
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Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything
by David Bellos
Hardcover: 11 Oct 2011
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| Funny and surprising on every page, Is That a Fish in Your Ear? offers readers new insight into the mystery of how we come to know what someone else means - whether we wish to understand Astérix cartoons or a foreign head of state. |
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Across Many Mountains: A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom
by Yangzom Brauen
Hardcover: 27 Sep 2011
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| An extraordinary portrait of three generations of Tibetan women whose lives are forever changed when Chairman Mao's Red Army crushes Tibetan independence. |
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Travels in Siberia
by Ian Frazier
Hardcover: Oct 2010
Paperback: 27 Sep 2011
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| A dazzling Russian travelogue from the bestselling author of Great Plains |
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Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris
by David King
Hardcover: 20 Sep 2011
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| Death in the City of Light is a brilliant evocation of Nazi-Occupied Paris and a harrowing exploration of murder, betrayal, and evil of staggering proportions. |
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