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"The Regency Years reads like a romance novel of its period without the novel but makes an entertaining nonfiction read with superior prose and di

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Norman Fischer is a Zen poet and teacher, translator, and former co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center and presently director of the Everyday Zen Foundation.

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"this modern commentary on the Commentaries also 'lets you see Caesar the man and politician, not just the general he wanted you to see.'"

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“Landau’s deft touch allows her to shape poems of subtle nuance and strength, poems that build paradox upon paradox . . .”

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“O’Toole says the purpose of his book is to offer information that 'inspires and guides' the forthcoming class of corporate leaders.

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“Trying to divine and react to an assertive China’s intentions and capabilities will be the critical national security challenge for the U.S. this century. . . .

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“This excellent collection of scholarly essays varies in scope and subject matter, but what ties them together is a collective appreciation and admiration for the seminal 1968 album The

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“White is a refreshing read because it’s just so full of rage.

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“If the first mountain is about energy flowing from community to individual, the second is about energy moving from individual to community.”

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“Sacks is a humanist author, one who has an amazing capacity to inspire awe and reawaken the reader to the beauty of the smallest and often most unforgotten, disenfranchised aspects of life

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“Hitting a nerve that can at times be very raw and complicated, You Are Your Strong is, at its core, an educational resource for early elementary developmental and therapeutic serv

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“A must read, Gray Day is a well told tale that allows us to spy on the spies, if you will, to see from the inside what it takes to defeat counterintelligence attempts to compromis

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“If you want to be abreast of the big issues that the electorate is focusing on in the current election no book has more authority than this one by Alyssa Ayres, a senior fellow of the Coun

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“This book is a kitchen essential for anyone who wants to learn the secrets of simple, tasty, and mostly healthful Indian cooking.”

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“Throughout these tumultuous decades, artists have sought to express themselves in harrowing circumstances. John J.

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“Packed with extraordinary stories from the lives of elephants and whales that will entrance animal lovers of all ages, Beyond Words will enlighten anyone contemplating an African

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“Harrington has written a challenging book. The shortcomings of current ideas in the causes and treatments of mental disease are clearly documented.

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“If collecting ‘street photography’ is your passion, this book will become a cornerstone of your collection and will be the measure of all other works you own.”

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“Staged as they are, in moments of near-communication, the images seem always on the verge of sound, even when they were captured in Victorian silence.”

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“This journal is my life, my companion and my confidant. Without it, I would be lost. In it, I pour out all my heart’s feelings, until I feel somewhat relieved.

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[That] The Presidents makes a fast, engrossing read comes as no surprise . . . It works on so many levels including for a general audience.”

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The memoir succeeds, with its deceptively quiet descriptions of autumn both in the natural world, and in the season of his and Hiroko’s own lives, in echoing a uniquely Ja

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“Add Dreyer’s English to The Elements of Style and a select few books no writer should be without.

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“Swift: New and Selected Poems reads like a poetic encyclopedia, a fusion of art, science, mathematics.

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“a cautionary tale of ambition, service, and the passing down of the mantel of public service from father to son . . .”

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