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Cancer and Vitamin C: A Discussion of the Nature, Causes, Prevention, and Treatment of Cancer with Special Reference to the Value of Vitamin C
by Ewan Cameron Linus PaulingThis book weighs the value and limitations of various modes of treatment: surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormones, immunotherapy, and a number of unorthodox therapies, including Laetrile.
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 2 (8th edition)
by Stephen Greenblatt M. H. AbramsThis volume is comprised of The Romantic Period, The Victorian Age, and The Twentieth Century and After.
Inventing America: A History of the United States, Volume 1 (2nd Edition)
by Pauline Maier Merritt Roe Smith Alexander Keyssar Daniel J. KevlesA textbook that includes study plans, outline quizzes, research projects and progress reports
Queen Victoria
by Cecil Woodham-SmithNot only a biography, this book places Victoria in full historical context, making vivid the great political events and figures of the Victorian era.
Six Men
by Alistair CookeCooke looks at Charlie Chaplin, H. L. Mencken, Humphrey Bogart, Adlai Stevenson, Bertrand Russell, and Edward VIII.
Nickel Mountain
by John GardnerA moving story of 2 people: a fat, gentle, middle-aged man who runs a rural diner, and a young, plain girl who drifts into his life and becomes part of it.
Composers on Music: An Anthology of Composers' Writings from Palestrina to Copland
by Sam Morgenstern88 composers talk about music, ranging from the 1500s to the 1900s.
Baby Love
by Joyce MaynardMaynard's first work of fiction, about a small New England town and a group of young women, married and unmarried, wanting babies, having babies, raising or losing babies...
Dolly and the Bird of Paradise (Johnson Johnson #6)
by Dorothy DunnettJohnson Johnson, portrait painter (and secret agent for British Intelligence), and his yacht Dolly gets tangled up in international intrigue with a beautiful bird named Rita Geddes.
The Other Side of Silence: Sign Language and the Deaf Community in America
by Arden NeisserThe history of the struggle to legitimize sign language against the pressure of a hearing educational establishment intent on forcing upon the deaf the almost impossible task of learning lipreading and speech.
Making Peace With Your Parents: The Key to Enriching Your Life and All Your Relationships
by Harold H. BloomfieldWhatever your age, to become a fulfilled and creative person, you must resolve the issues in your life that derive from your relationship with your parents, whether they be dead or alive.
Dvorak in Love
by Josef Skvorecky Paul WilsonFictionalized account of Dvorak's utterly requited love affair with America, when he came to live in the US in 1892, the anthem of which is his most famous piece, "From the New World."
Life and Death in Shanghai
by Nien ChengAutobiography of a woman who spent 7 years in solitary confinement during the Chinese revolution of the late 60s, insisting on her innocence despite the torture.
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez Edith GrossmanIn their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love, but she marries another. Will the lovers reunite after more than 50 years apart?
Spring Bamboo: A Collection of Contemporary Chinese Short Stories
by Jeanne TaiShort stories by 10 of China's foremost writers
The Great Divide: Second Thoughts on the American Dream
by Studs TerkelHere is the America of the 1980s: the yuppies, right-wing fundamentalists, along with the sixties activists, and real estate speculators. How has America changed since then?
The Gift of Asher Lev
by Chaim PotokTwenty years have passed for Asher Lev. He is a world-renowned artist living in France, still uncertain of his artistic direction. When his beloved uncle dies suddenly, Asher and his family rush back to Brooklyn--and into a world that Asher thought he had left behind forever. From the Paperback edition.
The Titan Game
by Niven BuschThe rules of the Titan Game are as deadly as gas and as devious as fog: torturers can become esteemed customers, bystanders are seldom innocent, a man's worst enemy is often himself...
Bernard Shaw: Volume 2, 1898-1918, The Pursuit of Power
by Michael HolroydBiography of George Bernard Shaw from age 42 to age 62, at the height of his career.
Bernard Shaw: Volume 3, 1918-1951, The Lure of Fantasy
by Michael HolroydBiography of George Bernard Shaw, from World War I to his death at age 94.
Jacob the Baker
by Noah Benshea"Well, will he do it?" she asked Samuel, as if Jacob weren't there. Samuel turned to Jacob. "Well, will you do it? Will you let us have some of your ideas for the bread?" Jacob grinned. "Only arrogance guards what it doesn't own!" Samuel nodded to the lady. "He'll do it." The lady returned her focus to Jacob. "Thank you," she said. ... Jacob traced his path to work on the way home. He traveled within. A small, frozen puddle of water, caught by a rock, huddled next to a curb and drew his attention. "An eternity is any moment opened with patience," he reminded himself. Then he raised the tip of his boot and pushed down on the layers of ice. He could feel the pressure of the lady's request that morning in the bakery. (from the book)
Latin for All Occasions: Lingua Latina Occasionibus Omnibus
by Henry BeardHundreds of everyday English expressions rendered into grammatically accurate, idiomatically correct classical Latin, with pronunciation guide.
The Secret Pilgrim
by John Le CarréTo train new agents, one of the old veteran agents recounts his 40 years in the spy game.