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Leaving Everything Most Loved by Jacqueline Winspear In Leaving Everything Most Loved by New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs investigates the murder of Indian immigrants in London.... More about this book »	The Translator by Nina Schuyler “Schuyler writes with piercing intelligence and real insight into the complex worlds of literary translation and human relationships.” — Ellen Sussman, author of... More about this book »
Why Peace by Bretigne Shaffer "Who doesn't want peace?" you might ask yourself. But look around you: War and human rights violations are everywhere. Fear is a dominant cultural bond. Meanwhile,... More about this book »	Why Mommy Loves the State by Bretigne Shaffer Mommy didn't always love the state. First she had to learn about what it was and what it could do for her. Read all about Mommy's fun adventures with government and... More about this book »
Memoirs of a Gaijin by Bretigne Shaffer The adventures of a young American woman living in a Tokyo Gaijin house. More about this book »	Little Jane and the Nameless Isle by Adira Rotstein Only two people have ever survived a trip to the Nameless Isle: Long John Silver the Second and Bonnie Mary Bright, the parents of aspiring pirate Little Jane... More about this book »
The Thief of Auschwitz by Jon Clinch “The camp at Auschwitz took one year of my life, and of my own free will I gave it another four.” So begins the much-anticipated new novel from Jon Clinch, award-... More about this book »	When You Were Older by Catherine Ryan Hyde "A fantastic read which will have people talking about it for many weeks and months to come." -Sarah of Sarah's Book Reviews "My favourite novel yet by this author... More about this book »
Misfit by Adam Braver Marilyn Monroe is one of the most iconic figures in the history of Hollywood, and her legendary work on the big screen is eclipsed only perhaps by the lengend of... More about this book »	Fobbit by David Abrams Fobbit \’fä-bit\, noun. Definition: A U.S. soldier stationed at a Forward Operating Base who avoids combat by remaining at the base, esp. during Operation Iraqi... More about this book »

A Rose for Your Pocket: An Appreciation of Motherhood by Thich Nhat Hanh Using Buddhist teachings, recollections of his own mother, and rituals from around the world, Thich Nhat Hanh reveals our deep interconnectedness with our mothers... More about this book »	A Pebble for Your Pocket by Thich Nhat Hanh "Anywhere you see love and understanding, there is the Buddha. Anyone can be a Buddha. Do not imagine that the Buddha is a statue or someone who has a fancy... More about this book »
Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha by Thich Nhat Hanh Drawn directly from Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, the life story of the Buddha is retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in a style that captures the clarity and... More about this book »	1609: Winter of the Dead by Elizabeth Massie Nathaniel and Richard are excited when Captain John Smith hires them as laborers aboard a ship bound for the New World. Nat believes they will discover gold and... More about this book »
Oxygen by Carol Cassella Dr. Marie Heaton is an anesthesiologist at the height of her profession. She has worked, lived, and breathed her career since medical school, and she now... More about this book »	The Night Country by Bryce Courtenay The Night Country is my shortest book. Another true story, it takes place at the age of five in Africa, but, please, I'd prefer you don't let anyone under the age... More about this book »
MANOA: Silence to Light-Japan and the Shadows of War Edited by Leza Lowitz MANOA: Silence to Light: Japan and the Shadows of War, anthology ofJapanese literature in translation, Volume13, No. 1, Summer 2001. Contains Essays by Donald... More about this book »	Geneses, Genealogies, Genres and Genius, by Jacques Derrida (... by beverley bie brahic Jacques Derrida argues that the feminist and intellectual Hélène Cixous is the most important writer working within the French idiom today. To prove this, he... More about this book »
AIR Vol. 1: Letters from Lost Countries by G. Willow Wilson "I've read the first half-dozen issues of AIR and been enjoying it no end...it starts off as Rushdie and parachutes off into Pynchon." --Neil Gaiman An... More about this book »	national public radio personal essay by David Henry Sterry Here's a copy of my personal essay that was broadcast on National Public Radio's KQED today. http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R810270737 More about this book »