The Life of the Spider
By: Jean-Henri Fabre
3.98
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
"Against this summary verdict the observer sets the beast’s industry, its talent as a weaver, its w…
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1. The Brendan Voyage: A Leather Boat Tracks the Discovery of America by the Irish Sailor Saints
By: Tim Severin , Trondur Pattursson
4.25
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
Recounts the harrowing voyage of Timothy Severin and his crew from Dingle, Ireland across the North… read more
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- nonfiction
- school
2. The Mind of the Maker
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.18
Format: 229 pages, Paperback
This classic, with a new introduction by Madeleine L'Engle, is by turns an entrancing meditation on… read more
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"To complain that man measures God by his own experience is a waste of time; man measures everything by his own experience; he has no other yardstick."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker
"The more genuinely creative [the writer] is, the more he will want his work to develop in accordance with its own nature, and to stand independent of himself"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker
"It will be sent that, although the writer's love is verily a jealous love, it is a jealousy for and not of his creatures. He will tolerate no interference either with them or between them and himself."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker
"The making of miracles to edification was as ardently admired by pious Victorians as it was sternly discouraged by Jesus of Nazareth. Not that the Victorians were unique in this respect. Modern write…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker
3. The Wind in the Willows
By: Kenneth Grahame , Gillian Avery
4.02
Format: 197 pages, Paperback
“All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he… read more
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- animals
"...Absorbed in the new scents, the sounds, and the sunlight..."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"There’s nothing––absolutely nothing––half so much worth doing as messing about in boats."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
4. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.05
Format: 243 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Ninety-year-old General Fentiman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died—and … read more
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"Exactly. He is the Most Unlikely Person, and that is why Sherlock Holmes would suspect him at once."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I have a peculiar instinct about pubs. I can find one blindfold in a pea-souper with both hands tied behind me."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I’m determined never to be a parent. Modern manners and the break-up of the fine old traditions have simply ruined the business. I shall devote my life and fortune to the endowment of research on the…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
5. Tartuffe
By: Martin Sorrell , Molière , Curtis Hidden Page
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
Condemned and banned for five years in Moliere's day, Tartuffe is a satire on religious hypocrisy. … read more
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- school
6. The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King #1-4)
By: T.H. White
4.67
Format: 48 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Once upon a time, a young boy called "Wart" was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation f… read more
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7. The Case for Christ
By: Lee Strobel
4.37
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Using the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his story and leads, Lee Strobe… read more
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- nonfiction
8. Seabird: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
By: Holling Clancy Holling
4.02
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
A 1949 Newbery Honor Book The history of America at sea is presented through the travels of Seabir… read more
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- nature
- school
9. The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
By: Josephine Tey
3.95
Format: None pages,
Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant is intrigued by a portrait of Richard III. Could such a sensitiv… read more
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10. Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.17
Format: 356 pages, Mass Market Paperback
When ad man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices of Pym's Publicity, a respectable Lond… read more
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"How do you do?"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
"Bredon shuddered. “I think this is an awfully immoral job of ours. I do, really. Think how we spoil the digestions of the public."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
"It's a curious thing, but people cannot resist anonymous letters. It's like free sample offers. They appeal to all one's lower instincts."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
"The interview with the cat had been particularly full of appeal. The animal was, it seemed, an illustrious rat-catcher, with many famous deeds to her credit. Not only that, but she had been the first…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
11. Utopia
By: Paul Turner , Thomas More
3.55
Format: 113 pages, Paperback
In his most famous and controversial book, Utopia, Thomas More imagines a perfect island nation whe… read more
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- school
"The change of the word does not alter the matter"-Paul Turner, Utopia
"Isn't this conception of absolute justice absolutely unjust?"-Paul Turner, Utopia
"Dünyada kaygısız, rahat yürekle, sevinçle yaşamaktan daha büyük zenginlik olabilir mi?"-Paul Turner, Utopia
"Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all."-Paul Turner, Utopia
12. Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
By: Penny Le Couteur , Jay Burreson
3.79
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Though many factors have been proposed to explain the failure of Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign, … read more
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13. Bulfinch's Mythology
By: Thomas Bulfinch
4.33
Format: 700 pages, Paperback
For almost a century and a half, Bulfinch's Mythology has been the text by which the great tales of… read more
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14. The New World (A History of the English Speaking Peoples, #2)
By: Winston S. Churchill
3.00
Format: 282 pages, Unknown Binding
Sir Winston Churchill's classic History of the English-Speaking Peoples; with an introduction by An… read more
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15. The Birth of Britain (A History of the English Speaking Peoples, #1)
By: Winston S. Churchill
3.28
Format: 404 pages,
"This history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own… read more
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16. The Devil's Arithmetic
By: Jane Yolen
3.00
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
Hannah thinks tonight Passover Seder will be the same as always. But this year she will be mysterio… read more
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17. Augustus Caesar's World
By: Genevieve Foster
3.11
Format: 216 pages,
Considered the innovator of "horizontal history," Genevieve Foster became frustrated when her two s… read more
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18. The Taming of the Shrew
By: William Shakespeare
3.78
Format: 438 pages,
Renowned as Shakespeare's most boisterous comedy, The Taming of the Shrew is the tale of two young … read more
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19. Joan of Arc
By: Mark Twain
3.81
Format: 263 pages,
"I like Joan of Arcbest of all my books; and it is the best; I know it perfectly well. And besides,… read more
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20. How the Heather Looks: A Joyous Journey to the British Sources of Children's Books
By: Joan Bodger , None
4.01
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
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21. The Fallacy Detective
By: Nathaniel Bluedorn , Hans Bluedorn
4.60
Format: None pages,
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22. Ivanhoe
By: Walter Scott
3.55
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Ivanhoe(1819) was the first of Scott's novels to adopt a purely English subject and was also his fi… read more
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23. The Burgess Animal Book for Children
By: Thornton W. Burgess , None
4.27
Format: 275 pages, Paperback
When Jenny Wren learns that Peter Rabbit would like to know more about the four-footed friends who … read more
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- nature
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24. The Age of Chivalry
By: Thomas Bulfinch
4.22
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Bulfinch's Mythologyis a classic retelling of the great myths and legends, from ancient Greece and … read more
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25. A Man for All Seasons
By: Robert Bolt
4.34
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
The classic play about Sir Thomas More, the Lord chancellor who refused to compromise and was execu… read more
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26. Eric Sloane's Weather Book
By: Eric Sloane
3.77
Format: None pages, Paperback
"Amateur weather forecasters (which includes just about everyone) will find this volume an informat… read more
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27. Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
By: Philip Yancey , None
4.10
Format: 322 pages, Paperback
Mysterious, intricate, pulsing with energy... The human body is an endlessly fascinating repository… read more
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28. Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages (Yesterday's Classics)
By: George Hodges
3.98
Format: 179 pages, Paperback
An excellent introduction to the history of the church through portraits of twenty of the most impo… read more
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29. Waves: Principles of Light, Electricity, and Magnetism (Secrets of the Universe)
By: Paul Fleisher
3.87
Format: 63 pages, Library Binding
Discusses the scientific principles behind the laws of light, electromagnetism, and electric curren… read more
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30. The Life of the Spider
By: Jean-Henri Fabre
3.98
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
"Against this summary verdict the observer sets the beast’s industry, its talent as a weaver, its w… read more
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31. The Search for Planet X
By: Tony Simon
4.25
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
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