Great American Music: Broadway Musicals
By: Bill Messenger
4.02
Format: 12 pages, Paperback
Give my regards to Broadway... . Is it possible to read those lyrics, let alone hear them, without …
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1. Shakespeare: The World as Stage
By: Bill Bryson
3.81
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
At first glance, Bill Bryson seems an odd choice to write this addition to the Eminent Lives series… read more
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- nonfiction
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"Even Scientific American entered the fray with an article proposing that the person portrayed in the famous Martin Droeshout engraving might actually be--I weep to say it--Elizabeth I."-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage
"So it needs to be said that nearly all of the anti-Shakespeare sentiment—actually all of it, every bit—involves manipulative scholarship or sweeping misstatements of fact. Shakespeare “never owned a …"-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage
"(...)we all recognize a likeness of Shakespeare the instant we see one, and yet we don’t really know what he looked like. It is like this with nearly every aspect of his life and character: He is at …"-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage
"A third...candidate for Shakespearean authorship was Christopher Marlowe. He was the right age (just two months older than Shakespeare), had the requisite talent, and would certainly have had ample l…"-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage
2. How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets
By: Dana K. White
4.21
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Bring your home out of the mess it’s in and learn how to keep it under control. “The dirty littl… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"I once thought of habits as things I do without thinking. Like stealing candy out of my kid’s Halloween bucket on November 1. A minute ago, I was at my computer, and now I’m standing in a different r…"-Dana K. White, How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets
3. The Everlasting Man
By: G.K. Chesterton
4.16
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
What, if anything, is it that makes the human uniquely human? This, in part, is the question that G… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Men are moved most by their religion; especially when it is irreligion."-G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man
"Classic literature is still something that hangs in the air like a song."-G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man
"A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it."-G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man
"The boldest plans for the future invoke the authority of the past; and that even a revolutionary seeks to satisfy himself that he is also a reactionary."-G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man
4. The Iliad of Homer (The Great Courses, #301)
By: Elizabeth Vandiver
4.61
Format: 192 pages, Audio CD
When John Keats first read Chapman's translation of the epics of "deep-brow'd Homer," he was so ove… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
5. Food: A Cultural Culinary History
By: Ken Albala
4.55
Format: 160 pages, Audible Audio
Eating is an indispensable human activity. As a result, whether we realize it or not, the drive to … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
6. The Odyssey of Homer (Great Courses, #302)
By: Elizabeth Vandiver
4.04
Format: None pages,
Keats compared discovering Homer to "finding a new planet." What is it in Homer's great works--and … read more
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- history
- audiobook
7. 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)
8. Treasure in Clay: The Autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen
By: Fulton J. Sheen
3.97
Format: 172 pages, Paperback
Treasure in Clay provides a lifetime's worth of wisdom from one of the most beloved and influential… read more
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9. A Civil Contract
By: Georgette Heyer
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Adam Deveril, a hero of Salamanca, returns from the Peninsula War to find his family on the brink o… read more
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10. Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)
By: Anne McCaffrey
4.27
Format: 412 pages, Paperback
It was not Threadfall that made Menolly unhappy. It was her father who betrayed her ambition to be … read more
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11. Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
By: Pope Benedict XVI , Pope John Paul II , Catholic Church , United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
4.50
Format: 846 pages, Paperback
Over 3 million copies sold! Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - th… read more
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" Man and woman were made “for each other"-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"The Liturgy itself is prayer; the confession of faith finds its proper place in the celebration of worship."-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"The Catholic wisdom of the people... provides reasons for joy and humor even in the midst of a very hard life."-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"When I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete"-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
12. N is for Noose (Kinsey Millhone, #14)
By: Sue Grafton
3.40
Format: None pages, Paperback
Kinsey Millhone should have done something else--she should have turned the car in the direction of… read more
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13. What Happened
By: Hillary Rodham Clinton
4.50
Format: 191 pages,
"In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I w… read more
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14. How to Listen to and Understand Opera (Great Courses, #740)
By: Robert Greenberg
3.67
Format: None pages, Audiobook
For more than 400 years, opera has been one of the most popular performing arts. Geniuses--Montever… read more
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15. How to Listen to and Understand Great Music (Great Courses, #700)
By: Robert Greenberg
3.59
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Great music is a language unto its own, a means of communication of unmatched beauty and genius. An… read more
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17. Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga [Publication] #5.1-5.3)
By: Lois McMaster Bujold
3.81
Format: None pages, Paperback
Limited edition volume. Contents: Frame story that follows Miles' time on Earth in Brothers in Arms… read more
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18. An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)
By: T.E. Kinsey
4.53
Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition
They’re hoping this visit is a return journey—but it might be a one-way ticket to murder. July 1… read more
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"Chap's been shot in the Tramway Centre." "Nasty place to be shot," I said. "I wouldn't want to be shot in the Tramway Centre."-T.E. Kinsey, An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)
"Hello Sim, dear," said Lady Hardcastle. "We've come to see your body." Dr. Gosling laughed. "I say, that's rather forward of you, Em. I had no idea you felt that way."-T.E. Kinsey, An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)
19. Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure
By: Rinker Buck
3.96
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Life on the Mississippi is an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
20. Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
By: Jared Diamond
3.90
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
In his international bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"Britain never regained its naval and economic dominance over the world, and it remains notoriously conflicted (“Brexit"-Jared Diamond, Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
"Allende had good ideas, but he executed them poorly. Although he correctly recognized Chile’s problems, he adopted wrong solutions to those problems."-Jared Diamond, Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
"Nations and individuals accept national and individual responsibility to take action to solve the problem, or else deny responsibility by self-pity, blaming others, and assuming the role of victim."-Jared Diamond, Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
"Rigidity or inflexibility can be the result of a previous history of abuse or trauma, or of an upbringing that offered a child no permission to experiment or to deviate from the family norms. Flexibi…"-Jared Diamond, Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
21. Masters of War: History's Greatest Strategic Thinkers
By: Andrew R. Wilson
4.07
Format: 12 pages, Audio CD
(Course Number 9422 Audio CD) What can Thucydides teach us about the war in Iraq in 2003? What is… read more
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22. My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me
By: Caleb Carr
4.33
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The #1 bestselling author of The Alienist, Caleb Carr , tells the extraordinary story of Masha, … read more
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- audiobook
23. 36 Books That Changed the World
By: Andrew R. Wilson
3.66
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Certain works of literature, history, science, philosophy, political theory and religion offer powe… read more
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24. America’s Musical Heritage
By: Anthony Seeger
3.85
Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio
Listening Length: 5 hours and 56 minutes America is an undeniably musical nation. From vaudevill… read more
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- music
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- history
- audiobook
25. The Celtic World
By: Jennifer Paxton
4.09
Format: 13 pages, Audible Audio
Following the surge of interest and pride in Celtic identity since the 19th century, much of what w… read more
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- history
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26. Nothing Like I Imagined [Except For Sometimes]
By: Mindy Kaling
4.08
Format: 118 pages, Kindle Edition
In this hilarious collection, Mindy Kaling considers her new role as single mom, the perks of not h… read more
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27. William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories and Tragedies
By: Peter Saccio
4.18
Format: 12 pages, Audible Audio
Professor Peter Saccio—an award-winning Ivy League Professor of Shakespeare studies—is your guide f… read more
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28. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
By: Anthony Fauci
4.59
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and w… read more
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- history
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29. Decoding Cats: Inside the Feline Mind
By: Kristyn Vitale
3.82
Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio
One minute they’re purring next to us, the next they’re attacking our toes, yet for all their myste… read more
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- audiobook
30. Great American Music: Broadway Musicals
By: Bill Messenger
4.02
Format: 12 pages, Paperback
Give my regards to Broadway... . Is it possible to read those lyrics, let alone hear them, without … read more
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- music
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31. Black Holes Explained
By: Alex Filippenko
3.89
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Imagine a region in space where the force of gravity is so strong that nothing - not even light - c… read more
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- nonfiction
