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By: Curie, Eve
Madame Curie: A Biography
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Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman scientist to win worldwide fame, and indeed, one of the great scientists of this century. Winner of two Nobel Prizes (for physics in 1903 and for… [more below]
- Series: Da Capo Series in Science
- Author: Curie, Eve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 444
- Publish Date: April 2, 2001
- ISBN10: 0306810387
- Language: English
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By: Thubron, Colin
Among the Russians
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“There is no travel writer working today in English who possesses such a remarkable combination of the observant and the lyric gifts–the most poetic of us all.” — Jan Morris

The first book in Thubron

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- Author: Thubron, Colin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 26, 2000
- ISBN10: 0060959290
- Language: English
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By: Kapka Kassabova
Elixir: In the Valley at the End of Time
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A search for a cure to what ails us in the Anthropocene by the award-winning author of Border

In Elixir, in a wild river valley and amid the three mountains that define it, Kapka Kassabova seeks out t

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- Author: Kassabova, Kapka
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1644452332
- Language: English
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By: Néret, Gilles
Klimt
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The unfading popularity of Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) attests not only to the particular appeal of his luxuriant painting but also to the universal themes with which he worked: love, feminine beauty, ag

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- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Néret, Gilles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: July 15, 2015
- ISBN10: 3836558076
- Language: English
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By: Susan Hood
Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis
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A Sydney Taylor Book Award 2023 Middle Grade Notable!

A Jewish Book Council Award Middle Grade Finalist!

The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias “Anna”) and h

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- Author: Hood, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 63083906
- Language: English
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By: Barrows, Anita
A Year with Rilke: Daily Readings from the Best of Rainer Maria Rilke
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One of the most beloved poets of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke is widely celebrated for his depth of insight and timeless relevance. He has influenced generations of writers with his class

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- Author: Barrows, Anita
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 17 2009
- ISBN10: 006185400X
- Language: English
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By: Slavenka Drakulic
How We Survived Communism & Even Laughed
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“She is a writer and journalist whose voice belongs to the world.” — Gloria Steinem

This essay collection from renowned journalist and novelist Slavenka Drakulic, which quickly became a modern (and fe

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- Author: Drakulic, Slavenka
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 07 2016
- ISBN10: 0060975407
- Language: English
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By: Tolstoy, Leo
Anna Karenina
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Leo Tolstoy’s evocative tale of doomed love–one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.

Anna Karenina startled the world with its powerful portrayal of the human need for love and purpose.

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- Series: Signet Classics
- Author: Tolstoy, Leo
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 960
- Publish Date: November 05 2002
- ISBN10: 0451528611
- Language: English
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By: Holm, Anne
I Am David
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In this gripping story, a twelve-year-old boy struggles to cope with an entirely strange world as he flees northward to freedom in Denmark, after escaping from the eastern European prison camp where h… [more below]
- Author: Holm, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 239
- Publish Date: 1-Jan-04
- ISBN10: 0152051600
- Language: English
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By: James Hirst
The Shortest History of Europe: How Conquest, Culture, and Religion Forged a Continent – A Retelling for Our Times
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Celebrated historian John Hirst draws from his own lectures to deliver this ultra-accessible master class on the making of modern Europe, from Ancient Greece through World War II. With over 600,000 co… [more below]
- Series: Shortest History
- Author: Hirst, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1615199144
- Language: English
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By: Catherine Grace Katz
The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War
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The untold story of the three intelligent and glamorous young women who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference in February 1945, and of the conference’s fateful reverberations in the
- Author: Katz, Catherine Grace
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 19, 2021
- ISBN10: 035862794X
- Language: English
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By: Anne Applebaum
Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A revelatory history of one of Stalin’s greatest crimes, the consequences of which still resonate today, as Russia has placed Ukrainian independence in its sights once more… [more below]
- Author: Applebaum, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 0804170886
- Language: English
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By: Yaroslav Hrytsak
A Ukrainian Christmas
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‘History, stories, recipes and beautiful illustrations’ – OLINA HERCULES

‘Christmas brings the indestructibility of hope in times of the greatest hopelessness. As long as we celebrate this holiday, w

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- Author: Hrytsak, Yaroslav
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1408728419
- Language: English
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By: Steves, Rick
Rick Steves Prague & the Czech Republic
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From the world’s largest castle to the coziest pubs, experience the Old World charm of the Czech Republic with Rick Steves. Inside Rick Steves Prague & the Czech Republic you’ll find:
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- Author: Steves, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: 24-Oct-23
- ISBN10: 1641715510
- Language: English
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By: Steves, Rick
Rick Steves Central Europe: The Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia & More
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Now more than ever, you can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Central Europe. From romantic cities steeped in history to the stunning slopes of the A… [more below]
- Series: Rick Steves
- Author: Steves, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1144
- Publish Date: December 26 2023
- ISBN10: 164171557X
- Language: English
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By: Bulgakov, Mikhail
The Master and Margarita
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A “soaring, dazzling novel” (The New York Times), Mirra Ginsburg’s critically-acclaimed translation of one of the most important and best-loved modern classics in world literature

The Master and Margar

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- Author: Bulgakov, Mikhail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 402
- Publish Date: 13-Jan-94
- ISBN10: 0802130119
- Language: English
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By: Douglas Murray
The War on the West
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An Instant New York Times Bestseller!

China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim our sins are unique?

It is now in vogue to celebrate non-Western cultures and disparage Western ones. Som
- Author: Murray, Douglas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 26, 2022
- ISBN10: 0063162024
- Language: English
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By: Longo, Matthew
The Picnic: A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain
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In August 1989, a group of Hungarian activists organized a picnic on the border of Hungary and Austria. But this was not an ordinary picnic–it was located on the dangerous militarized frontier known

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- Author: Longo, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 0393540774
- Language: English
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By: Kurkov, Andrey
Grey Bees
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2022 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER FOR TRANSLATED FICTION

With a warm yet political humor, Ukraine’s most famous novelist presents a balanced and illuminating portrait of modern conflict.

Li

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- Author: Kurkov, Andrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1646051661
- Language: English
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By: Nikolai Gogol
Dead Souls
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Since its publication in 1842, Dead Souls has been celebrated as a supremely realistic portrait of provincial Russian life and as a splendidly exaggerated tale; as a paean to the Russian spirit and as… [more below]
- Series: Vintage Classics
- Author: Gogol, Nikolai
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 25 1997
- ISBN10: 0679776443
- Language: English