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“timothy bent”

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  • Henry Miller

    The Paris Years

    by Brassaï ...
    Translated by Timothy Bent ...
    “A wonderful portrait of Miller in his heyday: full of beans and braggadocio, overflowing with the lust to live and write.”—Erica JongHis years in Paris were the making of Henry Miller. He arrived with no money, no fixed address, and no prospects. He left as the renowned if not notorious author of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. Miller didn’t just live in Paris—he devoured it. It was a ... Read more

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    "A cunning, often hilarious mystery for the Mensa set and fans of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose and Tom Stoppard's Arcadia." —Heller McAlpin, NPRParis, 1980. The literary critic Roland Barthes dies—struck by a laundry van—after lunch with the presidential candidate François Mitterand. The world of letters mourns a tragic accident. But what if it wasn't an accident at all? What if Barthes was ... Read more

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  • In Praise of Idleness

    A Timeless Essay

    by Bertrand Russell ...
    "The great philosopher . . . claims that it's in leisure, not work, that humanity best expresses itself . . . [in] his brilliant and timely 1935 essay." — Philosophy BreakBertrand Russell is considered "the Voltaire of his time," and Bradley Trevor Greive is considered one of the funniest people of his. Russell was a Nobel Laureate, and Greive is a New York Times-bestselling author. Together, with ... Read more

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  • The Enormous Room

    Enriched edition.

    by E. E. Cummings, Lucas Finch ...
    E. E. Cummings' debut novel, "The Enormous Room," intertwines the themes of love, individuality, and the absurdity of human existence against the backdrop of World War I. Written in a strikingly experimental literary style, Cummings employs unconventional syntax, vivid imagery, and a playful yet poignant voice to reflect the emotional landscape of his characters. The narrative follows the ... Read more

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  • Bad Nature

    A Novel

    by Ariel Courage ...
    Armed with a terminal diagnosis, a grudge, and a rental car, Hester sets out to fulfill her lifelong dream of killing her father in this brilliantly subversive and bleakly funny debut novel.“Bad Nature shows we’re getting selfishness all wrong. As uproariously funny as a takedown of our deadly society can be, the novel is also an urgent call to exchange possession for belonging.”**—Alissa Nutting, ... Read more

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  • Tofino: A Novel

    by Tom Stewart ...
    "In prose that sears, he gives us the wild coast and the wounded soul—both stripped of pretense, both tremblingly alive."Author Tom Stewart—following a national fiction award for Immortal North—returns with his most intimate novel yet: an emotionally charged story of heartbreak and healing in the town he calls home. Lyrical and sexy, at once comedic and profound, the story unfolds over three days, ... Read more

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  • Bluebird, or the Invention of Happiness

    by Sheila Kohler ...
    A novel based on the life of eighteenth-century aristocrat Lucy Dillon, who survived the French Revolution's Terror and embraced a new life in America.A daughter of noble privilege whose mother was once a favorite of Queen Marie Antoinette, Lucy Dillon mingled in high society circles but acted with an unconventional spirit inherited from her Irish ancestors. Wedded to military officer Frédéric ... Read more

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  • The Meaning of Myth: With 12 Greek Myths Retold and Interpreted by a Psychiatrist

    Ancient Wisdom, #1

    by Neel Burton ...
    Series Book 1 - Ancient Wisdom
    Not just ancient stories—but a code for how we think, desire, fear, and believe.Readers' Favorite Book Award WinnerA profound psychological approach… Fascinating stuff. —James Sale, author of Gods, Heroes, and UsMyths have never been merely entertainment. For thousands of years, they have shaped religion, philosophy, psychology, politics, and art. But what are they really—primitive... ... Read more

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  • Stalking the Unicorn

    by Mike Resnick ...
    Series series Fables of Tonight
    A beleaguered PI searches for a missing unicorn in a city full of strange creatures in this classic humorous fantasy by a five-time Hugo Award winner.It's New Year's Eve, and private investigator John Justin Mallory is drowning his sorrows in whiskey. His wife ran off with his partner, his business is in bad shape, and the mob is out to get him. He begins to wonder if he's had enough to drink when ... Read more

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  • Two Truths and a Murder

    by Colleen Cambridge ...
    Series Book 5 - A Phyllida Bright Mystery
    Agatha Christie’s trusted housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, has become an amateur sleuth in her own right, using her little grey cells to solve crimes. When a party game leads to murder, she decides to crash the investigation in this latest sparkling mystery from Colleen Cambridge.While her famous employer is happily back home at Mallowan Hall, wrestling with her Belgian detective’s dilemma on board ... Read more

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  • How to Be Less Miserable

    End the Negative Mind Loops and Find Joy

    by Lybi Ma ...
    In How to Be Less Miserable, Lybi Ma, the executive editor of Psychology Today, provides strategies that challenge negative thinking and inspire a more positive mindset.As human beings, we are all predisposed to a negative mindset. This tendency is a byproduct of the evolution of our species. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors had to stay vigilant at all times—what if a man-eating predator was lurking ... Read more

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  • Just Visiting This Planet, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century

    Further Scientific Adventures of Merlin from Omniscia

    by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...
    From Neil deGrasse Tyson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, comes a spirited journey to the planets and stars, revealing the answers to many mysteries of our galaxy and beyond.In this companion volume to Merlin’s Tour of the Universe, we visit again with Merlin, a timeless traveler from Planet Omniscia, who answers a collection of imaginative questions ... Read more

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