This is a classic. Written during the Cold War, it gives insight to the prisons that house the brightest minds in Russia #historical #russian #solzhenistsyn #inthefirstcircle

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Colorado

The First Uncensored Edition

The thrilling cold war masterwork by the Nobel Prize winner, published in full for the first time Moscow, Christmas Eve, 1949.The Soviet secret police intercept a call made to the American embassy by a Russian diplomat who promises to deliver secrets about the nascent Soviet Atomic Bomb program. On that same day, a brilliant mathematician is locked away inside a Moscow prison that houses the country's brightest minds. He and his fellow prisoners are charged with using their abilities to sleuth out the caller's identity, and they must choose whether to aid Joseph Stalin's repressive state—or refuse and accept transfer to the Siberian Gulag camps . . . and almost certain death. First written between 1955 and 1958, In the First Circle is Solzhenitsyn's fiction masterpiece. In order to pass through Soviet censors, many essential scenes—including nine full chapters—were cut or altered before it was published in a hastily translated English edition in 1968. Now with the help of the author's most trusted translator, Harry T. Willetts, here for the first time is the complete, definitive English edition of Solzhenitsyn's powerful and magnificent classic.

In the First Circle

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Love love love this book. You read the first 80% to get to the last 20% #hardcover #fiction #theotherblackgirl #africanamericanwomen #gma #thriller #botm #suspensethrillers 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Novel

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Good Morning America, Esquire, and Read with Marie Claire Book Club Pick and a People Best Book of Summer Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Time, The Washington Post, Harper’s Bazaar, Entertainment Weekly, Marie Claire, Bustle, BuzzFeed, Parade, Goodreads, Fortune, and BBC ​​Urgent, propulsive, and sharp as a knife, The Other Black Girl is an electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and microaggressions, she’s thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They’ve only just started comparing natural hair care regimens, though, when a string of uncomfortable events elevates Hazel to Office Darling, and Nella is left in the dust. Then the notes begin to appear on Nella’s desk: LEAVE WAGNER. NOW. It’s hard to believe Hazel is behind these hostile messages. But as Nella starts to spiral and obsess over the sinister forces at play, she soon realizes that there’s a lot more at stake than just her career. A whip-smart and dynamic thriller and sly social commentary that is perfect for anyone who has ever felt manipulated, threatened, or overlooked in the workplace, The Other Black Girl will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last twist.

The Other Black Girl

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Loooove this book. I love the storytelling and the switching up perspective from the oft-told myths #paperback #fiction #fantasy #circe #greekmythology 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

#1 New York Times Bestseller " A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story, Circe manages to be both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right." --- Alexandra Alter, New York Times In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power--the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world.

Circe

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Especially great for performance athletes, but also good for anyone. It’s not “no pain, no gain” instead it’s about embracing your vulnerabilities and turning them into strengths #hardcover #selfhelp #athlete #sport #highperformance #tao

Taosports for Extraordinary Performance in Athletics, Business and Life

Thinking Body, Dancing Mind

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This book is 5/5 for me. I’ve recommended to everyone I know. When I say it’s a memoir that had me laughing, they’re hooked. But when I say there’s a lot of taxidermy, they wonder about my own sanity. See for yourself #paperback #nonfiction #memoir #funny #irreverent #jennylawson 

A Mostly True Memoir

In an illustrated memoir, the creator of the Bloggess web log shares humorous stories from her life, including her awkward upbringing in Texas and her relationship with her husband. Reprint. 250,000 first printing.

Let's Pretend This Never Happened

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This book is a 5/5 for me. You can hear Mindy Kaling’s voice as you read it. You have to be careful reading in public because you might snort from laughter #humor #nonfiction #paperback #mindykaling 

The writer and actress from "The Office" shares observations on topics ranging from favorite male archetypes and her hatred of dieting to her relationship with her mother and the haphazard creative process on the show.

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)

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Codes and ciphers throughout history - basically we’ve had coded language since the beginning and this book goes through all the ways of secrecy. This book takes a storyteller approach to the history and science of secrecy #code #spy #secrecy #cryptography

The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

Includes a history of how codes have affected the world, from the World Wars to the death of Mary, Queen of Scots, and also looks at what the future holds for the field of cryptography.

The Code Book

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I first read this in high school and then returned to it as an adult. The stories all focus on the immigrant experience of Latin Americans in Europe #garciamarquez 

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In Barcelona, an aging Brazilian prostitute trains her dog to weep at the grave she has chosen for herself. In Vienna, a woman parlays her gift for seeing the future into a fortunetelling position with a wealthy family. In Geneva, an ambulance driver and his wife take in the lonely, apparently dying ex-President of a Caribbean country, only to discover that his political ambition is very much intact.

In these twelve masterly stories about the lives of Latin Americans in Europe, García Márquez conveys the peculiar amalgam of melancholy, tenacity, sorrow, and aspiration that is the émigré experience.

Strange Pilgrims

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Story written by an ex-mossad agent about being a spy! #thriller #spy #espionage #intrigue

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

A thriller

Duet in Beirut

Emma in Barnes & Noble Classics with introduction by Steven Marcus - it has a little wear but no writing inside. #janeausten #emma 

Emma Woodhouse imagines that she dominates those around her in the small town of Highbury, but her inept matchmaking creates problems for herself and others.

Emma

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Allen’s premise is simple: our productivity is directly proportional to our ability to relax #productivity #selfhelp 

The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

Getting Things Done

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Taking Control of the Customer Conversation

What's the secret to sales success? If you're like most business leaders, you'd say it's fundamentally about relationships-and you'd be wrong. The best salespeople don't just build relationships with customers. They challenge them. The need to understand what top-performing reps are doing that their average performing colleagues are not drove Matthew Dixon, Brent Adamson, and their colleagues at Corporate Executive Board to investigate the skills, behaviors, knowledge, and attitudes that matter most for high performance. And what they discovered may be the biggest shock to conventional sales wisdom in decades. Based on an exhaustive study of thousands of sales reps across multiple industries and geographies, The Challenger Sale argues that classic relationship building is a losing approach, especially when it comes to selling complex, large-scale business-to-business solutions. The authors' study found that every sales rep in the world falls into one of five distinct profiles, and while all of these types of reps can deliver average sales performance, only one-the Challenger- delivers consistently high performance. Instead of bludgeoning customers with endless facts and features about their company and products, Challengers approach customers with unique insights about how they can save or make money. They tailor their sales message to the customer's specific needs and objectives. Rather than acquiescing to the customer's every demand or objection, they are assertive, pushing back when necessary and taking control of the sale. The things that make Challengers unique are replicable and teachable to the average sales rep. Once you understand how to identify the Challengers in your organization, you can model their approach and embed it throughout your sales force. The authors explain how almost any average-performing rep, once equipped with the right tools, can successfully reframe customers' expectations and deliver a distinctive purchase experience that drives higher levels of customer loyalty and, ultimately, greater growth.

The Challenger Sale

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A collection of whimsical autobiographical essays by the actress and star of "Up in the Air" recounts memorable milestones, from her New England upbringing to the blockbuster films that have made her one of Hollywood's most popular actresses.

Scrappy Little Nobody

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This is a fun book for people who love literature (like Jane Eyre especially) and fantasy. #hardcover #booksaboutbooks 

In a world where one can literally get lost in literature, Thursday Next, a Special Operative in literary detection, tries to stop the world's Third Most Wanted criminal from kidnapping characters, including Jane Eyre, from works of literature.

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Jenny Lawson

Let's Pretend This Never Happened

Mindy Kaling

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)

Simon Singh

The Code Book

Gabriel García Márquez; Edith Grossman (Translator)

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Duet in Beirut

Jane Austen; Steven Marcus (Introduction by); Victoria Blake (Notes by)

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Getting Things Done

Matthew Dixon; Brent Adamson

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Anna Kendrick

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Jasper Fforde

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Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

In the First Circle

Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl

Madeline Miller

Circe

Chung-Liang Al Huang; Jerry Lynch

Thinking Body, Dancing Mind

Jenny Lawson

Let's Pretend This Never Happened

Mindy Kaling

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)

Simon Singh

The Code Book

Gabriel García Márquez; Edith Grossman (Translator)

Strange Pilgrims

Mishka Ben-David

Duet in Beirut

Jane Austen; Steven Marcus (Introduction by); Victoria Blake (Notes by)

Emma

David Allen

Getting Things Done

Matthew Dixon; Brent Adamson

The Challenger Sale

Anna Kendrick

Scrappy Little Nobody

Jasper Fforde

The Eyre Affair

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