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  We - The book that inspired...

  Yevgeny Zamyatin

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  In a utopian future society, where all social unrest has been engineered away, a man has an awakening. Starting as a happy worker drone, he meets a woman who reveals to him the reality of life outside the state's control - the glories of chaotic nature in the world and in the heart. They become entwined with a conspiracy against the state, and eventually try to escape beyond the walls of the state's control... only to meet betrayal, failure, and a dark ending in the glorious light of the state's total control.Sound familiar? It's probably because you've read Orwell's nineteen eighty-four, which he wrote eight months after he read We, wrote a review of it, and said he was taking it as the model for his next novel. Or Huxley's Brave New World.Or maybe you've read Vonnegut's Player Piano, which of Vonnegut said he "cheerfully ripped off the plot of Brave New World, whose plot had been cheerfully ripped off from Yevgeny Zamyatin's We". You might even have come across other plays on the theme, such as Ayn Rand's Anthem or Vladimir Nabokov's Invitation to a Beheading, written while Nabakov was reading We. Or even possibly Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed.The tale is familiar, but the satirical and farcical comedy is a delight all of its own.

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  How to Act around Mountain Lions

  J Richard Osborn

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  Injuries and damages caused by mountain lion encounters are on the increase in several western states as the suburbs there move into mountain lion territory and as lions learn to hunt in the suburbs.  For public safety, fish and wildlife officials suggest the following behavioral guidelines . . .

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  Vainity Faiyr

  William Makepeace Thackeray

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  "Vanity Fair" is a novel by English author William Makepeace Thackeray, first published as a serial from 1847 to 1848. The novel is a satirical and panoramic look at early 19th-century British society, particularly focusing on the lives of two women, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley, as they navigate the complexities of love, ambition, and social climbing. Thackeray's work is known for its wit, sharp social commentary, and memorable characters.

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  Lifeless in the Lilies

  Dale Mayer

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  Book 12: Lovely Lethal GardensRiches to rags. … Chaos calms. … Suddenly it’s quiet. … Too quiet if Doreen’s involved!​​​​​​​What was supposed to be a leisurely stroll through a peaceful cemetery after a recent funeral turns into the start of a new case. Someone clobbers Doreen over the head and leaves her facedown among the funeral flowers.Is it random violence? Revenge? A warning of worse to come?No one knows, not even Doreen, but one thing is certain: the attack enabled the disappearance—perhaps the abduction?—of Doreen’s beloved African gray parrot, Thaddeus. Frantic, Doreen foregoes a trip to the emergency room in favor of heading straight home, where she hopes Thaddeus will return sooner rather than later.When he does show up, riding a branch down the river, coming right home, he’s different, and all he can talk about is Big Guy. He’s also sporting an SOS message fastened around his ankle… Doreen sets out to retrace Thaddeus’s path, while Mack hunts down her attacker.Between birds and boys and Corporal Mack Moreau’s brother, the lawyer looking into her divorce situation, Doreen has her hands full. And that’s before her former lawyer shows up unexpectedly at her home! Off-balance by all these events, Doreen opens her door to someone with a serious grudge to take her down …

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  A History of the...

  Percival Everett, James Kincaid

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  Veteran authors Everett and Kincaid present an uproarious send-up of one of America's most controversial American icons. 
   
   
   
  "[A]n outrageously funny satire of race relations and racism, US history, contemporary sexual mores and behavior, academia, and the publishing industry . . . It could become a cult-classic . . . Highly recommended." —Library Journal 
   
   
   
  Everett and Kincaid present a fictitious chronicle of South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond's desire to pen a history of African Americans—his and his aides' belief being that he has done as much, or more, than any American to shape that history. An epistolary novel, A History follows the letters of loose-cannon congressional office workers, insane interns at a large New York publishing house, and disturbed publishing executives, along with homicidal rival editors, kindly family friends, and an aspiring author named Septic. Strom Thurmond appears charming and open, mad and sure of his place in American history.

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  1144 Random Interesting & Fun...

  Scott Matthews

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  Did you know it rains diamonds on the planet Uranus? Did you know mosquitoes don’t just bite you and suck your blood, they urinate on you before flying off? Did you know the reason lego heads have holes in them is so air can pass through them if a child ever swallows one? 
  In these 1144 facts you're going to learn more than you learnt from all your high school teachers combined. It's full of interesting information that you can whip out in any conversation. You'll never be lost for words and always have the perfect ice breaker. 
  You're going to learn more about the world you live in & some of the topics include: 
  -Science 
  -Economics 
  -Human Anatomy 
  -Space 
  -Animal Species 
  -Many, Many More! 
  What’re you waiting for? Knowledge is power! Come on in and we’ll delve into the interesting and fascinating facts about the world around us. Scroll up and click the ‘add to cart’ button now!

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