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  Shadow Lines - Searching For the...

  Nicholas Royle

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  'Shadow Lines very much celebrates the world of books' —Telegraph
  Nicholas Royle's love of second-hand books and the 'inclusions' he finds inside them, their presence betrayed by 'shadow lines', is about making connections. Someone has scribbled a number in a book? He'll text or call. An old address? He'll return the book to where it used to live. Follow him as he walks between bookshops, reading as he goes, on the hunt for treasure, for ways to make us feel closer – to the books on our shelves, to each other and to our own lives.
  Share in Royle's enthusiasm for the Rev W Awdry's Railway Series, Penguin Modern Stories and Paul Auster's cult classic, The New York Trilogy, as well as books in art and film.
  The brilliant follow-up to the instant classic, White Spines.
  Praise for Shadow Lines
  ★★★★★ 'What links Bin Laden's bodyguard to an Oxfam bookshop in London?What links Bin Laden's bodyguard to an Oxfam bookshop in London?. In Shadow Lines, Nicholas Royle tracks down the owners of objects slipped into second-hand books – with amusing and surprising results.' —Ian Sansom The Telegraph
  If you love books, bookshops and browsing, this is your perfect all-year gift – head to your happy place with a copy Shadow Lines today! (Note: 'inclusions' not supplied.)

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  Hidden History of Detroit

  Amy Elliott Bragg

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  "Engaging" stories of what the Motor City was like before the invention of the motor (Detroit Metro-Times). 
   
   
    
  Long before it became the twentieth-century automotive capital, Detroit was a muddy port town full of grog shops, horse races, haphazard cemeteries, and enterprising bootstrappers from all over the world. 
   
   
    
  In this lively book you'll discover the city's forgotten history and meet a variety of unforgettable characters—the argumentative French fugitive who founded the city; the tobacco magnate who haunts his shuttered factory; the gambler prankster millionaire who built a monument to himself; the governor who brought his scholarly library with him on canoe expeditions; and the historians who helped create the story of Detroit as we know it: one of the oldest, rowdiest, and most enigmatic cities in the Midwest.

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  A Masterful Revenge - The...

  Thomas Corfield

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  The villain’s a poet, the weapon is verse, and the whole world’s a stage. 
  The Ar’dath-Irr’s final act is nearly complete — and the applause will be apocalyptic. 
  Oscar Teabag-Dooven, once a Velvet Paw, is all that stands between a fractured universe and total obliteration. 
  But Oscar wanted to be a poet, not a hero, not a destroyer, and certainly not the most loathed animal on the planet. After his avant-garde recital triggers mass death, suspicious reincarnations and catastrophic misunderstandings involving curry, he’s the only one left to blame. 
  With his reputation in ruins and a war effort rising, Oscar and a huge cast must navigate a broken world filled with inverted corpses, bureaucratic panic and a vengeful poet-dog whose power defies life itself. Revenge seems like the only reasonable response. But in a world where hugs are abolished and poetry causes mass casualties, reason is a dangerous thing. 
  Joined by armies and navies orchestrated under Operation Fluffy Cloud, Oscar must confront his greatest fear: that this entire war might just be about him. 
  This is the climax of the Morigan Tetralogy: where poetry bends worlds and the end of everything smells faintly of cinnamon and petrol. 
  “Highly likely they take longer to read than they do to write.” - Gary, Freelance Impregnator. 
    
  “While reading this I was transported elsewhere, although I was on a bus at the time.” - Karen Dubonis, Breeder. 
    
  “I am literally lost for words, though not nearly as lost as the author.” - Stamford Black, Designer.

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  Blue Pastures

  Mary Oliver

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  ""A gathering of gorgeous short pieces"" (Library Journal), Blue Pastures collects fifteen of Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Award–winning poet Mary Oliver's prose works about nature, writing, and herself. 
  ""This transcendent collection is Oliver's joyful sharing of her love of her craft.""—Library Journal 
  With consummate craftsmanship, Mary Oliver has fashioned fifteen luminous prose pieces: on nature, writing, and herself and those around her. She praises Whitman, denounces cuteness, notes where to find the extraordinary, and extols solitude. Nature speaks to her and she speaks to nature. 
  ""This book is biased, opinionated; also it is also joyful, and probably there is despair here too...But the reader will find the pleasures more certain, and more constant, than the rills of despond. Thus it has turned out in my life thus far, influenced by the sustaining passions: love of the wild world, love of literature, love for and from another person."" –Mary Oliver

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  HowExpert Guide to Houston Texas...

  HowExpert, Gisele Phalo

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  Houston is a large metropolitan city - the fourth largest in the country. So there are plenty of important things to know about the city, from the Astros to the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s planetarium. There is something for everyone here and much to explore! 
  The city of Houston has a rich past and a bright future. There are many historical areas that are popular with tourists. Houston also has one of the best areas to be part of some of the fastest-growing and most lucrative industries, including energy, medical facilities, and technology. So whether you are considering moving here or just want to visit for a day or so, this book will be all you need. 
  In this guide, you will learn everything you need to know about Houston, Texas including: 
  - Geography, climate, weather, and layout of Houston 
  - Transportation options and traveling inside and outside “the loop” 
  - Safety tips to be better prepared for your trip 
  - Best places for lodging, going out to eat, shopping, and more 
  - Exploring year-round and free events in the Downtown Houston area and beyond 
  - Top attractions like the Downtown Aquarium, Discovery Green, and Minute Maid Park 
  - Shopping at one of the nation’s biggest malls as well as affordable thrift stores 
  - Visiting the best places to eat in Houston and popular cuisines 
  - Houston’s Museum District, outdoor and nature spots, and beautiful gardens 
  This guide will also include tips and facts that will help you as you navigate “Clutch City” and look for places to shop, eat, and more. There are a good number of hidden gems as well as places to explore that can enhance your visit to Houston and make it a memorable one! 
  About Author 
  Gisele Phalo is a native Houstonian who loves exploring Houston’s rich history and culture. 
  HowExpert publishes how to guides on all topics from A to Z.

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  Ancient Egypt - Light Of The...

  Gerald Massey

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  No one ever understood the mythology and Ritual of Ancient Egypt so well as Gerald Massey since the time of the Ancient Philosophers of Egypt. This book is one of the best when it comes down to Egyptian mythology, occultism and interpretation. It's a standard work no one wants to miss. 
  Contents: 
  Sign-Language And Mythology As Primitive Modes Of Representation. 
  Totemism, Tattoo And Fetishism As Forms Of Sign-Language 
  Elemental And Ancestral Spirits, Or The Gods And The Glorified. 
  Egyptian Book Of The Dead And The Mysteries Of Amenta 
  The Sign-Language Of Astronomical Mythology 
  Egyptian Wisdom. 
  The Drowning Of The Dragon 
  The Sign-Language Of Astronomical Mythology (Part II) 
  Horus Of The Double Horizon. 
  The Making Of Amenta 
  The Irish Amenta 
  The Upper Mount Of Glory. 
  Egyptian Wisdom And The Hebrew Genesis 
  The Egyptian Wisdom In Other Jewish Writings

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