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  All Creatures Great and Small

  James Herriot

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  From a Yorkshire veterinarian and a “wise and wonderful writer”: The New York Times bestseller and basis for the beloved BBC series of the same name (The Boston Globe).  In the rolling dales of Yorkshire, a simple, rural region of northern England, a young veterinarian from Sunderland joins a new practice. A stranger in a strange land, he must quickly learn the odd dialect and humorous ways of the locals, master outdated equipment, and do his best to mend, treat, and heal pets and livestock alike. This witty and heartwarming collection, based on the author’s own experiences, became an international success, spawning sequels and winning over animal lovers everywhere. Perhaps better than any other writer, James Herriot reveals the ties that bind us to the creatures in our lives.

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  The Maurya Empire - History of...

  Kelly Mass

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  The Maurya Empire was a South Asian Iron Age historic empire centered in Magadha, created by Chandragupta Maurya in the year 322 before Christ and lasting till 185 before Christ in a loose-knit way. The conquest of the Indo-Gangetic Plain focused the Maurya Empire, and Pataliputra functioned as its capital city (modern-day Patna). Beyond this royal core, the empire's geographical reach was limited by the dedication of army leaders who ruled the armed cities that dot the landscape. 
  Other than for the far south, the empire briefly controlled the significant city centers and arteries of the Indian subcontinent throughout Ashoka's rule (which was from around 268 to 232 before Christ). 
  After Ashoka's reign, it sank for practically 50 years before liquifying in 185 before Christ with the murder of Brihadratha by Pushyamitra Shunga and the facility of the Shunga dynasty in Magadha. 
  Let’s explore the details of this empire that’s relatively unknown in the west, but certainly something people in South Asia are often familiar with.

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  Abbott and Costello: Gold Mine

  Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

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  Bud is going to invest Lou's $75. They launch into the do gold orr routine. Bud has convinced Lou to invest his $75 in a gold mine. Abbott and Costello arrive in Gold Tooth. They go to the Red Dog saloon. They then start mining for gold in the mine. The mine is giving way but it turns out it was all just a dream.

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  A World Treasury of Riddles

  Phil Cousineau

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  The bestselling author of The Art of Pilgrimage and Once and Future Myths presents a selection of mind-bending brain teasers. 
   
  Riddles by any name—enigmas, conundrum, word puzzles, teasers—have been posed since ancient times to test people’s wit and stretch their imaginations. Mythologist and adventurer Phil Cousineau resurrects this lost art form in A World Treasury of Riddles. Drawing from world literature, history, myth, and folklore, Cousineau has created a one-of-a-kind book that presents riddles from ancient Greece to the Ozarks, from Leonardo da Vinci to Lewis Carroll, and more. 
   
  Previously published as Riddle Me This: A World Treasury of Word Puzzles, Folk Wisdom, and Literary Conundrums

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  Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to...

  Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein

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  Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, authors of the national bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar, aren't falling for any election year claptrap-and they don't want their readers to either! In Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington, our two favorite philosopher-comedians return just in time to save us from the double-speak, flim-flam, and alternate reality of politics in America.  
  Deploying jokes and cartoon as well as the occasional insight from Aristotle and his peers, Cathcart and Klein explain what politicos are up to when they state: "The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence." (Donald Rumsfeld), "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." (Bill Clinton), or even, "We hold these truths to be self-evident." (Thomas Jefferson, et al).  
  Drawing from the pronouncements of everyone from Caesar to Condoleeza Rice, Genghis Kahn to Hillary Clinton, and Adolf Hitler to Al Sharpton. Cathcart and Klein help us learn to identify tricks such as "The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy" (non causa pro causa) and the "The Fallacy Fallacy" (argumentum and logicam). Aristotle and an Aardvark is for anyone who ever felt like the politicos and pundits were speaking Greek. At least Cathcart and Klein provide the Latin name for it (raudatio publica)!

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  Skillet Suppers - 65 Delicious...

  Good Housekeeping, Susan...

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  From American’s most trusted test kitchen, fast and fuss-free one-pan recipes for weeknight meals or dinner parties—includes photos.   Good Housekeeping Skillet Suppers is your one-stop shop for the perfect meal. Featuring more than sixty delicious dishes to prepare in a nonstick, stainless steel, or cast-iron skillet, Good Housekeeping’s essential cookbook makes dinner (and cleaning up after) quick and easy. The fresh, modern, and flavorful recipes include: Shrimp and Zucchini Scampi, Dijon Pork & Asparagus Sauté, Deep-Dish Veggie Supreme Pizza, Iced Spiced Skillet Rolls, and Chicken Chilaquiles. Plus, we’ve got you covered with thoughtful how-to tips throughout—from the perfect pan-seared steak to how to season your cast-iron skillet.

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