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  Suncatcher

  Romesh Gunesekera

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  Ceylon is on the brink of change. But young Kairo is at loose ends. School is closed, the government is in disarray, the press is under threat, and the religious right are flexing their muscles. Kairo’s hardworking mother blows off steam at her cha-cha-cha classes; his Trotskyist father grumbles over the state of the nation between his secret bets on horse races in faraway England. All Kairo wants to do is hide in his room and flick through secondhand westerns and superhero comics or escape on his bicycle and daydream.
  
  Then he meets the magnetic teenage Jay, and his whole world is turned inside out.
  
  A budding naturalist and a born rebel, Jay keeps fish and traps birds for an aviary he is building in the garden of his grand home. As Jay guides Kairo from the realm of make-believe into one of hunting guns and fast cars and introduces him to a girl— Niromi—Kairo begins to understand the price of privilege and embarks on a journey of devastating consequence.
  
  Taut and luminous, graceful and wild, Suncatcher is a poignant coming-of-age novel about difficult friendships and sudden awakenings set among the tumult of 1960s Sri Lanka that confirms Gunesekera’s status as one of today’s most lyrical writers.

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  City Walks: Paris - 50...

  Christina Henry de Tessan

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  Explore the boulevards and bistros of the City of Light with fifty walking tours highlighting both major landmarks and lesser-known gems. 
   
  Paris is a perfect city to explore à pied, and this ebook is designed for just that. On each page you’ll find an illustrated map and, along with it, insider info on where to eat, drink, stop, and shop.  
   
  With these fifty self-guided walking adventures you can explore historic sites, from the Arc de Triomphe to the Musée du Louvre, as well as uncover lesser-known gems, from open-air markets and intimate cafes to small museums with world-class art. Choose any page, and Paris is yours for the taking.

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  Weird But True - 200 Astounding...

  Leslie Gilbert Elman

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  Bizarre and fascinating facts for fans of science, nature, history, and more! 
   
  The Earth is broadcasting a symphony of sound right now . . . Madagascar is home to enormous suicidal palm trees . . . Blacktip sharks can reproduce by virgin birth . . . In this fascinating book, weird, true facts like these reveal just how much freaky stuff really happens around the world. 
   
  We’ve uncovered odd natural phenomena, super-strange historic occurrences, downright bizarre momentous discoveries, and totally peculiar coincidences that will blow your mind. From Biblical latrines to ultimate survivor microbes, if it’s weird—and true—you’ll find it here!

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  Stories in Stone Paris - A Field...

  Douglas Keister

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  The intrigue of death in the City of Love 
  Paris, city of  lights, city of love, city of magic, city of art, city  of death. Around  twelve million people call the Paris metropolitan area  home, and  millions more call it their permanent home, including upwards  of seven  million in the catacombs in the Montparnasse district. 
  The  cemeteries and monuments in Stories in Stone Paris cut across a  wide  swath of the last two hundred years of Paris history. With this  field  guide in hand, discover the funerary architecture, memorials and   symbolism within twenty-eight of Paris’ notable resting places,   including GPS coordinates for many gravesites. 
  Douglas Keister has  authored more than thirty-five critically  acclaimed books. His wealth  of books on architecture has earned him the  title “America’s most noted  photographer of historic architecture.” His  book Stories in Stone: A  Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism has garnered a  number of glowing  reviews. Keister has also authored additional  cemetery guides titled  Forever Dixie, Forever L.A., and Stories in Stone  New York. He lives in  Chico, California.

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  Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)

  Klaus H. Karl

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  Camille Pissarro was a pivotal figure of Impressionism, perhaps the world’s most famous art movement. He also tackled different forms of Neoimpressionism, while maintaining very personal characteristics in his art all throughout his life. A key figure in the Impressionist movement and a participant in every one of their exhibitions, Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) was considered the patriarch of the group. Born in the Danish West Indies, he travelled to Venezuela, and studied with Corot in France, who influencedhis early works and who triggered his passion to paint outdoors. His style evolved as he progressed in life, influenced too by the debateswith his fellow-painters.After the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, he moved to England, but his style of painting, which was a forerunnerof the"Impressionism", did not do very well.Like Degas, Pissarro was a great draughtsman. His representations of rural and urban life are often closely intertwined with his social concerns and anarchist beliefs. A quintessential artist ahead of his time, Pissaro sold very few works during his lifetime.

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  Almost from Scratch - 600...

  Andrew Schloss

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  Jars of olive tapenade and capers, containers of hummus and ready-made sauces; these days, grocery stores are full of ingredients that are one step away from becoming a meal. With Almost from Scratch: 600 Recipes for the New Convenience Cuisine, you can transform those gourmet products into gourmet meals with a few simple steps. From Andrew Schloss, the author of Fifty Ways to Cook Most Everything, come 600 recipes for delicious and easy meals that use convenience foods without sacrificing taste.Using prepared salsas, pestos, high-quality baking mixes, and other packaged items, recipes that once took a whole afternoon can now be assembled quickly and easily. Almost from Scratch makes the most of prepackaged foods to streamline the way home cooks prepare everything from soup to dessert, whether you're making a weeknight dinner for the family or entertaining on a Saturday night.With recipes for appetizers, salads, soups, sauces, meat dishes, seafood, pasta, grains, stir-fries, vegetables, and desserts, Schloss shows you the never-ending possibilities of cooking with shortcuts. Sumptuous starters such as Herbed Artichoke Dip, Parmesan Shortbread, Blue Cheese Quiche with Potato Crust, and Tomato Tarragon Tart will be the perfect start to any evening. For a light meal, try Three Corn Chowder, Pizza Rustica, Mango Brie Quesadillas, or Smoked Turkey and Chickpea Chili. For a more substantial dinner, sample recipes such as Deep Dark Pot Roast, Mediterranean Vegetable Lasagna, Dutch Country Chicken and Potato Dumplings, Grilled Salmon with Olive Vinaigrette, and Lemon Pork Chops on Artichoke Bruschetta that will keep your family -- and your taste buds -- happy. Who knew that decadent, awe-inspiring desserts could be created in a flash using packaged ingredients? Dark Chocolate Soufflé, Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie, Blueberry Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake, and Chèvre Cheesecake with Fig Coulis are just some of the sweets that will wow your guests.Finally, a sophisticated, gourmet cookbook that allows home cooks to make great-tasting meals without spending all day in the kitchen.

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