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  The History of Egypt

  Lewis Williams

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  This book is about Egypt and how its people lived during their time.  This book reveals the secrets of the captivating world of Ancient Egypt, the intriguing stories of its celebrities. You’ll learn about mighty gods and the magical link between the Sun and the people of Egypt, and explore the horrendous burial rituals that warranted a safe path to the afterlife. Find out the secrets of one of the most magnificent societies that ever existed and discover why it still manages to seize the attention of the world.

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  Women Are from Venus Men Are Idiots

  John Macpherson

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  Inside Women Are from Venus, Men Are Idiots, Close to Home cartoonist John McPherson illustrates what happens when planets--and planetary beings--just don't seem to align. From memorable Thanksgiving TV-carving dinners to disjointed marriage counseling sessions, McPherson culls more than 75 relationship-specific, full-color panels inside this interplanetary ode to coupledom.McPherson's mastery in Close to Home is elevating the mundane to the magnificent. The caustic interactions between balding, bespeckled middle-aged men and auburn-haired, beehive-tressed women become achingly funny when sketched by his pen. Appearing in more than 700 newspapers internationally, McPherson's Close to Home is one of the most popular card lines from Recycled Paper Greetings.

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  Lenin Lives Next Door - Marriage...

  Jennifer Eremeeva

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  "You can't make this stuff up."  
  So says American writer, Imperial Russia enthusiast, Romanov junkie, and veteran expatriate, Jennifer Eremeeva, who has lived for the last twenty years in Russia after she fell in love with, and married HRH, her Handsome Russian Husband (occasionally a.k.a. Horrible Russian Husband). Luckily for Eremeeva, she didn't need to make up most of the events that inspired this, her first novel. When she (and her alter-ego heroine, coincidentally named Jennifer) quit her job to write full time, she became enthralled with the dingy gray building across the courtyard from her apartment, where, it turned out, Vladimir Lenin's embalmed corpse was routinely freshened up and preserved. The result is Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem in Moscow.  
  Based on Eremeeva's two decades in Russia, Lenin Lives Next Door knits together vignettes of cross-cultural marriage and expatriate life with sharp observation, colorful historical background, and engaging humor. Each thematic chapter is an anecdotal exploration of an aspect of life in today's Russia, told with the help of a recurring cast of eccentric Russian and expat characters.  
  Lenin Lives Next Door introduces readers to Russians in their everyday milieu: at their dachas, in three-day traffic jams, and celebrating their 300-plus public and professional holidays with mayonnaise-based salads. For anyone who has ever long to visit Russia, this witty and engaging novel is the perfect tour guide. Short listed for a total of ten prestigious publishing awards Lenin Lives Next Door is a delightfully fresh inside look at Russia by a recovering Russophile. 

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  My Venice - And Other Essays

  Donna Leon

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  A collection of “entertaining . . . unapologetically opinionated” essays from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Commissario Guido Brunetti novels (The New York Times).   Donna Leon has won legions of fans and waves of critical acclaim for her international bestselling mystery series featuring Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti—not only for her intricate plots and gripping narratives, but for her insight into the culture, politics, family-life, and history of Venice. But outside of her mystery novels, Leon has also been writing essays on Venetian life and related topics for years.   In My Venice and Other Essays, the best of these essays are collected: more than fifty charming and insightful works ranging in topic from battles over garbage in the canals to the troubles with rehabbing Venetian real estate. Leon shares episodes from her life, explores her love of opera, and recounts tales from in and around her country house in the mountains. With pointed observations and humor, she also explores her family history, her former life in New Jersey, and the idea of the “Italian man.”   Sure to please longtime Leon fans as well as anyone who appreciates the wit and wisdom of a master wordsmith, this volume offers “an intriguing glimpse at the strong views of an exceptionally interesting and entertaining novelist” (The Seattle Times).

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  NPR Driveway Moments More About...

  NPR

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  NPR explores the deep bond between humans and the furry, feathered, and sometimes scaly friends that capture our imaginations and our hearts.If you listen to NPR, you've had at least one driveway moment. You're sitting in your parked car, hooked by a story, needing to hear it all the way through. More About Animals features stories of fascinating encounters with our friends from the animal kingdom, some whose behavior seems eerily familiar, some of whom we would like to know better, and some who continue to dazzle us with their wild and mysterious beauty. As these stories reveal, our bond with the animals all around us grows deeper as we discover new and creative ways to share the planet.

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  Me 'n Jess - and an Irish Fisherman

  Patricia A. White

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  "Jesse....get over here!" I must have said that a gazillion times... as she trotted away. Why? Because I made a crucial mistake when I trained her. She became a character who provided many funny stories, so that even my friends with dogs would tell Jesse stories! Written in 2001, this is a story about best friends. I thought she was a dog. She thought I was her entertainment director. "The dog on the verge of words" is what one friend always said. We lived together for almost 14 years in a few states and we traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada. Jesse even rode on a ferry from Alaska to British Columbia. She watched the world go by with a smile for everyone she met. My family and our friends, both human and canine, looked forward to our visits and see what Jess would be up to this time! 
  The story about Jesse's life is intertwined with the story of how this book came to be. That story, written while I lived in a small village in Ireland, is full of fate and luck and was a romance novel in the making: but this was real life. 
  Most of the popular dogs whom we know were introduced to us by men and I for one am grateful for all the wonderful dogs I have met through their stories. Thanks guys!  
  Me 'n Jess exemplifies the fact that dogs can be "Woman's Best Friend" too. Enjoy the fun!

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