A Sea of Glass: Searching for the Blaschkas' Fragile Legacy in an Ocean at Risk, Paperback - Drew Harvell

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Allison Drew's frail, ninety-one-year-old father Tom Drew vanishes without a trace from his Salisbury, Connecticut home in July 2007. His caregiver...

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At the Risk of Thinking is the first biography of Julia Kristeva--one of the most celebrated intellectuals in the world. Alice Jardine brings Krist...

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The first comprehensive guide to Elizabethan ideas about the mindPublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Helen HackettIllustration(s): 23 b-w il...

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Introducing Winston Garano, a new character from the acclaimed creator of the Kay Scarpetta series, based on the NEW YORK TIMES serialisation.Publi...

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Turn your home into an underwater utopia with Your Bedroom Is An Ocean!, a one-of-a-kind craft book filled with everything a young seafarer needs t...

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Behind the Lines is a book for anyone concerned about the level of literacy amongst prisoners.Publisher: Waterside PressAuthor(s): Michael CrowleyI...

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An extraordinarily open and moving account of Susan Sontag's final months, written by her son and drawing on previously unpublished letters and jou...

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