The Water Is Wide: A Memoir

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"Drip. Sip. Pour me a cup. Water is water unless...it heats up.""Whirl. Swirl. Watch it curl by. Steam is steam unless...it cools high."This spare,...

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Publisher: Flatiron BooksAuthor(s): Chloe ShawNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 137 x 208 x 18Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera ...

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A history of the modern concept of water that traces how a scientific abstraction has helped to produce a global crisis.Publisher: University of Br...

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F is for Fashion, Darling is an alphabet book parody for parents who know their Prada from their Pampers.

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Packs a surprising, epic, life-affirming punch' THE SUNDAY TIMES

DescriptionPeople are increasingly aware of the role that water has in shaping society and how it impacts quality of life. This is the first book t...

"A heartwarming and inspiring story that will change the way you look at life." --Vikas Swarup, New York Times bestselling author of Slumdog Millio...

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Approaching old age need not be a thing to be feared. It can and should be a time of freedom and spiritual contentment.Our biblically allotted life...

A powerful, breathtaking memoir about a young man's descent into madness, and how running saved his life."Voluntary or involuntary?" asked the nurs...

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'What a beautiful, rich, poetic memoir this is. Phyllis writes of longing, suffering, family, and food with such delicate power. Like the best chef...

DescriptionAn endurance athlete and coach reveals how the marathon transforms the lives of everyone who attempts it--and how it has helped his own ...

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"A riveting and infuriating examination of criminal prosecutions, revealing how easy it is to convict the wrong person and how nearly impossible it...

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"What a beautiful, rich, and poetic memoir this is . . . Like the best chefs, Phyllis Grant knows how to make a masterpiece from a few simple ingre...

An account of an ordinary young man, a GAA star, who found a way to move past the dark thoughts that beset his mind during his worst days, and who ...

Unlike her parents and sister - who, she would later discover, died in other camps - she survived by using her alias, pretending to be someone else.

'I am one of few Jewish survivors of World War Two, but one of many Jewish people to fight the Nazi regime. Unlike her parents and sister - who, sh...

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers IncAuthor(s): Ursula BurnsNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 134 x 202 x 18Cover type: Paper...