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In 1960 a mysterious car crash killed Albert Camus and his publisher Michel Gallimard, who was behind the wheel. Based on meticulous research, Giovanni Catelli builds a compelling case that the 46-year-old French Algerian Nobel laureate was the victim of...

Gilmore Girls vibes...with added spice! Home is where the heart is Sydney Collins left the town of Rose Bend eight years ago, grieving her sister's death-and heartbroken over her...

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022.Nephthys Kinwell is a taxi driver of sorts in Washington, DC, ferrying ill-fated passengers in a haunted car: a 1967 Plymouth Belvedere with a ghost in the trunk. Endless rides and alcohol help her manage...

THE FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD'A literary giant, and one of my absolute favourite writers' TAYARI JONES'The novel's richness lies in its entertaining meandering, and the vitality of its spoken rhythms' MAYA JAGGI, GUARDIAN'A moving affirmation...

Letters & Sounds (2021): Phase 2 Scholastic Set: 03 Title: Lin the Vet Focus: ll v w x y Tricky words: is the has Book Band: Red This title is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable ...

Could you find the courage to do what's right in a world on fire? Pulitzer-winning journalist and bestselling novelist (Freeman) Leonard Pitts, Jr.'s new historical page-turner is a great American tale of race and war, following three characters from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250067005Author Ashley & JaquavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's Griffin

Milestone Compendium is a can t-miss collection for any Milestone Comics or 90 s comics fan! A new volume of fan-favorite Milestone comics from the 90 s are collected in this brilliant compendium edition featuring Static, Icon, Hardware, and Blood...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063268609Author Chinelo OkparantaFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 574g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Nobel Prize in Literature 1993.Book InformationISBN 9780375411557Author Toni MorrisonFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789043155984Imprint Hal Leonard MGBPublisher Hal Leonard MGB

Retrofitting Leninism explains, through the lens of China, how open governance and modern information technology come together to sustain a tightly controlled but socially responsive system of authoritarianism. When closed authoritarian regimes...

"A sexy, surprising, searing debut about love, loss, desire, and the many dimensions of Black womanhood."-Deesha Philyaw, 2020 National Book Award Finalist & award-winning author of The Secret Lives of Church LadiesAn arresting debut for anyone looking...

This is volume II of the first scholarly edition of the Golden Legend, the largest and most elaborate production of the first printer in English, William Caxton. It is an English translation of Jacobus de Voragine's Legenda aurea (ca. 1267), a collection...

Floppy's Phonics Activity Books offer comprehensive practice of the phonemes and graphemes needed for early reading success. The write-in Activity Books offer a variety of activities including letter tracing and blending to support students in the...

Consentius probably lived in Gaul in the fifth century. His Ars de barbarismis et metaplasmis is the most extensive ancient treatise on deviations from 'standard' Latin, both errors (barbarisms) and poetic licenses (metaplasms). This volume provides the...

Tony Harrison and the Classics comprises fifteen chapters examining the lasting importance of Tony Harrison's classical education, the extent of the influence of Greek and Roman texts on his subjects, themes, and styles, his contribution to knowledge and...

This book features a comparative study in intelligence accountability and governance across the Five Eyes: the imperative for member countries of the world's most powerful intelligence alliance to reconcile democracy and security through transparent...

Many invertebrates are serious pests of agriculture (e.g., mites and locusts), vectors of disease (e.g., mosquitoes and aquatic snails) and venomous (e.g., scorpions), whilst others are beneficial to humans as pollinators, food sources, and detritivores...

The concept of identity has become widespread within the social and behavioral sciences, cutting across disciplines from psychiatry and psychology to political science and sociology. Introduced more than fifty years ago, identity theory is a social...

This book rewrites the story of classical Chinese philosophy, which has always been considered the single most creative and vibrant chapter in the history of Chinese philosophy. Works attributed to Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han...

for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied A reflection on the plainchant 'Assumpta est Maria' (originally for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary), this setting tenders a festal feel through its dance-like metre and expansive melismas...

for SS or unison upper voices and piano With a text by Eugene Field, Higgins' charming melodies gently rock in compound time and start off in unison before growing into a simple two-part texture. The voices are supported by a busy piano part that mimic...

"Socialism" names a form of collective life that has never been fully realized; consequently, it is best understood as a goal to be imagined. So this study argues, and thereby uncovers an aesthetic impulse that animates some of the most consequential...

Is my dog, with his joyful and carefree life, better off than I am? Do hens in battery cages have worse lives than cows at pasture? Will my money improve welfare more if I spend it on helping people or if I benefit chickens? How can we assess the harm of...

Examining a central assumption widely accepted as being crucial in making democracy work - that politicians form a more or less accurate image of public opinion and take that perception into account when representing citizens - Politicians' Reading of...

Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Mind presents cutting-edge work in the philosophy of mind, combining invited articles and articles selected from submissions. Each volume will highlight two themes to bring focus to debates. The series will reflect the...

Port Said September 1st 1945 "As the ship pulled into Alex, the dockside was a hive of activity. The captain had radioed ahead and so there was a battalion of the Kings' African Rifles (KAR)waiting to disarm us as we disembarked. All these KAR's...

An Amazon Charts bestseller. A broken city, a missing young man, and a lawyer searching for truth when nobody else cares. Attorney Justin Glass's practice, housed in a shabby office on the north side of Saint Louis, isn't doing so well that he can...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063330092Author Rae Giana RashadFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 408g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593714669Author James McBrideFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612196367Author Ladee HubbardFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House Publishing

From award-winning author Sophfronia Scott comes the story of one young woman's bold journey to reclaim her birthright and carve out her own place in a world that tells her she doesn't belong. Born the daughter of an enslaved woman and a Louisiana...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496716170Author Mary MonroeFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

New York Times bestselling author Morgan Jerkins makes her fiction debut with this electrifying novel, for fans of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jacqueline Woodson, that brings to life one powerful and enigmatic family in a tale rife with secrets, betrayal,...

New to Penguin Classics, a pioneering work of Afrofuturism and antiracist fiction by the author of Black No MoreBlack Empire tells the electrifying tale of Dr. Henry Belsidus, a Black scientific genius desperate to free his people from the crushing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593499320Author Erin E. AdamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

A GMA Buzz Pick!A Most Anticipated Book by Essence * The Millions * Atlantic Journal Constitution * Bustle * BookPage * Nashville Scene A Best Book of February by Washington Post * NylonIn this glittering triptych novel, Suzette, Maple and Agnes, three...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812988284Author Lauren WilkinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063256897Author Matt RuffFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 300mm * 201mm...