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The Burglar in the Closet
Lawrence Block
Android Apps with App Inventor: The Fast and Easy Way to Build Android Apps
Jorg H. Kloss
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language and Culture
Pierre J. Capretz, Béatrice Abetti, Marie-Odile Germain, Laurence Wylie, Beatrice Abetti, Marie Odile-Germain
Learn Spanish Through Music
SUBlingual Music
These Is My Words
Nancy E. Turner
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Lawrence Block
Diana Gabaldon
Pierre J. Capretz, Béatrice Abetti, Marie-Odile Germain, Laurence Wylie, Beatrice Abetti, Marie Odile-Germain
SUBlingual Music
Nancy E. Turner
October 2013
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reviewed: Spanish for Reading-Raices Hispanas Spanish Roo
The texts could have been more entertaining, but as the goal of "Spanish for Reading" is to teach students reading different ...
Spanish for Reading-Raices Hispanas Spanish Roo - Fabiola Franco,  Karl C. Sandberg,  Karl Sandberg
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A wonderful history of mankind's grappling with the concept of infinity where mathematics, philosophy and religion intersect ...
The Mystery of the Aleph: Mathematics, the Kabbalah, and the Search for Infinity - Amir D. Aczel
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Absolutely brilliant. Tour de force of masterful absurdity, the treasury of paradoxes, the bliss of irony and humor. I first ...
Dimension of Miracles - ROBERT SHECKLEY
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reviewed: The Liar's Bible: A Handbook for Fiction Writers
An invaluable read if you are interested in writing. The book is compiled of monthly columns the author wrote for the Writer'...
The Liar's Bible: A Handbook for Fiction Writers - Lawrence Block
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Beautiful writing, intricate plot with lots of story lines finally converging is a satisfying resolution, the action sweeping...
Beautiful Ruins: A Novel - Jess Walter
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July 2013
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reviewed: Spanish Phase 4, Units 1-30: Learn to Speak and Understand Latin American Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs (Comprehensive)
Pimsleur is the best of parrot type foreign languages learning courses. Actually, it's only about 85% of parrot training and ...
Spanish Phase 4, Units 1-30: Learn to Speak and Understand Latin American Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs - Pimsleur Language Programs
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My main impression from this book is that Lucy Snowe, the narrator and the main character of Villette, can compete for the ti...
Villette - A.S. Byatt, Charlotte Brontë, Ignes Sodre
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June 2013
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reviewed: The Business of Writing: Professional Advice on Proposals, Publishers, Contracts, and More for the Aspiring Writer
This is a book of interviews with (or essays by) lots of people involved in the business of writing: literary agents, publish...
The Business of Writing: Professional Advice on Proposals, Publishers, Contracts, and More for the Aspiring Writer - Jennifer Lyons
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The stories collected in this book are supposed to demonstrate the role of character in fiction. Some of the stories indeed m...
The Book of Other People - Zadie Smith, David Mitchell, George Saunders, Colm Tóibín, Aleksandar Hemon, Nick Hornby, Hari Kunzru, Toby Litt, Chris Ware
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reviewed: Michel Thomas Advanced Course Spanish
An excellent follow-up to Michel Thomas Foundation Course.
Michel Thomas Advanced Course Spanish - Michel Thomas
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reviewed: Michel Thomas Foundation Course
Michel Thomas Foundation Course are the best introduction into any language, and this one is no exception. Just in 8 hours yo...
Michel Thomas Foundation Course Spanish - Michel Thomas
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reviewed: The Art of Storytelling: From Parents to Professionals
Mostly irrelevant and useless unless you want to pursue a career of a professional storyteller.
The Art of Storytelling: From Parents to Professionals - Hannah B. Harvey
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An excellent read especially if you are interested in cosmology and modern physics. Very well written, the language is precis...
Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos - Michio Kaku
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I don't recommend this book if you are a software engineer or manager, or any other kind of insider in the software developme...
Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software - Scott Rosenberg
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Not all the stories were equally interesting, in my opinion, but they presented a curious variety of Italian short story. The...
Short Stories in Italian: New Penguin Parallel Text (New Penguin Parallel Texts) (Italian Edition) - Various
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