Passchendaele cirque du freakThe definitive account of Passchendaele, the months long battle that epitomizes the immense tragedy of the First World War Passchendaele. The name of a small, seemingly insignificant Flemish village echoes across the twentieth century as the ultimate expression of meaningless, industrialized slaughter. In the summer of 1917, upwards of 500,000 men were killed or wounded, maimed, gassed, drowned, or buried in this small corner of Belgium. On the
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When he meets a special squirrel friend
which features a Foreword by National Book Award winner Colum McCann
apparently irrational behaviors -- such as inclinations to one-night stands
Is Alcatraz prison really haunted by ghostly inmates--or is something in the air causing hallucinations
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which includes some of the most preeminent writers of our time
a young woman named Jenny Bonnet is shot dead
to save their daughter and their world
Each day over one million people tune in to hear his daily report
People are predictable even when they try not to be
this extraordinary book takes a radical new direction in understanding our life with canines and offers us astonishing new lessons about our pets
