On the windswept plains of northwestern China, Mongol bandits swoop down upon an American missionary couple and steal their small child. The reverend sets out in search of the boy and becomes lost in
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Kidnapping a latest victim in a string of young boys he tortures and rapes, a self-styled preacher confines the child in a small box and gradually brainwashes him over subsequent years into believing
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With extensive information on the Samsung Galaxy S3 and detailed illustrations, Samsung Galaxy S4 in Easy Steps shows readers how to get up and running with their new Samsung Galaxy S4 phone quickly a
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Keep kids happy while traveling with these creative, amusing, DIY postcardsKids love doodling—it’s easy and fun and a perfect way to express how they see the world. With Doodle Postcards, your kids ca
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Anna Starling flees a dissolving marriage in California to save herself and her artistic career, and rents a house in the isolated landscape of Cape Breton. There, her life intersects with that of her
There, I came across a cluster of NYU graduates standing in cap and gown. They were laughing and posing for photos. Was it June again already? Their voices echoed through the subway tunnel. ?Congratul
On the windswept plains of northwestern China, Mongol bandits swoop down upon an American missionary couple and steal their small child. The Reverend sets out in search of the boy and becomes lost in
America is in the midst of a meat zeitgeist. Butchers have emerged as the rock stars of the culinary world, and cozy gastropubs serving up pork belly, lamb burgers, and sweetbreads rule the restaurant
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In his new cooking poem for young children, Jorge Argueta encourages more creativity and fun in the kitchen as he describes how to make tamalitos from corn masa and cheese, wrapped in cornhusks.The bo
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Dora: A Headcase is a contemporary coming-of-age story based on Freud’s famous case study?retold and revamped through Dora's point of view, with shotgun blasts of dark humor and sexual play.Ida needs
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It’s not a myth, it’s a miracle ? the G-spot, that powerhouse of female orgasm. With wit and panache, sex educator and best-selling writer Violet Blue helps readers master the sexual alphabet through
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