Gracias!: A Latin American Journal
10 best books like Gracias!: A Latin American Journal (Henri J.M. Nouwen): Death Troopers, Pygmalion, Dick Francis's Gamble, Rattlesnake Crossing, Partner in Crime, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, Water by the Spoonful, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden, Deadly Medicine, Kiss of the Bees
| Author | Joe Schreiber |
| ISBN | 0345509625 |
When the Imperial prison barge Purge–temporary home to five hundred of the galaxy’s most ruthless killers, rebels, scoundrels, and thieves–breaks down in a distant, uninhabited part of space, its only hope appears to lie with a Star Destroyer found drifting, derelict, and seemingly abandoned....
| Author | George Bernard Shaw |
| ISBN | 0486282228 |
One of George Bernard Shaw's best-known plays, Pygmalion was a rousing success on the London and New York stages, an entertaining motion picture and a great hit with its musical version, My Fair Lady. An updated and considerably revised version of the ancient Greek legend of Pygmalion and Galatea,...
| Author | Felix Francis |
| ISBN | 0399157476 |
Felix Francis co-wrote several horse racing mysteries with his late father Dick Francis before the legendary author passed away in 2010. Taking up the reins for his first solo effort, Felix delivers a captivating tale that franchise fans will thoroughly enjoy. Former jockey Nicholas “Foxy”...
| Author | J.A. Jance |
| ISBN | 0380792478 |
JoAnna Brady is no tough-talking V.I. Warshawski or Kat Colorado; her appeal lies in her willingness to admit that her Cochise County sheriff's uniform is often an uneasy fit. As the single mother of a young daughter, Brady is prey to the pain and loneliness that have resulted from her husband's brutal...
| Author | J.A. Jance |
| ISBN | 0380804700 |
The dead woman on a cold slab in the Arizona morgue was a talented artist recently arrived from the West Coast. The Washington State Attorney General's office thinks this investigation is too big for a small-town female law officer to handle, so they're sending Sheriff Joanna Brady some unwanted help...
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
| Author | David Epstein |
| ISBN | 0735214484 |
What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think.
Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you...
| Author | Quiara Alegría Hudes |
| ISBN | 1559364386 |
The 2012 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world. Somewhere in a chat room, recovering addicts forge an unbreakable bond of support and love. The boundaries of family and community...
No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
| Author | Mark Owen |
| ISBN | 0525953728 |
For the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moment
From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from the...
| Author | Donald Bain |
| ISBN | 0765379880 |
If someone in the pharmaceutical industry came upon a cheaper, non-addictive, and more effective painkiller, would he kill for it?
Washington D.C. private detective Robert "Don't call me Bobby" Brixton, along with his mentors, attorneys Mac and Annabel Smith, discover that the answer...
| Author | J.A. Jance |
| ISBN | 0380805995 |
In Tucson, twenty years ago, a psychopath named Andrew Carlisle brought blood and terror into the home of Diana Ladd Walker and her family. When Carlisle died in prison, Diana and her husband, ex-county sheriff Brandon Walker, believed their long nightmare was finally over. They were wrong. Their...
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Books III-IV
| Author | Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn |
Drawing on his own incarceration and exile, as well as on evidence from more than 200 fellow prisoners and Soviet archives, Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn reveals the entire apparatus of Soviet repression -- the state within the state that ruled all-powerfully. Through truly Shakespearean portraits...
| Author | Tadeusz Olszański |
| ISBN | 0756624355 |
"DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Budapest" will lead you straight to the best attractions this city has to offer. The guide includes unique illustrated cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of Budapest's stunning architecture, along with 3-D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot....
| Author | Marek Pernal |
| ISBN | 0756615380 |
Historyk, dyplomata, globtroter. Po 1989 r. m.in. dyrektor generalny Biura ds. Wyznań Urzędu Rady Ministrów, wykładowca Studiów Wschodnich UW, ambasador RP w Republice Czeskiej, ambasador ad personam w MSZ i konsul generalny RP w Barcelonie. Autor i współautor książek i artykułów...
Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer
| Author | Wendell Berry |
| ISBN | 0241337569 |
I found out about this short book (an essay rather) from a fellow bookstagrammer and it seemed intriguing.
The texts are now 30 years old and one has to take that into account when it comes to criticising technology. I can't say I agree with all the arguments and the overall line of thought but that's...
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Vienna
The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this impressive imperial city.
Explore the beautiful Schönbrunn Palace and Gardens, watch the elegant horses at the Spanish Riding School, or marvel...
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Poland (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this historic and diverse nation.Take a guided tour of Warsaw, join in at a festival, hike Poland's beautiful countryside, or visit peaceful churches:everything...
In a word: brilliant. In the first few chapters, I was worried that this jaunt through the Bible narrative would be overly kind - a kind of evangelistic whitewashing of the very difficult and disturbing stories of Scripture. However, it soon became apparent that Day was doing two things: 1) making the...
| Author | Christine Carbo |
| ISBN | 1476775478 |
A wildlife biologist’s shocking death leads to chilling discoveries about a home for troubled teens in Christine Carbo’s haunting and compelling new crime novel set in the wilds of Glacier National Park.
Glacier National Park police officer Monty Harris knows that each summer at least...
