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awatterson earned the New Lendler achievement just by signing up for Lendle! 2 years ago
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The Future of LiberalismAlan Wolfe
A compelling and deeply felt exploration and defense of liberalism: what it actually is, why it is relevant today, and how it can help our society chart a forward course.The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of… more
awatterson owns The Future of Liberalism 2 years ago
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Red Mars (Mars Trilogy)Kim Stanley Robinson
In his most ambitious project to date, award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson utilizes years of research and cutting-edge science in the first of three novels that will chronicle the colonization of Mars.For eons, sandstorms have swept t… more
awatterson owns Red Mars (Mars Trilogy) 2 years ago
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WetlandsCharlotte Roche
Average wait: 10hWith more than one million copies sold in Germany and rights snapped up in twenty-seven countries, Wetlands is the sexually and anatomically explicit novel that is changing the conversation about female identity and sexuality around the wor… more
awatterson owns Wetlands 2 years ago
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The Complete Short Stories O...Ernest Hemingway
THE ONLY COMPLETE COLLECTION BY THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR In this definitive collection of Ernest Hemingway’s short stories, readers will delight in the author’s most beloved classics such as “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” “Hills Like Wh… more
awatterson owns The Complete Short Stories Of Ernest Hemingway 2 years ago
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Camp 4: Recollections of a Y...Steve Roper
Average wait: N/AIn the 1960s, California’s Yosemite Valley was the center of the rock-climbing universe, spawning many of the finest rock climbers in the world and shaping the future of the sport. Camp 4 is Roper’s take on his ten years spent in the valley… more
awatterson owns Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber 2 years ago
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awatterson owns Lou Whittaker: Memoirs of a Mountain Guide 2 years ago
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The Collapse of Complex Soci...Joseph A. Tainter
Average wait: 96d, 22hPolitical disintegration is a persistent feature of world history. The Collapse of Complex Societies, though written by an archaeologist, will therefore strike a chord throughout the social sciences. Any explanation of societal collapse ca… more
awatterson owns The Collapse of Complex Societies (New Studies in Archaeology) 2 years ago
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Extreme Alpinism: Climbing L...Mark F., Martin, James Twight
Average wait: < 1h“Big, high routes at the edge of a climber’s ability are not the places for inventing technique or relying on old habits. Complacency can lead to fatal errors. So where does the hard-core aspirant or dreamer turn? The only master class in p… more
awatterson owns Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light, Fast, and High 2 years ago
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High Infatuation: A Climber'...Steph Davis
Average wait: N/AMore than just an adventure, this is the story of a woman’s soul.Steph Davis takes risks, trusts her impulses, makes decisions based on what feels right and never looks back. Soon after she was introduced to rock climbing, she abandoned the… more
awatterson owns High Infatuation: A Climber's Guide to Love and Gravity 2 years ago
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Into Africa: The Epic Advent...Martin Dugard
With the utterance of a single line—“Doctor Livingstone, I presume?”—a remote meeting in the heart of Africa was transformed into one of the most famous encounters in exploration history. But the true story behind Dr. David Livingstone and … more
awatterson owns Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone 2 years ago
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A Voyage For MadmenPeter Nichols
In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, on… more
awatterson owns A Voyage For Madmen 2 years ago
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Wagons West: The Epic Story ...Frank McLynn
In all the sagas of human migration, few can top the drama of the journey by midwestern farmers to Oregon and California in the years 1840-49. Seeking the promised land, these travelers trekked two thousand miles by covered wagon from Mi… more
awatterson owns Wagons West: The Epic Story of America's Overland Trails 2 years ago
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Chasing the White DogMax Watman
In the summer of 1794, drunk and armed outlaws gathered in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, intent on preventing the collection of the Whiskey Tax. George Washington mustered 13,000 troops to quell the rebellion, but by the time they arrived, the… more
awatterson owns Chasing the White Dog 2 years ago
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The Lord of the RingsJ.R.R. Tolkien
All three parts of the epic masterpiece combined in one definitive edition of the text.Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power—the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for domin… more
awatterson owns The Lord of the Rings 2 years ago
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The Professional: A NovelW.c. Heinz
Originally published in 1958, The Professional is the story of boxer Eddie Brown’s quest for the middleweight championship of the world. But it is so much more. W. C. Heinz not only serves up a realistic depiction of the circus-like atmosph… more
awatterson owns The Professional: A Novel 2 years ago
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13 Bankers: The Wall Street ...Simon Johnson, James Kwak
Even after the ruinous financial crisis of 2008, America is still beset by the depredations of an oligarchy that is now bigger, more profitable, and more resistant to regulation than ever. Anchored by six megabanks—Bank of America, JPMorgan… more
awatterson owns 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown (Vintage) 2 years ago
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