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I Hope They Serve Beer In HellTucker Max
Average wait: 28d, 6hThe Book That Inspired The Movie My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep wi… more
spec thanked jason.e for lending I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell 17 hours ago
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Through the Door (The Thin Veil)Jodi McIsaac
Average wait: 7d, 14hIt’s been seven years since the love of Cedar McLeod’s life left with no forwarding address. All she has left of him are heart-wrenching memories of happier times and a beautiful six-year-old daughter, Eden. Then, one day, Eden opens her be… more
spec thanked donna.p.cano for lending Through the Door (The Thin Veil) 17 hours ago
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I Hope They Serve Beer In HellTucker Max
Average wait: 28d, 6hThe Book That Inspired The Movie My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep wi… more
jason.e loaned I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell to spec 1 day ago
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Strong Poison (The Lord Pete...Dorothy L. Sayers
Average wait: 33d, 8hShe is lovely, smart, and talented—and only Lord Peter can save her from the gallowsLord Peter Wimsey comes to the trial of Harriet Vane for a glimpse at one of the most engaging murder cases London has seen in years. Unfortunately for the … more
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spec thanked An anonymous Lendler for lending Strong Poison (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries) 1 day ago
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Mr. Darcy's Letter (A Pride ...Abigail Reynolds
A lady’s reputation is a fragile thing. If anyone ever discovered that Miss Elizabeth Bennet had received a letter from a single gentleman, she could be ruined… or forced to marry a man she detests. In this Pride & Prejudice variation, El… more
Susan thanked spec for lending Mr. Darcy's Letter (A Pride & Prejudice Variation) 1 day ago
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Breakfast of Champions (Kurt...Kurt Vonnegut
Average wait: 1d, 3hBreakfast of Champions (1973) provides frantic, scattershot satire and a collage of Vonnegut’s obsessions. His recurring cast of characters and American landscape was perhaps the most controversial of his canon; it was felt by many at the t… more
spec thanked Boco_T for lending Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut Series) 2 days ago
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The Body DepartedJ.R. Rain
Average wait: 6d, 23hWhen a killer broke into James Blakely’s apartment and fired twelve bullets into his body, it was the end of James’s life—but just the beginning of his journey to redemption. Sentenced to burn in hell for a crime he cannot remember, James i… more
spec thanked KateM for lending The Body Departed 2 days ago
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Mind Over Monsters (A F.R.E....Jennifer Harlow
Average wait: 126d, 15hBeatrice Alexander is no ordinary schoolteacher—she can move objects with her mind, an embarrassing skill she hasn’t yet mastered or embraced. After nearly killing her brother by accident, she joins the F.R.E.A.K.S. Squad, the Federal Respo… more
spec thanked KateM for lending Mind Over Monsters (A F.R.E.A.K.S. Squad Investigation) 2 days ago
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CovenantJohn Everson
Average wait: 27d, 8hIn a small town with a strange history of teen suicides, a group of five women have made a pact with a demon and must sacrifice their firstborn.To the residents of the sleepy coastal town of Terrel, the cliffs of Terrel’s Peak are a deadly … more
spec thanked KateM for lending Covenant 2 days ago
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Up the Down StaircaseBel Kaufman
Average wait: 1hBel Kaufman’s bestselling classic, about a young teacher’s efforts to reach her students and the odd, amusing, and poignant ways that the students respondWhen Miss Barrett arrives at Calvin Coolidge High, fresh from earning literature degre… more
spec thanked BrendanNMoody for lending Up the Down Staircase 2 days ago
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Up the Down StaircaseBel Kaufman
Average wait: 1hBel Kaufman’s bestselling classic, about a young teacher’s efforts to reach her students and the odd, amusing, and poignant ways that the students respondWhen Miss Barrett arrives at Calvin Coolidge High, fresh from earning literature degre… more
BrendanNMoody loaned Up the Down Staircase to spec 5 days ago
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Against the Fall of Night (A...Arthur C. Clarke
Average wait: 106d, 7hLiving in the 10-billion-year-old city of Diaspar, Alvin is the last child born of humanity. He is intensely curious about the outside world. According to the oldest histories kept by the city fathers, however, there is no outside world—it … more
spec thanked Baertracks for lending Against the Fall of Night (Arthur C. Clarke Collection: Vanamonde) 5 days ago
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The Obsidian Dagger (Celtic Mythos)Brad A. LaMar
Average wait: 55d, 7hLittle does Brendan know that stopping the witch is only the beginning…When a mad witch with a magically crafted and frightfully powerful Obsidian Dagger threatens to obliterate humanity and overtake the magic clans of the Celtic Isle… more
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spec thanked An anonymous Lendler for lending The Obsidian Dagger (Celtic Mythos) 5 days ago
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Beyond the Blue HorizonBrian Fagan
Average wait: 42d, 17hIn Beyond the Blue Horizon, bestselling science historian Brian Fagan tackles his richest topic yet: the enduring mystery of the oceans, the planet’s most forbidding terrain.This is not a tale of Columbus or Hudson, but of much earlier mari… more
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spec thanked An anonymous Lendler for lending Beyond the Blue Horizon 5 days ago
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The Good DoctorsJohn Dittmer
Average wait: 48d, 6hThe Medical Committee for Human Rights was organized in the summer of 1964 by medical professionals, mostly white and Northern, to provide care and support for Civil Rights activists who were organizing black voters in Mississippi. They lef… more
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spec thanked An anonymous Lendler for lending The Good Doctors 5 days ago
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Reasons to KillRichard E. Rubenstein
Average wait: 48d, 6hFrom the American Revolution to the end of World War II, the United States spent nineteen years at war against other nations. But since1950, the total is twenty-two years and counting. On four occasions, U.S. presidents elected as “peace ca… more
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spec thanked An anonymous Lendler for lending Reasons to Kill 5 days ago
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Expedition to Earth (Arthur ...Arthur C. Clarke
Average wait: 2d, 6hThis collection of Clarke’s work was originally published in 1953, when it was selected as one of the best science fiction books of the year by Boucher and McComas. It contains many short stories that would later become classics, including … more
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spec thanked An anonymous Lendler for lending Expedition to Earth (Arthur C. Clarke Collection: Short Stories) 5 days ago
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Lud-in-the-Mist (Prologue Fantasy)Hope Mirrlees
Average wait: 10d, 6hThe book that New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman considers “one of the finest [fantasy novels] in the English language” Between the mountains and the sea, between the sea and Fairyland, lay the Free State of Dorimare and its pict… more
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spec thanked An anonymous Lendler for lending Lud-in-the-Mist (Prologue Fantasy) 5 days ago
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Cut & Run (A Rachel Scott Ad...Traci Hohenstein
Average wait: 1d, 6hWhen Matt O’Malley turns up at a truck stop with a nasty concussion and no recollection of what happened to him or his family, investigator Rachel Scott knows she and the Florida Omni Search team have to act fast. Whoever attacked him still… more
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spec thanked An anonymous Lendler for lending Cut & Run (A Rachel Scott Adventure) 5 days ago
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Almost a Miracle: The Americ...John Ferling
Average wait: 7d, 6hIn this gripping chronicle of America’s struggle for independence, award-winning historian John Ferling transports readers to the grim realities of that war, capturing an eight-year conflict filled with heroism, suffering, cowardice, betray… more
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spec thanked An anonymous Lendler for lending Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence 5 days ago
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Deception PointDan Brown
A shocking scientific discovery. A conspiracy of staggering brilliance. A thriller unlike any you’ve ever read…. When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency p… more
spec added a soundbite about Deception Point 1 year ago
Political thriller revolving around NASA discovery, full of twists. One of better books of D Brown
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The Master And Margarita (Pe...Mikhail Bulgakov
The devil comes to Moscow wearing a fancy suit. With his disorderly band of accomplices - including a demonic, gun-toting tomcat - he immediately begins to create havoc.Disappearances, destruction and death spread through the city like wild… more
spec added a soundbite about The Master And Margarita (Penguin Classics) 1 year ago
The Devil appears and wreaks havoc in communist, atheistic Russia - great satirical novel!
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Quo Vadis: a narrative of th...Henryk Sienkiewicz
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
spec added a soundbite about Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero 1 year ago
Great historical novel about the lives and persecution of early Christians in Nero's Rome.
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State of FearMichael Crichton
New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton delivers another action-packed techo-thriller in State of Fear.When a group of eco-terrorists engage in a global conspiracy to generate weather-related natural disasters, its up to environm… more
spec added a soundbite about State of Fear 1 year ago
Fictional novel with controversial view on climate change in background, but I enjoyed it.
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The Knights of the Cross or,...Henryk Sienkiewicz
Average wait: N/AThis book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
spec added a soundbite about The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy 1 year ago
Great historical novel set in medieval Poland.
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Pirate Latitudes: A NovelMichael Crichton
“Crichton’s ultimate adventure.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Pirates Latitudes has the loot: Gore, sex, action….A lusty, rollicking 17th century adventure.”—USA Today “Riveting….Great entertainment….The pages and minutes fly by.”—Cleveland Pla… more
spec added a soundbite about Pirate Latitudes: A Novel 1 year ago
A well-researched pirate adventure set in Jamaica and Caribbean.
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Catch-22: 50th Anniversary EditionJoseph Heller
Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American lit-erature and one of the funniest—and most celebrated—novels of all time. In recent years it has been named to “best novels” lists by Time, Newsweek, t… more
spec added a soundbite about Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition 1 year ago
A must-read classic.
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King RatJames Clavell
The time is World War II. The place is a brutal prison camp deep in Japanese-occupied territory. Here, within the seething mass of humanity, one man, an American corporal, seeks dominance over both captives and captors alike. His weapons ar… more
spec added a soundbite about King Rat 1 year ago
A great hard to put down page-turner, based on authors experiences in Japanese prisoner of war camp.
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The Name of the RoseUmberto Eco
It is the year 1327. Franciscans in an Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, but Brother William of Baskerville’s investigation is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book Thi… more
spec added a soundbite about The Name of the Rose 1 year ago
Highly recommend it to those who like complex medieval detective stories.
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Foucault's PendulumUmberto Eco
Bored with their work, three Milanese editors cook up “the Plan,” a hoax that connects the medieval Knights Templar with other occult groups from ancient to modern times. This produces a map indicating the geographical point from which all … more
spec added a soundbite about Foucault's Pendulum 1 year ago
Many call this book "thinking man's Da Vinci Code" - I agree with that review :)
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The Book Nobody ReadOwen Gingerich
Average wait: N/AAfter three decades of investigation, and after traveling hundreds of thousands of miles across the globe-from Melbourne to Moscow, Boston to Beijing-Gingerich has written an utterly original book built on his experience and the remarkable … more
spec added a soundbite about The Book Nobody Read 1 year ago
This book is interesting follow up to a chapter in Koestler's Sleepwalkers - both recommended.
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The Lost Colony of the Templ...Steven Sora
Average wait: N/AHISTORY / ANCIENT MYSTERIES”Steven Sora has once again confirmed his position as one of only a handful having the ‘ability to see’ the signs along the path of the Knights Templar in America. This book is a fascinating blend of innovative th… more
spec added a soundbite about The Lost Colony of the Templars: Verrazano's Secret Mission to America 1 year ago
Interesting read to those interested in European expeditions to America before Columbus.
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Holy Blood, Holy GrailMichael Baigent, Richard Lei...
Is the traditional, accepted view of the life of Christ in some way incomplete?• Is it possible Christ did not die on the cross?• Is it possible Jesus was married, a father, and that his bloodline still exists?• Is it possible that parchmen… more
spec added a soundbite about Holy Blood, Holy Grail 1 year ago
This is historical investigation into the story presented in novel The Da Vinci Code.
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Mastering Perl/TkStephen Lidie, Nancy Walsh
Perl/Tk is the marriage of the Tk graphical toolkit with Perl, the powerful programming language used primarily for system administration, web programming, and database manipulation. With Perl/Tk, you can build Perl programs with an att… more
spec added a soundbite about Mastering Perl/Tk 1 year ago
There are very few books on Perl/Tk out there. Luckily this one is very comprehensive.
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Programming PerlLarry Wall, Tom Christiansen...
Perl is a powerful programming language that has grown in popularity since it first appeared in 1988. The first edition of this book, Programming Perl, hit the shelves in 1990, and was quickly adopted as the undisputed bible of the langua… more
spec added a soundbite about Programming Perl 1 year ago
A must have for any Perl programmer.
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