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"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep ourfaces toward change and behave like free spirits in thepresence of fate is strength undefeatable." -- Helen Keller ………………………………………………………………… How to Lead: Discover the Leader Within YouThe "How to Lead: Discover the Leader Within You" leadership system teaches the 48 essential skills needed to be […]

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dazzling inventivenes from Peter Carey in Parrot and Olivier in America

Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey  From the two-time Booker Prize–winning author: an irrepressibly funny new novel set in early-nineteenth-century America. Peter Carey explores the adventure of American democracy with dazzling inventiveness, and with all the richness and surprise of characterization, story, and language that we have come to expect from this superlative writer. […]

Fast-moving, multiple story lines, an adventure – The Sorceress

The Sorceress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) ~ Michael Scott Hardcover: 512 pages Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Published May 26, 2009 ISBN-13: 978-0385735292 Reading level: Young Adult The third book in Michael Scott's "Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" series, The Sorceress, kicks the action up to a whole new level. […]

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"When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation - it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams." Les Brown

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Auction of Edgar Allan Poe’s first book

Antiquity experts are eagerly anticipating Friday's auction of an original copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems — a much-sought after text whose sale could set a new record for American literature. the work is estimated to fetch between $500,000 US to $700,000 read more >>>