Lucius
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The Big Spenders was Lucius Beebe's last and many think his best book. In it, he describes the consumption of the Gilded Age. Beebe enjoys it all immensely, and so do we his readers, whether it is James Gordon Bennett buying a Monte Carlo restaurant because he was, refused a seat by the window, or Spencer Penrose leaving a bedside memo reminding himself not to spend more than $1-million the next day.
2) Dark Roots
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Harlan Thorne is a professional Hunter. When a solicitor approaches him on behalf of a client facing an unspecified vampire problem, he cannot turn away. But from the moment he steps into the imposing Thornhill Mansion, perched above the hallowed grounds of Highgate Cemetery West, reality itself begins to warp.Harlan soon finds himself swept up in a cyclone of long-held secrets, ancient vendettas, ghostly whispers, and a looming resurrection that...
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. No man can live a happy life, or even a supportable life, without the study of wisdom Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) is one of the most famous Roman philosophers. Instrumental in guiding the Roman Empire under emperor Nero, Seneca influenced him from a young age with his Stoic principles. Later in life, he wrote Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, or Letters from...
5) Deep Graves
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At 391 years old, Gabriel Graves is no ordinary undertaker. His funeral enterprise, Deep Graves, is a revered institution, but underneath his success lies a tormenting regret. Haunted by the tragic loss of his sister Elizabeth to the Black Death in 1665, Gabriel embarks on a perilous journey through time to rescue her from death's embrace. But time travel is a dangerous gamble, fraught with unpredictable consequences. Landing in the plague-ridden...
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Frick I Love Nature volume 8
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The arctic is one of the harshest environments on earth, so how does life survive there? To learn about arctic animals, Gordie sniffs some polar bear fur, goes dog sledding and discovers that lemmings are a lie.
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Frick I Love Nature volume 3
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Animals in the ocean are pretty good at hiding. They have to be, or else they would get eaten! To learn more about how they're able to stay outta sight, Gordie pets an octopus, learns about frogfish and goes invisible.
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Frick I Love Nature volume 6
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Deception. David Blaine does it, and animals have mastered it. But what are some of the most bewildering ways nature deceives? To find out, Gordie becomes a bodybuilder, learns about tricky beetles and cuttlefish that aren't fish.
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Frick I Love Nature volume 5
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Animal genitals are super weird, but why? To find out Gordie penis fences a biologist, learns about sperm selection and dives into the wild world of giant hyena clitorises.
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Frick I Love Nature volume 2
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There is nature everywhere, even smooshed in between the cracks of our cities! To learn about the animals that live in our cities, Gordie climbs into a garbage can, learns about geese and chills with some city racoons.
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Frick I Love Nature volume 1
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Ants may be small, and have teeny tiny brains, but that hasn't stopped them from taking over the world! To find out where they get the nerve, Gordie meets up with some scientists, wages ant war and sticks his hand into an ant hill.
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Frick I Love Nature volume 4
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Microbes are the bringers and destroyers of life, and heck we can't even see them! So why are they so important? To find out, Gordie gets rabies, learns about the origin of all life on earth, and looks at some microscopes.
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Frick I Love Nature volume 7
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Many animals can travel thousands of kilometers to arrive exactly where they need to be. But how? To find out, Gordie goes hang gliding, learns about magic pigeons and the star-nosed mole's spooky tentacle nose.
14) Only Partly Here
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Bobby has taken a year off from grad school to help with the meticulous clean-up at ground zero after 9/11. Each day, he enters a nightmarish otherworld of smoke and ash, where pieces of broken lives emerge from the rubble like lost soul fragments. Haunted by what he has seen, he finds himself collecting pieces from the wreckage. Yet he is unable to talk about his experience—until he finds himself drawn to an enigmatic, solitary woman at the bar...
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Jimmy Roy Guy, a gun dealer with an imagination that borders on mystic vision, delights in telling elaborate stories about the histories of the weapons he sells. When Jimmy makes an agreement with the widow of white supremacist martyr Bob Champion to broker her husband's infamous Colt .45, the widow stipulates that he keep it out of the hands of Champion's disciple, who considers it a powerful talisman for his racist agenda. But Jimmy is not intimidated...
16) On Benefits
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The original Latin name of this important essay by Seneca, written around 60 CE, was De Beneficiis, which is why it is generally translated as 'On Benefits'. However, it is more usefully titled 'On Favours', because this is what it is essentially about: the giving and receiving of favours, with all the implications of such transactions. Seneca is concerned with demonstrating that while such exchanges can be straightforward and beneficial to both parties,...
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"De la Brevedad de la Vida" es un ensayo filosófico escrito por el filósofo romano Séneca. En esta obra, Séneca aborda la naturaleza efímera de la vida humana y busca proporcionar reflexiones sobre cómo vivir de manera significativa y plena en el tiempo que se nos ha dado. A continuación, se presenta una breve reseña de este trabajo:
El ensayo comienza con una crítica a aquellos que desperdician su tiempo en asuntos triviales y no reconocen...