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Why is this a pick?: This enjoyable book takes a lighthearted but clear-eyed view of human nature. Each of its brief chapters introduces the psychology behind such topics as procrastination and self-fulfilling prophecies. |
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Why is this a pick?: Twelve-year-old orphan Maggie is sent to live with her two strict aunts in their huge stone house. Friendless and lonely, she begins to hear voices whispering her name. Unlocking the mystery of what lies behind the attic wall will open Maggie's heart to friendship and love. Strange, wondrous, and moving, this is a book you won't soon forget. |
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Why is this a pick?: A novelist could never get away with the twists and turns in this thrilling non-fiction book. Endurance tells the remarkable story of Ernest Shacketon's 1914 attempt to cross Antarctica on foot. |
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Why is this a pick?: "In this book with your little eye, take a look and play I Spy." Children will delight in finding familiar nursery characters hiding within the beautifully drawn pages of this charming picture book, and they'll soon be reciting the memorable rhyme! |
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Why is this a pick?: The first in a series of humorous and heartwarming memoirs by a country veterinarian working in pre-World War II Yorkshire. |
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Why is this a pick?: This fascinating work traces the history of homo sapiens through its development of agriculture, art, mathematics, machines, and more. A companion to the groundbreaking 1973 documentary of the same name, this book easily stands on its own. |
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