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A Case of Exploding Mangoes
There is an ancient saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. This is the story of one such plane. Why did a Hercules C130, the world's sturdiest plane, carrying Pakistan's military dictator General Zia ul Haq, go down on 17 August, 1988? Was it because of: 1.Mechanical failure 2.Human error ...
Rabbit Is Rich
It�s 1979 and Rabbit is no longer running. He�s walking, and beginning to get out of breath. That�s OK, though - it gives him the chance to enjoy the wealth that comes with middle age. It�s all in place: he�s Chief Sales Representative and co-owner of Springer motors; his wife, at home or in the club, i...
The Ghost Riders of Ordebec: A Commissaire Adamsberg novel
'People will die,' says the panic-stricken woman outside police headquarters. She refuses to speak to anyone besides Commissaire Adamsberg. Her daughter has seen a vision: ghostly horsemen who target the most nefarious characters in Normandy. Since the middle ages there have been stories of murderers, r...
Dirt - Adventures in French Cooking
From the author of the widely acclaimed Heat, an exhilarating account of Bill Buford's adventures in the world of French cooking.'A romping, chomping, savoury tour de force... Hilarious' Simon SchamaWhat does it take to master French cooking? This is the question that drives Bill Buford to abandon his p...
Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
A short, sharp nonfiction modern classic on the political and societal state of America - how America got into this mess, and how it might get out of it - by one of the world's greatest nonfiction writersAcclaimed National Book Award-winning author George Packer diagnoses America's descent into a failed...
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