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Kilometer 101

by Maxim Osipov ...

Translated by Boris Dralyuk, Nicolas Pasternak Slater, Alex Fleming ...

A new collection of short fiction and nonfiction by a Russian master of bittersweet humor, dramatic irony, and poignant insights into contemporary life.The town of Tarusa lies 101 kilometers outside Moscow, far enough to have served, under Soviet rule, as a place where former political prisoners and other “undesirables” could legally settle. Lying between the center of power and the provinces, ... Read more

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A new collection of short fiction and nonfiction by a Russian master of bittersweet humor, dramatic irony, and poignant insights into contemporary life.The town of Tarusa lies 101 kilometers outside Moscow, far enough to have served, under Soviet rule, as a place where former political prisoners and other “undesirables” could legally settle. Lying between the center of power and the provinces,
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Hope and Destiny

A Novel

by Niklas Natt och Dag ...

Translated by Alex Fleming ...

The author of the “thrilling, unnerving, clever, and beautiful” (Fredrik Backman) Wolf and the Watchman series presents a new historical series that takes us to medieval Sweden to unravel one of the country’s most infamous murder mysteries.1434: The unified kingdoms of northern Europe are cracking at their seams as a peasant rebellion, led by the charismatic figure Engelbrekt Engelbrekts, erupts ... Read more

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The author of the “thrilling, unnerving, clever, and beautiful” (Fredrik Backman) Wolf and the Watchman series presents a new historical series that takes us to medieval Sweden to unravel one of the country’s most infamous murder mysteries.1434: The unified kingdoms of northern Europe are cracking at their seams as a peasant rebellion, led by the charismatic figure Engelbrekt Engelbrekts, erupts
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Rock, Paper, Scissors

And Other Stories

by Maxim Osipov, Svetlana Alexievich ...

Translated by Anne Marie Jackson, Alex Fleming ...

The first English-language collection of a contemporary Russian master of the short story.Maxim Osipov, who lives and practices medicine in a town ninety miles outside Moscow, is one of Russia’s best contemporary writers. In the tradition of Anton Chekhov and William Carlos Williams, he draws on his experiences in medicine to write stories of great subtlety and striking insight. Osipov’s fiction ... Read more

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The first English-language collection of a contemporary Russian master of the short story.Maxim Osipov, who lives and practices medicine in a town ninety miles outside Moscow, is one of Russia’s best contemporary writers. In the tradition of Anton Chekhov and William Carlos Williams, he draws on his experiences in medicine to write stories of great subtlety and striking insight. Osipov’s fiction
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect

A Novel

by Andrés Stoopendaal ...

Translated by Alex Fleming ...

“Darkly, deeply funny, and acclaimed abroad, this biting satire” (Booklist) follows a****n over-educated, under-employed man as he struggles to complete his novel and get his life together over the course of one scorching Swedish summer.Convinced of his own moral and intellectual superiority, the nameless protagonist of this debut novel is also paralyzed by self-consciousness. Yet, inspired by ... Read more

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“Darkly, deeply funny, and acclaimed abroad, this biting satire” (Booklist) follows a****n over-educated, under-employed man as he struggles to complete his novel and get his life together over the course of one scorching Swedish summer.Convinced of his own moral and intellectual superiority, the nameless protagonist of this debut novel is also paralyzed by self-consciousness. Yet, inspired by
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A Manual for Homeless Ministry

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Helping the poor and homeless is mentioned two-thirds more times in the Bible than worship.If it is that important to God, how do I do it?About ninety percent of Jesus's audience were poor. If Jesus where here today He would be among the poor. When we are around the people Jesus was around, we will see and understand the miracles that Jesus did.This manual helps to create a safe environment with ... Read more

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Helping the poor and homeless is mentioned two-thirds more times in the Bible than worship.If it is that important to God, how do I do it?About ninety percent of Jesus's audience were poor. If Jesus where here today He would be among the poor. When we are around the people Jesus was around, we will see and understand the miracles that Jesus did.This manual helps to create a safe environment with
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The Kremlin School of Negotiation

by Igor Ryzov ...

Translated by Alex Fleming ...

Negotiating is something that we all do, whether at work or at home. But what if we come across someone who just won’t give in? How can we defend ourselves against manipulation? And how do we say ‘no’ without compromising a deal?Legend has it that the Kremlin school of negotiation was born in Russia in the 1920s, under the rule of Joseph Stalin, and it still has its followers and advocates to this ... Read more

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Negotiating is something that we all do, whether at work or at home. But what if we come across someone who just won’t give in? How can we defend ourselves against manipulation? And how do we say ‘no’ without compromising a deal?Legend has it that the Kremlin school of negotiation was born in Russia in the 1920s, under the rule of Joseph Stalin, and it still has its followers and advocates to this
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Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories

by Maxim Osipov, Svetlana Alexievich ...

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The first English-language collection of a contemporary Russian master of the short story, who has been profiled in the New YorkerMaxim Osipov, who lives and practices medicine in a town ninety miles outside Moscow, is one of Russia’s best contemporary writers. In the tradition of Anton Chekhov and William Carlos Williams, he draws on his experiences in medicine to write stories of great subtlety ... Read more

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The first English-language collection of a contemporary Russian master of the short story, who has been profiled in the New YorkerMaxim Osipov, who lives and practices medicine in a town ninety miles outside Moscow, is one of Russia’s best contemporary writers. In the tradition of Anton Chekhov and William Carlos Williams, he draws on his experiences in medicine to write stories of great subtlety
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Mother of Invention

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by Katrine Marçal ...

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An illuminating and maddening examination of how gender bias skews innovation, technology, history, and work, by Swedish journalist Katrine MarçalIt all starts with a rolling suitcase.The wheel was invented some five thousand years ago and the modern suitcase in the mid-nineteenth century, but it wasn’t until the 1970s that someone successfully married the two. What was the hold up? For writer and ... Read more

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An illuminating and maddening examination of how gender bias skews innovation, technology, history, and work, by Swedish journalist Katrine MarçalIt all starts with a rolling suitcase.The wheel was invented some five thousand years ago and the modern suitcase in the mid-nineteenth century, but it wasn’t until the 1970s that someone successfully married the two. What was the hold up? For writer and
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A Gentleman in Moscow

A Novel

by Amor Towles ...

**The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers • A New York Times “Readers’ Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century” PickFrom the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel**In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by ... Read more

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**The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers • A New York Times “Readers’ Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century” PickFrom the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel**In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by
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Son of Mercia

An action-packed historical series from MJ Porter

by MJ Porter ...

Series series The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles
The start of a brand-new series 'The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles' from bestselling author MJ Porter.The once-mighty kingdom of Mercia is in perilous danger.Tamworth, Mercia AD825Beornwulf Mercia's King, lies dead and years of bitter in-fighting between the nobles, and cross border wars have left Mercia exposed to her enemies.King Ecgberht of Wessex senses now is the time for his warriors to strike ... Read more

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The start of a brand-new series 'The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles' from bestselling author MJ Porter.The once-mighty kingdom of Mercia is in perilous danger.Tamworth, Mercia AD825Beornwulf Mercia's King, lies dead and years of bitter in-fighting between the nobles, and cross border wars have left Mercia exposed to her enemies.King Ecgberht of Wessex senses now is the time for his warriors to strike
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Getting Past No

Negotiating in Difficult Situations

by William Ury ...

“Getting Past No is the most elegant handbook on the challenge of difficult negotiation and difficult people.”—Leonard A. Lauder, president, Estée Lauder Companies“Bill Ury has a remarkable ability to get to the heart of a dispute and find simple but innovative ways to resolve it.”—President Jimmy CarterWINNER OF THE BOOK PRIZE OF THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC RESOURCESWe all want to get to yes, but what ... Read more

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“Getting Past No is the most elegant handbook on the challenge of difficult negotiation and difficult people.”—Leonard A. Lauder, president, Estée Lauder Companies“Bill Ury has a remarkable ability to get to the heart of a dispute and find simple but innovative ways to resolve it.”—President Jimmy CarterWINNER OF THE BOOK PRIZE OF THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC RESOURCESWe all want to get to yes, but what
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A Mountain of Crumbs

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by Elena Gorokhova ...

Elena Gorokhova’s A Mountain of Crumbs is the moving story of a Soviet girl who discovers the truths adults are hiding from her and the lies her homeland lives by.Elena’s country is no longer the majestic Russia of literature or the tsars, but a nation struggling to retain its power and its pride. Born with a desire to explore the world beyond her borders, Elena finds her passion in the complexity ... Read more

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Elena Gorokhova’s A Mountain of Crumbs is the moving story of a Soviet girl who discovers the truths adults are hiding from her and the lies her homeland lives by.Elena’s country is no longer the majestic Russia of literature or the tsars, but a nation struggling to retain its power and its pride. Born with a desire to explore the world beyond her borders, Elena finds her passion in the complexity
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