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The Secret of Santa Vittoria

A Novel

by Robert Crichton ...

The #1 New York Times–bestselling novel of an Italian town banding together against Nazis occupation—"irresistibly engaging . . . bubbles with gaiety and wit" ( The New York Times).In the last days of World War II, German forces are sent to occupy the Italian hill town of Santa Vittoria. Above all, they wish to claim its great treasure: one million bottles of the Santa Vittoria wine that is its ... Read more

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The #1 New York Times–bestselling novel of an Italian town banding together against Nazis occupation—"irresistibly engaging . . . bubbles with gaiety and wit" ( The New York Times).In the last days of World War II, German forces are sent to occupy the Italian hill town of Santa Vittoria. Above all, they wish to claim its great treasure: one million bottles of the Santa Vittoria wine that is its
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The Camerons

A Novel

by Robert Crichton ...

On her 16th birthday, Maggie Drum sets out from the grimy streets of her Scottish coalmining town to find a man of pride, independence and spirit fit enough to be her husband. She finds her man in Gillon Cameron, a tall fisherman from the Highlands, who will learn to go down into the mines yet refuse to settle for the grinding poverty of the coal miner's life. In a world that treats coal miners as ... Read more

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On her 16th birthday, Maggie Drum sets out from the grimy streets of her Scottish coalmining town to find a man of pride, independence and spirit fit enough to be her husband. She finds her man in Gillon Cameron, a tall fisherman from the Highlands, who will learn to go down into the mines yet refuse to settle for the grinding poverty of the coal miner's life. In a world that treats coal miners as
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The Great Impostor

The Amazing Careers of Ferdinand Waldo Demara

by Robert Crichton ...

The essential biography of the legendary con man who impersonated doctors, monks, and more—the basis for the classic film starring Tony Curtis.Ferdinand Waldo Demara wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became many. After enlisting in the military in 1941, he went AWOL and assumed the identity of an army buddy. He soon found that with his sharp wit and uncanny memory, he could reinvent himself ... Read more

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The essential biography of the legendary con man who impersonated doctors, monks, and more—the basis for the classic film starring Tony Curtis.Ferdinand Waldo Demara wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became many. After enlisting in the military in 1941, he went AWOL and assumed the identity of an army buddy. He soon found that with his sharp wit and uncanny memory, he could reinvent himself
... Read more
Iron Metabolism

From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Consequences

by Robert Crichton ...

Iron is indispensable for the growth, development and well-being of almost all living organisms. Biological systems from bacteria, fungi and plants to humans have evolved systems for the uptake, utilisation, storage and homeostasis of iron. Its importance for microbial growth makes its uptake systems a natural target for pathogenic microorganisms and parasites. Uniquely, humans suffer from both ... Read more

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Iron is indispensable for the growth, development and well-being of almost all living organisms. Biological systems from bacteria, fungi and plants to humans have evolved systems for the uptake, utilisation, storage and homeostasis of iron. Its importance for microbial growth makes its uptake systems a natural target for pathogenic microorganisms and parasites. Uniquely, humans suffer from both
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Metal-Based Neurodegeneration

From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Strategies

by Robert Crichton, Roberta Ward ...

Neurodegenerative diseases of the human brain appear in various forms, resulting in disorders of movement and coordination, cognitive deterioration and psychiatric disturbances. Many of the key factors leading to neurodegenerative diseases are similar, including the dysfunction of metal ion homeostasis, redox-active metal ions generating oxidative stress, and intracellular inclusion bodies.Metal ... Read more

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Neurodegenerative diseases of the human brain appear in various forms, resulting in disorders of movement and coordination, cognitive deterioration and psychiatric disturbances. Many of the key factors leading to neurodegenerative diseases are similar, including the dysfunction of metal ion homeostasis, redox-active metal ions generating oxidative stress, and intracellular inclusion bodies.Metal
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Metal Chelation in Medicine

Edited by Roberta J Ward, Robert C Hider, Robert Crichton ...

Series Book 8 - Metallobiology
Metal chelators are emerging as versatile tool with many medical applications. Their versatility allows them to be used in chelation therapy for treating diseases caused by toxic and heavy metal poisoning, chelating agents are capable of binding to toxic metal ions to form complex structures which are easily excreted from the body removing them from intracellular or extracellular spaces. In ... Read more

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Metal chelators are emerging as versatile tool with many medical applications. Their versatility allows them to be used in chelation therapy for treating diseases caused by toxic and heavy metal poisoning, chelating agents are capable of binding to toxic metal ions to form complex structures which are easily excreted from the body removing them from intracellular or extracellular spaces. In
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The Secret of Santa Vittoria

A Novel

by Robert Crichton ...

Narrated by Christopher Hurt ...

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13 hours 25 min

Remote from the rest of war-torn Italy, the little town of Santa Vittoria has but one thing to boast of: its fabulous wine cellars. For this cause, the citizens, led by their wine-loving mayor Bombolini, scheme and plot to prevent the Germans from locating and looting the town's only treasure.A bestseller and the inspiration for the famous film starring Anthony Quinn, this warm, rich novel has ... Read more

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Remote from the rest of war-torn Italy, the little town of Santa Vittoria has but one thing to boast of: its fabulous wine cellars. For this cause, the citizens, led by their wine-loving mayor Bombolini, scheme and plot to prevent the Germans from locating and looting the town's only treasure.A bestseller and the inspiration for the famous film starring Anthony Quinn, this warm, rich novel has
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The Girl from the Grand Hotel

A Novel

by Camille Aubray ...

Narrated by Mozhan Navabi ...

Unabridged

9 hours 19 min

The #1 bestselling author of Cooking for Picasso and The Godmothers returns with The Girl from the Grand Hotel, a dazzling historical novel that brings readers into the glamorous world of the first (and doomed) Cannes Film Festival and the deadly atmosphere of Europe on the brink of war.Summer 1939. The glittering Côte d’Azur is having a particularly brilliant season, as the world’s wealthiest ... Read more

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The #1 bestselling author of Cooking for Picasso and The Godmothers returns with The Girl from the Grand Hotel, a dazzling historical novel that brings readers into the glamorous world of the first (and doomed) Cannes Film Festival and the deadly atmosphere of Europe on the brink of war.Summer 1939. The glittering Côte d’Azur is having a particularly brilliant season, as the world’s wealthiest
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God, War, and Providence

The Epic Struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England

by James A. Warren ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 31 min

A devout Puritan minister in seventeenth-century New England, Roger Williams was also a social critic, diplomat, theologian, and politician who fervently believed in tolerance. Banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635, Williams purchased land from the Narragansett Indians and laid the foundations for the colony of Rhode Island as a place where Indian and English cultures could flourish side ... Read more

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A devout Puritan minister in seventeenth-century New England, Roger Williams was also a social critic, diplomat, theologian, and politician who fervently believed in tolerance. Banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635, Williams purchased land from the Narragansett Indians and laid the foundations for the colony of Rhode Island as a place where Indian and English cultures could flourish side
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Downtown Owl

A Novel

by Chuck Klosterman ...

Narrated by Chuck Klosterman, Phillip Baker Hall, Lily Rabe, Wiley Wiggins, Keith Nobbs, Dennis Boutsikaris ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

Now a major motion picture! New York Times bestselling author and “one of America’s top cultural critics” (EntertainmentWeekly****) Chuck Klosterman’s darkly comic debut novel brilliantly captures the charm and dread of small-town life in rural North Dakota.**Somewhere in rural North Dakota, there is a fictional town called Owl. They don’t have cable. They don’t really have pop c... ... Read more

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Now a major motion picture! New York Times bestselling author and “one of America’s top cultural critics” (EntertainmentWeekly****) Chuck Klosterman’s darkly comic debut novel brilliantly captures the charm and dread of small-town life in rural North Dakota.**Somewhere in rural North Dakota, there is a fictional town called Owl. They don’t have cable. They don’t really have pop c...
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Maggie-Now

A Novel

by Betty Smith ...

Narrated by Nicola Barber ...

Unabridged

13 hours 23 min

Betty Smith, the belovedauthor of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, weaves a riveting modern mythout of the experiences of her own life in this rediscovered classic.In Brooklyn'sunforgiving urban jungle, Maggie Moore is torn between answering her own needsand catering to the desirous men who dominate her life. Confronted by herquarrelsome Irish immigrant father, the feckless lover who may become ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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Betty Smith, the belovedauthor of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, weaves a riveting modern mythout of the experiences of her own life in this rediscovered classic.In Brooklyn'sunforgiving urban jungle, Maggie Moore is torn between answering her own needsand catering to the desirous men who dominate her life. Confronted by herquarrelsome Irish immigrant father, the feckless lover who may become
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The Ides of March

A Novel

by Thornton Wilder ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins, Piper Goodeve, Jane Copland, Gary Furlong, Andy Cresswell, Peter Noble, Antony Ferguson, Joan Walker, Morag Sims ...

Unabridged

8 hours 44 min

“Mr. Wilder has brought to his character the warmth which was totally lacking in the Caesar of schoolbooks and Shakespeare, and in his hero’s destruction there is the true catharsis.”—Edward Weeks, AtlanticFirst published in 1948, The Ides of March is a brilliant epistolary novel of the Rome of Julius Caesar. Through imaginary letters and documents, Wilder brings to life a dramatic period of world ... Read more

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“Mr. Wilder has brought to his character the warmth which was totally lacking in the Caesar of schoolbooks and Shakespeare, and in his hero’s destruction there is the true catharsis.”—Edward Weeks, AtlanticFirst published in 1948, The Ides of March is a brilliant epistolary novel of the Rome of Julius Caesar. Through imaginary letters and documents, Wilder brings to life a dramatic period of world
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