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Authors: Vince Locke John Wagner

2007-02-02

 

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Author: Jonathan Watkins

2005-12-10

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Authors: Ruari McLean Jan Tschichold

2005-12-10

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Authors: Jorge Luis Jorge Luis Borges Borges

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Description: The greatest of Borges' works, Labyrinths demonstrates not only the power of his writingThe greatest of Borges' works, Labyrinths demonstrates not only the power of his writing but also the power of his intellect. His short fictions (he did not call them stories) explore the power of the human mind, will, and emotion, and it is in his most concise musings that he brings us to the most profound realizations. ...

2005-12-10

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Author: Joseph Heller

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2005-12-10

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Author: Douglas Adams

2005-12-10

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Author: Chandler Burr

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Description: This book was bought at Buck-A-Book with the intention of turning it into a bookray. A biographyThis book was bought at Buck-A-Book with the intention of turning it into a bookray. A biography of Luca Turin, it explores the life of a scientific vagabond and long time lover of smells. He wrote a best selling perfume guide and came up with a completely new theory about how we smell. The witty writing makes this a fun and interesting read for anyone wth an interest in scent, science or french. Yet this is written in such a conversation way that neither expects nor requires previous experience with with any of these fields.

My first introduction to the behind the scene work of the consumer scent industry was when I worked for a few years for Gillette/Oral-B. There a friend and coworker introduced me to "flavor chemistry," and I first heard of Quest, a company that makes flavors and scents for many of the big companies out there. Imagine my surprise when Quest turned up again in the first few pages of this book....

2005-12-10

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Author: Haruki Murakami

2005-12-10

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Author: Colson Whitehead

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Description: A wonderful allegory that explores racism through the differences between elevator inspectors.A wonderful allegory that explores racism through the differences between elevator inspectors. ...

2005-12-10

 

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Authors: Joachim Krausse Claude Lichtenstein

2005-12-10