An enchanting New York Times and international best seller and awardwinner about life, art, literature, philosophy, culture, class, privilege, and power, seen through the eyes of a 54yearold French concierge and a precocious but troubled 12yearold girl.
Renee Michel is the 54yearold concierge of a luxury Paris apartment building. Her exterior (short, ugly,and plump) and demeanor (poor, discreet, and insignificant) belie her keen, questing mind and profound erudition. Paloma Josse is a 12yearold genius who behaves as everyone expects her to behave: a mediocre preteen high on adolescent subculture, a good but not outstanding student, an obedient if obstinate daughter. She plans to kill herself on the 16th of June, her 13th birthday.
Both Renee and Paloma hide their true talents and finest qualities from the bourgeois families around them, until a wealthy Japanese gentleman named Ozu moves into building. Only he sees through them, perceiving the secret that haunts Renee, winning Paloma's trust, and helping the two discover their kindred souls. Moving, funny, tender, and triumphant, Barbery's novel exalts the quiet victories of the inconspicuous among us.
From the bestselling author of Agent Zigzag, the thrilling true story of the greatest and most successful wartime deception ever attempted....
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Sixth grader Greg Heffley doesn't understand his annoying younger brother, obnoxious older one, or wellmeaning parents....
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In this brave, beautiful, and deeply personal memoir, Laura Bush, one of our most beloved and private first ladies, tells her own extraordinary story.....
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For every girl with an independent spirit and a nose for trouble, here is the noboysallowed guide to everything from schoolyard games to great women in history....
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When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with cancer....
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An extraordinary writer, Tracy Kidder once again shows us what it means to be fully human by telling a story about the heroism inherent in ordinary people, a story about a life based on hope....
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The bestselling author of Saving Graces shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity....
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Little Bighorn and Custer are names synonymous in the American imagination with unmatched bravery and spectacular defeat....
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Birdie Cousins has thrown herself into the details of her daughter Chess's lavish wedding, from the floating dance floor in her Connecticut back yard to the color of the cocktail napkins....
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Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of its monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul.
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Recapture Sunday afternoons and long summer days. This is a wonderful collection of all things that make being young, or young at heart, fun....
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Humans used to know how to eat well, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused, complicated, and distorted by food industry marketers....
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Yale professor Dr. Edward Kender's father is undergoing chemotherapy when the supply of a critical accompanying drug, Culovort, suddenly runs out. ....
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