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  • Silken Prey - John Sandford
    The extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller from the #1 New York Times –bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner. “If you haven’t read Sandford yet, you have been missing one of the great summer-read novelists of all time.”—Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly Murder, scandal, political espionage, and an extremely dangerous woman. Lucas Davenport’s goin […]
  • Inferno - Dan Brown
    In his international blockbusters The Da Vinci Code , Angels & Demons , and The Lost Symbol , Dan Brown masterfully fused history, art, codes, and symbols. In this riveting new thriller, Brown returns to his element and has crafted his highest-stakes novel to date. In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harro […]
  • The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
    The exemplary novel of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgeralds' third book, The Great Gatsby (1925), stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the "first step" American fiction had taken since Henry James; H. L. Mencken praised "the charm and beauty of the writing," as well as Fitzgeral […]
  • The Eighty-Dollar Champion - Elizabeth Letts
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. The recent Dutch immigrant recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry’s modest farm on Long Island, he ultimately taught Snowman how to fly. Here is the dramatic and inspiring […]
  • The Hit - David Baldacci
    From David Baldacci--#1 bestselling author and one of the world's most popular, widely read storytellers--comes the most thrilling novel of the year. THE HIT Will Robie is a master of killing. A highly skilled assassin, Robie is the man the U.S. government calls on to eliminate the worst of the worst-enemies of the state, monsters committed to harming u […]
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  • Death of an American Sniper - Anthony Swofford
    In a stunning new Byliner Original, Anthony Swofford, former Marine Corps sniper and bestselling author of "Jarhead," tells the story of the life and shocking death of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. It is also the first account of the troubled life of Kyle's alleged murderer, a former Marine who managed to succeed where countless Iraqi insurgents had f […]
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  • Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg
    Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women’s voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives. In  Lean In,  Sheryl Sandberg examines why women’s progress in achievin […]
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  • Let's Pretend This Never Happened - Jenny Lawson
    Includes a new chapter! When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opportunity for Lawson to find the humor in the strange shame-spiral that is her life, and we are all the better for it. In the irreverent Let’ […]
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  • I'll See You Again - Jackie Hance & Janice Kaplan
    In a powerful and intimate memoir, Jackie Hance shares her story of unbearable loss, darkest despair, and—slowly, painfully, and miraculously—her cautious return to hope and love. Until the horrific car accident on New York State’s Taconic Parkway that took the lives of her three beloved young daughters, Jackie Hance was an ordinary Long Island mom, fulfille […]
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  • Night - Elie Wiesel & Marion Wiesel
    A New Translation From The French By Marion Wiesel Night is Elie Wiesel’s masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie’s wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author’ […]
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Game 5: Knicks 85, Pacers 75: Knicks Beat Pacers to Stay Alive in N.B.A. Playoffs

Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points as the Knicks staved off elimination by turning their defense up a notch and capitalizing on the Pacers’ mistakes and misfortune in Game 5.

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Why Basketball Won’t Leave Phil Jackson Alone

There is no such thing as life after basketball for the 13-time N.B.A. champion. Life is basketball.

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Game 5: Grizzlies 88, Thunder 84: Grizzlies Oust Thunder and Advance to Western Conference Finals

Zach Randolph had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and Memphis defeated Oklahoma City, four games to one, to reach the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history.

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Game 5: Heat 94, Bulls 91: Heat Eliminate the Bulls

The Heat made their best defensive stand at the end of the game against the Bulls to preserve the victory and advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

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N.B.A. Owners Vote to Keep Kings in Sacramento

In a decision that is likely to end a long struggle to save the Sacramento Kings, N.B.A. owners voted to prevent the team from moving to Seattle.

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Game 4: Pacers 93, Knicks 82: Pacers Rout Knicks to Take 3-1 Series Lead

George Hill scored 26 points and Paul George added 18 points and 14 rebounds as the Pacers put the Knicks on the brink of elimination.

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China’s young and wealthy savour the Big Apple’s elite schools

<!– google_ad_section_start –> Weiling Zhang, a 10th-grade student at the Leman Manhattan Preparatory School, yearned to communicate with more conviction and verve than her peers back home in China – the “American way”, she said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>

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Sacramento Kings Draw New Bid From Group Eager to Move Team to Seattle

The N.B.A.’s owners will soon vote on a recommendation that the Kings be prohibited from moving to Seattle, but the group that wants to buy and relocate them raised its offer by about $49 million.

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Game 3: Pacers 82, Knicks 71: Knicks Trail Early, Late and in Between in Loss to Pacers

The Knicks flirted with a franchise low in scoring as Roy Hibbert dominated the paint and the Pacers took a 2-1 lead in the second-round series.

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Alex Ferguson Is Among History’s Greatest Coaches

Alex Ferguson, who produced 13 league championships at Manchester United, is a candidate for the title of greatest coach in history. The other names that emerge might be surprising.

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Rodman asks pal Kim to free jailed American

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Well: Winning Streaks in Sports

Winning streaks in sports may be real and not merely magical thinking, several new studies suggest.

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Game 2: Knicks 105, Pacers 79: Knicks Roar to Victory, Rattling Rims and Pacers

Unbowed by the moment, unmoved by the Pacers’ size advantage, the Knicks blew the Pacers off the court with a stunning 23-0 run in the second half.

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Andy Enfield, Coach of ‘Dunk City,’ Starts Anew at U.S.C.

U.S.C. hired Andy Enfield, who coached the darling of last season’s N.C.A.A. tournament, hoping his high-flying style will resonate in Los Angeles.

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Brooklyn Stylist Khalilah Williams-Webb Behind Fashion of Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony

Khalilah Williams-Webb, the owner of a boutique in Brooklyn, selects outfits for Carmelo Anthony, from his vintage jackets down to his socks and underwear.

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Bulls 93, Heat 86: N.B.A. Playoffs — Heat Have M.V.P.; Bulls Have Series Lead

Nate Robinson scored 27 points, including the game’s final 7 points, as injury-ravaged Chicago withstood LeBron James and defending champion Miami in their opener.

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Essay: Brittney Griner, Proudly Part of a Mission to Help Others Live in Truth

The W.N.B.A. player Brittney Griner writes, “Just as basketball doesn’t define who I am, neither does being gay.”

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Pacers 102, Knicks 95: Pacers’ Aggressive Defense Proves Too Much for Knicks

Indiana led for the entire second half, by as many as 16 points, as the Knicks struggled on offense against the Pacers’ aggressive, physical defense in Game 1.

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Summer Movies

Baz Luhrmann’s “Gatsby,” J. J. Abrams’s “Star Trek,” breakthrough performances, movie listings and more.

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Game 7: Bulls 99, Nets 93: Nets Show Up Late and Miss Out on Celebration

In Game 7, the injury ravaged Bulls stopped a rally by the Nets, who fell behind by as many as 17 points in the first half but closed the gap to 4.

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  • What Great Bosses Know - The Poynter Institute's Jill Geisler
    Jill Geisler heads the Poynter Institute's leadership and management programs. In these Poynter podcasts, she shares practical leadership lessons for managers who want to be great bosses. You can read companion "Great Bosses" columns on www.Poynter.org. Jill's book: "WORK HAPPY: WHAT GREAT BOSSES KNOW" is now available in book s […]
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  • Dean Lectures - California Academy of Sciences
    This series of talks for the general public is given by noted scientists in the fields of astronomy and space science. It is held in the Morrison Planetarium, home of the most accurate and interactive digital Universe ever created, which is shown on the world's largest all-digital dome. This iTunes U Collection contains the audio podcasts from this lect […]
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  • Money 101: Retirement & Investing - Marketplace
    The traditional model of retirement is changing, and many Americans are finding themselves working far beyond age 65. Examine the key questions and critical issues in re-envisioning the golden years. Get straightforward advice and practical tools for planning a safe and sane financial future. […]
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  • iPad and iPhone Application Development (HD) - Paul Hegarty
    Updated for iOS 5. Tools and APIs required to build applications for the iPhone and iPad platform using the iOS SDK. User interface designs for mobile devices and unique user interactions using multi-touch technologies. Object-oriented design using model-view-controller paradigm, memory management, Objective-C programming language. Other topics include: obje […]
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  • Hands-On Python Tutorial - Chapter 1 - Loyola University Chicago
    Hands-On Python Tutorial - Chapter 1 Loyola University Chicago Genre: Computer Science Release Date: May 16, 2011 […]
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  • Game Theory - Video - Ben Polak
    (ECON 159) This course is an introduction to game theory and strategic thinking. Ideas such as dominance, backward induction, Nash equilibrium, evolutionary stability, commitment, credibility, asymmetric information, adverse selection, and signaling are discussed and applied to games played in class and to examples drawn from economics, politics, the movies, […]
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  • Electricity & Magnetism - Prof. Walter Lewin
    In addition to the basic concepts of Electromagnetism, a vast variety of interesting topics are covered in this course: Lightning, Pacemakers, Electric Shock Treatment, Electrocardiograms, Metal Detectors, Musical Instruments, Magnetic Levitation, Bullet Trains, Electric Motors, Radios, TV, Car Coils, Superconductivity, Aurora Borealis, Rainbows, Radio Teles […]
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  • Masters of Photography - National Geographic Live
    Step behind the camera with top-flight photographers. […]
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  • How to Think Like a Psychologist - Stanford Continuing Studies Program
    How to Think Like a Psychologist Stanford Continuing Studies Program Genre: Psychology Release Date: March 23, 2012 […]
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  • Introduction to Computer Science and Programming - Eric Grimson, John Guttag
    This subject is aimed at students with little or no programming experience. It aims to provide students with an understanding of the role computation can play in solving problems. It also aims to help students, regardless of their major, to feel justifiably confident of their ability to write small programs that allow them to accomplish useful goals. The cla […]
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  • Quantum Mechanics - Oxford University
    In this series of physics lectures, Professor J.J. Binney explains how probabilities are obtained from quantum amplitudes, why they give rise to quantum interference, the concept of a complete set of amplitudes and how this defines a "quantum state". A book of the course can be obtained from http://bit.ly/binneybook […]
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  • Programming Methodology - Mehran Sahami
    This course is the largest of the introductory programming courses and is one of the largest courses at Stanford. Topics focus on the introduction to the engineering of computer applications emphasizing modern software engineering principles: object-oriented design, decomposition, encapsulation, abstraction, and testing. Programming Methodology teaches the w […]
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  • Mindful Meditations - UCLA
    Our mission is to foster mindful awareness through education and research to promote well-being and a more compassionate society. Mindful Awareness is the moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one’s physical, mental and emotional experiences. Mindful Awareness has scientific support as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost th […]
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  • Physics I: Classical Mechanics - Walter Lewin
    8.01 is a first-semester freshman physics class in Newtonian Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, and Kinetic Gas Theory. In addition to the basic concepts of Newtonian Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, and Kinetic Gas Theory, a variety of interesting topics are covered in this course: Binary Stars, Neutron Stars, Black Holes, Resonance Phenomena, Musical Instruments, Stel […]
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  • OCW Scholar: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming - Prof. John Guttag
    This subject is aimed at students with little or no programming experience. It aims to provide students with an understanding of the role computation can play in solving problems. It also aims to help students, regardless of their major, to feel justifiably confident of their ability to write small programs that allow them to accomplish useful goals. The cla […]
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  • Building a Business - Oxford University
    A lecture series of basic business skills, Building a Business covers good business practice with a focus on science entrepreneurship. It is designed around technological enterprise but most course material is relevant to general business practice. […]
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  • Critical Reasoning for Beginners - Oxford University
    Are you confident you can reason clearly? Are you able to convince others of your point of view? Are you able to give plausible reasons for believing what you believe? Do you sometimes read arguments in the newspapers, hear them on the television, or in the pub and wish you knew how to confidently evaluate them? In this six-part course, you will learn all ab […]
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  • Physics - Khan Academy
    Projectile motion, mechanics and electricity and magnetism. Solid understanding of algebra and a basic understanding of trigonometry necessary. […]
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  • The Human Brain (Video) - UCTV
    UCTV delivers documentaries, faculty lectures, cutting-edge research symposiums and artistic performances from each of the ten University of California campuses. […]
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  • Single Variable Calculus - Prof. David Jerison
    This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with applications *Note: Lectures 8, 17, 27, 33 were the exams and therefore have no videos. […]
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