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Stolen Prey - John Sandford
The brilliant Lucas Davenport thriller from the number one New York Times bestselling author. Lucas Davenport has seen many terrible murder scenes. This is one of the worst. In the Minnesota town of Wayzata, an entire family has been killed—husband, wife, two kids, dogs. On the wall, in blood: “Were coming.” No apostrophe. There’s something about the scene t […]
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 […]
Guilty Wives - James Patterson & David Ellis
No husbands allowed Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous, sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Their lavish presidential suite overlooks Monte Carlo, and they surrender: to the sun and pool, to the sashimi and sake, to the Bruno Paillard champagne. F […]
The Fifth Assassin - Brad Meltzer
From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, there have been more than two dozen assassination attempts on the President of the United States. Four have been successful. But now, Beecher White--the hero of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Inner Circle --discovers a killer in Washington, D.C., who's meticulously re-creating the crimes of these four m […]
And the Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini
An unforgettable novel about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else. Khaled Hosseini, the #1 New York Times –bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns , has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. In this tale revolving around not just […]

Behind the Candelabra - Scott Thorson & Alex Thorleifson
In this unusually frank book Scott Thorson tells all: the good, the bad, and the ugly truths about a legendary entertainer who went to outrageous extremes to prevent public knowledge of his homosexuality. Liberace's unhappy childhood, dominated by a mother determined to force him into a concert career, serves as the prologue for a story that goes on to […]
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An Invisible Thread - Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski & Valerie Salembier
An Invisible Thread tells of the life-long friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy, and how both of their lives were changed by what began as one small gesture of kindness. When Laura Schroff brushed by a young panhandler on a New York City corner one rainy afternoon, something made her stop and turn back. She took the boy to […]
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The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imaginati […]
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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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Mom & Me & Mom - Maya Angelou
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother. For the first time, Angelou reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian […]
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Pakistani Leader Moves Quickly to Form Government

By By DECLAN WALSH, on May 13th, 2013

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif named the next finance minister even as votes from Saturday’s election were still being being tallied and outrage grew over accusations of vote-rigging.

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No, Democrats Did Not Just Want to “Count All the Votes” in the 2000 Election.

By Megan McArdle, on May 6th, 2013

“Count all the Votes” became the rallying cry after the courts told Democrats they couldn’t just count some of the votes

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Senate Sets Flurry of Crucial Votes on Gun Measures

By By JONATHAN WEISMAN and JENNIFER STEINHAUER, on April 17th, 2013

A showdown was set for Wednesday on gun control that will determine the shape of legislation inspired by the shootings in Newtown, Conn.

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Razor-Thin Win

By Mac Margolis, on April 15th, 2013

Nicolás Maduro eked out the Venezuelan presidential election by 235,000 votes. By Mac Margolis.

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Common Sense: Sham Shareholder Democracy

By By JAMES B. STEWART, on April 12th, 2013

There are 41 publicly traded companies with directors who lost their elections last year. Despite these votes of no confidence, they remained in their posts.

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Goal-line technology given go-ahead

By , on April 11th, 2013

The Premier League has voted to introduce goal-line technology from the 2013-14 season, using Hawk-Eye technology.

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Senate Votes 68-31 to Allow Debate on Gun Legislation

By By JENNIFER STEINHAUER, on April 11th, 2013

The Senate on Thursday cleared the way for debate on the first piece of major gun control legislation to be considered in that chamber in two decades.

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More Senate Republicans Oppose Filibuster on Gun Bill

By By JONATHAN WEISMAN and JENNIFER STEINHAUER, on April 9th, 2013

With backers of gun safety laws increasingly optimistic that they can corral the votes necessary to begin debate, Senator Harry Reid said he would schedule a vote for Thursday.

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Kenya’s Presidential Vote Yields Winner, but Margin Is Slim

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, on March 9th, 2013

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta won 50.03 percent of votes after a troubled counting process. The result is likely to bring a challenge from Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

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Snags in Vote Tabulation Spur Anxiety in Kenya

By By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, on March 6th, 2013

Confusion rose on Wednesday as results from the presidential election were delayed by electronic breakdowns and officials announced a late-night change in tabulating votes.

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Early Tally Shows Kenyatta Ahead in Kenya Vote

By By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, on March 5th, 2013

Uhuru Kenyatta, who is accused of crimes against humanity, held a commanding lead with more than a third of the votes counted in Kenya’s presidential election.

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Violent Start to Kenya Vote: Police Die in Attack

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, on March 4th, 2013

A pre-dawn attack on police in Kenya on Monday killed several officers hours before Kenyans began casting votes in a nationwide election being held five years after more than 1,000 people died in election-related violence.

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Chris Christie is the Real Deal

By Justin Green, on February 27th, 2013

A Quinnipiac Poll shows support for Chris Christie in New Jersey (14 electoral votes) that is simply astounding.

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Voter Waiting Time Disparities Draw Democrats’ Scrutiny

By By JEREMY W. PETERS, on February 5th, 2013

With studies suggesting that long lines at the polls cost Democrats hundreds of thousands of votes in November, party leaders are beginning a push to make voting and voter registration easier.

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Bipartisan Filibuster Deal Is Reached in the Senate

By By JEREMY W. PETERS, on January 24th, 2013

Lawmakers and aides said the new rules would end the use of a tactic that forces the majority party to marshal 60 votes to bring a bill to the floor.

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Bipartisan Filibuster Deal Is Taking Shape in Senate

By By JEREMY W. PETERS, on January 24th, 2013

New rules would end the majority party’s need to marshal 60 votes to bring a bill to the floor.

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No Players Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

By By TYLER KEPNER, on January 9th, 2013

For the first time since 1996, no players received the necessary 75 percent of the votes from baseball writers, a rejection clearly linked to misgivings about the sport’s steroids era.

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Libyans’ new love affair with ice cream

By , on January 1st, 2013

Libyans’ new love affair with ice cream vans

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India begins cash payouts to poor

By , on January 1st, 2013

India rolls out an ambitious plan for a cash payout of subsidies to the poor in 20 districts, officials say.

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Talking as time runs out

By , on December 21st, 2012

Mark Mardell on how the US Republican leader’s Plan B fell flat

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Machine Learning - Andrew Ng
This course provides a broad introduction to machine learning and statistical pattern recognition. The course also discusses recent applications of machine learning, such as to robotic control, data mining, autonomous navigation, bioinformatics, speech recognition, and text and web data processing. Topics include: supervised learning (generative/discriminati […]
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Mindful Meditation at the Hammer - UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
Meditation at the Hammer sessions are led by Diana Winston, Director of Mindfulness Education at MARC, and by guest leaders. Each week has a different theme, and usually includes some introductory comments, a guided meditation, some silent practice time, and closing comments. Each session also offers a new daily life practice for the week. […]
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Calculus Revisited: Calculus of Complex Variables, Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra - Herbert Gross
This course gives an introduction to Complex Variables, Ordinary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra. […]
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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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Preaching Christ in a Postmodern World - Dr. Edmund P. Clowney and Dr. Timothy J. Keller
Originally taught as a Doctor of Ministry course, Dr. Keller and Dr. Clowney (1917-2005) ask, “Is Jesus made visible in every sermon or only talked about?” By analyzing and deconstructing other models of preaching that either exhort on moral levels or attempt to evoke an emotional response, Dr.’s Keller and Clowney provide a model of preaching that is Christ […]
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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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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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Wired Study Tips - Texas A&M University - Dwight Look College of Engineering
These tips entertain and inform college and college-bound students on topics such as test taking and maximizing your memory. […]
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Masters of Photography - National Geographic Live
Step behind the camera with top-flight photographers. […]
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Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art lectures - Oxford University
Lecture series on Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art. The first part of the series focuses on some of the most important writings on art and beauty in the Western philosophical tradition, covering Plato, Aristotle, David Hume, and Immanuel Kant. The second part of the series focuses on questions about understanding works of art and about the nature of art. […]
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Arming the Donkeys - Dan Ariely, Professor of Behavioral Economics, Duke University
Duke economist and New York Times best-selling author Dan Ariely ("Predictably Irrational") is your host for a weekly series of informal one-on-one chats with researchers in social and natural sciences. […]
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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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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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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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Science and Cooking - Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Science
This public lecture series discusses concepts from the physical sciences that underpin both everyday cooking and haute cuisine. Each lecture features a world-class chef who visited and presented their remarkable culinary designs: Ferran Adria presented spherification; Jose Andres discussed both the basic components of food and gelation; Joan Roca demonstrate […]
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Conversational French - Amy Brewster
Conversational French Amy Brewster Genre: French Release Date: August 17, 2011 © © Freed-Hardeman University […]
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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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The New Psychology of Depression - Oxford University
We live in a world filled with material wealth, live longer and healthier lives, and yet anxiety, stress, unhappiness, and depression have never been more common. What are the driving forces behind these interlinked global epidemics? In this series, Professor Mark Williams (Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow at Oxford University) and Dr Danny Penman di […]
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Linear Algebra - Prof. Gilbert Strang
This is a basic subject on matrix theory and linear algebra. Emphasis is given to topics that will be useful in other disciplines, including systems of equations, vector spaces, determinants, eigenvalues, similarity, and positive definite matrices. *Please note that Lecture 4 is unavailable in a higher quality format. […]
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SMASH - The Complete Season One (Music From the Television Series) - SMASH Cast
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The Interestings - Meg Wolitzer
“Remarkable . . . With this book [Wolitzer] has surpassed herself.”— The New York Times Book Review "A victory . . . The Interestings secures Wolitzer's place among the best novelists of her generation. . . . She's every bit as literary as Franzen or Eugenides. But the very human moments in her work hit you harder than the big ideas. This isn […]
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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 […]
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The Burgess Boys - Elizabeth Strout
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Elizabeth Strout “animates the ordinary with an astonishing force,” wrote The New Yorker on the publication of her Pulitzer Prize–winning Olive Kitteridge . The San Francisco Chronicle praised Strout’s “magnificent gift for humanizing characters.” Now the acclaimed author returns with a stunning novel as powerful and moving as any w […]
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The Kingmaker's Daughter - Philippa Gregory
Spies, poison, and curses surround her…. Is there anyone she can trust? In The Kingmaker’s Daughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a novel of conspiracy and a fight to the death for love and power at the court of Edward IV of England. The Kingmaker’s Daughter is the gripping story of the daughters of the man known as the “Kin […]
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Someday, Someday, Maybe - Lauren Graham
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Lauren Graham, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood, comes a witty, charming, and hilariously relatable debut novel about a struggling young actress trying to get ahead―and keep it together―in New York City. It’s January 1995, and Franny Banks has just six months left of the three-year deadline she set for he […]
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The Light Between Oceans - ML Stedman
The debut of a stunning new voice in fiction— a novel both heartbreaking and transcendent After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season and shore leaves a […]
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Daddy's Gone A Hunting - Mary Higgins Clark
In her latest novel, Daddy’s Gone A Hunting , Mary Higgins Clark, the beloved “Queen of Suspense,” exposes a dark secret from a family’s past that threatens the lives of sisters Kate and Hannah Connelly when the family-owned furniture firm explodes into flames in the middle of the night, leveling the buildings to the ground, including a museum where priceles […]
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The Orchardist - Amanda Coplin
A Best Book of the Year Washington Post • Seattle Times • The Oregonian • National Public Radio • Amazon • Kirkus Reviews • Publishers Weekly • The Daily Beast An Indie Next Pick Barnes & Noble Discover Award Winner At the turn of the twentieth century, in a rural stretch of the Pacific Northwest, a reclusive orchardist, William Talmadge, tends to apples […]
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Best Kept Secret - Jeffrey Archer
Jeffrey Archer's mesmerizing saga of the Clifton and Barrington families continues... 1945, London. The vote in the House of Lords as to who should inherit the Barrington family fortune has ended in a tie. The Lord Chancellor's deciding vote will cast a long shadow on the lives of Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington. Harry returns to America to prom […]
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Back to Blood - Tom Wolfe
A big, panoramic story of the new America, as told by our master chronicler of the way we live now. As a police launch speeds across Miami's Biscayne Bay-with officer Nestor Camacho on board-Tom Wolfe is off and running. Into the feverous landscape of the city, he introduces the Cuban mayor, the black police chief, a wanna-go-muckraking young journalist […]
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