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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel»rank: 897par: Lisa See
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Life of Pi»rank: 442par: Yann Martel
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca Canadian Essential:Yann Martel's second novel, Life of Pi, appeared in Canada in 2001 to enthusiastic reviews and moderate sales. A year later, it came out of nowhere to win the Booker Prize and became an international publishing phenomenon (and Amazon.ca's first blockbuster). ln a wonderful display of storytelling verve, Martel takes a distinctly unpromising premise--a 'story that will make you believe in God' about a boy trapped on a lifeboat with an enormous tiger--and pulls it off with complete and winning confidence. Amazon.ca:Serious novels about young boys being drawn ... |
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde»rank: 1687par: Robert Louis Stevenson
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The young Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from repeated nightmares of living a double life, in which by day he worked as a respectable doctor and by night he roamed the back alleys of old-town Edinburgh. ln three days of furious writing, he produced a story about his dream existence. His wife found it too gruesome, so he promptly burned the manuscript. ln another three days, he wrote it again. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published as a 'shilling shocker' in 1886, and became an ... |
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Too Close to Home»rank: 675par: Linwood Barclay
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The young Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from repeated nightmares of living a double life, in which by day he worked as a respectable doctor and by night he roamed the back alleys of old-town Edinburgh. ln three days of furious writing, he produced a story about his dream existence. His wife found it too gruesome, so he promptly burned the manuscript. ln another three days, he wrote it again. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published as a 'shilling shocker' in 1886, and became an ... |
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Your Favorite Seuss: A Baker's Dozen by the One and Only Dr. Seuss»rank: 858par: Dr Seuss
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The young Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from repeated nightmares of living a double life, in which by day he worked as a respectable doctor and by night he roamed the back alleys of old-town Edinburgh. ln three days of furious writing, he produced a story about his dream existence. His wife found it too gruesome, so he promptly burned the manuscript. ln another three days, he wrote it again. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published as a 'shilling shocker' in 1886, and became an ... |
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Blindness»rank: 3050par: Jose Saramago
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln an unnamed city in an unnamed country, a man sitting in his car waiting for a traffic light to change is suddenly struck blind. But instead of being plunged into darkness, this man sees everything white, as if he 'were caught in a mist or had fallen into a milky sea.' A Good Samaritan offers to drive him home (and later steals his car); his wife takes him by taxi to a nearby eye clinic where they are ushered past other patients into the doctor's office. Within a ... |
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Survivor: A Novel»rank: 870par: Chuck Palahniuk
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Some say that the apocalypse swiftly approacheth, but that simply ain't so according to Chuck Palahniuk. 0h no. lt's already here, living in the head of the guy who just crossed the street in front of you, or maybe even closer than that. We saw these possibilities get played out in the author's bloodsporting-anarchist-yuppie shocker of a first novel, Fight Club. Now, in Survivor, his second and newest, the concern is more for the origin of the malaise. Starting at chapter 47 and screaming toward ground zero, Palahniuk hurls ... |
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The Other Boleyn Girl»rank: 177par: Philippa Gregory
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Everyone knows the fate of Anne Boleyn, but not many know the story of her rise to majesty and the part played by her rival and sister, Mary, who was Henry's mistress and mother to two of his bastard children before the dazzling older Boleyn girl even caught his eye. Philippa Gregory, whose own role as the Queen of historical romance grows more secure with each new novel, has surpassed her self with this epic tale of lust, jealousy and betrayal. The 0ther Boleyn Girl charts the lives of ... |
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union»rank: 908par: Michael Chabon
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Everyone knows the fate of Anne Boleyn, but not many know the story of her rise to majesty and the part played by her rival and sister, Mary, who was Henry's mistress and mother to two of his bastard children before the dazzling older Boleyn girl even caught his eye. Philippa Gregory, whose own role as the Queen of historical romance grows more secure with each new novel, has surpassed her self with this epic tale of lust, jealousy and betrayal. The 0ther Boleyn Girl charts the lives of ... |
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Circle Trilogy Box Set»rank: 2063par: Nora Roberts
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Everyone knows the fate of Anne Boleyn, but not many know the story of her rise to majesty and the part played by her rival and sister, Mary, who was Henry's mistress and mother to two of his bastard children before the dazzling older Boleyn girl even caught his eye. Philippa Gregory, whose own role as the Queen of historical romance grows more secure with each new novel, has surpassed her self with this epic tale of lust, jealousy and betrayal. The 0ther Boleyn Girl charts the lives of ... |
Filed under: Car Buying, Etc., Green
Diesel vehicles have nearly a 50-percent market share in Europe, thanks to tax incentives and diesel-friendly legislation across the EU. Diesels are so passé there that you can buy a BMW 730d and no one will think it odd that your luxury car burns oil. Pull up in a diesel 7-Series in America and people would leer at you like you've alighted from an amphibious vehicle reeking of saltwater and dead trout.
But now, thanks to the oft-reported combo of newly-raised CAFE standards, not-so-newly-raised gas prices, and the 50-state diesel engine, GM, Ford, and Chrysler are about to dip more than a hesitant toe into the diesel game. Chrysler offers a diesel in the Grand Cherokee, but soon all three automakers will offer diesels in their best-selling lineups of light trucks -- the Dodge Ram 1500 is expected to offer a 50-state diesel after 2009. Light trucks are being used to lead the charge since those buyers stand to gain the most with the least amount of (perceived) sacrifice.
Diesels currently have 3.2-percent of the American market. Some estimates put them at 15-percent by 2015. That's a huge leap, and diesel still has plenty of hurdles. Diesels will come with a cost premium over gasoline-engined cars. That should be easy enough to conquer -- incentives and some quick cost and longevity calculations should convince people of the benefit. The real hurdle is the nagging issue of perception. The plan will probably be to attack that with a price that makes the proposition unbeatable. Said Chrysler's director of environmental affairs, "If it's priced right, we can sell diesel here. Diesel can give you an immediate poke in fuel economy -- 20 to 40 percent. Not many technologies can deliver that today."
[Source: Detroit News]
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