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  The Name of the Rose

  by Umberto Eco

  The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon — all sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a... (more)
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  Foucault's Pendulum

  by Umberto Eco

  Bored with their work, three Milanese editors cook up "the Plan," a hoax that connects the medieval Knights Templar with other occult groups from ancient to modern times. This produces a map indicating the geographical point from which all the powers of the earth can be controlled—a point located in Paris, France, at Foucault’s Pendulum. But in a fateful turn the joke becomes all too real, and when occult groups,... (more)
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  Baudolino

  by Umberto Eco

  It is April 1204, and Constantinople, the splendid capital of the Byzantine Empire, is being sacked and burned by the knights of the Fourth Crusade. Amid the carnage and confusion, one Baudolino saves a historian and high court official from certain death at the hands of the crusading warriors and proceeds to tell his own fantastical story. Born a simple peasant in northern Italy, Baudolino has two major gifts-a... (more)
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  The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana

  by Umberto Eco, Geoffrey Brock

  Yambo, a sixtyish rare-book dealer who lives in Milan, has suffered a loss of memory-he can remember the plot of every book he has ever read, every line of poetry, but he no longer knows his own name, doesn't recognize his wife or his daughters, and remembers nothing about his parents or his childhood. In an effort to retrieve his past, he withdraws to the family home somewhere in the hills between Milan and... (more)
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  The Island of the Day Before

  by Umberto Eco

  After a violent storm in the South Pacific in the year 1643, Roberto della Griva finds himself shipwrecked-on a ship. Swept from the Amaryllis, he has managed to pull himself aboard the Daphne, anchored in the bay of a beautiful island. The ship is fully provisioned, he discovers, but the crew is missing. As Roberto explores the different cabinets in the hold, he remembers chapters from his youth: Ferrante, his... (more)
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  How to Travel with a Salmon & Other Essays

  by Umberto Eco

  A collection of absurd and playful potshots by the author of The Name of the Rose includes essays on militarism, computerese, art, bureaucracy, health, airplane food, bad coffee, taxi drivers, fax machines, porno films, football fans, and other intriguing topics. 30,000 first printing.
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  Misreadings

  by Umberto Eco

  Satirical essays in which Eco pokes fun at the oversophisticated, the overacademic, and the overintellectual and makes penetrating comments about our modern mass culture and the elitist avant-garde. “A scintillating collection of writings” (Los Angeles Times). Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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  The Role of the Reader

  Explorations in the Semiotics of Texts

  by Umberto Eco

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  Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages

  by Umberto Eco

  In this authoritative, lively book, the celebrated Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco presents a learned summary of medieval aesthetic ideas. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of medieval culture.
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  Go Green, Live Rich

  by David Bach

  Let David Bach show you a whole new way to prosper—by going green Internationally renowned financial expert and bestselling author David Bach has always urged readers to put their financial lives in line with their values. But what if your values are a cleaner and greener earth? Most people think that “going green” is an expensive choice they can’t afford. Bach is here to say that you can have both: a life in... (more)
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  Saving the Planet and Stuff

  by Gail Gauthier

  Michael Racine lives in a world of highly successful and accomplished teenagers. Unfortunately, he isn't one of them. He knows it, and he's afraid everyone else does too. So when he gets the chance to intern at a magazine run by friends of his grandparents, he jumps at it. The Earth's Wife , founded in the 1960s, is a famous environmental magazine, and Walt and Nora live what they preach. Tofu, solar energy,... (more)
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  The Legacy of Luna

  The Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods

  by Julia Butterfly Hill

  On December 18, 1999, Julia Butterfly Hill's feet touched the ground for the first time in over two years, as she descended from "Luna," a thousandyear-old redwood in Humboldt County, California. Hill had climbed 180 feet up into the tree high on a mountain on December 10, 1997, for what she thought would be a two- to three-week-long "tree-sit." The action was intended to stop Pacific Lumber, a division of the... (more)
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  Turning Back the Clock

  Hot Wars and Media Populism

  by Umberto Eco

  The time: 2000 to 2005, the years of neoconservatism, terrorism, the twenty-four-hour news cycle, the ascension of Bush, Blair, and Berlusconi, and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Umberto Eco’s response is a provocative, passionate, and witty series of essays—which originally appeared in the Italian newspapers La Repubblica and L’Espresso—that leaves no slogan unexamined, no innovation unexposed. What led... (more)
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  Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language (Advances in Semiotics)

  by Umberto Eco

  "Eco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into their complex nature... this collection can be read with pleasure by those unversed in semiotic theory." -- Times Literary Supplement
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  On Literature

  by Umberto Eco

  In this collection of essays and addresses delivered over the course of his illustrious career, Umberto Eco seeks "to understand the chemistry of <his> passion" for the word. From musings on Ptolemy and "the force of the false" to reflections on the experimental writing of Borges and Joyce, Eco's luminous intelligence and encyclopedic knowledge are on dazzling display throughout. And when he reveals his own... (more)
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  earthgirl

  by Jennifer Cowan

  This unusual novel written partly in blog format (complete with comments posted by the earthgirl’s followers and detractors) takes the cutting-edge form of an online confessional. The story follows the eco-evolution of 16-year-old Sabine Solomon. When she’s blindsided by a driver whose thrown-out McDonald’s leftovers leave her covered in plum sauce, Sabine throws the garbage back, causing a clash that’s captured... (more)
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  Imperfectly Natural Woman: Getting Life Right the Natural Way

  by Janey Lee Grace

  If the closest you’ve ever come to ‘natural’ living is choosing the ‘light’ version of mayonnaise, or if the only recycling you’ve ever done is throwing out your wine bottles all together the morning after just to rejoice in the crashing sound – this is book you will want to read. The title is all-important you see. It’s ‘Imperfectly’ Natural Woman. After all, if you are one hundred per cent ‘natural’ that... (more)
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  Travels in Hyper Reality

  by Umberto Eco

  Eco displays in these essays the same wit, learning, and lively intelligence that delighted readers of The Name of the Rose and FoucaultÂ’s Pendulum. His range is wide, and his insights are acute, frequently ironic, and often downright funny. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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  Living on the earth: celebrations, storm warnings, formulas, recipes, rumors, & country dances harvested by Alicia Bay Laurel.

  by Alicia Bay Laurel

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  Living Green: The Missing Manual

  by Nancy Conner

  Taking care of the earth is more important than ever, but the problems we're facing can seem overwhelming. Living Green: The Missing Manual helps make earth-friendly decisions more manageable by narrowing them down to a few simple choices. This all-in-one resource is packed with practical advice on ways you can help the environment by making simple changes in your home routine, work habits, and the way you shop... (more)