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And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic
Caleb is quixotic, obstinate, resilient, tough and too honest for his own good.

The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar
If this book were a painting, the canvas would be too large to fit into a gallery.

Algorithms To Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
The authors explain both simple and complex examples of algorithms and relate them to the human experience.

Securing Australia’s Future by Simon Torok and Paul Holper
Torok and Holper have distilled the many recommendations of the ACOLA reports into an eminently readable and persuasive form.

Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
The melancholy in Murakami’s writing is something that is not quite hope and yet pays tribute to the human spirit.

Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception
A book by George Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller.

The Idiot by Elif Batuman
Selin is gifted, energetic and naive – and she wants to be a writer.

The Cleaner by Elisabeth Herrmann
The central character in The Cleaner is a cleaning lady, Judith Kepler, who is like no cleaner you have ever…

Universal Harvester by John Darnielle
The mystery unfolds slowly, but with never a dull moment.

A Land Without Borders by Nir Baram
Nir Baram decides to visit the occupied territories in Israel to observe the situation first-hand.