Tower of Babel tale of Middle East intrigue
A West novel set between October 1966 and January 1967 unfolds espionage and double crosses in Damascus Beirut and beyond. Arab trader Selim Fathala covertly feeds military data to Israel while a terrorist plots against Jordan's King Hussein. Banking tycoon Uri Chakry navigates peril as border incidents push tensions toward war.
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Morris L. West
Morrow
Middle East
West
Damascus
Syria
Selim Fathala
Adam Ronen
Emilie Ayub
Bitar
Omar Safreddin
Fathalla - Ronen
Israel
Jakov Baratz
Yehudith
Idris Jarrah
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Jordan
Hussein
Uri Chakry
Beirut
Lebanon
A Satire In Think Tank
Max Wilk’s sharp farce visits two modern obsessions brain drain and pure research funding. An English schoolmaster fakes a secret study to win a corporate think tank slot at Cambridge, Mass, triggering a satire of academia, business, and culture.
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Max Wilk
Norton
Wilk
America
Symes
Cambridge
Mass
Behind The Facade The Same Naked Ape
Book review notes Morris argues humans are primate animals with animal origins and social traits. He warns about overpopulation and questions disarmament as a solution. Some readers may reject his harsh view of religion and civilization.
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Morris
Confessions of Nat Turner tops hardcover best sellers
Hardcover list shows Nat Turner by Styron at number one with Topaz, Christy, The Gabriel Hounds, Vanished, Between Parent and Child, Nicholas and Alexandra, Rickenbacker, Our Crowd, Tolstoy by Troyat also charting. Publisher rankings compiled by Publishers Weekly.
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Confessions
Nat Turner
Styron
Topaz
Uris
Christy
Marshall
THE
Gabriel Hounds
Stewart
Vanished
Knebel
Ginott
Nicholas and
Alexandra
Massie
Birmingham
Tolstoy
Troyat
Publishers’ Weekly
Dallas Future Farmers build a better mouse trap
The Dallas Oregon Future Farmers of America chapter describes a simple trap. A coffee can filled with water and a weak plastic lid with peanut butter creates a pitfall for field mice. Mice smell the bait, step on the lid slits and drown in the can.
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Dallas, Ore
Future Farmers of America
William Harvey Papers on Blood Circulation Emergence
In the 17th century William Harvey published a landmark treatise detailing the circulation of blood. His work challenged prevailing Galenic theories and laid the foundation for modern physiology, influencing medical practice and anatomical study across Europe.
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William Harvey
Best Seller List Compiled From Notable Titles
A catalog of popular books across genres including fiction, non fiction, and notable authors. The list features works by Schulz Rand Rand Kazan and other prominent writers, plus reference volumes like The Guinness Book of World Records.
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Guinness Book OF World Records
McWhorter
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