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| Perhaps no other novel in this century has had a greater impact upon the way we think and talk about our world than George Orwell's classic, 1984. "Big Brother," "doublespeak," and "the thought... |
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| Mark Twain created one of America's best-loved fictional characters when he wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Using realistic language, Twain tells the story of two runaways — Huck Finn and the... |
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"My Heart Is Afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky."Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the... |
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Meet Burt Hecker: a mead-drinking, tunic-wearing medieval re-enactor from upstate New York. He prefers oat gruel to French fries because potatoes were unavailable in Europe before 1200 AD; and, at... |
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A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful, and unforgettable new novel by the author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky.
For years Helen Knightly has given... |
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| A startling portrayal of aristocracy, Anna Karenina is heralded as one of the greatest novels of all time. Leo Tolstoy masterfully depicts the tragedy of Anna’s adultery, lingering long enough... |
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| Can a perfect couple truly stay together? Can you rule a country as well as you handle your personal life? Can you be overqualified for both? After writing introspective and anguished portrayals of... |
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| Enter the world of the thousand and one nights, and discover the magical cave of Ali Baba and Aladdin and his magic lamp. Out of the golden uniformity of the hot Arabian Desert sands and the chill,... |
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The novel opens on a sweltering summer day in 1935 at the Tallis family's mansion in the Surrey countryside. Thirteen-year-old Briony has written a play in honor of the visit of her adored older... |
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Charles Bukowski is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose, and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. He was born in Andernach, Germany, and raised... |
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