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Whether you're a long-time fan of British author Samuel Butler (best known for his shrewd satire of utopian fiction, Erewhon) or you're just diving into his diverse body of work, this omnibus collection is an engaging read that's sure to catch and hold your interest. It contains excerpts from both his fiction and his non-fiction and serves as a suitable overview of his unique oeuvre.
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"One of the most original American writers, Edgar Allan Poe shaped the development of both the detective story and the science-fiction story. Some of his poems--"The Raven," "The Bells," "Annabel Lee"--Remain among the most popular in American literature. Poe's tales of the macabre still thrill readers of all ages. Here are familiar favorites like "The Purloined Letter." "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," together...
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Binti volume 1
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English
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Binti ©2015 -- Binti: Home ©2017 -- Binti: the night masquerade ©2018 -- Binti: Sacred fire ©2019. Includes a brand-new Binti story! Collected for the first time in an omnibus edition, the Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning Binti trilogy, the story of one extraordinary girl's journey from her home to distant Oomza University. In her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella, Nnedi Okorafor introduced us to Binti, a young Himba girl with the chance of a lifetime:...
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Audio Bookshelf
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c1994
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English
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An unforgettable collection of some of his most witty, passionate, fiery, and profound writings. Included here are the best of Twain's short stories, memoirs, letters, and speeches, from 'The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' to 'The Report of My Death,' and many other classic examples of his prodigious talent.
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Vintage International, Vintage Books, a Division of Random House LLC
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2020.
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English
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"Perhaps the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, Albert Camus (1913-1960), winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, is more relevant today than ever before. Personal Writing brings together, for the first time, thematically-linked essays from across Camus's writing career that reflect the scope of his personal preoccupations. Featuring a foreword by acclaimed Camus scholar Alice Kaplan (author of Looking for the Stranger), this volume...
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Come along with me -- Fourteen stories: Janice -- Tootie in peonage -- A cauliflower in her hair -- I know who I love -- The beautiful stranger -- The summer people -- Island -- A visit -- The rock -- A day in the jungle -- Pajama party -- Louisa, please come home -- The little house -- The bus -- Three lectures, with two stories: Experience and fiction -- The night we all had grippe -- Biography of a story -- The lottery -- Notes for a young writer....
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Michael Lawrence Films
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[2010]
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English
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The first disc is a documentary film including interviews and performances by several musicians, musicologists, and researchers about Bach. The second disc consists of complete performances of Bach compositions from the film.
10) Vicious: a novel
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Harrow Books
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[2022]
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English
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In the fall of 1970, Lou Reed walked away from rock and roll. He left the Velvet Underground, and New York City, returning to Long Island. He moved in with his parents and got a job as a typist at his father's accounting firm. He told friends his career in music was over. Vicious takes an imagined look at what happened to Reed after he quit his band, and before the successful solo career that began in 1971. The story follows Reed as he finds himself...
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The Barnes Foundation
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[2021]
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English
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This lavish catalogue will accompany the first exhibition at a major American venue of the French model and painter Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938). Despite the popularity and success Valadon enjoyed in her lifetime, her work has been neglected since her death. Suzanne Valadon: Model, Painter, Rebel reconsiders the life and legacy of the revolutionary artist.0From a childhood marked by poverty and neglect, Suzanne Valadon defied the odds to become a successful...
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Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd
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2011
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Multiple
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Founded in 1967, The Montreux Jazz Festival has established itself as one of the most prestigious annual music events in the world. The extraordinary list of artists who have played there is drawn from across the musical spectrum and from around the world... Miles Davis / Live at Montreux / Highlights 1973-1991 / Miles Davis is universally regarded as one of the most influential and innovative jazz musicians and composers of the 20th Century. He was...
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Xin jing dian wen ku volume 1521
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Beijing shi yue wen yi chu ban she
Pub. Date
2021
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中文
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Zai Xi Zhen ren zui chu de yin xiang li, Lin Xiangfu shi yi ge shen shang pi dai xue hua, tou fa he hu zi zhe zhu lian pang de nan ren, you zhe chui liu shi de qian bei he tian di ban de chen mo gua yan. Na pa hou lai cheng le wan mu dang he mu qi she de zhu ren, ta shen shang de qian bei he chen mo yi jiu mei you bian. Ta de guo qu he yi zuo mei yi yang de cheng lian xi zai le yi qi, mei ren zhi dao ta wei shen me yao zhao yi ge bu cun zai de di...
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Avatar Press
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2021.
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English
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Finally, the complete Alan Moore masterpiece in one 480 page tome--the PROVIDENCE COMPENDIUM! Providence is Alan Moore's quintessential horror series! In it, he weaves and reinvents the works of H.P. Lovecraft through historical events. It is both a sequel and prequel to Neonomicon. The PROVIDENCE COMPENDIUM is the complete series, all twelve issues by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows, in one 480 page volume.
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