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The Oriental Wife

by Evelyn Toynton

Published: 2011-07-19

Paperback: 304 pages

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The Oriental Wife is the story of two assimilated Jewish children from Nuremberg who flee Hitler's Germany and struggle to put down roots elsewhere. When they meet up again in New York, they fall in love both with each other and with America, believing they have found a permanent refuge. B...

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Orientalism

by Edward W. Said

Published: 1979-10-12

Paperback: 394 pages

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The noted critic and a Palestinian now teaching at Columbia University,examines the way in which the West observes the Arabs.

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Orientalism (Penguin Modern Classics)

by Edward W. Said

Published: 2003-08-28

Paperback: 396 pages

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Orientation: And Other Stories

by Daniel Orozco

Published: 2011-05-24

Hardcover: 162 pages

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Breakfast's boiled egg, the overhead hum of fluorescent lights, the midmorning coffee break?daily routines keep the world running. But when people are pushed?by a coworker's taunt, a face-to-face encounter with a woman in free fall from a bridge?cracks appear, revealing alienation, casual ...

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Origin In Death

by J. D. Robb

Published: 2006-01-31

Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages

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A New York Times Bestselling Author Set in 2059 in New York City, the #1 bestselling In Death series has given fans a searing glimpse into near-future law and order. Now, as science expands the limits of technology, Detective Eve Dallas tracks the cunning, cold-blooded killer of a father a...

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The Origin of Concepts (Oxford Series in Cognitive Development)

by Susan Carey

Published: 2011-05-13

Paperback: 608 pages

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Only human beings have a rich conceptual repertoire with concepts like tort, entropy, Abelian group, mannerism, icon and deconstruction. How have humans constructed these concepts? And once they have been constructed by adults, how do children acquire them? While primarily focusing on the ...

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The Origin of Species (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

by Charles Darwin

Published: 2003-12-15

Paperback: 480 pages

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The Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics�series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remar...

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Origin: A Novel

by Diana Abu-Jaber

Published: 2007-06-25

Hardcover: 384 pages

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A fingerprint expert's investigation of a series of crib deaths leads her back to the mystery of her own childhood.Lena is a fingerprint expert at a crime lab in the small city of Syracuse, New York, where winters are cold and deep. Suddenly, a series of crib deaths—indistinguishable ...

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Original Cyn

by Sue Margolis

Published: 2005-04-26

Paperback: 367 pages

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From the acclaimed author of Breakfast at Stephanie's comes a hilarious new novel about falling in love, breaking the rules, and other sinful pleasures.A junior copywriter at a London ad agency, Cynthia Fishbein is the original good girl. She works hard, never complains, and takes care of ...

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The Original Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

Published: 2009-10-30

Paperback: 190 pages

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Frankenstein written by legendary author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Frankenstein is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And...