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The Strong Shall Live

by Louis L'Amour

Published: 1985-03-01

Paperback: 176 pages

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They came west to stay, risking their blood to dig the gold, ride the range, conquer the greedy, and carve out a legacy of freedom. Men honed by desert fires and edged by combat with fist and gun. Women tested to the limit of endurance by an unrelenting land. Now, in a long-awaited collection of his...

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The Ambassadors (Oxford World's Classics)

by Henry James

Published: 2009-09-28

Paperback: 512 pages

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The second of James's three late masterpieces, was, in its author's opinion, "the best, all round, of my productions". Lambert Strether, a mild middle-aged American of no particular achievements, is dispatched to Paris from the manufacturing empire of Woollett, Massachusetts. The mission ...

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The Houdini Girl: A Novel

by Martyn Bedford

Published: 2000-06-13

Paperback: 320 pages

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"Unusually deft and witty dialogue--. With great aplomb, [Bedford] has brought off an erotic thriller."--The New York Times Book ReviewIn The Houdini Girl, award-winning mystery writer Martyn Bedford explores the pulsing spiritual chaos that lies at the heart of erotic obsession. Fletcher ...

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Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph: The Complete 1922 Text

by T. E. Lawrence

Published: 2011-01-20

Paperback: 550 pages

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When T. E. Lawrence’s Seven Pillars of Wisdom first appeared in 1922 it was immediately recognized as a literary masterpiece. In writing his extraordinary account of the Arab Revolt of 1916–1918 and his own role in it, T.E. Lawrence sealed his place in history and legend as Lawrence of Arabia. Widely...

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Discourses

by Niccolo Machiavelli

Published: 1984-05-01

Paperback: 544 pages

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"It is not the well-being of individuals that makes cities great, but the well-being of the community"Few figures in intellectual history have proved as notorious and ambiguous as Niccolò Machiavelli. But while his treatise The Prince made his name synonymous with autocratic ruthlessnes...

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Not a Drill: A Jack Reacher Short Story (Kindle Single)

by Lee Child

Published: 2014-07-29

Kindle Edition: 0 pages

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this eBook exclusive short story from Lee Child, Jack Reacher is again on the move. But even a pleasant hike on a beautiful summer day turns into a walk on the wild side . . . and perhaps something far more sinister.Don’t miss a gripping preview of Lee Chil...

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Anne of Green Gables (Anne Shirley Series #1)

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Published: 2015-10-04

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Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Written for all ages, it has been considered a children's novel since the mid-twentieth century. It recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marill...

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You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine: A Novel

by Alexandra Kleeman

Published: 2015-08-25

Hardcover: 304 pages

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An intelligent and madly entertaining debut novel reminiscent of The Crying of Lot 49, White Noise, and City of Glass that is at once a missing-person mystery, an exorcism of modern culture, and a wholly singular vision of contemporary womanhood from a terrifying and often funny voice of a...

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The Sellout: A Novel

by Paul Beatty

Published: 2015-03-03

Hardcover: 304 pages

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A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in FictionNamed one of the best books of 2015 by The New York Times Book Review and the Wall Street JournalA biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, Paul Beatty's The...

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The Story of My Teeth

by Valeria Luiselli

Published: 2015-09-15

Paperback: 184 pages

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A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction.Named one of the best books of 2015 by The New York Times , NPR, The Guardian, Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among others.Praise for Valeria Luiselli:"Vale...