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Dancing Master, The

by Julie Klassen

Published: 2014-01-07

Paperback: 432 pages

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Finding himself the man of the family, London dancing master Alec Valcourt moves his mother and sister to remote Devonshire, hoping to start over. But he is stunned to learn the village matriarch has prohibited all dancing, for reasons buried deep in her past.Alec finds an unlikely ally in...

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Scent of Butterflies

by Dora Levy Mossanen

Published: 2014-01-07

Paperback: 288 pages

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A novel singed by the flavors of Tehran, imbued with the Iranian roots of Persepolis and the culture clash of Rooftops of Tehran, this is a striking, nuanced story of a woman caught between two worlds, from the bestselling author of Harem, Courtesan, and The Last Romanov. A Love So Deep Ca...

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August: Osage County

by Tracy Letts

Published: 2008-02-01

Kindle Edition: 152 pages

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Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama“A tremendous achievement in American playwriting: a tragicomic populist portrait of a tough land and a tougher people.”—Time Out New York“Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County is what O’Neill would be writing in 2007. Letts has recaptured...

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The Rules of Inheritance: A Memoir

by Claire Bidwell Smith

Published: 2012-12-24

Paperback: 304 pages

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A powerful and searingly honest memoir about a young woman who loses her family but finds herself in the process. In this astonishing debut, Claire Bidwell Smith, an only child, is just fourteen years old when both of her charismatic parents are diagnosed with cancer. What follows is...

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Six Centuries Of English Poetry: Tennyson To Chaucer (1892)

by James Baldwin

Published: 2010-09-10

Paperback: 312 pages

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving,...

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How to Fall in Love

by Cecilia Ahern

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The Odds

by Amy Kinzer

Published: 2011-10-04

Kindle Edition: 231 pages

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Odds of dying in a plane crash: 1 in 20,000.Odds of dying in a motor vehicle accident: 1 in 256.Odds of living a normal life for Ethan Sorenson: impossible.Fifteen-year-old Ethan Sorenson lives life on the periphery… and it’s not intentional. A scholarship student at the prestigious Ev...

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Let Me Whisper You My Story

by Moya Simons

Published: 2010-06-01

Paperback: 240 pages

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Rachel is German and Jewish and living in Leipzig,Germany. Life is good, and revolves around Sabbath meals shared with her happy family.With the outbreak of World War II, their lives are changed. The family are forced to move from their comfortable home into cramped housing, and when the Nazis arrive...

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Passing (Penguin Classics)

by Nella Larsen

Published: 2003-02-04

Paperback: 160 pages

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Clare Kendry leads a dangerous life. Fair, elegant, and ambitious, she is married to a white man unaware of her African American heritage, and has severed all ties to her past. Clare’s childhood friend, Irene Redfield, just as light-skinned, has chosen to remain within the African A...

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Taylor's Gift: A Courageous Story of Giving Life and Renewing Hope

by Todd Storch, Tara Storch

Published: 2013-04-01

Hardcover: 336 pages

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In March 2010, thirteen-year-old Taylor Storch's life was tragically cut short by a skiing accident. With only a few minutes to consider their options, her grieving family made the life-changing decision to donate her organs. Knowing Taylor's caring spirit, they were sure this was what she...