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The Polished Hoe: A Novel

by Austin Clarke

Published: 2004-05-25

Paperback: 480 pages

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When Mary-Mathilda, one of the most respected women of the island of Bimshire (also known as Barbados) calls the police to confess to a crime, the result is a shattering all-night vigil that brings together elements of the island's African past and the tragic legacy of colonialism in one e...

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Politically Correct Holiday Stories: For an Enlightened Yuletide Season

by James Finn Garner

Published: 1995-10

Hardcover: 99 pages

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The Politically Incorrect Wife: God's Plan for Marriage Still Works Today

by Connie Grigsby, Nancy Cobb

Published: 2003-01-01

Paperback: 300 pages

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Just what is a politically incorrect wife? She is a woman who is married to her husband and not to popular American culture. The politically incorrect wife does not buy into the stifling modern-day thinking that says, "Look out for number one. Treat your husband no better than he treats you." Instead,...

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The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down

by Andrew Young

Published: 2010-01-30

Hardcover: 320 pages

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“The greatest political saga, the one that has it all, that gets to the real heart of American politics, is the John Edwards story... This isn’t just politics, it’s literature. It’s the great American novel, the kind that isn’t written anymore.” --Michael Wolff on John Edwards'...

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Politics for Dummies

by Ann DeLaney

Published: 2002-05-20

Paperback: 360 pages

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Whether you understand politics or not, it still affects your life in very real ways. But American politics can be confusing. What's a caucus? How do primaries work? How can you sift through all the babble to get to the truth? Politics For Dummies offers all these answers and more. ...

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Polly: A Novel (P.S.)

by Amy Bryant

Published: 2007-01-01

Paperback: 254 pages

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If you're looking for Polly Clark, she'll be the girl wearing Doc Martens and a Bad Brains T-shirt at the punk show. She'll be (almost) losing her virginity to a high school dropout, accompanied by the Beastie Boys' "No Sleep Till Brooklyn." She'll be looking for her artistic soul while t...

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Pomegranate Soup: A Novel

by Marsha Mehran

Published: 2006-09-12

Paperback: 237 pages

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Beneath the holy mountain Croagh Patrick, in damp and lovely County Mayo, sits the small, sheltered village of Ballinacroagh. To the exotic Aminpour sisters, Ireland looks like a much-needed safe haven. It has been seven years since Marjan Aminpour fled Iran with her younger sisters, Bahar...

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Pompeii: A Novel

by Robert Harris

Published: 2004-10-26

Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages

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All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. The world’s largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae,...

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The Pompey Hollow Book Club

by Jerome Mark Antil

Published: 2011-12-07

Paperback: 300 pages

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A Novel First Edition ?Mark Twain meets the Greatest Generation!The Pompey Hollow Book Club is the best kind of novel: charming, but with teeth. The narration exudes an experienced innocence with characters at once empathic and courageous. One might be tempted to call its setting a bygone era had this...

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The Ponder Heart

by Eudora Welty

Published: 1967-10-18

Kindle Edition: 160 pages

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“A wonderful tragicomedy” of a Mississippi family, a vast inheritance, and an impulsive heir, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Delta Wedding (The New York Times). Daniel Ponder is the amiable heir to the wealthiest family in Clay County, Mississippi. To friends and strangers,...