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A Separate Peace
John Knowles - Scribner Books
Format: Paperback
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An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, A Separate Peace is timeless in its description of adolescence during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to World War II.Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World... |
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Death Be Not Proud
John Gunther - Perennial Library
Format: Book
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Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This... |
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Mildred R Mickle - Salem Press
Format: Paperback
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This title includes in-depth critical discussions of Maya Angelou's novel. Maya Angelou's ""I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"" took the world by storm when it was published in 1969. As it shot to the top of best-seller lists, it made Angelou one of the most recognized... |
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The Sparrow: A Novel
Mary Doria Russell - Fawcett Columbine
Format: Print book
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ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR"A NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT . . . Russell shows herself to be a skillful storyteller who subtly and expertly builds suspense. "--USA Today"AN EXPERIENCE NOT TO BE MISSED . . . If you have to send a group of people to a newly... |
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While England Sleeps
David Leavitt - Abacus
Format: Paperback
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Set against the rise of fascism in 1930s Europe, WHILE ENGLAND SLEEPS tells the story of the love affair between Brian Botsford, an upper-class young writer, and Edward Phelan, an idealistic, self-educated employee of the London Underground and a member of the Communist party. Though... |
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The Kings of London
William Shaw - Little
Format: Book
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In Breen and Tozer's London, a battle for the soul of the city is being fought between cops and criminals, the corrupt and the corruptible. London, November 1968. Detective Sergeant Breen has a death threat in his inbox and a mutilated body on his hands. The dead man was the wayward son of a rising... |
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Roman Blood: A Novel of Ancient Rome
Steven Saylor - St. Martin's Paperbacks
Format: Paperback
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Elena asks that you come to the House of Swans at once . . . Compelled by this message, the wealthy, sybaritic Sextus Roscius goes not to his harlot, but to his doom - savagely murdered by unknown assassins. In the unseasonable heat of a spring morning in 80 B.C., Gordianus the Finder... |
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The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini - Riverhead Trade
Format: Paperback
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The New York Times bestseller and international classic loved by millions of readers. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country... |
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Not My Father's Son: A Memoir
Alan Cumming - Dey ST.
Format: Paperback
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In his unique and engaging voice, the acclaimed actor of stage and screen shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career.A beloved star of stage, television, and film - "one of the most... |
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