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1) No Turning Back

Author

Language

English

Description

Louise Davitt, a young Australian anthropologist, and Zeno Wolde, an Ethiopian doctor and fellow anthropologist, research and explore isolated villages and tribal lands in Ethiopia, making fascinating discoveries about the people, the environment and themselves. While working for reform to lift poor peasants out of poverty, they fall in love and marry then have a child. Zeno's work takes him away from home for long stretches of time, then he disappears....

2) A most wanted man: a novel

Author

le Carre, John

Pub. Date

2008

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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Smuggled into Hamburg, Issa, a young Russian man carrying a large amount of cash, forms an alliance with Annabel, a civil rights lawyer, and Tommy Brue, scion of a failing British bank, as they become victims of rival intelligence operations in the War on Terror.

3) Major Barbara

Author

Shaw, George Bernard

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

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First performed in 1905 and published in 1907, "Major Barbara" is a dramatic play by the famed Irish playwright and activist George Bernard Shaw. The story centers around its title character who, as an officer in the Salvation Army, becomes disenchanted by the increasing social problems that she sees and the willingness of her organization to accept money from armament manufacturers. Barbara is disillusioned about the good work the Salvation Army...

4) Lady Windermere's Fan

Author

Wilde, Oscar

Series

Warbler Classics
Plays by Oscar Wilde

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

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Lady Windermere misinterprets her husband's interest in an older woman, Mrs. Erlynne, causing a rift that could lead to both marital and societal ruin. Lady Windermere's Fan Is an intriguing tale that examines intention versus outcome in a world driven by perception. Lady Windermere is a young wife who's concerned by her husband's connection to the mysterious, Mrs. Erlynne. She believes the woman is a threat to her marriage and livelihood. Despite...

5) The woman in white

Author

Collins, Wilkie

Series

Tor Classics
A Bantam classic
Tales of Mystery and The Supernatural
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Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Paperback

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The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins, 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 remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: • New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars • Biographies of the authors • Chronologies...

6) The George Bernard Shaw Collection: Arms and the Man; Candida; The Devil's Disciple; The Doctor's Dilemma; Major Barbara; Misalliance; Mrs. Warren's Profession; Pygmalion

Author

Shaw, George Bernard

Publisher

L.A. Theatre Works

Language

English

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Eight of George Bernard Shaw's most memorable plays in one splendid collection: Arms and the Man; Candida; The Devil's Disciple; The Doctor's Dilemma; Major Barbara; Misalliance; Mrs. Warren's Profession; Pygmalion. Eight full-cast performances featuring: Kate Burton, Roger Rees, Shirley Knight, Anne Heche, Eric Stoltz, Martin Jarvis, Paxton Whitehead, Richard Dreyfuss, Bruce Davison and many more.

7) Falling For Grace

Author

Lee, Fey Ann

Language

English

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Grace Tang is an ambitious Wall Street banker determined to work her way up the ladder of life and out of working class Chinatown. When she attends a high-society party in New York City, everyone mistakes her for a famous Hong Kong heiress.

8) The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights

Author

Kellerman, Faye

Language

English

Description

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New York Times bestselling author Kellerman delivers a riveting collection of 14 crime and mystery short stories--plus four bonus tales--compiled for the first time in one volume.

9) Frida

Author

Hayek, Salma

Language

English

Description

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A product of humble beginnings, Frida Kahlo earned fame as an artist with a unique vision. From her enduring friendship with her mentor and husband, Diego Rivera, to her scandalous affairs, her uncompromising personality inspired her greatest creations.

10) A Whiff of Wilde, a Pinch of Poe, and a Frisson of Frost: Selections from A Dab of Dickens & A Touch of Twain, Literary Lives from Shakespeare's Old England to Frost's New England

Author

Engel, Elliot, PhD

Publisher

Blackstone Publishing

Pub. Date

2015

Language

English

Description

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They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown—until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature's elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical

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