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A novel of love and betrayal set during a cholera epidemic from the acclaimed British author of Of Human Bondage, “a great artist, a genius” (Theodore Dreiser).
“[Theodore Dreiser] is the modern writer who has influenced me the most.” —George Orwell
Arriving in Hong Kong in the 1920s, newlywed Kitty Fane soon learns that being the wife of a British government bacteriologist...
“[Theodore Dreiser] is the modern writer who has influenced me the most.” —George Orwell
Arriving in Hong Kong in the 1920s, newlywed Kitty Fane soon learns that being the wife of a British government bacteriologist...
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Men Like Gods is set in the summer of 1921. Its protagonist is Mr. Barnstaple (his first name is either Alfred or William), a journalist working in London and living in Sydenham. He has grown dispirited at a newspaper called The Liberal and resolves to take a holiday. Quitting wife and family, but then finds his plans disrupted when his and two other automobiles are accidentally transported with their passengers into "another
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Very short introductions volume 721
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"Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) was a remarkable theologian whose influence has lasted 1,000 years. He offers the first clear account of a libertarian view of free will; his understanding of God is regarded as the definitive expression of classical theism. His ontological argument for the existence of God and his account of the atonement continue to fascinate philosophers and theologians. In the Very Short Introduction Thomas Williams examines the...
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A haunting story of love, art, and betrayal, set against the heart-pounding backdrop of Antarctic exploration—from the Boston Globe-bestselling author of The Clover House.
"Ingenious"—New York Times Book Review
The year is 1910, and two Antarctic explorers, Watts and Heywoud, are racing to the South Pole. Back in London, Viola, a photo-journalist, harbors love for them both. In Terra Nova,...
"Ingenious"—New York Times Book Review
The year is 1910, and two Antarctic explorers, Watts and Heywoud, are racing to the South Pole. Back in London, Viola, a photo-journalist, harbors love for them both. In Terra Nova,...
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An explosive, groundbreaking album that crowned a new king of rock in just 33 minutes. Before Elvis Costello was one of Rolling Stone's greatest artists of all time, before he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he was Declan P. McManus, an office drone with a dull suburban life and a side gig in a pub rock band. In 1976, under the guidance of legendary label Stiff Records, he transformed himself into the snarling, spectacled artist...
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Modern historical study of the Gospels seems to give us a new portrait of Jesus every spring-just in time for Easter. The more unusual the portrait, the more it departs from the traditional view of Jesus, the more attention it gets in the popular media.
Why are scholars so prone to fabricate a new Jesus? Why is the public so eager to accept such claims without question? What methods and assumptions predispose scholars to distort the record? Is there...
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Donick Walsh: king of the school bullies, secret dancer, closet-case. What's to be done when a football injury means he can never play again? Dance in the school musical, of course! Not like he has a choice. Fingers crossed his father doesn't find out!
Enter Michael Penrose: theatre-kid, and Donick's former best friend. For years Michael has been the object of Donick's ridicule simply because Michael is out and proud, and Donick is afraid.
Suddenly...
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"James Allen's classic guide to harnessing the power of your own mind In As A Man Thinketh, New Thought teacher James Allen reveals the fundamental truth of human nature: "A man is literally what he thinks." Allen's deceptively simple principle has changed the lives of millions of readers, making As A Man Thinketh a classic bestseller for decades. In addition to the original text of As A Man Thinketh, this edition also includes Allen's deeply thoughtful...
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In 1967, Fay Stonewell, a water tank escape artist in Florida, leaves for Vietnam to join the Amazing Humans - a jerry-rigged carnival there to entertain the troops - abandoning her disabled teenage son, Dickie, to the care of an abusive boyfriend. Months after Fay's departure, Dickie's troubled home life ends in a surprising act of violence that forces him to run away. He soon lands in Manhattan, where he's taken in by eccentric artist Laurence Jones....
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When a young girl is victimized by targets of an investigation, Jake must risk his life and career to save her from sexual exploitation.
Following back-to-back, long-term undercover assignments in Indianapolis and Dallas, the latter resulting in four dead, FBI Special Agent Jake Kruse returns to Los Angeles to take on another undercover operation. Posing as an office supply salesman, Jake befriends a Chinese American business owner believed to be...
12) Circles
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Conceived as a sister album to 2018's full-length Swimming, this was completed with the assistance of Jon Brion, with whom Miller worked on Swimming and had been working on this release at the time of his passing.
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