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According to many scholars, Voltaire (pen name for Francois Marie Arouet) was the embodiment of the Enlightenment. Born in Paris is 1694, he was well educated by the Jesuits, studying law prior to turning to writing as a profession. His lampoons and satires won him fame and infamy; and he was imprisoned and exiled at various times for his writing.

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Previously published: New York, N.Y.: Avon, c1988.

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A gritty and compelling drama from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street. Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Sheila Jeffries.

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A high-stakes thriller which weaves Turkeys war-torn past with action, adventure and conspiracy.

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With the help of Claudine, Annie takes steps to empower her own life, a life away from her husband.

Though Colette's intoxicating series of novels emerges a portrait of Claudine an intelligent, modern woman whose life is always honest, passionate and inspiring.

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THE STORIES THAT INSPIRED THE FILM COLETTE, out Jan 2019.

The third book in Colette's enchanting Claudine series.

Following the excitement of a shared life in Paris, Claudine's marriage to Renaud has settled into a stale pattern of bickering conversations and mutual inattention.

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"Kim Ronyoung tells the story of Haesu and Chun, immigrants who fled Japanese-occupied Korea for Los Angeles in the decade prior to World War II, and their American-born children"--

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The first novel ever published by an African American, this incendiary, passionate tale is about Thomas Jefferson's secret mulatto daughter and her sale into slavery. "Clotel" is a jarring look at the history of race in America and an important historical document in its own right.

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A Kesley and Lambert novel.

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Pons is an ageing musician, and believes that fame has fallen to nothing. Living with his friend, he maintains only two passions: a devotion to fine dining in the company relatives, and a dedication to the collection of antiques. This novel concerns French urban society: a cynical, pessimistic but never despairing consideration of human nature.

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Includes "Cranford" which depicts the lives and preoccupations of the inhabitants of a small village - their petty snobberies and appetite for gossip, and their loyal support for each other in times of need; and, "Cousin Phillis", which depicts a fleeting love affair in a rural community at a time when old values are being supplanted by the new.

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Despite continued interest in the Gulag, academic scholarship has failed to move beyond the strict divide between `criminal and `political prisoners.

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Wang Du Lu's acclaimed novel, soon to be made into a sequel to the Academy Award-winning Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

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Reissue of the timeless Higgins classic

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With an introduction by Elizabeth Hardwick, this book is one of Henry James' concise meditations on Americans in Europe. It also has an endnotes.

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A Kelsey and Lambert novel. Has Chief Inspector Kelsey meet his match at last

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"Willa Cather's novel of one man's life as he encounters the harsh landscape of the New Mexico desert and the people who inhabit it, with an introduction by National Book Award finalist Kali Fajardo-Anstine"--

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Features George Winterbourne, who enlists in the British Expeditionary Army during the Great War and gets sent to France. After a rash of casualties leads to his promotion through the ranks, he grows increasingly cynical about the war and disillusioned by the hypocrisies of British society.

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While fighting each other for power, Senate member Silas Ratcliffe actively pursues society widow and government newcomer Mrs. Lightfoot Lee in 1870s Washington, D.C.