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Pub. Date
1992.
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English
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When Aldous Huxley's Brave New World first appeared in 1932, it presented in terms of purest fantasy a society bent on self-destruction. Few of its outraged critics anticipated the onset of another world war with its Holocaust and atomic ruin. In 1948, seeing that the probable shape of his anti-utopia had been altered inevitably by the facts of history, Huxley wrote Ape and Essence. In this savage novel, using the form of a film scenario, he transports...
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English
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Remarkable, hilarious, and unsettling re-imaginations of reality by "a dynamic writer of extraordinary talent" (New York Times Book Review).
David Foster Wallace was one of America's most prodigiously talented and original young writers, and Girl with Curious Hair displays the full range of his gifts. From the eerily "real," almost holographic evocations of historical figures such as Lyndon Johnson and overtelevised game-show hosts...
David Foster Wallace was one of America's most prodigiously talented and original young writers, and Girl with Curious Hair displays the full range of his gifts. From the eerily "real," almost holographic evocations of historical figures such as Lyndon Johnson and overtelevised game-show hosts...
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English
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"All the Time in the World proffers a miscellany of customs, traditions, and pleasures people have pursued throughout the ages. An antidote to the contemporary cult of Getting Things Done, the book takes its cue from the medieval books of hours, which prescribed certain readings and contemplations for various parts of the day and year. Full of witty bon mots, interesting etymologies, and arresting anecdotes, the book encompasses an array of cultures...
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English
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These fifteen stories by Ann Beattie garnered universal critical acclaim on their first publication, earning Beattie the reputation as the most celebrated new voice in American fiction. Today these stories — "A Vintage Thunderbird;" "The Lawn Party, " " La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans," to name a few — seem even more powerful, and are read and studied as classics of the short-story form. Spare and elegant, yet...
6) No comebacks
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English
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Ten short stories of men and women at hazard in the toils of danger, passion, and intrigue. The themes of the stories move from London to Dublin, from the Island of Mauritius to the coast of Spain. Five of the stories are set in Ireland.
7) Fancy Nancy
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night.
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English
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Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth. Delightful - gives the reader the richest possible feeling of the worlds the senses take in.
9) Remember me
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English
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"Philippa grew up eagerly anticipating marriage. Then her hopes were shattered when she overheard the Marquess of Roath viciously insult her upon learning of her father's identity. Years later Duke of Wilby has tasked his grandson and heir, Lucas Arden, Marquess of Roath, with marrying and producing a son. He is instantly attracted to his sister's new friend, until that young lady asks: "Remember me?" And suddenly he does remember her. Telling Philippa...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"An instruction manual for life, love, and relationships by a brilliant young scientist whose Asperger's syndrome allows her--and us--to see ourselves in a different way...and to be better at being human Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her. Desperate for a solution, she asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. With no blueprint...
11) The way we are
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Publisher
Faber and Faber
Pub. Date
1996.
Physical Desc
xxii, 306 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
12) Curiosities of popular customs and of rites, ceremonies, observances, and miscellaneous antiquities
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Publisher
J. B. Lippincott
Pub. Date
[1925]
Physical Desc
1,018 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
237 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The stylish fashion consultant who helps TLC's viewers revamp their wardrobes now shows how to revamp one's life with this fun, irreverent, and informative guide to being fabulous, looking good, and having a blast while doing so.
17) The Greenwood encyclopedia of daily life: a tour through history from ancient times to the present
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
6 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
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English
Description
From the glamorous San Francisco social scene of the 1920s, through war and the social changes of the '60s, to the rise of Silicon Valley today, this extraordinary novel takes us on a family odyssey that is both heartbreaking and inspiring, as each generation faces the challenges of their day. The Parisian design houses in 1928, the crash of 1929, the losses of war, the drug culture of the 1960s - history holds many surprises, and lives are changed...
Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (41 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Why do we celebrate Christmas on December 25? How did Saint Nicholas become Santa Claus? Why do we have Christmas trees? Provided are answers to these question and many more as it explores the history of Christmas.
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