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The Nine Tailors
Changes Rung on an Old Theme in Two Short Touches and Two Full Peals
Paperback
ISBN: 0156658992
Tale of suspense in which the famous Lord Peter Wimsey is called upon to solve the murder of an unknown man in East Anglia
This House of Sky, Landscapes of a Western Mind
Landscapes of a Western Mind
Paperback
ISBN: 0156899825
Ivan Doig recalls growing up among the ranches and wilderness of Montana with his father and grandmother, and their friends in the rural community
Nausea
Paperback
ISBN: 0811201880
The diary of Antoine Roquentin follows his thoughts as he gradually sinks into a metaphysical crisis of despair, in this the first novel by the leader of French Existentialism
A Story Like the Wind
Paperback
ISBN: 0156852616
Young Francois Joubert, living in the remote region bordering the Kalahari Desert, thrills to the wonder of the still-primitive land until his idyllic world is shattered by the political violence of contemporary Africa
Marry Me
A Romance
Hardcover
ISBN: 039440856x
In Greenwood, Connecticut, during the period of the Kennedy administration, Jerry and Sally, both married, have an affair charged with doubts, subtle intensities, and a deep sense of caring
The Nick Adams Stories
Paperback
ISBN: 0684169401
Events in the life of Hemingway's memorable character are presented chronologically in this arrangement of the stories
I Six Non Lectures
Paperback
ISBN: 0674440102
The author begins his "nonlectures" with the warning "I haven't the remotest intention of posing as a lecturer." Then, at intervals, he proceeds to deliver the following:
1. i & my parents
2. i & their son
3. i & selfdiscovery
4. i & you & is
5. i & now & him
6. i & am & santa claus
These talks contain selections from the poetry of Wordsworth, Donne, Shakespeare, Dante, and others, including e.e. cummings. Together, it forms a good introduction to the work of e.e. cummings.
Road to Wigan Pier
Paperback
ISBN: 0156767503
George Orwell's observations on the appalling living conditions of the unemployed of northern England in 1937, includes evaluations of middle class prejudice and apathy, and a criticism of socialism
Coming Up for Air
Paperback
ISBN: 0156196255
Middle-aged George Bowling perceives the true condition of the world when he visits his childhood home in the late 1930's
