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Silk

Alessandro Baricco

(248 reviews )

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The year is 1861. HervÃ© Joncour is a French merchant of silkworms, who combs the known world for their gemlike eggs. Then circumstances compel him to travel farther, beyond the edge of the known, to a country legendary for the quality of its silk and its hostility to foreigners: Japan.There Joncour meets a woman. They do not touch; they do not e...more

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Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas

James Patterson

(834 reviews )

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Talk about a change of pace! Renowned suspense writer and Edgar Awardwinner James Patterson, author of such bestsellers-turned-blockbuster-movies asAlong Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls, exposes his sensitive sidein his new novel, Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas. Katie Wilkinson'sboyfriend Matt dumps her; not a total cad, he leaves her a gift, a diar...more

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All Editions	Geek Love Katherine Dunn (442 reviews ) Description Aloysious and Lillian Binewski, the proprietors of a traveling carnival, attempt to reduce overhead by breeding their own freak show, with tragic results, in a new edition of the acclaimed cult classic. A reader's rating
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All Editions	Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy Wilson Rawls (1144 reviews ) Description A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters. A reader's rating
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Read Online All Editions	Frankenstein (Enriched Classics (Pocket)) Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1834 reviews ) A reader's rating
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Read Online All Editions	The Scarlet Letter Nina Baym , Thomas E Connolly , Nathaniel Hawthorne (1992 reviews ) Description Hawthorne's classic novel of guilt and redemption in pre-Revolutionary Massachusetts provides vivid insight into the social and religious forces that shaped early America. A reader's rating Popular Tags: classic classic
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All Editions	Gone With the Wind Margaret Mitchell (3263 reviews ) Description A monumental classic considered by many to be not only the greatest love story ever written, but also the greatest Civil War saga. A reader's rating Popular Tags: classic, fiction, romance ...more classic , fiction , romance , saga , southern
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)

William Shakespeare

(2359 reviews )

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Each edition includes: • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language • An essay by an outstanding scho...more

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LORD OF THE FLIES

WILLIAM GOLDING

(4002 reviews )

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14.5 Million copies sold to date The classic, startling, and perennially bestselling portrait of human nature-now available as a Premium Edition with a stunning new cover and re-set, easy-to-read text.

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Hamlet (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)

William Shakespeare

(3901 reviews )

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Each edition includes:• Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play• Scene-by-scene plot summaries• A key to famous lines and phrases• An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language• An essay by an outstanding scholar providin...more

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