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Little Men

Louisa May Alcott

(36 reviews )

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Follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband, Professor Bhaer, as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place.

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Jo's Boys (Puffin Classics)

Louisa M Alcott

(39 reviews )

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This is the fourth and last book about the March family. Ten years after the school at Plumfield was founded, there is now a college, built with a legacy from old Mr. Lawrence. All Jo's original children are grown young men, scattered around the world, and graceful young women with high ambitions. But young men face as many troubles as children do,...more

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Feast: Food to Celebrate Life

Nigella Lawson

(17 reviews )

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Nigella Lawson, Gourmet magazine's "It Girl," New York Times "Dining In" columnist, and bestselling cookbook author, is celebrating life -- and you're invited. Feast, Nigella's most festive book yet, offers savory, spicy, and delicious recipes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah, Eid, New Year's, Passover, Easter gatherings, and any time you want ...more

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Jamie's Kitchen

Jamie Oliver

(7 reviews )

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amie's Kitchen-the television show-began as an experiment and turned into a phenomenon. It started when Jamie took in 15 unemployed, enthusiastic kids, trained them to be chefs, and helped them open a restaurant, Fifteen, that has become the hottest dining spot in London. When England's Channel 4 launched a tie-in series, more than four million peo...more

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Jamie's Dinners: The Essential Family Cookbook

Jamie Oliver

(10 reviews )

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Cooking sensation Jamie Oliver returns with a cookbook designed to delight the entire family! estselling cookbook author Jamie Oliver takes his signature fresh, fun cooking style into new territory by putting his focus on the family. Designed to encourage us to eat healthier meals at home and enjoy our time spent in the kitchen, Jamie's Dinners fea...more

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Jamie's Italy

Jamie Oliver

(22 reviews )

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Bestselling author Jamie Oliver finally devotes an entire book to America's favorite cuisine -- Italian! Italy and its wonderful flavors have always had a major influence on Jamie Oliver’s food and cooking. In Jamie’s Italy, he travels this famously gastronomic country paying homage to the classic dishes of each region and searching for new ...more

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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Roald Dahl

(131 reviews )

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Mr. Fox is surrounded! He's going to have to come up with a truly fantastic plan to dig himself out of trouble this time. Roald Dahl is one of the most beloved storytellers of all time, and his books have been children's favorites for generations. Puffin is proud to offer a strong new look for nine of our classic Roald Dahl titles. The distinctive...more

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All Editions	If There Be Thorns (Dollanger Saga) V. C. Andrews (128 reviews ) Popular Tags: fiction, 1981, brothers & sisters ...more fiction , 1981 , brothers & sisters , family & friendship , fiction genres , gothic , horror , human qualities & behavior , incest , mothers & daughters , psychological , revenge , secret past , secrets , v c andrews , vc andrews
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A Passage to India

E.M. Forster

(170 reviews )

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Among the greatest novels of the twentieth century and the basis for director David Lean’s Academy Award-winning film, A Passage to India tells of the clash of cultures in British India after the turn of the century. In exquisite prose, Forster reveals the menace that lurks just beneath the surface of ordinary life, as a common misunderstanding e...more

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