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A Christmas Carol in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

Charles Dickens

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A miser, who learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his life and forecast his future, shares his holiday with the Cratchit family.

Popular Tags: conflicts & dualities, fiction themes, hope & despair

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The Iliad

E V Rieu , Peter Jones , Peter V Jones , D C H Rieu

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Retells in simple language the events of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon.

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Celiac Disease (Revised and Updated Edition): A Hidden Epidemic

Peter H.r. Green

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Unmasking One of the Most Underdiagnosed Autoimmune DiseasesDo you suffer from gastrointestinal complaints, fatigue, headaches, joint pain, anemia, and/or itchy skin conditions? Have you consulted numerous doctors, and been prescribed drugs and diets that have only temporarily alleviated some symptoms? If so, you may have celiac disease, a heredita...more

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The Odyssey

E V Rieu , D C H Rieu , Homer

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A retelling of Homer's epic that describes the adventures of the hero Odysseus as he encounters many monsters and other obstacles on his journey home from the Trojan War.

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French Lessons: Adventures With Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew

Peter Mayle

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Here is all the glory and pleasure of the French table in the most satisfying book yet from the delightfully entertaining Peter Mayle. Ranging far from his adopted Provence, Mayle travels to every corner of the country, armed with knife, fork, and corkscrew. He takes us to tiny, out-of-the-way restaurants, starred Michelin wonders, local village ...more

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cooking , dinners and dining , essays , europe , food science , france , french , gastronomy , regional & ethnic , restaurants , travel

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The Nine Tailors: A BBC Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation. Starring Ian Carmichael (BBC Radio Collection)

Dorothy L. Sayers

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Starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey, this Radio 4 dramatization was first broadcast as a weekly serial in 1980. Lord Peter, man about town and amateur sleuth, and his man Bunter, are drawn into a series of intriguing incidents after being stranded in a remote East Anglian village.

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All Editions	Noah's Ark Write the first review.(See your review) Description The author uses his own translation of a 17-century Dutch poem about the most famous menagerie. Sparkling, fun-filled, full-color illustrations. Caldecott Medal winner.
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All Editions	The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy: Primary Phase (Audio CD) Douglas Adams (2 reviews ) Description A reissue of the first series of BBC Radio 4's humorous science-fiction drama. The story begins when Arthur Dent, not really your average man-in-the-street, finds that the Earth is suddenly destroyed around him, and the great hitch-hike begins.
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SAP® Business Information Warehouse Reporting

Peter Jones

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Your Hands-On Guide to SAP Business Information WarehouseGive your company the competitive edge by delivering up-to-date, pertinent business reports to users inside and outside your enterprise. SAP Business Information Warehouse Reporting shows you how to construct Enterprise Data Warehouses, create workbooks and queries, analyze and format results...more

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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club: Starring Ian Carmichael (BBC Radio Collection)

Dorothy L. Sayers

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Starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey, this Radio 4 dramatization was first broadcast as a weekly serial in 1975. The dignified calm of the Bellona Club is shattered when Lord Peter finds General Fentiman dead in his favourite chair. The investigation moves between London and Paris.