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The Dud Avocado - Elaine Dundy
The Dud Avocado follows the romantic and comedic adventures of a young American who heads overseas to conquer Paris in the late 1950s. Edith Wharton and Henry James wrote about the... -
Tender is the Night - Francis Scott Fitzgerald
SUMMARY: F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in a friend's copy of "Tender is the Night, " "If you liked "The Great Gatsby, " for God's sake read this. "Gatsby" was a tour de force but this ... -
Socrates - Paul Johnson
A brilliant portrait of the Greek philosopher who personified philosophy.Socrates was undeniably one of the greatest thinkers of all time, yet he wrote nothing. Throughout his life... -
Seven Dirty Words_ The Life and - James Sullivan
From Publishers WeeklyA recipient of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, stand-up comedian Carlin (1937–2008) wrote three bestselling humor books and looked bac... -
Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham; Maeve Binc
It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham," wrote Gore Vidal. "He was always so entirely there... -
Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham
It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham," wrote Gore Vidal. "He was always so entirely there... -
Nowhere to Run (A Joe Pickett N - C. J. Box
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **The extraordinary new Joe Pickett novel from the Edgar Award-winning author.** "Box's series is the gold standard," wrote *Library Journal* about *Below Zero*, ... -
Natasha's dance_ a cultural his - Orlando Figes
SUMMARY: History on a grand scale-an enchanting masterpiece that explores the making of one of the world's most vibrant civilizationsA People's Tragedy, wrote Eric Hobsbawm, did "m... -
Love Overboard - Janet Evanovich
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Dear Reader: In a previous life, before the time of Plum, I wrote twelve short romance novels. Red-hot screwball comedies, each and every one of them. Nine of the... -
Le Freak_ An Upside Down Story - Nile Rodgers
Amazon.com ReviewA Letter from Author Nile Rodgers: The Reason I Wrote *Le Freak* I started writing Le Freak to answer some questions I had abo...