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Description not available.Forty accomplished women share the secrets of their success, including Amy Tan on the mother-daughter-relationship, Faye Wattleton on the effect of childhood on leadership, and Isabelle Allende on creativity. Original. IP. AUTHOR: Gina Misiroglu, Mary Pipher
PUBLISHER: New World Library
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | Complete Stories, 1874-1884 by Henry James, William L. Vance
James's dense, complex prose style and his deep and subtle musings into the springs of character are as evident in his short stories as in his novels. Like much of his fiction, his shorter works are often about the contrasts between America and Europe, and many of them are influenced by the stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne. AUTHOR: Henry James, William L. Vance
PUBLISHER: Library of America, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Martyrs' Crossing by Amy Wilentz
In Jerusalem, police lieutenant Ari Doron finds himself in the middle of a riot after he is ordered to detain a Palestinian-American woman and her son. Although attracted to each other, Ari and Marina are separated by a vicious political battle that is fueled by Marina's activist father. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. AUTHOR: Amy Wilentz
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Eros the Bittersweet by Anne Carson
A book about romantic love, Eros is Anne Carson's exploration of the concept of eros in both classical philosophy and literature. Beginning with, It was Sappho who first called eros 'bittersweet.' No one who has been in love disputes her , Carson examines her subject from numerous points of view, creating a lyrical meditation in the tradition of William Carlos Williams's Spring and All and William H. Gass's On Being Blue. AUTHOR: Anne Carson
PUBLISHER: Dalkey Archive Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Magus by John Fowles
Nick Urfe, a young British schoolteacher, travels to the Greek island of Phraxos for a vacation. There he manages to wander into a series of misadventures and confusions that bring the stability of his world into doubt. A careless flirtation with another tourist leads to a messy affair, and a chance introduction brings him under the influence of an enigmatic, elderly recluse who stands at the center of an oddly sinister cult. AUTHOR: John Fowles
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Smith & Hawken Hands-on Gardener Pruning by Robert Kourik
Pruning takes a two-part approach to demystifying a task that fills many gardeners with trepidation. AUTHOR: Robert Kourik
PUBLISHER: Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Gardening
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