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|  | The Master & Margarita by Diana Burgin, Ellendea C. Proffer, Jean-Claude Van Itallie, Katherine O'Connor, Katherine T. O'Connor
An ironic parable on power and its corruption, on good and evil, and on human frailty and the strength of love. The Devil appears in Moscow accompanied by a retinue of characters including a large vodka-drinking, pistol toting, black cat named Behemoth, the beautiful Margarita, and a writer known only as The Master. These characters are joined by Pontius Pilate and Jesus Christ to combine in a wildly entertaining and unforgettable tale. Bulgakov tirelessly reworked the text of this book, going through eight separate versions in twelve years, the final corrections being dictated by Bulgakov to his wife after he had gone blind. Banned for decades in the Soviet Union, it was first published there in a censored version in 1966. AUTHOR: Diana Burgin, Ellendea C. Proffer, Jean-Claude Van Itallie, Katherine O'Connor, Katherine T. O'Connor
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Sisters of the Extreme by Michael Horowitz
An anthology of writings by some of the most influential women in history on the often misunderstood and misrepresented female drug experience. * With great honesty, bravery, and frankness, women from diverse backgrounds write about their drug experiences. Women have been experimenting with drugs since prehistoric times, and yet published accounts of their views on the drug experience have been relegated to either antiseptic sociological studies or sensationalized stories splashed across the tabloids. The media has given us an enduring, but inaccurate, stereotype of a female drug user: passive, addicted, exploited, degraded, promiscuous. But the selections in this anthology-- penned by such famous names as Billie Holiday, Anais Nin, Maya Angelou, and Carrie Fisher-- show us that the real experiences of women are anything but stereotypical. Sisters of the Extreme provides us with writings by women from diverse occupations and backgrounds, from prostitute to physician, who through their use of drugs dared cross the boundaries set by society-- often doing so with the hope of expanding themselves and their vision of the world. Whether with LSD, peyote, cocaine, heroine, MDMA, or marijuana, these women have sought to reach, through their experimentation, other levels of consciousness. Sometimes their quests have brought unexpected rewards, other times great suffering and misfortune. But wherever their trips have left them, these women have lived courageously-- if sometimes dangerously-- and written about their journeys eloquently. AUTHOR: Michael Horowitz
PUBLISHER: Inner Traditions International, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Mary Celeste by Heidi Elizabet Yolen-Stemple, Jane Yolen, Roger Roth
Description not available.Offers young readers answers to the mystery of the Mary Celeste, a ship that was discovered floating on the open seas in 1872 without its captain or crew. Jr Lib Guild. Reprint. AUTHOR: Heidi Elizabet Yolen-Stemple, Jane Yolen, Roger Roth
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Families by Harold W. Voth
Description not available.Though their friendship is often tested, George and Martha survive with a sense of humor. AUTHOR: Harold W. Voth
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Kidtopia by Roberta Gould
A collection of 60 projects and activities intended to introduce children to the varied cultural experiences of early Americans. Broken into historical time periods, the book contains instructions for activities based on life in Colonial America, during the California gold rush, and in the American Southwest. AUTHOR: Roberta Gould
PUBLISHER: Tricycle Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | What Do We Know about the Greeks? by Anne Pearson
Description not available.Full-color drawings and photographs of ancient sites and artifacts and plenty of interesting facts bring to life the fascinating culture, politics, religion, architecture, and family life of ancient Greece. AUTHOR: Anne Pearson
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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