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Pearl S. Buck's epic Pulitzer prize-winning novel of a China that was now in a contemporary classics edition. Though more than sixty years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer prize, it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know, and I know nothing but China, having always lived there," wrote Pearl Buck. In the Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the...
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Scribner library. Contemporary classics volume SL 155
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Fourteen of Hemingway's finest short stories illuminate his keen perception of human nature as well as his prowess in this genre.
5) The red pony
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From the Publisher: Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, a hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan...
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First published in 1970, nine years after Ernest Hemingway's death, Islands in the Stream is the story of an artist and adventurer-- a man much like Hemingway himself. Rich with the uncanny sense of life and action characteristic of his writing-- from his earliest stories (In Our Time) to his last novella (The Old Man and the Sea)-- this compelling novel contains both the warmth of recollection that inspired A Moveable Feast and a rare glimpse of...
9) Zeee
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1993.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm.
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Zeee, a fairy whose homes are always destroyed by careless people, continually takes revenge on the hated humans until she is befriended by a little girl who is the only person who can see her.
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Written in 1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau was an instant sensation that went on to inspire a series of movies. It was meant as a commentary on Darwin's recently published theory of evolution, which had riveted the world of science and therefore, of science fiction. While gene-splicing and bioengineering are common practices today, readers are still amazed by Wells's haunting vision and the ethical questions he raised a century before our time.
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...11) Benny & Joon
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2001.
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A mentally ill young woman who lives with her older brother finds her love in an eccentric young man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
12) Black robe
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[2001]
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In the 17th century, Father Laforgue, a young Jesuit priest, is assigned to go up river into the Canadian wilderness to convert the Huron Indians. His young aide and translator, Daniel, falls in love with Annuka, the daughter of the Algonquin chief. Torn between his own desires and ideals of the priesthood, Laforgue's faith is tested, and his life and the outcome of the mission imperiled, as the expedition faces the elements and hostile Indians.
13) City slickers
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1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Three friends go on a cattle drive in order to quench their mid-life crises. Includes audio commentary from director and actors; featurettes; and more.
14) The cutting edge
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Romantic comedy about a handsome, self-centered ex-ice hockey player and a figure skater with a prima donna attitude who dislike each other intensely, but they team up because to each other they represent a last resort for their prospective careers in the rink.
15) Eight men out
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[2001]
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Based on the real-life scandal of 1919, the film tells the story of eight baseball players who plan to throw games for money, and the scorn and anger the scheme earned them.
16) Hope and glory
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[2001]
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1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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Story of a young boy and his family in London during World War II.
17) Moll Flanders
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2001.
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1 videodisc (122 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Moll is a headstrong woman whose lowly station in 18th century London leaves her in the most dire of circumstances forcing her into a lifestyle that could easily break her spirit. Her story involves husbands and numerous lovers, shocking family secrets, and travels to bustling London and the New World's Virginia. Moll's dangerous misdeeds stretch from sexual adventures to criminal acts, leaving her with a price on her head as she strives to triumph...
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2011
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The classic work on women’s health and how the medical establishment helped to justify sexism, by the authors of Witches, Midwives, and Nurses.
From Barbara Ehrenrich, New York Times-bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed, Bright-Sided, and other titles, and Deirdre English, former editor of Mother Jones, this book delves into the history of how women have been diagnosed, defined, and often
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