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Socks for Supper by Jack Kent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a poor couple exchange socks for cheese and milk, they receive more than expected... -
![Arus Balik by Pramoedya Ananta Toer]()
Arus Balik by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSemasa jaya Majapahit, Nusantara merupakan kesatuan maritim dan kerajaan laut terbesar di antara bangsa-bangsa beradab di muka bumi. Arus bergerak dari selatan ke utara, segalanya: kapal-kapalnya, manusianya, amal perbuatannya dan cita-citanya, semuanya bergerak dari Nusantara di selatan ke atas angin di utara. Tetapi jaman berubah... -
![But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton]()
But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA shy hippo makes a big impact in this Sandra Boynton classic.Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books... -
![DUISHEN by Chingiz Aitmatov]()
DUISHEN by Chingiz Aitmatov
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe book tells the story of Altyani, a teacher, who, inspired by the great Russian leader Lenin, decides to open a primary school in his native village and holds his forte despite resistance from all... -
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![Jillian Jiggs by Phoebe Gilman]()
Jillian Jiggs by Phoebe Gilman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJillian Jiggs-- who spends most of her time making up games and playing dress-up-- is much too busy to clean her... -
![George and Martha Encore by James Marshall]()
George and Martha Encore by James Marshall
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis second installment in the beloved series showcases the sweetness of friendship. George and Martha know that its always a good idea to have a true friend in your corner (or at your dance recital)—even if you don't listen to their warning about the sun and end up a bright pink hippo after a day at the beach... -
![Euthyphro, Apologia Socratis, Crito, Phaedo, Cratylus, Sophista, Politicus, Theaetetus by Plato]()
Euthyphro, Apologia Socratis, Crito, Phaedo, Cratylus, Sophista, Politicus, Theaetetus by Plato
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis long awaited new edition contains seven of the dialogues of Plato, and is the first in the five-volume complete edition of Plato's works in the Oxford Classical Texts series. The result of many years of painstaking scholarship, the new volume will replace the now nearly one hundred-year-old original edition, and is destined to become just as long lasting a classic... -
![Donkey-Donkey by Roger Duvoisin]()
Donkey-Donkey by Roger Duvoisin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDonkey-Donkey thinks that he looks ridiculous with long ears that stick straight up, so he consults his friends on the farm. Each animal has its own idea of beautiful ears—all remarkably like their own. Poor Donkey-donkey becomes sadder and sadder as he tries to follow their advice, with hilarious results... -
![Το μεγάλο μας τσίρκο by Iakovos Kambanellis, Ιάκωβος Καμπανέλλης]()
Το μεγάλο μας τσίρκο by Iakovos Kambanellis, Ιάκωβος Καμπανέλλης
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsΡΩΜΙΟΣ: Αρκετά!... Και τώρα μια τελευταία διευκρίνιση. Είπα ότι το έργο μας είναι κωμωδία. Αλλά δεν είναι απλώς διότι έτσι γράφτηκε ή διότι το λέμε εμείς. Είναι κωμωδία για έναν άλλο σοβαρότερο και πολύ πιο έγκυρο λόγο: Το δηλώσαμε ως κωμωδία, το υποβάλαμε στη λογοκρισία ως κωμωδία και ενεκρίθη ως κωμωδία δια της υπ’ αριθμόν 199 αποφάσεως... -
![Poems by Pier Paolo Pasolini]()
Poems by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Sex, death, political passion, these are the simple objects to which I give my elegiac heart"Winner of the first Renato Poggioli/William Weaver Award of PEN American CenterPier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975), who is best known in this country as an inspired filmmaker, was also the most outspoken and original Italian writer of his generation, the author of distinguished and controversial novels and... -
![Nosotras vinimos tarde by Elisa Coll, Elisa Coll Blanco]()
Nosotras vinimos tarde by Elisa Coll, Elisa Coll Blanco
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTras su reconocido ensayo Resistencia bisexual, Elisa Coll debuta en el campo de lo narrativo con Nosotras vinimos tarde, una novela valiente y rompedora en la que, a través de distintos géneros, híbrida ficción y memoria histórica, creando un caleidoscopio literario cargado de belleza, inteligencia y humor... -
![A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee]()
A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEdwards Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Delicate Balance reveals the emotional savagery of suburbia and the psychological terror of empty lives. First produced in 1966, this dark drawing room comedy may be Albee's masterpiece, as powerful in its 1996 revival as it was thirty years before... -
![Стихотворения by Ivan Vazov, Иван Вазов]()
Стихотворения by Ivan Vazov, Иван Вазов
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsАз работих половин век на книжовното поле, движим от вътрешен тласък, подчинявайки се на неутолимата душевна жажда да служа на истината и красотата... -
![Winner Takes All by Jenny Santana]()
Winner Takes All by Jenny Santana
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith over 2.5 million copies sold, Candy Apple is sweeter than ever. Readers will fall in love with this brand-new school election title--perfect for back to school!Cast your vote for Coral Grove student rep! Seventh grader Celia Martinez has big plans for an election campaign . . . only she’s not planning to run... -
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![The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte by Ruth Hull Chatlien]()
The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte by Ruth Hull Chatlien
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGold Medal Winner, Historical Fiction Personage, 2014 Readers’ Favorite AwardsFirst Place Winner, Turn of the 19th Century, 2014 Chaucer Awards for Historical FictionTell the emperor that Madame Bonaparte is ambitious and demands her rights as a member of the imperial family... -
![Seeing Red by Robert Munsch]()
Seeing Red by Robert Munsch
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Alex wants his hair to be just like his best friend Arie's. Arie promises to teach him the secret trick for turning black hair to red... but what kind of a trick is it?" -- Back cover... -
![Les Chatiments by Victor Hugo]()
Les Chatiments by Victor Hugo
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible... -
![The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky]()
The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWritten in 1902 and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18, 1902 under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski. It became his first major success, and a hallmark of Russian social realism. The play depicts a group of impoverished Russians living in a shelter near the Volga.When it first appeared, The Lower Depths was criticized for its pessimism and ambiguous ethical message... -
![عصفور من الشرق by Tawfiq Al-Hakim, توفيق الحكيم]()
عصفور من الشرق by Tawfiq Al-Hakim, توفيق الحكيم
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsعصفور من الشرق كتاب أدبي فلسفي وضع في قالب قصة غرامية طريفة، ولكنه تناول كثيرا من الآراء التي كانت - حين ظهر الكتاب - تتضارب ولا تنفك تتصارع وتتصادم في العالم حتى اليوم. وهي أول قصة مصرية تناولت الاتجاهات العالمية... -
![Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! by Theo LeSieg, Dr. Seuss]()
Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! by Theo LeSieg, Dr. Seuss
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom Alice and Abe to Zeb and Zipper, an alphabetical array of guests turns out for the biggest birthday party ever... -
![United States Bill of Rights by James Madison]()
United States Bill of Rights by James Madison
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution...Categorized as:
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![Long Walk To Freedom by Nelson Mandela]()
Long Walk To Freedom by Nelson Mandela
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom his birth in a village on the banks of the Mbashe River in the Transkei to his politicisation and development as a freedom fighter, this first volume of Nelson Mandela's classic autobiography charts the early years of his life, which culminated in his prison sentence in 1962...Categorized as:
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![India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha, Edakochi Salimkumar]()
India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha, Edakochi Salimkumar
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA magisterial account of the pains, the struggles, the humiliations, and the glories of the world's largest and least likely democracy, Ramachandra Guha's India After Gandhi is a breathtaking chronicle of the brutal conflicts that have rocked a giant nation and the extraordinary factors that have held it together... -
![Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America by Lerone Bennett Jr.]()
Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America by Lerone Bennett Jr.
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTraces black history from its origins in western Africa, through the transatlantic journey and slavery, the Reconstruction period, the Jim Crow era, and the civil rights movement, to life in the 1990s. Reprint. 35,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo... -
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![Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market: Government and Economy by Murray N. Rothbard]()
Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market: Government and Economy by Murray N. Rothbard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew Edition, with new introduction! Murray N. Rothbard's great treatise Man, Economy, and State and its complementary text Power and Market, are here combined into a single edition as they were written to be... -
![...καλά, εσύ σκοτώθηκες νωρίς by Χρόνης Μίσσιος, Chronis Missios]()
...καλά, εσύ σκοτώθηκες νωρίς by Χρόνης Μίσσιος, Chronis Missios
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsΤι να σου πω, όλα αυτά τα χρόνια που εσύ έλειψες, τα χρόνια λέω που μας άντρωσαν μέσα στην κρεατομηχανή, μ' έχουν μπερδέψει... -
![That Which Is Seen and That Which Is Not Seen by Frédéric Bastiat]()
That Which Is Seen and That Which Is Not Seen by Frédéric Bastiat
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHave you ever witnessed the anger of the good shopkeeper, James B... -
![Economic Policy by Ludwig von Mises]()
Economic Policy by Ludwig von Mises
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLudwig von Mises was the leading exponent of the Austrian School of economics throughout most of the twentieth century. He has long been regarded as a most knowledgeable and respected economist, even though his teachings were generally outside the mainstream. He wrote twenty-five books and hundreds of articles on human action, free markets, and political economy... -
![The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher W. Alexander]()
The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher W. Alexander
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn The Timeless Way of Building Christopher Alexander presents a new theory of architecture, building, and planning which has at its core that age-old process by which the people of a society have always pulled the order of their world from their own being.He writes, “There is one timeless way of building. It is thousands of years old, and the same today as it has always been... -
![African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song by Kevin Young]()
African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song by Kevin Young
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA literary landmark: the biggest, most ambitious anthology of black poetry ever published, gathering 250 poets from the colonial period to the presentOnly now, in the 21st century, can we fully grasp the breadth and range of African American poetry: a magnificent chorus of voices, some familiar, others recently rescued from neglect...
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