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The Razor's Edge

by W. Somerset Maugham

Published: 2003-09-09

Paperback: 320 pages

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Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of his spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brilliant characters - his fiancée Isabel whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and Elliott Templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate...

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The Razor's Edge (thINKing Classics)

by W. Somerset Maugham

Published: 2011-04-22

Paperback: 262 pages

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With this book Maugham skilfully dramatizes a philosophical treatise on the clash of Eastern spirituality and Western culture into one man's relentless journey towards enlightenment and the repercussions of such an action on the loves and lives of others. Hidden beneath the exquisite prose, a lesson...

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Reached (Matched Trilogy Book 3)

by Ally Condie

Published: 2012-11-13

Hardcover: 528 pages

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Cassia’s journey began with an error, a momentary glitch in the otherwise perfect façade of the Society. After crossing canyons to break free, she waits, silk and paper smuggled against her skin, ready for the final chapter. The wait is over. One young woman has raged against those who ...

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Reaching Back

by Nea A Simone

Published: 2002-08-01

Paperback: 414 pages

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Read This Next: 500 of the Best Books You'll Ever Read

by Howard Mittelmark, Sandra Newman

Published: 2010-11-01

Paperback: 464 pages

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Ever been betrayed by a pretty cover and a pair of alluring blurbs? Rest assured: Read This Next will never hurt you. The 500 book recommendations contained within these pages have all been carefully vetted and approved by two literary professionals with discerning taste and witty wit. A...

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Read, Remember, Recommend for Teens: A Reading Journal for Book Lovers

by Rachelle Rogers Knight

Published: 2010-04-01

Spiral-bound: 352 pages

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Perfect for teens who love to read and those who need a companion for school assignments or summer reading programs, Read, Remember, Recommend for Teens offers more than 2400 award-winning and notable reading suggestions in many genres, cross-referenced to help parents and teens chose the ...

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The Read-Aloud Handbook: Sixth Edition

by Jim Trelease

Published: 2006-07-25

Paperback: 340 pages

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For more than two decades, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Now this new edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook imparts ...

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The Reader

by Bernard. Schlink

Published: 1998

Paperback: 218 pages

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A 216-page mass market paperback put out by Great Britain.

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The Reader

by Bernhard Schlink

Published: 1997

Paperback: 218 pages

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Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of postwar Germany.When he falls ill on his way home from school, fifteen-year-old Michael Be...

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A Reader's Cookbook

by Judith Choate

Published: 2010-11-16

Paperback: 192 pages

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The pleasure of reading is enhanced by tasting food of the land where a story unfolds or toasting a hero with the beverage of his choice. Who, when reading Tolstoy or Chekov, might not imagine a cherry-preserve sweetened tea? A novel by Kiran Desai or Jhumpa Lahiri leads to saffron-infused...