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Poverty in Common: The Politics of Community Action During the American Century

by Alyosha Goldstein

Published: 2012-03-23

Paperback: 392 pages

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After the Second World War, the idea that local community action was indispensable for the alleviation of poverty was broadly embraced by US policymakers, social scientists, international development specialists, and grassroots activists. Governmental efforts to mobilize community action i...

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The Farmer's Daughter

by Jim Harrison

Published: 2010-01-16

Kindle Edition: 321 pages

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Literary legend Jim Harrison's collection of novellas, The Farmer's Daughter, finds him writing at the height of his powers, and in fresh and audacious new directions.The three stories in The Farmer's Daughter are as different as they are unforgettable. Written in the voice of a home-schoo...

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The Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice | Summary & Study Guide

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Published: 2011-09-15

Kindle Edition: 55 pages

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The Feast of All Saints Study Guide contains comprehensive summaries and analysis of the book. This study guide includes a detailed Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Character Descriptions, Objects/Places, Themes, Styles, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion on The Feast of All Sain...

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The Nine Tailors

by Dorothy L. Sayers

Published: 1966-09-28

Paperback: 416 pages

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The Nine Tailors is Dorothy L. Sayers's finest mystery, featuring Lord Peter Whimsey, and a classic of the genre. The nine tellerstrokes from the belfry of an ancient country church toll out the death of an unknown man and call the famous Lord Peter Whimsey to investigate the good and...

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My Imaginary Friend

by Shirley Povondra

Published: 2011-11-21

Paperback: 35 pages

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Having worked extensively in my practice with survivors of sexual molestation, I know how frighteningly alone they often feel with the shame that is their secret. This book offers permission and encouragement to reveal that secret, which in turn provides the opportunity to move from shame to healing....

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* * * * Optimistic,
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Ru: A Novel

by Kim Thúy

Published: 2012-11-27

Paperback: 141 pages

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Winner of the Governor General's Literary AwardWinner of the Grand Prix RTL-LireShortlisted for the Prix des cinq continents de la FrancophonieLonglisted for Canada Reads 2015At ten years old, Kim Thúy fled Vietnam on a boat with her family, leaving behind a grand house and the many less ...

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Love Warps the Mind a Little: A Novel

by John Dufresne

Published: 2008-01-17

Paperback: 320 pages

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Reissue of a favorite novel by “a generous and lyric storyteller” (San Francisco Chronicle) known for his tragicomic voice and unforgettable characters.Ever since Lafayette Proulx quit his day job, left his wife, hauled his dog and his Royal portabl...

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Women Who Love Too Much: When You Keep Wishing and Hoping He'll Change

by Robin Norwood

Published: 2008-04-08

Paperback: 334 pages

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The relationship classic hailed by Erica Jong as "life- changing" -- now updated with a new introduction and resource section! The #1 New York Times bestseller that asks ARE YOU A WOMAN WHO LOVES TOO MUCH? Do you find yourself attracted again and again to troubled, distant, moody men...

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The Man Who Loved Books

by Allison Hoover Bartlett

Published: 2010-10-01

Paperback: 288 pages

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The Bathhouse

by Farnoosh Moshiri

Published: 2007-11-01

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In the early days of the fundamentalist revolution in Iran, a seventeen-year-old girl is arrested because of her brother's involvement with leftist politics. She is placed in a makeshift jail, a former bathhouse, in which other women are also being held captive.With intense emotion and gre...