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Robinson Crusoe (Penguin Classics)

by Daniel Defoe

Published: 2003-04-29

Paperback: 288 pages

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The original tale of a castaway struggling to survive on a remote desert island, and one of the first novels in English The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe is washed up on a desert island. In his journal he chronicles his daily battle to stay alive, as he conquers isolation, ...

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The Swiss Family Robinson (Puffin Classics)

by Johann D. Wyss

Published: 2009-03-05

Paperback: 496 pages

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Following a wild and raging storm, the Swiss family Robinson are stranded at sea. But the thundering waves have swept them off to a tropical island, where a new life awaits them. Their ship is laden with supplies and the island is packed with treasures, so they soon adapt and discover new dangers and...

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Joy in the Morning: A Novel

by Betty Smith

Published: 2010-06-29

Paperback: 320 pages

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“A glad affirmation that love can accomplish the impossible.” — Chicago Tribune "Weeping, laughing, raging, exulting... Intensely emotional... Inspired." — New York Times Joy in the Morning is the magnificent million-copy bestseller of young love and marriage by Betty Smith, belove...

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Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails

by Michelle Markowitz, Caroline Moss, Carolyn Bahar

Published: 2018-05-01

Paperback: 272 pages

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Based on the column of the same name that appeared in The Toast, Hey Ladies! is a laugh-out-loud read that follows a fictitious group of eight 20-and-30-something female friends for one year of holidays, summer house rentals, dates, brunches, breakups, and, of course, the planning of a dis...

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The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

by Priya Parker

Published: 2018-05-15

Hardcover: 320 pages

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"Hosts of all kinds, this is a must-read!" --Chris Anderson, owner and curator of TEDA bold new approach to how we gather that will transform the ways we spend our time together--at work, at home, in our communities, and beyond.In The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker argues that the gatherin...

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The Corinthian (Regency Romances)

by Georgette Heyer

Published: 2009-06-01

Kindle Edition: 275 pages

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"A writer of great wit and style...I've read her books to ragged shreds."-Kate Fenton, Daily TelegraphA daring escapePenelope Creed will do anything to avoid marrying her repulsive cousin. Dressed in boy's clothing, she's fleeing from London when she's discovered by Sir Richard Wyndham, hi...

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The Story of Doctor Dolittle

by Hugh Lofting

Published: 1988-05

Paperback: 176 pages

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In this first book in the series, Doctor Dolittle discovers that he can talk to the animals--Jip the dog, Dab Dab the duck, Polynesia the parrot.

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French Fried: one man's move to France with too many animals and an identity thief

by Chris Dolley

Published: 2014-06-23

Paperback: 220 pages

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** New York Times Bestseller ** "Exceptionally funny and entertaining book" - Romonko Animals behaving badly, other people's misfortunes and the most bizarre true crime story ever. French Fried is the unfortunately true account of Chris Dolley's first eight months in France and has been de...

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It's Always Something: Twentieth Anniversary Edition

by Gilda Radner

Published: 2009-05-19

Paperback: 304 pages

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To honor the twentieth anniversary of beloved comedienne Gilda Radner’s death from ovarian cancer comes a commemo- rative edition of her memoir, It’s Always Something—featuring a newly updated resource guide for people living with cancer and a tribute by Radner’s former colleagues ...

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Happiness: A Novel

by Aminatta Forna

Published: 2018-03-06

Hardcover: 368 pages

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“Throughout Happiness, Forna stops in our tracks . . . Reminiscent at times of Michael Ondaatje’s novel Anil’s Ghost . . . Happiness is a meditation on grand themes: Love and death, man and nature, cruelty and mercy. But Forna folds this weighty matter into her buoyant creation with ...