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Ishmael

by Daniel Quinn

Published: 1997-12-01

Hardcover: 288 pages

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Winner of the 1992 Turner Tomorrow Fellowship, Ishmael is a unique and captivating novel that has earned a large and passionate following among readers and critics worldwide. One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, it is the story of a man who ...

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Isis

by Douglas Clegg

Published: 2009-09-01

Hardcover: 128 pages

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New York Times bestselling author Douglas Clegg brings us Isis, a beautifully illustrated, unforgettable novella that is sure to become a classic tale of the supernatural.If you lost someone you loved, what would you pay to bring them back from the dead?Old Marsh, the gardener at Belerion...

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Islam: A Concise Introduction

by Neal Robinson

Published: 1999-03-01

Paperback: 216 pages

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This is a multi-volume collection by leading authors in Islamic Studies. The volumes were originally published between 1867 and 1987. The collection reprints texts carefully selected on the basis of their influence and prestige, written by pre-eminent scholars of Islamic history, philosoph...

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Island

by Alistair MacLeod

Published: 2002-09-05

Paperback: 448 pages

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Alistair MacLeod has been hailed internationally as a master of the short story. Now MacLeod’s collected stories, including two never before published, are gathered together for the first time in Island. These sixteen superbly crafted stories, most of them firmly based in Cape Breton...

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Island (P.S.)

by Aldous Huxley

Published: 2009-10-20

Paperback: 384 pages

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The final novel from Aldous Huxley, Island is a provocative counterpoint to his worldwide classic Brave New World, in which a flourishing, ideal society located on a remote Pacific island attracts the envy of the outside world.

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The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan, the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America

by Russell Shorto

Published: 2004-03-16

Hardcover: 384 pages

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In a landmark work of history, Russell Shorto presents astonishing information on the founding of our nation and reveals in riveting detail the crucial role of the Dutch in making America what it is today.In the late 1960s, an archivist in the New York State Library made an astounding disc...

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Island Beneath The Sea

by Isabel Allende

Published: 2010

Paperback: 400 pages

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Born on the island of Saint-Domingue, ZaritÉ?known as TÉtÉ?is the daughter of an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage. Though her childhood is one of brutality and fear, TÉtÉ finds solace in the traditional rhythms of African drums a...

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Island Beneath the Sea: A Novel

by Isabel Allende

Published: 2010-05-01

Hardcover: 464 pages

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Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue, Zarit� -- known as T�t� -- is the daughter of an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage. Though her childhood is one of brutality and fear, T�t� finds solace in the traditional rhythms of African...

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Island Beneath the Sea: A Novel (P.S.)

by Isabel Allende

Published: 2010-04-10

Kindle Edition: 0 pages

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“Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers.” — Los Angeles Times From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende (Inés of My Soul...

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An Island Garden

by Celia Thaxter

Published: 2012-01-06

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1894. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... I HE garden suffers from the long drought in this last week of July, though I water it faithfully....