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Memoirs of a Dwarf: At the Sun King's Court

by Paul Weidner

Published: 2004-09-03

Hardcover: 346 pages

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Set in the over-scaled, decadent Versailles of Louis XIV, Memoirs of a Dwarf is the story of Hugues, an impoverished dwarf who maneuvers his way up into the very highest of court circles by clandestinely serving the needs of a mob of unscrupulous gamblers, of a priest notorious for saying ...

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Memoirs of a Geisha

by Arthur Golden

Published: 1999-01-10

Paperback: 434 pages

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A literary sensation and runaway bestseller in hardcover, this brilliant debut novel offers, with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism, the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha. Optioned for film. Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and...

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Memoirs of a Geisha

by Arthur Golden

Published: 2000-10-05

Hardcover: 452 pages

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This seductive and evocative epic tells the extraordinary story of a geisha girl. It reveals the cruelty and ugliness of life behind the rice-paper screens, and summons up more than 20 years of Japan's most dramatic history.

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Memoirs of a Geisha Uk

by Arthur Golden

Published: 1998-06-04

Paperback: 448 pages

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A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha. Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri...

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Memoirs of a Holocaust Survivor: Icek Kuperberg

by Icek Kuperberg

Published: 2000-02-15

Paperback: 86 pages

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Powerful in its stark simple language, Icek Kuperberg chronicles his personal experiences as a concentration camp prisoner during World War II. Interned in various work and death camps, Icek had to use his guile and wits to simply stay alive. That he persevered despite tremendous horrors and obstacles,...

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Memoirs of a Monster Hunter: A Five-Year Journey in Search of the Unknown

by Nick Redfern

Published: 2007-09-01

Paperback: 255 pages

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For centuries, people across the world have had a fascination with monsters and strange creatures. They marvel at the tales and legends of the Bigfoot of the Pacific Northwest; of the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas; of the infamous and diabolical Moth-Man of West Virginia; of fire...

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Memoirs of a Muse: A Novel

by Lara Vapnyar

Published: 2006-04-04

Hardcover: 224 pages

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Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

by Gabrielle Zevin

Published: 2007-08-21

Hardcover: 288 pages

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Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend

by Matthew Dicks

Published: 2012-08-21

Hardcover: 320 pages

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Imaginary friend Budo narrates this heartwarming story of love, loyalty, and the power of the imagination—the perfect read for anyone who has ever had a friend . . . real or otherwiseBudo is lucky as imaginary friends go. He's been alive for more than five years, which is positively anc...

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The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A Novel

by Margaret George

Published: 1998-05-15

Paperback: 976 pages

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Bestselling novelist Margaret George brings to life the glittering kingdom of Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, in this lush, sweeping, and richly detailed saga. Told in Cleopatra's own voice, The Memoirs of Cleopatra is a mesmerizing tale of ambition, passion, and betrayal in the ancient Egyp...