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Immortal Wife

by Irving Stone

Published: 1969-03-31

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Chronicles the indestructible marraige of John C. Fremont and his strong willed wife, who helped aid him in his great accomplishments

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Long Black Veil

by Jeanette Battista

Published: 2013-02-01

Paperback: 276 pages

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A girl, a boy, and a family curse... Devon can’t wait to put her podunk mountain town behind her once and for all when she graduates high school. But even though she’s the class valedictorian, the likelihood of her being able to afford college on her own is slim. As she begins the research on scholarships...

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Kidnapped

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Published: 2017-05-31

Paperback: 228 pages

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The young orphan David Balfour is sent to live with his Uncle Ebenezer. When he discovers that he may be the rightful heir to his uncle’s estate, he finds himself kidnapped and cast away on a desert isle. A historical adventure novel originally intended for a young-adult audience, “Kidnapped” deals...

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The Invisible Man

by H.G. Wells

Published: 2015-05-08

Paperback: 146 pages

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The Invisible Man is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells published in 1897. Originally serialized in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change...

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Heidi (Illustrated by Alice Carsey)

by Johanna Spyri

Published: 2016-01-05

Paperback: 204 pages

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First published in Swiss German in 1881, Johanna Spyri’s “Heidi” is the classic children’s story which has delighted readers both young and old ever since its original publication. It is the story of its titular character, Heidi, a girl orphaned at the age of five, who is sent to live with her...

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Nairobi Heat (Melville International Crime)

by Mukoma Wa Ngugi

Published: 2011-09-13

Kindle Edition: 204 pages

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A cop from Wisconsin pursues a killer through the terrifying slums of Nairobi and the memories of genocide IN MADISON, WISCONSIN, it’s a big deal when African peace activist Joshua Hakizimana—who saved hundreds of people from the Rwandan genocide—accepts a position at the university...

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Woman at Point Zero

by Nawal El Saadawi

Published: 2015-11-15

Paperback: 128 pages

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Nawal El Saadawi’s highly acclaimed feminist novel, Woman at Point Zero, follows the life of Firdaus, an Egyptian peasant girl, from her childhood of incomprehensible cruelty and neglect to her end in a grimy Cairo prison cell. From her earliest memories, Firdaus suffered at the hands of...

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The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (African Writers Series)

by Ayi Kwei Armah

Published: 1989-10-23

Paperback: 191 pages

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The central story in this book tells of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn.

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A Walk in the Night and Other Stories

by Alex La Guma

Published: 1968-01-01

Paperback: 129 pages

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Of French and Malagasy stock, involved in South African politics from an early age, Alex La Guma was arrested for treason with 155 others in 1956 and finally acquitted in 1960. During the State of Emergency following the Sharpeville massacre he was detained for five months. Continuing to w...

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Xala

by Ousmane Sembène

Published: 1997-08-01

Paperback: 112 pages

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A biting satire about the downfall of a businessman-polygamist who assumes the role of the colonialist in French-speaking Africa.