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Bronte, Charlotte Villette Barnes & Noble Classics 2005 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Some staining to page edges. Book #or884145. ISBN #1593083165 / 9781593083168. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Bronte, Charlotte Villette Barnes & Noble Classics 2005 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Some staining to page edges. Book #or884145. ISBN #1593083165 / 9781593083168. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Villette , by Charlotte Bronte , is part of the Barnes Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes Noble Classics : All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences biographical, historical, and literary to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Charlotte Bront s last and most autobiographical novel, Villette explores the inner life of a lonely young Englishwoman, Lucy Snowe, who leaves an unhappy existence in England to become a teacher in the capital of a fictional European country. Drawn to the school s headmaster, Lucy must face the pain of unrequited love and the question of her place in society. For Villette , Bront drew upon her own experiences ten years earlier, when she studied in Brussels and developed an unreciprocated passion for her married teacher. The novel also reflects her devastating sense of loss and isolation after the deaths of her beloved brother and sisters, and her confusion and conflicts over the fame she achieved for having written Jane Eyre . But despite Bront s heartsick inspiration for the novel, and the grief that haunts its heroine, Villette is a story of triumph, in which Lucy Snowe comes to understand and appreciate her own strength and value. Celebrated by George Eliot and Virginia Woolf for its strikingly modern psychological depth and examination of women s roles, Villette is now recognized as Charlotte Bront s masterpiece, surpassing even Jane Eyre . Laura Engel is Assistant Professor in the English Department at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where she specializes in eighteenth-century British literature and drama.
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Brookner, Anita Brief Lives Vintage 1992 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or937571. ISBN #0679737332 / 9780679737339. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brookner, Anita Brief Lives Vintage 1992 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or937571. ISBN #0679737332 / 9780679737339. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary With this novel, Booker Prize-winning author Anita Brookner confirms her reputation as an unparalleled observer of social nuance and deeply felt longings. Brief Lives chronicles an unlikely friendship: that between the flamboyant, monstrously egocentric Julia and the modest, self-effacing Fay, who is at once fascinated and appalled by Julia's excesses. Thrust together by their husbands' business partnership -- and by a guilty secret -- Julia and Fay develop an intense bond that is nonetheless something less than intimacy, a relationship in which we see our own uneasy compromises, not only with other people, but with life itself.
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Brookner, Anita Providence paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1038458. ISBN #0525481575 / 9780525481577. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brookner, Anita Rules Of Engagement 2003 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129366. ISBN #1400061652 / 9781400061655. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brookner, Anita Rules Of Engagement 2003 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129366. ISBN #1400061652 / 9781400061655. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In this masterly new novel, the Booker Prize winning author of Hotel du Lac and Making Things Better gives us an exquisite story about the changes in relationships over time, and how our life choices can both reflect the past and direct the future. Hailed as one of the finest novelists of her generation The New York Times , Anita Brookner here weaves an impeccably crafted tale of two women, friends from youth, and the decisions and men that define their destinies. Elizabeth and Betsy knew each other as schoolchildren. When they meet again later in life, one is safely married, the other most unsafely partnered. Together, they discover that despite their very disparate lives, they still have in common the capacity for making dangerous choices. Ultimately, their inclination to implement these decisions reveals the fate that was spelled out in their characters from the start.
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Brookner, Anita The Debut Vintage 1985 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or939200. ISBN #0394728564 / 9780394728568. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brookner, Anita The Debut Vintage 1985 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or939200. ISBN #0394728564 / 9780394728568. (filed under: Fiction ) *
Since childhood Ruth Weiss has been escaping from life into books, and from the hothouse attentions of her tyrannical and eccentric parents into the gentler warmth of lovers and friends. Now Dr. Weiss, at forty, a quiet scholar devoted to the study of Balzac, is convinced that her life has been ruined by literature, and that once again she must make a new start in life.
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Brookner, Anita Visitors 1998 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090504. ISBN #0679781471 / 9780679781479. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brookner, Anita Visitors 1998 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090504. ISBN #0679781471 / 9780679781479. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The extraordinary Anita Brookner, praised by The New York Times as "one of the finest novelists of her generation," gives us a brilliant novel about age and awakening. In Visitors, Brookner explores what happens when a woman's quiet resignation to fate is challenged by the arrogance of youth. Dorothea May is most at ease in the company of strangers. When her late husband's relatives prevail on her to take in a young man for the week before an unexpected family wedding, Thea's carefully constructed, solitary world is thrown into disarray. As the wedding approaches, old family secrets surface and conflicts erupt between the generations, trapping an unwilling Thea in the middle. Confronted by the company of Steve Best, a carefree young wanderer, Thea's fragile facade of peaceful acceptance is pierced, forcing her to face in a new way both her past and her future. Exquisite writing, richly drawn characters, and penetrating prceptions about people are here combined into another superb novel by the writer about whom The New York Times Book Review has said, "If Henry James were around, the only writer he'd be reading with complete approval would be Anita Brookner." From the Hardcover edition.
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Brooks, Geraldine Caleb's Crossing 2011 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1085010. ISBN #0670021040 / 9780670021048. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brooks, Geraldine Caleb's Crossing 2011 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1085010. ISBN #0670021040 / 9780670021048. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Once again, Geraldine Brooks takes a remarkable shard of history and brings it to vivid life. In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. Upon this slender factual scaffold, Brooks has created a luminous tale of love and faith, magic and adventure. The narrator of Caleb's Crossing is Bethia Mayfield, growing up in the tiny settlement of Great Harbor amid a small band of pioneers and Puritans. Restless and curious, she yearns after an education that is closed to her by her sex. As often as she can, she slips away to explore the island's glistening beaches and observe its native Wampanoag inhabitants. At twelve, she encounters Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a tentative secret friendship that draws each into the alien world of the other. Bethia's minister father tries to convert the Wampanoag, awakening the wrath of the tribe's shaman, against whose magic he must test his own beliefs. One of his projects becomes the education of Caleb, and a year later, Caleb is in Cambridge, studying Latin and Greek among the colonial elite. There, Bethia finds herself reluctantly indentured as a housekeeper and can closely observe Caleb's crossing of cultures. Like Brooks's beloved narrator Anna in Year of Wonders , Bethia proves an emotionally irresistible guide to the wilds of Martha's Vineyard and the intimate spaces of the human heart. Evocative and utterly absorbing, Caleb's Crossing further establishes Brooks's place as one of our most acclaimed novelists.
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Brooks, Geraldine Year Of Wonders: A Novel Of The Plague 2002 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Underlining / Highlighing throughout. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1054820. ISBN #0142001430 / 9780142001431. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brooks, Geraldine Year Of Wonders: A Novel Of The Plague 2002 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Underlining / Highlighing throughout. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1054820. ISBN #0142001430 / 9780142001431. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to an isolated village, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine and healer. Through Anna's eyes we follow the story of the fateful year of 1666, as she and her fellow villagers confront the spread of disease and superstition. As death reaches into every household and villagers turn from prayers to murderous witch-hunting, Anna must find the strength to confront the disintegration of her community and the lure of illicit love. As she struggles to survive and grow, a year of catastrophe becomes instead annus mirabilis, a "year of wonders." Inspired by the true story of Eyam, a village in the rugged hill country of England, Year of Wonders is a richly detailed evocation of a singular moment in history. Written with stunning emotional intelligence and introducing "an inspiring heroine" The Wall Street Journal , Brooks blends love and learning, loss and renewal into a spellbinding and unforgettable read.
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Brossard, Chandler Spanish Scene hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Ex-Library Copy. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1026694. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Alan Audrey Hepburn's Neck Gallery Books 1997 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1003592. ISBN #0671526723 / 9780671526726. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Alan Audrey Hepburn's Neck Gallery Books 1997 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1003592. ISBN #0671526723 / 9780671526726. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Offering a unique perspective and unusual insight into modern Japan and its wartime past, Audrey Hepburn's Neck is also a shrewd study of cross-cultural obsessions, and of erotic, romantic and familial love. The American author Alan Brown crosses both racial and cultural lines to tell his story through the eyes of a young, handsome Japanese cartoonist, Toshiyuki "Toshi" Okamoto, who traces his strong attraction to Western women bock to his ninth birthday, when his mother took him to see Audrey Hepburn in the movie "Roman Holiday." Leaving behind a sad, silent childhood -- which was spent living in two rooms above the family noodle shop on an isolated peninsula in the far north of Japan -- Toshi moves to Tokyo to pursue his career. There he falls under the spell of three Americans: his best friend and confidante, the generous and extroverted Paul, a gay advertising copywriter who has plenty of his romantic mishaps with Japanese men; Jane, his glamorous but emotionally unstable teacher at the Very Romantic English Academy, with whom Toshi has a hazardous sexual affair; and, finally, the lovely and talented composer, Lucy, with whom Toshi falls in love. The novel deftly moves back and forth between present and past, as Toshi explores his unhappy childhood, the reasons behind his mother's unexplained abandonment when he was eight years old, and her move to a seaside inn across the peninsula. As the novel draws to a close, tragic events, both public and personal, bring past and present together, revealing the painful truth of Toshi's parents' lives during World War II, and a secret in Toshi's own past that, in the end, gives him the strength and knowledge to confront the future.
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Brown, Alexandra Great Christmas Knit-Off 2015 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1117833. ISBN #0062389807 / 9780062389800. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Alexandra Great Christmas Knit-Off 2015 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1117833. ISBN #0062389807 / 9780062389800. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In the tradition of Trisha Ashley and Jenny Colgan, this first book in a new series by Alexandra Brown author of the popular Cupcakes at Carrington s series tells the hilarious, heartwarming story of a jilted bride who anticipates a lonely Christmas but instead finds herself in the tiny village of Tindledale, where the residents share her obsession with knitting. When life unravels, it s time to knit Sybil has always taken comfort in her passion for knitting, creating beautiful knits stitch by stitch. But her world suddenly unravels when her fianc ditches her for her identical twin sister at her Star Wars-themed wedding, leaving her sporting a Princess Leia do. Then things go from bad to worse when an incident at work jeopardizes her job. Hoping to escape her woes and forget that she ll be alone for Christmas this year, she visits her friend in Tindledale a winter wonderland of quaint shops and snowy rooftops. When she arrives in the idyllic town, she can t help feeling like she s in a Hallmark greeting card. She s embraced by welcoming if eccentric locals wearing handmade knits that remind Sybil of her own creations as well as her unrealized ambitions of selling them. So when the vintage boutique asks her to make an assortment of knits for their display window, she s thrilled. The hot town doctor has even taken an interest in Sybil, hoping to heal her broken heart. But just when Sybil thinks she s going to have her fairytale Christmas after all, an unexpected turn of events threatens to unspool her happily ever after.
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Brown, Amanda Family Trust 2004 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1079298. ISBN #0452285534 / 9780452285538. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Amanda Family Trust 2004 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1079298. ISBN #0452285534 / 9780452285538. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Firmly planted on the Wall Street fast track to success, Becca Reinhart has no desire to marry and raise a family. Ditto Edward Kirkland, a charming playboy who has never known what it means to work for a living, and hopes never to find out. Enter Emily, who becomes Becca and Edward s common denominator when a quirk of fate gives them joint custody of the precocious little girl. Suddenly, two people who have never met find themselves sharing the trials and tribulations of domestic life as they navigate the rocky shoals of parenthood, from naptime to play dates to pre-school admissions. And amid the daily demands of raising a young child, Becca and Edward discover something else: They re made for each other.
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Brown, Dale Act of War William Morrow 2005 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1097959. ISBN #0060752998 / 9780060752996. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Dale Act of War William Morrow 2005 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1097959. ISBN #0060752998 / 9780060752996. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary From the corridors of power in Washington to the frontlines of the war on terror, Dale Brown takes you to the heart of the action and introduces his most exhilarating character to date In Act of War, Dale Brown goes beyond anything he's done before, taking readers deep into the new world of intelligence-focused warfare, and introducing a cutting-edge new hero: thirty-two-year-old Army Major Jason Richter, designer of a whole array of futuristic infantry weapons and devices created to hunt down a new breed of enemy with unmatched speed and lethality. With all the thrilling battle scenes and expert military maneuvers that have become the hallmark of this New York Times bestselling author, this is an intense, action-packed spectacle that combines geopolitics, terrorism, and warfare. Near Houston, Texas, an oil refinery belonging to one of the world's largest multinational energy companies is destroyed by a "backpack" nuclear device. This is just one of many attacks being perpetrated against the company around the world by a group whose mission is to stop global corporations and government organizations from plundering the world's natural resources in the name of profit. Before this group strikes again, Jason Richter is called in with his top-secret high-tech military unit, code-named Task Force TALON, a special joint military and FBI unit set up by the national security advisor to track down and defeat terrorists around the world. Richter believes there is only one strategy in which to snare his opponents -- find, pursue, engage, and kill. And the only way to do this is to play them at their own game: Be unconventional and swift, hit-and-run and brutal enough to strike fear into the heart of the most dedicated terrorist. Richter must also lead the way through a series of unexpected turns that eventually uncovers a mole high up within the government who is in pursuit of his own personal revenge. If Richter fails, it won't be just the lives of his team that are lost, but America itself.
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Brown, Dale Air Battle Force William Morrow 2003 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or856081. ISBN #0060094095 / 9780060094096. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Dale Air Battle Force William Morrow 2003 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or856081. ISBN #0060094095 / 9780060094096. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Edge-of-Your-Seat Action from the Master of High-Flying Adventure Dale Brown is the author of fourteen New York Times bestsellers, and now he soars to new heights with this outstanding, realistic thriller of warfare and global politics that rivals any headline we can imagine. On America's newest combat base, U.S. Air Force aerial warfare expert Major General Patrick McLanahan and his crew of daring engineers are devising the air combat unit of the future. Known as Air Battle Force, it can launch concentrated, stealthy, precision-guided firepower to any spot on the globe within hours. And soon McLanahan and his warriors will have their first target. Chased out of Afghanistan, Taliban fighters are planning to invade the neighboring oil-rich Republic of Turkmenistan, an isolated and incredibly wealthy Central Asian state. As unsteady alliances form and forces collide, the impending battle for control of the world's largest oil deposits threatens to tear apart the tenuous peace created by America's victories in Afghanistan. Now it's up to McLanahan and a handful of American commandos half a world away, aided by an untested and unproven force of robotic warplanes, to win a war in which everyone -- even "friendly" forces at home -- wants them to fail. Fast. Explosive. Impossible to put down. Air Battle Force is the perfect Dale Brown combination of spellbinding suspense and cutting-edge military technology.
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Brown, Dale Plan Of Attack William Morrow 2004 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or840673. ISBN #0060094117 / 9780060094119. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Dale Plan Of Attack William Morrow 2004 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or840673. ISBN #0060094117 / 9780060094119. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The unthinkable is about to happen in this tour de force of high-flying adventure Dale Brown is the author of fourteen NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers, and now in PLAN OF ATTACK he provocatively turns our attention back to the threat of a nuclear attack that is beyond our imaginings. U.S. Air Force aerial warfare expert Major General Patrick McLanahan has been demoted and moved back to a desk job. But while keeping a keen eye on what's going on with old enemies, he notices that Russia's heavy bomber and tactical bomber bases are busier than ever. McLanahan tries to get his superiors to pay attention and is ignored. Russian president General Anatoliy Gryzlov is determined to punish McLanahan and his fleet of robotic warplanes for a previous bombing of a Russian air base. To make his point, Gryzlov launches an all-out sneak attack on America -- unlike anything ever believed possible -- that devastates U.S. strategic air forces. McLanahan has collected information that not only foretold the Russians' daring plan, but also gives him the data he needs to plan a counterstrike that could stop the Russian war machine dead in its tracks. But McLanahan is no longer in charge of Air Battle Force, his combat unit of the future, and the Russian sneak attack has left the embattled U.S. president with few options: retaliate with every weapon in his arsenal, even if it triggers a global thermonuclear war, agree to a cease-fire on Russia's terms ... or listen to a disgraced and discredited young bomber commander's long-shot plan of attack. To prevent a destructive stalemate, McLanahan may have to take matters into his own hands.
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