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Tuck, Lily The News from Paraguay: A Novel HarperPerennial 2005 paperback. Signed by Author. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or937699. ISBN #0739451596 / 9780739451595. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Tuck, Lily The News from Paraguay: A Novel HarperPerennial 2005 paperback. Signed by Author. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or937699. ISBN #0739451596 / 9780739451595. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The year is l854. In Paris, Francisco Solano -- the future dictator of Paraguay -- begins his courtship of the young, beautiful Irish courtesan Ella Lynch with a poncho, a Paraguayan band, and ahorse named Mathilde. Ella follows Franco to Asunci n and reigns there as his mistress. Isolated and estranged in this new world, she embraces her lover's ill-fated imperial dream -- one fueled by a heedless arrogance that will devastate all of Paraguay. With the urgency of the narrative, rich and intimate detail, and a wealth of skillfully layered characters, The News from Paraguay recalls the epic novels of Gabriel Garc a M rquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.
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Tucker, Lisa Once Upon a Day Washington Square Press 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or909370. ISBN #0743492781 / 9780743492782. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Tucker, Lisa Once Upon a Day Washington Square Press 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or909370. ISBN #0743492781 / 9780743492782. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Nineteen years ago, a famous filmmaker disappeared from Los Angeles, taking his two children, Dorothea and Jimmy, to a desolate corner of New Mexico. There he raised them in complete isolation without television, computer, radio -- not even a newspaper. Now, at twenty-three, Dorothea leaves in search of her missing brother -- and ventures into the outside world for the first time. Her search becomes an odyssey of discovery when Dorothea meets Stephen Spaulding, a cab driver dealing with his own mysterious history. With him as her guide, Dorothea uncovers the truth of her family's past and the terrifying day that changed her father forever. Together, they have a chance to discover that although a heart can be broken by the tragic events of a day, a day can also bring a new chance at love and a deeper understanding of life's infinite possibilities.
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Tucker, Lisa Shout Down the Moon Gallery Books 2004 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127098. ISBN #074346446X / 9780743464468. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Tucker, Lisa Shout Down the Moon Gallery Books 2004 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127098. ISBN #074346446X / 9780743464468. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Her acclaimed debut, The Song Reader, won her praise as a "brilliant new literary talent" The Albuquerque Tribune . Now, Lisa Tucker returns with a starkly lyrical novel of page-turning intensity and rare emotional power. Patty Taylor can handle anything. So what if the guys in her band dismiss her as just a pretty face, hired by their manager to make them more popular? She's already survived a bad childhood, a destructive teenage relationship, homelessness, and working twelve-hour shifts washing dishes. Traveling with the band gives her a way to provide for Willie, the two-year-old son she adores. But on a hot summer day in Kentucky, when Willie's father shows up outside her hotel room, newly paroled from prison and intent on having her and his son back, Patty begins a journey that will change her from a girl who can put up with anything to a woman with a voice that can bring the house down. Shout Down the Moon is about following dreams and overcoming obstacles, about finding your voice and becoming the hero of your own life. In Patty Taylor, Lisa Tucker has created an unlikely heroine, a gutsy girl with a wry sense of humor, whose life will depend on having the courage to trust in her big talent and even bigger heart.
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Tucker, Norman Gay Salute hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1100684. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Turansky, Carrie Governess Of Highland Hall 2013 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1030073. ISBN #1601424965 / 9781601424969. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Turansky, Carrie Governess Of Highland Hall 2013 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1030073. ISBN #1601424965 / 9781601424969. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Worlds lie between the marketplaces of India and the halls of a magnificent country estate like Highland Hall. Will Julia be able to find her place when a governess is neither upstairs family nor downstairs help? Missionary Julia Foster loves working alongside her parents, ministering and caring for young girls in India. But when the family must return to England due to illness, she readily accepts the burden for her parents financial support. Taking on a job at Highland Hall as governess, she quickly finds that teaching her four privileged, ill-mannered charges at a grand estate is more challenging than expected, and she isn t sure what to make of the estate s preoccupied master, Sir William Ramsey. Widowed and left to care for his two young children and his deceased cousin Randolph s two teenage girls, William is consumed with saving the estate from the financial ruin. The last thing he needs is any distraction coming from the kindhearted-yet-determined governess who seems to be quietly transforming his household with her persuasive personality, vibrant prayer life, and strong faith. While both are tending past wounds and guarding fragile secrets, Julia and William are determined to do what it takes to save their families common ground that proves fertile for unexpected feelings. But will William choose Julia s steadfast heart and faith over the wealth and power he needs to secure Highland Hall s future?
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Turgenev, Ivan Rudin Penguin Books 1975 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Minimal Notes or Marking. Some underlining. Book #or880082. ISBN #0140443045 / 9780140443042. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Turgenev, Ivan Rudin Penguin Books 1975 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Minimal Notes or Marking. Some underlining. Book #or880082. ISBN #0140443045 / 9780140443042. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Turgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only. During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England. In his funeral oration the spokesman of the most artistic and critical of European nations, Ernest Renan, hailed him as one of the greatest writers of our times: 'The Master, whose exquisite works have charmed our century, stand more than any other man as the incarnation of the whole race,' because 'a whole world lived in him and spoke through his mouth.' "Rudin" is the first of Turgenev's social novels, and is a sort of artistic introduction to those that follow, because it refers to the epoch anterior to that when the present social and political movements began. This epoch is being fast forgotten, and without his novel it would be difficult for us to fully realise it, but it is well worth studying, because we find in it the germ of future growths.
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Turgenev, Ivan The Torrents of Spring, First Love, and Mumu Digireads.com 2010 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1128076. ISBN #1420938487 / 9781420938487. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Turgenev, Ivan The Torrents of Spring, First Love, and Mumu Digireads.com 2010 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1128076. ISBN #1420938487 / 9781420938487. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Ivan Turgenev 1818-1883 was a novelist, poet and playwright known for his honest and affectionate portrayals of Russian serfs in the feudal system of the nineteenth century. Unlike his contemporaries Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Leo Tolstoy, whose writings focused primarily on church and religion, Turgenev believed in and advocated the need for Russia to Westernize. He criticized the provincial society and political turbulence of his time through sophisticated, focused and often emotional prose. This edition contains "The Torrents of Spring," an intimate novella that illustrates Turgenev's idealistic ideas about love, and that possibly reflects his own failure in finding romantic love. Also included in this edition, "First Love" is one of Turgenev's most beloved and well-known short works of fiction: a tragic, thought-provoking tale of unrequited love in the social hierarchy. Lastly, "Mumu" is a penetrating look at a feudalist government through the lives of a lonely, old woman lord and her serfs.
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Turgenev, Ivan S. Fathers and Sons P. F. Collier hardcover. lacks front free end paper. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Wear from use. Book #or910486. (keywords: modern Library classics Literature General) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Turmel, Wayne The Count Of The Sahara CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2015 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1139101. ISBN #1517282772 / 9781517282776. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Turmel, Wayne The Count Of The Sahara CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2015 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1139101. ISBN #1517282772 / 9781517282776. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary a brilliant novel, great historical fiction. I couldn t put it down. Angela Best A cleverly woven heart-warming story. Warning, it can make you giggle Chris Dangerfield Great characters brought to life in full color. A real page turner. Ernie Fisher From the scorching desert to the freezing Midwest a man struggles against the elements, himself and those around him. Leading a motley crew of experts deep into the Sahara, Count de Prorok is about to make a great discovery. The acclaim of the finding the missing tomb of an ancient queen will set him and his family up for life. But, when plotted against, the money dries up as quickly as the goodwill of his team, and in more ways than one, the Count appears to be stranded, and left to the elements. The COUNT OF THE SAHARA is the story, recounted by his young assistant, of Count Byron de Prorok, a little known gentleman explorer of Africa in the 1920s. If you enjoy great historical fiction with a captivating plot, superb characters and a light sprinkling of humor, this book is for you
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Turner, Frederick Redemption Harcourt, Inc. 2006 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or925271. ISBN #0151014701 / 9780151014705. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Turner, Frederick Redemption Harcourt, Inc. 2006 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or925271. ISBN #0151014701 / 9780151014705. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Francis Muldoon is a special policeman in the notorious Storyville District of New Orleans in 1913. His job is to see that the District s volatile mixture of sex, alcohol, and gambling doesn t boil over but instead rolls along at a continuous simmer. Once a member of the city s regular police force, he now works for the District s vice lord, Tom Anderson, patrolling his patron s honky-tonks and saloons and whorehouses both the high-priced bordellos and the coffinlike cribs where the girls work with only a cot and a washbasin. When Adele, a beautiful singer at the Tuxedo dance hall, draws Francis into a contentious rivalry for her affection, a fatal shootout is the inevitable conclusion, sending the District into a scalding eruption and revealing the central characters for what they are. Filled with the rich atmosphere of America s most colorful city, Redemption is the powerfully told tale of a man s efforts to restore the integrity of his soul.
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Turner, Jamie Langston To See the Moon Again Berkley Trade 2014 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or947540. ISBN #0425253023 / 9780425253021. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Turner, Jamie Langston To See the Moon Again Berkley Trade 2014 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or947540. ISBN #0425253023 / 9780425253021. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The first step to letting go of the past is forgiving it Every day of her life Julia Rich lives with the memory of a horrible accident she caused long ago. In the years since, she has tried to hide her guilt in the quiet routine of teaching at a small South Carolina college, avoiding close relationships with family and would-be friends. But one day a phone call from Carmen, a niece she has never met, disrupts her carefully controlled world. Carmen is a study in contrasts comical yet wise, sunny yet contemplative, soft yet assertive. As she sets about gently drawing Julia from her self-imposed solitude into a place of hope, she also seeks her own peace for past mistakes. Together, the two women embark on a journey that takes Julia far from the familiar comfort of home and gives Carmen the courage to open her heart. Together, their sightseeing trip turns into a discovery of truth, grace, redemption, and, finally, love
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Turner, Megan Whalen A Conspiracy of Kings SIGNED Greenwillow Books 2010 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Wear from use. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or891019. ISBN #0061870935 / 9780061870934. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Turner, Megan Whalen A Conspiracy of Kings SIGNED Greenwillow Books 2010 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Wear from use. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or891019. ISBN #0061870935 / 9780061870934. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Sophos, under the guidance of yet another tutor, practices his swordplay and strategizes escape scenarios should his father's villa come under attack. How would he save his mother? His sisters? Himself? Could he reach the horses in time? Where would he go? But nothing prepares him for the day armed men, silent as thieves, swarm the villa courtyard ready to kill, to capture, to kidnap. Sophos, the heir to the throne of Sounis, disappears without a trace. In Attolia, Eugenides, the new and unlikely king, has never stopped wondering what happened to Sophos. Nor has the Queen of Eddis. They send spies. They pay informants. They appeal to the gods. But as time goes by, it becomes less and less certain that they will ever see their friend alive again. Across the small peninsula battles are fought, bribes are offered, and conspiracies are set in motion. Darkening the horizon, the Mede Empire threatens, always, from across the sea. And Sophos, anonymous and alone, bides his time. Sophos, drawing on his memories of Gen, Pol, the magus and Eddis sets out on an Badventure that will change all of their lives forever.
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Turner, Nancy E. These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 Arizona Territories Regan Books 1999 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1135620. ISBN #0060987510 / 9780060987510. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Turner, Nancy E. These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 Arizona Territories Regan Books 1999 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1135620. ISBN #0060987510 / 9780060987510. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In a compelling fiction debut, Nancy E. Turner's unforgettable These Is My Words melds the sweeping adventures and dramatic landscapes of Lonesome Dove with the heartfelt emotional saga of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All. Inspired by the author's original family memoirs, this absorbing story introduces us to the questing, indomitable Sarah Prine, one of the most memorable women ever to survive and prevail in the Arizona Territory of the late 1800s. As a child, a fiery young woman, and finally a caring mother, Sarah forges a life as full and as fascinating as our deepest needs, our most secret hopes and our grandest dreams. She rides Indian-style and shoots with deadly aim, greedily devours a treasure trove of leatherbound books, downs fire, flood, Comanche raids and other mortal perils with the unique courage that forged the character of the American West. Rich in authentic details of daily life and etched with striking character portraits of very different pioneer families, this action-packed novel is also the story of a powerful, enduring love between Sarah and the dashing cavalry officer Captain Jack Elliot. Neither the vast distances traveled nor the harsh and killing terrains could quench the passion between them, and the loss and loneliness both suffer only strengthen their need for each other. While their love grows, the heartbreak and wonder of the frontier experience unfold in scene after scene: a wagon-train Sunday spent roasting quail on spits as Indians close in to attack; Sarah's silent encounter with an Indian brave, in which he shows her his way of respect; a dreadful discovery by a stream that changes Sarah forever; the hazards of a visit to Phoenix, a town as hot as the devil's frying pan; Sarah's joy in building a real home, sketching out rooms and wraparound porches. Sarah's incredible story leads us into a vanished world that comes vividly to life again, while her struggles with work and home, love and responsibility resonate with those every woman faces today. These Is My Words is a passionate celebration of a remarkable life, exhilarating and gripping from the first page to the last.
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Twain, Mark A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1092987. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Twain, Mark Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Barnes & Noble Classics 2004 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127205. ISBN #159308157X / 9781593081577. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Twain, Mark Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Barnes & Noble Classics 2004 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127205. ISBN #159308157X / 9781593081577. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , by Mark Twain , 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 : New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices Glossaries, when appropriateAll 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. " Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the only one of Mark Twain's various books which can be called a masterpiece. I do not suggest that it is his only book of permanent interest; but it is the only one in which his genius is completely realized, and the only one which creates its own category." T. S. Eliot Huckleberry Finn, rebel against school and church, casual inheritor of gold treasure, rafter of the Mississippi, and savior of Jim the runaway slave, is the archetypical American maverick. Fleeing the respectable society that wants to "sivilize" him, Huck Finn shoves off with Jim on a rhapsodic raft journey down the Mississippi River. The two bind themselves to one another, becoming intimate friends and agreeing "there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft." As Huck learns about love, responsibility, and morality, the trip becomes a metaphoric voyage through his own soul, culminating in the glorious moment when he decides to "go to hell" rather than return Jim to slavery. Mark Twain defined classic as "a book which people praise and don't read"; Huckleberry Finn is a happy exception to his own rule. Twain's mastery of dialect, coupled with his famous wit, has made Adventures of Huckleberry Finn one of the most loved and distinctly American classics ever written. Nominated for a Grammy for his work as co-producer of the five-CD box set The Jazz Singers 1998 , Robert O'Meally is Zora Neale Hurston Professor of Literature at Columbia University and Director of Columbia University's Center for Jazz Studies. He is the principal writer of Seeing Jazz 1997 , the catalogue for the Smithsonian's exhibit on jazz and literature, and the co-editor of The Norton Anthology of African American Literature 1996 . b
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Twain, Mark Adventures of Huckleberry Finn University of California Press 2001 paperback. . Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1105603. ISBN #0520228383 / 9780520228382. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Twain, Mark Adventures of Huckleberry Finn University of California Press 2001 paperback. . Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1105603. ISBN #0520228383 / 9780520228382. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary This is the first edition of Huckleberry Finn ever to be based on Mark Twain's entire original manuscript--including its first 663 pages, which had been lost for more than a hundred years when they were discovered in 1990 in a Los Angeles attic. The text of the Mark Twain Library edition first published in 1985 has been re-edited using this manuscript, restoring thousands of details of wording, spelling, and punctuation that had been corrupted by Mark Twain's typist, typesetters, and proofreaders. The revised Mark Twain Library Huckleberry Finn is sure to become the standard edition for all students and readers of Mark Twain. The authoritative new edition of this beloved work includes all of the 174 first-edition illustrations by Edward Windsor Kemble, which the author called "rattling good." It also contains a new gathering of manuscript pages, photographically reproduced, and an appendix of passages from the manuscript, including the long-lost "ghost story," which illustrate how extensively Mark Twain revised his work. The editors have also revised and updated their explanatory notes, the maps of the Mississippi River valley, and the glossary of slang and dialect words. The story of Huck and his companion Jim, a runaway slave, as they travel down the Mississippi to escape from slavery and "sivilization" has been delighting readers around the world since Twain first published it in 1885. Simply put, it is a masterpiece: revolutionary in its narrative method, surpassingly funny, and at the same time deeply perceptive about human nature. No other American novel of the nineteenth century still commands so vast an audience, and certainly no other retains the capacity to stir controversy with its sharp satire on American racism. A Responsible Critical Text To produce this authoritative critical text, the editors studied all aspects of Mark Twain's manuscript, working notes, proof sheets, and letters. To judge the authority of every variant, they created a unique electronic database that made it possible to analyze--by speaker and date of composition--every word in the manuscript and first edition. An Inside View of How Mark Twain Wrote Huckleberry Finn The new appendixes of "Three Passages" and "Manuscript Facsimiles" will give teachers and students as well as the general reader a close-up view of Mark Twain's writing process. They can follow the evolution of three key passages, as the author searched for the right word, the truest dialect, and the most telling description.
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Twain, Mark Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Oxford University Press 1996 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1118825. ISBN #1566192951 / 9781566192958. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Twain, Mark Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Oxford University Press 1996 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1118825. ISBN #1566192951 / 9781566192958. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Called "the veriest trash" by a member of the Concord, Massachusetts Library Board that banned the novel when it was first published, Huckleberry Finn has come to be viewed, as H.L. Mencken put it, as "one of the great masterpieces of the world." Ernest Hemingway wrote that "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn .... There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since." As Toni Morrison notes in her introduction, "some of the stillness, in the beautifully rendered eloquence of a child, is breathtaking." Equally stunning is Twain's satirical critique of the hypocrisies and pretensions of adults. A daringly ironic attack on racism American-style, Twain's story of what he once called a "sound heart" triumphing over a "deformed conscience" is poignant, powerful, and fresh. It is no wonder that this extraordinary book continues to captivate readers around the world.
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Twain, Mark Adventures of Huckleberry Finn CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2014 paperback. . Slight moisture damage but good used book.. Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1111211. ISBN #1503214958 / 9781503214958. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Twain, Mark Adventures of Huckleberry Finn CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2014 paperback. . Slight moisture damage but good used book.. Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1111211. ISBN #1503214958 / 9781503214958. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, a friend of Tom Sawyer and narrator of two other Twain novels Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective . It is a direct sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River. Set in a Southern antebellum society that had ceased to exist about twenty years before the work was published, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an often scathing satire on entrenched attitudes, particularly racism.
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Twain, Mark Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Barnes & Noble Classics 2008 paperback. . Underlining / Highlighing throughout. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1105444. ISBN #159308112X / 9781593081126. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Twain, Mark Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Barnes & Noble Classics 2008 paperback. . Underlining / Highlighing throughout. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1105444. ISBN #159308112X / 9781593081126. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, 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. " Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the only one of Mark Twain's various books which can be called a masterpiece. I do not suggest that it is his only book of permanent interest; but it is the only one in which his genius is completely realized, and the only one which creates its own category." T. S. Eliot Huckleberry Finn, rebel against school and church, casual inheritor of gold treasure, rafter of the Mississippi, and savior of Jim the runaway slave, is the archetypical American maverick. Fleeing the respectable society that wants to "sivilize" him, Huck Finn shoves off with Jim on a rhapsodic raft journey down the Mississippi River. The two bind themselves to one another, becoming intimate friends and agreeing "there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft." As Huck learns about love, responsibility, and morality, the trip becomes a metaphoric voyage through his own soul, culminating in the glorious moment when he decides to "go to hell" rather than return Jim to slavery. Mark Twain defined classic as "a book which people praise and don't read"; Huckleberry Finn is a happy exception to his own rule. Twain's mastery of dialect, coupled with his famous wit, has made Adventures of Huckleberry Finn one of the most loved and distinctly American classics ever written. Nominated for a Grammy for his work as co-producer of the five-CD box set The Jazz Singers 1998 , Robert O'Meally is Zora Neale Hurston Professor of Literature at Columbia University and Director of Columbia University's Center for Jazz Studies. He is the principal writer of Seeing Jazz 1997 , the catalogue for the Smithsonian's exhibit on jazz and literature, and the co-editor of The Norton Anthology of African American Literature 1996 .
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Twain, Mark Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (Original & Unabridged) 2014 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1128963. ISBN #1499252331 / 9781499252330. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Twain, Mark Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (Original & Unabridged) 2014 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1128963. ISBN #1499252331 / 9781499252330. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary This is the original and unabridged text of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , by Mark Twain . It is commonly named among the Great American Novels . The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River. Set in a Southern society that had ceased to exist about twenty years before the work was published. Huck struggles not only with the challenges of his strenuous journey, but also with the 19th century social climate and the role it forces on him regarding the slave Jim. Throughout the story, Huck is in moral conflict with the received values of the society in which he lives, and while he is unable to consciously refute those values even in his thoughts, he makes a moral choice based on his own valuation of Jim's friendship and human worth, a decision in direct opposition to the things he has been taught. Mark Twain , in his lecture notes, proposes that "a sound heart is a surer guide than an ill-trained conscience" and goes on to describe the novel as "...a book of mine where a sound heart and a deformed conscience come into collision and conscience suffers defeat" . Twain began his career writing light, humorous verse, but evolved into a chronicler of the vanities, hypocrisies and murderous acts of mankind. At mid-career, with Huckleberry Finn, he combined rich humor, sturdy narrative and social criticism. Twain was a master at rendering colloquial speech and helped to create and popularize a distinctive American literature built on American themes and language. "Mark Twain gave pleasure real intellectual enjoyment to millions, and his works will continue to give such pleasure to millions yet to come ... His humor was American, but he was nearly as much appreciated by Englishmen and people of other countries as by his own countrymen. He has made an enduring part of American literature." emdash; President William Howard Taft
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