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| The Tenth Circle |
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| When Daniel Stone was a child, he was the only white boy in a native Eskimo village where his mother taught, and he was teased mercilessly because he was different. He fought back, the baddest of the bad kids: stealing, drinking, robbing and cheating his way out of the Alaskan bush. |
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| 2007-02-25 |
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| The Reasons I Won't Be Coming |
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| The nine smart, thoughtful stories in this collection explore the complex worlds of lovers, poets, lawyers, immigrants, students, and murderers. They tell of corporate betrayals and lost opportunities, and the hopes, fears, and vagaries of desire. |
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| 2007-02-23 |
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| The Inheritance of Loss 失落的遺產(chǎn) |
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| This stunning second novel from Desai is set in mid-1980s India, on the cusp of the Nepalese movement for an independent state. Jemubhai Popatlal, a retired Cambridge-educated judge, lives in Kalimpong, at the foot of the Himalayas, with his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, and his cook. |
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| 2007-02-14 |
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| Teacher Man 教書(shū)匠 |
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| In Teacher Man Frank turns his attention to the subject that he most often talks about in his lectures---teaching: why it's so important, why it's so undervalued. He describes his own coming of age, as a teacher, a storyteller and, ultimately, a writer. |
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| 2007-02-07 |
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| Hans Brinker of the Silver Skates 銀冰鞋 |
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| This inspiring classic tells the story of a young Dutch boy, living with his parents and sister, struggling through untold hardships. It is Hans's courage and strength of character that make this a story beloved by generations of readers. |
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| 2007-02-01 |
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