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Chateubriand: A Biography, Volume I (1768-93): The Longed-for Tempests
Present at the fall of the Bastille, journeying alone 3,500 miles through America, dining with George Washington, camping with the Iroquois Indians, Francois-Rene, vicomte de Chateaubriand embodied the romantic hero of the new world.
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- 1; Volume 1
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- 0394426584
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- Hardcover; 346 hlm.; 16.5 x 24.5 cm
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- 848.6
The Wonderful Things You Will Be
The New York Times bestseller that celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for their children . . . now and forever. This is the perfect heartfelt gift for kids of all ages, plus a great choice for baby showers, birthdays, graduations, and other new beginnings! From brave and bold to creative and clever, Emily Winfield Martin's rhythmic rhyme expresses all the loving th…
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- -
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- 9780385376716
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- Hardcover; 32 hlm.; 24.8 x 25.9 cm
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- 813
Voyage to Freedom: A story of the Atlantic Crossing 1620
“You are standing on a narrow quay-side waiting to board a small sailing ship. You are about to make an exciting but dangerous and uncomfortable voyage" So begins the racy and imaginative account of the voyage of The Mayflower which David Gay has written specially for young people. His exciting historical narrative follows the nine week passage of the Pilgrims through the eyes of an imagin…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0851513840
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- Softcover; 157 hlm.; 13.5 x 21.5 cm
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- 823.914
Hard Times
Unusually for Dickens, Hard Times is set, not in London, but in the imaginary mid-Victorian Northern industrial town of Coketown with its blackened factories, downtrodden workers and polluted environment. This is the soulless domain of the striet utihuarism Thomas Gradigrind and the heartless factory qwner Josiah Bounderby. However, human joy is not excluded thanks to Mr Sleary's Horse-Riding c…
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- 9781853262326 / 1853262323
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- Softcover; 243 hlm.; 12.5 x 19.5 cm
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- 823.83
Symposium and the Death of Socrates
In Symposium, a group of Athenian aristocrats attend a party and talk about love, until the drunken Alcibiades bursts in and decides to discuss Socrates instead. Symposium gives an unsurpassed picture of the sparkling society that was Athens at the height of her empire. The setting of the other dialogues is more sombre. Socrates is put on trial for impiety, and sentenced to death. Euthyphro dis…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781853264795
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- Softcover; 233 hlm.; 12.5 x 19.5 cm
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- 813
The Last Days of Mankind: A Tragedy in Five Acts
From Cover-- "Intended 'for a theatre on Mars', with a cast of nearly five hundred and running to over two hundred scenes, Karl Kraus's apocalyptic tragedy The last days of mankind is the longest, most elaborate play ever written. It is also a bitingly satirical commentary on the outbreak and subsequent course of World War I. Kraus (1874-1936) ranks as one of the greatest twentieth-century sat…
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- 9780804424844 / 0804424845
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- Hardcover; 263 hlm.; 14 x 21 cm
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- 832.9
The Lightlings
Not Everyone is afraid of the dark. Some are afraid of the Light. In The Lightlings, Dr. R.C. Sproul weaves an allegorical tale that captures the essence of the biblical story of redemption in a manner that will fascinate and delight children. A rade of tiny beings known as lightlings are a picture of humanity as they pass through all the stages of the biblical drama - creation, fall, and red…
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- -
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- 9781567690781
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- Hardcover; 40 hlm.; 21.4 x 26.5 cm
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- 813
The Knight's Map
Since the first temptation, Satan has aimed to cast doubt on God’s Word. Our children and grandchildren need to be prepared for this. In this allegorical tale, theologian, pastor, and author Dr. R.C. Sproul continues his life’s work of making deep biblical truths clear and understandable to students of all ages. The Knight’s Map is the story of a knight who undertakes a perilous journey f…
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- 9781567693676
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- Hardcover; 40 hlm.; 21.5 x 26.7 cm
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- 813
The Donkey Who Carried a King
Davey The Donkey was never chosen to do anything - until the day he found himself carrying the King. After that, he felt proud of himself-until he saw what the King had to carry. Respected theologian, author, and educator R.C. Sproul offers a unique take on the passion of Jesus Christ to teach young children the essential message of the gospel - that the Lord bore our sins when He went to Ca…
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- 9781567692693
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- Hardcover; 40 hlm.; 21.5 x 26.5 cm
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- 813
The Priest With Dirty Clothes
In this classic story Dr. R.C. Sproul continues his project of illustrating theological concepts for children. The Priest with Dirty Clothes teaches the concept of imputation, which lies at the heart of the important biblical doctrine of justification. Using the story of Joshua the high priest (Zechariah 3:1–5) as his jumping–off point, Dr. Sproul weaves a classic tale about a young prie…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781567692105
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- Hardcover; 47 hlm.; 21.5 x 26.5 cm
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- 813
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