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The Aeneid
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After a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, the poet Virgil wrote The Aeneid to honor the emperor Augustus by praising Aeneas, Augustus's legendary ancestor....
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Education of a British-Protected Child: Essays
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Chinua Achebe's characteristically measured and nuanced voice is everywhere present in the 17 beautifully written pieces contained in this collection.
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Emperors of the Ice: A True Story of Disaster and Survival in the Antarctic, 1910-13
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Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard has always dreamt of becoming an explorer. So in the spring of 1910, when Captain Robert Falcon Scott offers young "Cherry" the position of Assistant Zoologist aboard the Terra Nova, Cherry considers himself the luckiest man alive.
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Globalization: N. the Irrational Fear That Someone in China Will Take Your Job
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Most supporters and opponents of globalization accept as true certain key ideas that govern the terms of the debate. Globalization, they contend, is the single dominant force shaping the world's economies both today and into the future; an irresistible and growing part of economic reality.
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The Iliad
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Homer's epic masterpiece chronicles the last days of the Trojan War---the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon, the siege of Troy, the death of Hector, the Trojan Horse, and many other events.
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The Moon and Sixpence
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The Moon and Sixpence, one of Maugham's best-known and loved novels, is a fictionalized biography of the artist Paul Gauguin.
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Now or Never: Why We Must Act Now to End Climate Change and Create a Sustainable Future
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The best-selling author of The Weather Makers returns to the subject of climate change with a thought-provoking and powerful argument for immediate global action and a wide range of innovative, deeply pragmatic ideas to help solve the crisis.
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Persuasion
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Anne Elliot is a young woman of perfect breeding and unwavering integrity. Austen wrote of her, "She is almost too good for me."
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The Sign of Four
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Sherlock Holmes is bored and case-less, and relieving his boredom by alternating morphine and cocaine. Enter the charming Miss Mary Morstan, with whom Watson is instantly smitten.
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A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet is the novel that introduced Arthur Conan Doyle's eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes, as well as his faithful associate Dr. Watson, to the literary world.
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