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Shadow Country
Written by Peter Matthiessen
Inspired by a near-mythic event of the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century, Shadow Country reimagines the legend of the inspired Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E. J. Watson...
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Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea
Written by Mark Kurlansky
Foreword by Dalai Lama
In this timely, highly original, and controversial narrative, New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky discusses nonviolence as a distinct entity...
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The Prince
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Translated by Peter Constantine
Introduction by Albert Russell Ascoli
The first modern treatise of political philosophy, The Prince remains one of the world's most influential and widely read books.
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SIDDHARTHA
Written by Hermann Hesse
Translated by Susan Bernofsky
Introduction by Tom Robbins
In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound.
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A Christmas Memory
Written by Truman Capote
Taking its place next to Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood on the Modern Library bookshelf is this new and original edition of Capote's most famous short stories: "A Christmas Memory, " "One Christmas, " and "A Thanksgiving Memory." All three stories are distinguished by Capote's delicate interplay of childhood sensibility and recollective vision.
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Georges
Written by Alexandre Dumas
Edited by Werner Sollors
Translated by Tina Kover
Foreword by Jamaica Kincaid
A major new translation of a stunning rediscovered novel by Alexandre Dumas, Georges is a classic swashbuckling adventure. Brilliantly translated by Tina A. Kover in lively, fluid prose, this is Dumas’s most daring work, in which his themes of intrigue and romance are illuminated by the issues of racial prejudice and the profound quest for identity.
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Written by Voltaire
Translated by Peter Constantine
Introduction by Diane Johnson
Early October marks the observation of Banned Books Week, which celebrates intellectual freedom by highlighting titles that have been restricted from certain audiences. Our special feature is Voltaire's Candide, which has endured as a satiric and philosophical masterpiece despite being banned countless times since its original publication in 1759.
A flamboyant and controversial personality of enormous wit and intelligence, Voltaire remains one of the most influential figures of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. Candide, his masterpiece, is a brilliant satire of the theory that our world is "the best of all possible worlds."
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