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Arthur and George
By Julian Barnes
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Plot Synopsis:
"In the vast expanse of late-Victorian Britain, two boys come to life: George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, in shabby genteel Edinburgh, both of them feeling at once near to and impossibly distant from the beating heart of Empire. One falls prey to a series of pranks en route to a legal vocation, while the other studies medicine before discovering a different calling entirely, and it is years before their destinies are entwined in a mesmerizing alliance."
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House of Many Gods
By Kiana Davenport
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Plot Synopsis:
As complex and powerful feelings grow between Ana, an orphan who grows up to become a physician, and Niki, a Russian filmmaker, this tale becomes a story of colliding cultures, of the loss of family and identity, and ultimately of the redemptive power of love.
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Are Men Necessary?
By Maureen Dowd
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Plot Synopsis:
"In a new book filled with chapters that surprise and amuse, Maureen Dowd explains why getting ready for a date went from glossing and gargling to Paxiling and Googling; why men are in an evolutionary and romantic shame spiral; why women have reeled backward in many ways; why men may be biologically unsuited to hold higher office, given their diva fits and catfights, teary confessions and fashion obsessions; why women are fixated on their looks more than ever, freezing their faces and emotions in an orgy of plasticity that makes the Stepford Wives look authentic; why male politicians and male institutions get tripped up in so much monkey business; why many alpha women, from Martha to Hillary, can have a successful second act only after becoming humiliated victims; and why the new definition of Having It All is less about empowerment and equality than about flirting and getting rescued, downshifting from "You go, girl!" to "You go lie down, girl.""
"In addition, Dowd, who has reported on historic moments on the sexual battlefield, from Geraldine Ferraro's vice-presidential run to the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas heatings to Hillary Rodham Clinton's reign as copresident, explores not only how many of these shining feminist triumphs backfired on women but also how Hillary, a feminist icon busy plotting her campaign to be the first woman president, delivered the final blow to female solidarity herself."--BOOK JACKET. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
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Secret World of Johnny Depp : The Intimate Biography of Hollywood's Best Loved Rebel
by Nigel Goodall
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Plot Synopsis:
"Johnny Depp, Hollywood 's most famous outsider, is one of this generation's most impassioned, highly praised stars. Nigel Goodall looks at his often turbulent life, his love affairs, and his extraordinary career in film." |
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