This book retells the story of an industrial city in Northern England and the bleak existence of its inhabitants in the mid-1800s.
Hard Times--Dickens's shortest novel and one of his triumphs--tells the tragic story of Louisa Gradgrind and her father and has had lasting appeal to generations of readers.
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Here is E. L. Doctorow’s debut novel, a searing allegory of frontier life that sets the stage for his subsequent classics.
An account of one family's life in a redwood forest describes how the Colfax's lived without electricity, running water, or a phone, and how they educated their sons, three of whom were accepted to Harvard on full scholarships.
A comparative study of how citizens define their civic duty in response to current threats to advanced democracies.
Celebrating the One Hundredth Anniversary of Anita O'Day's Birth. Jazz legend Anita O'Day was one of the most remarkable and unforgettable talents of the jazz world.
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This book is about:. surviving when you're broke. how happy people think - and how you can be like them. liking yourself before you lose that extra weight. persevering after you get the sack. being happy before you meet your dream partner - ...
In this revolutionary book, renowned MIT economists Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo take on this challenge, building on cutting-edge research in economics explained with lucidity and grace.