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Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson
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During his remarkable lifetime, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) served his country in many capacities, including as the third President of the United States. But ultimately, this gifted individual -- an accomplished architect, naturalist, and linguist -- wished to be remembered primarily as the writer of t ...Show more
Beau Geste by Percival Christopher Wren
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A cavalry unit, having crossed the Sahara to relieve a besieged French Foreign Legion fort, arrives to an eerie silence -- the enemy has vanished, and the post's walls and ramparts are defended by dead men. The fort's commander, slain by a bayonet through the heart, clutches a letter that links the ridd ...Show more
Behind a Mask - A Short Story Collection by Louisa May Alcott
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The author of Little Women and other beloved classics, Louisa May Alcott grew up in a community of New England transcendentalists that included Thoreau and Emerson. Because her learned but impractical father was a poor provider, she supported her family by writing magazine stories that were often publis ...Show more
Bernice Bobs Her Hair and Other Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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"It was an age of miracles," declared F. Scott Fitzgerald of the 1920s, "it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire." No author is more closely associated with the decade than Fitzgerald, who christened it the "Jazz Age" and chronicled its manners and morals. His lyrical, ...Show more
Best Critical Writing by Oscar Wilde; Mark Twain; Edgar Allan Poe; John Grafton (Editor); Nora Rawn (Editor)
Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
A carefully curated library of the world's greatest literature, Dover Thrift Editions are the most affordable choice for today's readers. The series offers a vast selection of complete and unabridged titles, each a classic work of fiction, nonfiction, poetry or drama. Book jacket.
Beyond Good & Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Dover Thrift S.
The great 19th-century philosopher refines his previously expressed ideal of the superman in one of his most important works, a fascinating examination of human values and morality. Publisher's Note.
Bhagavadgita by ARNOLD, SIR E
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
The Bhagavadgita is part of the great Indian epic the Mahabharata, and it is one of the major religious documents of the world, occupying in Hinduism a position not unlike the Sermon on the Mount in Christianity. One of the most celebrated treasures of world literature as well, it is in the form of a po ...Show more
Bostonians by HENRY JAMES
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The Bostonians By Henry James Basil Ransom, an attractive young Mississippi lawyer, is on a visit to his cousin Olive, a wealthy feminist, in Boston when he accompanies her to a meeting on the subject of women's emancipation. One of the speakers is Verena Tarrant, and although he disapproves of all she ...Show more
Bulfinch's Medieval Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch
Category: History | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
Here, in a dazzling panoply, are the legendary figures from the age of chivalry: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Robin Hood, Richard the Lionhearted and his crusaders, and a host of other famous and lesser-known characters. This collection includes tales from Camelot, dramatic narratives ...Show more
Candide by Voltaire
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Tells the story of Candide, a naive youth, who is conscripted, shipwrecked, robbed, and tortured by the Inquisition without losing his will to live.
Carry on, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse
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Bertie Wooster's life is in disarray. He has just fired his personal valet for stealing and his fiancée Florence wants Bertie to destroy his uncle's memoirs. And then everything changes. He hires Jeeves as his valet and Jeeves takes charge. His taste is impeccable, his judgment infallible. Bertie and hi ...Show more
Cicero's Orations by Marcus Tullius Cicero; Charles Duke Yonge (Translator)
Category: History | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
The greatest orator of the late Roman Republic, Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.), influenced the course of European letters for centuries after his death. Through his writings, Renaissance and Enlightenment scholars encountered the riches of Classical rhetoric and philosophy. The elegance of his styl ...Show more