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  • Is He the Man; Volume III Is He the Man; Volume III
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    Is He the Man; Volume III

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  • Analecta Xenophontea Analecta Xenophontea
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    Analecta Xenophontea

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  • The Child That Haunts Us The Child That Haunts Us
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    The Child That Haunts Us

    The Child That Haunts Us focuses on the symbolic use of the child archetype through the exploration of miniature characters from the realms of children's literature. Jung argued that the child archetype should never be mistaken for the 'real' child. In...
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  • Indians of Arizona Indians of Arizona
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    Indians of Arizona

    There is a great deal of information on the native peoples of the United States, which exists largely in national publications.  Since much of Native American history occurred before statehood, there is a need for information on Native Americans of...
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  • Time Flies [Large Print 16pt] Time Flies [Large Print 16pt]
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    Time Flies [Large Print 16pt]

    Time Flies is an idiosyncratic memoir with a distinctive voice and a sense of the absurd: a wistful, reflective, sometimes comic view of a childhood in a remote mining village in Southern Spain, the dislocating shock of a Scottish boarding school...
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  • What Is Love? [Large Print 16pt] What Is Love? [Large Print 16pt]
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    What Is Love? [Large Print 16pt]

    This woman is on a journey. She's looking for love. What she expects is happiness, kisses, a feeling of enjoyment and deep affection. What she doesn't count on is frustration, tears and the unexpected. The question is will this deep emotional...
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  • Unseen [Large Print 16pt] Unseen [Large Print 16pt]
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    Unseen [Large Print 16pt]

    Jacinta Parsons was in her twenties when she first began to feel unwell - the kind of unwell that didn't go away. Doctors couldn't explain why, and Jacinta wondered if it might be in her head. But she could barely function, was frequently unable to eat...
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  • The Korean Kid The Korean Kid
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    The Korean Kid

    The Korean Kid is the story of Jim Kichenside and the Australian pilots who took to the skies in the ‘forgotten war' on the Korean peninsula. Within a week of the North Korean invasion of the South on June 25, 1950, No.77 Fighter Squadron RAAF were in...
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  • Pretty Girls [Large Print 16pt] Pretty Girls [Large Print 16pt]
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    Pretty Girls [Large Print 16pt]

    Pretty Girls is a visceral narrative of violence, personal tragedy and female resilience set against the backdrop of one of Australia's most politically charged communities, Redfern, where sinister racial tensions underpin everything. Evie is a woman in...
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  • The Resilient Farmer The Resilient Farmer
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    The Resilient Farmer

    The story of how one man weathered years of drought and desperation to turn his farm - and his life - around.
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  • Freedom Is Not Free Freedom Is Not Free
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    Freedom Is Not Free

    Many veterans have amazing, heroic stories to tell, and unfortunately, those stories can be lost as the years pass and the veterans fail to pass them on to others. I have had the opportunity to interview several local veterans. I have had the honor to...
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  • Orwell Reconsidered Orwell Reconsidered
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    Orwell Reconsidered

    George Orwell has had a profound influence on modern politics and culture. He is regularly invoked as an authority by journalists, commentators and politicians, and his works speak with increasing relevance to our polarised and media-saturated society...
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  • Green Pastures and Piccadilly; Volume I Green Pastures and Piccadilly; Volume I
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    Green Pastures and Piccadilly; Volume I

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  • The Mind of Shakspeare The Mind of Shakspeare
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    The Mind of Shakspeare

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  • Dissertation sur les Feuilles Vertes et Colorées Dissertation sur les Feuilles Vertes et Colorées
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    Dissertation sur les Feuilles Vertes et Colorées

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  • My Army Experiences My Army Experiences
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    My Army Experiences

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  • To Parents and Guardians, and Others To Parents and Guardians, and Others
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    To Parents and Guardians, and Others

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  • To-day in Ireland; Volume II To-day in Ireland; Volume II
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    To-day in Ireland; Volume II

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  • Oswald Langdon, Or, Pierre and Paul Lanier Oswald Langdon, Or, Pierre and Paul Lanier
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    Oswald Langdon, Or, Pierre and Paul Lanier

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  • A Memorial of Horace William Rose A Memorial of Horace William Rose
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    A Memorial of Horace William Rose

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  • Ellen Clifford Ellen Clifford
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    Ellen Clifford

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  • Extracts From the Diary of Robert Searle Extracts From the Diary of Robert Searle
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    Extracts From the Diary of Robert Searle

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  • Whom Nature Leadet; Volume I Whom Nature Leadet; Volume I
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    Whom Nature Leadet; Volume I

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  • Lord Garlford's Freak; Volume II Lord Garlford's Freak; Volume II
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    Lord Garlford's Freak; Volume II

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  • Reticence in Literature Reticence in Literature
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    Reticence in Literature

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  • Burke's Speech on Conciliation With the Colonies Burke's Speech on Conciliation With the Colonies
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    Burke's Speech on Conciliation With the Colonies

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  • Goethe's Knabenjahre 1749-1759 Goethe's Knabenjahre 1749-1759
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    Goethe's Knabenjahre 1749-1759

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  • An Introductory Spelling-Book An Introductory Spelling-Book
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    An Introductory Spelling-Book

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  • Her Majesty's Tower; Volume II Her Majesty's Tower; Volume II
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    Her Majesty's Tower; Volume II

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  • The Writings of George Eliot; Volume II The Writings of George Eliot; Volume II
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    The Writings of George Eliot; Volume II

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  • The Railway Man and His Children; Volume II The Railway Man and His Children; Volume II
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    The Railway Man and His Children; Volume II

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  • Simon Holmes Simon Holmes
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    Simon Holmes

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  • The Writings of John Burroughs; Volume IX The Writings of John Burroughs; Volume IX
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    The Writings of John Burroughs; Volume IX

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  • The Secret History of the Court of Berlin; Volume II The Secret History of the Court of Berlin; Volume II
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    The Secret History of the Court of Berlin; Volume II

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  • The Shakespeare Tapestry, Woven in Verse The Shakespeare Tapestry, Woven in Verse
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    The Shakespeare Tapestry, Woven in Verse

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  • Weather Opinions Weather Opinions
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    Weather Opinions

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  • The Wallbridge Miscellanies The Wallbridge Miscellanies
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    The Wallbridge Miscellanies

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  • A Book About Dominies A Book About Dominies
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    A Book About Dominies

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  • A Memoir of Joseph Henry A Memoir of Joseph Henry
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    A Memoir of Joseph Henry

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  • Life of James Boswell of Auchinleck; Volume I Life of James Boswell of Auchinleck; Volume I
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    Life of James Boswell of Auchinleck; Volume I

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  • The Early Literary Career of Robert Browning The Early Literary Career of Robert Browning
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    The Early Literary Career of Robert Browning

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  • Phrenology Vindicated, and Antiphrenology Unmasked Phrenology Vindicated, and Antiphrenology Unmasked
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    Phrenology Vindicated, and Antiphrenology Unmasked

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  • A Gentleman of the Olden Time; Volume II A Gentleman of the Olden Time; Volume II
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    A Gentleman of the Olden Time; Volume II

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  • The Bibelot; Volume VII The Bibelot; Volume VII
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    The Bibelot; Volume VII

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  • Paris Universal Exposition MDCCC LXXVIII Paris Universal Exposition MDCCC LXXVIII
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    Paris Universal Exposition MDCCC LXXVIII

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  • The Elocutionary Reader; or, Rhetorical Class Book The Elocutionary Reader; or, Rhetorical Class Book
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    The Elocutionary Reader; or, Rhetorical Class Book

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  • Gerald Hastings of Barton, by the Author of No Appeal Gerald Hastings of Barton, by the Author of No Appeal
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    Gerald Hastings of Barton, by the Author of No Appeal

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