Richard Howard
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Have you ever felt the call of the majestic Rockies, or been lured by the siren song of the Atlantic seaboard? Perhaps you've dreamt of immersing yourself in the serene plains of the Midwest, or soaking up the vibrant energy of bustling cityscapes. America, in all its vastness and diversity, holds a unique promise of happiness for everyone. But the pressing question remains: Where in this expansive land will you find your truest joy?
States of Happiness...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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193 pages ; 21 cm.
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"During the German advance through Belgium into France in 1940, Captain de Reixach is shot dead by a sniper. Three witnesses, involved with him during his lifetime in different capacities - a distant relative, an orderly and a jockey who had an affair with his wife - remember him and help the reader piece together the realities behind the man and his death"--
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Although Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is named after the legendary Roman political leader, the central character is thought by many to be Marcus Brutus, Caesar's friend turned foe who struggles throughout the play with conflicting obligations of friendship and duty. While Caesar is warned in a prophecy to "beware the Ides of March" the Roman senators, including Brutus are secretly plotting his assassination, hoping to rid Rome of the
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2015
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Two novels by the pioneering French author and founder of the Nouveau Roman literary movement—with essays by Roland Barthes and others.
In Jealousy, a man living on a banana plantation obsessively watches everything around him, from the landscape and insects to his wife's every move. In the Labyrinth follows a an increasingly desperate soldier as he carried a mysterious package through an unknown city. From these deceptively...
In Jealousy, a man living on a banana plantation obsessively watches everything around him, from the landscape and insects to his wife's every move. In the Labyrinth follows a an increasingly desperate soldier as he carried a mysterious package through an unknown city. From these deceptively...