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From Edward P. Jones comes one of the most acclaimed novels in recent memorywinner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.The Known World tells the story of Henry Townsend, a black farmer and forme...

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Masterful, Pulitzer-prize winning literary epic about the painful and complex realities of slave life on a Southern plantation. An utterly original exploration of race, trust and the cruel truths of human nature, this is a landmark in modern Ameri...

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The masterful, Pulitzer Prize-winning literary epic about the painful and complex realities of slave life on a Southern plantation. An utterly original exploration of race, trust and the cruel truths of human nature, this is a landmark in modern A...

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The 2004 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction returns with a collection of 14 short stories, rife with characters who will stay with you well beyond the last page Edward P. Jones, the bestselling and prize-winning author of The Known World, returns t...

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Henry Townsend, a black bootmaker and former slave in antebellum Virginia, becomes a proprietor of his own plantation--as well as his own slaves. This modern masterpiece explores what happens when he dies and "the known world" unravels.

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In one of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, this two-time National Book Award finalist tells the story of a black farmer and former slave who falls under the tutelage of the most powerful man in Manchester County, Virginia.

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The 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction returns with a collection of 14 short stories.

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In one of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, Edward P. Jones, two-time National Book Award finalist, tells the story of Henry Townsend, a black farmer and former slave who falls under the tutelage of William Robbins, the most powerful man...

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The nation's capital that serves as the setting for the stories in Edward P. Jones's prizewinning collection, Lost in the City, lies far from the city of historic monuments and national politicians. Jones takes the reader beyond that world into th...

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Edward P. Jones, a prodigy of the short story, returns to the form that first won him praise in this new collection of stories, All Aunt Hagar's Children. Here he turns an unflinching eye to the men, women, and children caught between the old ways...

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In fourteen sublime stories, the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World shows that his grasp of the human condition is firmer than ever.Returning to the city that inspired his first prizewinning book, Lost in the City, Jo...

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One of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, "The Known World" is a daring and ambitious work by Pulitzer Prize winner Edward P. Jones. "The Known World" tells the story of Henry Townsend, a black farmer and former slave ...

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Fourteen poignant stories depicting African American life in Washington, D.C., by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World.The nation's capital that serves as the setting for the stories in Edward P. Jones's prize-winning collection, L...

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In fourteen sweeping and sublime stories, five of which have been published in The New Yorker, the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World shows that his grasp of the human condition is firmer than everReturning to the cit...

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From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Known World "Original and arresting....[Jones's] stories will touch chords of empathy and recognition in all readers.”— Washington Post "These 14 stories of African-American life....

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The classic debut collection from Pulitzer Prize winner James Alan McPhersonHue and Cry is the remarkably mature and agile debut story collection from James Alan McPherson, one of America’s most venerated and most original writers....

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The prestigious annual story anthology, featuring prize-winning stories by a diverse and exciting array of writers. Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stor...

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This catalogue provides a detailed inventory of the Royal Dublin Society Library, one of the oldest and most prestigious libraries in Ireland. It includes books on a wide range of subjects, including science, literature, history, and art. With det...

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This is the journal of a Civil War Marine Officer, Frank L. Church. A career officer, Church maintained a personal journal through most of the Red River Expedition of 1864. The Red River was a major trouble spot for the Federal river forces in the...

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An anatomical, patient-oriented approach to neurologic diagnosis from renowned neurosurgeonsDespite strides in advanced neuroimaging techniques, what remains constant in the practice of neurology and neurosurgery is the enduring value of observing...

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You've felt the sting of rejection, the shadow of low self-esteem, the ache of grief. You've carried the weight of guilt, the emptiness of loneliness, the sharp pang of heartbreak. In those moments of deep disappointment, you wondered if you'd eve...

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'Eines der seltenen Bücher, die Wunden zugleich aufreißen und heilen.' The Oprah Magazine Henry Townsend, ein ehemaliger Schuhmacher und Sklave, ist selbst Sklavenhalter und Besitzer einer Farm geworden. Als er stirbt, zerbricht das fragile Gefüge...

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»Eines der seltenen Bücher, die Wunden aufreiÿen und zugleich heilen.« Oprah Magazine¿Henry Townsend, ein ehemaliger Schuhmacher und Sklave, ist selbst Sklavenhalter und Besitzer einer Farm geworden. Als er stirbt, zerbricht das fragile Gefü...

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