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From one of America's major writers of the 20th century: five short stories celebrating the land and its pioneers, including the title story and "A Wagner Matinee," both revised by Cather for publication in 1920; "Lou, the Prophet" (1892), "Eric Hermannson's Soul" (1900), and "The Enchanted Bluff" (1909).
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English
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A story of sacrificial love, The Gift of the Magi is a classic for the Christmas season and beyond. A husband and wife cannot afford to give each other presents unless they give up their own greatest treasures. With touching twists, O. Henry unfolds a story of profound implications.
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
147 p. ; 25 cm.
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English
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An assortment of short fiction ranges across America, from Alaska to the District of Columbia, as it explores the complexities of modern life in such stories as "Jolene: a Life," "A House on the Plains," "Baby Wilson," and "Walter John Harmon."
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Publisher
Distributed to the trade by Macmillan
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
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296 p. ; 22 cm.
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English
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A collection of short works by the noted New Yorker fiction writer includes the National Magazine Award-nominated tale "Or Else," and features characters who struggle to keep themselves intact when their personal lives unravel.
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English
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Bearing his trademark balance between exquisitely detailed narration, ground-breaking form, and sharp insight into modern life, Gilbert Sorrentino's first-ever collection of stories spans 35 years of his writing career and contains both new stories and those that expanded and transformed the landscape of American fiction when they first appeared in such magazines and anthologies as Harper's, Esquire, and The Best American Short Stories. In these grimly...
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Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
306 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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While working for an idealistic college professor, twenty-six-year old Lula, an Albanian trying to make a better life for herself in America, finds her life taking a complicated turn when her Albanian "brothers" return, in a novel set in the aftermath of 9/11.
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English
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On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, a young wife and mother obsessed with the glamour of Jackie, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless but secure marriage or to follow the man she loves and whose baby she may be carrying. Decades earlier in 1919, Vivien Lowe, an obituary writer, is searching for her lover who disappeared in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. By telling the stories of the dead, Vivien...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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AD 580L
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English
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Rashin is an Iranian immigrant girl living in New York, excited by her first trip to Coney Island, and fascinated by the differences in the beach customs between her native Iran and her new home--but she misses the saffron flavored ice cream that she used to eat.
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Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (448 pages)
Language
English
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Journey along with American settlers who learn that despite where the trail takes them or how primitive their lodgings may be Christmas is all about the heart. Determined to honor Christ's birth, these pioneers find a way to make Christmas happen in places like a cave, a tipi, and a dugout. Modern readers will enjoy a peek into life before commercialism took over the sacred day, distracting us from the true blessings of faith, hope, and love. Enjoy...
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Library of America volume 159
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
818 p., [61] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
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English
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Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 290 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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A collection of nineteen short works includes "Fire," in which a troubled wife has an affair; "Curly Red," in which a girl reveals a family secret; and "Three Girls," in which two students protect Marilyn Monroe.
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Library of America volume 35
Publisher
Literary Classics of the U.S
Pub. Date
c1987
Physical Desc
1336 p. : ill.
Language
English
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The first of three volumes presenting the writings of Willa Cather includes her early book of stories and first four novels. The troll garden: Cather's first short story collection, originally published in 1905, depicts characters who seek the realm of beauty and imagination, but are confronted by the vulgarity and brutality of American society. O pioneers!: In Nebraska at the end of the nineteenth century, Swedish immigrant Alexandra Bergson leads...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"Steve Almond, the man whose candy jones fueled the bestseller Candyfreak, returns with a collection of stories that both seals his reputation as a master of the modern form and risks getting him arrested. The cast of characters in The Evil B.B. Chow and Other Stories includes a wealthy family certain they have been abducted by space aliens, a sexy magazine editor who falls for a worldclass cad, and a beleaguered dentist who refuses to read his best...
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