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Political Suicide
by Alan RussellWill Travis, a small-time investigator, unwittingly foils a murder attempt on a politician's daughter and finds himself in a much bigger case.
A Happy Death
by Richard Howard Albert CamusCamus's first novel, written when he was in his 20s, foreshadows his brilliant work, The Stranger.
The Fall
by Albert Camus Justin O'BrienCamus writes about the conscience of modern man in the face of evil, using a man in a shady bar in Amsterdam recalling his past life.
The Stranger
by Albert Camus Stuart GilbertAn ordinary man lives quietly in Algiers until he commits a pointless murder and is tried, being helplessly carried off by the grip of life itself.
Concert Piano Repertoire: A Manual of Solo Literature for Artists and Performers
by Albert FaurotListing of classical musical pieces written for the solo piano player
Team Piano Repertoire: A Manual of Music for Multiple Players at One or More Pianos
by Frederic Ming Chang Albert FaurotListing of classical musical pieces written for 2 or more piano players
A History of the Arab Peoples
by Albert HouraniFrom the 7th century, the rise of Islam, thru Muslim societies, the Ottoman Age, the European empires, nation-states to the current Arab unity and disunity.
Writing 1B: Unit-Lessons in Composition
by Don P. Brown Katherine M. Blickhahn Nancy L. Cossitt Vicki Cox Jeanne M. Fratessa Albert LavinThis book presents a fundamental approach to learning how to write in high school.
Memoirs of Childhood and Youth
by Albert SchweitzerAutobiographical reflections on a boyhood that led to an astonishing intellectual career.
Leaves of the Banyan Tree
by Albert WendtSpanning three generations, this epic novel tells the story of a family and community in Western Samoa, exploring themes such as greed, corruption, colonialism, exploitation and revenge. A classic work of Pacific literature. Written by a British author, this novel utilizes British spellings and punctuation styles. A single quotation mark is used for opening and closing dialogue, while the double quotation mark is used for interior quotes. There are no periods after titles such as Dr, Mr, or Mrs. There is a glossary at the end of the book that is very helpful to read first, then refer to throughout reading.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
by Alcoholics AnonymousAlcoholics Anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions.
After Many a Summer
by Aldous HuxleyA novel centering on the question: What if we could have eternal life but not eternal youth?
Antic Hay
by Aldous HuxleyHuxley's brilliantly unconventional novel of a young man who jeered at moral respectability
Ape and Essence
by Aldous HuxleyA savagely satiric successor to Brave New World, this is Huxley's horrific view of the world in the 22nd century, after the Third World War, when a civilization dedicated to 'perfection' attempts to suppress all man's rebellious desires.
Eyeless in Gaza
by Aldous HuxleyA brilliant, sardonic novel about modern man's search for personal identity in a world of rigid political, social and moral dogma.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Alex Haley Malcolm XHe rose from hoodlum, thief, dope peddler, pimp to become the most dynamic leader of the Black Revolution. He said he would be murdered before this book appeared.
Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and the Trail of Tears
by Alex W. BealerFrom 1837 to 1838, thousands of Cherokee Indians were marched from their homelands in Georgia to exile in Arkansas by the same white men that they had once befriended. The Cherokees journeyed through bitter cold and blazing heat, with little food or water. One out of four died, and with them died a culture that had existed for hundreds of years, a civilization that had embraced the white man's ways only to perish through his betrayal. Today, only the names remain of this once great nation.
Professor Dowell's Head
by Antonina W. Bouis Alexander BeliaevBy the best-selling Soviet sci-fi author, the scientific world mourned the loss of Professor Dowell. It was said that just before his death, he was on the verge of a breakthrough in human organ transplantation.
Execution (Escape from Furnace #5)
by Alexander Gordon SmithAlex Sawyer has escaped his underground nightmare to discover the whole world has become a prison, and Alfred Furnace is its master. Monsters rule the streets, leaving nothing but murder in their wake. Those who do not die become slaves to Furnace's reign of cruelty. Alex is a monster too. He is the only one who can stop Furnace but in doing so he could destroy everything. Is he the executed or the executioner? Who will die? All Alex knows is that one way or another, it all ends now.
The Complete Midshipman Bolitho (Bolitho Novels #1)
by Alexander KentThree novels in one! Sixteen-year-old Richard Bolitho joins the British Royal Navy as a young midshipman. Follow his adventures as he undergoes a severe initiation into the dangerous world of the great sailing warships! 1. Richard Bolitho: Midshipman 1772: a young Richard Bolitho joins the 74-gun Gorgon. Naive and untested, Bolitho must learn the ways of the navy quickly if he is to survive. 2. Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger 1773: Bolitho returns home to Cornwall for Christmas, but smuggling, ship wrecking and witchcraft tear apart his once-peaceful community. 3. Band of Brothers 1774: Bolitho stands on the brink of manhood and takes his examination to begin his true career as a King's Officer. But soon he must test his mettle against vicious smugglers!
Inventing America: A History of the United States, Volume 1 (2nd Edition)
by Pauline Maier Merritt Roe Smith Alexander Keyssar Daniel J. KevlesA textbook that includes study plans, outline quizzes, research projects and progress reports
August 1914
by Michael Glenny Alexander SolzhenitsynA novel about the first 2 weeks of WWI, the Russian offensive into East Prussia, which resulted in the defeat of General Samsonov's Second Army by Hindenburg. Historical fiction.
Nobel Lecture
by Alexander SolzhenitsynThe lecture that Solzhenitsyn gave when he accepted his Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
by Alexander Solzhenitsyn Max Hayward Ronald HingleyStory of one day in a Soviet work camp, and one man's heroic struggle to survive in the face of the most determined efforts to destroy him, by the Nobel Prize winning author. Includes Solzhenitsyn's now-classic letter of protest against censorship.