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When first published in 1929, Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms was decried as a vulgar novel, and was actually banned in Boston. In his extensive introduction, Scott Donaldson explains this initial reception, and then traces the change in perception toward the novel. The essays in this collection show that Farewell was a revolutionary novel that has only now begun to be understood - sixty years after publication. Sandra Spanier demonstrates how...
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Introduction / Kenneth Kinnamon -- Giving Bigger a Voice: The Politics of Narrative in Native Son /. John M. Reilly -- Native Sons and Foreign Daughter / Trudier Harris -- Richard Wright and the Dynamics of Place in Afro-American Literature / Houston A. Baker, Jr. -- Bigger's Blues: Native Son and the Articulation of Afro-American Modernism -- Notes on Contributors -- Selected Bibliography.
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The American Novel series provides students of American literature with introductory critical guides to great works of American literature. Each volume begins with a substantial introduction by a distinguished authority on the text, giving details of the work's composition, publication history, and contemporary reception, as well as a survey of the major critical trends and readings from first publication to the present. This overview is followed...
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"In the rough edges of 1940s Chicago, the discovery of a corpse in an alleyway isn't always enough to cause a big stir--especially when the victim is killed in the midst of a night-long bender, caught between barrooms in what appears to be a mugging gone awry. Which is why the police don't take a huge interest in finding the murderer of Wallace Hunter, a linotype operator who turns up dead after a solitary drinking adventure that led through many...
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In Lutishia Lovely's wickedly sexy new novel, an energetic young pastor works overtime to keep the ladies in his congregation deliciously satisfied...
Nathaniel "Nate" Thicke is a preaching prodigy. At only twenty-eight years old, he's the senior pastor of The Gospel Truth Church. In addition to carrying on the preaching tradition begun by his great-grandfather, Nate is also just plain carrying on, wherever the spirit—and the flesh—lead him.
...13) Angels Landing
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Kara Newell is a dedicated social worker, yet her heart yearns for more. Then she inherits a large estate on an island off South Carolina. Now charming Angels Landing awaits her, along with a family she never knew she had. After surviving war, ex-marine Jeffrey Hamilton, now Cavanaugh Island's sheriff, is the perfect person to watch over the beautiful woman who has stepped into the crosshairs of angry locals. But soon Kara is more than just a job...
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In this hot, hilarious page-turner about love, life, and family values, the Duncan family, led by L C Duncan, spends their days as upstanding citizens running one of New York City's most respected car dealerships. But by night, they are ruthless criminals who control most of the East Coast drug traffic. No matter whether they're on their day or night jobs, one thing is certain about the Duncan family: drama follows them everywhere they go.
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After seven years of marriage, Paris Simmons-Holyfield and her husband, Andrew, are still childless. Now Paris is determined to adopt orphaned nine-year-old Jasmine Noble. Trouble is, Jasmine's in the custody of ex-stripper Gabrielle Mercedes. Worse, Andrew is vehemently against the idea, as is her father, a powerful politician. Paris has her suspicions about why they're so opposed - but the reality is far more scandalous than she imagines.
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Paris Simmons-Holyfield is finally pregnant with the baby she's dreamed of for so long. There's just one complication: she's not sure who the father is. Apparently, after a night of drinking with her ex-coworker and ally Darius Connors, it could be him. Considering her husband's track record, chances are it is. Still, Paris prays it's not Darius, and decides to keep quiet about her worries. Especially because Darius isn't ready to give up on his crumbling...
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Still reeling from her husband's untimely death, Deborah Robinson needs a fresh start. So she decides to pack up her family, box up her bookstore, and return to her grandmother's ancestral home on Cavanaugh Island. The charming town of Sanctuary Cove holds happy memories for Deborah. And, after she spies a gorgeous stranger in the local bakery, it promises the possibility for a bright, new future. Dr. Asa Monroe is at a crossroads. Ever since the...
18) Summer vows
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The target of death threats due to the hot new recording artist she's signed, Ana Cole, the CEO of Serenity Records, is forced to go into hiding with U.S. marshal Jacob Jones and they, spending days and nights together in close quarters, find it hard to resist the attraction between them.
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"In this unforgettable new novel, Francis Ray delivers an emotionally powerful tale about the families we build, the choices we make, and how we find love and family along the way."--Provided by publisher.
Cade's adoptive father was a cruel, bitter man who only told Cade that he was the bastard of a rich society family. Now a successful neurosurgeon, Cade still wants answers about where he came from. What he doesn't expect to find is that Sabrina,...
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"Over three generations, the Gibbons women of Chesterton, Virginia, have built their reputation as a family of shameless--but refined--gold diggers. They even have a strict set of rules by which they operate. But the rebellious, youngest Gibbons is about to break them all...Lauren Gibbons is committing the ultimate family betrayal: abandoning the tradition of seducing men for money. Nothing is worth the abuse she's endured from her sugar daddy. Now...
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