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That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story
by Marlena De Blasi
Published 2008 by Ballantine Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780345497659
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Jacket Notes:
From the national bestselling author of "A Thousand Days in Venice" and "A Thousand Days in Tuscany" comes a magical, beautifully-written true story of life, love, and the magic of Sicily.
"From de Blasi ("The Lady in the Palazzo," 2007, etc.), a fragrant tale of life and love in the mountains of Sicily.... More...
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Nothing to Fear: FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America
by Adam Cohen
Published 2009 by Penguin Press
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781594201967
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From "New York Times" editorial board member Cohen comes a revelatory account of the personal dynamics that shaped FDR's inner circle and a political narrative of the 100 days that created modern America.
A revealing account of the critical first days of FDR's presidency, during the worst moments of the Great Depression, when he and his inner circle launched the New Deal and presided over the birth of modern America
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Cheever: A Life
by Blake Bailey
Published 2009 by Knopf Publishing Group
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781400043941
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From the acclaimed author of "A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates "comes the unforgettable life of John Cheever (1912-1982), a man who spent much of his career impersonating a perfect suburban gentleman, the better to become one of the foremost chroniclers of postwar America.... More...
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Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
by Stacey O'Brien
Published 2008 by Free Press
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781416551737
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Written with the same heartwarming sentiment that made the memoir "Marley & Me" a runaway bestseller, biologist and owl expert O'Brien chronicles her rescue of an adorable, abandoned baby barn owl--and their astonishing and unprecedented 19-year life together.... More...
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