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Classics Illustrated 093 Pudd'nhead Wilson
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Classics Illustrated 093 Pudd'nhead Wilson

Switched at birth by a female slave who fears for her infant son's life, a light-skinned child changes places with the master's white son. From this simple premise, Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels, an engrossing tale of reversed identities, an eccentric detective, a horrible crime, and a tense courtroom scene.
 
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Tags: identities, eccentric, detective, reversed, engrossing
A Gentle Spirit: A Fantastic Story
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A Gentle Spirit: A Fantastic StoryA Gentle Spirit: A Fantastic Story

Focusing on the deep distress of man who has just lost the love of his life, this is a heart-rending tale. With a flashback he remembers everything from the first meeting to the farewell. The reader flows with the narrative. Engrossing!


 
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Tags: Engrossing, narrative, flows, Gentle, Spirit, Story, Fantastic, farewell
Conversations In English
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Conversations In EnglishCONVERSATIONS IN   ENGLISH
Your guide to developing powerful conversational skills and improving speaking fluency.
 
Functional topics
Engrossing activities
Meaningful conversations
Interesting roleplays
 
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Tags: Meaningful, activities, Engrossing, topics, conversations
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead WilsonThe Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

Switched at birth by a female slave who fears for her infant son's life, a light-skinned child changes places with the master's white son. From this simple premise, Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining, funny, yet biting novels, an engrossing tale of reversed identities, an eccentric detective, a horrible crime, and a tense courtroom scene.
 
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Tags: identities, eccentric, detective, reversed, engrossing, Tragedy, identities, biting
Radical Enlightenment Philosophy And The Making Of Modernity 1650-1750
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Radical Enlightenment Philosophy And The Making Of Modernity 1650-1750"His vast--and vastly impressive--book sets out to redefine the intellectual landscape of early modern Europe....Magnificent and magisterial, Radical Enlightenment will undoubtedly be one of the truly great historical works of the decade."--John Adamson, Sunday Telegraph
"[A] magnificent...study of the impact of Spinoza and his philosophy on European cultural history at the hinge of the 17th and 18th centuries....Sumptuous in the energy, clarity and breadth of its scholarship."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Mr. Israel's lucid, engrossing account of the Enlightenment's formative period explains why we want our intellectual histories rewritten for every generation, for this Enlightenment overflows with our favorite things."--The Scriblerian
 
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Tags: Enlightenment, intellectual, lucid, engrossing, account