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In her previous bestselling books, Jen Lancaster peeled back the veil on upward mobility and big city living. Now she's sumo-wrestling the biggest, stickiest topic of them all: her own fat ass. On the eve of her fortieth birthday, Jen decides she needs to make some changes in her life so she doesn't, you know, die. So she's embarked on a six-month weight loss program, kicking, screaming, and swearing all the way to the gym. The question is, can our heroine lose her ass without ditching the qualities that make her who she is. more...

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Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) is a work of literary nonsense written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, considered a classic example of the genre and of English literature in general. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantastic realm populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures. The tale is filled with allusions to Dodgson''s friends (and enemies), and to the lessons that British schoolchildren were expected to memorize. The tale plays with logic in ways that have made the story of lasting popularity with adults as well as children. It is considered to be one of the most characteristic examples of the genre of literary nonsense, and its narrative course and structure has been enormously influential, mainly in the fantasy genre. The book is commonly referred to by the abbreviated title Alice in Wonderland. This alternative title was popularized by the numerous film and television adaptations of the story produced over the years. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of children''s literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), generally categorized as literary nonsense. It is the sequel to Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Although it makes no reference to the events in the earlier book, the themes and settings of Through the Looking-Glass make it a kind of mirror image of Wonderland: the first book begins outdoors, in the warm month of May, on Alice''s birthday (May 4), uses frequent changes in size as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of playing cards; the second opens indoors on a snowy, wintry night exactly six months later, on November 4 (the day before Guy Fawkes Night), uses frequent changes in time and spatial directions as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of chess. In it, there are many mirror themes, including opposites, time running backwards, and so on more...

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From the New York Times bestselling author—the shooting script to his award-winning film, with an original Introduction and vivid stills from the movie. Jenny is a 16-year-old girl stifled by the tedium of adolescence; she can’t wait for her sophisticated adult life to begin. One rainy day her suburban existence is upended by the arrival of David, a much older suitor who introduces her to a glittering new world of concerts, art, smoky bars, urban nightlife, and his glamorous friends, replacing her traditional education with his own version. It could be her awakening—or her undoing. This edition of Hornby’s adapted screenplay, which includes stills from the film, is a perfect accompaniment to the highly anticipated movie, which stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Thompson, Dominic Cooper, and Alfred Molina. It is a must-have for fans of Hornby’s novels, featuring his signature pitch-perfect dialogue, mordant wit, and the resonant humanity of his writing. more...

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Complete interlinked edition of Machiavelli''s six best known works complemented by biography and analysis: The Prince, The Art of War, Discourses on Livy or Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Description of the Methods Adopted by the Duke Valentino when Murdering Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, the Signor Pagolo, and the Duke di Gravina Orsini, The Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca, and History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy. Table of Contents. List of Works:. 1. The Prince, 1513. 2. The Art of War, 1519-1520. 3. Discourses on Livy or Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, 1512-1517. 4. Description of the Methods Adopted by the Duke Valentino when Murdering Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, the Signor Pagolo, and the Duke di Gravina Orsini, 1502. 5. The Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca, 1520. 6. History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy or Florentine Histories, 1520-1525. Appendix:. 1. Biography of Niccolò Machiavelli. 2. Introduction by W. K. Marriott and Analysis of The Prince. 3. Analysis of The Art of War. 4. Analysis of The Discourses on Livy. 5. List of Works in Chronological Order. 6. About and Navigation. Complete interlinked edition. Includes the modern view of history and the analysis of Machiavelli''s works. more...

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