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  • Seven Houses

    A Novel

    by Alev Lytle Croutier ...
    "An exotic and beautiful story" (Isabel Allende) chronicling the lives of four generations of remarkable women, sweeping readers from the last days of the Ottoman monarchy to Turkey's transformation into a republic and the present day backlash."A highly imaginitive family saga...Croutier's measured prose is artistic and sensuous" (San Francisco Chronicle) as the story of a silkmaking family iss ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Harem: The World Behind the Veil (25th Anniversary Edition)

    by Alev Lytle Croutier ...
    A fascinating illustrated history of one of the strangest, and cruelest, cultural institutions ever devised. A worldwide best seller, translated into twenty-five languages.“I was born in a konak (old house), which once was the harem of a pasha,” writes Alev Lytle Croutier. “People around me often whispered things about harems; my own grandmother and her sister had been brought up in one.”Drawing ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • The Palace of Tears

    A Novel

    by Alev Lytle Croutier ...
    It is 1868. On a balmy autumn afternoon in Paris, young winemaker Casimir de Châteauneuf wanders into a small shop filled with curiosities from the Orient. There he spies a cache of fine miniature portraits.Above all others, an ivory-skinned beauty captivates him. Her eyes ... one blue, the other yellow. That night they pursue Casimir in his dreams, as one burning question consumes him: Who is she ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Jungle Books

    by Rudyard Kipling, Alev Lytle Croutier ...
    Rudyard Kipling’s beloved collection of short stories about a boy raised by wolves who learns the Laws of the Jungle.Mowgli, lost in the deep jungle as a child, is adopted into a family of wolves. Hunted by Shere Khan, the Bengal tiger, Mowgli is allowed to run with the wolf pack under the protection of Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo, the brown bear who teaches wolf cubs the Laws of the ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

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  • The Moonstone

    by Wilkie Collins, Lillian Nayder ...
    "The Moonstone is a page-turner," writes Carolyn Heilbrun. "It catches one up and unfolds its amazing story through the recountings of its several narrators, all of them enticing and singular." Wilkie Collins’s spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder inspired a hugely popular genre–the detective mystery. Hinging on the theft of an enormous diamond originally stolen from an Indian shrine, ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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    A Mystery of Modern Venice

    by Wilkie Collins ...
    Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 23 September 1889) will never be as well known as one of his friends, a fellow writer named Charles Dickens. But Collins was an established playwright and author in his own right. Collins and Dickens collaborated frequently, but Wilkie also produced hundreds of his own works, ranging from novels to literary articles and short stories, including The Woman in White, ... Read more

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  • The Queen Of Hearts (Mobi Classics)

    by Wilkie Collins ...
    This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Poirot Investigates

    by Agatha Christie ...
    "Poirot Investigates" is a collection of short stories written by Agatha Christie, featuring her famous detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in 1924 in the United States and later in the United Kingdom in 1925.The collection includes a series of short mysteries, each featuring Hercule Poirot as the primary investigator. In these stories, Poirot demonstrates his keen powers of ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

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  • A Kim Jong-Il Production

    The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power

    by Paul Fischer ...
    "The absurd, harrowing, and true story" of South Korean cinema stars kidnapped by Kim Jong-Il and forced to make movies before their daring escape (Esquire.com).Before becoming the world's most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea's Ministry for Propaganda and its film studios. Underwhelmed by the talent pool available to him, he took drastic steps, ordering the kidnapping of Choi Eun ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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  • The Creation of Anne Boleyn

    A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen

    by Susan Bordo ...
    This illuminating history examines the life and many legends of the 16th century Queen who was executed by her husband, King Henry VIII.Part biography, part cultural history, The Creation of Anne Boleyn is a fascinating reconstruction of Anne's life and a revealing look at her afterlife in the popular imagination. Why is her story so compelling? Why has she inspired such extreme reactions? Was she ... Read more

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  • The Complete Works of Beatrix Potter: 22 Children's Books with Original Illustrations

    Enriched edition. The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

    by Beatrix Potter, Shawn Barrett ...
    Illustrated by Beatrix Potter ...
    The Complete Works of Beatrix Potter: 22 Children's Books with Original Illustrations is a timeless collection that transcends generations. Potter's classic tales, such as Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck, are filled with charming characters and whimsical adventures that capture the imagination of young readers. Her simple yet elegant writing style, paired with intricate illustrations, creates ... Read more

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  • Andersen's Fairy Tales: The complete collection

    by Hans Christian Andersen ...
    All the best-loved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. ... Read more

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