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BOOKS AND AUTHORS: LATEST NEWS &
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Here is the
final ranking of the Top 21 books based on all votes
that were submitted throughout the series.
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1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,
Douglas Adams
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,
JK Rowling
6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne
8. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell
9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,
CS Lewis
10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller
12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë
13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier
15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger
16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth
Grahame
17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis
de Bernieres
20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret
Mitchell
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 African
writer wants books, not bridges
Chenjerai says books should not be subject
to the same sales and duty taxes as other commodities
Exiled Zimbabwean writer Chenjerai Hove
explains why he thinks Africa's reading habits are in decline. A
critic of the Mugabe government, he currently lives in Norway, and
his published work includes poetry, novels, essays and reflections.
I signed books until I developed blisters on my fingers once at
the Zimbabwe International Book Fair. But that was not only my
experience. Other writers and poets such as Yvonne Vera, Chirikure
Chirikure, Charles Mungoshi and Shimmer Chinodya (Ben Chirasha) were
also busy signing dozens of books. It was in the early 1990s and the
public, thirsting for new books, had flooded the National Gallery
Gardens to meet the writers and see the books. Not so today.
Unaffordable: A few years ago, I was busy
signing autographs on newspapers and pieces of paper. No-one could
afford the books anymore. African governments have not put in place
well-planned book development policies. Books are subject to the
same sales and duty taxes as other commodities. Materials for
producing books, like inks, newsprint, printing plates, and the
essential technology, are all taxed on the same rate as bolts and
spare parts for cars.
Free: During colonial days when I was a teacher, books
used to have an especially low postal rate, almost free. So students
could order books from the National Free Library in the country's
second city of Bulawayo. But now books have the same postal rates as
any other article in the mail. As a result, only those who are
within walking distance of the National Free Library can go to
borrow a book.
Taxes: The absurdity of taxes on books is
in that governments in Africa are the biggest buyers of school
textbooks. Ministries of Education give money to schools or the
responsible authorities as an annual book allocation. The Ministry
of Finance then taxes the books bought by the Ministry of Education
in order to give schools grants for the following year.
"New illiterates": Sadly, most education
systems in Africa are also examination-oriented. Students are never
taught to read books as a pleasurable experience in itself without
thinking of exams. Universities and colleges are producing what I
call the "new illiterates". They have their degrees and diplomas,
but hardly take time to sit and enjoy reading good books. In some
countries, literacy campaigns have been put in place, but it does
not help because soon the new literates have nothing more to read.
They decline back to illiteracy. The campaign becomes a futile
exercise.
Bridges not books: Effective book
development policies mean affordable books will be available on a
continuous basis in order to make reading a habit in the heart and
soul of every reader in every country. It is sad when I realise that
African books are read more outside the continent than inside.
African governments only view development in terms of bridges,
school buildings, clinics, hospitals and roads.
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“Mesmerizing...
A total literary triumph.”
The London Monthly Herald
“Dangerously
captivating....One of the 10 best novels of the year."
World
Art Celebrities
Journal
“A fabulous
writer with an astonishing romantic clarity...Add ‘Silent Lies’
to your collection of treasures. Rating: 5 stars out of 5"
The
International Herald Daily News
"This is an excellent first
book."
The Historical Fiction Review
“Silent Lies is both a romantic
rags-to-riches tale and a suspenseful thriller, full of vivid
description and intriguing history...The writing is smooth and
engaging, drawing in and carrying the reader along effortlessly.”
Bookends.com
“A sweeping saga reminiscent of
Jeffrey Archer and Susan Howatch...‘Silent Lies’ is brilliantly
researched and beautifully written.”
Karen
White, author, “The Color of Light.”
“Malcolm writes with skill and passion, and brings her
characters and settings to life with rich description,
believable dialogue, and expert use of tension.”
The Road
to Romance
“Excellent and intelligent use of actual historical events
makes this piece both educational and entertaining.”
Bookideas.com
"SILENT LIES is a remarkable blend
of history and fiction...a book meant to be read again and
again." Bookpleasures.com
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Author, M.
L. MALCOLM
Silent Lies is the
story of a Hungarian boy born into poverty, who uses his amazing
ability with languages to build a brilliant new life for
himself. But when Hungary collapses after its defeat in World
War I, Leo loses everything. Caught up in a riptide of events
beyond his control, he reinvents himself as circumstances
demand, eventually fleeing to Shangha. He takes with him a
stolen diamond necklace that will prove to be his salvation—or
his death warrant. Based on actual historical events, from the
Communist takeover of Budapest in 1920 to the Japanese invasion
of Shanghai in 1937, Silent Lies
brims with fascinating details about life among the rich and
scandalous during the period between the two World Wars.
While painting a
dramatic picture of a glittering world that no longer exists,
Silent Lies tells a
sweeping, passionate tale about the unintended consequences of
one man's moral and political choices, issues that continue to
resonate for readers in the 21st century. A historical
page-turner, Silent Lies is a perfect book club or reading group
selection.
Silent Lies by M.L. Malcolm
Hardcover: 6 x 9, 336 pages
Publisher: Longstreet Press (USA) (November 2005) ISBN:
1563527502
US List Price: $24.95
Our Price: £12.54 (amazon.co.uk)
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WOMEN AUTHORS AND BOOKS TO REMEMBER
 Marsha
Hunt: The Sixties star talks about her book
Best remembered for her role in the first rock musical Hair with its
notorious nude scene, the iconic Sixties star Marsha Hunt writes
about her struggles with cancer in her book Undefeated in
which she records her recent battle with breast cancer. Undefeated
by Marsha Hunt, published by Mainstream Publishing - ISBN:1845960785.
Quite challenging in its nature, the books appeals to both sexes. It
is dramatic and fun too.
Pamela Stevenson:
Sails the South Seas in search of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson
 Pamela
Stephenson gave up her job as a psychologist and - having analysed
her husband, the comedian Billy Connolly - left him and two of their
daughters behind, as she followed in the intrepid footsteps of Fanny
Stevenson, maverick wife of the writer, Robert Louis Stevenson.
Pamela talks about her journey in a sailing boat around the South
Seas, meeting her dream lover - and how Billy reacted to her trip.
Treasure Islands: Sailing The South Seas in the wake of Fanny and
Robert Louis Stevenson by Pamela Stephenson, Headline Books,
ISBN: 0 7553 1285 6. The book is as exciting as the personality of
the author. Get a copy.
 M.
L. MALCOLM'S "SILENT LIES"
This is
the story of a Hungarian boy born into poverty, who uses his amazing
ability with languages to build a brilliant new life for himself.
But when Hungary collapses after its defeat in World War I, Leo
loses everything. Caught up in a riptide of events beyond his
control, he reinvents himself as circumstances demand, eventually
fleeing to Shangha. He takes with him a stolen diamond necklace that
will prove to be his salvation—or his death warrant. Based on actual
historical events, from the Communist takeover of Budapest in 1920
to the Japanese invasion of Shanghai in 1937,
Silent Lies brims with
fascinating details about life among the rich and scandalous during
the period between the two World Wars. Malcolm excelled in depicting
the authentic aura and ambiance of the era. Her characters are
captivating, even though, her hero is not exactly a saint or a
martyr. This is a mesmerizing story told in the genre of a Robert
Louis Stevenson who has just swallowed a double cognac with Victor
Hugo. Malcom's mastery of lyrical suspense is evident. The story
encompasses all aspects of life, its ups and downs, hopes and
despair, adventures and rendez vous with fatality. A must buy book.
It will haunt you for years to come.
Hardcover:
6 x 9, 336 pages.
Publisher:
Longstreet Press (USA) (November 2005) ISBN: 1563527502.
Alice Walker: Do
older women want their own romantic fiction?
 Pulitzer
Prize-winning author of The Color Purple, talks about her life and
work. The latest literary phenomenon is 'Matron Lit':
romantic fiction aimed at the older woman. Do older women want to
see the reality of their lives reflected in romantic fiction or do
they prefer their fantasy figures in pert good health, and without
the family responsibilities and emotional baggage that maturity
often brings? Alice Walker burst onto the
literary stage in 1983 when she became the first African-American
woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, The Colour Purple.
The book went on to sell more than 5 million copies, and in 1985 was
made into a film by Steven Spielberg - bringing the experiences of
a young black woman in the American South to a mass audience for the
first time. In 1992, her novel, Possessing the Secret of Joy, raised
awareness on the issue of female genital mutilation. She's been a
controversial campaigner for black and women's rights - coining the
term 'womanist' to describe African American women's experience of
feminism. Now, at the age of 61, she's the author of 27 books - of
poetry, novels, short stories and memoirs. Now Is The Time To
Open Your Heart by Alice Walker, published by Phoenix,
ISBN:0753819570, is an outstanding literary achievement.
 Ilil
Arbel's The Lemon Tree: A masterpiece. Best Short Novel of the Year.
As soon as
you begin to read Ilil Arbel's masterpiece, "The Lemon Tree", you
start to feel the presence of a superb writer who has unveiled the
intimate secrets of conversing with the depth of the soul and the
warmth of a parallel world of beauty and love which dissipated in
joyfully morose and cherished memories. Arbel's tender, heart felt
and nostalgic style echoes the drama of Tolstoy and charming
eloquence of Victor Hugo. The past is romantic, but no one wants to
live it again. In Arbel's book, the past continues on a different
path. It is a joyful one, a hopeful road of life, despite the hard
time, the suffering, the constant threat of typhoid fever and
horrible deceases without cure, facing arrest at Port Said, the
fear of being shot by Manchurian officials for smuggling "a few
necessities of life", and desperately chasing runway trains, her
parents went through, suffered from and barely made it to the
promised land. Arbel wrote about all these unpleasant and
horrifying events her parents experienced and suffered from.
However, the sweetness and lyrical warmth of her style, the way she
described how Marusia, Ilil family's nanny was concerned about Ida,
(Ilil's mother) frozen nose, because Siberia's icy weather, where
Ilil's parent previously lived, had no mercy on humans, and how papa
used to rub her frozen nose with snow and goose fat, while hugging
her.
 Photo:
Dr. Ilil Arbel, the author of "THE LEMON TREE". Truly, this woman is
one of the greatest writers of our time.
You will be
touched by the simplistic, yet majestically eloquent and descriptive
style of Arbel which brought back the memories of taking trips to
the woods to collect bluebells and wild berries, skating on the
Siberian ice, building huge snowmen with coal eyes, traveling in
troikas, pushing their "child-size sleds", running madly with
exuberant joy and innocence, jumping to lie on them and " traveling
for unbelievable distances on the uninterrupted sheets of ice,
feeling as if they were flying."
Yes, it is
true, you will be reading about an ordinary and loving Siberian
family who lost their child and promised to keep his soul alive
through an ordinary lemon tree, should they succeed to plant it in
an orchard in Israel. I would give my life for a lemon tree, for a
cactus tree, even for the hell tree, if that tree would keep alive
the soul, the fragile whispers, the bleeding memory, the loving face
of a child I lost and loved so much! This tree is not a plant. In
Arbel's book, as well as on the roads of life, Sasha's tree becomes
a citadel, a temple, a cathedral, a shrine, a human chronicle,
perhaps a human drama, and perhaps too, a guiding light...a strong
shoulder...and the reflection of myriads of hope, perhaps?
 Photo:
Ida Rosenfeld, co-author of THE
LEMON TREE and Ilil's mother in her thirties in Israel.
Thanks to
the magnificent artistry of Ilil Arbel, the whispers of Ida, the
jokes and stories of Papa, the silly but tasty cakes of Mama, we
learned that the very simple day by day experience of ordinary but
"real" people, the songs they sang, the stories they heard and told,
the family bond that ties together, mother, father, grand mother,
children and grandchildren, naive but funny jokes are more
significant, meaningful , tender and mightier than all the swords of
the Iliad and Herculean exploits. Get a copy of the book. Get more
copies, if you have real friends. "THE LEMON TREE" is a masterpiece.
One of the 10 best books of the year. A triumph of the pen and the
human spirit. Two thumbs up.
THE LEMON
TREE: Publication date: February 2005. Price: $11.95. Size: 6x9.
ISBN: 0-595-33982-4. Pages: 104. Illustrated. Available from Ingram
Book Group, Baker & Taylor, iUniverse, Inc., Amazon.com,
Barnes&Noble.
Kate Adie On her new book
In an era obsessed by family history, how do people without any
cope? Kate Adie was adopted as a baby and has written a new book
about foundlings, children who are abandoned to the state by their
mothers, often with next to nothing to connect them to their roots.
Kate talks about Nobody's Child and how the lack of
information about where the foundlings have come from affects them
as they grow up. Nobody's Child by Kate Adie, published by Hodder &
Stoughton Ltd -ISBN: 0340838000
 Adriana
Trigiani: Author and director
Adriana Trigiani is author of the bestselling Big
Stone Gap books, a series of quirky tales set in a coal-mining town
in southwest Virginia. In her latest book 'Rococo', she tells the
story of a small Italian-American town poised for a makeover never
expected. The book is colorful, informative and entertaining.
Rococo by Adriana Trigiani, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0743263677.
Lynn
Knight
 Author
Lynn Knight tells us about the woman who started out as a factory
girl then became one of Britain's most distinctive designers.
Her brightly coloured designs are instantly recognisable and it's
this that makes Clarice Cliff one of the most influential ceramic
designers of the last hundred years. She was a woman who rose from
being an apprentice gilder in the potteries to a position as an art
director, described by the press as a "brilliant girl artist." The
striking range which she designed, decorated with "a gargantuan
feast of colour", is now seen as the epitome of Art Deco and avidly
collected. The modern spirit of her work captured the essence of the
1920s, a time when women were embracing new freedoms. Lynn Knight
whose biography of Clarice Cliff tells the story of a woman who
started out as a factory girl and became one of Britain's most
distinctive designers. I found the book to be extremely entertaining
and authoritative as well. Wealth of captivating stories and
passages of time. Highly recommended. Clarice Cliff by Lynn Knight,
published by Bloomsbury - ISBN: 0747578281
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Booker nominated author on her new novel
Rachel Cusk's new novel 'In The Fold' has been nominated for this
year's Booker prize. Described as a classic story of modern manners,
the book takes a blackly comic look at the modern English family as
it follows the story of Michael and Rebecca's crumbling marriage and
their attempts to rekindle old friendships.
Sabine Kuegler On
her Jungle Childhood
Sabine Kuegler grew up with a little-known tribe in a remote jungle
area of West Papua in Indonesia and moved to Europe aged 17. Kuegler
adapted to everyday life, in her new world. She writes about what
she made of her first encounters with supermarkets, train stations
and pop music. Jungle Child by Sabine Kuegler is published
by Virago Press, ISBN: 184408261X
Dava Sobel: The author talks about her new book
Did you know that sunlight travels to us at 186 thousand miles per
second, or that on Mercury, a day is twice as long as a year? Or
that the Aztecs saw Venus as the twin brother of the sun and that a
single carat of moon rock sold at auction for more than four hundred
thousand dollars? Dava Sobel, author of Longitude and Galileo's
Daughter and now The Planets, gives us an awakening insight on
the subject. The Planets by Dava Sobel, published by Fourth Estate
Ltd - ISBN:1857028503
Anna Swan's Statues Without Shadows
 A daughter's
search for the parents she never knew. When Anna Swan was a
young girl she was told her father was a demon and her mother a
saint. This was a picture painted by her maternal grandparents who
took her in when her mum died. By the time she was seven her father
had died too and Anna was left to grow up in an atmosphere of
secrets and lies. Anna Swan writes about those cherished , happy and
painful family's tableaux in her biography, Statues Without Shadows,
and her long search to discover the dark truth about her parents and
the lives they led at the heart of London's 1950s literary scene.
Statues without Shadows by Anna Swan, published by Sceptre -
ISBN: 0340835370.
Helen Fielding: The
author revives her Bridget Jones column
Helen Fielding has revived her Bridget Jones newspaper column ten
years after her thirty-something creation made its debut. Helen has
now settled with a partner and has had a child, so what new
challenges does she perceive for the world's most famous singleton?
Anna Akhmatova
by Elaine Feinstein
: Discover the
Russian poet's extraordinary life.
Anna Akhmatova was not only one of the greatest Russian poets of her
day, she was also known for her bravery. Throughout Stalin's terror,
she stood by friends such as Dmitri Shostakovich and Boris Pasternak
who were threatened by the regime. She was famously beautiful and
many men fell in love with her, but each of her three marriages were
unhappy.
Diana Melly: Author
talks about the ups and downs in her life
Diana Melly has been a night-club hostess, model, novelist and has
been married to George Melly for 42 years. When they met, she was
24, had already been married twice and had two children. Diana has
now written frankly about her life in a new autobiography. Melly
candidly writes about her open marriage, the death of her son, her
role as a mother and her thoughts about Greckel – one of George’s
former lovers. A revealing and powerful piece of work. Captivating.
Take a Girl Like Me by Diana Melly, ISBN 07011 79066 - Published
by Random House.
Shirley Hazzard on
her holiday reading list
Most of us, throughout the year, make ourselves promises about the books
we really must get round to - whether they're classics or
contemporary - but there's never enough time to get going. Holidays
are a good opportunity to catch up so we've been inviting authors to
share their must reads with us. Shirley Hazzard's novel The
Great Fire was short-listed for the Orange Prize and won the
National Book Award in the United States. So what was on her holiday
reading list?
A Life In Secrets: The story of Vera Atkins and SOE's
lost agents.
 The
extraordinary life of Vera Atkins- the woman who parachuted female
secret agents into occupied France during the war, and then in 1945
made it her personal mission to track down the missing agents and
find out the awful truth of what had happened to them. Sarah Helm,
the author of A Life In Secrets: The story of Vera Atkins and SOE's
lost agents, tells the whole story about the underground and dark
side of political intrigues, spies and beyond. A most fascinating
book. Get a copy.
Patricia Tyrell on
her new novel Grandmother Wolf,
and what it's like to find literary success in later life
Patricia Tyrell had nine novels rejected over a period of 20 years;
she self-published 300 copies of her tenth book, The Reckoning, and
sold them to libraries. Interest in the novel spread by word of
mouth before it was short-listed for the Encore Award after which
publishers competed to sign her up. The 75 year-old author writes
about her latest novel, Grandmother Wolf which tells a
story about family and the generation gap.
The Reckoning published by Weidenfeld
& Nicolson ISBN: 0297848917.
Grandmother Wolf published by
Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN:
0297848968.
Grace Nichol on her
childhood in Guyana, her work at Tate Modern and her new collection
of poems
 Grace
Nichols' latest book Everybody Got a Gift is a collection
of new poems and old favourites, inspired by both her life in
Britain and her tropical childhood in Guyana. Grace writes about her
poetry, her family and her work with schoolchildren at Tate Modern.
I loved the book. It is submerged with human drama, bleeding truth
and deep reflections on life. Highly recommended. Get a copy.
Everybody Got a Gift by Grace
Nichols A & C Black (Children's books) ISBN: 0713673753.
RM Lamming:
Re-writing the stories of women from the Bible
Eve, Martha and Claudia Procula, wife of Pontius Pilate – these are
three of the women in the Bible who have now been brought to life by
award-winning author RM Lamming. In her latest book, As in Eden,
Lamming turns the spotlight on these women and gives their lives a
new perspective. Lamming about re-writes these ancient stories. As
in Eden by R M Lamming
Published 9 June by
Faber & Faber Ltd
ISBN 0-571-22642-6.
Elvis By The Presley's Written by Priscilla Presley and Lisa
Marie Presley
Priscilla Presley is best
known as the 14 year old girl that Elvis met and became infatuated
with when he was in the army in Germany. She ended up
living with him in Memphis and marrying him when she was 21. Six
years later they were divorced but stayed friends to bring up their
daughter Lisa Marie. Priscilla went on to become a well known TV
and film actress and the woman who saved the Presley estate from
near bankruptcy. This book could be an exploration about the
author's life both pre- and post-Elvis and about the difficulties
of living with such a well known name.
Elvis By The Presley's Written by
Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie Presley
Published by Random
House Publishing ISBN: 1844138410.
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BOOKS, DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
NEW EDITIONS ARE EN ROUTE. THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE SOLD OUT.
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1.Anthologie
de la Litterature Francaise: A Comprehensive History of the
French Literature
De La Croix de Lafayette Jean M., Vassy Penelope De (Editor),
Gabrielle Sagan (Editor). Hardcover, January 1991
2.One
Hundred Reasons why You Should and Should Not Marry an
American Woman: Take Him to the Cleaners, Madam!
Jean M. De LaFayette, Aurele Naffah (Editor), Garo Kebabjian (Editor),
Academia Press Group (Illustrator)
Paperback, January 1991
3.How
to Understand People, Personality, and Character, Just by
Looking at Them: The Art and Science of Understanding and
Discovering Friends and Enemies
Jean M. De Lafayette, Thomas De Soanne (Editor), Aurele Naffah (Editor),
Garo Kebabjian (Editor), Hall of Fame Publications Group
Staff (Illustrator). Paperback, January 1991
4.Social
Register of Most Prominent and Influential People and Best
Establishments in the United States - Washington, District of
Columbia, Virginia, Maryland and Nationwide: Hall of Fame -
Best of Washington
Jean M. De Lafayette, Carole Copeland (Editor), Ferrell
Rutledge (Editor), Cynthia Greaves (Editor), Hall of Fame
Publications Group Staff (Illustrator). Hardcover, July 1990
5.What
Foreigners Should Know about Liberal American Women: A
Socio-Psychological Study of the Feminism Revolution in the
United States since 1960 to Present
De Lafayette Jean M., Marna R. Wells (Editor), Marlor Linda
De (Editor), Yves Bernard (Editor)
Hardcover, January 1991
6.Secret
Book of Nations: How People in 150 Countries Can and Would
Help or Destroy Your Life
Jean M. De Lafayette, Academia Press Group (Editor), Caroline
Rogers (Editor). Hardcover, January 1991
7.What
People from 140 Countries Think about American Men and Women:
The United States Today - People, Society, Life. from a to Z
Jean M. De LaFayette, Judith Crawford (Editor), Marna R.
Wells (Editor), Aurele Naffah (Editor), Garo Kebabjian (Editor).
Paperback, January 1991
8.Beyond
Mind and Body: The Passive INDO-Chinese School of Philosophy
and Way of Life
Jean M. De La Croix de Lafayette, Sifu G. Kebabjian, Suzanne
Summers (Editor), Greg Bollard (Editor)
Hardcover, January 1991
9.Book
of Nations - the World's Best and Worst Countries: A
Comparative Study of Communities, Societies, Systems,
Lifestyles and People Life Worldwide
Jean M. De LaFayette, Marna R. Wells (Editor), Aurele Naffah (Editor),
Caroline Rodgers (Editor), Anne Bigler (Illustrator).
Hardcover, January 1991
10.International
Book on World Etiquette, Protocol and Refined Manners
Jean M. De LaFayette, Alexandra De Lafayette (Editor), Judith
Crawford (Editor), Aurele Naffah (Editor), Garo Kebabjian (Editor).
Hardcover, January 1991
11.Nine
Language Universal Dictionary: How to Write It and Say It in
Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Jean M. De Lafayette, ACUPAE Group Staff (Editor), NASCU
Staff (Editor), Anne Bigler (Illustrator)
Paperback - REVISED, January 1991
12.International
Encyclopedia of Comparative Slang and Folkloric Expressions
and Idioms
Jean M. De La Croix de Lafayette, Alexandra De
Lafayette (Editor), Roanne Wells (Editor), Thomas De Soanne (Editor)
Hardcover, January 1991
13.Pensee
Arabe Face Au Continent European: (the Socio-Politico Conflict
between the Arab World and Contemporary European Thought)
Jean M. De La Croix de Lafayette, Alexandra De
Lafayette (Editor), Robert Leroux (Editor)
Hardcover - REVISED, January 1991
14.Worldwide
Encyclopedia of Study and Learning Opportunities Abroad:
American Colleges, Universities and Academic Programs Abroad
Jean M. De LaFayette, Carole Copeland (Editor), Anne Bigler (Illustrator),
ACUPAE Group Staff (Illustrator)
Paperback, January 1991
15.How
to Understand International Law
De Lafayette Jean M., Marna R. Wells (Editor), Sade Bertrand
De (Editor). Hardcover - REVISED, January 1991
16.Dating
Phenomenon in the United States: Great Expectations or
Justified Deceptions
Jean M. De LaFayette, Marna R. Wells (Editor), Marlor Linda
De (Editor). Hardcover, January 1991
17.How
Psychologists, Therapists and Psychiatrists Can Ruin Your Life
in Court of Law in America
Jean M. De Lafayette, Roanne Wells (Editor), Mordachai
Kassanbaum (Editor), Judith Craford (Editor)
Hardcover, January 1991
18.Comparative
Study of Penal Codes as Applied in France and Great Britain
Jean M. De LaFayette, Aurele De La Croix (Editor), Francois
Gaillard (Editor). Hardcover - REVISED, January 1991
19.Essay
on Psychocosmology of Man, Universe and Metalogics
Jean M. De La Croix de Lafayette, Marna R. Wells (Editor),
Garabeth Kababdjian (Editor). Hardcover, January 1991
20.How
to Protect Yourself from Your EX-Wife's Lawsuits: Divorce and
Lawyers in America Today
Jean M. De LaFayette, Thomas De Soanne (Editor), Marna R.
Wells (Editor). Hardcover, January 1991
21.Lafayette's
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Higher Education Worldwide
De Lafayette Jean M., Judith Crawford (Editor), Aunele Naffah (Editor).
Hardcover, January 1991
22.New
Approach to the Metaphysical Concept of Human Salvation in the
Anthropological Psychology of Indian Religions
De La Croix De Lafayette Jean M., Kwah L. Paiand (Editor),
John H. Chen (Editor). Hardcover, January 1991
23.World's
Best and Worst Countries: A Comparative Study of Communities,
Societies, Lifestyles and Their People
Jean M. De LaFayette, Judith Crawford (Editor), Carole
Copeland (Editor). Hardcover, January 1989
24.Lafayette's
English-French Lexicon: How to Learn 7,000 French Words in
Less than 30 Minutes
De Lafayette Jean M., Judith Crawford (Editor), Aurele Naffah (Editor),
De La Croix Alexandra (Editor)
Hardcover, January 1991
25.How
to Use Easy, Fancy French and Latin to Your Advantage and
Impress Others: International Blue Book of Refined Expressions
Jean M. De Lafayette, Judith Crawford (Editor), Marna R.
Wells (Editor), Academia Press of America Staff (Illustrator)
Hardcover, January 1991
26.Marmara
the Gypsy: The Biography of Baroness Myriam de Roszka
De La Croix De Lafayette Jean M., Igor Baltok (Editor), De La
Rochefoucauld Jeanlouis (Editor), Ernest Clement (Editor)
Hardcover - REVISED, January 1991
27.International
Rating of Countries in Higher Education and Comparative Study
of Curricula, Degrees and Qualifications Worldwide: The
International Directory on Higher Learning Worldwide
Jean M. De Lafayette, Judith Crawford (Editor), Marna R.
Wells (Editor), Anne Bigler (Illustrator), ACUPAE Group
Staff (Illustrator). Paperback - REVISED, January 1991
28.Best
and Worst Non-Traditional and Alternative Colleges and
Universities in the United States
Jean M. De LaFayette, John H. Chen (Editor). Hardcover, January 1991
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Valerie Mason-John's
Borrowed Body
Author Valerie Mason-John spent much of her childhood at a Dr
Barnado's village in Essex, she then moved to London to live with
her biological mother and at the age of 14 was living on the
streets. She draws on these experiences in her new novel
Borrowed Body which follows the life of a Nigerian girl
abandoned by her mother. Valerie tells us about the inspirations
behind the book and how, in the Barnado's centenary year, she looks
back at her time in a children's home.
Borrowed Body
By Valerie
Mason-John
Published by Serpents Tail
ISBN 1 85242 891 0.
Joyce Carol Oates by
Joyce Carol Oates: One of America's most honoured and prolific
authors
Reading one of her novels is - according to one critic "...like
becoming a peeping tom, staring without guilt into the bright living
rooms and dark hearts of America". An exciting book set against the
backdrop of Niagara Falls, where she grew up. The author deals with
the desecration of natural beauty, in one case a violent gang rape
witnessed by the victim's daughter, in the other industrial
pollution.
Beyond
Black By Hilary Mantel
Hilary Mantel returns
with her first novel for six years. The highly acclaimed
author, in her tenth novel, Beyond Black, follows her
memoir, Giving Up the Ghost. Set in the suburban dormitory
towns around London’s orbital motorway, the new novel follows a
medium who makes her living by passing on the messages of the dead. Beyond
Black By Hilary Mantel Published by Fourth Estate ISBN 0 0071 5775.
Life
Mask
by Jackie Kay:
Her new collection of poetry
looks at the different masks we wear in relationships
 Her
award-winning poetry collection, The Adoption Papers, was
described as a "triumphant debut". Since then Jackie Kay has gone
from strength to strength as a writer. She has a remarkable
imagination but it has been said of her that she also has an
"ability to write about lesbian relationships and racial identity
without ever seeming to be pushing an issue on us". In her new
poetry collection, Life Mask, she brings her characteristic
warmth and incisive observation to bear on the emotional fall-out of
a break-up, and the different masks we wear in our relationships.
Life Mask
by Jackie Kay
published by
Bloodaxe.
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Beyond Mind &
Body: The Passive Indo-Chinese School of Philosophy &
Way of Life
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Jean M. De La Croix De
Lafayette,
Sifu G. Kebabjian,
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December, 1991 |
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Elite Associates International |
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Anthologie de
La Litterature Francaise: A Comprehensive History of
the French Literature
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$125.00 |
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Jean M. De La Croix De
Lafayette,
Gabrielle Sagan,
Penelope De Vassy, |
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December, 1991 |
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American Council for University
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The Best and
Worst Non-Traditional and Alternative Colleges and
Universities in the United States
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Jean M. De Lafayette,
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01 June, 1991 |
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American Council for University
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How to
Understand International Law
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$50.00 |
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Author(s) |
Jean M. De Lafayette,
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Release Date |
01 June, 1991 |
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Manufacturer |
Amer Council for Univ Plan |
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Book of Nations
- The World's Best and Worst Countries: A Comparative
Study of Communities, Societies, Systems, Lifestyles
and People Life Worldwide
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$30.00 |
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Author(s) |
Jean M. De Lafayette,
Judith Crawford,
Marna R. Wells, |
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01 July, 1990 |
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Elite Associates International |
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National
Register of Social Prestige and Academic Ratings of
American Colleges and Universities
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Price |
$30.00 |
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Author(s) |
Jean M. De Lafayette,
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Release Date |
01 June, 1986 |
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Manufacturer |
Amer Center of the Union |
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International
Register of Worlds Universities
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$30.00 |
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Author(s) |
Jean M. De Lafayette,
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Release Date |
01 June, 1989 |
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Manufacturer |
Academia Pr Amer |
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International
Rating of Countries in Higher Education and
Comparative Study of Curricula, Degrees and
Qualifications Worldwide
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$30.00 |
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Author(s) |
Jean M. De Lafayette,
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Release Date |
01 July, 1990 |
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Academia Pr Amer |
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The Dating
Phenomenon in the United States: Great Expectations or
Justified Deceptions
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$40.00 |
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Author(s) |
Jean M. De Lafayette,
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Release Date |
01 December, 1991 |
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Manufacturer |
Amer Council for Univ Plan |
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How to Use Easy
Fancy French & Latin to Your Advantage to Impress
Others: International Blue Book of Refined Expressions
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$30.00 |
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Author(s) |
Jean M. De Lafayette,
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01 July, 1990 |
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Elite Assoc Intl |
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