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  • Moon San Miguel de Allende: With Guanajuato & Queretaro

    Art & Architecture, Local Flavors & Festivals, Day Trips

    Series series Moon Latin America & Caribbean Travel Guide
    Immerse yourself in San Miguel's baroque architecture, thriving art scene, and local flavors with Moon San Miguel de Allende. Inside you'll find:Flexible, strategic itineraries, from a week covering the best of San Miguel de Allende to three days exploring the art and architecture of the cityThe top sights and unique experiences: Admire colonial architecture and browse contemporary art galleries ... Read more

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  • Pierre et Jean

    Translated by Julie Mead ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'Monsieur de Maupassant has never before been so clever.' Henry James Henry James's admiration for 'this masterly little novel' has been echoed throughout the twentieth century by readers of Pierre et Jean. It marked a turning-point in the development of French fiction, situated as it is between traditional social realism and the psychological novel. It is recognized as a classic study of filial ... Read more

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    by Alice Mead ...
    Narrated by Julie Dretzin ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 45 min

    A child's perspective on war.In 1998 the Serb military intensifies its efforts to expel Albanians from Kosovo. Ethnic cleansing forces many families to seek safety in the surrounding hills and mountains. The Kosovo Liberation Army fights back guerrilla style, struggling for an independent Kosovo. Some Albanian villagers support the freedom fighters. Others fear that armed resistance, which they ... Read more

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  • In Search of Lost Time: Volume 1

    The Way by Swann's

    by Marcel Proust ...
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    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
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  • How Proust Can Change Your Life

    Series series Vintage International
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