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BOOKS AND AUTHORS: LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS
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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.
46 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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Elite Associates International |
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Anthologie de La
Litterature Francaise: A Comprehensive History of the French
Literature
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Jean M. De La Croix De
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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 Planning & Ac |
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How to Understand
International Law
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$50.00 |
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Jean M. De Lafayette,
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01 June, 1991 |
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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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Jean M. De Lafayette,
Judith Crawford,
Marna R. Wells, |
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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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$30.00 |
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Author(s) |
Jean M. De Lafayette,
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01 June, 1986 |
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Amer Center of the Union |
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International Register
of Worlds Universities
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$30.00 |
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Jean M. De Lafayette,
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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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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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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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