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"At once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down."
-Ann Patchett
"Mary Renault lives again!" declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller's thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War. A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart,...
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The Wings of the Dove, by Henry James, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
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2014
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Howard Brubaker is a newly promoted man trapped in a loveless marriage. Catherine's marriage would be ideal if her husband weren't a womanizer. When Howard and Catherine meet at a trendy party for New York's corporate elite, they decide to escape and explore the city instead. Soon the pair fined themselves falling in love and deciding to run off to Paris. All they have to do now is tell their spouses.
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Things seem to be going swimmingly for Mr. Peabody, then one day his life takes a whimsical turn. While fishing, he snags a beautiful mermaid. In a flight of youthful fancy, the stodgy Bostonian falls for the mermaid and takes her to a pond at his villa. The seemingly harmless crush creates all sorts of comical mix-ups! When Mr. Peabody's jealous wife's car is found abandoned, the discovery leads the police to believe he bumped off his own wife!
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The Red and the Black, by Stendhal, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...
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2014
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Deborah Kerr stars as an emotionally fragile governess who comes to suspect that there is something very, very wrong with her precocious new charges. A psychosexually intensified adaptation of Henry James's classic The Turn of the Screw, co-written by Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and directed by Jack Clayton (Room at the Top).
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2013
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A pair of siblings from London purchases a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price. Soon they're caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave. A tragic family past, a mysteriously locked room, cold chills, and bumps in the night - this gothic Hollywood classic has it all.
"Proceed at your own risk, we warn you, if you are at all afraid of the dark."--New...
12) Charro
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Vince Hackett's gang steals a prized victory canon from Mexico and blames the deed on exgang member Jess Wade who wants to go straight.
16) A Star Is Born
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A young actress Janet Gaynor arrives in Hollywood with hopes of stardom. A chance encounter introduces her to an actor Fredric March, but he descends into alcoholism, and she must decide between her dream and caring for him. Remastered in 4K UHD.
17) Fitzcarraldo
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Fitzcarraldo, an obsessed opera lover intent on building an opera in the jungle, makes a fortune in the rubber business in order to haul an enormous river boat across a small mountain with aid from the local Indians.
19) The Loveless
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Willem Dafoe made his unforgettable movie debut as the leader of a 50s biker gang lost in a world of black leather, bad girls and sudden violence..
20) The Big Combo
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The Big Combo is a gripping gangster movie, often overlooked, this movie is a fine example of the evocative film noir style that became so popular during the 40's and 50's.
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