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Love of Life and Other Stories (1906) is a collection of short stories by American writer Jack London. Containing eight stories by the author, a master of literary Naturalism and an experienced outdoorsman and adventurer, Love of Life and Other Stories explores the experience of humanity on the edge of civilization. Set mostly in Canada and Alaska, these stories follow characters for whom survival is a constant struggle, for whom death is as familiar...
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Peter Belzoni and his father, a photojournalist, accept the nearly impossible task of returning "a menagerie of avisaurs, centrosaurs, and ankylosaurs, as well as one large predatory raptor named Dagger" from their previous home in the Lothar Gluck Circus in Venezuela to "the wild."--Jacket
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A collection of eight very different pieces by Jack London, including an essay, short stories, plays, and personal narratives. The title essay, "The Human Drift", describes the ebb and flow of the world's population over the centuries, highlighting the effect of war and disease on checking the numbers. London argues that socialism offers the best hope of combating catasphrophic world hunger. He writes about sailing on San Francisco Bay in "Small-Boat...
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An obscure original manuscript of Marco Polo's travels . . . A tantalizing clue to the site of Kublai Khan's fabled burial site . . . A chance to unearth the truth behind a long-lost treasure. It's an opportunity that would make Indiana Jones drop everything but his whip and race off to China. But he'd be too late. Lieutenant Jonathan Daly is way ahead of him. Two bullet holes and a bad case of malaria may not be enough to stop Daly, but a crew of...
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"A bold mix of realism, allegory, adventure, and progressive politics, this collection features Jack London's most profound and moving literary works... The Call of the Wild, London's elemental masterpiece about a dog learning to survive in the wilderness, sees pampered pet Buck snatched from his home and set to work as a sled-dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. White Fang, set in the frozen tundra and boreal forests of Canada's Yukon Territory, is...
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Perennial classic ; P 3041
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Harper & Row
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[1970]
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English
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A collection of seven short stories and novels.
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Library of America ; 24
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Literary Classics of the United States
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©1984.
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English
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The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone.
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Doubleday
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[between 1900 and 1999?]
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English
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These unjustly neglected works, among the most enjoyable of Mark Twain's novels, follow Tom, Huck, and Jim as they travel across the Atlantic in a balloon, then down the Mississippi to help solve a mysterious crime.
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