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1) East of Eden
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English
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East of Eden: in his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families -- the Trasks and the Hamiltons -- whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel....
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An intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. But though the scope is narrow, the theme is universal: a friendship and shared dream that make an individual's existence meaningful.
Tragic tale of a simpleminded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him.
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John Marshall Tanner mysteries volume 13
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English
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While recovering from a gunshot wound, John Marshall Tanner meets a woman worth fighting for John Marshall Tanner left most of his blood in a vacant lot on Twentieth Street, along with the body of his closest friend. Tanner and Charley Sleet shot each other at the same time-a tragic finale to a long friendship that left Sleet dead and Tanner bleeding out on the sidewalk. The EMTs saved Tanner, but he isn't sure he wants to be alive. The uncertainty...
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Izdatelʹstvo AST
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2016.
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Russian
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"«O myshakh i li︠u︡di︠a︡kh» - povest', ne vykhodi︠a︡shchai︠a︡ iz sotni samykh prodavaemykh knig na portale "Amazon" nari︠a︡du s "Ubit' peresmeshnika" Kharper Li, "Velikim Gėtsbi" Fit︠s︡dzheral'da i "1984" Oruėlla. Kniga, vkli︠u︡chennai︠a︡ Amerikanskoĭ bibliotechnoĭ assot︠s︡iat︠s︡ieĭ v spisok zapreshchennykh vmeste s "451° po Farengeĭtu" i «Nad propast'i︠u︡ vo rzhi". Obe ee ėkranizat︠s︡ii stali...
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