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The Pearl is John Steinbeck`s flawless parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. When Kino, a Mexican pearl-diver finds `the Pearl of the World` he believes that his impoverished life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in the church and their son, Coyotito, will go to school. Obsessed by his dream, Kino is blind to the greed,...

Young Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, his new Padawan Asohka, and his Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, are on a mission to rescue the kidnapped son of Jabba the Hutt. But Count Dooku and the Separatists also want to rescue the baby Hutt - because whoever succeeds in returning Jabba's son to him will gain the support of the Hutts in the war between the...

Wine is one of the most celebrated and appreciated commodities around the world. Wine writers and scientists tell us much about varieties of wines, winegrowing estates, the commercial value and the biochemistry of wine, but seldom address the cultural, social, and historical conditions through which wine is produced and represented. This...

Working in a world where a college degree qualifies her to make photocopies and color-coordinate file folders, twenty-four year old girl is struggling to keep up with the essential trinity of food, shelter, and student loans. So when she finally lands the job of her dreams she ignores her misgivings and concentrates on getting the job done!...

With his life as a pawn in a huge Boston Law Firm in the rear view, Scott Finn has set a course through some of the more colorful back alleys and bedrooms of the legal world as a divorce lawyer who dabbles in criminal defense. This nose for the more interesting human elements of the law, combined with Finn's unassailable sense of justice and fair...

Doris Lessing, one of England's finest living novelists, invites us to imagine a mythical society free from sexual intrigue, free from jealousy, free from petty rivalries: a society free from men. An old Roman senator, contemplative at his late stage of life, embarks on what will likely be his last endeavour: the retelling of the story of human...