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China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern D...
$30.00
After the collapse of the Han dynasty in the third century CE, China divided along a north-south line. Mark Lewis traces the changes that both underlay and resulted from this split in a period that saw the geographic redefinition of China, more engagement with the outside world, significant changes ..
China's Last Empire: The Great Qing
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In a brisk revisionist history, William Rowe challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the modern West.The Great Qing was the second major Chinese empire ruled by foreigners. Three strong Manchu emperors worked diligently to sec..
Classic Starts: Great Expectations
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When young Pip accidentally meets a convict out in the marsh one Christmas Eve, he has no idea that his life is about to change--forever. The amazing events following that encounter, and the strange tale of Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella, have made Great Expectati..
Classic Starts: Gulliver's Travels
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Through the eyes of Lemuel Gulliver, Swift's unforgettable satire takes readers into worlds formerly unimagined. Visit four strange and remarkable lands: Lilliput, where Gulliver seems a giant among a race of tiny people; Brobdingnag, the opposite, where the natives are giants and Gulliver p..
Classic Starts: Roman Myths
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Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from "Romulus and Remus" (which tells how Rome came to be) to "Cupid and Psyche," "Oedipus and the Sphinx," and more. For easy reference, there's also a detailed list and family tree of all the impo..
Classic Starts: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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No child is too young to appreciate the amazing deductive powers of the world's smartest detective. These easy-to-read Sherlock Holmes stories provide the perfect introduction to the super sleuth and his friend and assistant, Dr. Watson. Among the intriguing tales: "A Scandal in Bohemia," Ho..
Classic Starts: The Call of the Wild
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Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children)..
Classic Starts: The Story of King Arthur & His...
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From the sword in the stone and the founding of Camelot to the famed Round Table and the Lake of Enchantment, the legend of King Arthur will never lose its magic. Though simpler, this version includes all the wonderful stories―such as King Arthur’s winning of Guenievere and Merlin’s tragic d..
Classic Starts: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and...
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A single person-but with two personalities: one that's noble and kind and another that's pure, repulsive evil. Robert Louis Stevenson's engrossing masterpiece about the dual nature of man-and a good doctor whose thirst for knowledge has tragic consequences-serves up all the suspense and sati..
DK Eyewitness Collection 10 Books Set(Ancient Gree...
$42.00
Ancient Greece (Eyewitness)Animal (Eyewitness)Mythology (Eyewitness)Ocean (Eyewitness)Periodic Table (Eyewitness)Planets (Eyewitness)Shakespeare (Eyewitness)Tudor (Eyewitness)Victorians (Eyewitness)Volcano & Earthquake (Eyewitness) ..
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DK Findout! Series with Fun Facts and Amazing Pict...
$38.00
Animals:DKfindout! Animals teaches kids everything they would want to know about the animal kingdom.Science:DKfindout! Science teaches kids everything they would want to know about the exciting world of science.Dinosaurs:DKfindout! Dinosaurs teaches kids everything they would want to know about the ..