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Cry, the Beloved Country (Oprah’s Book Club) $2.79 This is the beautifully told and profoundly compassionate story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set in the troubled and changing South Africa of the 1940s. It both touches your heart deeply and inspires a renewed faith in the dignity of mankind. Cry, the Beloved Country is a classic tale, passionately African, timeless and universal, and beyond all, selfless. Recommended in … |
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The Complete Histories of Polybius $4.99 Written in the 2nd century by the Greek historian Polybius, “The Histories” is a multi-volume work detailing many of the events, people, and ideas of the Hellenistic Period. While his focus is the space of time in which ancient Rome became a world power from 220 to 167 BC, Polybius also discusses his role as a ‘pragmatic historian’, a discourse on fate (called tyche), and the superiority of the mi… |
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By the Sword $2.99 A macabre discovery in a city cemetery…A political scandal engulfing the city…A samurai-obsessed swordsman on the rampage…The severed body parts point to one man: gangland killer ‘Banzai Billy’ Boyle.What lies at the root of his obsession with the bushido culture of Japan? How is he linked to sleazy politician and prospective MP ‘Big Jim’ McConnarty? Are the walls of Barlinnie Prison secure … |
