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    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin Plot Jane Austin introduces the book to what is now one of the most widely known quotes in English Literature- "It is a truth universally acknowledged‚ that a single man in possession of a good fortune‚ must be in want of a wife." Set in Hertfordshire‚ England‚ Pride and Prejudice opens with Mr and Mrs Bennet discussing Mr Bingley‚ a wealthy young bachelor‚ moving into Netherfield House‚ which is in the neighbourhood of the Bennet family. Mrs Bennet wants

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    True North Book Review

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    Destiny‚ with credit to Professor Nettifee brought the book True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership into my life and I want to bring it into the lives of others. More specifically those who may believe they weren’t born with the characteristics or traits to become a leader or those who have not found their passion or purpose in life; their “True North.” The book‚ written by Bill George and co-author Peter Sims‚ compiles a series of interviews with 125 managers from Howard Schultz of Starbuck’s

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    Prize winning memoir “Angela’s Ashes” written by Frank McCourt is a phenomenal tear jerking memoir written about Frank’s childhood growing up in extreme poverty. What were most memorable about this book were Frank’s poverty‚ perseverance‚ and humor. You’ve never seen real poverty until you’ve read this book. His father‚ Malachy McCourt‚ is an alcoholic who uses all of the dole money (welfare) to get drunk‚ leaving his family with no money for a whole month which unfortunately happens quite frequently

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    how I see things. Or at least‚ how I try.” So begins a carefully spun tale of sadness‚ loss‚ death‚ and how hope and love can rise them. Markus Zusack’s historical fiction novel‚ The Book Thief‚ inspires ordinary people to live their best and to discover a thing that you love to get away from the sorrow in life. The Book Thief has been given numerous awards‚ and for good reason – it’s a memorable tale of hardship and love‚ and how the good in life can outweigh the bad. And the setting that this story

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    Grade: E-3 Date: 20130224 Section: MT/UT Book Title: A Message to Garcia Author: Elbert Hubbard Why I Chose This Book: I Chose “A Message to Garcia” because Cpl Reeser recommended it to be a good book about leadership and how not just a Marine but an individual should act. Give A Brief Description About The Book: The Author behind this book wanted people to understand what it really means to be independent and to be a great leader. In this book he gives a perfect example of both these characteristics

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    Carinna Powell November 29‚ 2012 Period 1 Hayman‚ Leroy. The Death of Lincoln. New York: Scholastic Books‚ Inc.‚ 1968. In the book‚ The Death of Lincoln‚ written by Leroy Hayman‚ it truly shows mostly every important event prior to Abraham Lincoln’s death and after the assassination as well. Like Lincoln‚ Hayman has known was true pain feels like. Not only was Hayman hit in the head by an ink bottle‚ but he survived the terrible accident and continued to live his heroic life although he became

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    Book Review on Black Boy

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    TITLE: Black Boy AUTHOR: Richard Wright INTRODUCTION OF AUTHOR: Richard Wright was born in Natchez‚ Mississippi. When he was six years old‚ his father‚ Nathan Wright deserted the family for whatever reason. His mother‚ Ella‚ became the breadwinner of the family. Abandoned by her husband and unable to establish economic independence from her strict mother‚ Ella suffered greatly. A strong woman who faces terrible adversity‚ she trained Richard to be strong and to take care of himself

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    colonial empires were destroyed by European Powers‚ and in result the former colonies became independent. In the book Voices of Decolonization‚ written by Todd Shepard‚ many issues were examined in relation to the decolonization process. Issues such as race‚ the cold war‚ international institutions emerging‚ and national self-determination arguments were explained very clearly in this book. The issues of new international institutions and national self-determination were very important during this time

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    Night Book Review Essay

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    How are you‚ Anthony? Hope you are doing well as I am. Recently‚ I finished reading a book called Night by Elise Wiesel. This book is based on a real life circumstance endured by young Elie Wiesel. I truly enjoyed reading this book‚ therefore‚ I believe that you will enjoy it too. So I am recommending this book to you to read. Reading this book will give you a more in-depth‚ personal view of Elie’s experience during the Holocaust. An interesting fact: Holocaust was derived from the Greek word ‘holokauston’

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    Genghis Khan Book Review

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    Weatherford breaks the book down into three sections. He explains the rise of Genghis Khan and his life ideologies in the first and the expansion and military effectiveness of the Mongol Empire in the second. The theme of the third section and the overall most important focus of the book is the impact of the Mongols on the world. Weatherford believes Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire were extremely pivotal in shaping the modern world and this is the main argument of his book. Arguably‚ the Mongol

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