Sense and Sensibility

Sense and SensibilityA tale of two sisters, Jane Austen's delightful comedy of manners centers on the novelist's favorite subjects: love and marriage. Elinor Dashwood takes a practical, rational attitude toward romance that contrasts sharply with the impulsive nature and idealistic views of her younger sister, Marianne. With keen observations and sparkling wit, Austen recounts the Dashwood sisters' struggles to balance passion with prudence. This portrait of life in a

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An unusual aspect of Madame David-Neel’s book is that she herself experienced many of the phenomena she describes

Perhaps the most elaborately illustrated book of the 15th century

Henry Cowell's "The Tides of Manaunaun"

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and innovative theories of one of this century's master builders

Enhanced by over 190 illustrations

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whose stories unfold in the same transcendent lyricism as his verse