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The Heart of the Hills

John Fox Jr.

Hardcover. Num Pages: 396 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 522.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1996
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813119816
ISBN: 9780813119816

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€ 76.34

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Cold War Odyssey

Donald E. Nuechterlein

Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 cm. BIC Classification: FA; FJM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.

Publication date: 1997
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages: 280
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813120270
ISBN: 9780813120270

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€ 47.56

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Dickens's "Great Expectations"

The author argues that in "Great Expectations", Charles Dickens updated "David Copperfield" and rewrote novels by various contemporaries. He parodically revised his competitor's themes, characters, and incidents to discredit their novels as unrealistic and imbued with Cinderella motifs. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.

Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Kent State University Press United States
Number of pages: 296
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813122281
ISBN: 9780813122281

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€ 46.89

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Shady Grove

Janice Holt Giles

Hardcover. Broke Neck, Kentucky, lies deep in Appalachia. Its people are descendents of the men and women who settled the country in revolutionary war times, and their ways have not chnaged much in the past 200 years. "Shady Groves" chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Broke Neck's Fowler clan. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813122380
ISBN: 9780813122380

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€ 37.63

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Run Me a River

Janice Holt Giles

Hardcover. Set in 1861, at the beginning of Kentucky's entry into the Civil War, this story takes place on a ramshackle steamboat as Captain Bohannon Cartwright and his crew journey 184 miles. Along the way they pick up two extra passengers - a former Shakespearean actor and his grandaughter Phoebe. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 671.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Edition: 3 Reprint
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813122991
ISBN: 9780813122991

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€ 52.96

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Sue Mundy: A Novel of the Civil War (Kentucky Voices)

Richard Taylor

Hardcover. Tells the story of Jerome Clarke, a quiet orphan boy who follows a relative into the ranks of the Confederate infantry. This work reveals the psychology of one of the Civil War's most fascinating figures while providing an account of the tumultuous period in American history. Series: Kentucky Voices. Num Pages: 392 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813124230
ISBN: 9780813124230

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€ 29.18

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Henrietta

. Ed(S): Perry, Ruth; Carlile, Susan

As an orphan under the care of her selfish aunt who pressures her to convert to Catholicism and enter a loveless marriage, Henrietta learns to live by her wits. Editor(s): Perry, Ruth; Carlile, Susan. Series: Eighteenth-century Novels by Women. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.

Publication date: 2008
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition: annotated ed
Number of pages: 344
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813124902
ISBN: 9780813124902

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€ 68.66

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Nothing Like an Ocean

Jim Tomlinson

Features eleven stories set in and around the fictional town of Spivey, Kentucky, which spotlight small-town lives that are thrown into quiet turmoil by unexpected events or outsiders. Adept at juxtaposing light and dark elements, this title displays compassion for characters searching for moments of found grace and earned redemption. Series: Kentucky Voices. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.

Publication date: 2009
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages: 176
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813125404
ISBN: 9780813125404

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€ 28.64

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At the Breakers

Mary Ann Taylor-Hall

Features Jo Sinclair, a single parent of four children. Fleeing an abusive relationship, she winds up in Sea Cove, New Jersey, in front of The Breakers, a salty old hotel in the process of renovation. In this unlikely setting, Jo finds a way to renovate herself, to reclaim the promising life that was derailed by pregnancy when she was fourteen. Series: Kentucky Voices. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 612.

Publication date: 2009
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages: 336
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813125428
ISBN: 9780813125428

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€ 29.78

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Spookiest Stories Ever

Brown, Roberta Simpson; Brown, Lonnie E.

Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.

Publication date: 2010
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages: 256
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813125954
ISBN: 9780813125954

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€ 26.56

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Crossing the River

Fenton Johnson

Paperback. Make no mistake, Martha Bragg Picket is a headstrong southern woman with a rebellious spirit, a characteristic her son Michael shares. Both heartfelt and shrewdly humorous, this widely acclaimed first novel from author Fenton Johnson is an affecting look at one woman's reawakening and her son's coming of age in the heartland of America. Series: Kentucky Voices. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages: 228
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813166476
ISBN: 9780813166476

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€ 24.88

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Yates Paul, His Grand Flights, His Tootings

James Baker Hall

Paperback. This story unfolds through the eyes of 13-year-old Yates Paul. He becomes consumed with revelations about his father's loneliness, his grandmother's stormy relationship with his alcoholic uncle,and the frustration of being the best photography assistant in town when no one else knows it. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Edition: Rep Sub
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813190358
ISBN: 9780813190358

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€ 45.70

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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Alice Hegan Rice

Paperback. A national bestseller when first published in 1901, "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" endures as one of the most memorable literary creations by a Kentucky author. This hopeful story follows the Wiggs - a family struggling against all odds in the Cabbage Patch - an old Louisville slum. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813190747
ISBN: 9780813190747

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€ 39.77

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The Scourges of Heaven: A Novel

David Dick

Paperback. This novel centers on Cynthia Anne Ferguson, orphaned aboard a vessel carrying immigrants, hopes, dreams - and cholera - from the Old World to the New. David Dick paints a world where the causes of disease are little understood, where faith is not always a comfort, and where unexpected death is frequently attributed to an angry God. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Edition: New edition
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813190976
ISBN: 9780813190976

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Condition: New

€ 51.65

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Miss America Kissed Caleb: Stories (Kentucky Voices)

Billy C. Clark

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Edition: Reprint
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813191386
ISBN: 9780813191386

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€ 39.38

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With a Hammer for My Heart: A Novel (Kentucky Voices)

George Ella Lyon

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813191751
ISBN: 9780813191751

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€ 23.34

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Sue Mundy: A Novel of the Civil War (Kentucky Voices)

Richard Taylor

Paperback. Series: Kentucky Voices. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: FJM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Edition: 0th Edition
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813192239
ISBN: 9780813192239

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€ 24.18

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Juanita la Larga

Juan Valera

Paperback. A novel with a female protagonist, this work unfolds in a small town in nineteenth-century Spain and tells the story of a young girl's romance with a wealthy widower many years her senior. They must contend with the indignation of his imperious married daughter, the public rebuke of a churchman, and the strictures of society. Translator(s): Fedorchek, Robert M. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations , ports. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: The Catholic University of America Press
Edition: 0th Edition
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813214351
ISBN: 9780813214351

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€ 36.75

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The Illusions of Doctor Faustino

Valera

Paperback. A novel that depicts the deleterious effects of the Romantic malaise that swept through western Europe in the early part of the nineteenth century. Translator(s): Fedorchek, Robert M. Num Pages: 336 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: The Catholic University of America Press
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New
SKU: V9780813215389
ISBN: 9780813215389