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A Curable Romantic
by Joseph Skibell
As far as romance goes, Dr. Jakob Sammelsohn is fairly incurable. Twice married, once divorced, once widowed—all by the tender age of twelve— he finally flees his small village and his pious, vengeful father. A lovelorn candide, young Dr. Sammelsohn wanders optimistically through history—pursued by the amorous ghost of his dead wife. Arriving in Vienna in 1890, a chance encounter with Sigmund Freud leads our... (more)
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In the Land of Invented Languages
Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and The Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect Language
by Arika Okrent
Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man’s attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon, which was nothing more than a television show’s attempt to create a tough-sounding language befitting a warrior race with ridged foreheads. But few people have heard of Babm, Blissymbolics, and the nearly nine hundred... (more)
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Esperanto (Teach Yourself)
by John Cresswell
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Concise Esperanto and English Dictionary: Esperanto-English/English-Esperanto (Teach Yourself)
by J. C. Wells
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Step By Step in Esperanto
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Esperanto Learning and Using the International Language
by David Richardson
This introductory textbook begins with an extensive English-language introduction, covering the need for an international language, an overview of Esperanto's history, and the international Esperanto community. A series of brief lessons with exercises follows, concentrating on practical communication and vocabulary. The highlight of the book is a graded reader, which includes history, letters, stories, and poetry... (more)
The E.U.P. concise Esperanto and English dictionary (The Teach yourself books)J.C. Wells
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The E.U.P. concise Esperanto and English dictionary (The Teach yourself books)
by J. C. Wells
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Esperanto (Teach Yourself)J. Hartley, J. Cresswell, John Hartley
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Esperanto (Teach Yourself)
by John Cresswell, John Hartley
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Comprehensive English-Esperanto DictionaryPeter J. Benson
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Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary
by Peter J. Benson
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Concise Encyclopedia of the Original Literature of Esperanto
by Geoffrey Sutton
Concise Encyclopedia of the Original Literature of Esperanto is a unique work of international reference, with over 300 individual articles on the most important authors. Its introductory articles to the literature and to each of its periods also tell the fascinating story of the development of the literature from its humble beginnings in 1887 to its worldwide use in every literary genre today. --- The planned,... (more)
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The Stainless Steel Rat
Stainless Steel Visions
by Harry Harrison
Fourteen of the author's best science fiction stories include "The Golden Years of the Stainless Steel Rat," "Roommates," and twelve other classic tales. Reprint. PW. AB.
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The Stainless Steel Rat: Book 10
The Stainless Steel Rat Joins The Circus
by Harry Harrison
Slippery Jim DiGriz. The galaxy's greatest thief and con artist: the Stainless Steel Rat. For novel upon novel, Jim DiGriz has outfoxed the forces of conventionality, cutting a stylish swathe through dozens of star systems. Now, Slippery Jim and his beautiful wife Angelina find themselves becalmed on a painfully boring backwater planet, with nothing to do but practice their skills at computer crime. Then... (more)
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The Stainless Steel Rat: Book 6
A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
by Harry Harrison
In the auspicious annals of crime, chicanery, and counterespionage, one name towers above all the rest - Slippery Jim diGriz, the famous outlaw known and feared as the Stainles Steel Rat! Now the uncanny, untold origins of the 25th century's most canny criminal are at last revealed. This thrilling volume in the saga of James diGriz explores his humble beginnings as a petty criminal on the... (more)
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The Stainless Steel Rat: Book 1
The Stainless Steel Rat
by Harry Harrison
In the vastness of space, the crimes just get bigger and Slippery Jim diGriz, the Stainless Steel Rat, is the biggest criminal of them all. He can con humans, aliens and any number of robots time after time. Jim is so slippery that all the inter-galactic cops can do is make him one of their own
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The Stainless Steel Rat: Book 2
The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge
by Harry Harrison
The second adventure of slippery Jim diGriz the Robin Hood of the far future, robbing the rich to give to the even richer...himself.
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The Stainless Steel Rat: Book 9
The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell
by Harry Harrison
Slippery Jim diGriz , alias the Stainless Steel Rat, the galaxy's greatest thief and con artist, returns in his most devilish caper yet. DiGriz is strenuously fighting boredom on a ritzy pleasure planet when his beloved wife disappears while vising the Temple of Eternal Truth, an enigmatic institution that promises its patrons a sneak peek at Heaven--for a price. Determined to get his wife back, diGriz takes on... (more)
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The Stainless Steel Rat: Book 4
The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You!
by Harry Harrison
Slippery Jim diGriz, the future's master criminal turned super-spy, is recruiting for an all-out interstellar war! Loathsome, mind sucking creatures from an unknown star are closing in on Earth. Once again it's up to the Stainless Steel Rat to save humanity. In a daring caper packed with action and laughs, the Rat goes undercover to stop the invasion-disguised as a hideous, bug-eyed ... (more)
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The Stainless Steel Rat: Book 5
The Stainless Steel Rat For President
by Harry Harrison
The Stainless Steel rat is back! Slippery Jim diGriz, the future's most lovable, laughable, larcenous conman tumed counterspy, retums for yet another high-tension mission. This time the Special Corps has given the Rat a daring assignment - liberate a backward tourist planet from the clutches of an aging dictator. With his lovely but lethal wife, Angelina, and his two stalwart sons, James and Bolivar, diGriz... (more)
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The Stainless Steel Rat: Book 8
The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues
by Harry Harrison
Cutting a deal with the authorities to escape a death sentence, Slippery Jim deGriz prepares to retrieve a missing alien artifact from the Liokukae, a planet that serves as a dumping ground for the Galactic League's misfits. Reprint. PW. K.
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The Stainless Steel Rat: Book 7
The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted
by Harry Harrison
The 25th century's most outrageous outlaw is back--and this time it means war! "Slippery Jim" diGriz, better known as the Stainless Steel Rat, is seeking revenge for the murder of his mentor-in-crime. But to do so, he must join an army and oppose its iron-fisted dictator--and keep a planet from being enslaved. HC: Spectra.