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<title><![CDATA[The Blood of Flowers: A Novel]]></title>

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<dc:title><![CDATA[The Blood of Flowers: A Novel]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anita Amirrezvani]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Back Bay]]></dc:publisher>

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<title><![CDATA[Shadow of the Silk Road]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Exploring a largely unknown part of the world (the silk route between China and Turkey) with Thubron is quite an adventure. You will come away from this book with a better understanding of the people, religions, and cultures that are of great importance in our world today. To be able to discuss the complexities with others only enhances the trip. I had a great time!" -- Mary McHale, Fox Tale Books, New Durham, NH]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Shadow of the Silk Road]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Thubron]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Harper Perennial]]></dc:publisher>

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<dc:description><![CDATA[Exploring a largely unknown part of the world (the silk route between China and Turkey) with Thubron is quite an adventure. You will come away from this book with a better understanding of the people, religions, and cultures that are of great importance in our world today. To be able to discuss the complexities with others only enhances the trip. I had a great time!]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Mary McHale, Fox Tale Books, New Durham, NH]]></dc:contributor>

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<description><![CDATA["Despite her magical powers, Yelena is practical and down-to-earth -- traits necessary for survival as the Commander's food-taster. As she copes with the political struggles of the present, Yelena learns how to overcome the horrors of her past. This is a book you'll stay up late to finish." -- Beth Hull, The Avid Reader, Davis, CA]]></description>

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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria V. Snyder]]></dc:creator>

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<dc:description><![CDATA[Despite her magical powers, Yelena is practical and down-to-earth -- traits necessary for survival as the Commander's food-taster. As she copes with the political struggles of the present, Yelena learns how to overcome the horrors of her past. This is a book you'll stay up late to finish.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Beth Hull, The Avid Reader, Davis, CA]]></dc:contributor>

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<title><![CDATA[Half of a Yellow Sun]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["This powerful and dramatic story is set in Nigeria in the 1960s, against the hopes and disappointment of the struggle for a Biafran republic. Adichie balances the political turmoil with three compelling point-of-view characters. Lushly written and emotionally haunting, this book contributes new faces to our understanding of the human costs of race, class, and ethnic struggles in our world." -- Elli Meeropol, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Half of a Yellow Sun]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Knopf]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781400095209]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[This powerful and dramatic story is set in Nigeria in the 1960s, against the hopes and disappointment of the struggle for a Biafran republic. Adichie balances the political turmoil with three compelling point-of-view characters. Lushly written and emotionally haunting, this book contributes new faces to our understanding of the human costs of race, class, and ethnic struggles in our world.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Elli Meeropol, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA]]></dc:contributor>

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