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Google Books or Great Books?

The enduring value of the Republic of Letters, in all its forms

 

seamus heaney article - good

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/19/seamus-heaney-interview

 

Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry, 1100-1550 (Warfare in History) by Yuval Noah Harari (Paperback - Mar 19, 2009)

Buy new: $27.95  8 Used & new from $19.90

 

Dead Souls: An Epic Poem by Nikolai Gogol, Donald Rayfield, and Marc Chagall (Hardcover - 6 Nov 2008)  Buy new: £29.99  2 Used & new from £29.99   (1) <== recommended

 

1st Day of Fla. Hunt Nets Nearly 10-Foot Python

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A program to eradicate invasive pythons from Florida's Everglades began Friday with a slithering success: Trappers caught a nearly 10-footer within about an hour of setting out, a shock to even the experts.

 

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