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1) Swing time
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Two dancers with different approaches to their craft share a complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, in a story that transitions from northwest London to West Africa.
2) Swing Time
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The Nightshade Guild: Chapter Three - The year the Guild was lost in time.
In the heart of a battle against a formidable vampire, Isla Ryan and Killian find themselves inexplicably transported from their modern-day world to the swinging times of 1952. Stranded without a means to return, their shock turns to despair upon encountering the Elven Queen, Ameria, who unveils a startling truth: over a decade has slipped by, leaving their world ravaged by...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Swing Time with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Swing Time by Zadie Smith, which tells the story of two childhood friends who are brought together by their shared love of dance but whose lives follow drastically diverging paths. The narrator's close friendship with her talented but troubled friend Tracey ends when they are in their early twenties,...
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A Study Guide for Zadie Smith's "Swing Time", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
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"Swing Trading" is a comprehensive guide to mastering the art of swing trading. This book is ideal for both beginner and experienced traders looking to improve their skills and increase their returns.
In this book, you will learn:
• The basics of swing trading and how it differs from other types of trading
• How to identify swing trading opportunities and develop a plan to capitalize on them
• The importance of technical analysis and how to...
6) On beauty
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Winner of the 2006 Orange Prize for fiction, another bestselling masterwork from the celebrated author of Swing Time and White Teeth
"In this sharp, engaging satire, beauty's only skin-deep, but funny cuts to the bone." —Kirkus Reviews
Having hit bestseller lists from the New York Times to the San Francisco Chronicle, this wise, hilarious novel reminds us why Zadie Smith has rocketed...
"In this sharp, engaging satire, beauty's only skin-deep, but funny cuts to the bone." —Kirkus Reviews
Having hit bestseller lists from the New York Times to the San Francisco Chronicle, this wise, hilarious novel reminds us why Zadie Smith has rocketed...
7) White teeth
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IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 29
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The blockbuster debut novel from "a preternaturally gifted" writer (The New York Times) and author of On Beauty and Swing Time—set against London's racial and cultural tapestry, reveling in the ecstatic hodgepodge of modern life, flirting with disaster, and embracing the comedy of daily existence.
Zadie Smith’s dazzling debut caught critics grasping for comparisons and deciding...
Zadie Smith’s dazzling debut caught critics grasping for comparisons and deciding...
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"With her signature humor and compassion, A.M. Homes exposes the heart of an uneasy America in her new collection - exploring our attachments to each other through characters who aren't quite who they hoped to become, though there is no one else they can be. In "A Prize for Every Player," a man is nominated to run for president by the customers of a big box store, while he and his family do their weekly shopping. At a conference on genocide(s) in...
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20 original Mixolydian guitar licks in tablature and notation for the progressing guitarist at intermediate to advanced level.
>> 81 bars of music over 20 licks (average lick length 4.05 bars)
>> Video at full speed & Audio at full & half speed
>> Backing tracks at full and slower practise speeds
>> Scale diagrams with theory and technique tips for each lick
>> Guitar tablature includes picking directions & fretting finger guide numbers
>> Mixolydian...
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"A Child's Garden of Verses is one of the best-loved classic poetry books for children ever written. The world-famous illustrator Michael Foreman complements these classic and beloved verses with illustrations as luminous and clear as Stevenson's own word pictures"--
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In the 1934 classic “It Happened One Night”, heiress Claudette Colbert races away from the altar and a conventional marriage and throws herself into a wisecracking rough-and-tumble affair with Clark Gable. The new brand of movies following in the wake of Capra's kooky masterpiece-and the women starring in them-are the focus of Kendall's “The Runaway Bride”, a look at the films that mirrored the climate of the Great Depression while at the...
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Showcasing 52 Essential films from the silent era through the 1980s, Turner Classic Movies invites you into a world filled with stirring performances, dazzling musical numbers, and bold directorial visions that mark the greatest moments in film history.
Since its inception on Turner Classic Movies in 2001, The Essentials has become the ultimate series for movie lovers to expand their knowledge of must-see cinema and discover or revisit landmark films...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of On Beauty with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of On Beauty by Zadie Smith, which tells the story of two feuding families, the Kipps and the Belseys, and the shifting relationships between their members. Monty Kipps and Howard Belsey, the patriarchs of the respective families, maintain a tense professional rivalry even as their wives become close...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of NW with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of NW by Zadie Smith, which is set in north-west London and takes its name from the area's postcode. The experimental narrative follows four characters from working-class backgrounds whose lives continue to intersect even as they pursue very different paths, resulting in a vivid and immersive portrait of modern...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of White Teeth with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of White Teeth by Zadie Smith, which centres around the lives of two families in North-West London throughout the second half of the 20th century. Through the various and sometimes contradictory experiences of her vivid cast of characters, Smith explores topics including friendship, ethnic and generational...
16) Dueling Time
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The Nightshade Guild: Chapter Three - The year the Guild was lost in time.
The time scythe is gone and with it the mages of the Nightshade Guild. Scattered through the ages, the mages will have to use their wits and powers to survive the time period they were sent to and find their way home. With the mages gone, who will protect the world?
Dueling Time is Book 4 of The Nightshade Guild Chapter Three. The reading order for this chapter is:
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17) Crucible Time
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The Nightshade Guild: Chapter Three - The year the Guild was lost in time.
The time scythe is gone and with it the mages of the Nightshade Guild. Scattered through the ages, the mages will have to use their wits and powers to survive the time period they were sent to and find their way home. With the mages gone, who will protect the world?
Crucible Time is Book 10 of The Nightshade Guild Chapter Three. The reading order for this chapter is:
Rocking...
18) Rocking Time
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The Nightshade Guild: Chapter Three - The year the Guild was lost in time.
The time scythe is gone and with it the mages of the Nightshade Guild. Scattered through the ages, the mages will have to use their wits and powers to survive the time period they were sent to and find their way home. With the mages gone, who will protect the world?
Rocking Time is Book 1 of The Nightshade Guild Chapter Three. The reading order for this chapter is:
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19) Defying Time
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The Nightshade Guild: Chapter Three - The year the Guild was lost in time.
The time scythe is gone and with it the mages of the Nightshade Guild. Scattered through the ages, the mages will have to use their wits and powers to survive the time period they were sent to and find their way home. With the mages gone, who will protect the world?
Defying Time is Book 2 of The Nightshade Guild Chapter Three. The reading order for this chapter is:
Rocking...
20) Losing Time
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The Nightshade Guild: Chapter Three - The year the Guild was lost in time.
Just moments after celebrating their victory over Sydrith, Morwen and Fauxon find themselves hurtled through time and stranded in 1968. With no idea how to return home, they must navigate a foreign world that threatens to swallow them whole.
Meanwhile, a desperate astral projection from Princess Ameria warns them of a dire outcome - if they don't return soon, their own world...