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Ann Beattie's new characters: older, not so gifted, still bleak.(Originated from Orange County Register)
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Before ``The Big Chill'' and ``thirtysome-thing,'' before use of the terms ``yuppies'' and ``baby boomers'' spiked and then flat-lined, there were Ann Beattie characters: young, gifted and bleak.
That was then, and this is ``Another You,'' Beattie's new book just published by Knopf.
Her 10th book and fifth novel focuses on Marshall Lockwood, an English professor at a New Hampshire college, and his wife, Sonja, a real estate agent having a secret affair with her boss.
Marshall's got plenty to worry about: his stepmother, Evie, in her 70s, has had two ...
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An Enlightenment man, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville played a pivotal role in many major world history events. Writer Victor Suthren admires his wisdom and generous nature.(Encounter)(Biography)
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History
; Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811) was an extraordinary...war and the French loss of Canada, Bougainville expended much of his personal fortune...The Sea Has No End, a biography of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville.
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The Sea Has No End: The Life of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville.
Magazine article from: Esprit de Corps
; The Sea Has No End: The Life of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville by Victor Suthren, published in 2004 by The...SOLDIER, MATHEMATICIAN, and philosopher, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, Montcalm's aide-de-camp at Quebec in...
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Storms and dreams; the life of Louis de Bougainville.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News
; ...9781602230002 Storms and dreams; the life of Louis de Bougainville. Dunmore, John. U. of Alaska Press 2007...Lives of great explorers series; no.1 G256 Louis-Antoine Comte de Bougainville (1729-1811) is best known for his circumnavigation...
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The charts produced during the Pacific voyages of Bougainville and cook: a comparison.
Magazine article from: The Globe
; ...first was French, led by Louis-Antoine de Bougainville; the second was British...the Pacific voyages of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville and James Cook and compares...first was French, led by Louis-Antoine de Bougainville; the second was British...
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The Governor's Noble Guest. Hyacinthe de Bougainville's Account of Port Jackson, 1825.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Australian Journal of Politics and History
; ...written by Hyacinthe de Bougainville, eldest son of the well-known navigator Louis Antoine de Bougainville, during his stay...convicts", suggests Bougainville, would have been...biography of both Louis Antoine and Hyacinthe, as...
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Of Hobbes and hospitality in Diderot's supplement to the voyage of Bougainville.
Magazine article from: Polity
; ...Supplement to the Voyage of Bougainville No one ever speaks of Diderotian...Supplement to the Voyage of Bougainville offers rich possibilities...circumnavigation of the earth by Louis-Antoine de Bougainville between 1766 and 1769. However...
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Friday, November 11
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...Highlights in history on this date: 1500 - France's King Louis XII and Ferdinand of Aragon secretly sign the Treaty...the PLO as their top leader. Today's Birthdays: Louis Antoine Bougainville, French navigator (1729-1811); Fyodor Dostoyevsky...
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Thursday, November 11
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...Highlights in history on this date: 1500 - France's King Louis XII and Ferdinand of Aragon secretly sign the Treaty...rising costs of gas and food. Today's Birthdays: Louis Antoine Bougainville, French navigator (1729-1811); Fyodor Dostoyevsky...
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Monday, November 11
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...Highlights in history on this date: 1500 - France's King Louis XII and Ferdinand of Aragon secretly sign the Treaty...to overthrow the government. Today's Birthdays: Louis Antoine Bougainville, French navigator (1729-1811); Fyodor Dostoyevsky...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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OSWEGO'S VITAL LINK TO HISTORY EXPLORED THIS WEEKEND; THREE 18TH-CENTURY FORTS PLAYED KEY ROLE IN FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.(Neighbors Oswego)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; ...Oswego was considered so important to French King Louis XV that a commemorative medal was struck celebrating...historian Victor Suthern will discuss his latest book on Louis Antoine Bougainville, an important French officer and great explorer...
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