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Vegemite and Hot Cross Buns: A Rose By Any Other Name

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any cheapest viagra other medical site name would smell as sweet.

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All Wrong, All the Time: The Tawdry Literature of Nicolas Restif

Dirty books, quickly and carelessly written—almost 200 of them. That’s the legacy of Nicolas-Edme Restif de la Bretonne, prolific French author whose works showcased the sordid aspects of French life and society in the 18th century. Restif’s writings included a plan for legalizing and regulating prostitution, as well as a vast array of novels, plays, and […]

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Pearl S. Buck and the Importance of a Father’s Love

Happy Birthday, Pearl Buck! man boobs Pearl Sydenstricker Buck was an American writer born of missionary parents. She was born on June 26, 1892, and until 1934 she lived mainly in China, where she was also called by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu (written in Chinese: 賽珍珠; pinyin: Sài Zhēnzhū). Buck was passionate about social […]

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