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The Silver Llama is the final novel of the Tihuantinsuyo Quartet, and though it stands alone like each of the previous three, it has many of the same characters and winds up plot threads from the previous three books. The title refers to a llama statuette that the narrator and his friend discovered near Ocros, Peru, in 1969 before it was stolen from them in the first novel, Riders on the Nio Storms. It reappears two decades later as an object of obsession like the Maltese Falcon, a central symbol and flywheel of the plot. A plot is nothing without interesting characters, and specifically, Proust is a model for the analyses of their sexual relations and jealousies. Combining Hammett and Prous...
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In the most reliable and readable guide to effective writing for the Americans of today, Wilson answers questions of meaning, grammar, pronunciation, punctuation, and spelling in thousands of clear, concise entries. His guide is unique in presenting a systematic, comprehensive view of language as determined by context. Wilson provides a simple chart of contexts—from oratorical speech to intimate, from formal writing to informal—and explains in which contexts a particular usage is appropriate, and in which it is not. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English provides the answers to questions about American English the way no other guide can with: * an A–Z format for quick referenc...
Enjoy this steamy small-town romantic suspense series, where family bonds run deep, and let the power of love sweep you away. The word cloak means to cover, hide, or disguise. Would you shed yours and expose your heart for love? Veterinarian Emma Foster arrives in Swan Harbor, holding her goal list in one hand and the layers of her protective cloak in the other. But she hadn’t anticipated the town's irresistible charm or the magnetic pull of a man with striking blue eyes. Together, they threaten to upend her well-ordered life. Investigator Killian Reade has hidden behind his good looks, charming banter, and irresistible accent, using them as masks to conceal his true self. Then, a flash of...
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