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(0)Shannon Russell
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Overview: This story of a proud rural beauty and the three men who court her is the novel that first made Thomas Hardy famous. Despite the violent ends of several of its major characters, Far from the Madding Crowd is the sunniest and least brooding of Hardy's great novels. The strong-minded Bathsheba Everdene-and the devoted shepherd, obsessed farmer, and dashing soldier who vie for her favor-move through a beautifully realized late nineteenth-century...
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You'd like to read the Bible-- if only it would cut to the chase. Russell strips it of arcane language and interminable passes, so that each book of the Bible is condensed down to its core message, no more than a few pages each. His accurate retelling is a must-read for anyone who wants to see past the fog of religious agendas and cultural debates.
