The author first presented the principles of dianetics and its therapeutic value in 1950. Dianetics evolved into Scientology, an applied religious philosophy developed by the author. Portuguese language

Family saga of nineteenth-century Brazil centers on the wealthy Moura Alves family, dominated by patriarch Chico das Lavras, a simplistic…

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Describes the rise of a Chinese peasant from poverty to the position of a rich landowner, helped by his patient wife. Pulitzer Prize, 1932. Vietnamese language. 1970

Collection of eleven short stories by the contemporary Vietnamese author now living in California. Includes the stories "Feeble Happiness," "Something…

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Autobiography of an educated young Chinese woman who lives through the Japanese bombing of Chunking. She chronicles the hardships of…

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A passionate peasant woman, deserted by her husband, slaves to support her three children with a devotion that achieves its reward at last in a grandchild. Vietnamese language. 1972

The first novel of the Brazilian author offers a penetrating look at urban, middle-class society, laying bare the quiet desperation and loneliness of ordinary people. Portuguese language

Historical novel depicts the stormy lives of the seventeenth-century Polish king, Jan Sobieski, and his extravagant wife, Marie Ludwika. Polish language

Collection of forty-nine stories and memoirs, spanning twenty-five years, by one of the best-known Polish writers. The title story chronicles…

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Ten stories of subtle irony by the nineteenth-century Brazilian author depict lonely people searching for happiness in a world they…

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In Bahai, Brazil, a poor poet is commissioned to track down the facts in the life of the late Pedro…

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Historical novel by the noted Brazilian author depicts the growth of cities, the dynamic social changes, and the destruction of…

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Anthology of poetry of the two best known Vietnamese poets of the late nineteenth century. The poems exemplify the "Southern Writing" which contrasts with the Chinese-influenced "Northern Writing." Vietnamese language

Collection of favorite Vietnamese humor. Vietnamese language

The epic poem of Portugal, first published in 1572, narrates the exploits of the Portuguese focusing principally upon the discovery…

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Dona Flor's first husband is a charming and carefree rogue who leads an exciting and precarious existence gambling, carousing, and…

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The wake of an unsavory and disorderly drunk turns into a raucous eulogy for the irrepressible low-life of Bahia. Portuguese language. Portuguese language. 1984

Psychological novel about a schizophrenic Lisbon clerk who isolates himself from reality and lives in his own fantasies to deny the misery and humiliation of his own existence. Portuguese language

Report of the visit of Pope John Paul II to Poland and Central America in 1979. Polish language

Collection of twenty-six short stories about people lost in the maze of Poland's contemporary political and economic system. Polish language