Adsorption Phenomena and Anchoring Energy in Nematic Liquid Crystals (Liquid Crystals Book Series)
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    Adsorption Phenomena and Anchoring Energy in Nematic Liquid Crystals (Liquid Crystals Book Series)
    Giovanni Barbero , and Luiz Roberto Evangelista
    Manufacturer: CRC
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    ASIN: 0849335841

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    Despite the large quantity of phenomenological information concerning the bulk properties of nematic phase liquid crystals, little is understood about the origin of the surface energy, particularly the surface, interfacial, and anchoring properties of liquid crystals that affect the performance of liquid crystal devices. Self-contained and unique, Adsorption Phenomena and Anchoring Energy in Nematic Liquid Crystals provides an account of new and established results spanning three decades of research into the problems of anchoring energy and adsorption phenomena in liquid crystals. The book contains a detailed discussion of the origin and possible sources of anchoring energy in nematic liquid crystals, emphasizing the dielectric contribution to the anchoring energy in particular. Beginning with fundamental surface and anchoring properties of liquid crystals and the definition of the nematic phase, the authors explain how selective ion adsorption, dielectric energy density, thickness dependence, and bias voltage dependence influence the uniform alignment of liquid crystals and affect the performance of liquid crystal devices. They also discuss fundamental equations regulating the adsorption phenomenon and the dynamic aspects of ion adsorption phenomenon in liquid crystalline systems. Adsorption Phenomena and Anchoring Energy in Nematic Liquid Crystals serves as an excellent source of reference for graduates and researchers working in liquid crystals, complex fluids, condensed matter physics, statistical physics, chemical engineering, and electronic engineering, as well as providing a useful general introduction to and background information on the nematic liquid crystal phase.

    Fractal Concepts in Surface Growth
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    Fractal Concepts in Surface Growth
    Albert-Laszlo Barabási , and Harry Eugene Stanley
    Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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    ASIN: 0521483182

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    Fractals and surfaces are two of the most widely-studied areas of modern physics. In fact, most surfaces in nature are fractals. In this book, Drs. Barabási and Stanley explain how fractals can be successfully used to describe and predict the morphology of surface growth. The authors begin by presenting basic growth models and the principles used to develop them. They next demonstrate how models can be used to answer specific questions about surface roughness. In the second half of the book, they discuss in detail two classes of phenomena: fluid flow in porous media and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). In each case, the authors review the model and analytical approach, and present experimental results. This book is the first attempt to unite the subjects of fractals and surfaces, and it will appeal to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in condensed matter physics and statistical mechanics. Because of the technological importance of MBE, it will also be of interest to scientists, particularly materials scientists, working in industry and research. Interested readers may view a sample chapter by contacting our web site at http://www.cup.org/onlinepubs/Fractals/fracts1.html.

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    5 out of 5 stars Good on self affine scaling.......2004-04-14

    I'm not into surfaces and have only used a small part of this book for one purpose: for an introduction to self affine scaling. The topic is presented very systematically, with nice examples. Especially nice is the binomial model of multiaffine scaling. Multiaffine scaling is supposed to appear in "soft" fluid turbulence and is often mislabeled multifractal scaling, which is a horse of a different color altogether!

    5 out of 5 stars Fractal Concepts in Surface Growth.......2001-05-16

    This is the first book I have so far encountered on interface growth to treat the subject in a simple, intuitive and entertaining manner. All the basic mathematical concepts are explained, the book is easy to read and contains plenty of illustrations and examples from real life. Barabasi and Stanley show how processes ranging from accumulation of snow on car windows, to bacterial colony growth on agar surfacees, are governed by similiar mathematical laws. Exercises are conceptual as well as mathematical, with many questions asking for discussion or further research. This book is essential for novices and experts alike.

    5 out of 5 stars gives science growth that generates a increase in human life.......1999-02-02

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    Growth Processes and Surface Phase Equilibria in Molecular Beam Epitaxy (Springer Tracts in Modern Physics)
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      Growth Processes and Surface Phase Equilibria in Molecular Beam Epitaxy (Springer Tracts in Modern Physics)
      Nikolai N. Ledentsov
      Manufacturer: Springer
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      ASIN: 3540657940

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      The book considers the main growth-related phenomena occurring during epitaxial growth, such as thermal etching, doping, segregation of the main elements and impurities, coexistence of several phases at the crystal surface and segregation-enhanced diffusion.
      It is complete with tables, graphs and figures, which allow fast determination of suitable growth parameters for practical applications.
      Physics of Crystal Growth (Collection Alea-Saclay: Monographs and Texts in Statistical Physics)
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        Physics of Crystal Growth (Collection Alea-Saclay: Monographs and Texts in Statistical Physics)
        Alberto Pimpinelli , and Jacques Villain
        Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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        ASIN: 0521558557

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        This text discusses the physical principles of how and why crystals grow. It introduces the fundamental properties of crystal surfaces at equilibrium, and describes simple models and basic concepts of crystal growth including diffusion, thermal smoothing of a surface, and applications to semiconductors. It also covers more complex topics such as kinetic roughness, growth instabilities, and elastic effects, as well as the crucial contributions of crystal growth in electronics during this century. The book focuses on growth using molecular beam epitaxy. Throughout, the emphasis is on the role played by modern statistical physics. Informative appendices, interesting exercises and an extensive bibliography reinforce the text.
        Complex Fluids (Lecture Notes in Physics)
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          Manufacturer: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
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          ASIN: 3540563962

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          This set of survey talks presented to graduate students serves as a thorough exposition of the subject. The study of complex fluids (with internal structure) is important for theoretical purposes but also, and maybe even more so, for applied research. The reader will find papers on colloid mixtures, the structure of DNA mesophases, ferrofluids, chain dynamics, liquid crystals, computer simulations of macromolecules, fluidization, emulsions, relaxations and many other related topics.
          Defects and Surface-Induced Effects in Advanced Perovskites (NATO Science Partnership Sub-Series: 3:)
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            Defects and Surface-Induced Effects in Advanced Perovskites (NATO Science Partnership Sub-Series: 3:)

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            ASIN: 0792362160

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            Complex oxide materials, especially the ABO 3-type perovskite materials, have been attracting growing scientific interest due to their unique electro-optical properties, leading to photorefractive effects that form the basis for such devices as holographic storage, optical data processing and phase conjugation. The optical and mechanical properties of non-metals are strongly affected by the defects and impurities that are unavoidable in any real material. Nanoscopically sized surface effects play an important role, especially in multi-layered ABO 3 structures, which are good candidates for high capacity memory cells.
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            Diffraction from Rough Surfaces and Dynamic Growth Fronts
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              H. N. Yang , George C. Wang , T. M. Lu , and Toh-Ming Lu
              Manufacturer: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
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              Dynamics of Crystal Surfaces and Interfaces (Fundamental Materials Research)
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                Evolving Phase Interfaces in Solids: Fundamental Contributions to the Continuum Theory of Evolving Phase Interfaces in Solids
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                  Growth of Crystalline Semiconductor Materials on Crystal Surfaces (Thin Films Science and Technology, No. 5)
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                    Growth of Crystalline Semiconductor Materials on Crystal Surfaces (Thin Films Science and Technology, No. 5)
                    Leonid Naumovich Aleksandrov
                    Manufacturer: Elsevier Science Ltd
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                    Mickey And The Gang: Classic Stories In Verse
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                    • Hail, hail, the gang's all here.
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                    Mickey And The Gang: Classic Stories In Verse
                    David Gerstein , and Various
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                    ASIN: 1888472065

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                    A complete collection of beautifully rendered Disney art, graphically depicting both produced and non-produced Disney cartoon shorts from the 1930s and 1940s. These story ad pages were utilized by Disney in Good Housekeeping Magazine to both promote their cartoons and to act as springboards for other merchandising. This handsome coffee-table book collects all of those ad pages and matches them up with many examples of the other material that sprang from them.

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                    5 out of 5 stars Hail, hail, the gang's all here........2007-07-03

                    From 1934 to 1944, Good Housekeeping magazine included a legendary series of Disney one-page features. Disney cartoons were adapted into beautifully illustrated rhymed verses. Almost all of these pages are great. In addition to that, the book includes a lot of other material. The plots of the actual cartoons are synopsised, with differences between the cartoon and the GH page being noted. And other merchandise based on the cartoons is featured; including toys, presskits, comic strips and much more. This is truly a treasure trove for Disney fans.

                    5 out of 5 stars A Surprise Disney Discovery! A+++.......2007-06-26

                    We were pleasantly surprised to discover this wonderful treasure chest of both vintage Disney art and history.

                    We were expecting a nice overview of Disney comic history, but this unexpected bounty produced not only the original "Good Housekeeping" art work from the Disney Studios; but the many sidebars and subtexts included a fascinating array of stories about the men and women who created these classic works of art. Also filled with a wide variety of related toys, books, and other keepsakes for collectors of all interests.

                    In addition, the art of quality bookbinding has been utilized by Gemstone, leading to a new favorite among all modern Disney publications..

                    An essential addition worthy of any Disney archive or museum collection.

                    5 out of 5 stars A GORGEOUS PRODUCTION BY GEMSTONE!.......2006-03-07

                    In 1934, Good Housekeeping Magazine and Disney began a partnership that would last ten years and prove very beneficial to both parties. Good Housekeeping would publish a Disney page in each issue of their magazine, taking advantage of the ever-growing popularity of the animated characters that Disney was creating. On Disney's side, it gave them an opportunity to publicize their upcoming animated short features in a magazine that had a readership of over two million. Thus with the April 1934 issue, Disney's Silly Symphonies would make their first appearance with "The Grasshopper and the Ants". The Disney page would tell the story of each cartoon in verse with all new illustrations provided by Disney staff artist Tom Wood.

                    This lavish book by David Gerstein reprints all ten years worth of the Disney pages from Good Housekeeping in an over-sized, breathtaking format, printed on heavy glossy stock. But the book is much more than just the Disney page reprints. The book also features a synopsis of each of the animated shorts featured on the Disney Page, as well as excerpts from interviews with Disney talent, pictures of rare presskit material, storyboard sketches, reprints from newspaper and foreign adaptations of the shorts, and even vintage merchandise made to coincide with the release of the films. For "The Tortoise and the Hare", the book reprints 8 pages of the newspaper strip that adapted the story.

                    Mickey Mouse makes his first of many appearances in January 1935 with "The Band Concert". Other Mickey shorts featured in the book include "Alpine Mickey", "Mickey's Magic Hat", "Clock Cleaners", "The Brave Little Tailor" and "Mickey's Magic Lamp". Not to be outdone, Donald Duck is featured in numerous Good Housekeeping pages for his shorts like "Donald's Ostrich", "Good Scouts", "Donald's Gold Game", "The Hockey Champ", and many more. Throughout the book the reader will be treated to rare illustrations from such great Disney artists as Al Taliaferro and Carl Barks. The book provides readers the unique opportunity to peer into the past at Disney's creative and marketing process for these shorts.

                    When Disney was planning the release of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", Good Housekeeping realized that a mere one page with verse and a few illustrations would not do justice to this full-length feature and thus in November and December of 1937, the page count was increased for the Disney page and instead of verse, a complete text novelization was published. The story was written by Dorothy Ann Blank, one of the screenwriters for the film and featured illustrations by renowned Swedish illustrator Gustaf Tenggren. Tenggren was already a well known artist and had done previous illustrations for Good Housekeeping prior to the Snow White novelization. Good Housekeeping would again expand their page count for the Disney section in October and November 1939, this time for the upcoming release of Pinocchio.

                    The wonderful aspect of "Mickey and the Gang" is its broad appeal. It will be a book that fans of Disney animation, comics, memorabilia, and history will all be able to appreciate. David Gerstein has helped shed the spotlight on a forgotten and yet very important period in Disney animation history. Gemstone has truly produced a fascinating and beautiful book for Disney fans everywhere. My highest recommendation!

                    Reviewed by Tim Janson

                    5 out of 5 stars Marvelous, fascinating compendium of Disney lore.......2005-12-24

                    This sumptuously handsome volume reprints - in full, and then some - the famous Disney pages that ran in Good Housekeeping magazine from 1934 to 1944. Many of these pages, which married rhyming text to gorgeously drawn and colored illustrations, were "adaptations" of Disney short cartoons that were either in production at the time or had just been released. As editor David Gerstein reveals in intricate detail, the word "adaptation" could literally mean anything from a fairly accurate précis of the cartoon's plot to an extremely early version of the project -- later to be changed extensively, but preserved for the young readers of the GH feature like a prehistoric creature encased in amber. On occasion, the feature even presented summaries of cartoons that never saw ultimate release. The GH pages have been discussed on occasion by various authors, but Gerstein's work is likely to remain the definitive discussion into the foreseeable future - not least because he "eggs the pudding" with reprints of press releases, trade reviews, original storyboard art, related comic-strip and comic-book material, and text adaptations that spun off from the GH pages and appeared in children's books and such contemporary periodicals as Mickey Mouse Magazine, Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, and the British Mickey Mouse Weekly. This mass of additional material places each page firmly in its historical perspective and lends strong credence to the thesis, presented by Gerstein in the book's foreword, that the GH pages served the important historical function of "standardizing" the appearance of characters for promotional purposes. (Reprints of several frankly hideous visual interpretations of the Disney characters from British and Italian sources serve as silent testaments to just how significant an accomplishment this was.)

                    The rather rigid nature of the book's organization - cartoon plot summary, critique of the GH page, additional material - does get a bit tiresome after a while, especially after we reach the war years, which saw a gradual decline in the feature's overall quality. When the feature becomes "New Tales from Old Mother Goose" in its final incarnation, Gerstein metaphorically throws in the towel and lets the individual pages pretty much speak for themselves. But even if you "bleep" over the cartoons and other features that don't interest you (for my part, I chose to skip GH's lengthy and overly familiar tellings of the plots of Snow White and Pinocchio), you're likely to find something of interest on virtually every page. Gerstein writes well and flavors his commentary with a dash of humor that will be familiar to anyone who has read his scripts for American Disney comics. As to his accuracy, I've found only one (date-related) error in the book on the first reading, a fairly remarkable feat given the amount of material presented herein. Any Disney fan will simply have to have this book. Hopefully, if Gemstone can get the book distributed to the big chain bookstores and Disney stores, it will reach the wider pop-culture audience it manifestly deserves.

                    5 out of 5 stars Great Disney Fun.......2005-12-09

                    This book is outstanding! The covers are of thick, slick paper and the inside pages are slick paper with quality thickness. There is color throughout the book and the color is sharp and bright. The printing is very clear and readable.

                    Although this art and story from the 1930s/1940s Good Housekeeping Magazine is unknown to casual Disney fans, it is an important part of early marketing efforts of the small Disney company of that time. I've known about these art and story treasures for decades and I'm thrilled to now own them in this book!!

                    The information in the book appears to be thoroughly researched and is presented in an entertaining manner.

                    I have bought previous books from Gemstone Publishing, so I knew their quality work - but the quality of this book surpasses even my expectations.

                    I feel that any Disney fan, especially those interested in the early cartoons and the early animated films, will love this book. This book is a bargain at its full suggested retail price, but it is a bargain deluxe at Amazon's reduced price!!!

                    I have spent hours pouring over this book and expect to get weeks of pleasure reading it. It is the type of book that I will return to read in the future again and again and again.

                    One note of warning ... Gemstone Publishing's books usually don't have large print runs. If you decide you want this book, I would suggest ordering it as soon as possible while it is still available for sale.
                    Lucifer's Garden of Verses: The Devil on Fever Street (Lucifers Garden of Verses 1)
                    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                    • What if...Satan sought redemption?
                    Lucifer's Garden of Verses: The Devil on Fever Street (Lucifers Garden of Verses 1)
                    Lance Tooks
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                    ASIN: 1561634123

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                    Satan awakens, after a hundred-year sleep, depressed and disillusioned. It is a mere seven days before he's expected to bring Armageddon to Earth and he is wracked with spiritual doubt and severe performance anxiety. He decides that and old-fashioned temptation will be just the thing to return him to form. His chosen temptee: Black Lily, the purest, most virtuous woman on Earth. Alas, he may have met his match or more... By the artist of Narcissa.

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                    4 out of 5 stars What if...Satan sought redemption?.......2006-12-27

                    On first glance -- several glances, in fact -- The Devil on Fever Street never grabbed me enough to make it home, as Lance Tooks' visual style didn't work for me, but having read the likes of Ho Che Anderson's King and J.P. Stassen's Deogratias in the past year, I was better able to appreciate his impressive storytelling skills. Fortunately, it's still in print and readily available, and as a result, I've belatedly discovered a great read and a comics creator worth following.

                    The basic premise is an oft-used one, as the Devil, Lucifer, wakes from a one-hundred-year sleep on the eve of Armageddon and questions his role in God's overall plans, "tormented by the memory of having been his brightest angel." Black Lily Baptiste, a former prostitute who is now one of God's most faithful, becomes his target, first for an "old school temptation" as a warmup to the apocalypse, then as a chance for redemption as he seeks to abdicate his throne as the prince of darkness and help "bring [God's] light to the world." Tooks makes the story his own, deftly balancing some intriguing theological philosophizing -- "man does not need me to lead him astray..." -- with two sharply defined lead characters (and a varied and entertaining group of supporting characters) who give his tragic, if inevitable, ending a thought-provoking, emotional gutpunch.

                    Tooks' deceptively unrefined visual style won't appeal to everyone, especially fans of "traditional" sequential art, but as is often the case with singular visions, the overall package works very well together, the whole much greater than the sum of its uneven parts. His varied layouts and shifting styles may seem erratic at first -- almost amateurish, even -- but by the end, you realize that it's actually an example of an artist defining his own signature style, knowingly breaking the rules, and doing so in ways that strengthen his story.

                    Fans of literary "What if..." stories and late-night, coffee shop philosphizing will enjoy The Devil on Fever Street, and I'm now looking forward to checking out the next three volumes in the Lucifer's Garden of Verses series.
                    Classic Comic Verse
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                      Classic Comic Verse (Audiofy Digital Audiobook Chips)
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                        Classic Comic Verse (Audiofy Digital Audiobook Chips)
                        WilliamShakespeare , Lord Byron , John Donne , and John Keats
                        Manufacturer: Audiofy/Naxos
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Cards

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                        ASIN: 1600837069

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                        This Audiofy audiobook chip packs a full two hour reading of "Classic Comic Verse" on a tiny memory card. A single Audiofy audiobook chip, hardly larger than a stamp, holds a complete digital audiobook, and saves the last listening position automatically, unlike CDs. With an SD memory card slot or low-cost adapter - like those for digital cameras - this Audiofy audiobook chip can be played on Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh desktop computers or laptops (Microsoft Windows XP/2000/Me/98, or Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above) or transferred to Apple iPod media players. Audiobook chips also move seamlessly to most Palm OS and Pocket PC handheld PDAs with SD expansion slots, as well as Treo and Windows Mobile "smartphones" (Palm OS 5.2 or Windows Mobile 2002 and above)... Nearly anyone typically stumped by poetry will enjoy this solid collection of classic comic verse. (And poetry aficionados will enjoy it twice as much!) Straddling several centuries and including poetry by figures such as Shakespeare, Rochester, Donne, Gay, Byron, Keats and many more, this collection covers the pantheon of humorous verse. Includes 150 poems in all, from couplets to sonnets, limericks to nonsense rhymes.
                        Comic Verse (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets)
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                          Comic Verse (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets)

                          Manufacturer: Everyman's Library
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Hardcover

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                          Lucifer's Garden Of Verses: Darlin' Niki (Lucifers Garden of Verses 2)
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                            Lucifer's Garden Of Verses: Darlin' Niki (Lucifers Garden of Verses 2)
                            Lance Tooks
                            Manufacturer: ComicsLit
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Hardcover

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                            ASIN: 1561634298

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                            Niki has been turned out into the street by her powerful philanthropist father. She seeks a resolution to their endless conflict and, with the help of childhood friend Sussudio, tries to crash a massive corporate banquet in his honor. Niki, a willful first-born teenager is unable to abide by her father¹s strict and often contradictory rules. Her father spends a lot of his valuable time and money helping others as he sees fit, yet refuses to see his daughter as anything more than a company mascot. He now considers her to be too much trouble, perhaps forgetting that she is as he made her.
                            Classic Comic Verse (Unabridged)
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                              Classic Comic Verse (Unabridged)
                              Jonathan Swift
                              Manufacturer: audible.com
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Audio Download
                              ASIN: B00005NRAI

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