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 Maharanis: The Lives and Times of Three Generations of Indian PrincessesBest Price: $5.74 In Maharnis Lucy Moore brilliantly recreates the lives of four princesses - two grandmothers, a... |  Franz Liszt, Vol. 3: The Final Years, 1861-1886Best Price: $24.28 I have recently finished all three volumes of Alan Walker's stunning traversal of the life of... |  The Company She KeepsBest Price: $12.99 Georgia Durante's book had me at the first word-- be prepared to go through the emotional roller... |  Beethoven and the Construction of Genius: Musical Politics in Vienna, 1792-1803Best Price: $3.25 The reasoning in this book is so full of holes that anyone could drive a fleet of Mack trucks... |  From Falasha to Freedom: An Ethiopian Jew's Journey to JerusalemBest Price: $12.95 I can literally say that tears welled up in my eyes as I read this book. A truly moving account... |
 Speak Low (When You Speak Love): The Letters of Kurt Weill and Lotte LenyaBest Price: $129.51 `Speak Low (When You Speak Love) The Letters of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya' edited and... | ||||
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