Picture of the 1989 first edition dust jacket for The Joy Luck Club. The main differences are: the number line on the copyright page runs in reverse (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) the copyright page has the Putnam and Penguin logos on top and a differnt ISBN (978-0-3) near the number line the dust jacket is priced at $15.00 on the back (on the bar code) rather than on the front flap and the publisher's address is missing on the back dust jacket flap. Presents the most important 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature- The critical essays reflect a variety of. The copyright page on this new edition also has a full number line, and the dust jacket has the same design and the same four reviews as the original. Note: The publisher released a new edition around 2015 that looks similar to the original true first edition. Back dust jacket flap lists the publisher's address as 200 Madison Avenue. The other three reviews are listed together and the sources are Alice Walker, Alice Hoffman, and Louise Erdrich. The first review is presented apart from the others toward the top with an asterisk, and there is a citation on the bottom indicating that Publishers Weekly is the source of that review. Back of dust jacket has four review blurbs. Dust jacket has price of $18.95 with $26.50 Canadian price beneath it on the upper corner of the front flap. Pages: 288 Copyright page has full number line "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10" and ISBN 0-4. First Edition Points and Criteria for The Joy Luck Club
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Sonnie’s Edge takes us into the very murky world of the Affinity bonded genetically-spliced, soulless fighting creatures of the near future. I’ve gone through the individual stories below to give a small glimpse into them… A Second Chance at Eden is a collection of one novella and seven short stories (separated by decades in some cases) all of which are set within the universe that Peter has created, but they don’t require you to have any knowledge of this universe to understand you can easily step into in without a concern about what the heck is going on. Hamilton, which is odd as I adore my science fiction stories, and I feel that as the cover tells me that Peter is “Britain’s Number One Science Fiction Writer” I should be aware of his work. I’m rather ignorant about the works of Peter F. But when Jesse is found and Emma learns he’s been trying to get back to her all these years, she has to make the horrible choice between her husband and fiancé. 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