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(12/15/07) Amazon.com It's difficult to imagine a harder first act to follow than The Kite Runner: a debut novel by an unknown writer about a country many readers knew little about that has gone on to have over four million copies in print worldwide. But when... See more

(12/15/07) Amazon.com It's difficult to imagine a harder first act to follow than The Kite Runner: a debut novel by an unknown writer about a country many readers knew little about that has gone on to have over four million copies in print worldwide. But when preview copies of Khaled Hosseini's second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, started circulating at Amazon.com, readers reacted with a unanimous enthusiasm that few of us could remember seeing before. As special as The Kite Runner was, those readers said, A Thousand Splendid Suns is more so, bringing Hosseini's compassionate storytelling and his sense of personal and national tragedy to a tale of two women that is weighted equally with despair and grave hope. We wanted to spread the word on the book as widely, and as soon, as we could. See below for an exclusive excerpt from A Thousand Splendid Suns and early reviews of the book from some of our top customer reviewers.--The Editors We have arranged with the publisher to make an exclusive... See less

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(12/15/07) * Hardcover: 352 pages * Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover (October 4, 2007) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 1594489602 * ISBN-13: 978-1594489600 * Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches * Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and... See more

(12/15/07) * Hardcover: 352 pages * Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover (October 4, 2007) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 1594489602 * ISBN-13: 978-1594489600 * Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches * Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: (5 customer reviews) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #536 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) See less

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(12/03/07) "Paintings of upper-class men and women tell an important part of the history of costumes, but surviving garments reveal even more. Every crease, stitch, and stain in a piece of clothing supplies valuable information about its wearer and its era.... See more

(12/03/07) "Paintings of upper-class men and women tell an important part of the history of costumes, but surviving garments reveal even more. Every crease, stitch, and stain in a piece of clothing supplies valuable information about its wearer and its era. This stunning book features eighteenth - and early-nineteenth-century garments from the premiere collection of Colonial Williamsburg. Illustrated with more than 300 color photographs, including many details and back views, What Clothes Reveal treats not only elegant, high-style clothing in colonial America but also garments for everyday and work, the clothing of slaves, and maternity and nursing apparel." Drawing on contemporary written descriptions and on actual costumes of the period, the book analyzes what Americans in the eighteenth century considered fashionable and attractive and how they used clothing to assert status or to identify occupations. The book also examines the myths and meanings of clothing in British and American society,... See less