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One of the best-loved of Nabokov's novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character. Professor Timofey Pnin is a haplessly disoriented Russian emigre precariously employed on an American college campus in the 1950s. Pnin struggles to maintain his dignity through a series of comic and sad misunderstandings, all the while falling victim both to subtle academic conspiracies and to the manipulations of a deliberately unreliable narrator.

Welcome to Amazon! Several years ago, Amazon made a conscious choice to invest in downtown Seattle, even though it would've been cheaper to move to the suburbs. Amazon chose to commit to Seattle because they believed it was the right choice for Amazon employees and for the city. Now, Amazon's Headquarters is made up of over 30 office buildings. On this Amazon Headquarters Tour, you will learn how Amazon's unique urban campus is deeply connected to the surrounding community.

Francesca's parents represented opposing world-views. Her mother always slid her way out of questions about the past, saying only “My life started when you were born.” Her dad, an absent bodybuilder, loved telling stories about his seemingly larger-than-life past. He said he would tell her anything she wanted to know. But more often than not, it was a total lie. When Francesa was 9, he went to prison, and her mother, the grounding center of Francesca's world, moved her half a continent away...

Dinheiro ou amor? Qual você escolheria? Você provavelmente acabou de responder a pergunta na sua mente pensando que é uma decisão fácil. Para mim, não é. Eu já disse que é bastante dinheiro? Muito mesmo. Eu precisava ir para longe para pensar nisso. Quando embarquei em uma viagem impulsiva, mudei o rumo ao conhecer o sexy Carter no lounge do aeroporto. Nos envolvemos em uma conversa acalorada. Depois, ele foi embora. Pensei que nunca mais fosse vê-lo. Mas o destino tinha outros planos. Surpresa! Ele era o piloto do meu voo.