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Winning the category for Best Historical Fiction for her novel Lessons in Desire is Madeline Hunter, who I interviewed right here for WU.
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The mental condition which we call Desire appears to lie in a great measure at the foundation of character; -- and, for a sound moral condition, it is required that the desires be directed to worthy objects, -- and that the degree or strength of them be accommodated to the true and relative value of each of these objects.
The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings John Abercrombie 1812
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The first draft of Her Hollow-Boned Desire is complete at 96,836 words.
It's a draft! kirizal 2009
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The HTC Desire is one of the more desirable Android phones on the market.
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Desire is of course central to economic life: we have to want stuff to work for it.
Archive 2009-02-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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Benedict Spinoza said, "Desire is the very essence of man".
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Best if: Obscure Object of Desire is real sharp cookie.
Possibly We Got A Little Carried Away With Our Holiday Gift Recommendations 2009
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Desire is something that I did not really mention, but I think desire would be a big part of the problem.
Facebook usernames and the battle over your digital identity | FactoryCity 2009
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Best if: Obscure Object of Desire is real sharp cookie.
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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Michael Pollan, author of The Botany of Desire, is less interested in the health benefits from apples, but rather the sweetness in which they have evolved.
The Botany of Desire (copy) ____Maggie 2008
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