Literary Collections
Explore our collection of literary books and timeless literary classics at our online bookstore, featuring the best in teenage literature, literary fiction, and modern literature. Discover must-read and best-selling titles, along with insightful criticism literature to enhance your reading experience.
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Anarchism and Other EssaysA true classic of radical literature, in its first scholarly, annotated edition.Emma Goldman, the "notorious anarchist" deported from the United States in 1919 for "seditious activities," was a leading figure of American anarchism for almost thirty years. She continued to write and speak on...
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Driftless: An Anthology of Voices from Where We LiveDriftless: an Anthology of Voices from Where We Live brings together essays and poems that write about place through the lenses of family, love, work, home & un-homedness, welcome and exclusion, creativity & open space. Here, the reader will find the unique geology and...
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Keystone Poetry: Contemporary Poets on PennsylvaniaFrom Philadelphia to Erie, and from the shale fields to the coal mines, Keystone Poetry celebrates the varied landscapes and voices of Pennsylvania. This collection brings together the work of 182 poets who, with keen eyes and powerful language, commemorate the hometowns, history, traditions,...
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Chronicles of a Liquid SocietyA posthumous collection of essays by internationally renowned essayist, literary critic, philosopher, and author of The Name of the Rose--"one of the most influential thinkers of our time" (Los Angeles Times)In his final collection of works, celebrated essayist and novelist Umberto Eco observes the...
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Selected Misdemeanors: Essays at the Mercy of the ReaderThe essays in Selected Misdemeanors are unapologetic word grenades lobbed into an otherwise complacent forgetfulness. Throughout the collection, Sue William Silverman focuses on pivotal, often fleeting moments that defined the course of her life, such as a fraught family vacation; an evening watching the...
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God-Man: The Word Made FleshGod-Man: The Word Made Flesh (1920) is a book of mysticism exploring how the allegories of scripture relate to the truths of the cosmos and the human body. Within many of the Biblical parables, George W. Carey and Inez Eudora Perry find that many...
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Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchial Tendencies of Modern DemocracyThis work, first published in German in 1911 introduced the concept of iron law of oligarchy. It is considered one of the classics of social sciences, in particular sociology and political science. This work analyzes the power structures of organizations such as political parties...
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Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West: Love LettersWith an original introduction by Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home and creator of the "Bechdel Test." "I am reduced to a thing that wants Virginia. I composed a beautiful letter to you in the sleepless nightmare hours of the night, and it has...
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Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons: (Opinions)Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons is a rare opportunity to experience Kurt Vonnegut speaking in his own voice about his own life, his views of the world, his writing, and the writing of others. An indignant, outrageous, witty, deeply felt collection of reviews, essays, and...
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Caligula and Three Other Plays: A New Translation by Ryan BloomFour thought-provoking masterworks for the theater by the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Stranger and The Plague, in a restorative new translation by Ryan Bloom that brings together, for the first time in English, Camus's final versions of the plays, along with deleted scenes...
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Bullets in the Washing MachineMelissa Littles, Founder of The Police Wife Life, is an advocate for Law Enforcement Officers and their families. Bullets in the Washing Machine, her first release, is a compilation of short stories and poems, focusing on seeing the positives through the daily struggles of...
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The New NegroFrom the man known as the father of the Harlem Renaissance comes a powerful, provocative, and affecting anthology of writers who shaped the Harlem Renaissance movement and who help us to consider the evolution of the African American in society. With stunning works by...
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Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It: EssaysMordantly funny, thought-provoking travel essays, from the acclaimed author of Out of Sheer Rage and "one of our most original writers" (New York Magazine). This isn't a self-help book; it's a book about how Geoff Dyer could do with a little help. In these...
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Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other WritingsA masterful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature--part travelogue, part haiku collection, part account of spiritual awakening Bashō (1644-1694)--a great luminary of Asian literature who elevated the haiku to an art form of utter simplicity and intense spiritual beauty--is renowned...
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Bedside Companion for Travel Lovers: An Anthology of Intrepid Journeys for Every Night of the YearTake the trip of a lifetime through poetry, journalism, historical fact, and science fiction with this daily anthology of travel writing. Traveling's never been easier. Wherever you are, find yourself somewhere else with the newest anthology in Batsford's Bedside Companion series. Journey through different...
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The Death of the Moth and Other EssaysA highly acclaimed collection of twenty-eight essays, sketches, and short stories presenting nearly every facet of the author's work. "Up to the author's highest standard in a literary form that was most congenial to her" (Times Literary Supplement (London)). "Exquisitely written" (New Yorker); "The...
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In Favor of the Sensitive Man and Other EssaysHere, in more than twenty essays, Nin shares her unique perceptions of people, places, and the arts. Includes several lectures and two interviews.Author: Anaïs NinPublisher: Mariner Books ClassicsPublished: 04/01/1976Pages: 180Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 8.51h x 5.53w x 0.46dISBN: 9780156444453About the AuthorNin, Anaïs: - ANAÏS...
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Hebrewisms of West AfricaHebrewisms of West Africa Author: Joseph J. WilliamsPublisher: Lushena BooksPublished: 06/08/2017Pages: 364Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.75dISBN: 9781631825910This title is not returnable
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The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens: The Corrected EditionAn essential book for all readers of poetry, and the definitive collection from the man Harold Bloom has called "the best and most representative American poet." Originally published in 1954 to honor Stevens's seventy-fifth birthday, the book was rushed into print for the occasion...
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Time and Free Will: An Essay on the Immediate Data of ConsciousnessInternationally known and one of the most influential philosophers of his day (and for a time almost a cult figure in France, where his lectures drew huge crowds), Henri Bergson (1859-41) led a revolution in philosophical thought by rejecting traditional conceptual and abstract methods,...
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