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The Journey That Saved Curious George Young Readers Edition: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H. A. ReyIn 1940, Hans and Margret Rey fled their Paris home as the German army advanced. They began their harrowing journey on bicycles, pedaling to Southern France with children's book manuscripts among their few possessions. Louise Borden combed primary resources, including Hans Rey's pocket diaries,...
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Prairie-Town BoyAlways the Young Strangers, the author's recollections of his childhood and youth in Galesburg, Illinois, is presented in a shortened version for younger readers.Author: Carl SandburgPublisher: Clarion BooksPublished: 08/24/1990Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 8.02h x 5.04w x 0.62dISBN: 9780152633325Audience: Ages 9-12About the AuthorSandburg, Carl:...
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My Body Is Yours: A MemoirLambda Literary Award finalistMichael V. Smith is a multi-talented force of nature: a novelist, poet, improv comic, filmmaker, drag queen, performance artist, and occasional clown. In this, his first work of nonfiction, Michael traces his early years as an inadequate male--a fey kid growing...
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Zora Neale HurstonFind out about Zora Neale Hurston, a pioneering writer and anthropologist, in this beautifully designed and engaging biography for young readers. Learn about her life and uncover how she used the power of her pen to tell stories about herself and the lives of...
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The Letters of William S. Burroughs: Volume I: 1945-1959"These funny, filthy, and terrifically smart letters reveal him in a way that no biographer can." -- New York Newsday Guru of the Beat generation, éminence grise of the international avant-garde, dark prophet, and blackest of satirists, William S. Burroughs has had a range...
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Poets in Their YouthIn 1942, Eileen Simpson--then Eileen Mulligan--married John Berryman. Both were in their twenties; Eileen had just graduated from Hunter College and John had but one slim volume of poetry to his name. They moved frequently--from New York to Boston, then Princeton--chasing jobs, living simply,...
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How I Came to Be a WriterNewbery Medalist Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's one hundred and more books are true to life, funny, and, most of all, well written -- you'd think that she doesn't have to work at writing at all. But that's not true. How I Came to Be a...
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Dear Readers and Riders: The Beloved Books, Faithful Fans, and Hidden Private Life of Marguerite HenryThe untold story of the favorite children's book author, featuring original artwork by Wesley Dennisfrom some of Henry's best-known books, as well as over 100 personal photographs, letters, and artifacts.In certain circles, her name inspires immediate recognition and pronouncements of a committed admiration that...
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Zora Neale HurstonFind out about Zora Neale Hurston, a pioneering writer and anthropologist, in this beautifully designed and engaging biography for young readers. Learn about her life and uncover how she used the power of her pen to tell stories about herself and the lives of...
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Maya AngelouFind out about Maya Angelou, a talented poet, writer, teacher, and speaker, in this beautifully designed and engaging biography for young readers. Learn about her life and uncover how she used the power of her pen to tell stories about herself and the lives...
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Alice WalkerFind out about Alice Walker, a gifted writer and outspoken activist, in this beautifully designed and engaging biography for young readers. Learn about her life and uncover how she used the power of her pen to tell stories about herself and the lives of...
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Neal Cassady Collected Letters, 1944-1967"Dave Moore's work on this collection is simply awesome.... It should become and remain the definitive reference book for Beat scholars forever." --Carolyn CassadyNeal Cassady is best remembered today as Jack Kerouac's muse and the basis for the character "Dean Moriarty" in Kerouac's classic...
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Haunted Man's Report: Reading Charles PortisRobert Cochran's Haunted Man's Report is a pioneering study of the novels and other writings of Arkansan Charles Portis (1933-2020), best known for the novel True Grit and its film adaptations. Hailed by one critic as "the author of classics on the order of...
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Haunted Man's Report: Reading Charles PortisRobert Cochran's Haunted Man's Report is a pioneering study of the novels and other writings of Arkansan Charles Portis (1933-2020), best known for the novel True Grit and its film adaptations. Hailed by one critic as "the author of classics on the order of...
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The Portable Mark TwainSatirist, novelist, and keen observer of the American scene, Mark Twain remains one of the world's best-loved writers. This delightful collection of Twain's favorite and most memorable writings includes selected tales and sketches such as The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, How I...
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The Final Days of Edgar Allan Poe: Nevermore in BaltimoreOccurring in a time of primitive medicine and inconsistent record-keeping, Poe's death has become one of the enduring mysteries of American literature. David F. Gaylin's book marks the first attempt to offer a comprehensive and balanced study of this historical event. After chronicling the...
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Shop Talk: A Writer and His Colleagues and Their WorkDeeply intimate encounters between the renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Pastoral and the greatest writers and artists of the 20th century--from Primo Levi and Milan Kundera to Edna O'Brien and Philip Guston. "Roth manages to tease from his subjects the convictions that fuel...
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My Two OxfordsOne of America's most beloved authors and a master of the personal essay, Willie Morris (1934-1999) wrote nineteen books and hundreds of articles and reflections. To honor his memory on the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth (November 29, 1934), My Two Oxfords is a...
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Listening for MadeleineMadeleine L'Engle is perhaps best recognized as the author of A Wrinkle in Time, the enduring milestone work of fantasy fiction that won the 1963 John Newbery Medal for excellence in children's literature and has enthralled millions of readers for the past fifty years....
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Here and Now: Letters 2008-2011"[A] civilized discourse between two cultivated and sophisticated men. . . . It's a pleasure to be in their company." --Michael Dirda, The Washington Post J.M. Coetzee's latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available...
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