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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Fictions of America: The Book of FirstsAn unprecedented compendium of milestones in the history of American literature, this anthology presents all of the "first" literary works that broke barriers, inaugurated new traditions, and prove that the imagination of diverse authors was one of the most powerful forces in shaping our...
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The Guardians of Art: Conversations with Major CollectorsThe world's leading collectors describe their singular passion for acquiring and sharing contemporary artIn The Guardians of Art, DC-based collector Dani Levinas brings together 34 of the most outstanding names in contemporary art collecting, embracing a diverse range of characters who talk with him...
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What to CountWith heart and insight, the poems in Alise Alousi's What to Count speak to what it means to come of age as an Iraqi American during the first Gulf War and its continuing aftermath, but also to the joy and complexity of motherhood, daughterhood,...
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The Hundred Books: All the stuff you're supposed to have read.The 100 most important books - all squashed up into neat little afternoon reads. There's a certain set of books which you're just supposed to know about, at least if you live in The West and fancy the idea of being thought 'educated'. The...
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Tears Become Rain: Stories of Transformation and Healing Inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh32 mindfulness practitioners around the world reflect on encountering the extraordinary teachings of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, who passed away in January 2022, exploring themes of coming home to ourselves, healing from grief and loss, facing fear, and building community and belonging. Some...
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Africa in My Blood: An Autobiography in Letters: The Early YearsA collection of anthropologist Goodall's letters from her early years reveals the person only her friends and family knew until now. Here is the girl who punts at Oxford, who journeys to Africa for the first time, and blooms into one of the most...
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Blue Territory: A meditation on the life and work of Joan MitchellBlue Territory is a poetic immersion into the life and art of Joan Mitchell, the great American abstract expressionist painter. A contemporary of Jackson Pollock and Willem De Kooning, she is not as well known as her male counterparts because she was a woman...
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The School and SocietyOriginally published in 1899, The School and Society began as a series of lectures given to parents, professionals, and others at the University Elementary School. In this short volume, Dewey discusses the way in which education is fundamentally tied to a thriving democracy. The...
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Walloon Writers Review: Eighth EditionAuthor: Jennifer HuderPublisher: Walloon Writers ReviewPublished: 06/30/2023Pages: 196Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53dISBN: 9798218173814
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Hamlet (Spanish Edition)La tragedia de Hamlet, Pr ncipe de Dinamarca o simplemente Hamlet, es una tragedia del dramaturgo ingl s William Shakespeare. Su autor probablemente bas Hamlet en dos fuentes: la leyenda de Amleth y una perdida obra isabelina conocida hoy como Ur-Hamlet o Hamlet original.Author:...
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The Broadview Anthology of American Literature Concise Volume 1: Beginnings to ReconstructionAuthor: Derrick R. SpiresPublisher: Broadview Press IncPublished: 03/01/2023Pages: 1528Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 4.45lbsSize: 9.37h x 7.64w x 1.34dISBN: 9781554816194About the AuthorGENERAL EDITORS Derrick R. Spires, Cornell University Rachel Greenwald Smith, Saint Louis University Christina Roberts, Seattle University Joseph Rezek, Boston University Justine S. Murison, University...
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In Defense Of Sanity: The Best Essays of G.K. ChestertonEssayist G.K. Chesterton was a master. However, reading his essays is more than just an exercise in studying literature at its best; it is also a chance to come across universal truths that still ring true today.Chesterton's essays are only problematic in that there...
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I'm in the Army Now: World War 2 Letters, of Glenn Max WhitacreThese letters were discovered in an Army Air Force footlocker after being locked away for almost 80 years. Follow the story of one World War 2 Army Air Force soldier, Glenn Max Whitacre, from Bowling Green Ohio through basic training, schooling, combat prep, and...
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The Strenuous Life: Essays and AddressesPolitician, soldier, naturalist, and historian -- a century after the peak of his multifaceted career, Theodore Roosevelt remains a towering symbol of American optimism and progress. This collection of speeches and commentaries from 1899 through 1901 embodies the Rough Rider's enduring ideals for attaining...
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Letters for the Ages Winston Churchill: The Private and Personal LettersHere are some of the best of Churchill's letters, many of a more personal and intimate nature, presented in chronological order, with a preface to each letter explaining the context. The recipients include a vast range of people, including his schoolmaster, his American grandmother...
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Out Where the West Begins and Other Western VersesThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...
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The Importance of Being EarnestOscar Wilde is genius and his The Importance of Being Earnest is genius. It is a witty comedy with hilarious quotes about society pursuing ideals that are self-made.Author: Oscar WildePublisher: Chump ChangePublished: 02/14/1895Pages: 46Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.11dISBN: 9781945644405
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Only a Voice: EssaysEssays on politics, power, and culture from one of America's most eminent critics In Only a Voice, George Scialabba examines the chasm between modernity's promise of progress and the sobering reality of our present day through studies of the most influential public intellectuals of...
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The Goulds Of Rhode Island (1875)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...
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Emissions of a Brain on Sherlock HolmesBetween these pages, you will find critiques, observations, commentaries, and occasional flights of fancy--all inspired by the character and career of Sherlock Holmes. In total, they suggest an explanation for his fascination. He gives readers so much to think about. The more you seek,...
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