Literature
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The Complete Works of Lord Byron: Including His Suppressed Poems, and Others Never Before Published; Volume 4This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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The Chaldean OraclesThe Chald an Oracles are a product of Hellenistic syncretism. In her intimate contact with the Orient, the mind of Greece freely united with the mysterious and enthusiastic cults and wisdom-traditions of the other nations, and became very industrious in "philosophizing" their mythology, theosophy...
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024Award-winning environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in the previous year.A collection of the best science and nature articles published in 2023, selected by guest editor Bill McKibben and...
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The Aryabhatiya Of Aryabhata: An Ancient Indian Work On Mathematics And AstronomyThe Aryabhatiya of Aryabhata is an ancient Indian work on mathematics and astronomy, written by the renowned mathematician and astronomer Aryabhata. This book is a translation and commentary on the original text, written by Walter Eugene Clark. The Aryabhatiya is considered one of the...
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Sweet Tooth and Other StoriesAuthor: Serkan GörkemliPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 05/14/2024Pages: 144Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.49h x 5.53w x 0.38dISBN: 9781985900202
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Space RoverObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. In 1971, the first lunar rover arrived on the moon. The design became an icon of American ingenuity and the adventurous spirit and vision many equated with...
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Shrimad Balmikiya Ramayan: Sundarakand: SundarkandAuthor: Maharshi Balmiki, Purnachandra PatnaikPublisher: Black Eagle BooksPublished: 04/17/2024Pages: 326Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73dISBN: 9781645603917Language: OriyaThis title is not returnable
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No Picnic at Hanging RockOn Valentine's Day 1900, three schoolgirls and a teacher disappear while on a school outing at Hanging Rock in Victoria. What became of the missing girls and their teacher? Joan Lindsay's Picnic at Hanging Rock detailed the tragedy, and the author left strict instructions...
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Mystics at PrayerMystics at Prayer is a book written by Many Cihlar that explores the spiritual practices and experiences of mystics throughout history. The book delves into the lives of mystics from various religious traditions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism, and examines the ways in...
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My PoeticsAcclaimed poet and critic Maureen N. McLane offers an experimental work of criticism ranging across Romantic and contemporary poetry. In My Poetics, Maureen N. McLane writes as a poet, critic, theorist, and scholar--but above all as an impassioned reader. Written in an innovative, conversable...
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Mason & Dixon CompanionMason & Dixon might be Thomas Pynchon's most human book. Its main characters are richly drawn, and they center the narrative. Yet the novel is also packed with historical allusions and an eighteenth-century vernacular that some readers may find difficult to navigate. A "Mason...
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Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian NightsAlthough many of its stories originated centuries ago in the Middle East, the Arabian Nights is regarded as a classic of world literature by virtue of the seminal French and English translations produced in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Supporting the suspicion that the...
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Lost Literacies: Experiments in the Nineteenth-Century US Comic StripLost Literacies is the first full-length study of US comic strips from the period prior to the rise of Sunday newspaper comics. Where current histories assume that nineteenth-century US comics consisted solely of single-panel political cartoons or simple "proto-comics," Lost Literacies introduces readers to...
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Life Lessons from Literature: Wisdom from 100 Classic WorksWhat can we learn from reading books? This book poses this broad question by examining the works of some of the greatest writers in history and from around the world and the life lessons we can all learn from them 'I read a book...
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Leaning Post for Children Too WorkbookAuthor: Lilieth DormanPublisher: Urlink Print & Media, LLCPublished: 04/08/2024Pages: 18Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.05dISBN: 9781684867462
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Lady Guest's Mabinogion: with Essays on Medieval Welsh Myths and Arthurian LegendsA cornerstone of Welsh folklore, this new edition of the Mabinogion features Lady Charlotte Guest's original English translation of the medieval collection of Arthurian legends and Celtic myths. Sourced from Lady Guest's 1877 English translation, this new edition of the Mabinogion features twelve tales...
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KanthapuraA major landmark in Indian fiction, this is a story of how the Gandhian struggle for independence came to one small village in South India.Kanthapura is a story that depicts how Gandhi's struggle for independence in India came to a small South Indian village...
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Jump: Black Anarchism and Antiblack CarceralityAsks how we can better understand a politics of refusal Writing a new story of Black politics, Jump emerges from the practice of enslaved Africans jumping overboard off their slavers' ships. Reading against the narrative that depoliticizes and denigrates the leaps of the enslaved...
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I Saw Poland Betrayed: An American Ambassador Reports To The American People""I Saw Poland Betrayed"" is a book written by Arthur Bliss Lane, an American ambassador who served in Poland during World War II. The book is a detailed account of Lane's experiences and observations during his time in Poland, where he witnessed firsthand the...
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Inside DesignInside Design by Michael Greer is a comprehensive guide to the world of interior design. The book explores the various aspects of design, including color theory, space planning, furniture selection, lighting, and more. It provides practical advice and tips on how to create a...
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