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Kayla's TrickWhen Conor's dream for Castle Dysert is facing ruin by circumstances outside his control he refuses to be beaten. Surely there must be a way to save everything they've worked so hard for? Then, as all hope seems lost, a solution in the form...
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Kassandra and the WolfMargarita Karapanou's Kassandra and the Wolf was first published in 1974, and went on to become a contemporary classic in Greece, receive international acclaim, and establish its 28-year-old author as an intensely original new talent, who garnered comparisons to Proust and Schulz. Six-year-old Kassandra...
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In Transition: Young Adult Literature and Transgender RepresentationThe first book-length work of its kind, In Transition: Young Adult Literature and Transgender Representation examines the shift in the young adult book market towards increased representation of transgender characters and authors. Through a comprehensive exploration of historical conventions, genres, character diversity, and ideologies...
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In the BeginningAuthor: Sholem AschPublisher: Literary Licensing, LLCPublished: 04/07/2012Pages: 126Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.27dISBN: 9781258275129This title is not returnable
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How I Killed the Universal ManJohn Lakerman, alternative current affairs journalist for donkeyWolf media, is sent to participate and report on a clinical trial for a newly developed biopharmaceutical antidepressant. While researching the article, and the disappearance of its lead researcher, Lakerman is drawn into a complex world of...
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History of the Gothic: American GothicDefining the American gothic tradition both within the context of the major movements of intellectual history over the past three-hundred years, as well as within the issues critical to American culture, this comprehensive volume covers a diverse terrain of well-known American writers, from Poe...
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Henry Constable: The Complete PoemsElizabethan poet Henry Constable (1562-1613), a Protestant-born Catholic convert, is a fascinating case study in how religious and political preoccupations could drive the learned across the unstable confessional divide. He threw over an early career of government service to work towards the return of...
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Escribir En Puertorriqueño: Obra Selecta / Writing in Puerto RicanUna selección esencial de la obra de Luis Rafael Sánchez, el escritor puertorriqueño contemporáneo más reconocido internacionalmente.Esta "antología indócil" de Luis Rafael Sánchez, una figura clave de la literatura latinoamericana, atraviesa el cuento, la novela, la crónica periodística y el teatro de la mano...
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Enheduanna: A Pagan Literary Journal Volume 6Vol 6 brings back old and new writers, academics and lay persons, with fresh content from Pagan authors around the world. Read up on how to do your own Literary Tourism from Yvette Keller, who travels across England in search of her own literary...
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Email to the Universe: and other alterations of consciousnessRobert Anton Wilson's final book explores the "relativity of reality" in a mind-bending stream of essays. Among other topics, the master of guerrilla ontology examines The Celtic Roots Of Quantum Theory, Schr dinger's Other Cat, Joyce & Daoism, Sexual Alchemy, Left and Right: A...
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Dragons, Wyverns and SerpentsWe've all grown up with stories of magical dragons and mythical winged creatures. This thoroughly entertaining collection of stories draws on such tales from all over the world; from ancient Greece and Egypt, to 14th century China to France, Estonia, Ireland, Wales and beyond....
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David Rankin, Farmer: Modern Agricultural Methods Contrasted With Primitive Agricultural Methods By The Life History Of A Plain Farmer (1909David Rankin, Farmer: Modern Agricultural Methods Contrasted With Primitive Agricultural Methods By The Life History Of A Plain Farmer is a book written by David Rankin and published in 1909. The book provides a comprehensive account of the life and work of a plain...
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Consuming Anxieties: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Trade in British Satire, 1660-1751Writers of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries--a period of vast economic change--recognized that the global trade in alcohol and tobacco promised a brighter financial future for England, even as overindulgence at home posed serious moral pitfalls. This engaging and original study explores...
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Constant Reader: The New Yorker Columns 1927-28"Does anyone know how hard it is to be that funny? . . . Read her book reviews. Read them now and see how good they are." --Fran Lebowitz When Dorothy Parker became a book critic for the New Yorker, in 1927, she was...
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Characters Of Shakespeare'S Plays"Characters of Shakespeare's Plays" is a collection of essays written by the English literary critic and essayist, William Hazlitt. The book is a critical analysis of the characters in the plays of William Shakespeare, one of the most celebrated playwrights of all time. In...
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CarmillaEnter the chilling world of Carmilla, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's haunting vampire classic. As Laura's life intertwines with the mysterious Carmilla, a tale of forbidden desires and supernatural intrigue unfolds. With each turn of the page, discover the darkness that lurks beneath the surface...
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Brothers of Light: The Penitentes of the SouthwestIn New Mexico, during Lent and Holy Week each year, the Penitent Brotherhood enacts a primitive Passion Play, which in its traditional ritual of self-torture represents a curious survival of the Middle Ages. Much lurid journalism has been devoted to the Penitentes, but in...
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Bigger: A Literary LifeA biography of Native Son's Bigger Thomas that examines his continued relevance in debates over Black men and the violence of racism Bigger Thomas, the central figure in Richard Wright's novel Native Son (1940), eludes easy categorization. A violent and troubled character who rejects...
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Battle LeadershipBattle Leadership is a military leadership guidebook written by Adolph Von Schell, a German army officer who served during World War I. The book is a comprehensive guide to effective leadership in battle, covering topics such as training, discipline, communication, and decision-making. Schell draws...
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Amsterdam TalesPaul Vincent presents a compelling collection of prose fiction, memoirs, and anecdotes centering on Amsterdam from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first century, which gives unique insight into the history and culture of the city. The tales within range from Rembrandt to the Jewish...
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