Literature
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Mother West Wind "When" StoriesThis collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Thornton W. BurgessPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished:...
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Moby-Dick Or, the WhaleFirst time in Large Print. Moby-Dick, Herman Melville set out to write "a mighty book" on "a mighty theme." In one of the world's greatest adventure stories, a crew of whalers sets out in pursuit of a fierce white whale. Their names ring through...
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Mittens and Pity: StoriesWinner of the Tanizaki Prize in 2022, her latest short story collection from 2021, Mittens and Pity is what Yoshimoto calls the greatest achievement of her writing life since Dead-End Memories Set between Kanazawa, Helsinki, Taipei, Rome, Hong Kong, and Hachijo-jima, the six stories...
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Miracles in the MundaneAuthor: Laura HicksPublisher: Booklocker.comPublished: 05/01/2024Pages: 116Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28dISBN: 9781958892381This title is not returnable
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Mapping Middle-Earth: Environmental and Political Narratives in J. R. R. Tolkien's CartographiesIn this cutting-edge study of Tolkien's most critically neglected maps, Anahit Behrooz examines how cartography has traditionally been bound up in facilitating power. Far more than just illustrations to aid understanding of the story, Tolkien's corpus of maps are crucial to understanding the broader...
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Loren Eiseley: Commentary, Biography, and RemembranceBorn, raised, and educated in Lincoln, Nebraska, Loren Eiseley (1907-77) was a highly respected writer and poet best known for explaining complex scientific concepts in poems easily read and understood by the general public. Much of his work covered anthropology, ecology, and human evolution,...
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LolaLola, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both current and future generations. This complete book...
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Le Bal: Une nouvelle de Irène NémirovskyLe ménage Kampf, bénéficiaire d'une spéculation chanceuse, veut montrer sa nouvelle richesse. Il organise un bal. Mais Antoinette, 14 ans, traitée comme personne négligeable par ses parents, détruit les invitations quand elles lui sont confiées... Ce texte constitue une critique impitoyable, très virulente des...
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Knowing Books: The Consciousness of Mediation in Eighteenth-Century BritainThe eighteenth century has long been associated with realism and objective description, modes of representation that deemphasize writing. But in the middle decades of the century, Christina Lupton observes, authors described with surprising candor the material and economic facets of their own texts' production....
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Jim Tully: American Writer, Irish Rover, Hollywood BrawlerMany saw the dark side of the American dream, but none wrote about it like Jim Tully. Having spent six years of his childhood in a Cincinnati orphanage, Tully returned to his hometown of St. Marys, Ohio before climbing aboard a freight train in...
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Incredible Herb TrimpeFrom running the first photostat machine at Marvel Comics to being the first to illustrate Wolverine, no other member of the Marvel Bullpen has had such a varied and remarkable career as Herb Trimpe. He's best known for his definitive eight-year stint drawing the...
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Granta 167: ExtractionThe spring issue of Granta is on the theme of extraction, which looks at the global effort to dig up new materials for the Green transition. Writers featured include Camilla Grudova, Carlos Fonseca, Eka Kurniawan, Anjan Sundaram, Will Atkins, Bathsheba Demuth, James Pogue, Laleh...
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For Daughters and MothersAuthor: Valeria Hopkins ParkerPublisher: Literary Licensing, LLCPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 136Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.29dISBN: 9781258185015This title is not returnable
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Following the EquatorFollowing the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction travelogue published by American author Mark Twain in 1897.Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to a failed investment into a "revolutionary" typesetting machine. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of...
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Fare To Midlands: Forgotten Towns Of Central New Jersey""Fare to Midlands: Forgotten Towns of Central New Jersey"" is a book written by Henry Charlton Beck that explores the history and culture of small towns located in the central region of the state. The author takes readers on a journey through the forgotten...
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Escenas de Traducción En Las Literaturas de América LatinaLa traduccion entendida como un fenomeno de negociacion asimetrica de lenguas e identidades constituye un aspecto central en los debates que pretenden explicar la "invisibilizacion" de la pluralidad cultural latinoamericana. Este libro se propone reflexionar sobre "escenas de traduccion" en una apuesta que busca...
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Emma Journal - LinedChiltern publishes beautifully crafted editions of the World's finest literature. These extraordinary and unique cover designs have evolved from classic titles into exquisite, handcrafted writing journals of the highest art form. Put simply: they are the finest writing journals on the market today.These elegant...
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Eleven Canadian Novelists Interviewed by Graeme GibsonOriginally published in 1970, Eleven Canadian Novelists Interviewed by Graeme Gibson is a collection of candid and wide-ranging interviews with Canadian writers, including Alice Munro, Mordecai Richler, Margaret Laurence, and more.With the intuition of an insider, Gibson asks the important questions: In what way...
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David PeaceAs a Northern Ballard and the father of 'Yorkshire noir', David Peace offers the twenty-first-century reader unique novelized histories of events we think we know well. This new study provides a comprehensive introduction to the author and an overview of the debates surrounding his...
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ConstraintsA chapbook of six beautiful and sharp essays by Steffan Triplett. "Questions that crossed my mind today: How much does a geography shape a gender? How much does time influence a self?"Author: Steffan TriplettPublisher: New Michigan PressPublished: 02/01/2024Pages: 68Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 8.00h x...
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