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I Am Stan: A Graphic Biography of the Legendary Stan LeeThe first graphic novel biography of the legendary Stan Lee, co-creator of many of Marvel's beloved superheroes, from Eisner-nominated comics creator Tom Scioli. Everyone knows Stan Lee: His work at the creative helm of Marvel Comics resulted in the creation of many of the...
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Orwell: The New LifeA fascinating exploration of George Orwell--and his body of work--by an award-winning Orwellian biographer and scholar, presenting the author anew to twenty-first-century readers. We find ourselves in an era when the moment is ripe for a reevaluation of the life and the works of...
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The RowanA rowan tree with mysterious and unique powers is extending its grip over humanity, and investigative writer Valentina Garnier is caught up in a battle between supernatural forces and the federal government. Prize-winning investigative writer Valentina Garnier loves a good story, so when she...
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Genios, LosAuthor: Jaime BaylyPublisher: Galaxia GutenbergPublished: 04/15/2023Pages: 224Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 8.23h x 5.66w x 0.70dISBN: 9788419392244Language: Spanish
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NB by J. C.: A Walk Through the Times Literary Supplement"Overall, NB might be loosely described as a gossip column for the erudite, but during the first 20 years of the present century, James Campbell made it into something more--a uniquely personal miscellany of wit, weirdness, and waspish provocation."--Michael Dirda, Washington Post"Campbell wrote about...
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Congratulations, the Best Is Over!: EssaysThe beloved bestselling author of Here for It returns with an all-new collection of heartening, deeply relatable, and laugh-out-loud essays about what happens after happily ever after. "Funny, insightful, and hopeful . . . a profound meditation on what it means to come home,...
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Bookworm: Conversations with Michael SilverblattA Landmark Collection of Michael Silverblatt's Interviews from KCRW's Bookworm.Michael Silverblatt, host of KCRW's Bookworm, the nation's premier literary radio program, has been bringing writers and readers together in close company for more than three decades. Audiences around the world tune in each week...
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Becoming Ezra Jack KeatsBecoming Ezra Jack Keats offers the first complete biography of acclaimed children's author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) intended for adult readers. Drawing extensively from his unpublished autobiography and letters, Becoming Ezra Jack Keats covers the breadth of Keats's life, taking readers through...
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Immigrant Baggage: Morticians, Purloined Diaries, and Other Theatrics of ExileFrom a bilingual master of the literary memoir comes this moving and humorous story of losing immigrant baggage and trying to reclaim it for his American future.Author: Maxim D. ShrayerPublisher: Cherry Orchard BooksPublished: 04/04/2023Pages: 146Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.31dISBN: 9781644699980About...
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Word on Words: The Best of John Seigenthaler's InterviewsFor years the legendary John Seigenthaler hosted A Word on Words on Nashville's public television station, WNPT. During the show's four-decade run (1972 to 2013), he interviewed some of the most interesting and most important writers of our time. These in-depth exchanges revealed much...
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The Letters of William Gaddis: Revised EditionA revelatory collection of correspondence by the lauded author of titanic American classics such as The Recognitions and J R, shedding light on his staunchly private life. UPDATED WITH OVER TWO DOZEN NEW LETTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHS Now recognized as one of the giants of...
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Ford Madox FordA critical biography of the great modernist editor and novelist. Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939) lived among several of the most important artists and writers of his time. Raised by Pre-Raphaelites and friends with Henry James, H. G. Wells, and Joseph Conrad, Ford was a...
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My Half Orange: A Story of Love and Language in SevilleIn his late thirties, John Julius Reel left his native New York for Seville, hoping to reinvent himself, find his voice as a writer, and cast off the shadow of his famous father. When his girlfriend dumped him after a month-long visit, the last...
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Taking Things Hard: The Trials of F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald published America's favorite novel, The Great Gatsby, at the young age of twenty-eight. Despite this extraordinary early achievement, Fitzgerald finished just one novel in the next (and last) fifteen years of his life, ending as a mostly unemployed Hollywood screenwriter. Taking...
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Wandering Through Life: A MemoirTheinternationally bestselling author of the Guido Brunetti mysteries tells herown adventurous life story as she enters her eighties In a series of vignettes full of affection, irony, and good humor, DonnaLeon narrates a remarkable life she feels has rather more happened to her thanbeen...
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Making It WriteWriter for Hire Veronica Blackstone's latest client is writing a memoir with a shocking twist ending, until she's found dead before finishing it. Can Veronica unravel the clues within the memoir to discover the killer? As a writer for hire, Veronica Blackstone puts her...
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George's Run: A Writer's Journey Through the Twilight ZoneGeorge Clayton Johnson was an up-and-coming short story writer who broke into Hollywood in a big way when he co-wrote the screenplay for Ocean's Eleven. More legendary works followed, including Logan's Run and classic scripts for shows like The Twilight Zone and Star Trek....
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Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous DucklingsA beautiful and fascinating picture book biography that follows the lives of Robert McCloskey, creator of Make Way for Ducklings, and sculptor Nancy Schön, whose famous bronze ducks grace Boston Public Garden. In the beginning, there was a boy named Robert McCloskey, growing up...
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Magill's Survey of American Literature: 0This revised edition of Magill's Survey of American Literature, originally published in 1991, with a 1994 supplement updates essays and adds many newones, covering 340 writers at the heart of literary studies. Magill's Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition offers profiles of major U.S....
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Montesquieu: Let There Be EnlightenmentAuthor: Catherine Volpilhac-AugerPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 01/26/2023Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.06h x 5.98w x 0.87dISBN: 9781009249096
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