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A Year in Thoreau's Journal: 1851Thoreau's journal of 1851 reveals profound ideas and observations in the making, including wonderful writing on the natural history of Concord. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles,...
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Journal 1887-1910A wry, observant masterpiece--one of the singular treasures of the French fin de siècle Written between the age of twenty-three and his death at age forty-six, Jules Renard's Journal 1887-1910 is a triumph of introspection and wit. One of the most celebrated figures of...
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The PlotAuthor: Jean Hanff KorelitzPublisher: Wheeler Publishing Large PrintPublished: 07/07/2021Pages: 594Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.67w x 1.02dISBN: 9781432888183
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Something of Myself: For My Friends, Known and Unknown - The Complete Unfinished AutobiographyThis unfinished autobiography by Rudyard Kipling offers a glimpse into the author's early life, and some of the periods he spent working on his most famous books and poems.Little of this autobiography refers to the private life of the author, his purpose instead being...
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Who Was A. A. Milne?Find out how stories about his son's stuffed bear, famously known as Winnie the Pooh, made A. A. Milne one of the world's best-known children's authors in this informative biography from the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Series, Who Was?. Born in England in...
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El Último En Morir / The Last to Die«Todos pueden morirse, menos el narrador, o la historia tambi n acaba en el pante n. He aqu una retorcida historia de amor. Nuestro prospecto de h roe ha de ganarse su papel en ella con las reglas que impuso desde ni o. No...
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George Orwell: A LifeA sublime essayist and author of the masterful political novels 1984 and Animal Farm, George Orwell is at least as relevant in the age of Trump and Brexit as he was in his own short lifetime (1903-1950). Both of his classic novels have been...
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If You Knew Then What I Know NowNew York Magazine's The Year in Books pickThe Millions' A Year in Reading pickSalon.com's Writers Choose Their Favorite Books The middle American coming-of-age has found new life in Ryan Van Meter's coming-out, made as strange as it is familiar by acknowledging the role played...
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Over the Hills and Far AwayInspired by the twenty-three "tales," Matthew Dennison takes a selection of quotations from Potter's stories and uses them to explore her multi-faceted life and character: repressed Victorian daughter; thwarted lover; artistic genius; formidable countrywoman. They chart her transformation from a young girl with a...
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Jane and the Waterloo MapJane Austen turns sleuth in this delightful Regency-era mystery November, 1815. The Battle of Waterloo has come and gone, leaving the British economy in shreds; Henry Austen, high-flying banker, is about to declare bankruptcy--dragging several of his brothers down with him. The crisis destroys...
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Haunted Helena:: Montana's Queen City GhostsHelena was born of the gold rush, nurtured by the wealth of its financiers and raised on its political struggles. The lawless gold camp and its vigilante hangings left an indelible imprint on the modern community. Restless spirits from Helena's turbulent past still linger...
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Autobiography of Mark Twain - 100th Anniversary Edition"It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense." - Mark Twain Within your hands is a glimpse into the life, mind, soul, and "truth" of cherished American icon, Mark Twain. This uncensored autobiography is not only a legacy...
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Pathologies: A Life in EssaysIn these fifteen searingly honest personal essays, debut author Susan Olding takes us on an unforgettable journey into the complex heart of being human. Each essay dissects an aspect of Olding's life experience?from her vexed relationship with her father to her tricky dealings with...
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Conversations with Jim Harrison, Revised and UpdatedConversations with Jim Harrison, Revised and Updated offers a judicious selection of interviews spanning the writing career of Jim Harrison (1937-2016) from its beginnings in the 1960s to the last interview he gave weeks before his death in March 2016. Harrison labeled himself and...
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Balancing ActOne of the most acclaimed storytellers of her time, #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels weaves unforgettable tales of love, family, friendship, and self-discovery. Together in one volume for the first time, here are two classic stories about following your heart--wherever it...
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Oh My Mother!: A Memoir in Nine AdventuresA dazzling mother-daughter adventure around the world in pursuit of self-discovery, a family reckoning, and Asian American defiance In Chinese, the closest expression to "oh my god" is "wo de ma ya." It's an interjection, a polite expletive, something to say when you're out...
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Retablos: Stories from a Life Lived Along the BorderRecommended by the New York Times and NBC News, and called one of the Best Books of the Year by Buzzfeed The New York Times directs readers to Retablos if you want to know what's life really like on the Mexican border. Solis grew...
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Brummett Echohawk: Pawnee Thunderbird and ArtistA true American hero who earned a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star, and a Congressional Gold Medal, Brummett Echohawk was also a Pawnee on the European battlefields of World War II. He used the Pawnee language and counted coup as his grandfather had done...
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The Eye of the Story: Selected Essays and ReviewsAuthor: Eudora WeltyPublisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupPublished: 08/29/1990Pages: 368Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.76dISBN: 9780679730040About the AuthorOne of America's most admired authors, Eudora Welty was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1909. . She was educated locally and at Mississippi State College...
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To Be the Poet"I have almost finished my longbook," Maxine Hong Kingston declares. "Let my life as Poet begin...I won't be a workhorse anymore; I'll be a skylark." To Be the Poet is Kingston's manifesto, the avowal and declaration of a writer who has devoted a good...
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