Literary Collections
Explore our collection of literary books and timeless literary classics at our online bookstore, featuring the best in teenage literature, literary fiction, and modern literature. Discover must-read and best-selling titles, along with insightful criticism literature to enhance your reading experience.
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Black Girl in ParisBlack Girl in Paris wends its way around the mythology or Paris as a city that has called out to African-American artists. Like James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, and Josephine Baker before her, Youngblood's heroine leaves her home, in the American South, nurturing a dream...
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War SongsPoems of love and battle by Arabia's legendary warrior From the sixth-century highlands of Najd in the Arabian peninsula, on the eve of the advent of Islam, come the strident cries of a legendary warrior and poet. The black outcast son of an Arab...
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From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas"Another fine, reflective, anecdotal look at rural Texas." --New Yorker"Graves writes eloquently about a countryman's concerns. There's not a false note in the book." --Boston Globe"Like the unmortared stone fences of Graves's native hill country, From a Limestone Ledge is constructed of bits and...
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All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other WritingsThough reticent in public, George Bush openly shared his private thoughts in correspondence throughout his life. This collection of letters, diary entries, and memos is the closest we'll ever get to an autobiography. Organized chronologically, the volume begins with eighteen-year-old George's letters to his...
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Critical Essays on William FaulknerCritical Essays on William Faulkner compiles scholarship by noted Faulkner studies scholar Robert W. Hamblin. Ranging from 1980 to 2020, the twenty-one essays present a variety of approaches to Faulkner's work. While acknowledging Faulkner as the quintessential southern writer--particularly in his treatment of race--the...
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The Ancient WisdomFor those intimidated by Madame Blavatsky's massive and complex tome, The Secret Doctrine, Annie Besant presents the basic tenets of Theosophical thought in a concise, easy to digest format. While a much easier read, this book still delivers the full spectrum and depth of...
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Surrealist Poetry: An AnthologySurrealist Poetry presents new English translations of nearly 150 poems alongside their original French and Spanish versions. Founded by André Breton in 1924, Surrealism sought to examine the unconscious realm by means of the written or spoken word. Seeking to expand the ability of...
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The Battle Royale Slam Book: Essays on the Cult Classic by Koshun TakamiThe cult phenomenon Battle Royale has been lauded as a masterpiece and decried as exploitative gore, but it's always remained in the public consciousness. This collection of essays by some of the best science fiction, horror, and thriller writers working today explore the depth,...
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King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a prolific Scots man of letters, a poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, St Andrews University and at...
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Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do ItMordantly funny, thought-provoking travel essays, from the acclaimed author of Out of Sheer Rage and "one of our most original writers" (New York Magazine). This isn't a self-help book; it's a book about how Geoff Dyer could do with a little help. In these...
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Katharina von AlexandrienKatharina von Alexandrien zählt zu den meistverehrten weiblichen Heiligen. Ihre Legende erfuhr im Hoch- und Spätmittelalter in zahlreichen lateinischen wie volkssprachigen Vers- und Prosaredaktionen, daneben in Mirakeln, Hymnen, Gebeten, Offizien, Predigten und Spielen weite Verbreitung. Die hier erstmals edierte, bisher nahezu unbeachtet gebliebene mittelhochdeutsche...
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Judeo-Persian Writings: A Manifestation of Intellectual and Literary LifeIntroducing Judeo-Persian writings, this original collection gives parallel samples in Judeo-Persian and Perso-Arabic script and translations in English. Judeo-Persian writings not only reflect the twenty-seven centuries of Jewish life in Iran, but they are also a testament to their intellectual, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions....
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Spanish Short Stories for Beginners: Improve Your Spanish Listening and Reading Comprehension SkillsDevelop your Spanish listening skills, expand your Spanish vocabulary, and improve your Spanish pronunciation with Spanish Short Stories for Beginners.What you will get with Spanish Short Stories for Beginners: Easy Spanish stories targeted at beginners: Simple (but not boring) stories written with the most...
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Astrology And ReincarnationA description of Karma as experienced by each individual astrological sign; includes Vedic and Tibetan methods for evaluating past and future lives from the birth chart. Astrology is another disputed subject which is gaining widespread public support. With computerization available, almost every aspect of...
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Homer from Z to a: Metrics, Linguistics, and ZenodotusThis book presents the first systematic linguistic study of Zenodotus' variant readings, showing that he used a version of Homer older than the one used by Aristarchus a century later. Several clues point to the fact that Zenodotus' version belongs to a tradition that...
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We Are CarriedWe Are Carried is a collection of poetry about grief, death, and birth. This book captures the beauty and pain behind becoming a parent while grieving one.Author: Sara RianPublisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 06/27/2022Pages: 118Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25dISBN: 9798837874666This title is...
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A Guest at the Feast: EssaysFrom one of the greatest writers of our time comes a collection of brilliant essays about growing up in Ireland during radical change and about cancer, priests, popes, and homosexuality. It is a glorious tribute to the art of writing.Colm Tóibín opens this stunning...
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Журнал Гостиная 2022: Журнал &Журнал Гостиная входит в состав "РУССКОГО БЕЗРУБЕЖЬЯ" - проекта русской диаспоры в Америке, который включает в себя три основные сферы, связанные с русской литературой и культурой художественно-публицистическую, научную и мероприятия. Все три отражены в работе трёх сайтов - Гостиная, ОРЛИТА и ЛитВед. Журнал Гостиная,...
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All Things in Moderation: A Collection of Stories and Poems: Volume IA heartwarming collection of stories and poems by Virginia Joyann "Jody" Haley Smith. In this volume, you will find Jody's fictional characters intertwined with true life experiences, including canoe trips, hunting by horseback, training a horse to the cart, traveling throughout Europe, and more....
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Masahkamikohkwêwa (Grandmother Earth): A Synchretistic Meskwaki Cosmology Volume 2This book is an edition and translation of a manuscript written over a century ago in Meskwaki by Alfred Kiyana. The author combines elements of traditional Meskwaki culture and oral literature with elements of conventional Christian belief, reconciling them in a complex explanatory cosmology...
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