Literary Collections
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El Dorado: A ReaderContinuing the search for El Dorado and its ever-changing mythologyThis volume, El Dorado: A Reader, presents commissioned essays by contemporary scholars and selected historical excerpts that investigate the ways that El Dorado has alchemized from myth to reality.Author: Aime Iglesias LukinPublisher: Americas SocietyPublished: 07/02/2024Pages:...
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Dunes Review 28.1 Summer 2024: Summer 2024The Winter 2022 issue (28.1) of Dunes Review, northern Michigan's leading independent literary journal. Dunes Review is published by Michigan Writers, Inc., located in Traverse City, Michigan. Edited by Jennifer Yeatts and Teresa Scollon.Author: Teresa ScollonPublisher: Michigan WritersPublished: 08/20/2024Pages: 94Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 9.00h...
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Danger Forward: The Story Of The First Division In World War II""Danger Forward: The Story Of The First Division In World War II"" is a historical account of the experiences of the First Division during World War II. The book is written by H.R. Knickerbocker, a journalist who covered the war and had access to...
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Atop an Underwood: Early Stories and Other WritingsAn "indispensable" (Chicago Tribune) collection of more than sixty previously unpublished works from Jack Kerouac, ranging from stories and poems to plays and excerpts of novels "Fascinating . . . provides a poignant picture of a life brimming with promise."--The Boston Globe Before Jack...
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A Kiss for the Absolute: Selected Poems of Shuzo TakiguchiThe first book of poems by the great Japanese surrealist to be published in English In 1923, Shuzo Takiguchi's first year at Tokyo's Keio University was cut short by the Great Kanto Earthquake, which nearly destroyed the Japanese capital. When he returned to school...
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A God of Moonlight and StardustA single woman stands between order and chaos.She will determine the fate of Taria.An anomaly in the world that values the future over the ways of old, Renna is in great danger.Possessing unexplained-and forbidden-magic, she now attracts unwanted, dangerous attention.Amidst the chaos, there are...
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A Garden of Marvels: Tales of Wonder from Early Medieval ChinaBetween 300 and 600 C.E., Chinese writers compiled thousands of accounts of the strange and the extraordinary. Some described weird spirits, customs, and flora and fauna in distant lands. Some depicted individuals of unusual spiritual or moral achievement. But most told of ordinary people's...
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Abominations: Selected Essays from a Career of Courting Self-Destruction"A rare voice, someone who challenges orthodoxies in the way that many journalists and public intellectuals claim to do but don't. It is bracing to spend time in the company of such a smart, plain-spoken and unpredictable person."--Wall Street JournalA striking collection of essays...
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1984 (Teil Eins / Part One): Tranzlaty Deutsch EnglishEr war schon tot, dachte er He was already dead, he reflected Es schien ihm, als sei er erst jetzt, wo er anfing, seine Gedanken zu formulieren, den entscheidenden Schritt getan habe It seemed to him that it was only now, when he had...
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Who Was Hiram Abiff?This is a new release of the original 1925 edition.Author: J. S. M. WardPublisher: Literary Licensing, LLCPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 268Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.56dISBN: 9781494066130This title is not returnable
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Traveling Freely: EssaysA poet's debut essay collection exploring American faults through the eyes of a Dominican American In Traveling Freely: Essays, Roberto Carlos Garcia explores intersecting topics such as race, identity, American socioeconomic inequality, police violence, our inability to partake in our culture as innocents, and...
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The Samkhya Philosophy (1915)The Samkhya Philosophy is a comprehensive book written by Nandalal Sinha in 1915. The book delves into the ancient Indian philosophy of Samkhya, which is based on the concept of dualism. The author provides a detailed analysis of the philosophy, including its history, principles,...
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The Mitfords"Fascinating" (Wall Street Journal) and "Irresistible" (New York Times Book Review), The Mitfords is the critically-acclaimed collection of the never-before-published letters of the legendary Mitford sistersThe Mitford sisters were the great wits and beauties of their time. Immoderate in their passions for ideas and...
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The Laws of Scientific Hand Reading: A Practical Treatise on the Art Commonly Called PalmistryThe Laws of Scientific Hand Reading: A Practical Treatise on the Art Commonly Called Palmistry is a comprehensive guide to the practice of palmistry, written by William G. Benham. The book offers a detailed exploration of the principles and techniques of scientific hand reading,...
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The Law in Graphic NarrativesComics, manga and anime can offer an interesting perspective from which to explore representations of the law in popular culture. This book offers a better understanding of the juridical subtexts of such cultural artefacts by bringing together scholars in legal theory and comparative and...
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The Influence Of The Blue Ray Of The Sunlight And Of The Blue Color Of The Sky 1876""The Influence Of The Blue Ray Of The Sunlight And Of The Blue Color Of The Sky"" is a book written by General A. J. Pleasonton in 1876. The book explores the effects of blue light on plants, animals, and humans. Pleasonton conducted experiments...
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The Horror Aesthetic: Essays from the Dark Corners of the GenreMany creatures lurk in the dark, weaving on top of one another, roiling together like waves on the night sea. The darkness forms in layers to encompass the land, fill the corners, and obscure angles. Untold mysteries lie just beyond reach told in many...
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The Foote Family: Or The Descendants Of Nathaniel Foote, One Of The First Settlers Of Wethersfield, Connecticut""The Foote Family: Or The Descendants Of Nathaniel Foote, One Of The First Settlers Of Wethersfield, Connecticut"" is a comprehensive genealogy book written by Nathaniel Goodwin. The book is focused on the descendants of Nathaniel Foote, who was one of the first settlers of...
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The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus V2: Facsimile Plates And Line For Line Hieroglyphic TransliterationThe Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus V2 is a book that presents facsimile plates and a line-for-line hieroglyphic transliteration of the ancient Egyptian medical text known as the Edwin Smith Papyrus. This papyrus is one of the oldest and most important surviving medical documents from...
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The Dawn of the Warrior Age: War Tales from Medieval JapanThe war between the Heike and Genji clans in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries is among the most compelling and significant moments in Japan's history, immortalized in The Tale of the Heike. Beyond the events recorded in this canonical text, the conflicts of the...
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