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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The Trial and Death of Socrates: Four DialoguesThe Dialogues of Plato (427-347 B.C.) rank with the writings of Aristotle as the most important and influential philosophical works in Western thought. In them Plato cast his teacher Socrates as the central disputant in colloquies that brilliantly probe a vast spectrum of philosophical...
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The Questions That Matter Most: Reading, Writing, and the Exercise of FreedomNow in paperback, Pulitzer-winning novelist Jane Smiley's first nonfiction volume on writing since 2005's best-selling Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel."Smiley gives educators, readers, and writers much to discuss. Highly recommended." --Library Journal, starred review"Line for line, Smiley delivers such clear, vibrant, precise...
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The Mythology of Mexico and Central AmericaIn this expansive volume, John Bierhorst brings to light the gods and heroes of pre-Columbian times--and demonstrates that they are very much alive today. The book provides translations of twenty "basic myths," showing how these have influenced the artistic, literary, and political life of...
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The Loss of the S. S. Titanic: Its Story and Its LessonsThis analytic, yet personal, account of the sinking of the Titanic by Lawrence Beelsely, scholar of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, provides a valuable complement to the American and British governmental inquiries and modern movies.Author: Lawrence BeesleyPublisher: Benediction ClassicsPublished: 11/01/2019Pages: 126Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.79lbsSize:...
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The Kingdom of HappinessThe Kingdom of Happiness is a book written by the renowned philosopher and spiritual teacher, Krishnamurti. In this book, he explores the concept of happiness and how it can be achieved by individuals. Krishnamurti argues that true happiness can only be found within oneself,...
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The Essential Dick GregoryA soulful, generation-defining collection of thought-provoking, agitating, and liberating works from Dick Gregory, the activist and author of sixteen books, including the classic bestseller Nigger: An Autobiography and the 2017 NAACP Image Award Winner, Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies.A true...
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St Erkenwald: A Critical EditionAn ancient tomb is discovered deep in the foundations of St Paul's. It is decorated with a mysterious inscription in letters of gold. The body within is unblemished, dressed as a judge and with a crown and sceptre. Obviously an important person, but unidentified....
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Rudyard Kipling's Verse: Inclusive Edition, 1885-1918 (1919)Rudyard Kipling's Verse: Inclusive Edition, 1885-1918 (1919) is a comprehensive collection of the renowned author's poetry spanning over three decades of his literary career. The book includes all of Kipling's poems published between 1885 and 1918, providing readers with a comprehensive overview of his...
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Planned Society: Yesterday, Today, TomorrowContributing Authors Include Margaret Mead, Sterling Tracy, Bernard W. Dempsey, And Others. A Symposium By Thirty-Five Economists, Sociologists, And Statesmen.Author: Findlay MacKenziePublisher: Literary Licensing, LLCPublished: 06/30/2012Pages: 1016Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.93lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 2.00dISBN: 9781258423308This title is not returnable
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Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's BusinessFrom beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, "a strikingly fresh cultural critic" (Washington Post) comes an exhilarating collection of her essays on culture, politics, and everything in between. Since the publication of the groundbreaking Bad Feminist and Hunger, Roxane Gay has continued to tackle...
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Old Times Not Forgotten: As Told by a Son of the SouthGreat memories are without a doubt one of our most cherished assets in life. All you have to do is call them up. Go to that marvelous filing cabinet in the recesses of your mind and retrieve them when you want them. Your memories...
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Najm Al-Dīn Al-Kātibī's Al-Risālah Al-Shamsiyyah: An Edition and Translation with CommentaryA scholarly edition of a classic textbook on logic Najm al-Dīn al-Kātibī's al-Risālah al-Shamsiyyah is a scholarly edition and translation of The Rules of Logic, with commentary and notes. Composed by Najm al-Dīn al-Kātibī, a scholar of the Shāfiʿī school of law, al-Risālah al-Shamsiyyah...
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My Life of High AdventureMy Life of High Adventure, first published in 1962, is the autobiography of Grant Pearson, park ranger and later superintendent of Mount McKinley National Park (now Denali National Park and Preserve). He began work at the Park in February 1926 and retired as superintendent...
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Monsters, Martyrs, and Marionettes: Essays on Motherhood Volume 16Monsters, Martyrs, and Marionettes is a revelatory collection of personal essays that subverts the stereotypes and transcends the platitudes of family life to examine motherhood with blistering insight.Documenting the birth and early life of her three daughters, Adrienne Gruber shares what it really means...
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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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Michigan Time Capsule: The Best of Fornology, 2012-2022Michigan Time Capsule (2023) is a nonfiction collection of sixty-two of my best Fornology.com blog posts written between 2012 and 2022. The original posts were revised for inclusion in this collection, which is a sequel to my last book Detroit Time Capsule (2022).Most chapters...
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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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Life Is a DreamThe masterwork of Spain's preeminent dramatist--now in a new verse translationLife Is a Dream is a work many hold to be the supreme example of Spanish Golden Age drama. Imbued with highly poetic language and humanist ideals, it is an allegory that considers contending...
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Learning Korean with The Little Prince: reading material for intermediate - color editionThis book has been edited so that the Korean language learners can improve their Korean skills by reading ≪The Little Prince≫ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This book divides the novel into short units (one or several paragraphs) and arranges the Korean and English texts...
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Jennie Carter: A Black Journalist of the Early WestJennie Carter: A Black Journalist of the Early West edited by Eric Gardner The first collection from an African American journalist writing for the San Francisco Elevator. In June 1867, the San Francisco Elevator-one of the nation's premier black weekly newspapers during Reconstruction-began publishing...
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