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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Then There Was One: The U. S. S. Enterprise and the First Year of the WarKessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyoneAuthor: Eugene BurnsPublisher: Kessinger PublishingPublished: 09/10/2010Pages: 224Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 6.00h x 9.02w x 0.47dISBN: 9781163158500This title is not returnable
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The Miracle of the Black Leg: Notes on Race, Human Bodies, and the Spirit of the LawBrilliant essays from the renowned Nation columnist--aka the Mad Law Professor--tackling questions of identity, bioethics, race, surveillance, and more Beginning with a jaw-dropping rumination on a centuries-old painting featuring a white man with a Black man's leg surgically attached (with the expired Black leg-donor...
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The History of the Peloponnesian WarOne of the greatest history books ever written now features a new introduction, which provides the first comprehensive overview of this seminal work for contemporary readers. The new introduction is divided into four parts: (A) 'The Causes of the Peloponnesian War'; (B) 'A Brief...
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The Great Movies IIContinuing the pitch-perfect critiques begun in The Great Movies, Roger Ebert's The Great Movies II collects 100 additional essays, each one of them a gem of critical appreciation and an amalgam of love, analysis, and history that will send readers back to films with...
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The Book of the SwordAs the so-termed founding of Rome took place during the early Iron Age of Southern Europe, it is probable that the citizens, like their predecessors the Etruscans, originally made their blades of copper and bronze, the leaf-shape being borrowed from the Greeks, as we...
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The Believer Issue 145: Spring 2024In Issue 145 of The Believer, Meara Sharma meditates on the life of a largely-forgotten Caribbean writer; Eula Biss writes about the challenges of love after apartheid; Ann Beattie describes the aesthetic pleasures of arranging short stories; and Zefyr Lisowski looks back at the...
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Shakespeare: The Bard's Guide to Abuses and AffrontsBaffle your friends with your erudite knowledge of Shakespearean English, all while casually insulting them. This deluxe collection of Shakespeare's most dazzling insults is neatly separated into sections for quick retrieval when a stinging retort is demanded. Become the master of your own villainy...
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Seven Viking RomancesCombining traditional myth, oral history and re-worked European legend to depict an ancient realm of heroism and wonder, the seven tales collected here are among the most fantastical of all the Norse romances. Powerfully inspired works of Icelandic imagination, they relate intriguing, often comical...
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Sandbar SunriseA Sandbar Sister has run away from her friends and family in the wake of tragedy. Can the bonds of friendship bring her home where she belongs?For decades J.J. Tucker has brought laughter and sunshine to the Sandbar Sisters. But her life has spiraled...
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Saint Thomas and the Forbidden BirdsIn James Matthew Wilson's fourth full-length collection of poems, the writer joins the great saint and theologian Thomas Aquinas to pause before "the thought of earthly sorrows" and to pray for "such a world that had so much to say." These poems stand in...
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Right to Life: A Human Rights AnthologyWhen most people hear the term "right to life", it is often associated with political groups that have monopolized the term to fit harmful agendas aimed at stripping specific rights away from women. However, when thinking of this term in the context of current...
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ReincarnationReincarnation by Annie Wood Besant is an insightful exploration of the concept of reincarnation, offering readers a profound journey into the belief in the continuity of the soul, the cycle of life and death, and the implications for personal growth and spirituality. Reincarnation by...
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Rap and Redemption on Death Row: Seeking Justice and Finding Purpose Behind BarsImprisoned since age nineteen, Alim Braxton has spent more than a quarter century on North Carolina's death row. During that time, he converted to Islam and dedicated his life to redemption. Braxton, a rapper since the age of thirteen, uses his rhymes as a...
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Prison PoetryIncarceration ... Is it an outcome of past actions, or a pathway for reflection. Perhaps each soul is to decide for themselves?Join the author, as he works through his time in prison, and the 'head miles' he travels, reflecting on the decisions and actions...
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Out of This World: Thinking Fourth Dimensionally""Out Of This World: Thinking Fourth Dimensionally"" by Neville is a self-help book that aims to help readers achieve their goals and desires by tapping into the power of their imagination and thoughts. The author argues that the fourth dimension, which is beyond the...
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Our Founders' WisdomOur Founder's Wisdom explores the people in our lives that we trust for information, the people that we elevate to expert status whether they deserve it or not. If we are honest, we find that many maybe even most fail us at some point...
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On the Art of the Craft: A Guidebook to Collaborative StorytellingA writing companion, inspirational guide to the craft, and anthology featuring interactive multi-genre work from the acclaimed organization on its twenty-fifth anniversary.We all have stories to tell, but not everyone gets the mentoring and training or encouragement to become a great storyteller. Founded a...
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Only by Experience: An Anthology of Slave NarrativesAn anthology of complete and excerpted slave narratives from the U.S. and the Atlantic world in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that highlights the development and international spread of the genre. Publisher: Broadview Press IncPublished: 07/04/2023Pages: 690Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...
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Neal Cassady Collected Letters, 1944-1967"Dave Moore's work on this collection is simply awesome.... It should become and remain the definitive reference book for Beat scholars forever." --Carolyn CassadyNeal Cassady is best remembered today as Jack Kerouac's muse and the basis for the character "Dean Moriarty" in Kerouac's classic...
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Letters to Borges"[Kuusisto] is a powerful writer with a musical ear for language and a gift for emotional candor."--The New York Times"A talented writer judged against any standard."--USA TodayBest-selling memoirist Stephen Kuusisto uses the themes of travel, place, religion, music, art, and loneliness to explore the...
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