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Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving s...

How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading compr...

The Art Of Mulan Was Only Jeff Kurtti's Fourth Published Work, And One Of Which He Remains Enormously Proud. He Is Honored To See This Important And Signifi...

set In The Magnificent Culture Of The Middle East More Than Four Thousand Years Ago, Lilah Is A Rich And Emotionally Resonant Story Of Faith, Love, And Co...

R.E. Allen's superb new translations of four Socratic dialogues—Ion, Hippias Minor, Laches, and Protagoras—bring these classic texts to life for modern ...

This Accessible Writer's Guide Provides A Helpful Framework For Creating Poetry And Navigates Contemporary Concerns And Practices. Stephen Dobyns, Author Of...

In Belle Moral: A Natural History, we are steeped in a world on the cusp between magic and art, and science and madness. Set in 1899 just outside Edinburgh,...

The biography sensitive to the tragic pattern of the story of a great subject: Oscar Wilde - psychologically and sexually complicated, enormously quotable,...

includes More Than 35 Of Dickinson’s Best-loved Poems, Including “i’m Nobody, Who Are You?” And “i Started Early, Took My Dog.” “bolin’s Four-page Introdu...

A fascinating collection of myths and stories from around the world that offers gay men a key to discovering the myths and heroes of their lives.Categories:...

End your struggle with the Bard’s prose and enjoy a timeless thriller filled with passion, prejudice, insane jealousy, murder, and suicide. Shakespeare on...

Eighteen years old and completely alone, Rosemary arrives in New York from Tasmania with little other than her love of books and an eagerness to explore t...

A book in which some of our best writers address their own losses — and help us endure our own…A heartbreaking, comforting and beautiful collection of t...

"Though it might seem as modern as Samuel Beckett, Joseph Conrad, and Vladimir Nabokov, translingual writing - texts by authors using more than one language...

This Collection Presents Fifty Of The Most Essential Poems By One Of History's Greatest Poets In Dynamic New Translations, The Result Of An Unprecedented Co...

The diary which Samuel Pepys kept from January 1660 to May 1669 ...is one of our greatest historical records and... a major work of English literature, wri...

A Collection Of Classic Victorian Fairy Tales By Such Authors As John Ruskin, Charles Dickens, And Oscar Wilde. King Of The Golden River / John Ruskin -- Pi...

Sir Winston Churchill was the greatest orator of his day, the greatest statesman of his age, and the greatest Englishman of the 20th century. This enchantin...

A Disturbing Murder With Shocking Consequences Sets In Motion The New Installment Of Kellerman's #1 Bestselling Suspense Series Starring Psychologist Alex D...

Craft lovers and mystery readers alike will flock to this great new craft-based cozy— FIRST IN THE CROCHET MYSTERY SERIES Delicious Recipe and Crochet P...

Symbolic of turbulent times of the 1960s, the explosion of a bomb in his own bucolic backyard sweeps away the innocence of Swede Levov, along with everyth...

The Moral Compass, The Inspiring And Instructive Companion Volume To The Book Of Virtues, Offers Many More Examples Of Good And Bad, Right And Wrong, In Gre...

The Moral Compass, The Inspiring And Instructive Companion Volume To The Book Of Virtues, Offers Many More Examples Of Good And Bad, Right And Wrong, In Gre...

Locke, J. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (abridged).--berkeley, G. A Treatise Concerning The Principles Of Human Knowledge ; Three Dialogues Betwee...

No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Romeo and Juliet on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right...

A graceful biography that was a #1 national bestseller, Flint & Feather confirms Charlotte Gray’s position as a master biographer, a writer with a ra...

How Did Advertising Come To Seem Ordinary And Even Natural To Turn-of-the-century Magazine Readers? The Adman In The Parlor Explores Readers' Interactions W...

With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely r...

No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Romeo and Juliet on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right...

This edition of Hamlet is especially designed for students, with accessible on page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and r...

A Novel About Black Americans In Florida That Centers On The Life Of Janie And Her Three Marriages. Foreword / Edwidge Danticat -- Their Eyes Were Watching ...

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest g...

In these fresh, vibrant new translations of Chekhov's four greatest plays: Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and Cherry Orchard—the brilliant theatrica...

This edition of Romeo and Juliet is especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background informat...

One kiss and they're in over their heads... Deep Waters Charity Truitt and Elias Winter, two of the Pacific Northwest's most powerful corporate figures, ar...

Index. The Nba Winner Talks Back / Martha Mcgregor -- Philip Roth / Jerre Mangione -- Will This Finally Be Philip Roth's Year? / Howard Junker -- Portnoy's ...

A grand baronial house on Loch Ness, a quirky small-town bookseller, and a single mom looking for a fresh start all come together in this witty and warm-he...

Johann Sebastian Bach Holds A Singular Position In The History Of Music. A Uniquely Gifted Musician, He Combined Outstanding Performing Virtuosity With Supr...

A Collection Of Highly Personal And Poetic Essays About Life, Literature, And Politics By The Renowned German Writer, Jenny ErpenbeckCategories: Literature ...

Poetry, arguably, has a greater range of conceptual meaning than perhaps any other term in English. At the most basic level everyone can recognize it--it is...

UPDATED, WITH NEW MATERIAL BY THE AUTHOR"WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES isn't just another book. It is a gift of profound insight, wisdom, and love. An orac...

Parody Is Everywhere In Contemporary Modern Culture. It Runs Through Literature, Theatre And Television, Architecture, Films, And Even Everyday Speech. Draw...

For close to forty years, The Norton Anthology of English Literature, The Major Authors, has introduced students to the principal authors of the English lit...

Full-color maps and illustrations from every reach of Middle-earth make this an essential guide to exploring Tolkien’s world. Full-color maps and illustra...

folger Shakespeare Library the World's Leading Center For Shakespeare Studies each Edition Includes: • Freshly Edited Text Based On The Best Early...

The Greek poet Pindar (c. 518-428 BC) composed victory odes for winners in the ancient Games, including the Olympics. He celebrated the victories of athlet...

Sophocles' Ajax Is One Of The Most Disturbing And Powerful Surviving Ancient Tragedies. But It Is Also Difficult To Understand And Interpret. What Are We To...

Pt. I. Introduction: What Was The Scottish Enlightenment? -- Pt. Ii. Human Nature. 1. The Science Of Man / David Hume. 2. The Unity Of The Sciences / Dugald...