Books & Reading
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1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List
$40.00 Add to cart“The ultimate literary bucket list.” —The Washington Post
“If there’s a heaven just for readers, this is it.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
Celebrate the pleasure of reading and the thrill of discoveri… [more below]- Author: Mustich, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 960
- Publish Date: October 02 2018
- ISBN10: 1523504455
- Language: English
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The Red Thread: Twenty Years of Nyrb Classics: A Selection
$17.95 Add to cartTo celebrate the 20th anniversary of NYRB Classics, a handpicked anthology of selections from the series.
In Greek mythology, Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of red thread to guide him through the labyrint… [more below]- Author: Frank, Edwin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 24 2019
- ISBN10: 1681373912
- Language: English
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The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
$19.00 Add to cartOne of The Economist‘s 2011 Books of the Year
From the author of Either/Or and The Idiot, Elif Batuman’s The Possessed presents the true but unlikely stories of lives devoted–Absurdly! Melancholical- Author: Batuman, Elif
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 16, 2010
- ISBN10: 0374532184
- Language: English
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How to Read and Why
$19.99 Add to cartInformation is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?” is the crucial question with which renowned literary critic Harold Bloom begins this impassioned book on the pleasures and benef… [more below]
- Author: Bloom, Harold
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 02 2001
- ISBN10: 0684859076
- Language: English
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Before Austen Comes Aesop: The Children’s Great Books and How to Experience Them
$18.95 Read moreBefore Austen Comes Aesop presents an in-depth examination of the Children’s Great Books, that is, the literature that has made the most profound impact on the lives of children throughout Western his
- Author: Blomquist, Cheri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 30 2021
- ISBN10: 1621644308
- Language: English
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All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age
$19.00 Add to cartAn inspirational book that is “a smart, sweeping run through the history of Western philosophy. Important for the way it illuminates life today and for the controversial advice it offers on how to liv
- Author: Dreyfus, Hubert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 09, 2011
- ISBN10: 141659616X
- Language: English
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Spine Poems: An Eclectic Collection of Found Verse for Book Lovers
$27.99 Read moreA charming, clever, and original collection of more than 100 spine poems-a popular form of found poetry composed by arranging book spines–illustrated with 110 full-color photographs.
Easy to create an
- Author: Simon, Annette Dauphin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0063208229
- Language: English
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For Now
$10.95 Add to cartIn this third Why I Write volume, Eileen Myles addresses the social, political, and aesthetic conditions that shape their work
“A sharply etched, unvarnished self-portrait.”–Kirkus Reviews “[Myles] h- Series: Why I Write
- Author: Myles, Eileen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0300261411
- Language: English
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The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
$21.99 Add to cartLearn about the greatest works of literature, and the lives of those who wrote them in The Literature Book.
Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a sim… [more below]- Series: Big Ideas
- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 11 2020
- ISBN10: 1465491015
- Language: English
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The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination
$27.95 Add to cartJoin Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women’s shoes, beauty, and family life. With her customary wit, intelligence, and literary… [more below]
- Author: Le Guin, Ursula K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 17 2004
- ISBN10: 1590300068
- Language: English
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The Reading Life: The Joy of Seeing New Worlds Through Others’ Eyes
$19.99 Add to cartThe revered teacher and bestselling author reflects on the power, importance, and joy of a life dedicated to reading books in this delightful collection drawn from his wide body of writings.
More than
- Author: Lewis, C. S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 15 2019
- ISBN10: 0062849972
- Language: English
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Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores: True Tales and Lost Moments from Book Buyers, Booksellers, and Book Lovers
$23.00 Add to cartA New York Times Bestseller
From the beloved New Yorker cartoonist comes a collection of paintings and stories from some of the world’s most cherished bookstores.
This collection of 75 evocative paint- Author: Eckstein, Bob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 04 2016
- ISBN10: 0553459279
- Language: English
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A Horse at Night: On Writing
$16.95 Add to cart“A Horse at Night is like light from a candle in the evening: intimate, pleasurable, full of wonder. It asks us to consider fiction as life and life as fiction. Amina Cain is our generous, gentle guid… [more below]
- Author: Cain, Amina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1948980134
- Language: English
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How Fiction Works (Tenth Anniversary Edition): Updated and Expanded
$19.00 Add to cart10th anniversary revised edition with new Introduction
James Wood’s How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction–an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasti- Author: Wood, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 07 2018
- ISBN10: 1250183928
- Language: English
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The Shakespeare and Company Book of Interviews
$28.00 Read moreShakespeare and Company, Paris, is one of the world’s most iconic and beautiful bookshops. Located on the banks of the Seine, opposite Notre-Dame, it’s long been a meeting place for anglophone writers
- Author: Biles, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1805300032
- Language: English
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An Admirable Point: A Brief History of the Exclamation Mark!
$17.95 Read more“Splendid exploration”–Wall Street Journal
Few punctuation marks elicit quite as much love or hate as the exclamation mark. It’s bubbly and exuberant, an emotional amplifier whose flamboyantly dramat- Author: Hazrat, Florence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1567927874
- Language: English
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The World According to Proust
$20.99 Add to cart100 years after Proust’s death, In Search of Lost Time remains one of the greatest works in World Literature. At 3,000 pages, it can be intimidating to some. This short volume invites first-time reade… [more below]
- Author: Landy, Joshua
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0197648681
- Language: English
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Books Are Tremendous
$5.00 Read moreOne of the greatest gifts you can give yourself or someone else is a good book. Yet it is amazing how many of us have neglected to take advantage of the wealth of knowledge that is so conviently attai… [more below]
- Series: Life-Changing Classics
- Author: Jones, Charlie Tremendous
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 67
- Publish Date: June 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0937539821
- Language: English
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Flannery O’Connor’s Why Do the Heathen Rage?: A Behind-The-Scenes Look at a Work in Progress
$24.99 Read more“Wilson does a great service in resurrecting one of O’Connor’s lesser-known works.”–Publishers Weekly
When celebrated American novelist and short story writer Flannery O’Connor died at the age of thir… [more below]- Author: Wilson, Jessica Hooten
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1587436183
- Language: English
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The Book Club Journal: All the Books You’ve Read, Loved, & Discussed
$15.99 Add to cartKeep track of your book club selections and record your latest literary adventures with this reading journal to stay organized for your next meeting
Book clubs are a great way to read new books and- Author: Adams Media
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1507214022
- Language: English
