Literature
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To Go Into the Words
$34.95 Read moreTo Go Into the Words is the latest book of critical prose from renowned poet and scholar of Jewish literature Norman Finkelstein. Through a rigorous examination of poets such as William Bronk, Helen A
- Series: Poets on Poetry
- Author: Finkelstein, Norman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 222
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0472039415
- Language: English
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The Necklace and Other Short Stories
$6.00 Read moreThe French author Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a master of the short story, creating detailed character studies and brief but moving dramas well suited to the genre.
The nine stories in this colle… [more below]- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Maupassant, Guy De
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 05 1992
- ISBN10: 0486270645
- Language: English
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Death in Venice: And Seven Other Stories
$16.00 Add to cartMann’s bestselling work of fiction now appears in a trade paperback format with a striking new jacket. Sales of the classic have totaled over 800,000 copies and average 42,000 copies a year.
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Mann, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 402
- Publish Date: March 13 1989
- ISBN10: 0679722068
- Language: English
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Little Labors
$16.95 Add to cartSei Shonagon’s Pillow Book–a key inspiration for Rivka Galchen’s new book–contains a list of “Things That Make One Nervous.” And wouldn’t the blessed event top almost anyone’s list?
Little Labors is
- Author: Galchen, Rivka
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: May 17 2016
- ISBN10: 0811225585
- Language: English
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The Samurai
$16.95 Add to cartIn 1613, four low-ranking Japanese samurai, accompanied by a Spanish priest, set sail for Mexico to bargain for trading rights with the West in exchange for a Catholic crusade through Japan. Their ard… [more below]
- Author: Endo, Shusaku
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 28 2018
- ISBN10: 0811227901
- Language: English
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Georgette Heyer’s Regency World
$19.99 Add to cartThe definitive guide for all fans of Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, and the glittering Regency period
“Detailed, informative, impressively researched. A Heyer lover writing for Heyer fans.” —Times Lite
- Author: Kloester, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1402241364
- Language: English
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Satyajit Ray Miscellany: On Life, Cinema, People & Much More
$19.95 Read moreSatyajit Ray (1921-1992), one of the doyens of world cinema, gave a unique aesthetic expression to Indian cinema, music, art and literature. His writings, especially, autobiographical works, thoughts … [more below]
- Series: The Penguin Ray Library
- Author: Satyajit, Ray
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 02 2022
- ISBN10: 0143448994
- Language: English
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The Fat Boy Chronicles
$9.95 Read moreIt’s bad enough being the new kid, but as a freshman, Jimmy finds school less enjoyable than many of his classmates. Standing 5’5″ and weighing 187 pounds, he’s subjected to a daily barrage of taunts … [more below]
- Author: Lang, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1585365432
- Language: English
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Tolkien: Treasures
$20.00 Add to cartThis beautifully illustrated book showcases the highlights of the Tolkien archives held at the Bodleian Library. From J. R. R. Tolkien’s childhood in the Midlands and his experience of the First World… [more below]
- Author: McIlwaine, Catherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 03 2019
- ISBN10: 1851244964
- Language: English
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Dawn Powell Novels, 1944-1962: My Home is Far Away, the Locusts Have No King, the Wicked Pavilion, the Golden Spur
$35.00 Read moreAmerican literature has known few writers capable of the comic lan and full-bodied portraiture that abound in the novels of Dawn Powell. Yet for decades after her death, Powell’s work was out of prin… [more below]
- Series: Library of America #2
- Author: Powell, Dawn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 969
- Publish Date: September 10 2001
- ISBN10: 1931082022
- Language: English
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Forward from This Moment: Selected Columns, 1994-2008
$17.00 Add to cartSince 1976, when he was an 18-year-old junior at USC, Leonard Pitts’ writing has been winning awards, including the Pulitzer and five National Headliner Awards. This book collects his best newspaper c… [more below]
- Author: Pitts Jr, Leonard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 349
- Publish Date: August 04 2009
- ISBN10: 1932841326
- Language: English
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The Best of Jules Verne 5 Volume Set
$39.99 Read moreWordsworth Classics’ new ‘Best of’ series enables you to buy a collection of the key works of the finest authors at an unbeatable price.
Jules Verne was a French author best known for his adventure no
- Series: Best of
- Author: Verne, Jules
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1824
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1848702221
- Language: English
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Speaking Out: Lectures and Speeches, 1937-1958
$16.00 Add to cartThe Nobel Prize winner’s most influential and enduring lectures and speeches, newly translated by Quintin Hoare, in what is the first English language publication of this collection.
Albert Camus (19- Author: Camus, Albert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0525567232
- Language: English
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Recipe
$14.95 Read moreObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Recipe reveals the surprising lessons that recipes teach, in addition to the obvious instruct- Series: Object Lessons
- Author: Bloom, Lynn Z.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 30 2022
- ISBN10: 1501367102
- Language: English
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Ti Amo
$18.00 Read moreA penetrating study of passion, suffering, and loss from one of Norway’s most tenacious writers: National Book Award Finalist and PEN translation prize winner Hanne rstavik
Celebrated throughout the- Author: Orstavik, Hanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 195386144X
- Language: English
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Sewer
$14.95 Read moreObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
What can underground pipes tell us about human eating habits and the spread or containment of- Series: Object Lessons
- Author: Hester, Jessica Leigh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: November 03 2022
- ISBN10: 150137950X
- Language: English
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
$12.99 Read more– Deluxe foiled and embossed cover, with gilded edges.
Little tre
– Gift editions of much-loved classics.
– Accessible and timeless unabridged text.
– Features a glossary of Victorian and Literary terms.- Series: Flame Tree Collectable Classics
- Author: Brontë, Anne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1839649674
- Language: English
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The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches
$20.00 Read moreThis definitive collection gathers the most significant speeches of the modern era, from Theodore Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr. to Ronald Reagan and Michelle Obama
Defined by waves of idealism- Author: MacArthur, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: December 03 2019
- ISBN10: 0241982308
- Language: English
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Empire Writing: An Anthology of Colonial Literature 1870-1918
$16.95 Add to cartEmpire Writing is the first anthology to gather together British imperial writing alongside native and settler literature, interweaving short stories, poems, essays, travel writing, and memoirs from t… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Boehmer, Elleke
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: September 28 2009
- ISBN10: 0199555591
- Language: English
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Dom Casmurro
$19.00 Read moreFirst published in 1900, Dom Casmurro, widely considered Machado de Assis’s greatest novel and a classic of Brazilian literature, is a brilliant retelling of the classic adultery tale–a sad and darkl
- Series: FSG Classics
- Author: de Assis, Machado
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0374523037
- Language: English
