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Letters to a Young Poet
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Rainer Maria Rilke
Relatively early in Rilke's literary career, these letters began as advice addressed to a young student who had solicited it by sending Rilke some poems. The two authors never met, but over the course of several years a correspondence developed in which Rilke composed astoundingly elegant and eloquent characterizations of the craft and discipline ...
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Norton Anthology of American Literature
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Nina Baym (Editor)
This classic survey of American literature from its sixteenth-century origins to its flourishing present features the work of over 260 writers, with 34 newly included. Among the 36 works reproduced in their entirety are "Franklin's Autobiography"; "The Scarlet Letter"; "Walden"; "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"; "The Awakening"; "My Antonia"; "As ...
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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
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David Foster Wallace
This brilliant and hilarious new collection of essays is offered by the award-winning author of the bestselling "Infinite Jest."
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Postsecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God
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Frank Warren
The author of the "New York Times"-bestselling PostSecret books addresses life's biggest questions, as he reveals the incredibly moving, personal postcards he's received that touch upon every aspect of spirituality.
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The Norton Anthology of English Literature
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Stephen Greenblatt (Editor), M H Abrams (Editor), George M Logan (Editor)
A best-seller for more than forty years, this is the survey of English literature from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. With 274 authors, the Eighth Edition deepens its representation of essential works in all genres, ranging from Seamus Heaney's translation of "Beowulf" to global twentieth-century classics. Over 75 colour plates and ...
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Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
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Albert Camus
Camus's philosophical essay, published in 1942, begins with the statement: "There is only one really serious philosophical question, and that is suicide. Deciding whether or not life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question in philosophy. All other questions follow from that." Camus compares the absurdity of existence to the labours ...
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Elements of Literature
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Anderson
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
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David Foster Wallace
A collection of insightful and uproariously funny non-fiction by the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST - one of the most acclaimed and adventurous writers of our time. A SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING...brings together Wallace's musings on a wide range of topics, from his early days as a nationally ranked tennis player to his trip on a commercial ...
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The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics
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C S Lewis
For the first time ever, these essential volumes by one of the most celebrated literary figures are available in one deluxe gift edition. This volume contains the signature classics: "Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain, Miracles, A Grief Observed, " plus "The Abolition of Man."
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Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace
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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
The first and only collection of unpublished works by Kurt Vonnegut since his death is a fitting tribute to the author and an essential contribution to the discussion of war, peace, and humanity's tendency toward violence.
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The Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing
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Mr. Michael Meyer
"The Bedford Introduction to Literature" responds to the teaching and learning needs of all kinds of literature classrooms -- and composition courses where literature is a focus. Author Michael Meyer understands that a particular challenge for instructors is that students do not necessarily see literature as relevant to their lives. They may be ...
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The Norton Introduction to Literature
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Alison Booth (Editor), Kelly Mays (Editor)
The only introduction to literature that's a Norton.
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50 Essays: A Portable Anthology
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Samuel Cohen (Editor)
"50 Essays: A Portable Anthology" directly addresses students' and instructors' concerns that composition readers are too expensive and too large. With a net price of $21, less than half the size and price of comparable readers, "50 Essays" meets the needs of a wide variety of classrooms. The carefully chosen table of contents presents enough ...
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The Norton Anthology of Poetry
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Margaret Ferguson (Editor)
The fourth edition of this standard work contains 1800 poems by 300 poets, with 600 poems and 100 poets newly included. The anthology offers more poetry by women (40 new poets), with special attention to early women poets. The book also includes a greater diversity of American poetry, with double the number of poems by African American, Hispanic, ...
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Sun Also Rises
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Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway's great post-World War I novel, his first major work and the classic novel of the "lost generation," is a vivid exploration of the moral wasteland of Europe in the Twenties, and of the sterility and despair of postwar life. His hero, Jake Barnes, has suffered a war injury that has left him impotent. Hopelessly in love with the ...
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The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing
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Mr. Michael Meyer
"The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature "is designed to bring literature to life -- and to make students lifelong readers. As an instructor of literature and writing, editor Michael Meyer understands that a particular challenge in today's classroom is that students may not see literature as relevant to their lives. They may have difficulty ...
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Book of Virtues
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Dr. William J Bennett
Well-known works including fables, folklore, fiction, drama, and more, by such authors as Aesop, Dickens, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and Baldwin, are presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.
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Best American Nonrequired Reading
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D Eggers
These pieces--both fiction and nonfiction--have been culled by Dave Eggers from many diverse publications, and are geared toward 20-something readers. They include work from Eric Schlosser, David Sedaris, Gary Smith, Rodney Rothman, and the Onion.
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Walden or Life in the Woods
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Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, WALDEN vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature, and his ...
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The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Nonfiction
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Linda H Peterson
Read by millions of students since it was first published in 1965, The Norton Reader is the bestselling collection of its kind.
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Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems
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Edgar Allan Poe
This collection of 73 short stories and 48 poems includes such masterpieces as The Fall of the House of Usher, The Purloined Letter, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
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The Norton Anthology of World Literature
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Professor Jerome W Clinton (Editor), Robert Lyons Danly (Editor), Kenneth Douglas (Editor)
Nine years ago, W. W. Norton changed the way world literature is taught by introducing The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, Expanded Edition.
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A Man Without a Country
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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Kurt Vonnegut's first new book in nearly 10 years is a collection of the essays he has published during that time, illustrated with his inimitable--and often hilarious--line drawings. Vonnegut writes on such topics as death, literature, the state of the American soul, the necessity for making art, and, of course, the administration of George W. ...
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Real Essays with Readings: Writing Projects for College, Work, and Everyday Life
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Susan Anker
"Real Essays with Readings "is the essay-level book in Susan Anker's highly successful series of writing texts that motivate students with their message that writing is an essential skill in college and in real life -- and that this skill is achievable. Anker's advice, examples, and assignments show the relevance of writing to all aspects of ...
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Persuasion
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Jane Austen
Jane Austen's last and most melancholy novel was published posthumously in 1818. In PERSUASION, Austen creates a strong, mature, and independent heroine, Anne Elliot. Having foolishly broken off an engagement eight years earlier to Frederick Wentworth, a penniless naval officer, Anne at the age of 27 has remained unmarried--and secretly devoted to ...
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