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1	How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines more books like this by Thomas C Foster A fun and practical introduction to literature and literary basics--symbols, themes, and contexts--shows how to make everyday reading experiences more rewarding and enjoyable. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Room of Ones Own more books like this by Woolf Woolf's ardent plea for women's share in power, wealth, and fame is a seminal feminist text. This extended essay is an articulation of her belief that all a woman needs is an income that will sustain her, and her own room in which to work. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Metamorphosis more books like this by Franz Kafka This is a graphic novel adaptation of Kafka's immortal absurdist tale of Gregor Samsa, who wakes up to find he has been transformed into a cockroach. The black-and-white scratchboard, woodcut-like drawings point up the physical resemblance between Gregor-as-human and Gregor-as-cockroach, and illustrate how the overwhelming pressures and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.22! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories more books like this by Robert J Morgan In this follow-up to the bestselling "Then Sings My Soul," devotional-style stories brim with emotion and drama about the people whose faith led them to write the the world's greatest hymns, and about the people whose lives were changed by them. see all copies from $3.17! new only from $5.24! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art more books like this by Scott McCloud This detail-packed book includes a history of comics that reaches back to pre-Columbian picture manuscripts and Egyptian monuments and a running analysis of comics as art, literature, and communication. see all copies from $2.97! new only from $12.66! \| SVS
6	A Poetry Handbook more books like this by Mary Oliver With passion, wit, and good common sense, the celebrated poet Mary Oliver tells of the basic ways a poem is built--meter and rhyme, form and diction, sound and sense. Drawing on poems from Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and others, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner imparts an extraordinary amount of information in a short space. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $10.27! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales more books like this by Bruno Bettelheim The famous child psychologist, Bruno Bettelheim, explains how fairy tales educate, support, and liberate the emotions of children. see all copies from $4.75! new only from $25.50!
8	Greek Way more books like this by Edith Hamilton see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter: A Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Fascinating Facts more books like this by David Colbert This unofficial companion to the first four books in the Harry Potter series explains such things as why witches (and wizards) fly on broomsticks, what a griffin is, and whether or not witches and wizards actually exist. Also discussed are the mythological, historical, and literary works that inspired J.K. Rowling's amazingly popular stories. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Location of Culture more books like this by Homi K Bhabha, K Bhabha Homi In Location of Culture, Homi Bhabha sets out the conceptual imperative and political consistency of the post-colonial intellectual project. In a provocative series of essays, Bhaba explains why the post-colonial critiquwe has altered forever the landscape of postmodern discourse. see all copies from $9.95! new only from $19.34! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Great War and Modern Memory more books like this by Paul Fussell Paul Fussell's great book explores World War I as a cultural phenomenon--a cataclysmic force that wrought indelible changes in patterns of thought, habits of trust, and the literary imagination. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Sexual Personae: Art & Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson more books like this by Camille Paglia From ancient Egypt through the nineteenth century, Sexual Personae explores the provocative connections between art and pagan ritual; between Emily Dickinson and the Marquis de Sade; between Lord Byron and Elvis Presley. It ultimately challenges the cultural assumptions of both conservatives and traditional liberals. 47 photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 more books like this by Michael Azerrad From Black Flag to Mudhoney, Michael Azerrad's OUR BAND COULD BE YOUR LIFE is a comprehensive overview of the most influential post-punk bands of the 1980s. Packed with intelligent insights, revealing interviews with key players like Mike Watt of the Minutemen and Firehose and Black Flag's Henry Rollins, and useful analysis of influential bands ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $9.81! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children's Literature more books like this by Donna E Norton Surveys the history of children' literature, explores the child's response to literature, and explains how to evaluate and select literature for children. Features unique two-part genre chapters -- one part content and one part methods. Covers artists and their illustrations, picture books, traditional literature, modern fantasy, poetry, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Jazz Styles: History & Analysis more books like this by Mark C Gridley 'Teaching students how to listen and what to listen for in jazz... a highly effective textbook for students who have had little or no exposure to jazz... a broad, penetrating view of jazz history... luminously clear.' - Down Beat see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation more books like this by Frank Thomas, Knott Written by the ultimate Disney insiders, this "bible" of animation has become a legend in itself. This volume seeks to explain the process that makes Disney's animation unique--what sets the work of the Disney studios apart from other animation products. Here are original sketches of best-loved Disney characters, how memorable movie sequences were ... see all copies from $38.38! new only from $38.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	History of the theatre more books like this by Oscar Gross Brockett Known as the "bible" of theatre history, Brockett and Hildy’ s "History of the Theatre" is the most comprehensive and widely used survey of theatre history in the market. This "40th Anniversary Edition" retains all of the traditional features that have made "History of the Theatre" the most successful text of its kind, including ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $50.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Aspects of the Novel more books like this by E M Forster Forster's lively, informed originality and wit have made this book a classic. Avoiding the chronological approach of what he calls "pseudoscholarship," he freely examines aspects all English-language novels have in common: story, people, plot, fantasy, prophecy, pattern, and rhythm. Index. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.56! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Danse Macabre more books like this by Stephen King Tour of the whole horror genre in books, film, radio, and TV by the most popluar writer in the genre today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	How to read and why more books like this by Professor Harold Bloom Harold Bloom writes about reading in an electronic age, making distinctions between information and knowledge (not to mention wisdom) and pointing out the indispensable virtues of such literary icons as Shakespeare, Austen, and Chekhov. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry and Drama more books like this by X J Kennedy A thorough introduction to the genres of fiction, poetry, and drama, this Seventh Edition reflects a balance of canonical works along with contemporary and non-western literatures. The integration of such diverse writings gives readers an excellent introduction to literature itself -- from Poe and Hemingway to T. Coraghessan Boyle and Jamaica ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Literary Theory: An Introduction more books like this by Terry Eagleton Noted literary critic Terry Eagleton presents an undergraduate-level overview of his discipline. The first essay, "The Rise of English", places English in a historical context. Other chapters explain such topics as reader-response theories, structuralism, semiotics, psychoanalysis and literature, and politics and literature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.95! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	A History of Western Music more books like this by Donald J Grout One of finest surveys of Western art music in the English language, now in its fifth edition and fully revised to incorporate recent scholarship. Includes a chapter added that is devoted to American music. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.72! \| first editions
24 view cover	What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist-The Facts of Daily... more books like this by Daniel Pool Filled with lively essays and a glossary of obscure terms, this unique reference--organized by subject--is a practical and entertaining compendium of information and insight on this time of debtor prisons, bedlam, and that wonderful disease of sense and sensibility, "putrid fever". Illustrations. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $9.64! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Women, Art & Society more books like this by Whitney Chadwick The place of women in the history of Western art--as the producers of major paintings, sculptures, and craft items, and as the subjects of the work of others--remains controversial. In this extensively revised edition of her brilliant study, Chadwick re-frames and re-presents the issues relating to the conditions under which women have worked as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.47! \| first editions \| SVS

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