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1	Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems & Drawings more books like this by Shel Silverstein add to wishlist By the early 1970s, the outlandish, outrageous Shel Silverstein was already a prolific folksinger/songwriter, cartoonist, and author of a widely known, much discussed classic children's book, THE GIVING TREE. His popular 1973 album, FREAKIN' AT THE FREAKERS BALL, with Dr. Hook and the Medicine Band, contained a song about Sarah Cynthia Sylvia ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Prophet more books like this by Gibran add to wishlist First published in the 1920's, "The Prophet" an inspirational, allegorical guide to living, the book is perhaps the most famous work of religious fiction of the Twentieth Century and has sold millions of copies in more than twenty languages. Gibran's protagonist, called simply 'the "Prophet"', delivers spiritual, yet practical, homilies on a wide ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Push more books like this by Sapphire add to wishlist Precious is a 16-year-old who has never left Harlem. Her story is one of neglect and abuse and a fierce determination to acquire an education. Pregnant by her own father, she is forced to leave school. Her defences and her world unravel as she struggles to gain control of her own life. see all copies from $7.31! new only from $7.31! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Pearl more books like this by John Steinbeck add to wishlist A classic novella about the fallacy of the American dream, THE PEARL is Steinbeck's flawless parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. When Kino, an Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in church and their little boy, Coyotito, will be able to attend ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Light in the Attic more books like this by Silverstein add to wishlist A collection of humorous poems and drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear? more books like this by Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator) add to wishlist Bill Martin's playful story combining animals, colours and sounds, beautifully illustrated by Eric Carle, now appears in a chunky board-book format. A simple rhymthic text introduces the reader to a menagerie of wild animals from a roaring lion to a fluting flamingo and a trumpeting elephant. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Falling Up more books like this by Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) add to wishlist A collection of humorous light verse illustrated with line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.85! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Leaves of Grass more books like this by Walt Whitman add to wishlist The first edition of "Leaves of Grass" had received little attention until a positive review appeared, in fact written by Walt Whitman himself. Described by Emily Dickinson as "disgraceful" and by Emerson as "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America had yet contributed to world literature", the book went on to provoke strong ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems more books like this by Billy Collins add to wishlist This selected volume presents 20 new poems and draws on four of Collins previous books, THE APPLE THAT ASTONISHED PARIS; QUESTIONS ABOUT ANGELS; THE BEST CIGARETTE; and PICNIC, LIGHTNING. Collins was named the 2001-2002 United States Poet Laureate. This collection was named a Notable Book by the New York Times in 2001. see all copies from $4.31! new only from $5.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices more books like this by Paul Fleischman add to wishlist A collection of poems that celebrate the insect world. They are designed to be read aloud by two voices, sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous. Paul Fleischman is the winner of the 1989 Newbury Medal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Night Before Christmas more books like this by Clement Clarke Moore add to wishlist Running Press is proud to be the publisher of the best-selling edition among all the available versions of Clement C. Moores classic Christmas Eve poem. With appearances at the top of the New York Times bestseller list over the past ten years, illustrator Christian Birminghams stunning interpretation of this holiday favorite has been clearly ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Spoon River Anthology more books like this by Edgar Lee Masters add to wishlist Realistic, and often cynical, these epitaphs are spoken from the grave by a collection of two hundred and forty four people buried in a village cemetery in America's Midwest. The whole spectrum of human life is represented here; with everyone from poet to shopkeeper given a chance to narrate their life, and tell of their thwarted hopes and dreams; ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Best of Robert Service more books like this by Robert Service add to wishlist This new and revised edition of poems about the men and women of the North features the most loved ballads by Robert Service, and is illustrated with lively art by Marilen Van Nimwegen. While living in Whitehorse, Robert Service wrote The Cremation of Sam McGee, and other well-known poems. He wrote and published into his mid-eighties. He was ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	100 Best-Loved Poems more books like this by Philip Smith (Editor) add to wishlist "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love," "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" "Death, be not proud," "The Raven," "The Road Not Taken," plus works by Blake, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, Keats, many others. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
15 view cover	Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems more books like this by Edgar Allan Poe add to wishlist 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. see all copies from $3.85! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Thirst more books like this by Mary Oliver add to wishlist This collection of 38 new poems from the Pulitzer Prize-winner Mary Oliver, introduces two new directions in the poet's work. Grappling with grief at the death of her beloved partner of over 40 years, she strives to experience sorrow as a path to spiritual progress, grief as part of loving and not its end. see all copies from $9.50! new only from $9.77! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs more books like this by Leonard Cohen add to wishlist Brings together Cohen's song lyrics and a selection of his poetry (originally published between 1956 and 1992). see all copies from $4.25! new only from $8.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Howl, and other poems. more books like this by Allen Ginsberg add to wishlist A deluxe hardcover commemorative facsimile edition of this groundbreaking American classic, celebrating the 40th anniversary of its publication, this is the original City Lights Howl, the prophetic masterpiece that revolutionized American poetry and American consciousness. New Preface by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. see all copies from $2.19! new only from $3.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Time and Materials: Poems 1997-2005 more books like this by Robert Hass add to wishlist Robert Hass has, for a long time, held a prominent position among the most revered of all living poets. Unlike the more difficult, cerebral poetry of writers like John Ashbery, Hass' work is grounded in the beauty of the physical world, in the smaller details of natural, human life. His poetry is graceful, humble, curious, and wise. Because he has ... see all copies from $3.74! new only from $4.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged more books like this by Robert Frost add to wishlist This is the republication of four editions of Frost's most beloved work for a new generation of poets and readers. The only comprehensive volume of Frost's verse available, comprising all 11 volumes of his poems, this collection has been the standard Frost compendium since its first publication in 1969. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.58! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson more books like this by Emily Dickinson add to wishlist A collection of all of Emily Dickinson's 1775 poems, which enables readers to see her work as a whole, the complexity of her personality, the fluctuation of her moods, and the development of her style. see all copies from $3.50! new only from $9.88! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf more books like this by Ntozake Shange add to wishlist From its inception in 1974 to its critical success on Broadway, this work has excited and inspired audiences all over the country. Passionate and fearless, Shange's words reveal what it means to be of color and female in the 20th century. Here is the complete text, with stage directions, of a groundbreaking dramatic prose poem written in vivid and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Rose That Grew from Concrete more books like this by Tupac Shakur add to wishlist This is a collection of peoms from the late Tupac Shakur. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook more books like this by Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) add to wishlist The legendary creator of "Where the Sidewalk Ends" welcomes readers to the world of Runny Babbit and his friends Toe Jurtle, Skertie Gunk, Rirty Dat, Dungry Hog, Snerry Jake, and many others who speak a topsy-turvy language all their own. ( Ages 9-12) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.85! \| first editions \| SVS
25	The Norton Anthology of Poetry more books like this by Alexander W Allison add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS

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