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Talking about Detective Fiction by P. D. James Publisher Comments In a perfect marriage of author and subject, P. D. James--one of the most widely admired writers of detective fiction at work today--gives us a personal, lively, illuminating exploration of the human appetite for mystery and mayhem, and of those writers... (read more) Your price: $22.00 New - Hardcover 
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Letters to Juliet: Celebrating Shakespeare's Greatest Heroine, the Magical City of Verona, and the Power of Love by Lise Friedman and Ceil Friedman Publisher Comments Frequently addressed simply, "Juliet, Verona," all of these letters reach their destination and, amazingly enough, all of them--since the 1930s--receive an answer. "Letters to Juliet" is the story of these letters and the volunteers who have been... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Paris Review Interviews, Volume II by The Paris Review and Philip Gourevitch Publisher Comments Since The Paris Review was founded in 1953, it has given us invaluable conversations with the greatest writers of our age, vivid self-portraits that are themselves works of finely crafted literature. From William Faulkner's determination that a great... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Poems, Poets, Poetry by Helen (edt) Vendler Publisher Comments - An introduction to poetry by a renowned critic and teacher. Recognized internationally as one of America's greatest literary critics, Helen Vendler is a frequent reviewer of poetry for The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books. Poems, Poets... (read more) List Price $75.75 Your price: $24.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future by Robert Darnton Publisher Comments The invention of writing was one of the most important technological, cultural, and sociological breakthroughs in human history. With the printed book, information and ideas could disseminate more widely and effectively than ever before — and in... (read more) Your price: $23.95 New - Hardcover
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A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen by Susannah (edt) Carson Publisher Comments For so many of us a Jane Austen novel is much more than the epitome of a great read. It is a delight and a solace, a challenge and a reward, and perhaps even an obsession. For two centuries Austen has enthralled readers. Few other authors can claim as... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Subculture: The Meaning of Style (New Accents) by Dick Hebdige Publisher Comments 'Hebdige's Subculture: The Meaning of Style is so important: complex and remarkably lucid, it's the first book dealing with punk to offer intellectual content. Hebdige ...] is concerned with the UK's postwar, music-centred, white working-class... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Story about the Story: Great Writers Explore Great Literature by J C Hallman Synopsis Writers and critics have always approached writing about reading differently. Most people are familiar with the latter group, which churns out stifling essays telling readers what to think, but rarely "why." Editor J.C. Hallman suggests an alternative... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $14.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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By Herself: Women Reclaim Poetry by Molly Mcquade Publisher Comments Have women finally moved beyond the status of cultural outsiders to become full participants in American poetry and its criticism? In "By Herself: Women Reclaim Poetry," contemporary women poets reconsider their art form on their own terms, and the... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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