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Shakespeare's Original Pronunciation: Speeches and Scenes Performed as Shakespeare Would Have Heard Them
Shakespeare's Original Pronunciation: Speeches and Scenes Performed as Shakespeare Would Have Heard Them
by British Library
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How did the actors of Shakespeare’s stage sound to the audiences of his day? For the first time, this disc offers listeners the chance to hear England’s greatest playwright performed by a company of actors using the pronunciations of the... (read more)

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The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
by Jonathan Gottschall
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Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country. It's easy to... (read more)

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All Quiet on the Western Front (Cliffs Notes)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Cliffs Notes)
by Susan Van Kirk
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This CliffsNotes study guide on Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical... (read more)

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Faulkner's Short Stories (Cliffs Notes)
Faulkner's Short Stories (Cliffs Notes)
by James L. Roberts, Ph.d.
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The CliffsNotes study guide on Faulkner's Short Stories supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a... (read more)

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Count of Monte Cristo Study Guide: Timeless Classic
Count of Monte Cristo Study Guide: Timeless Classic
by Saddleback Educational
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Thirty-five reproducible activities per guide reinforce basic reading and comprehension skills while teaching high-order critical thinking. Also included are teaching suggestions, background notes, summaries, and answer keys. The guide is digital and... (read more)

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Emerson's Essays (Cliffs Notes)
Emerson's Essays (Cliffs Notes)
by Charles W. Mignon
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The CliffsNotes study guide on Emerson's Essays supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a... (read more)

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John Cabot: The Ongoing Search for a Westward Passage to Asia
John Cabot: The Ongoing Search for a Westward Passage to Asia
by Marian Rengel
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The Library of Explorers and Exploration(tm)Primary sources make these fascinating books unique. The titles in this visually stunning new biography series will provide middle school readers with an understanding of each explorer's life and achievements... (read more)

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Lord of the Flies (Cliffs Notes)
Lord of the Flies (Cliffs Notes)
by Maureen Kelly
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The CliffsNotes study guide on William Golding's Lord of the Flies supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded... (read more)

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Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
by Melissa Anelli
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During the brief span of just one decade, hundreds of millions of perfectly ordinary people made history: they became the only ones who would remember what it was like when the Harry Potter saga was still unfinished. What it was like to seek out friends,... (read more)

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Faulkner's Short Stories (Cliffs Notes)
Faulkner's Short Stories (Cliffs Notes)
by William Faulkner
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The CliffsNotes study guide on Faulkner's Short Stories supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a... (read more)

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The Miller's Prologue and Tale CD: From the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Read by A. C. Spearing (Selected Tales from Chaucer)
The Miller's Prologue and Tale CD: From the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Read by A. C. Spearing (Selected Tales from Chaucer)
by Geoffrey Chaucer
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Read in the original Middle English, these CDs allow students to experience authentic pronunciation. They can be used with Cambridge School Chaucer or the Selected Tales from Chaucer.... (read more)

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Nathan Hale: Patriot and Martyr of the American Revolution (Library of American Lives and Times)
Nathan Hale: Patriot and Martyr of the American Revolution (Library of American Lives and Times)
by L. J. Krizner
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Biographies For Grades 4-8 Correlated to the CurriculumExtend the learning through this new biography series. The Library of American Lives and Times use extensive primary resources as it brings American history to life for your students.Learn about some... (read more)

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Into the Wild (Cliffs Notes)
Into the Wild (Cliffs Notes)
by Adam Sexton
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The CliffsNotes study guide on Krakauer's Into the Wild supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a... (read more)

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Death of a Salesman (Cliffs Notes)
Death of a Salesman (Cliffs Notes)
by Jennifer L. Scheidt
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This CliffsNotes study guide on Authur Miller's Death of a Salesman supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded... (read more)

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The Things They Carried (Cliffs Notes)
The Things They Carried (Cliffs Notes)
by Jill Colella
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This CliffsNotes study guide on Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded... (read more)

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Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox of the American Revolution (Library of American Lives and Times Series the Library of Am)
Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox of the American Revolution (Library of American Lives and Times Series the Library of Am)
by Louis P. Towles
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Biographies For Grades 4-8 Correlated to the CurriculumExtend the learning through this new biography series. The Library of American Lives and Times use extensive primary resources as it brings American history to life for your students.Learn about some... (read more)

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Faulkner's Short Stories: A Rose for Emily, That Evening Sun, Barn Burning, Dry September, Spotted Horses (Cliffs Notes)
Faulkner's Short Stories: A Rose for Emily, That Evening Sun, Barn Burning, Dry September, Spotted Horses (Cliffs Notes)
by James L. Roberts
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The CliffsNotes study guide on Faulkner's Short Stories supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a... (read more)

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The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh
The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh
by David Damrosch
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In The Buried Book, David Damrosch, a Columbia professor of comparative literature, organizes his text as an archaeological dig, opening with a prefatory account of Austen Henry Layard's discovery and excavation of the ruins of Nineveh in the 1840s, then... (read more)

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Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
by Melissa Anelli
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During the brief span of just one decade, hundreds of millions of perfectly ordinary people made history: they became the only ones who would remember what it was like when the Harry Potter saga was still unfinished. What it was like to seek out friends,... (read more)

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Adventures of the Spirit: The Older Woman in the Works of Doris Lessing, Margaret Atwood, and Other Contemporary Women Writers
Adventures of the Spirit: The Older Woman in the Works of Doris Lessing, Margaret Atwood, and Other Contemporary Women Writers
by Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis
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In Adventures of the Spirit, Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis brings together eleven American and Canadian “literary gerontologists” to examine a new kind of adventure for the older woman in literature. This volume of critical essays analyzes... (read more)

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