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Antigone's Wake
by Nicholas Nicastro  Publisher Comments Book Description Athens, 440 BC. Under Pericles, the democracy is building its imperial legacy in blood, stone, and ballots. Ruling the stage, Sophocles premieres the tragedy of Antigone, earning renown that propels him to an honorary generalship. But...
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Mortal Syntax: 101 Language Choices That Will Get You Clobbered by the Grammar Snobs--Even If You're Right
by June Casagrande Publisher Comments The only fun, friendly, and surefire defense against the grammar snobs. Having already made a name for herself with Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies, now in its fifth printing, June Casagrande returns with Mortal Syntax, taking on the 101 most...
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That's Amore!: The Language of Love for Lovers of Language
by Erin McKean 
Powells.com Staff Pick Language lovers and lovers of all stripes, rejoice! Erin McKean has composed the perfect valentine for the soft of heart and swift of tongue: an entire book of seductive phrases, terms of pure love and lust, and expressions designed to woo anyone in any...
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The Key: Celebrated People Unlock Their Secrets to Life
by Linda Solomon Publisher Comments Solomon couples her beautiful black-and-white photos of intricate antique keys with words of wisdom from some of modern times most celebrated people, several of whom are breast cancer survivors. Proceeds from the book will benefit breast cancer research....
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Perfect Pub Quiz (Perfect)
by David Pickering Publisher Comments A superb companion for all general knowledge nuts, this compilation is the perfect guide for organizing a quiz night at a local dive or getting in a bit of practice on tricky subjects. More than 5,000 questions organized into more than 100...
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Landscapes of Dissent: Guerrilla Poetry and Public Space
by Jules Boykoff and Kaia Sand Review "Imagine — and witness — public space that is produced by us. In Landscapes of Dissent, Sand and Boykoff remind us that there is a long history and ripe presence of intersections between poetry and politics. Don Mitchell is quoted in these...
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Book Row: An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade
by Marvin Mondlin Publisher Comments The story of the sellers and the dealers, the collectors and the readers, when America got high on books. They called it the New York Booksellers' Row, or, more commonly, Book Row. It's an American story, the story that this richly anecdotal historical...
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Eros the Bittersweet (American Literature)
by Anne Carson
Powells.com Staff Pick Beginning with Sappho's description of Eros as "sweetbitter," Anne Carson traces the treatment and understanding of Eros in philosophy and literature, both classical and contemporary. Written in accessible, smart, and lyrical prose, Eros the...
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The Collected Poems of Philip Whalen (Wesleyan Poetry)
by Philip Whalen
Powells.com Staff Pick For the first time, all of Philip Whalen's published poems are together in the order that he wrote them. Wesleyan University Press has published a beautiful, massive volume (871 pages and close to three pounds!) of the works of perhaps one of the...
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Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer
by Maya Angelou Publisher Comments An eloquent, inspirational, and timeless anthology of poems captures the extraordinary qualities that transcend everyday life and includes such acclaimed works as "On the Pulse of Morning," "Amazing Peace," "A Brave and Startling Truth," and "Mother...
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Poetry Speaks Expanded Edition
by Elise Paschen Publisher Comments By the time you're done, your biggest problem may be that you wish there was more. WALL STREET JOURNAL The definitive anthology of poets reading their own work. -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY This grand immersion in poetry follows the best-selling Poetry Speaks...
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Hate Mail
by M. M. Garcia
Publisher Comments Eight stories and eight cards to help you say, "I hate you." Remember the last time somebody did something crappy to you? Whether it was a dirty old man or an ex who did you wrong, you probably thought of the perfect thing to say to that person —...
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Schott's Miscellany 2008: An Almanac (Schott's Almanac)
by Ben Schott Publisher Comments In the modern age, where information is plentiful but selection and analysis elusive, "Schotts Almanac" presents a unique biography of the year and distills information and opinions critically, giving readers an accurate biography of the year past....
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Complete Minimal Poems
by Aram Saroyan
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I Remember
by Joe Brainard
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Humanities Sale Book
by Team Human
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Mythomania: Fantasies, Fables, and Sheer Lies in Contemporary American Popular Art
by Bernard Welt
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Singing Knives
by Frank Stanford
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Poets Bookshelf 2 Contemporery Poets On
by Peter David
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You
by Frank Stanford
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