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Cool Rules: Anatomy of an Attitude (Focus on Contemporary Issues)
by Dick Pountain  Publisher Comments Cool Rules introduces the reader to a new cultural category. While the authors do not claim to have discovered Cool, they believe they are the first to take a broad view of the phenomenon. Cool Rules systematically analyzes Cool's history and psychology,...
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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...
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99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading: And 100 Books They'll Love
by Mary Leonhardt Publisher Comments he author of Parents Who Love Reading, Kids Who Don't now offers a cornucopia of simple, practical tips that will help children--no matter what their age or level of reading ability--learn to read. A separate section identifies books suited to different...
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Modern African American Writers
by Matthew J Bruccoli Publisher Comments This invaluable volume profiles the most important African-American authors, outlining their published works and interviews, as well as biographical, bibliographic, and critical studies concerning them....
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The Puritan and the Cynic: Moralists and Theorists in French and American Letters
by Jefferson Humphries Publisher Comments Why do Americans, and so often, American writers, profess moral sentiments and yet write so little in the traditionally "moralistic" genres of maxim and fable? What is the relation between "moral" concerns and literary theory? Can any sort of morality...
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A Little Light Weeding
by Richard Briers Synopsis This book is an affectionate and entertaining collection gathered and presented with Richard Brier's own distinctive sense of humor and appreciation of the 'good life' in all its forms....
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The Faerie Queene, Notes - Study Notes
by Harold M Priest Publisher Comments Through stories of chivalric adventures, this poem is intended to present the profile of "the perfect gentleman" of the 16th century. Both as a narrative of these adventures and as an allegory, this literary masterpiece has remained a favorite of...
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The Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus (Signet Classics)
by Homer Publisher Comments Richly imagined by the blind bard around 900 B.C.E., Homers story follows Odysseus on a decade-long journey as he flees the Cyclops, angers his gods, resists the Sirens, averts his eyes from Medusa, docks in exotic cities--ever longing to return to his...
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Truly Tasteless Jokes #3: Truly Tasteless Jokes-Three
by Blanche Knott Publisher Comments Disgusting, abhorrent, and just plain terrible. But people love them. Tackling every taboo subject, this truly tasteless little book proves that there's nothing too sacred to be laughed at. After all, it was a #1 bestseller....
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Against Pre-Emptive War
by Tani Barlow Publisher Comments In the war on Iraq, the Bush administration has advanced a strategy of preemption--striking in advance of any realized threat. Creating its own reality of war and presenting the destabilization of a supposed threat as a measure of success, preemption...
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The Artificial White Man: Essays on Authenticity
by Stanley Crouch Publisher Comments Another dance of the bull through the china shop of cliches, The Artificial White Man proves the correctness of Tom Wolfe's observation that Stanley Crouch is "the jazz virtuoso of the American essay." This time out, Crouch focuses his attention on...
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Reading George Steiner
by Nathan A Scott Publisher Comments No critic, no man of letters in our time, has surpassed the scope, seriousness, verbal virtuosity -- truly, he is the Guest of Language -- and sheer vivacity of mind of George Steiner. The various, supple, often subtle, essays of this volume do critical...
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The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
by Not Available (na) Publisher Comments Here's a collection of Mark Twain's most profound reflections, wry observations, and candid witticisms, packaged in an illustrated, collectible Miniature Edition™. With excerpts gathered from his novels, short works, letters, and speeches, it's a...
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Passion of Creation
by Adams Publisher Comments These poems are the fruit of a lifetime's accumulation of experience and wisdom; they are a reflection of nature and human passion....
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Booknotes: America's Finest Authors on Reading, Writing, and the Power of Ideas
by Brian Lamb Publisher Comments For nearly a decade, Booknotes has been an oasis of book programming on television, the only place where Americans can regularly find in-depth, quality discussions of books. <P>"From the Hardcover edition....
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1001 More Great Jokes: From the Rib-Tickling to the Unblushing
by Jeff Rovin Synopsis Once again, Jeff Rovin has set the standard for the wittiest, wackiest, most outrageous in adult humor. Here are 1,001 jokes for every occasion, arranged by topic in an easy-to-use A-Z format with extensive cross-referencing. A sure bet to ride the wave...
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Waiting for Godot's First Pitch: More Poems from Baseball
by Tim Peeler Publisher Comments In baseball, as in much poetry, beauty comes from tension. Groundrules and boundaries confine those who would play, but the best find ways to exploit their strictures, and just as the daring base runner takes second on a fly to right, the practiced poet...
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Shelley's Goddess: Maternity, Language, Subjectivity
by Barbara Charlesworth Gelpi Publisher Comments The subject of Gelpi's new book is the importance of the mother-infant relationship in Percy Bysshe Shelly's poetry and life. However, her book also uses Shelley as a touchstone by which to examine the rich historical and theoretical issues relevant to...
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Tried by Fire
by Grubb Norman Percy Publisher Comments Does revival come only in great soul-shaking outpourings of the Spirit? "NO!" says Norman Grubb. Revival is within reach of everyday people and can be experienced in your heart, home and church. Follow the author as he takes you through his experiences...
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Smokestacks & Skyscrapers: an Anthology of Chicago Writing
by David Starkey Synopsis The spirit of a place is most aptly captured by its artists. Writers in particular have long been fascinated with the city of Chicago. "Smokestacks & Skyscapers," a new anthology, is the most comprehensive collection of Chicago writing to date. Featuring...
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