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The Art of the Short Story
by Dana Gioia and R.S. Gwynn
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From Chinua Achebe and Sherwood Anderson to Edith Wharton and Virginia Woolf, The Art of the Short Story presents masterpieces of short fiction from 52 classic, contemporary and new voices. No other collection of short stories encompasses such a vast and... ( read more)
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Deer Drink the Moon: Poems of Oregon
by Liz Nakazawa
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A wonderful collection of work by 33 Oregon poets that celebrates the state (and state of mind) of Oregon, eco-region by eco-region, west to east, from the Pacific coast to the high desert country and the Blue Mountains. Editor Liz Nakazawa describes the... ( read more)
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Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
by Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser
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Deceptively simple and surprisingly addictive, Not Quite What I Was Planning is a thousand glimpses of humanity — six words at a time.
One Life. Six Words. What's Yours?
When Hemingway famously wrote, "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn," he... ( read more)
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The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth about Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage
by Cathi Hanauer
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Great essays like these give you an opportunity to look at the world through another person's eyes and re-examine your own experiences. The 26 included here take you on a journey through the a myriad women's lives. I laughed, I cried, I felt better about... ( read more)
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The Best American Short Stories of the Century
by John Updike
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Since the series' inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers, showcased the most compelling stories of each year, and confirmed for all time the significance of the short story in our national... ( read more)
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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories
by David Sedaris
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From the #1 bestselling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim comes a collection of the short stories David Sedaris loves most. Containing the work of both contemporary and classic writers, Children Playing Before a... ( read more)
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The Spy's Bedside Book
by Graham Greene
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For everyone who’s ever wondered what it really takes to be a spy, legendary author Graham Greene (The Third Man, The Quiet American) and his brother Hugh have compiled this irresistible selection of fiction, memoir, and tricks of the trade... ( read more)
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Fifty Great Short Stories
by Milton Crane
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50 Great Short Stories is a comprehensive selection from the world’s finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, and Poe, through Henry James, Conrad, Aldous Huxley, and James Joyce, to Hemingway, Katherine Anne... ( read more)
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Poets Corner - With CD (07 Edition)
by John Lithgow
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From listening to his grandmother recite epic poems from memory to curling up in bed while his father read funny verses, award-winning actor John Lithgow grew up with poetry. Ever since, John has been an enthusiastic seeker of poetic experience, whether... ( read more)
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Jewish American Literature: A Norton Anthology (Norton Anthology)
by Jules Chametzky
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Classic and Contemporary Writers: Here, generously represented, are the writers who have shaped the tradition, among them Emma Lazarus, Abraham Cahan, Henry Roth, Nathanael West, Clifford Odets, Tillie Olsen, Bernard Malamud, Saul Bellow, Grace Paley... ( read more)
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Words of the Witches
by Yvonne Jocks
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Real magic and witches are far more exciting than anything pop culture has dreamed up. Modern-day Witches live by one commandment-Harm None. But even knowing the Rule of Three-that which you do returns thrice to you-following that commandment isn't easy... ( read more)
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My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love Stories, from Chekhov to Munro
by Jeffrey Eugenides
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"When it comes to love, there are a million theories to explain it. But when it comes to love stories, things are simpler. A love story can never be about full possession. Love stories depend on disappointment, on unequal births and feuding families, on... ( read more)
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The Best American Short Stories 1999
by Amy Tan
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In choosing this year's best American short stories, guest editor Amy Tan found herself drawn to fiction that satisfied her appetite for the magic and mystery she once loved as a child, when she was addicted to fairy tales. The result is a vibrant... ( read more)
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Speaking with the Angel
by Nick Hornby
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Eleven completely new stories, narrated by 11 completely fabulous characters, written by 11 of the most celebrated voices in fiction today. Bestselling author Nick Hornby has brought together a star-studded group of writers to create this one-of-a-kind... ( read more)
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Norton Anthology of Poetry 4TH Edition
by Margaret Ferguson
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The fourth edition of this standard reference work offers more poetry by women (40 new poets), 26 new poets representing the Commonwealth literature tradition, and a wider selection of American multicultural poets. The book also includes short... ( read more)
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The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
by William Bennett
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Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone recognizes these traits as essentials of good character. In order for our children to develop such traits, we have to offer them examples of good and bad, right and... ( read more)
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Faith: Stories: Short Fiction on the Varieties and Vagaries of Faith
by C Michael Curtis
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Chosen by the esteemed fiction editor of the "Atlantic Monthly," the stories in this volume broaden the conversation begun in "God: Stories." Here are tales rooted in Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu, Quaker, and Confucian as well as Jewish and Christian beliefs.... ( read more)
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The Modern Murasaki: Writing by Women of Meiji Japan (Translations from the Asian Classics)
by Rebecca Copeland
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The first collection of its kind, "The Modern Murasaki" brings the vibrancy and rich imagination of women's writing from the Meiji period to English-language readers. Along with traditional prose selections, the anthology features short stories, plays... ( read more)
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The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart: Poetry Anthology, a
by Robert Bly
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Boys feel wild; they love their tree houses, their wild spots in the woods, they all want to go down to the river, with Huck, away from domesticating aunts. Boys love to see some wildness in their fathers, to see their fathers dancing or carrying on... ( read more)
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Love: Classics from the Modern Library
by Modern Library
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The Modern Library is happy to present Love, which is the fourth--following Christmas Classics, Mothers, and The Raven and the Monkey's Paw--in its series of reading treasuries. This original collection is dedicated to literary representations of our... ( read more)
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