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Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions) Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Oscar Wilde

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Epigrams, aphorisms, and other bon mots gathered from the celebrated wit's plays, essays, and conversation offer an entertaining selection of observations both comic and profound. Organized by category, the nearly 400 quotes range in subject from human... (read more)

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The Call of the Wild & White Fang (Cliffs Notes) - Study Notes - Study Notes The Call of the Wild & White Fang (Cliffs Notes) - Study Notes - Study Notes
by Samuel J Umland

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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. "CliffsNotes on Call of the Wild & White Fang covers not one, but two of Jack Londons best known adventures.... (read more)

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Cliffs Notes) - Study Notes - Study Notes One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Cliffs Notes) - Study Notes - Study Notes
by Bruce Walker

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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the... (read more)

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The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth: Tolkien's World from A to Z The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth: Tolkien's World from A to Z
by Robert Foster

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For the millions who have already ventured to Middle-earth, and for the countless others who have yet to embark on the journey–here is the one indispensable A-to-Z guide that brings Tolkien’s universe to life. EVERY CHARACTER From Adaldrida... (read more)

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Housekeeping vs. the Dirt: Fourteen Months of Massively Witty Adventures in Reading Chronicled by the National Book Critics Circle Finalist for Criticism Housekeeping vs. the Dirt: Fourteen Months of Massively Witty Adventures in Reading Chronicled by the National Book Critics Circle Finalist for Criticism
by Nick Hornby

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Nick Hornby makes lit-crit as entertaining as your favorite novel with this collection of witty and expansive book columns for the Believer magazine. Hornby is open about a book's limitations, and brutally honest about his own, but when he loves a book,... (read more)

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The Zaniest Riddle Book in the World The Zaniest Riddle Book in the World
by Joseph Rosenbloom

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Over 900 riddles plus index. "GR.3 up. Mr. Rosenbloom, will you ever run dry? My third graders sincerely hope not."--SLJ. "Students of all ages will love it!"--Book Report. 128 pages, 86 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.... (read more)

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The Star Thrower The Star Thrower
by Loren Eiseley

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Long admired for his compassionate, probing meditations on the natural world, Loren Eiseley completed this volume of his favorite writings shortly before his death in 1977. It includes many selections never before published in book form and spans Eiseley'... (read more)

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Shakespeare's Macbeth Shakespeare's Macbeth
by Harold Bloom

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Introducing the Harold Bloom Shakespeare Editions from... (read more)

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Camb History American Literature V4 Camb History American Literature V4
by Sacvan Bercovitch

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The first complete history of American poetry of the nineteenth century.... (read more)

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Reading Group Handbook Rev Edition Reading Group Handbook Rev Edition
by Rachel Jacobsohn

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Reading groups are a booming national phenomenon -- thanks in part to The Oprah Winfrey Show's monthly segment, "Oprah's Book Club", where featured books consistently shoot onto bestseller lists, proving viewers aren't just watching the show -- they're... (read more)

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The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple
by Robin Griffith-jones

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The Da Vinci Code, soon to be a major motion picture, continues to fascinate both conspiracy theorists and regular people the world over. Author Robin Griffith-Jones, the Master of the Temple, lives at the hub of this excitement. As Master of the Temple... (read more)

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The House of the Seven Gables (Cliffs Notes) - Study Notes The House of the Seven Gables (Cliffs Notes) - Study Notes
by Darlene Benn Morris

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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the... (read more)

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Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind the Da Vinci Code Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind the Da Vinci Code
by Dan Burstein

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The first succinct, literate, and best companion to the bestselling novel of our era, "Secrets of the Code" provides the curious reader with concise, authoritative explorations of the major themes that helped to propel "The Da Vinci Code's" plot... (read more)

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Getting Even Getting Even
by Allen

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The classic, with 316,000 copies sold to date.... (read more)

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As You Like It (Cliffs Notes) - Study Notes As You Like It (Cliffs Notes) - Study Notes
by Tom Smith

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As You Like It tracks the travails of young lovers and despotic rulers as they chase one another from the palace of Duke Frederick to the Forest of Arden. Shakespeare's classic work weaves together greedy inheritors, despotic rulers, a cross-dressing... (read more)

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Marquis de Sade: The Genius of Passion Marquis de Sade: The Genius of Passion
by Ronald Hayman

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After two centuries, de Sade still has the power to both shock and to inspire feelings of awe, contempt, and disquiet. Ronald Hayman's searching biography uncovers the man at the heart of the myth and illuminates de Sade against the repression, violence,... (read more)

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Woman to Woman (European Women Writers) Woman to Woman (European Women Writers)
by Marguerite Duras

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In the summer of 1973, the journalist Xavière Gauthier interviewed the writer and filmmaker Marguerite Duras for an article in Le Monde. The meeting began a productive friendship between the two women that included the recording of four more... (read more)

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Mark Twain: Wit and Wisecracks Mark Twain: Wit and Wisecracks
by Doris Benardete

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Rollicking humor from a great wit, including, "Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated".... (read more)

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Walden (Cliffs Notes) - Study Notes Walden (Cliffs Notes) - Study Notes
by Joseph R Mcelrath

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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the... (read more)

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King Lear Notes - Study Notes King Lear Notes - Study Notes
by James K Lowers

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In this tragic play, Lear, a ruler in pre-Christian Britain, is described as a "very foolish old man, fourscore and upward." Grossly misjudging his daughters, he endures a harrowing experience and emerges as a man "more sinned against than sinning."... (read more)

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