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The Void of Ethics: Robert Musil and the Experience of Modernity (Avant-Garde & Modernism Studies)
by Patrizia Mcbride
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In a pluralistic society without absolute standards of judgment, how can an individual live a moral life? This is the question Robert Musil (1880-1942), an Austrian-born engineer and mathematician turned writer, asked in essays, plays, and fiction that... ( read more)
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Liquid Dreams: Deal with It
by Cassandra Hudson
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LIQUID DREAMS is about everyday life, love, family, encouragements, self-improvement, a celebration of heritage, achievements, struggles, insecurities, self esteem issues, trials and tribulations, and of course, prayer. My poems will make you laugh, and... ( read more)
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The Boomer Bible
by R. F Laird
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A sprawling, wickedly funny modern rewriting of the Bible that's meant to sum up a generation. -The Wall Street Journal Only once in ten years, if we're very lucky, does a book like THE BOOMER BIBLE come along. It's the kind of book that makes you laugh,... ( read more)
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The Bones of the Others: The Hemingway Text from the Lost Manuscripts to the Posthumous Novels
by Hilary K Justice
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In this work of literary archaeology and criticism, Hilary Justice tells the narrative of Ernest Hemingway's creative process using published and archival texts to articulate the connections between his life and writing. In what became The Garden of Eden,... ( read more)
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Cather Studies #03: Cather Studies
by Susan J Rosowski
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Volume 3 of "Cather Studies" demonstrates the range of topics and approaches in contemporary discussions of Willa Cather's work for the informed reader or the specialized student. In fourteen essays, critics and scholars examine Cather's Catholic... ( read more)
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Preaching Another Jesus: Decoding Dan Brown's DaVinci Code Hoax
by Shawn Mcdonnell
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Preaching Another Jesus: Decoding Dan Brown's DaVinci Code Hoax. "Abetted by his carefully-applied image of scholarly piety, Dan Brown has pushed his way into many Christian homes on an allegedly missionary agenda. THE DaVINCI CODE has been consumed by... ( read more)
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Theory Out of Bounds #17: Proust and Signs: The Complete Text
by Gilles Deleuze
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What is the nature of the search in A la recherche du temps perdu? It is not quite so simple as the English rendering of the title of Proust's masterpiece: In Search of Lost Time. In a remarkable instance of literary and philosophical interpretation, the... ( read more)
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On Histories and Stories
by Byatt
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A collection of literary criticism from this highly acclaimed author of both fiction and non-fiction.... ( read more)
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Hauntings: The Official Peter Straub Bibliography (Biblio)
by Michael R Collings
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Covering every aspect of Peter Straub's writing career, the new edition of this bibliography also includes an exclusive interview with Straub conducted by Stanley Wiater.... ( read more)
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Detecting Women Pocket Guide
by Willetta L. Heising
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A portable guide to the great female figures in detective literature. Includes complete lists of 800 mystery series with over 3,600 titles in correct order. 450 new titles from 1998 and 1999. Durably bound and just the right size to tuck into a purse or... ( read more)
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Beyond Literary Theory: Literature as a Search for the Meaning of Human Destiny
by Eduard Hugo Strauch
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Strauch sets out to demonstrate the scope and limits of distinct
academic practices designed to understand literature, and proposes
that individuals seek to discover their own sentient- spiritual
response to the literary work. He suggests maxims and... ( read more)
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
by Harold Bloom
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Introducing the Harold Bloom Shakespeare Editions from... ( read more)
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Deconstruction - Derrida (Transitions)
by Julian Wolfreys
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In this introduction to the work of Jacques Derrida, Julian Wolfreys challenges the notion that what Derrida does can be turned into a theory for literary interpretation. He questions the belief in a critical methodology called "deconstruction" which can... ( read more)
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Thurber on crime
by James Thurber
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One of the greatest American humorists of our century, Thurber was not a man to shrink from danger--as long as he was safely ensconced behind his typewriter or drawing board. Here is a collection of ruminations on everyday villainy--stories, articles and... ( read more)
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Cherish Me
by Melinda L Moreland
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In a world that sometimes feels lost, readers can "Cherish Me" in this collection of heartwarming poetry of all the things they need--a friend and Jesus.... ( read more)
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Dark Matters: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Philip Pullman's Dark Materials Trilogy
by Lance Parkin
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Philip Pullman's books - The Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass, making up the trilogy known as His Dark Materials, have been a massive success with children and adults alike.
This unofficial guide gives a brief biography of... ( read more)
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Star Trek Reader's Reference to the Novels: 1984-1985
by Alva Underwood
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Want to know more about the characters of the original series? Want to know about the origins of the Klingons and Romulans as well as other aliens? Interested in playing the Klingon Game, learning the levels of mind touch, and meeting new Enterprise crew... ( read more)
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For Love & Money : Writing, Reading, Travelling, 1968-1987
by Jonathan Raban
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A selection of Jonathan Raban's very best essays, reportage, travel writings and literary criticism, linked with a narrative thread that bravely attempts the agonising and revelatory question 'Why do you write?'... ( read more)
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The Melancholy of Race: Psychoanalysis, Assimilation, and Hidden Grief (Race and American Culture)
by Anne Anlin Cheng
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In this groundbreaking, interdisciplinary study Anne Anlin Cheng argues that we have to understand racial grief not only as the result of racism but also as a foundation for racial identity. The Melancholy of Race proposes that racial identification is... ( read more)
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The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
by Bernice Cullinan
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This reprint from 2001 lists 97 topics and 1200 entries on authors
and illustrators of literature for children and young adults around
the world over a period of 150 years, mainly in the English language.
Author and illustrator listings include date... ( read more)
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