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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (Hardcover - Reissue)
 

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (Hardcover - Reissue)
In the first volume of an extraordinary autobiographical series, one of the most inspiring authors of our time recalls--with candor, humor, poignancy and grace--how her journey began....

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Aesop's Fables by Aesop (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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Aesop's Fables by Aesop (Paperback - Reprint)
Filled with hundreds of metaphors, axioms, and ideas, a brilliant adaptation of the classic fables includes "The Fox and the Grapes," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," "The Country Mouse and the City Mouse," and two hundred others. Reprint.

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Bright Lights, Big Ass by Jen Lancaster (Paperback - New Amer Library)
 

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Bright Lights, Big Ass by Jen Lancaster (Paperback - New Amer Library)
A hilarious new memoir by the best-selling author of Bitter Is the New Black chronicles the not-so-wonderful moments of her life in the big city, from reporting rude neighbors to Homeland Security or harboring a crush on her grocery store clerk, to fighting and losing the Battle of the Stairmaster. Original.

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Manga Shakespeare Macbeth by William Shakespeare (Paperback - Illustrated)
 

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Manga Shakespeare Macbeth by William Shakespeare (Paperback - Illustrated)
'Macbeth' is a tragedy, one of eleven that Shakespeare wrote. Like other tragedies, this one centers on a prominent person who after a significant struggle, suffers defeat. In this defeat the person achieves heroic stature. 'Macbeth' has been a favorite of readers, theatre-goers, and actors for almost four hundred years and is considered one of the best of Shakespeare's plays.

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The Longman Anthology of World Literature by David Damrosch (Paperback - Longman Pub Group)
 

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The Longman Anthology of World Literature by David Damrosch (Paperback - Longman Pub Group)
The Longman Anthology of World Literature, Volume A offers a fresh presentation of the varieties of world literature from the ancient world. The editors of the anthology have sought to find economical ways to place texts within their cultural contexts, and have selected and grouped materials in ways intended to foster connections and conversations across the anthology, between eras as well as regions. The anthology includes epic, lyric poetry, drama, and prose narrative, with many works in their entirety. Classic major authors are presented together with more recently recovered voices as the editors seek to suggest something of the full literary dialogue of each region and period. Engaging introductions, scholarly annotations, regional maps, pronunciation guides, and illustrations will provide a supportive editorial setting. For anyone interested in world literature.

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The Iliad by Homer (Paperback - Reissue)
 

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The Iliad by Homer (Paperback - Reissue)
Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters presents us with his universally acclaimed modern verse translation of the world's greatest war story. Rage-Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses, hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls... Thus begins the stirring story of the Trojan War and the rage of Achilles that has gripped listeners and readers for 2,700 years. This timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to its wrenching, tragic conclusion. Renowned classicist Bernard Knox observes in his superb Introduction that although the violence of the Iliad is grim and relentless, it co-exists with both images of civilized life and a poignant yearning for peace. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. He maintains the drive and metric music of Homer's poetry, and evokes the impact and nuance of the Iliad's mesmerizing repeated phrases in what Peter Levi calls "an astonishing performance."

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Daily News, Eternal Stories by Jack Lule (Paperback - Guilford Pubn)
 

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Daily News, Eternal Stories by Jack Lule (Paperback - Guilford Pubn)
This compelling, often surprising book demonstrates the ways news articles of today draw from age-old tales that have chastened, challenged, entertained, and entranced people since the beginning of time. Through an insightful exploration of hundreds of New York Times articles, award-winning professor and former journalist Jack Lule reveals mythical themes in reporting on topics from terrorist hijackings to Huey Newton, from Mother Teresa to Mike Tyson. Beneath the fresh facade of current events, Lule identifies such enduring archetypes as the innocent victim, the good mother, the hero, and the trickster. In doing so, he sheds light on how media coverage shapes our thinking about many of the confounding issues of our day, including foreign policy, terrorism, race relations, and political dissent.

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Bicycles by Nikki Giovanni (Hardcover - William Morrow & Co)
 

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Bicycles by Nikki Giovanni (Hardcover - William Morrow & Co)
A new collection by the award-winning writer of Love Poems evaluates poignant and tragic experiences from the past decade, from the losses of a mother and sister to the shooting at Virginia Tech, where she works as a professor of English. 50,000 first printing.

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Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (Paperback - Reprint)
On the sixtieth anniversary of the 1942 roundup of Jews by the French police in the Vel d'Hiv section of Paris, American journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article on this dark episode during World War II and embarks on an investigation that leads her to long-hidden family secrets and to the ordeal of Sarah, a young girl caught up in the raid. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

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The Portable Harlem Renaissance Reader by David L. Lewis (Paperback - Penguin Group USA)
 

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The Portable Harlem Renaissance Reader by David L. Lewis (Paperback - Penguin Group USA)
A representative sampling of the New Negro Movement's most important figures-including the poetry and prose of Sterling Brown, Countee Cullen, W. E. B. DuBois, James Weldon Johnson, and others, organized chronologically and supplemented with introductory essays, biographical notes, and headnotes.

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The Best American Short Stories 2007 by Stephen King (Paperback - Mariner Books)
 

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The Best American Short Stories 2007 by Stephen King (Paperback - Mariner Books)
The acclaimed annual short fiction series--this year featuring guest editor and grandmaster of the macabre Stephen King--showcases the work of such notable authors as Richard Russo, John Barth, Alice Munro, T. C. Boyle, Mary Gordon, Ann Beattie, Jim Shepard, William Gay, Louis Auchincloss, Kate Walbert, and other notables, from a variety of acclaimed sources. Simultaneous.

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Cliffsnotes Rand's Atlas Shrugged by Andrew Bernstein (Paperback - Cliff Notes)
 

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Cliffsnotes Rand's Atlas Shrugged by Andrew Bernstein (Paperback - Cliff Notes)
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 features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.

CliffsNotes on Atlas Shrugged is your guide to author Ayn Rand's masterpiece, an impassioned defense of the freedom of man's mind. She shows that without the independent mind, our society would collapse into primitive savagery.

Delve into the post-World War II historical context of Atlas Shrugged and the modern implications of its conclusions. Other features that help you study include

  • Character analyses of major players
  • A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
  • Critical essays
  • A review section that tests your knowledge
  • A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites

Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure - you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

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Hamlet by William Shakespeare (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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Hamlet by William Shakespeare (Paperback - Reprint)
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with discussion questions, role-playing scenarios, and other study activities. Reprint.

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Open the Barn Door by Christopher Santoro (Hardcover - Random House Childrens Books)
 

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Open the Barn Door by Christopher Santoro (Hardcover - Random House Childrens Books)
Illustrated in full color. Open the barn door and take a tour around the barnyard to find out just who's making all those wonderful animal sounds.

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Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman (Hardcover - Grand Central Pub)
 

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Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman (Hardcover - Grand Central Pub)
Traces the author's attempt to travel the world with her friend armed only with the collected works of Nietzsche, an astrology book, and their wits; a misadventure that culminated in astonishing culture shock on the streets of communist China.

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