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William Tynes Cowa and William Tynes Cowan - The Slave In The Swamp: Disrupting The Plantation Narrative

William Tynes Cowa and William Tynes Cowan - The Slave In The Swamp: Disrupting The Plantation Narrative

<P>In 19th century plantation literature, the runaway slave in the swamp was a recurring "bogey-man" whose presence challenged myths of the ...

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Bonni Goldberg - Room to Write: Daily Invitations to a Writer's Life

Bonni Goldberg - Room to Write: Daily Invitations to a Writer's Life

In two hundred ingenious essays, a teacher of creative writing explores the writing process in a series of exercises designed to kindle a writer's ...
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Latest review by mom2daniel Aug 3, 2001
"Room to Write by Bonni Goldberg was given to me by a friend who wanted to see me writi..." Read full review

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Peg Kehret and Denise Shanahan - Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio

Peg Kehret and Denise Shanahan - Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio

The author describes her battle against polio when she was thirteen and her efforts to overcome its debilitating effects.
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Latest review by chiliqueen Jul 7, 2011
"In our modern age of vaccinations, it seems inconceivable that in 1949, 42,033 cases of polio were d..." Read full review
Boethius - The Consolation of Philosophy

Boethius - The Consolation of Philosophy

An eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, Boethius (c. 475-525 AD) was also an exceptional Greek scholar. It was to the Greek ...
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Latest review by katwylie May 27, 2005
"Alain De Botton, The Consolations of Philosophy: Alain De Botton enlists the collective wisdom of si..." Read full review

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Henry Anatole Grunwald - Salinger: The Classic Critical and Personal Portrait

Henry Anatole Grunwald - Salinger: The Classic Critical and Personal Portrait

A classic volume of critical and personal essays on J. D. Salinger by more than 20 of his contemporaries considers his reflection of American youth, ...

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Alister E. McGrath - Christian Literature: An Anthology

Alister E. McGrath - Christian Literature: An Anthology

This anthology of Christian literature gathers together writings drawn from 2000 years of Christian history.

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Roger Shattuck - Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornography

Roger Shattuck - Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornography

A riveting account of the ways in which man's darkest impulses conflict with common sense. From the lessons learned in "Paradise Lost" and the events ...
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Latest review by autodidact Aug 17, 2000
"Humans are a curious lot. Eve bit the apple. Pandora opened the box. Daedalus dared to fly. Dr...." Read full review

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The Foreign Woman in British Literature: Exotics, Aliens, and Outsiders

The Foreign Woman in British Literature: Exotics, Aliens, and Outsiders

While England has been strengthened by a proud isolationism, she has simultaneously been enriched by the economic, social, and political complexities ...

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Pierre Bayard - How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

Pierre Bayard - How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

A lighthearted and provocative French best-seller argues that it is more important to understand a book's relevance than to be familiar with its ...
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Latest review by MiDoyle Nov 15, 2008
"If no one reads a book, does it still have value? If no one reads a book, can he or she still discus..." Read full review

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Jon Spence - Becoming Jane Austen: A Life

Jon Spence - Becoming Jane Austen: A Life

Free Worldwide Delivery : Becoming Jane Austen : Paperback : Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. : 9781847250469 : 1847250467 : 05 May 2007 ...
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Latest review by LRGuis May 21, 2010
"Jane Austen had quite a resurgence as of late....PBS movies, big movies, stars on the way up, stars..." Read full review

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The Green Studies Reader: From Romanticism to Ecocriticism

The Green Studies Reader: From Romanticism to Ecocriticism

<P><i>The Green Studies Reader</i> is a fantastically comprehensive selection of critical texts which address the connection between ...

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N. John Hall - Max Beerbohm: A Kind of a Life

N. John Hall - Max Beerbohm: A Kind of a Life

This biography of Beerbohm takes into account his writing, his friendships (which were extensive), and his eccentricities.

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Abraham J. Heschel - The Prophets

Abraham J. Heschel - The Prophets

The Prophets is widely recognized as a masterpiece of biblical scholarship. Heschel attempts to understand the thoughts, feelings, and impressions of ...

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