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"The Great American Read: The book of books celebrates America's 100 best-loved novels--the books whose ideas, characters, and themes have shaped our country and reflect it back to us. This companion volume to PBS's series The Great American Read profiles the books, their authors, and their impact on our culture, as well as the little-known stories about how they came to be..."--Dust jacket.
"The Great American Read: The book of books celebrates...
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"Needed now more than ever: a guide that includes 500 diverse contemporary fiction and memoir recommendations for preteens and teens with the goal of inspiring greater empathy for themselves, their peers, and the world around them. As young people are diagnosed with anxiety and depression in increasing numbers, or dealing with other issues that can isolate them from family and friends-such as bullying, learning disabilities, racism, or homophobia-characters...
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Do you remember your first visit to where the wild things are? How about curling up for hours on end to discover the secret of the Philosopher’s Stone? Combining clear, practical advice with inspiration, wisdom, tips, and curated reading lists, How to Raise a Reader, from the authors of the original and viral New York Times Books feature, shows you how to instil the joy and time-stopping pleasure of reading. Divided into four sections, from baby...
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El 1997 Jesús Martínez Guerricabeitia fue distinguido con la Medalla de la Universitat de València, en reconocimiento de su patrocinio de la bienal de pintura que trae su nombre, creada para enriquecer el patrimonio universitario con una colecció contemporánea de jóvenes artistas. Fruto de la colaboración entre la Universitat de València y la Generalitat Valenciana aparece este volumen que destaca los méritos que hicieron a Martínez Guerricabeitia...
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Hongrois d'origine, fils d'un violoniste éleveur de chevaux, Vic est l'enfant doué du jazz. Musicien, arrangeur, chef d'orchestre et compositeur, il a joué aux ctés de Miles Davis, d'Oscar Peterson, de Sammy Davis, de Michel Legrand. A accompagné Barbara, Eddie Constantine, Alys Robi, Véronique Sanson. La liste est longue. Figure célèbre du Festival de Jazz de Montréal, Vogel est une institution. Rebelle, rigoureux, flamboyant, il est le...
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The American West is a land that has inspired novelists since the early 1800s. Western fiction covers a vast geographic, cultural, and thematic landscape and includes the real cowboy narrative of Will James, the formula Westerns of Max Brand and Frank Gruber, the romantic novels of Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour, the Navajo mysteries of Tony Hillerman, the ethnic novels of Louise Erdrich, the contemporary novels of Edward Abbey, and the genuine literature...
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"[A] book critic of The Washington Post digs into the books of the Trump era and ... [asserts] that our response to this presidency often reflects the same polarization, contradictions, and resentments that made it possible"-- Provided by publisher.
As a book critic for The Washington Post, Lozada has read some 150 volumes claiming to diagnose why Trump was elected and what his presidency reveals about our nation. Now he uses these books to tell...
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First published in 1938, this is a short compendium of books on dogs, including authors, publishers and years published. A perfect book for any fan of canine literature, This text has been republished here for its historical and cultural significance. Including a specially commissioned introduction on the subject of dogs in fiction.
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L'indexation consiste à identifier dans un document certains éléments significatifs qui serviront de clé pour retrouver ce document au sein d'une collection. Ces éléments comprennent le nom de l'auteur, le titre de l'ouvrage, le nom de l'éditeur, la date de publication et l'intitulé du sujet ...
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An Index forming a study guide to "The Collected Works of Eugene Halliday". Eugene Halliday (1911-1987) was an artist, writer and psychotherapist. Drawing on many traditions of human knowledge, the texts of world religions, mystical schools such as Qabalah, poetry, philosophy and theology (Blake, Milton, Nietzsche, Boehme) psychology (Jung) and modern science (Einstein) he related and interpreted all of these, making them comprehensible and accessible....
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Updated Through 2021. David Baldacci has written dozens of books with numerous characaters in many different series So, if you're a fan of David Baldacci, this may be the book for you. Here you'll find a list of the David Baldacci novels presented in best reading order with series number and publishing dates. Each includes a short summary of the plot, so you can easily know whether you've read that story before. After the section with summaries, you'll...
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Ireland is in the news and a center of international attention in this decade. This book is an instructive, opinionated, annotated list of books that anyone in America who is Irish or interested in the Irish ought to read. Morgan Llywelyn has chosen these books for their accuracy and their pleasures, and describes them in clear, concise language that is in itself a pleasure. It does not summarize the contents but rather tells you what experiences...
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John Milton: intellectual, civil servant and one of the greatest poets of his time, was a prolific writer. Although talented and renowned, much of his famous works, such as Paradise Lost, and Methought I Saw My Late Espoused Saint, (a sonnet about his deceased second wife Katherine Woodcock), was written during his blindness. Milton made significant contributions to art and politics, and this book is a tribute to that.
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Covering a wide range of knowledge, The New York Public Library African American Desk Reference is a magnificent resource for home, family, and business, and an essential addition to your personal reference library.
In over 5,000 fascinating information capsules, this landmark reference captures the most vital people, places, organizations, movements, and creative works of a people, and provides a practical resource for everyday living. In its nineteen...
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