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The Old Man and the Sea

de Ernest Hemingway ...

The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and the year after, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Ernest Hemingway in 1954. It was the last major work of fiction written by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, this short novel is already a modern classic. It is the superbly told, tragic story of Santiago, an ... Leer más

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The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and the year after, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Ernest Hemingway in 1954. It was the last major work of fiction written by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, this short novel is already a modern classic. It is the superbly told, tragic story of Santiago, an
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Letters of C. S. Lewis

de C. S. Lewis ...

A repackaged edition of the revered authors collection of personal letters-a curated selection of the best of his correspondence with family, friends, and fans-and a short biography by his brother Warren Lewis.Letters of C. S. Lewis reveals the most intimate beliefs of the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, ... Leer más

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A repackaged edition of the revered authors collection of personal letters-a curated selection of the best of his correspondence with family, friends, and fans-and a short biography by his brother Warren Lewis.Letters of C. S. Lewis reveals the most intimate beliefs of the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity,
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Demon Copperhead

A Novel

de Barbara Kingsolver ...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONNew York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21**st** Century • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller • A New York Times "Ten Best Books of the Year""Demo... ... Leer más

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONNew York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21**st** Century • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller • A New York Times "Ten Best Books of the Year""Demo...
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Complete Collection of Oz Series Illustrated (The Wizard of Oz Series)

de L. Frank Baum ...

Here you will find the complete Oz collection in the chronological order of their original publication. - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - The Marvelous Land of Oz - Ozma of Oz - Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz - The Road to Oz - The Emerald City of Oz - The Patchwork Girl of Oz - Tik-Tok of Oz - The Scarecrow of Oz - Rinkitink in Oz - The Lost Princess of Oz - The Tin Woodman of Oz - The Magic of Oz - ... Leer más

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Here you will find the complete Oz collection in the chronological order of their original publication. - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - The Marvelous Land of Oz - Ozma of Oz - Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz - The Road to Oz - The Emerald City of Oz - The Patchwork Girl of Oz - Tik-Tok of Oz - The Scarecrow of Oz - Rinkitink in Oz - The Lost Princess of Oz - The Tin Woodman of Oz - The Magic of Oz -
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Earth Keeper

Reflections on the American Land

de N. Scott Momaday ...

"Dazzling. . . . In glittering prose, Momaday recalls stories passed down through generations, illuminating the earth as a sacrosanct place of wonder and abundance. At once a celebration and a warning, Earth Keeper is an impassioned defense of all that our endangered planet stands to lose." — EsquireA magnificent testament to the earth, from Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet N. Scott ... Leer más

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"Dazzling. . . . In glittering prose, Momaday recalls stories passed down through generations, illuminating the earth as a sacrosanct place of wonder and abundance. At once a celebration and a warning, Earth Keeper is an impassioned defense of all that our endangered planet stands to lose." — EsquireA magnificent testament to the earth, from Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet N. Scott
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Last Comes The Raven

And Other Stories

de Italo Calvino ...

The first complete English-language edition of one of Calvino’s important early short story collectionsBlending reality and illusion with elegance and precision, the stories in this collection—one of Calvino’s earliest—take place in a World War II–era and postwar Italy tinged with the visionary and fablelike qualities that would come to define this master storyteller’s later style. A trio of ... Leer más

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The first complete English-language edition of one of Calvino’s important early short story collectionsBlending reality and illusion with elegance and precision, the stories in this collection—one of Calvino’s earliest—take place in a World War II–era and postwar Italy tinged with the visionary and fablelike qualities that would come to define this master storyteller’s later style. A trio of
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All Art Is Propaganda

Critical Essays

de George Orwell, Keith Gessen ...

The essential collection of critical essays from a twentieth-century master and author of 1984.As a critic, George Orwell cast a wide net. Equally at home discussing Charles Dickens and Charlie Chaplin, he moved back and forth across the porous borders between essay and journalism, high art and low.A frequent commentator on literature, language, film, and drama throughout his career, Orwell turned ... Leer más

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The essential collection of critical essays from a twentieth-century master and author of 1984.As a critic, George Orwell cast a wide net. Equally at home discussing Charles Dickens and Charlie Chaplin, he moved back and forth across the porous borders between essay and journalism, high art and low.A frequent commentator on literature, language, film, and drama throughout his career, Orwell turned
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On Drinking

de Charles Bukowski ...

The definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcoholCharles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer’s best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed “dirty old man,” Bukowski used alcohol as muse and as fuel, a conflicted relationship responsible for some of his ... Leer más

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The definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcoholCharles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer’s best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed “dirty old man,” Bukowski used alcohol as muse and as fuel, a conflicted relationship responsible for some of his
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The Haunted House

de Charles Dickens ...

Originally published in 1859, "The Haunted House" by Charles Dickens is actually a compilation work, with contributions from Hesba Stretton, George Augustus Sala, Adelaide Anne Procter, Wilkie Collins, and Elizabeth Gaskell.Each writer, including Dickens, writes one “chapter” of the tale. The premise is that a group of people has come to a well-known haunted house to stay for a period of time, ... Leer más

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Originally published in 1859, "The Haunted House" by Charles Dickens is actually a compilation work, with contributions from Hesba Stretton, George Augustus Sala, Adelaide Anne Procter, Wilkie Collins, and Elizabeth Gaskell.Each writer, including Dickens, writes one “chapter” of the tale. The premise is that a group of people has come to a well-known haunted house to stay for a period of time,
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The Annie Dillard Reader

de Annie Dillard ...

"One of the most distinctive voices in American letters today" ( Boston Globe) collects her favorite writing selections in The Annie Dillard Reader.This collection of stories, novel excerpts, essays, poetry and more demonstrates the depth and resonance of the writing of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard.Includes chapters from the novel Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, and An American Childhood, ... Leer más

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"One of the most distinctive voices in American letters today" ( Boston Globe) collects her favorite writing selections in The Annie Dillard Reader.This collection of stories, novel excerpts, essays, poetry and more demonstrates the depth and resonance of the writing of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard.Includes chapters from the novel Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, and An American Childhood,
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Seek

Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond

de Denis Johnson ...

“Johnson writes with a fervor that can only be described as religious. Seek is scary and beautiful and ecstatic and uncontrolled…he elevates the mundane to the sublime; he boils things down to their essence. He’s simply one of the few writers around whose sentences make you shudder.” —Adrienne Miller, EsquirePart political disquisition, part travel journal, part self-exploration, Seek is a ... Leer más

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“Johnson writes with a fervor that can only be described as religious. Seek is scary and beautiful and ecstatic and uncontrolled…he elevates the mundane to the sublime; he boils things down to their essence. He’s simply one of the few writers around whose sentences make you shudder.” —Adrienne Miller, EsquirePart political disquisition, part travel journal, part self-exploration, Seek is a
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Living, Thinking, Looking

Essays

de Siri Hustvedt ...

"One of our finest novelists has long been a brilliant explorer of brain and mind" as seen in this collection of essays (Oliver Sacks, New York Times– bestselling author of Awakenings ) .The internationally acclaimed novelist Siri Hustvedt has also produced a growing body of nonfiction. She has published a book of essays on painting ( Mysteries of t... ... Leer más

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"One of our finest novelists has long been a brilliant explorer of brain and mind" as seen in this collection of essays (Oliver Sacks, New York Times– bestselling author of Awakenings ) .The internationally acclaimed novelist Siri Hustvedt has also produced a growing body of nonfiction. She has published a book of essays on painting ( Mysteries of t...
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Rhinoceros and Other Plays

de Eugène Ionesco ...

"With outrageous comedy" this classic of Absurdist drama "attacks the most serious subjects: blind conformity and totalitarianism, despair and death" ( The New York Times).In Rhinoceros, as in his other plays, Eugene Ionesco startles audiences with a world that invariably erupts in explosive laughter and nightmare anxiety. A rhinoceros suddenly appears in a small town, tramping through its ... Leer más

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"With outrageous comedy" this classic of Absurdist drama "attacks the most serious subjects: blind conformity and totalitarianism, despair and death" ( The New York Times).In Rhinoceros, as in his other plays, Eugene Ionesco startles audiences with a world that invariably erupts in explosive laughter and nightmare anxiety. A rhinoceros suddenly appears in a small town, tramping through its
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A Widow's Story

A Memoir

de Joyce Carol Oates ...

Unlike anything Joyce Carol Oates has written before, A Widow’s Story is the universally acclaimed author’s poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of Raymond Smith, her husband of forty-six years, and its wrenching, surprising aftermath. A recent recipient of National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, Oates, whose novels (Blonde, The Gravedigger’s Daughter, ... Leer más

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Unlike anything Joyce Carol Oates has written before, A Widow’s Story is the universally acclaimed author’s poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of Raymond Smith, her husband of forty-six years, and its wrenching, surprising aftermath. A recent recipient of National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, Oates, whose novels (Blonde, The Gravedigger’s Daughter,
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Run With The Hunted

A Charles Bukowski Reader

de Charles Bukowski ...

The best of Bukowski's novels, stories, and poems, this collection reads like an autobiography, relating the extraordinary story of his life and offering a sometimes harrowing, invariably exhilarating reading experience. A must for this counterculture idol's legion of fans. ... Leer más

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The best of Bukowski's novels, stories, and poems, this collection reads like an autobiography, relating the extraordinary story of his life and offering a sometimes harrowing, invariably exhilarating reading experience. A must for this counterculture idol's legion of fans.
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AGATHA CHRISTIE Collection

: The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Poirot Investigates, The Murder on the Links, The Secret Adversary, The Man in the Brown Suit

de Agatha Christie ...

This ebook collection contains the following works of Agatha Christie:The Mysterious Affair at StylesThe Secret AdversaryThe Murder on the LinksThe Man in the Brown SuitThe Jewel Robbery at the Grand MetropolitanThe Disappearance of Mr. DavenheimThe Adventure of the “Western Star”The Tragedy at Marsdon ManorThe Million Dollar Bond RobberyThe Adventure of the Cheap FlatThe Mystery of the Hunter’s ... Leer más

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This ebook collection contains the following works of Agatha Christie:The Mysterious Affair at StylesThe Secret AdversaryThe Murder on the LinksThe Man in the Brown SuitThe Jewel Robbery at the Grand MetropolitanThe Disappearance of Mr. DavenheimThe Adventure of the “Western Star”The Tragedy at Marsdon ManorThe Million Dollar Bond RobberyThe Adventure of the Cheap FlatThe Mystery of the Hunter’s
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The Classic collection of Kurt Vonnegut. Twenty Short Stories. Illustrated

2BR02B, The Big Trip Up Yonder, The Euphio Question, All the King’s Horses, Custom-Made Bride and Others

de Kurt Vonnegut ...

The Classic Collection of Kurt Vonnegut brings together twenty of the author’s most inventive and thought-provoking short stories, showcasing the wit, satire, and moral urgency that made Vonnegut one of the defining voices of twentieth-century American literature. Illustrated and carefully curated, this volume offers both longtime admirers and new readers an ideal introduction to his imaginative ... Leer más

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The Classic Collection of Kurt Vonnegut brings together twenty of the author’s most inventive and thought-provoking short stories, showcasing the wit, satire, and moral urgency that made Vonnegut one of the defining voices of twentieth-century American literature. Illustrated and carefully curated, this volume offers both longtime admirers and new readers an ideal introduction to his imaginative
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Mark Twain: The Complete Novels

de Mark Twain ...

Here you will find the complete novels of Mark Twain in the chronological order of their original publication: - The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - The Prince and the Pauper - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - The American Claimant - Tom Sawyer Abroad - The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson - Tom Sawyer, Detective - Personal ... Leer más

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Here you will find the complete novels of Mark Twain in the chronological order of their original publication: - The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - The Prince and the Pauper - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - The American Claimant - Tom Sawyer Abroad - The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson - Tom Sawyer, Detective - Personal
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The Inferno

de Dante ...

Traducido por Robert Hollander, Jean Hollander ...

The epic grandeur of Dante’s masterpiece has inspired readers for 700 years, andhas entered the human imagination. But the further we move from the late medieval world of Dante, the more a rich understanding and enjoyment of the poem depends on knowledgeable guidance. Robert Hollander, a renowned scholar and master teacher of Dante, and Jean Hollander, an accomplished poet, have written a ... Leer más

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The epic grandeur of Dante’s masterpiece has inspired readers for 700 years, andhas entered the human imagination. But the further we move from the late medieval world of Dante, the more a rich understanding and enjoyment of the poem depends on knowledgeable guidance. Robert Hollander, a renowned scholar and master teacher of Dante, and Jean Hollander, an accomplished poet, have written a
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Le Morte d'Arthur

de Thomas Malory ...

Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory stands as the definitive compilation of Arthurian legends, a monumental work that has shaped the narrative of medieval heroic literature and profoundly influenced Western cultural mythology. Composed in the 15th century, this extraordinary prose work synthesizes various French and English medieval narratives into a comprehensive epic that chronicles the life ... Leer más

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Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory stands as the definitive compilation of Arthurian legends, a monumental work that has shaped the narrative of medieval heroic literature and profoundly influenced Western cultural mythology. Composed in the 15th century, this extraordinary prose work synthesizes various French and English medieval narratives into a comprehensive epic that chronicles the life
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The Biopolitics of Disability

Neoliberalism, Ablenationalism, and Peripheral Embodiment

de David T. Mitchell ...

Series series Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability
In the neoliberal era, when human worth is measured by its relative utility within global consumer culture, selected disabled people have been able to gain entrance into late capitalist culture. The Biopolitics of Disability terms this phenomenon “ablenationalism” and asserts that “inclusion” becomes meaningful only if disability is recognized as providing modes of living that are alternatives to ... Leer más

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In the neoliberal era, when human worth is measured by its relative utility within global consumer culture, selected disabled people have been able to gain entrance into late capitalist culture. The Biopolitics of Disability terms this phenomenon “ablenationalism” and asserts that “inclusion” becomes meaningful only if disability is recognized as providing modes of living that are alternatives to
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The Divine Comedy

Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso

Traducido por Robin Kirkpatrick ...

de Dante Alighieri ...

Robin Kirkpatrick's masterful verse translation of The Divine Comedy, published in a single volume, is the ideal edition for students as well as the general reader coming to this great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first timeThe Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally ... Leer más

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Robin Kirkpatrick's masterful verse translation of The Divine Comedy, published in a single volume, is the ideal edition for students as well as the general reader coming to this great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first timeThe Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally
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Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes

de Terry Southern ...

Before New Journalism, before the waggish cinema of Woody Allen, before the Gonzo World of Hunter S. Thompson, Saturday Night Live, and National Lampoon, there was the legendary Terry Southern—author of Candy and The Magic Christian and the screenwriter of Dr. Strangelove and Easy Rider.Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes, widely recognized as an underground classic, is a collection of Southern's ... Leer más

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Before New Journalism, before the waggish cinema of Woody Allen, before the Gonzo World of Hunter S. Thompson, Saturday Night Live, and National Lampoon, there was the legendary Terry Southern—author of Candy and The Magic Christian and the screenwriter of Dr. Strangelove and Easy Rider.Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes, widely recognized as an underground classic, is a collection of Southern's
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Wilkie Collins: The Complete Novels

de Wilkie Collins ...

Series series The Greatest Writers of All Time
This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that ... Leer más

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This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that
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