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Adventures of Tom SawyerISBN 0582419239 (0-582-41923-9)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
Find This BookBook summary:This story recounts the adventures of the ever-resourceful Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn. Tom explores a deep and mysterious cave, but why is he afraid of what he sees there? Mark Twain (1835-1910) grew up in a small town on the Mississippi River where the story is set. See also The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a Level 3 Penguin Reader. [via]
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyerby Mark TwainISBN 058252816X (0-582-52816-X)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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The Anglo-Saxon Age, C.400-1042by D. J. V. FisherISBN 0582480841 (0-582-48084-1)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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Around the World in Eighty DaysISBN 0582096715 (0-582-09671-5)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
Find This BookBook summary:The titles in "Longman Fiction" are mainly new editions of the most popular titles in the "Longman Simplified English" series, including short stories, modern fiction and classics. They are designed to be suitable for students at upper intermediate level, including those preparing for the Cambridge First Certificate examinations. Each book has been re-edited to ensure ease of understanding and naturalness language and keeps within the 2000 word defining vocabulary of the "Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English". Any additional vocabulary used is explained in the glossary. All titles feature an introduction to the authors, the characters and themes of the text, giving students not only background information, but also help in literary appreciation. Additionally there is exercise material at the back of each book, including 50 questions on factual detail, conveniently grouped in chapters, with a further 20 more open-ended questions for written work or to stimulate discussion. [via]
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Black Robeby Brian MooreISBN 0586086153 (0-586-08615-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Storiesby Angela CarterISBN 0575025840 (0-575-02584-0)
Hardcover, Gollancz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories'Book summary:A reissue of a collection of short stories first published ten years ago. They include "The Company of Wolves", on which the prize-winning film of the same name was based. Angela Carter is the author of "Nights at the Circus" and "The Magic Toyshop". [via]
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The Call of the Wildby Jack LondonISBN 0582420490 (0-582-42049-0)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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The Classic 1000 Vegetarian Recipesby Carolyn HumphriesISBN 0572028083 (0-572-02808-3)
Softcover, Foulsham & Co Ltd
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The Clientby John Grisham, Janet McAlpinISBN 0582417775 (0-582-41777-5)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Client'Book summary:With her sparkling voice and superb acting ability, Blair Brown gives an impressive reading of this John Grisham blockbuster. The story hinges on a young boy who gets an unwanted earful of murder, politics--and dangerous secrets about both--from a conscience-stricken mob lawyer bent on suicide. "I can tell you where the body is... the most notorious undiscovered corpse of our time." Just the kind of information most children don't need, especially when the snakeskin-wearing hit man finds out what he knows. Aside from musical cues scattered as superfluously as laugh tracks on a sitcom, the production quality is stellar, preserving the crispness of Blair's voice and the nuances of her excellent interpretation. (Running time: 6 hours, 4 cassettes) --George Laney [via]
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Converging Infrastructures: Intelligent Transportation and the National Information Infrastructureby James Keller, Lewis M. BranscombISBN 0585023794 (0-585-02379-4)
Softcover, MIT Press
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Debt Of Bonesby Terry GoodkindISBN 0575072563 (0-575-07256-3)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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A Dictionary of the English LanguageISBN 0582073804 (0-582-07380-4)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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Dorothy L. Sayers: A Biographyby James BrabazonISBN 0575027282 (0-575-02728-2)
Hardcover, Gollancz
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0582018188 (0-582-01818-8)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'Book summary:The young Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from repeated nightmares of living a double life, in which by day he worked as a respectable doctor and by night he roamed the back alleys of old-town Edinburgh. In three days of furious writing, he produced a story about his dream existence. His wife found it too gruesome, so he promptly burned the manuscript. In another three days, he wrote it again. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published as a "shilling shocker" in 1886, and became an instant classic. In the first six months, 40,000 copies were sold. Queen Victoria read it. Sermons and editorials were written about it. When Stevenson and his family visited America a year later, they were mobbed by reporters at the dock in New York City. Compulsively readable from its opening pages, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is still one of the best tales ever written about the divided self.
This University of Nebraska Press edition is a small, exquisitely produced paperback. The book design, based on the original first edition of 1886, includes wide margins, decorative capitals on the title page and first page of each chapter, and a clean, readable font that is 19th-century in style. Joyce Carol Oates contributes a foreword in which she calls Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a "mythopoetic figure" like Frankenstein, Dracula, and Alice in Wonderland, and compares Stevenson's creation to doubled selves in the works of Plato, Poe, Wilde, and Dickens.
This edition also features 12 full-page wood engravings by renowned illustrator Barry Moser. Moser is a skillful reader and interpreter as well as artist, and his afterword to the book, in which he explains the process by which he chose a self-portrait motif for the suite of engravings, is fascinating. For the image of Edward Hyde, he writes, "I went so far as to have my dentist fit me out with a carefully sculpted prosthetic of evil-looking teeth. But in the final moments I had to abandon the idea as being inappropriate. It was more important to stay in keeping with the text and, like Stevenson, not show Hyde's face." (Also recommended: the edition of Frankenstein illustrated by Barry Moser) --Fiona Webster [via]
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Elizabeth Iby Christopher HaighISBN 0582437547 (0-582-43754-7)
Softcover, Longman Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elizabeth I'Book summary:This celebrated and influential study of Elizabeth I is now revised and updated in an important new edition. Christopher Haigh reappraises her role in government and explores the ways in which she exercised her power. [via]
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Softcover, Addison-Wesley - Elizabeth I: ISBN 0582023904 (0-582-02390-4)
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Emil and the DetectivesISBN 0582426995 (0-582-42699-5)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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The English Republic 1649-1660by T. C. BarnardISBN 0582080037 (0-582-08003-7)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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Exile's Returnby Kate JacobyISBN 0575074744 (0-575-07474-4)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Garden of Ramaby Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry LeeISBN 0575051698 (0-575-05169-8)
Hardcover, Victor Gollancz
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Guards! Guards!by Terry PratchettISBN 0575046066 (0-575-04606-6)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Gulliver's Travelsby Jonathan SwiftISBN 0582426626 (0-582-42662-6)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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Henry Vby H.M. HulmeISBN 0582527236 (0-582-52723-6)
Softcover, Dearborn Trade Pub
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The House of the Messiah: Controversial Revelations on the Historical Jesusby Ahmed OsmanISBN 0586216855 (0-586-21685-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The House on the Strandby Daphne Du MaurierISBN 0575002875 (0-575-00287-5)
Hardcover, Gollancz
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The Hunchback of Notre Dameby Victor HugoISBN 0582534941 (0-582-53494-1)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'Book summary:Kindle edition of Victor Hugo's classic work with an active table of contents. [via]
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The Importance of Being Earnestby Oscar WildeISBN 0573111987 (0-573-11198-7)
Softcover, Samuel French Inc Plays
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Importance of Being Earnest'Book summary:Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. Please note the cover may sometimes be different to the one shown. [via]
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Interesting Timesby Terry PratchettISBN 0575058005 (0-575-05800-5)
Hardcover, Victor Gollancz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Interesting Times'Book summary:Marvelous Discworld, which revolves on the backs of four great elephants and a big turtle, spins into Interesting Times, the 17th outing in Terry Pratchett's rollicking fantasy series. The gods are playing games again, and this time the mysterious Lady opposes Fate in a match of "Destinies of Nations Hanging by a Thread." --Blaise Selby [via]
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Jane Austen: A Biographyby Elizabeth JenkinsISBN 0575400579 (0-575-40057-9)
Hardcover, Indigo
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King Johnby Ralph V. TurnerISBN 058206726X (0-582-06726-X)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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King Learby William Shakespeare, Celeste FlowerISBN 0582097185 (0-582-09718-5)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King Lear'Book summary:This is a critical study of Shakespeare's "King Lear" for "A" level students. [via]
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The Last of the Mohicansby James Fenimore CooperISBN 0582342791 (0-582-34279-1)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Last of the Mohicans'Book summary:"Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class. [via]
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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime: A Comedy in Three Actsby Oscar Wilde, Constance CoxISBN 0573012458 (0-573-01245-8)
Hardcover, S. French
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Madame Bovaryby Victor HugoISBN 0582454085 (0-582-45408-5)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Madame Bovary'Book summary:Emma Bovary is the beautiful wife of Charles Bovary and one of the great heroines of literature. Emma attempts to escape her tedious marriage by entering into romantic fantasies, but her longing for a lover has disastrous results. A portrait of French bourgeois life, Madame Bovary is a masterpiece of world literature. [via]
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Man Plusby Frederik PohlISBN 057502206X (0-575-02206-X)
Hardcover, Gollancz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Man Plus'Book summary:[via]The Nebula Awardwinning masterwork by the author of Gateway
In the not-too-distant future, a desperate war for natural resources threatens to bring civilization to a crashing halt. Nuclear warships from around the globe begin positioning themselves as the American government works feverishly to complete a massive project to colonize Mars. Former astronaut Roger Torraway has agreed to be transformed by the latest advances in biological and cybernetic science into something new, a being that can survive the rigors of Mars before it is terraformed. Becoming Man Plus will allow him to be the linchpin in opening the new Martian frontier&but not without challenging his humanity as no man has ever been challenged before.
A bestselling, Nebula Awardwinning novel when first published more than thirty years ago, this book is now more relevant than ever, as the battle between corporate interests and those who seek to save Earths natural resources steadily escalates. The question of where man will go once the worlds food, water, and oil have run out has yet to be answered. Man Plus by Frederick Pohl is a brilliantly imagined, compelling possible scenario that has enthralled countless readers.More editions of Man Plus:
The Medieval Machineby Jean GimpelISBN 0575021357 (0-575-02135-7)
Hardcover, Gollancz
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Much Ado About NothingISBN 0582002362 (0-582-00236-2)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
Find This BookBook summary:The Arden Shakespeare is the established edition of Shakespeare's work. Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship and invaluable commentary, Arden guides you a richer understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays. This edition of Much Ado About Nothing provides, a clear and authoritative text, detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text, a full introduction discussing the critical and historical background to the play and appendices presenting sources and relevant extracts. [via]
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Necrovilleby Ian McDonaldISBN 0575060042 (0-575-06004-2)
Softcover, McClelland & Stewart Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Necroville'Book summary:In the 21st century nanotechnology can resurrect the dead, and by the year 2063 the dead account for a third of the world's population. This novel, from the author of "Hearts, Hands and Voices", is set in Necroville, the City of the Dead within 21st-century Los Angeles. [via]
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Next of Kinby Eric Frank RussellISBN 0575072407 (0-575-07240-7)
Softcover, Gollancz Limited, Victor
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Norstriliaby Cordwaner SmithISBN 0575070188 (0-575-07018-8)
Softcover, Victor Gollancz
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The Ophiuchi Hotlineby John VarleyISBN 0575072830 (0-575-07283-0)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Othelloby William Shakespeare, Robert SouthwickISBN 0582097193 (0-582-09719-3)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Othello'Book summary:Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text. [via]
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Our TownISBN 0573613494 (0-573-61349-4)
Hardcover, Samuel French Inc Plays
Find This BookBook summary:Drama / 17m, 7f, extras / Bare Stage In an important publishing event, Samuel French, in cooperation with the Thornton Wilder estate is pleased to release the playwright's definitive version of Our Town. This edition of the play differs only slightly from previous acting editions, yet it presents the version of Our Town as Thornton Wilder wished it performed. Described by Edward Albee as "...the greatest American play ever written," the story follows the small town of Grover's Corners through three acts: "Daily Life," "Love and Marriage," and "Death and Eternity." Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually-in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre-die. Thornton Wilder's final word on how he wanted his play performed is an invaluable addition to the American stage and to the libraries of theatre lovers internationally. "While all of Wilder's work is intelligent, non-synthetic and often moving, as well as funny, it is Our Town that makes the difference. It is probably the finest play ever written by an American." - Edward Albee "Thornton Wilder's masterpiece...An immortal tale of small town morality [and]...a classic of soft spoken theater." - The New York Times [via]
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Paradise Lostby John Milton, Alastair FowlerISBN 0582215188 (0-582-21518-8)
Softcover, Longman Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paradise Lost'Book summary:Paradise Lost is the greatest work by one of the greatest poets in English literature and here, finally, is the long awaited Second Edition of Alastair Fowler's annotated edition, originally published in 1968, which has become the most authoritative guide to this great work and to the critical analysis that it has prompted. This important new edition is based on the First Edition of Paradise Lost (1667) which is now widely accepted as being closer to Milton's intention and is more accurate than the 1664 edition. However, Fowler maintains the detailed annotation that has for many years provided an interesting and comprehensive explanation to this difficult but compelling poem. [via]
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Pavaneby Keith RobertsISBN 0575061030 (0-575-06103-0)
Softcover, Victor Gollancz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pavane'Book summary:An ever-expanding subgenre of science fiction is devoted to "alternate worlds" or "alternate histories": fiction in which a crucial event goes differently than in the world we know, and history is changed. Keith Roberts's Pavane (1968) is set in a backward 20th century molded by the assassination of Queen Elizabeth I and the triumph of a militantly antiscience Catholic Church. This is a classic alternate history, in the same company as such highly regarded novels as L. Sprague De Camp's seminal Lest Darkness Fall (1941), in which a modern man slips back in time and attempts to avert the Dark Ages; Ward Moore's Bring the Jubilee (1953), set after the South wins the U.S. Civil War; and Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle (1962), set after the Germans and Japanese win World War II. Lest Darkness Fall and The Man in the High Castle are justly famous; the other two classics, Bring the Jubilee and Pavane, are less well known, and that is a shame.
One reason for Pavane's relative obscurity among American SF readers might be its British setting and author (the Moore and Dick novels are both set in the U.S., and De Camp, Moore, and Dick were all American). Another reason might be that Pavane is a novel created from interrelated but standalone stories (six "measures," or novelettes, and a coda), and the stories are of varying quality. Most are wise, beautifully written, and intensely visualized, especially the opener, "The Lady Margaret," and the closer, "Corfe Gate"; but "Brother John," the story of the monk-artist who witnesses Inquisition tortures and sparks an anti-Church rebellion, is far less detailed, and sometimes even unclear. Another reason for the novel's obscurity may be that some of the stories/chapters have more of a fantasy feel than is typical of more recent alternate history. Also, the nature of the coda's revelations may put off some readers. Nonetheless, Pavane is an intelligent, powerful, and moving work, deserving of a wide readership. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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A People's History of the United Statesby Howard ZinnISBN 0582489482 (0-582-48948-2)
Softcover, Longman
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Peter Ibbetson, with an Introduction by His Cousin Lady ***** (Madge Plunket)by George Du MaurierISBN 0575001968 (0-575-00196-8)
Hardcover, Gollancz
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A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Manby James JoyceISBN 0586044752 (0-586-04475-2)
Hardcover, Triad
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man'Book summary:Autobiographical novel by James Joyce, published serially in The Egoist in 1914-15 and in book form in 1916; considered by many the greatest bildungsroman in the English language. The novel portrays the early years of Stephen Dedalus, who later reappeared as one of the main characters in Joyce's Ulysses (1922). Each of the novel's five sections is written in a third-person voice that reflects the age and emotional state of its protagonist, from the first childhood memories written in simple, childlike language to Stephen's final decision to leave Dublin for Paris to devote his life to art, written in abstruse, Latin-sprinkled, stream-of-consciousness prose. The novel's rich, symbolic language and brilliant use of stream-of-consciousness foreshadowed Joyce's later work. The work is a drastic revision of an earlier version entitled Stephen Hero and is the second part of Joyce's cycle of works chronicling the spiritual history of humans from Adam's Fall through the Redemption. The cycle began with the short-story collection Dubliners (1914) and continued with Ulysses and Finnegans Wake (1939). [via]
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The Potting Shed: A Drama in Three Actsby John RustanISBN 0573614229 (0-573-61422-9)
Hardcover, S. French
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The Prince and the Pauperby Mark Twain, Michael West, D.K. SwanISBN 0582522846 (0-582-52284-6)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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The Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Agesby Norman CohnISBN 0586080023 (0-586-08002-3)
Hardcover, Paladin
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Pyramidsby Terry PratchettISBN 0575044632 (0-575-04463-2)
Hardcover, V. Gollancz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pyramids'Book summary:The seventh novel in the "Discworld" series concentrates on the problems of being a teenage pharaoh and humorously explores Egyptian history. The other novels in the series include "The Colour of Magic", "Sourcery" and "Wyrd Sisters". [via]
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Raisin in the Sunby Lorraine HansberryISBN 0573614636 (0-573-61463-6)
Softcover, Samuel French Inc Plays
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Raisin in the Sun'Book summary:Drama / 7m, 3f, 1 boy / Int. This groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeill, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in 1959. Set on Chicago's South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena, called Mama. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. Sacrifice, trust and love among the Younger family and their heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration. This Thirtieth Anniversary edition was revised by the late author's husband and executor, Robert Nemiroff in 1989. Winner of the NY Drama Critic's Award as Best Play of the Year "Pivotal play in the history of the American Black theatre." - Newsweek "A milestone in the American Theatre." - Ebony [via]
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Rama IIby Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry LeeISBN 0575045450 (0-575-04545-0)
Hardcover, V. Gollancz
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The Real Mother Gooseby Blanche Fisher WrightISBN 0590003682 (0-590-00368-2)
Hardcover, Cartwheel Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Real Mother Goose'Book summary:This is a board-book edition of the classic nursery rhyme collection, and it's a fine choice for a first nursery-rhyme book. The old-fashioned, rather Edwardian-looking illustrations may appeal more to nostalgic parents than to babies and toddlers, but the bright colors and simple lines are easy on small eyes, too. Each double-page spread has a one-verse rhyme on the left with an illustration on the right, and the 15 selections include Humpty Dumpty; Peter, Peter, Pumpkin-Eater; The Cat and the Fiddle; Pease Porridge Hot; and Wee Willie Winkie. (Baby to 3) --Richard Farr [via]
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes I: The Adventure of the Empty House, The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, and The Adventure of the Three Studentsby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0582426979 (0-582-42697-9)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes I: The Adventure of the Empty House, The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, and The Adventure of the Three Students'Book summary:In 1891, the great detective, Sherlock Holmes, disappeared in Switzerland while working on a dangerous case. Everyone thought that he was dead. But three years later, he returned to England. Holmes and his friend, Dr Watson, had many more adventures together. Read three of Sherlock Holmes most interesting cases and look out for other Sherlock Holmes stories at different levels in Penguin Readers. [via]
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Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrasesby Susan M. Lloyd, Peter Mark RogetISBN 0582555515 (0-582-55551-5)
Hardcover, Longman
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Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrasesby Peter Mark RogetISBN 0582893631 (0-582-89363-1)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Romeo and Julietby William ShakespeareISBN 0582527295 (0-582-52729-5)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Romeo and Juliet'Book summary:This is undoubtedly the greatest love story ever written, spawning a host of imitators on stage and screen, including Leonard Bernstein's smash musical West Side Story, Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet filmed in 1968, and Baz Luhrmann's postmodern film version Romeo + Juliet. The tragic feud between "Two households, both alike in dignity/In fair Verona", the Montagues and Capulets, which ultimately kills the two young "star-crossed lovers" and their "death-marked love" creates issues which have fascinated subsequent generations. The play deals with issues of intergenerational and familial conflict, as well as the power of language and the compelling relationship between sex and death, all of which makes it an incredibly modern play. It is also an early example of Shakespeare fusing poetry with dramatic action, as he moves from Romeo's lyrical account of Juliet--"she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" to the bustle and action of a 16th-century household (the play contains more scenes of ordinary working people than any of Shakespeare's other works). It also represents an experimental attempt to fuse comedy with tragedy. Up to the third act, the play proceeds along the lines of a classic romantic comedy. The turning point comes with the death of one of Shakespeare's finest early dramatic creations--Romeo's sexually ambivalent friend Mercutio, whose "plague o' both your houses" begins the play's descent into tragedy, "For never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo". --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Round the World in Eighty Daysby Jules VerneISBN 0582426650 (0-582-42665-0)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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Round the World in Eighty Daysby Penguin, H. E. PalmerISBN 0582427207 (0-582-42720-7)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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The Secret Gospel: The Discovery and Interpretation of the Secret Gospel According to Markby Morton SmithISBN 0575018011 (0-575-01801-1)
Hardcover, Gollancz
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Shakespeare's Flowersby Jessica Kerr, Anne Ophelia DowdenISBN 0582152569 (0-582-15256-9)
Hardcover, Longmans Young Books
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Snow Falling on Cedarsby PenguinISBN 058241928X (0-582-41928-X)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Snow Falling on Cedars'Book summary:Fighting the distrust and prejudice of his neighbors on a remote island in Puget Sound, a Japanese-American man who spent time in an internment camp during World War II, finds himself on trial for murder. The histories of the accused and the victim, both fishermen and residents of the small town of San Piedro, unfold as newspaperman Ishmael Chambers embarks on a quest for the truth. Lonely and war-scarred, Chambers strives for justice and inner strength, while coming to terms with his ill-fated love for Hatsue Miyamoto, the wife of the accused. Evocative and beautifully written, Snow Falling on Cedars won the 1995 PEN/Faulkner Award. [via]
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Social Change and Continuity: England 1550-1750by Barry CowardISBN 0582294428 (0-582-29442-8)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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Spoon River Anthologyby Edgar Lee Masters, Charles AidmanISBN 0573615705 (0-573-61570-5)
Softcover, Samuel French Inc Plays
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. HydeISBN 0582084849 (0-582-08484-9)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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The Street Lawyerby Michael Dean, John GrishamISBN 0582434041 (0-582-43404-1)
Softcover, Longman Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Street Lawyer'Book summary:John Grisham is back with his latest courtroom conundrum, The Street Lawyer. This time the lord of legal thrillers dives deep into the world of the homeless, particularly their barely audible legal voice in a world dominated by large, all-powerful law firms. Our hero, Michael Brock, is on the fast track to partnership at D.C.'s premier law firm, Sweeny & Drake. His dream of someday raking in a million-plus a year is finally within reach. Nothing can stop him, not even 90-hour workweeks and a failing marriage--until he meets DeVon Hardy, a.k.a. "Mister," a Vietnam vet with a grudge against his landlord--and a few lawyers to fry. Hardy, with no clear motive, takes Brock and eight of his colleagues hostage in a boardroom, demanding their tax returns and interrogating them with a conviction that would have put perpetrators of the Spanish Inquisition to shame. Hardy, a man of few words and a lot of ammunition, mumbles cryptically, "Who are the evictors?" as he points a .44 automatic within inches of Brock's face. The violent outcome of the hostage situation triggers an abrupt soul-searching for the young lawyer, and Hardy's mysterious question continues to haunt him. Brock learns that Hardy had been in and out of homeless shelters most of his life, but he had recently begun paying rent in a rundown building; that means he has legal recourse when a big money-making outfit such as Sweeny & Drake boots him with no warning. When Brock realizes that his profession caters to the morally challenged, he sets out on an aimless search through the dicier side of D.C., ending up at the 14th Street Legal Clinic. The clinic's director, a gargantuan man named Mordecai Green, woos Brock to the clinic with a $90,000 cut in pay and the chance to redeem his soul. Brock takes it--and some of the story's credibility along with it; it's hard to believe that a Yale graduate who sacrificed everything--including his marriage--to succeed in the legal profession would quickly jump at the opportunity for low-paying, charitable work. However, Brock's search for corruption in the swanky upper echelons of Sweeny & Drake (via the toughest streets of D.C.) is filled with colorful characters and realistic, gritty descriptions. In the The Street Lawyer, Grisham once again defends the voiceless and powerless. In the words of Mordecai Green, "That's justice, Michael. That's what street law is all about. Dignity." [via]
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The Swiss Family Robinsonby J.D. WyssISBN 0582426642 (0-582-42664-2)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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Tales from Shakespeareby Mary Lamb, PenguinISBN 0582419417 (0-582-41941-7)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tales from Shakespeare'Book summary:"Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th-century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class. [via]
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Tales of Mystery and Imaginationby Edgar Allan PoeISBN 0582528917 (0-582-52891-7)
Softcover, Longman Group United Kingdom
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination'Book summary:Award-winning fantasy illustrator Gary Kelley writes, "I have selected three of Edgar Allan Poe's best short stories.... I chose 'The Fall of the House of Usher' for its classic Gothic images and its dark, melancholic central characters, including the house itself. 'The Black Cat' is ... appealing to me for its use of mystery and foreboding that takes us to a horrifying climax. 'The Cask of Amontillado' ... my personal favorite, [is] a simple narrative of revenge set in the contrasting worlds of carnival and catacomb." Click on the book's cover for a closer look, but the reproduction doesn't really do justice to the richness of color in Kelley's shadowy, atmospheric paintings. (The cat's eye is green, and its tongue is pink.) This gorgeous edition has 20 full- and double-page paintings, including a melancholy portrait of Poe; each page of text is surrounded by subtle decorative frames. The images of Roderick and Madeleine Usher are especially effective. [via]
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Talking Sexby Miriam StoppardISBN 0575031050 (0-575-03105-0)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook 1: Cognitive Domainby David KrathwohlISBN 0582280109 (0-582-28010-9)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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Thomas Hardy Selected Poemsby Thomas Hardy, Tim ArmstrongISBN 0582040612 (0-582-04061-2)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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A Time to Killby John GrishamISBN 0582364108 (0-582-36410-8)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Time to Kill'Book summary:This addictive tale of a young lawyer defending a black Vietnam war hero who kills the white druggies who raped his child in tiny Clanton, Mississippi, is John Grisham's first novel, and his favorite of his first six. He polished it for three years and every detail shines like pebbles at the bottom of a swift, sunlit stream. Grisham is a born legal storyteller and his dialogue is pitch perfect.
The plot turns with jeweled precision. Carl Lee Hailey gets an M-16 from the Chicago hoodlum he'd saved at Da Nang, wastes the rapists on the courthouse steps, then turns to attorney Jake Brigance, who needs a conspicuous win to boost his career. Folks want to give Carl Lee a second medal, but how can they ignore premeditated execution? The town is split, revealing its social structure. Blacks note that a white man shooting a black rapist would be acquitted; the KKK starts a new Clanton chapter; the NAACP, the ambitious local reverend, a snobby, Harvard-infested big local firm, and others try to outmaneuver Jake and his brilliant, disbarred drunk of an ex-law partner. Jake hits the books and the bottle himself. Crosses burn, people die, crowds chant "Free Carl Lee!" and "Fry Carl Lee!" in the antiphony of America's classical tragedy. Because he's lived in Oxford, Mississippi, Grisham gets compared to Faulkner, but he's really got the lean style and fierce folk moralism of John Steinbeck. --Tim Appelo [via]
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Tom Jonesby Henry Fielding, Janet McAlpinISBN 0582364140 (0-582-36414-0)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tom Jones'Book summary:Tom Jones isn't a bad guy, but boys just want to have fun. Nearly two and a half centuries after its publication, the adventures of the rambunctious and randy Tom Jones still makes for great reading. I'm not in the habit of using words like bawdy or rollicking, but if you look them up in the dictionary, you should see a picture of this book. [via]
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Wandererby Fritz LeiberISBN 0575071125 (0-575-07112-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Webby John WyndhamISBN 0582402727 (0-582-40272-7)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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Webby PenguinISBN 0582416973 (0-582-41697-3)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Web'Book summary:The island of Tanakuatua seems like heaven to the 40 people who go there in order to create a utopian society, but soon they start to die in a horrible way and it seems that something strange and deadly is out there in the jungle. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class. [via]
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Wind in the Tower: Mao Tsetung and the Chinese Revolution, 1949-1976by Suyin HanISBN 0586045058 (0-586-04505-8)
Hardcover, Triad
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Witches Abroadby Terry PratchettISBN 0575049804 (0-575-04980-4)
Hardcover, V. Gollancz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Witches Abroad'Book summary:One of the "Discworld" novels. The witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick travel to the distant city of Genua to make sure that a servant girl doesn't marry a prince. But all they've got is Mrs Gogol's voodoo, a one-eyed cat and a secondhand magic wand that can only do pumpkins. [via]
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