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The Ambassadorsby Henry James, Harry LevinISBN 0140432337 (0-14-043233-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ambassadors'Book summary:The second of James's three late masterpieces, was, in its author's opinion, "the best, all round, of my productions".
Lambert Strether, a mild middle-aged American of no particular achievements, is dispatched to Paris from the manufacturing empire of Woollett, Massachusetts. The mission conferred on him by his august patron, Mrs. Newsome, is to discover what, or who, is keeping her son Chad in the notorious city of pleasure, and to bring him home. But Strether finds Chad transformed by the influence of a remarkable woman; and as the Parisian spring advances, he himself succumbs to the allure of the 'vast bright Babylon' and to the mysterious charm of Madame de Vionnet. [via]More editions of The Ambassadors:
- The Ambassadors: ISBN 0192836471 (0-19-283647-1)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - The Ambassadors: ISBN 0393963144 (0-393-96314-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - The Ambassadors: ISBN 0192817035 (0-19-281703-5)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - The Ambassadors: ISBN 0395051371 (0-395-05137-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div - The Ambassadors: ISBN 0451519892 (0-451-51989-2)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - The Ambassadors: ISBN 0140034994 (0-14-003499-4)
Hardcover, Penguin - The Ambassadors: ISBN 0140432337 (0-14-043233-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
- The Ambassadors: ISBN 0192836471 (0-19-283647-1)
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Aristotle on Rhetoric: A Theory of Civil Discourseby Aristotle, George A. KennedyISBN 0195064879 (0-19-506487-9)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aristotle on Rhetoric: A Theory of Civil Discourse'Book summary:This new translation by the foremost authority on rhetoric in America should quickly become the standard text. Scrupulously faithful to the original Greek, it incorporates the most up-to-date textual scholarship. [via]
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Ars Rhetoricaby Aristotle, Hugh Lawson-TancredISBN 0140445102 (0-14-044510-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Bacchaeby Euripides, Nicholas RudallISBN 1566630673 (1-56663-067-3)
Softcover, Ivan R Dee
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bacchae'Book summary:Euripides' classic drama about the often mortifying consequences of the unbridled--and frequently hysterical--celebration of the feast of Dionysus, the God of wine.[via]-
The Campaigns of Alexanderby Flavius ArrianusISBN 0140442537 (0-14-044253-7)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Campaigns of Alexander'Book summary:[via]His passion was for glory only, and in that he was insatiable
Although written over four hundred years after Alexanders death, Arrians Campaigns of Alexander is the most reliable account of the man and his achievements we have. Arrians own experience as a military commander gave him unique insights into the life of the worlds greatest conqueror. He tells of Alexanders violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his total defeat of Persia, and his campaigns through Egypt, India and Babylon establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. While Alexander emerges from this record as an unparalleled and charismatic leader, Arrian succeeds brilliantly in creating an objective and fully rounded portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power and worshipped as a god in his own lifetime.
Aubrey de Sélincourts vivid translation is accompanied by J. R. Hamiltons introduction, which discusses Arrians life and times, his synthesis of other classical sources and the composition of Alexanders army. The edition also includes maps, a list for further reading and a detailed index.
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A Commentary on Virgil Ecloguesby Wendell Clausen, Publio Maron VirgilioISBN 0198150350 (0-19-815035-0)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Complete Sherlock Holmesby Arthur Conan Doyle, Kyle FreemanISBN 1593080344 (1-59308-034-4)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Vol. I'Book summary:[via]The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:The Complete Sherlock Holmes comprises four novels and fifty-six short stories revolving around the worlds most popular and influential fictional detectivethe eccentric, arrogant, and ingenious Sherlock Holmes. He and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, step from Holmess comfortable quarters at 221b Baker Street into the swirling fog of Victorian London to combine detailed observation and vast knowledge with brilliant deduction. Inevitably, Holmes rescues the innocent, confounds the guilty, and solves the most perplexing puzzles known to literature.
Volume II of The Complete Sherlock Holmes begins with The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, tired of writing about Holmes, had killed him off at the end of The Final Problem, the last tale in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (found in Volume I of The Complete Sherlock Holmes). Public demand for new Holmes stories was so great, however, that Conan Doyle eventually resurrected him. The first story in The Return, The Adventure of the Empty House, features Conan Doyles infamously inventive explanation of how Holmes escaped what seemed like certain death.
This volume also includes two other collections of Holmes stories, His Last Bow and The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes; Conan Doyles final full-length Holmes novel, The Valley of Fear; a pair of parodies, The Field Bazaar and How Watson Learned the Trick ; and two essays about the private life of the beloved sleuth.Kyle Freeman, a Sherlock Holmes enthusiast for many years, earned two graduate degrees in English literature from Columbia University, where his major was twentieth-century British literature.More editions of The Complete Sherlock Holmes:
Daniel Derondaby George Eliot, Terence CaveISBN 0140434275 (0-14-043427-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Daniel Deronda'Book summary:Daniel deronda, the last of eliot's novels, is the most complete expression of her idealism. Its main concerns are those of personal morality, of dedication to tradition and roots, and of spiritual identification and sympathy--all set in an era of considerable national and international awareness. The text is that of the clarendon edition [via]
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- Daniel Deronda: ISBN 0192834819 (0-19-283481-9)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Daniel Deronda: ISBN 037576013X (0-375-76013-X)
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Softcover, Penguin USA - Daniel Deronda: ISBN 0192817876 (0-19-281787-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Daniel Deronda: ISBN 0451512049 (0-451-51204-9)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - Daniel Deronda: ISBN 0140434275 (0-14-043427-5)
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- Daniel Deronda: ISBN 0192834819 (0-19-283481-9)
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Daniel Derondaby A. S. Byatt, George EliotISBN 0375411232 (0-375-41123-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Daniel Deronda'Book summary:George Eliots last and most unconventional novel is considered by many to be her greatest. First published in 1876, Daniel Deronda is a richly imagined epic with a mysterious hero at its heart.
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Daniel Deronda, a high-minded young man searching for his path in life, finds himself drawn by a series of dramatic encounters into two contrasting worlds: the English country-house life of Gwendolen Harleth, a high-spirited beauty trapped in an oppressive marriage to a wealthy man, and the very different life of a poor Jewish girl, Mirah, who is searching for her family. After rescuing Mirah from an attempt to drown herself in the Thames, Deronda accompanies her on her quest into Londons Jewish community, which he finds unexpectedly appealing. Gwendolen, meanwhile, increasingly relies on his support as she suffers from the consequences of her mistakes and the terror that she has brought a curse upon herself. As Deronda uncovers the surprising secret of his own parentage, Eliots moving and suspenseful narrative opens up a world of Jewish experience previously unknown to the Victorian novel.More editions of Daniel Deronda:
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Death of Ivan Ilychby TolstoyISBN 1419158740 (1-4191-5874-0)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Death of Ivan Ilych'Book summary:Death is finished," he said to himself. "It is no more! [via]
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The Death of Ivan Ilych and the Devilby Leo Tolstoy, Hugh Aplin, Nadine GordimerISBN 1843911272 (1-84391-127-2)
Hardcover, Hesperus Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Death of Ivan Ilych and the Devil'Book summary:[via]One of Tolstoys most exquisitely constructed novellas is presented here with The Devil, a further work exploring the powerful and destructive nature of obsession.On learning of Ivan Ilyichs sudden demise, his former colleagues begin vying for promotion; it seems in neither life nor death has Ivan Ilyich made any lasting impression. And, as the author takes us back to Ilyichs early days, we are shown a life of futility, emptiness, and spiritual barrenness. Yet, in the end, Tolstoy reveals Ivan Ilyichs final resolute gesture to come to terms with his mortality and to embrace his impending death. Leo Tolstoy wrote two of Russias greatest novels, Anna Karenina and War and Peace, as well as many short stories and essays.More editions of The Death of Ivan Ilych and the Devil:
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Ecloguesby VirgilISBN 014044419X (0-14-044419-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eclogues'Book summary:Haunting and enigmatic, Virgil's "Eclogues" combined a Greek literary form with scenes from contemporary Roman life to create a work that inspired a whole European tradition of pastoral poetry. For despite their rustic setting and the beauty of their phrasing, the poems in Virgil's first collection are also grounded in reality. Shepherds are overwhelmed by the torments of poetic love - but they must also endure such real-life events as the tragic consequences of Julius Caesar's murder in 44 bc and a civil war. In giving unforgettable expression to the disasters of the day through poetry, the "Eclogues" paved the way for the "Georgics" and the "Aeneid", the two greatest works of Latin literature, and are also a major masterpiece in their own right. [via]
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Eclogues and Georgicsby VirgilISBN 0192816438 (0-19-281643-8)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eclogues and Georgics'Book summary:Translated by C. Day Lewis, with a new introduction, historical sketch and notes by R. O. A. M. Lyne. [via]
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The Eclogues of Virgil: A Translationby Virgil, David FerryISBN 0374146349 (0-374-14634-9)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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El Halcon Maltesby Dashiell HammettISBN 8420666890 (84-206-6689-0)
Hardcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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Emily of New Moonby Lucy Maud Montgomery, L.M. Montgomery, Priscilla GallowayISBN 0440416132 (0-440-41613-2)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emily of New Moon'Book summary:Anne may be L.M. Montgomery's most famous heroine, but as far as fans of the Emily books are concerned she can't compare with the elfin poet of New Moon. Emily, who was also Montgomery's favourite character, bears a certain resemblance to Anne. Like the spunky, red-headed orphan of Green Gables, 10-year-old Emily Byrd Starr loses both her parents and ends up living with a stern spinster in a remote but beautiful farming community on Prince Edward Island. Also like Anne, her high spirits get her into lots of mischief. But the raven-haired Emily, with her purple eyes and come-hither smile, is a more conventionally romantic heroine than Anne. While Anne of Green Gables is the ugly-duckling tale of a young girl's yearning for love and acceptance, Emily's ethereal looks guarantee her admirers from the beginning.
What Emily wants desperately is to be a writer. As she explains to her teacher, "Why, I have to write--I can't help it by times--I've just got to." In this novel and its two sequels, Emily Climbs and Emily's Quest, Montgomery tells the moving and semi-autobiographical story of Emily's struggle to realize her ambition. The opening chapters of Emily of New Moon, dealing with the death of Emily's consumptive father, are awkward and melodramatic. But few children's novels--Little Women and Harriet the Spy come to mind--offer as fine a portrait of an artistic child's imaginative inner life. Spend some time with Emily and her friends and you'll be a fan, too. (Ages 9 to 12) --Lisa Alward [via]
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Evelinaby Fanny BurneyISBN 1404359893 (1-4043-5989-3)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Evelina'Book summary:This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. [via]
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Evelina or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the Worldby Fanny BurneyISBN 1406800910 (1-4068-0091-0)
Softcover, Echo Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Evelina or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World'Book summary:This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. [via]
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The Forsyte Sagaby John GalsworthyISBN 1404350578 (1-4043-5057-8)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Forsyte Saga'Book summary:When The Forsyte Saga was shown on television in 1967 it was hugely successful. The nation was gripped by the masterful visual telling of the Forsyte family's troubled story and adapted its activities to suit the next transmission. The Forsyte Saga comprising The Man of Property, In Chancery and To Let, is here produced by Wordsworth for the first time in a single volume. Initially, the narrative centres on Soames Forsyte - a successful solicitor living in London with his beautiful wife Irene. A pillar of the late Victorian upper middle class, materially wealthy, his appears to be a golden existence endowed with all the necessary possessions for a 'Man of Property', but beneath this very proper exterior lies a core of unhappiness and brutal relationships. The marriage of Soames and Irene disintegrates in bitter recrimination, creating a feud within the family that will have far-reaching consequences. [via]
The Greek Wayby Edith HamiltonISBN 1568495021 (1-56849-502-1)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Hans Brinkerby Mary Mapes Dodge, Malvina G. Vogel, Floris FreshmanISBN 1577658140 (1-57765-814-0)
Hardcover, Spotlight
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hans Brinker'Book summary:A Dutch brother and sister work toward two goals--finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates. [via]
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Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skatesby Mary Mapes Dodge, Allen B. DoggettISBN 1417941278 (1-4179-4127-8)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hans Brinker Or The Silver Skates A Story Of Life In Holland'Book summary:Gretel looked at her [mother] in troubled silence, wondering whether it were very wicked to care more for one parent than for the other-and sure, yes, quite sure, that she dreaded her father, while she clung to her mother with a love that was almost idolatry. -from Hans Brinker A beloved childhood favorite for a century and a half-and a book that readers continue to enjoy and appreciate long into adulthood-Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates went through more than 100 editions during the author's lifetime alone. First published in 1865, this replica of the 1917 edition features the exquisite illustrations by Alice Carsey, whose sensitive eye and delicate pen-and-ink lines enliven the tale of the poor but virtuous Dutch boy in a way that few other artists have achieved. This replica edition brings the enchanting work of Dodge and Carsey to a new generation of children. Author and editor Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) was born in New York City. She served as editor of the children's magazine St. Nicholas, to which she attracted such writers as Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Rudyard Kipling. She also authored the short-fiction collection Irvington Stories (1864). [via]
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- Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates: ISBN 1596054158 (1-59605-415-8)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc - Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates: ISBN 1596056665 (1-59605-666-5)
Hardcover, Cosimo Inc - Hans Brinker Or The Silver Skates A Story Of Life In Holland: ISBN 1417941278 (1-4179-4127-8)
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- Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates: ISBN 1596054158 (1-59605-415-8)
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Hans Brinker; Or, the Silver Skates (Dodby Mary Mapes DodgeISBN 1406509612 (1-4065-0961-2)
Softcover, Dodo Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hans Brinker; Or, the Silver Skates (Dod'Book summary:Classic novel, a part of which became an American legend. In the novel a tale is read out in class: The Hero of Haarlem, about a Dutch boy who saved his country by putting his finger in a leaking dike, and staying there all night in spite of the cold. The book was an an instant bestseller. [via]
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunterby Carson McCullersISBN 0395079780 (0-395-07978-0)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Illustrated Tales from ShakespeareISBN 1572152176 (1-57215-217-6)
Hardcover, World Pubns
Find This BookBook summary:An adaptation of Shakespeare's classic plays based on the original stories of Charles and Mary Lamb offers prose editions of the Bard's great comedies, tragedies, and history plays, all lavishly illustrated in full color. [via]
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In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequencesby Truman CapoteISBN 0375507906 (0-375-50790-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences'Book summary:"Until one morning in mid-November of 1959, few Americans--in fact, few Kansans--had ever heard of Holcomb. Like the waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had never stopped there." If all Truman Capote did was invent a new genre--journalism written with the language and structure of literature--this "nonfiction novel" about the brutal slaying of the Clutter family by two would-be robbers would be remembered as a trail-blazing experiment that has influenced countless writers. But Capote achieved more than that. He wrote a true masterpiece of creative nonfiction. The images of this tale continue to resonate in our minds: 16-year-old Nancy Clutter teaching a friend how to bake a cherry pie, Dick Hickock's black '49 Chevrolet sedan, Perry Smith's Gibson guitar and his dreams of gold in a tropical paradise--the blood on the walls and the final "thud-snap" of the rope-broken necks. [via]
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King Richard III: The Tragedy ofby William Shakespeare, John CrowtherISBN 1411401026 (1-4114-0102-6)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King Richard III: The Tragedy of'Book summary:William Shakespeare's "King Richard III" is one of the playwright's classic English historical dramas. It the story of Richard's murderous and deceitful plans to ascend to the thrown. A classic and popular play for performance, "King Richard III" is one of Shakespeare's great historical dramas. [via]
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- King Richard III (King Richard the Third): ISBN 142092625X (1-4209-2625-X)
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Softcover, Wordsworth Edition - King Richard III: The Tragedy of: ISBN 1854596462 (1-85459-646-2)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group - King Richard III: ISBN 190427109X (1-904271-09-X)
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LA Muerte De Ivan Ilichby Leon Tolstoi, Susana AguiarISBN 9875505730 (987-550-573-0)
Softcover, Longseller S.A.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'LA Muerte De Ivan Ilich'Book summary:Esta es una novela breve que sin dudas alcanbza la perfeccion. La magnifica tecnica narratiuva, donde la accion fluye como un torrente, permite que uno asista a las zonas oscuras de la decadencia del ser humano. [via]
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The Little House on the Prairieby Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth WilliamsISBN 1557361495 (1-55736-149-5)
Hardcover, Cornerstone Books
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Main Streetby Sinclair LewisISBN 0140189017 (0-14-018901-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Main Street'Book summary:In this classic satire of small-town America, beautiful young Carol Kennicott comes to Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, with dreams of transforming the provincial old town into a place of beauty and culture. But she runs into a wall of bigotry, hypocrisy and complacency. The first popular bestseller to attack conventional ideas about marriage, gender roles, and small town life, Main Street established Lewis as a major American novelist.[via]More editions of Main Street:
- Main Street: ISBN 0151555478 (0-15-155547-8)
Hardcover, Harcourt - Main Street : The Story of Carol Kennicott: ISBN 0375753141 (0-375-75314-1)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group - Main Street: ISBN 0451524616 (0-451-52461-6)
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Makers of Romeby PlutarchISBN 0140441581 (0-14-044158-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Makers of Rome'Book summary:These nine biographies illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. Selected from Plutarch's "Roman Lives", they include prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history, such as soldierly Marcellus, eloquent Cato and cautious Fabius. Here too are vivid portraits of ambitious, hot-tempered Coriolanus; objective, principled Brutus and open-hearted Mark Anthony, who would later be brought to life by Shakespeare. In recounting the lives of these great leaders, Plutarch also explores the problems of statecraft and power and illustrates the Roman people's genius for political compromise, which led to their mastery of the ancient world. [via]
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Maltese Falconby Dashiell HammettISBN 1883402158 (1-883402-15-8)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Maltese Falcon'Book summary:Sam Spade, Dashiell Hammett's archetypally tough San Francisco detective, is more noir than L.A. Confidential and more vulnerable than Raymond Chandler's Marlowe. In The Maltese Falcon, the best known of Hammett's Sam Spade novels (including The Dain Curse and The Glass Key), Spade is tough enough to bluff the toughest thugs and hold off the police, risking his reputation when a beautiful woman begs for his help, while knowing that betrayal may deal him a new hand in the next moment.
Spade's partner is murdered on a stakeout; the cops blame him for the killing; a beautiful redhead with a heartbreaking story appears and disappears; grotesque villains demand a payoff he can't provide; and everyone wants a fabulously valuable gold statuette of a falcon, created as tribute for the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. Who has it? And what will it take to get it back? Spade's solution is as complicated as the motives of the seekers assembled in his hotel room, but the truth can be a cold comfort indeed.
Spade is bigger (and blonder) in the book than in the movie, and his Mephistophelean countenance is by turns seductive and volcanic. Sam knows how to fight, whom to call, how to rifle drawers and secrets without leaving a trace, and just the right way to call a woman "Angel" and convince her that she is. He is the quintessence of intelligent cool, with a wise guy's perfect pitch. If you only know the movie, read the book. If you're riveted by Chinatown or wonder where Robert B. Parker's Spenser gets his comebacks, read the master. --Barbara Schlieper [via]
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An Old-fashioned Girlby Louisa May AlcottISBN 1406501069 (1-4065-0106-9)
Softcover, Dodo Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Old-fashioned Girl'Book summary:1897. Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women, is universally recognized as the greatest and most popular story teller for children in her generation. She has known the way to the hearts of young people, not only in her own class, or even country, but in every condition of life, and in many foreign lands. An Old-Fashioned Girl is about Polly's friendship with the wealthy Shaws of Boston and how she helps them to build a new life when they fall upon hard times and in turn learns the truth about the relationship between happiness and riches. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. [via]
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- An Old-fashioned Girl: ISBN 1417918055 (1-4179-1805-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co - An Old-fashioned Girl: ISBN 1421815842 (1-4218-1584-2)
Softcover, 1st World Library - An Old-Fashioned Girl: ISBN 141422642X (1-4142-2642-X)
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On Rhetoric: A Theory of Civic Discourseby Aristotle, George A. KennedyISBN 0195305094 (0-19-530509-4)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Rhetoric: A Theory of Civic Discourse'Book summary:Theories of rhetoric initially emerged in Greece in the fifth century B.C. with the realization that in a democracy all citizens had a right and duty to participate in their own government. Aristotle's Rhetoric was the first, systematic study of civic discourse. But this classic text has not benefited from a new translation in sixty years. Now, George A. Kennedy, a leading scholar of classics and communications, has provided an up-to-date, lucid translation which will make the Rhetoric as well known--and as accessible--as Aristotle's Poetics.
Kennedy's version of On Rhetoric takes into account all of the latest scholarship on Aristotle, using the most reliable texts available, and preserving Aristotle's distinctive style. He eliminates euphemistic and sexist language (which Aristotle did not use), and maintains contradictions which exist in the hand-written, medieval manuscripts (which provide our only access to Aristotle's work). Kennedy's translation also provides the most substantial commentary, and the most extensive notes, of any English version. In his introduction, we learn of the status of rhetoric before Aristotle's treatise (including the work of Socrates, Plato, and Gorgias), receive an account of his life (he tutored the young Macedonian who later became Alexander the Great), and, of course, find a detailed, chapter by chapter account of the text. Kennedy also includes a glossary of Greek rhetorical vocabulary, supplementary texts (by Gorgias, Cicero, and Aristotle himself), and essays on the Rhetoric's composition and on the history of the text after Aristotle.
Aristotle's pioneering study of rhetoric remains useful today, whether for composition studies, public speaking, or literary criticism. The proper use of rhetoric is an essential component of the democratic process, and this readable translation will make the art of persuasion available to new generations of citizens and scholars.
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The Prophetby Kahlil GibranISBN 000100039X (0-00-100039-X)
Softcover, Laurier Books Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Prophet'Book summary:Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages, and the American editions alone have sold more than nine million copies.The Prophet is a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Gibran's musings are divided into twenty-eight chapters covering such sprawling topics as love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, housing, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death.Each essay reveals deep insights into the impulses of the human heart and mind. The Chicago Post said of The Prophet: "Cadenced and vibrant with feeling, the words of Kahlil Gibran bring to one's ears the majestic rhythm of Ecclesiastes . . . If there is a man or woman who can read this book without a quiet acceptance of a great man's philosophy and a singing in the heart as of music born within, that man or woman is indeed dead to life and truth."With twelve full-page drawings by Gibran, this beautiful work makes an incredible gift for anyone seeking enlightenment and inspiration. [via]
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Rainbow Valleyby L.M. MontgomeryISBN 1406821764 (1-4068-2176-4)
Softcover, Echo Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rainbow Valley'Book summary:It was a clear, apple-green evening in May, and Four Winds Harbour was mirroring back the clouds of the golden west between its softly dark shores. The sea moaned eerily on the sand-bar, sorrowful even in spring, but a sly, jovial wind came piping down the red harbour road along which Miss Cornelia's comfortable, matronly figure was making its way towards the village of Glen St. Mary. Miss Cornelia was rightfully Mrs. Marshall Elliott, and had been Mrs. Marshall Elliott for thirteen years, but even yet more people referred to her as Miss Cornelia than as Mrs. Elliott. The old name was dear to her old friends, only one of them contemp-tuously dropped it. Susan Baker, the gray and grim and faithful handmaiden of the Blythe family at Ingleside, never lost an opportunity of calling her "Mrs. Marshall Elliott," with the most killing and pointed emphasis, as if to say "You wanted to be Mrs. and Mrs. you shall be with a vengeance as far as I am concerned." [via]
Rhetoricby Aristotle, Ingram Bywater, W. Rhys RobertsISBN 039433924X (0-394-33924-X)
Softcover, Modern Library
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Rhetoric of Aristotleby AristotleISBN 0137806922 (0-13-780692-2)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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Richard IIIby SparkNotes Staff, William ShakespeareISBN 1586634860 (1-58663-486-0)
Softcover, Spark Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Richard III'Book summary:Get your "A" in gear!
They're today's most popular study guides-with everything you need to succeed in school. Written by Harvard students for students, since its inception SparkNotes" has developed a loyal community of dedicated users and become a major education brand. Consumer demand has been so strong that the guides have expanded to over 150 titles. SparkNotes'" motto is Smarter, Better, Faster because:
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Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Menby Robert Penn WarrenISBN 1555460631 (1-55546-063-1)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Stories With Illustrations from the Strand Magazineby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 1853268968 (1-85326-896-8)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Stories With Illustrations from the Strand Magazine'Book summary:It is more than a century since the ascetic, gaunt and enigmatic detective, Sherlock Holmes, made his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet. From 1891, beginning with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the now legendary and pioneering Strand Magazine began serialising Arthur Conan Doyle's matchless tales of detection, featuring the incomparable sleuth patiently assisted by his doggedly loyal and lovably pedantic friend and companion, Dr Watson. The stories are illustrated by the remarkable Sydney Paget from whom our images of Sherlock Holmes and his world derive and who first equipped Holmes with his famous deerstalker hat. The literary cult of Sherlock Holmes shows no sign of fading with time as each new generation comes to love and revere the penetrating mind and ruthless logic which were the undoing of so many Victorian master criminals. [via]
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Shirleyby Charlotte BronteISBN 0141439866 (0-14-143986-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shirley'Book summary:Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something real and unromantic as Monday morning." Set in the industrializing England of the Napoleonic wars and Luddite revolts of 1811-12, Shirley (1849) is the story of two contrasting heroines. One is the shy Caroline Helstone, who is trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of
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Shirleyby Margaret Smith, Charlotte Bronte, Herbert RosengartenISBN 0192833782 (0-19-283378-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Tales from Shakespeareby Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, George SoperISBN 185501047X (1-85501-047-X)
Hardcover, Todtri Book Pub
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Tales from Shakespeareby William Shakespeare, Arthur RackhamISBN 1853261408 (1-85326-140-8)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tales from Shakespeare'Book summary:The Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb were written to be an 'introduction to the study of Shakespeare', but are much more entertaining than that. All of Shakespeare's best-loved tales, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style, and their literary quality has made them popular and sought-after ever since their first publication in 1807. This edition contains the delightful pen-and-ink drawings of Arthur Rackham. [via]
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Tales of Mystery and Imaginationby Edgar Allan Poe, Gary KelleyISBN 0151002347 (0-15-100234-7)
Hardcover, Creative Co
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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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The Tragedy of King Richard the Thirdby William ShakespeareISBN 1406724947 (1-4067-2494-7)
Softcover, Hesperides Pr
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The Tragedy of Richard the Third: With the Landing of Earle Richmond, and the Battel at Bosworth Fieldby William Shakespeare, Neil FreemanISBN 1557834229 (1-55783-422-9)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tragedy of Richard the Third: With the Landing of Earle Richmond, and the Battel at Bosworth Field'Book summary:If there ever has been a groundbreaking edition that likewise returns the reader to the original Shakespeare text, it will be the Applause Folio Texts. If there has ever been an accessible version of the Folio, it is this edition, set for the first time in modern fonts. The Folio is the source of all other editions. The Folio text forces us to re-examine the assumptions and prejudices which have encumbered over four hundred years of scholarship and performance. Notes refer the reader to subsequent editorial interventions, and offer the reader a multiplicity of interpretations. Notes also advise the reader on variations between Folios and Quartos. The heavy mascara of four centuries of Shakespearean glossing has by now glossed over the original countenance of Shakespeare's work. Never has there been a Folio available in modern reading fonts. While other complete Folio editions continue to trade simply on the facsimile appearance of the Elizabethan 'look' none of them is easily and practically utilized in general Shakespeare studies or performances. [via]
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Under the Greenwood Treeby Thomas HardyISBN 1404336710 (1-4043-3671-0)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Under the Greenwood Tree'Book summary:Dick Dewey lives in the village with his father and grandfather. A new teacher comes to the school and Dick is soon in love with her, but so are Mr Shiner and Mr Maybold. "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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Under The Greenwood Tree Or The Mellstock Quireby Thomas HardyISBN 1419191896 (1-4191-9189-6)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Waste Land and Other Poemsby T. S. Eliot, Frank KermodeISBN 014243731X (0-14-243731-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Waste Land and Other Poems'Book summary:After sitting through T.S. Eliot's reading of "The Waste Land," listeners may be inclined to hang up the earphones for a spell. There are no flaws to Eliot's steady-toned interpretation; in fact, his delivery is quite remarkable in its ability to match the poem's constant, somber mood. It's just that 25-plus minutes of Eliot's desolate landscapes--rendered even more real by the author's incessant tones--can wear on the emotions.
In addition to the full-length version of "The Waste Land," this recording includes Eliot's stirring narration of "The Hollow Men," "Sweeney Among the Nightingales," and "Macavity the Mystery Cat." Listen to Eliot read from "The Waste Land." Visit our audio help page for more information. (Running time: 47 minutes, 1 cassette) --Rob McDonald [via]
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The Waste Land and Other Writingsby T. S. EliotISBN 0375759344 (0-375-75934-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Waste Land and Other Writings'Book summary:Also includes Prufrock and Other Observations, Poems (1920), and The Sacred Wood
Introduction by Mary Karr
First published in 1922, The Waste Land, T. S. Eliots masterpiece, is not only one of the key works of modernism but also one of the greatest poetic achievements of the twentieth century. A richly allusive pilgrimage of spiritual and psychological torment and redemption, Eliots poem exerted a revolutionary influence on his contemporaries, summoning forth a potent new poetic language. As Kenneth Rexroth wrote, Eliot articulated the mind of an epoch in words that seemed its most natural expression. As commanding as his verse, Eliots criticism also transformed twentieth-century letters, and this Modern Library edition includes a selection of Eliots most important essays. [via]More editions of The Waste Land and Other Writings:
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The Waste Land, Prufrock and Other Poemsby T. S. Eliot, Frank KermodeISBN 0141180722 (0-14-118072-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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In addition to the full-length version of "The Waste Land," this recording includes Eliot's stirring narration of "The Hollow Men," "Sweeney Among the Nightingales," and "Macavity the Mystery Cat." Listen to Eliot read from "The Waste Land." Visit our audio help page for more information. (Running time: 47 minutes, 1 cassette) --Rob McDonald [via]
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LA Casa De LA Pradera/Little House on the Prairieby Laura Ingalls Wilder, Guillermo Solana, Garth WilliamsISBN 8427931956 (84-279-3195-6)
Softcover, Lectorum Pubns
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La muerte de Ivan Ilich / The Death of Ivan Ilyichby Lev N. TolstoiISBN 8495311992 (84-95311-99-2)
Softcover, Jorge a Mestas Ediciones
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El profetaby Kahlil Gibran, Mauro ArminoISBN 0375701621 (0-375-70162-1)
Softcover, Random House Espanol
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El profeta'Book summary:La obra maestra de Kahlil Gibrán es uno de los más queridos clásicos de nuestra época, un repositorio rico en sabiduría y alegría que ha inspirado a generaciones de lectores. Con poesía frugal y bellamente resonante, El profeta ofrece inolvidables palabras de esperanza y consolación sobre los temas del nacimiento, del amor, del matrimonio, de la muerte y de los otros hitos de la vida.
Desde su publicación hace más de setenta años, El profeta ha sido traducido a más de veinte idiomas y ha dado inspiración a millones de lectores, quienes encuentran en sus palabras la expresión de los más profundos impulsos, la más profunda poesía, del corazón humano. Ilustrados con los dibujos místicos de Gibrán--comparados por Auguste Rodin a los de William Blake--El profeta es un volumen para disfrutar y al cual volver a lo largo de la vida. [via]More editions of El profeta:
Ricardo III / Richard IIIby William Shakespeare, William MacPhersonISBN 8441402086 (84-414-0208-6)
Softcover, Edaf Antillas
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