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The Academic Commodore 64by Richard Mowe, Ron MummawISBN 0835900185 (0-8359-0018-5)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall Direct
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Academic Commodore 64'Book summary:Each title in this series of eight classic novels and Shakespearean plays includes the complete, original text and a detailed reading guide. Supportive Teacher's Resource Manuals include model lessons, cooperative learning activities, and reproducible writing process worksheets.
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As You Like Itby William Shakespeare, Peter Alexander, John WildersISBN 0831704837 (0-8317-0483-7)
Softcover, Wh Smith Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'As You Like It'Book summary:In addition to the complete text of "As You Like it", this book includes: activities; a synopsis at the beginning of each act; notes opposite the text; photographs showing various productions of the play; and an introduction which places Shakespeare in context. [via]
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The Batman Beyond Filesby Scott Sonneborn, Liz LewisISBN 0823004627 (0-8230-0462-7)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Batman Masterpiecesby Doug Moench, Ruth MorrisonISBN 082300466X (0-8230-0466-X)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Belovedby Toni MorrisonISBN 0833522019 (0-8335-2201-9)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Candide Ou L'Optimismeby VoltaireISBN 0844210765 (0-8442-1076-5)
Softcover, Natl Textbook Co
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Capital Libraries and Librarians: A Brief History of the District of Columbia Library Association, 1894-1994by John Young ColeISBN 0844408379 (0-8444-0837-9)
Hardcover, Library of Congress
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Catcher in the Ryeby J. D. SalingerISBN 0822070383 (0-8220-7038-3)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Catechism of the Catholic Churchby Catholic ChurchISBN 0829407723 (0-8294-0772-3)
Hardcover, Loyola Pr
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The Cherry Orchardby Jean-Claude Van Itallie, Anton Pavlovich ChekhovISBN 0822214504 (0-8222-1450-4)
Softcover, Dramatist's Play Service
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Cherry Orchard'Book summary:Classic of world drama concerns the passing of the old semifeudal order in turn-of-the-century Russia, symbolized in the sale of the cherry orchard owned by Madame Ranevskaya. The work also showcases the great Russian writer's rich sensitivities as an observer of human nature. An inexpensive, high-quality edition, reprinted from a standard edition of the play.[via]More editions of The Cherry Orchard:
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Cliffsnotes Candideby Francois Marie ArouetISBN 0822002833 (0-8220-0283-3)
Softcover, Cliff Notes
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cliffsnotes Candide'Book summary:The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.[via]CliffsNotes on Candide explores the best known philosophic tale from Voltaire. The tale is a vehicle for his profoundest views on politics, religion, and philosophy. At the same time, it is an adventure tale about a young hero who travels far and wide and experiences great dangers.
With this study guide, youll see why Voltaire is considered among the greatest satirists in literature. Along with detailed explanations of the plot, your understanding will increase with insight into the life and times of the author. Other features that help you study include
- Background on Voltaires contemporaries and influences
- Character analyses of major players
- A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
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Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
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Cliffsnotes Lord of the Fliesby D. M. CalandraISBN 0822007541 (0-8220-0754-1)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cliffsnotes Lord of the Flies'Book summary:Great for writing a report for this particular book, and enhancing your understanding of the particulars of the book. It also describe the characters of the story and what they may represent whether within the story or within someone's life. [via]
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Closerby Patrick MarberISBN 0822217228 (0-8222-1722-8)
Softcover, Dramatist's Play Service
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Closer'Book summary:In Closer, Patrick Marber has created a brilliant exploration into the brutal anatomy of modern romance, where a quartet of strangers meet, fall in love, and become caught up in a web of sexual desire and betrayal. Closer is being hailed as one of the best new plays of the nineties, and as the London Observer noted, it "has wired itself into the cultural vocabulary in a way that few plays have ever done."[via]More editions of Closer:
Complete Plays of Christopher Marloweby Christopher Marlowe, Irving RibnerISBN 082900162X (0-8290-0162-X)
Hardcover, Irvington Pub
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The Confessions of Saint Augustineby E. M. Blaiklock, AugustineISBN 0840758634 (0-8407-5863-4)
Softcover, T. Nelson
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Corpus Christiby Terrence McNallyISBN 0822216965 (0-8222-1696-5)
Softcover, Dramatist's Play Service
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Crawford's Encyclopedia of Comic Booksby Hubert CrawfordISBN 0824602218 (0-8246-0221-8)
Hardcover, Jonathan David Publishers
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Dc Comicsby Les DanielsISBN 0823079198 (0-8230-7919-8)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comicsby Klaus Janson, Frank MillerISBN 0823010295 (0-8230-1029-5)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comics'Book summary:For the aspiring artist who wants to become an expert comic book inker, The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comics is the definitive, one-stop resource!
Americas leading comic book publisher brings its superstar creators and classic characters to the third in an authoritative series of books on how to create comics. Legendary comic book inker Klaus Janson uses DCs world-famous charactersincluding Batman, Superman, and Wonder Womanto demonstrate an array of inking techniques, covering such topics as using textures, varying line weights, creating the illusion of three-dimensionality, and working with light and dark. Jansons lively, step-by-step instructions are informative, excitingand clear enough for even beginners to follow. In addition, every technique shown in this guide conforms to actual industry standards.
The perfect how-to on everything from basic inking materials to storytelling techniques, this one-stop sourcebook is packed with a wealth of tested techniques, practical advice, and professional secrets for the aspiring comic artist. [via]More editions of The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comics:
Dc Comics Guide to Pencilling Comicsby Klaus JansonISBN 0823010287 (0-8230-1028-7)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Emily Climbsby L.M. MontgomeryISBN 0848805887 (0-8488-0588-7)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emily Climbs'Book summary:Second in a trilogy from the author of the "Anne of Green Gables" novels, this book continues the adventures of Emily of New Moon. At Shrewsbury High School, she becomes dedicated to writing but is distracted by an unforeseen romance. Other titles include "Emily of New Moon" and "Emily's Quest". [via]
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Emily's Questby L. M. MontgomeryISBN 0848805909 (0-8488-0590-9)
Hardcover, Amereon LTD.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emily's Quest'Book summary:Concluding the trilogy from the author of the "Anne of Green Gables" novels, this book completes the story of Emily of New Moon, now concentrating on making a success of her writing but faced with difficult choices. Previous titles in the series include "Emily of New Moon" and "Emily Climbs". [via]
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The Essential Calvin and Hobbesby Bill WattersonISBN 0836218051 (0-8362-1805-1)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Essential Calvin and Hobbes'Book summary:Here is the all-inclusive chronicle of events beginning with the day Hobbes sprang into Calvin's tuna-fish trap and their friendship was forged forever. Essential not only for its thoroughness, including full-color Sunday cartoons, but also for the never-before-published cartoon story it features. [via]
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Great Books of the Western Worldby Encyclopdia Britannica, inc., Robert Maynard HutchinsISBN 0852291639 (0-85229-163-9)
Hardcover, Encyclopdia Britannica
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Books of the Western World'Book summary:The Iliad (Ancient Greek ?????, Ilias) is, together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer, a supposedly blind Ionian poet. The epics are considered by most modern scholars to be the oldest literature in the Greek language. The Iliad concerns events during the tenth and final year in the siege of the city of Ilion, or Troy, by the Greeks. The Odyssey (Greek: ????????, Odusseia)is commonly dated circa 800 to 600 BC. The poem is, in part, a sequel to Homer's Iliad and mainly concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses) in his long journeys after the fall of Troy and when he at last returns to his native land of Ithaca. [via]
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The Hound of the Baskervillesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 082220536X (0-8222-0536-X)
Softcover, Dramatist's Play Service
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'Book summary:We owe 1902's The Hound of the Baskervilles to Arthur Conan Doyle's good friend Fletcher "Bobbles" Robinson, who took him to visit some scary English moors and prehistoric ruins, and told him marvelous local legends about escaped prisoners and a 17th-century aristocrat who fell afoul of the family dog. Doyle transmogrified the legend: generations ago, a hound of hell tore out the throat of devilish Hugo Baskerville on the moonlit moor. Poor, accursed Baskerville Hall now has another mysterious death: that of Sir Charles Baskerville. Could the culprit somehow be mixed up with secretive servant Barrymore, history-obsessed Dr. Frankland, butterfly-chasing Stapleton, or Selden, the Notting Hill murderer at large? Someone's been signaling with candles from the mansion's windows. Nor can supernatural forces be ruled out. Can Dr. Watson--left alone by Sherlock Holmes to sleuth in fear for much of the novel--save the next Baskerville, Sir Henry, from the hound's fangs?
Many Holmes fans prefer Doyle's complete short stories, but their clockwork logic doesn't match the author's boast about this novel: it's "a real Creeper!" What distinguishes this particular Hound is its fulfillment of Doyle's great debt to Edgar Allan Poe--it's full of ancient woe, low moans, a Grimpen Mire that sucks ponies to Dostoyevskian deaths, and locals digging up Neolithic skulls without next-of-kins' consent. "The longer one stays here the more does the spirit of the moor sink into one's soul," Watson realizes. "Rank reeds and lush, slimy water-plants sent an odour of decay ... while a false step plunged us more than once thigh-deep into the dark, quivering mire, which shook for yards in soft undulations around our feet ... it was as if some malignant hand was tugging us down into those obscene depths." Read on--but, reader, watch your step! --Tim Appelo [via]
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Howards Endby E. M. ForsterISBN 0850670675 (0-85067-067-5)
Hardcover, Folio Society
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I, Claudiusby Robert GravesISBN 0848805119 (0-8488-0511-9)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I, Claudius'Book summary:Having never seen the famous 1970s television series based on Graves' historical novel of ancient Rome and being generally uneducated about matters both ancient and Roman, I wasn't prepared for such an engaging book. But it's a ripping good read, this fictional autobiography set in the Roman Empire's days of glory and decadence. As a history lesson, it's fabulous; as a novel it's also wonderful. Best is Claudius himself, the stutterer who let everyone think he was an idiot (to avoid getting poisoned) but who reveals himself in the narrative to be a wry and likable observer. His story continues in Claudius the God. [via]
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Jane Eyreby Charlotte Bronte, Jenny ThorneISBN 0839362021 (0-8393-6202-1)
Hardcover, Heinemann/Raintree
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Jeffreyby Paul RudnickISBN 0822214024 (0-8222-1402-4)
Softcover, Dramatist's Play Service
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jeffrey'Book summary:A two act play for 7 males and 1 female. From the publisher's synopsis: "Jeffrey, a gay actor/waiter, has sworn off sex after too many bouts with his partners about what is "safe" and what is not. In gay New York, though, sex is not something you can avoid. Whether catering a ditzy socialite's "how-down for AIDS" or cruising at a funeral; at the gym or in the back rooms of an anonymous sex club; at the annual Gay Pride Parade, or in the libidinous hands of a father-confessor, Jeffrey finds the pursuit of love and just plain old physical gratification to be the number one preoccupation of his times - and the source of plenty of hilarity." [via]
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Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe: Faust, Parts 1 and 2by Victor LangeISBN 0826407250 (0-8264-0725-0)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe: Faust, Parts 1 and 2'Book summary:Goethe's masterpiece translated by the eminent English poet and translator Louis MacNeice. [via]
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Julian of Norwich: A Revelation of Loveby Julian, Marion GlasscoeISBN 0859890619 (0-85989-061-9)
Hardcover, University of Exeter
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Julius CaesarISBN 082201419X (0-8220-1419-X)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
Find This BookBook summary:One of Shakespeare's most political plays, Julius Caesar continued Shakespeare's interest in Roman history, first developed in Titus Andronicus. Drawing on Plutarch, the great historian of Rome, Shakespeare dramatises one of the most crucial moments in Roman history--the assassination of Julius Caesar. Loved by the Roman crowd but increasingly feared by the Senators, Caesar increasingly shows signs of his desire to abolish the Republic and crown himself emperor. A conspiracy is hatched, led by Cassius and Brutus, who murder Caesar on the steps of the Capitol. Mourning over his dead friend's body, Mark Antony gives one of the famous rhetorical speeches in literature, asking "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" to lament Caesar's death, privately vowing to "let slip the dogs of war" against those who have shed Caesar's blood. Antony joins forces with Caesar's son Octavius to defeat Cassius and Brutus in battle, and establish an uneasy alliance whose collapse is dramatised in Shakespeare's later play Antony and Cleopatra. Written at the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign, Julius Caesar has been seen by many as a radically pro-Republican play which sailed close to the political wind of the time. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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King Richard II: The Life and Death of King Richard the Second the First Folio of 1623 and a Parallel Modern Editionby William Shakespeare, Peter Alexander, John WildersISBN 0831773960 (0-8317-7396-0)
Softcover, Wh Smith Pub
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The Lady's Not for Burningby Christopher FryISBN 0822214318 (0-8222-1431-8)
Softcover, Dramatist's Play Service
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lady's Not for Burning'Book summary:Part of a series designed to provide an introduction to the great English poets and playwrights, this edition features the complete text of Christopher Fry's comic play. It has been set for A-level by the University of London Schools Examination Board. [via]
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Laramie Projectby Moises KaufmanISBN 0822217805 (0-8222-1780-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Laramie Project'Book summary:On October 7, 1998, a young gay man was discovered bound to a fence in the hills outside Laramie, Wyoming, savagely beaten and left to die in an act of hate that shocked the nation. Matthew Shepards death became a national symbol of intolerance, but for the people of Laramie the event was deeply personal, and its they we hear in this stunningly effective theater piece, a deeply complex portrait of a community.
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The Last Unicornby Peter S. BeagleISBN 0839824254 (0-8398-2425-4)
Hardcover, Gregg Press
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Magic Eye 2 Vol. 2 : Now You See It... 3D Illusionsby N.E.Thing EnterprisesISBN 0836270096 (0-8362-7009-6)
Hardcover, Andrews McMeel Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Magic Eye 2 Vol. 2 : Now You See It... 3D Illusions'Book summary:People worldwide are adding another dimension to their lives: the third dimension! Thanks to the 3D wonder of Magic Eye, people of all ages find themselves spellbound by the hidden images that suddenly are leaping from book pages, greeting cards, calendars, even T-shirts and mugs.
This colorful Magic Eye book guides gazers through 23 different 3D, computer-generated illustrations. Complete instructions, including two detailed viewing techniques, will have them searching for visual surprises through beautifully executed, full-page designs. Expand your Magic Eye vision and watch the wonderful happen! [via]
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Major Wyclyff's Campaignby Katherine GreyleISBN 0843949201 (0-8439-4920-1)
Softcover, Leisure Books
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Mauriceby E. M. ForsterISBN 0848804902 (0-8488-0490-2)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Maurice'Book summary:Written during 1913 and 1914, Maurice deals with the then unmentionable subject of homosexuality. More unusual, it concerns a relationship that ends happily. [via]
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Measure for Measureby William Shakespeare, Peter Alexander, John WildersISBN 0831757752 (0-8317-5775-2)
Softcover, Wh Smith Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Measure for Measure'Book summary:A dark and difficult play, Measure for Measure has been a popular play since the latter half of the 20th century for its prescient dramatisation of the issues of sexual and political hypocrisy, and the ways in which the state interferes in the private lives of its citizens. Set in Duke Vincentio's Vienna, where poverty, disease and prostitution are rife, Claudio and his fiancée Juliet are arrested for having sex before marriage, and Claudio is sentenced to death. Angelo, the Duke's deputy, who stands in for the Duke whilst he ostensibly goes off on a pilgrimage, enthusiastically endorses the sentence. In fact the Duke remains behind the scenes, watching Angelo as he falls for Claudio's sister Isabella, who comes to beg for her brother's life. Angelo is a wonderful creation, loathsome yet fascinating as he struggles with the double standards of his enforcement of draconian laws whilst lusting after the sister of the man he is prepared to execute, debating "The tempter or the tempted, who sins most?".
No one is spared Shakespeare's withering look at the mores of early 17th-century life, not even the pimps and madams who try to get by in the midst of the Duke's bizarre and coercive disguises and performances. The deeply ambiguous ending of Measure for Measure confirms it as one of Shakespeare's most ambivalent and arguably despairing plays. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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The Merchant of Veniceby William ShakespeareISBN 0822014300 (0-8220-1430-0)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Miss Woodley's Experimentby Katherine GreyleISBN 0843949872 (0-8439-4987-2)
Softcover, Leisure Books
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Moby Dick Notesby Cliff's Notes EditorsISBN 0822008521 (0-8220-0852-1)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moby Dick Notes'Book summary:Cliffs Test Preparation Guides help students prepare for and improve their performance on standardized tests ACT Preparation Guide CBEST Preparation Guide CLAST Preparation Guide ELM Review GMAT Preparation Guide GRE Preparation Guide LSAT Preparation Guide MAT Preparation Guide MATH Review for Standardized Tests MSAT Preparation Guide Memory Power for Exams Police Officer Examination Preparation Guide Police Sergeant Examination Preparation Guide Police Management Examinations Preparation Guide Postal Examinations Preparation Guide Praxis I: PPST Preparation Guide Praxis II: NTE Core Battery Preparation Guide SAT Preparation Guide SAT II Writing Preparation Guide TASP Preparation Guide TOEFL Preparation Guide with 2 cassettes Advanced Practice for the TOEFL with 2 cassettes Verbal Review for Standardized Tests Writing Proficiency Examinations You Can Pass the GED Cliffs Quick Reviews help students in introductory college courses or Advanced Placement classes Algebra I Algebra II Anatomy & Physiology Basic Math and Pre-Algebra Biology Calculus Chemistry Differential Equations Economics Geometry Linear Algebra Microbiology Physics Statistics Trigonometry Cliffs Advanced Placement Preparation Guides help high school students taking Advanced Placement courses to earn college credit AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Chemistry AP English Language & Composition AP English Literature & Composition AP United States History Cliffs Complete Study Editions are comprehensive study guides with complete text, running commentary and glossary Chaucer's Prologue Chaucer's Wife of Bath Hamlet Julius Caesar King Henry IV, Part I King Lear Macbeth The Merchant of Venice Othello Romeo and Juliet The Tempest Twelfth Night See inside back cover for listing of Cliffs Notes titles Registered trademarks include: GRE, MSAT, the Praxis Series, and TOEFL (Educational Testing Service): AP, Advanced Placement Program, and SAT (College Entrance Examination Board); GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Council); and LSAT (Law School Admission Council.) Moby-Dick [via]
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Montaillouby LadurieISBN 0859674037 (0-85967-403-7)
Hardcover, Ashgate Publishing, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Montaillou'Book summary:This title presents an enthralling account of day-to-day life in a medieval French village. Using records gathered by the Catholic Church in its pursuit of heretics, the book recreates the lives of a rich cast of village characters. [via]
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Much Ado About Nothingby William ShakespeareISBN 0822000601 (0-8220-0060-1)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Much Ado About Nothing'Book summary:Edited by David L. Stevenson.Softback,Ex-Library,with usual stamps markings, ,in good all-round condition, ,160pages. [via]
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Nathan the Wise, Minna Von Barnhelm, and Other Plays and Writingsby Gotthold Ephraim LessingISBN 0826407072 (0-8264-0707-2)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Noble Destinyby Katie MacalisterISBN 0843951435 (0-8439-5143-5)
Softcover, Dorchester Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Noble Destiny'Book summary:Regardless of the tons disapproval, one woman will go to any lengtheven shooting her husbandto win his heart. [via]
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Noble Intentionsby Katie MacalisterISBN 0843949651 (0-8439-4965-1)
Softcover, Leisure Books
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The Odyssey of Homerby HomerISBN 0835902323 (0-8359-0232-3)
Softcover, Globe Fearon Co
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Reading Level: 4-8
Interest Level: 6-12
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The Oresteiaby Aeschylus, Tony HarrisonISBN 0860361780 (0-86036-178-0)
Hardcover, Rex Collings
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Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest: A Reconstructive Critical Edition of the Text of the First Production, St. James Theatre, London, 1895by Oscar Wilde, Joseph Donohue, Ruth BerggrenISBN 0861403789 (0-86140-378-9)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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Othelloby William ShakespeareISBN 0833510878 (0-8335-1087-8)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Othello'Book summary:Though this great tragedy of unsurpassed intensity and emotion is played out against Renaissance splendor, its story of the doomed marriage of a Venetian senators daughter, Desdemona, to a Moorish general, Othello, is especially relevant to modern audiences. The differences in race and background create an initial tension that allows the horrifyingly envious villain Iago methodically to promote the green-eyed monster jealousy, until, in one of the most deeply moving scenes in theatrical history, the noble Moor destroys the woman he lovesonly to discover too late that she was innocent.
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" Comprehensive explanatory notes
" Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship
" Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English
" Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories
" An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography [via] -
Photography and Literature: Analyzing a Cultural Iconby Luc Salu, Will BrookerISBN 0826449492 (0-8264-4949-2)
Hardcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Photography and Literature: Analyzing a Cultural Icon'Book summary:A work of scholarship and a labor of love. "This is the definitive history of the Batman in all media: comics, film, television and the internet. The bookÆs combination of rigorous historical research and a witty, fluid writing style make it both vastly instructive and vastly entertaining."--Roberta Pearson, editor of The Many Lives of the Batman "Will appeal to avid students of pop culture and comics, and a gay cult audience...BrookerÆs impressive overview of BatmanÆs history reflects on the masked oneÆs origins, early arch rivals and the introduction of Robin, and concentrates on four periods: WWII, the mid 1950s, the Æ60s and the Æ90s. In 1954, child psychologist Fredric Wertham attacked the comic book industryànoting homoerotic undercurrents between Batman and Robin; BrookerÆs lengthy and fascinating Ægay readingÆ supports WerthamÆs claim, albeit with a positive, postmodern twist. After recalling the campy image of Batman spawned by ABCÆs 1960s TV show, the author takes a look at Batman writers, fans, fanzines and the Net, concluding with a hilarious chapter on how his research was ridiculed by the British media." -Publishers Weekly ôàBrookerÆs account is bolstered by his fan expertise. This book usefully expands uponàThe Many Lives of Batman. Recommendedàö--Library Journal"A historical, detailed, deep analysis of Batman as a cultural icon in America. This isn't a simple polemic or surface-shallow analysis. This is deep stuff-analyzing art styles, histories, individual panels, cultural concepts, and historical documentsà. plenty of startling revelations and analysesàThis is a stunningly well-done, intelligent book. It's proof that comics are not throwaway ephemera, but real, vital, analyzable parts of our culture. It's also a must-have for the hardcore Batman fan and comics fan-who doesn't mind some ideas being challenged."--www.super-heroes.netôBrooker cuts through the mumbo jumbo to deliver incisive analysis and very sharp reporting, particularly on the comic book's homoerotic subtext and on the 60's TV show's knowing self-mockery, as well as on how the 'official' 21st Century Batman nods to both.ö--Entertainment WeeklyOver the sixty years of his existence, Batman has encountered an impressive array of cultural icons and has gradually become one himself. This fascinating book examines what Batman means and has meant to the various audiences, groups and communities who have tried to control and interpret him over the decades. Brooker reveals the struggles over Batman's meaning by shining a light on the cultural issues of the day that impacted on the development of the character. They include: patriotic propaganda of the Second World War; the accusation that Batman was corrupting the youth of America by appearing to promote a homosexual lifestyle to the fans of his comics; Batman becoming a camp, pop culture icon through the ABC TV series of the sixties; fans' interpretation of Batman in response to the comics and the Warner Bros. franchise of films.[via]More editions of Photography and Literature: Analyzing a Cultural Icon:
Photography and Literature: Analyzing a Cultural Iconby Will BrookerISBN 0826413439 (0-8264-1343-9)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Piercing the Darknessby Frank PerettiISBN 0842363726 (0-8423-6372-6)
Softcover, Tyndale House Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Piercing the Darkness'Book summary:Leaders in the realm of darkness have mounted a new attack that will create chaos and cause defeat in the human beings who claim unity with their enemy, Christ.
Readers will find themselves rooting for a most unlikely hero as her quest for inner peace exposes the most frightening war of all, the battle for the human soul. Be captivated anew as you enter the world of battling angels and demons that author Frank Peretti so masterfully uncovered in This Present Darkness. [via]More editions of Piercing the Darkness:
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The Pillowmanby Martin McDonaghISBN 0822221004 (0-8222-2100-4)
Softcover, Dramatist's Play Service
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The Plays of Anton Chekhov: Nine Plays Including the Sea-gull, the Cherry Orchard, the Three Sisters and Othersby Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Paul SchmidtISBN 0844669873 (0-8446-6987-3)
Hardcover, Peter Smith Pub Inc
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The Portrait of a Ladyby Henry JamesISBN 0861366018 (0-86136-601-8)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Portrait of a Lady'Book summary:"The Portrait of a Lady" is the most stunning achievement of Henry James's early period--in the 1860s and '70s when he was transforming himself from a talented young American into a resident of Europe, a citizen of the world, and one of the greatest novelists of modern times. A kind of delight at the success of this transformation informs every page of this masterpiece. Isabel Archer, a beautiful, intelligent, and headstrong American girl newly endowed with wealth and embarked in Europe on a treacherous journey to self-knowledge, is delineated with a magnificence that is at once casual and tense with force and insight. The characters with whom she is entangled--the good man and the evil one, between whom she wavers, and the mysterious witchlike woman with whom she must do battle--are each rendered with a virtuosity that suggests dazzling imaginative powers. And the scene painting--in England and Italy--provides a continuous visual pleasure while always remaining crucial to the larger drama. [via]
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Roget's 21st Century ThesaurusISBN 0840768273 (0-8407-6827-3)
Softcover, Thomas Nelson Inc
Find This BookBook summary:Probably the most comprehensive thesaurus on the market. For virtually any word search, it is guaranteed that you can find the most appropriate word with the utmost assurance because of its succinct definition. [via]
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Roget's International Thesaurusby Robert L. ChapmanISBN 0833558013 (0-8335-5801-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Roget's International Thesaurus'Book summary:A classic reference book that has been used by millions all over the world, Roget's International Thesaurus is the product of more than a century and a half of continuous expansion, reorganization, and improvement. Today, this book is not only the most time-tested and bestselling thesaurus ever, but, newly revised, it is also the most up-to-dateand comprehensive reflection of theEnglish language as it is currently used.
The revolutionary achievement of Dr. Peter Mark Roget's first edition in 1852 was the development of a brand-new principle: the arrangement of words and phrases according to their meanings. Dr. Roget's system brings together in one place all the terms associated with a single thought or concept; it allows a wide-ranging survey of language within a book of relatively modest size, without the space-consuming repetitions that so severely limit the scope of thesauruses arranged in a dictionary format with A-to-Z entries. This brilliant organization makes Roget's International Thesaurus both the most efficient word finder and a cutting-edge aid in stimulating thought, organizing ideas, and writing and speaking more clearly and effectively.
This revised and updated sixth edition features thousands of new words and phrases, including the newest slang words and expressions that color and inform everyday language. At the same time, it retains all of the hallmarks that have made Roget's international Thesaurus an enduring classic:
- More than 330,000 words and phrases organized into 1,075 categories.
- A pinpoint reference system that directs the user quickly from a comprehensive index to the numbered category of the right word. Thousands of cross-references throughout lead to other helpful categories.
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Generations of students, writers, editors, and speakers have made Roget's the most popular word reference book next to the dictionary. Continuing a legacy that dates back more than 150 years, Roget's International Thesaurus is an indispensable work for everyone who wants to use the English language with clarity and precision.
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Room of Ones' Ownby Virginia WoolfISBN 0848812271 (0-8488-1227-1)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Room of Ones' Own'Book summary:Surprisingly, this long essay about society and art and sexism is one of Woolf's most accessible works. Woolf, a major modernist writer and critic, takes us on an erudite yet conversational--and completely entertaining--walk around the history of women in writing, smoothly comparing the architecture of sentences by the likes of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen, all the while lampooning the chauvinistic state of university education in the England of her day. When she concluded that to achieve their full greatness as writers women will need a solid income and a privacy, Woolf pretty much invented modern feminist criticism. [via]
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The Royal Shakespeare Theatre Edition of the Sonnets of William Shakespeareby William ShakespeareISBN 0846701170 (0-8467-0117-0)
Hardcover, Paddington Press
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Rules for a Ladyby Katherine GreyleISBN 0843948183 (0-8439-4818-3)
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Shakespeare's R & Jby Joe CalarcoISBN 0822216795 (0-8222-1679-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shakespeare's R & J'Book summary:A refreshing contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy In an exclusive boys' boarding school, where students are forbidden to read Romeo &Juliet, four students put on a secret production of the play which brings violence, betrayal, lust, love and mortality into their own lives. "This is a thrilling piece of work, both study aid and gripping theatre" John Peter, The Sunday Times "I'd forgotten the play could be so good. I seemed to hear the words for the first time" Jeremy Kingston, The Times "Prepare for a bracing and brilliant shock to the system...an inspired new theatrical take on this early masterpiece" Paul Taylor, IndependentThis award-winning play, which ran for a year in New York, is published to tie in with the Arts Theatre, London run in early September 2003 [via]
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Shakespeare's Sonnets Notesby James K. LowersISBN 0822000776 (0-8220-0077-6)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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She Stoops to Conquer, 1773by Oliver GoldsmithISBN 0854173587 (0-85417-358-7)
Hardcover, Scolar P.
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A Shropshire Ladby A. E. HousmanISBN 0828314551 (0-8283-1455-1)
Softcover, Branden Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Shropshire Lad'Book summary:"The enduring appeal of A. E. Housman's lyrical English poem, A Shropshire Lad, first published in 1896, lies perhaps in its gentle accessibility and in its universal theme of loss, of love and the passage of time. Certainly its popularity today appears undiminished as it continues to console and delight. The timeless quality of the Shropshire countryside, from the bucolic Clun valley to the bleak hills of Caer Caradoc, is captured by one of Shropshire's finest wildlife and landscape photographers, Gareth Thomas. Christopher Ricks, Professor of Poetry at Oxford University and President of the Housman Society, has written a thought-provoking introduction to this edition, touching on some of the reasons for the poem's lasting popularity, including its unusual combination of classical fortitude and romantic yearning. The biographical sketch of Housman by Ludlow historian David Lloyd sets the poem in context. " [via]
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Space Operaby Brian Wilson AldissISBN 0860070581 (0-86007-058-1)
Hardcover, Futura Publications Ltd
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The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius: Based on Studies in the Language of the Autographby Louis J. PuhlISBN 0829400656 (0-8294-0065-6)
Softcover, Loyola Pr
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The Switchby Lynsay SandsISBN 0843945656 (0-8439-4565-6)
Softcover, Dorchester Publishing Company, Incorporated
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Tale of 2 Citiesby Charles DickensISBN 0835902196 (0-8359-0219-6)
Softcover, Globe Fearon Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tale of 2 Cities'Book summary:The Pearson Education Library Collection offers you over 1200 fiction, nonfiction, classic, adapted classic, illustrated classic, short stories, biographies, special anthologies, atlases, visual dictionaries, history trade, animal, sports titles and more! [via]
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A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles Dickens, Robert D ShepherdISBN 0821916513 (0-8219-1651-3)
Hardcover, Emc Pub
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The Taming of the Shrewby Cliff's Notes EditorsISBN 0822000814 (0-8220-0081-4)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Taming of the Shrew'Book summary:One of the most controversial and problematic of all of Shakespeare's plays, The Taming of the Shrew is a typical Elizabethan domestic comedy written around 1592. Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, arrives in Padua and announces to his friends that "I come to wive it wealthily in Padua; / If wealthily, then happily in Padua". He soon finds that a group of men keen to marry Bianca, the younger daughter of rich old Baptista, are frustrated by her elder, "shrewish" sister, Katherine. There is much subsequent hilarity as Bianca's suitors make a bet with Petruchio that he cannot "tame" and marry Katherine. Despite Katherine's protestations, Petruchio goes ahead with the match, using deliberately unorthodox behaviour to confuse Katherine (including a scene where he starves her), claiming that "this is the way to kill a wife with kindness". The play culminates with a scene of Katherine's apparently spontaneous subjection to her husband's will, where she places her hand beneath her husband's foot, and tells the other wives present that "thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper". The play's gratuitous scenes of women being abused and vilified in the name of "comedy" has made many directors and critics very uncomfortable with the play, and many feminist critics have condemned contemporary productions of the play as reproducing certain 16th-century stereotypes concerning women who speak out against male authority. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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The Taming of the Shrewby William Shakespeare, Robert Bechtold HeilmanISBN 0833510851 (0-8335-1085-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Taming of the Shrew'Book summary:One of the most controversial and problematic of all of Shakespeare's plays, The Taming of the Shrew is a typical Elizabethan domestic comedy written around 1592. Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, arrives in Padua and announces to his friends that "I come to wive it wealthily in Padua; / If wealthily, then happily in Padua". He soon finds that a group of men keen to marry Bianca, the younger daughter of rich old Baptista, are frustrated by her elder, "shrewish" sister, Katherine. There is much subsequent hilarity as Bianca's suitors make a bet with Petruchio that he cannot "tame" and marry Katherine. Despite Katherine's protestations, Petruchio goes ahead with the match, using deliberately unorthodox behaviour to confuse Katherine (including a scene where he starves her), claiming that "this is the way to kill a wife with kindness". The play culminates with a scene of Katherine's apparently spontaneous subjection to her husband's will, where she places her hand beneath her husband's foot, and tells the other wives present that "thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper". The play's gratuitous scenes of women being abused and vilified in the name of "comedy" has made many directors and critics very uncomfortable with the play, and many feminist critics have condemned contemporary productions of the play as reproducing certain 16th-century stereotypes concerning women who speak out against male authority. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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The Tempestby William Shakespeare, Alan DurbandISBN 0833574345 (0-8335-7434-5)
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Tempest Notesby L. L. HillegassISBN 0822000830 (0-8220-0083-0)
Softcover, Cliff Notes
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tempest Notes'Book summary:Cliffs Test Preparation Guides help students prepare for and improve their performance on standardized tests ACT Preparation Guide CBEST Preparation Guide CLAST Preparation Guide ELM Review GMAT Preparation Guide GRE Preparation Guide LSAT Preparation Guide MAT Preparation Guide MATH Review for Standardized Tests MSAT Preparation Guide Memory Power for Exams Police Officer Examination Preparation Guide Police Sergeant Examination Preparation Guide Police Management Examinations Preparation Guide Postal Examinations Preparation Guide Praxis I: PPST Preparation Guide Praxis II: NTE Core Battery Preparation Guide SAT Preparation Guide SAT II Writing Preparation Guide TASP Preparation Guide TOEFL Preparation Guide with 2 cassettes Advanced Practice for the TOEFL with 2 cassettes Verbal Review for Standardized Tests Writing Proficiency Examinations You Can Pass the GED Cliffs Quick Reviews help students in introductory college courses or Advanced Placement classes Algebra I Algebra II Anatomy & Physiology Basic Math and Pre-Algebra Biology Calculus Chemistry Differential Equations Economics Geometry Linear Algebra Microbiology Physics Statistics Trigonometry Cliffs Advanced Placement Preparation Guides help high school students taking Advanced Placement courses to earn college credit AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Chemistry AP English Language & Composition AP English Literature & Composition AP United States History Cliffs Complete Study Editions are comprehensive study guides with complete text, running commentary and glossary Chaucer's Prologue Chaucer's Wife of Bath Hamlet Julius Caesar King Henry IV, Part I King Lear Macbeth The Merchant of Venice Othello Romeo and Juliet The Tempest Twelfth Night See inside back cover for listing of Cliffs Notes titles Registered trademarks include: GRE, MSAT, the Praxis Series, and TOEFL (Educational Testing Service): AP, Advanced Placement Program, and SAT (College Entrance Examination Board); GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Council); and LSAT (Law School Admission Council.) The Tempest [via]
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Their Eyes Were Watching Godby Zora Neale HurstonISBN 0821927361 (0-8219-2736-1)
Hardcover, Emc Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'Book summary:At the height of the Harlem Renaissance during the 1930s, Zora Neale Hurston was the preeminent black woman writer in the United States. She was a sometime-collaborator with Langston Hughes and a fierce rival of Richard Wright. Her stories appeared in major magazines, she consulted on Hollywood screenplays, and she penned four novels, an autobiography, countless essays, and two books on black mythology. Yet by the late 1950s, Hurston was living in obscurity, working as a maid in a Florida hotel. She died in 1960 in a Welfare home, was buried in an unmarked grave, and quickly faded from literary consciousness until 1975 when Alice Walker almost single-handedly revived interest in her work.
Of Hurston's fiction, Their Eyes Were Watching God is arguably the best-known and perhaps the most controversial. The novel follows the fortunes of Janie Crawford, a woman living in the black town of Eaton, Florida. Hurston sets up her characters and her locale in the first chapter, which, along with the last, acts as a framing device for the story of Janie's life. Unlike Wright and Ralph Ellison, Hurston does not write explicitly about black people in the context of a white world--a fact that earned her scathing criticism from the social realists--but she doesn't ignore the impact of black-white relations either:
It was the time for sitting on porches beside the road. It was the time to hear things and talk. These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless conveniences all day long. Mules and other brutes had occupied their skins. But now, the sun and the bossman were gone, so the skins felt powerful and human. They became lords of sounds and lesser things. They passed nations through their mouths. They sat in judgment.
One person the citizens of Eaton are inclined to judge is Janie Crawford, who has married three men and been tried for the murder of one of them. Janie feels no compulsion to justify herself to the town, but she does explain herself to her friend, Phoeby, with the implicit understanding that Phoeby can "tell 'em what Ah say if you wants to. Dat's just de same as me 'cause mah tongue is in mah friend's mouf."Hurston's use of dialect enraged other African American writers such as Wright, who accused her of pandering to white readers by giving them the black stereotypes they expected. Decades later, however, outrage has been replaced by admiration for her depictions of black life, and especially the lives of black women. In Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston breathes humanity into both her men and women, and allows them to speak in their own voices. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Three Men in a Boat: (to Say Nothing of the Dog)by Jerome Klapka JeromeISBN 0826400183 (0-8264-0018-3)
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesarby William ShakespeareISBN 0833510819 (0-8335-1081-9)
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The Trouble With Harryby Katie MacalisterISBN 0843951443 (0-8439-5144-3)
Softcover, Leisure Books
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Uncle Vanyaby Jean Claude Van ItallieISBN 082221587X (0-8222-1587-X)
Softcover, Dramatist's Play Service
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Washington in Mapsby Iris MillerISBN 0847824470 (0-8478-2447-0)
Hardcover, Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
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