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Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Bernie Wrightson

ISBN 0887331939 (0-88733-193-9)
Softcover, Underwood Books

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Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Bernie Wrightson

ISBN 0887331947 (0-88733-194-7)
Hardcover, Underwood Books

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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
by Steven Pinker

ISBN 0142003344 (0-14-200334-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Our conceptions of human nature affect everything aspect of our lives, from child-rearing to politics to morality to the arts. Yet many fear that scientific discoveries about innate patterns of thinking and feeling may be used to justify inequality, to subvert social change, and to dissolve personal responsibility.

In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings. He shows how many intellectuals have denied the existence of human nature and instead have embraced three dogmas: The Blank Slate (the mind has no innate traits), The Noble Savage (people are born good and corrupted by society), and The Ghost in the Machine (each of us has a soul that makes choices free from biology). Each dogma carries a moral burden, so their defenders have engaged in desperate tactics to discredit the scientists who are now challenging them.

Pinker provides calm in the stormy debate by disentangling the political and moral issues from the scientific ones. He shows that equality, compassion, responsibility, and purpose have nothing to fear from discoveries about an innately organized psyche. Pinker shows that the new sciences of mind, brain, genes, and evolution, far from being dangerous, are complementing observations about the human condition made by millennia of artists and philosophers. All this is done in the style that earned his previous books many prizes and worldwide acclaim: irreverent wit, lucid exposition, and startling insight on matters great and small. [via]
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Classics of Horror: Dracula/Frankenstein/2 Books in 1
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Bram Stoker

ISBN 0681411635 (0-681-41163-5)
Hardcover, Longmeadow Pr

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Cliffscomplete Shelley's Frankenstein
by Stephen C. Behrendt

ISBN 0764587269 (0-7645-8726-9)
Softcover, Cliff Notes

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In the CliffsComplete guides, the novel's complete text and a glossary appear side-by-side with coordinating numbered lines to help you understand unusual words and phrasing. You'll also find all the commentary and resources of a standard CliffsNotes for Literature.
CliffsComplete Frankenstein is certainly Mary Shelleys greatest literary achievement and one of the most complex literary works of all time. Unlike most Romantic writers, Mary Shelley seems interested in the dark, self-destructive side of human reality and the human soul.
Discover how Dr. Frankensteins creation impacts everyone he meets and save yourself valuable studying time all at once. Enhance your reading of Frankenstein with these additional features:
A summary and insightful commentary for each chapter
Bibliography and historical background on the author, Mary Shelley
A look at the historical context and structure of the novel
Discussions on the novels symbols and themes
A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
Review questions, a quiz, discussion topics (essay questions), activity ideas
A ResourceCenter full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites
Streamline your literature study with all-in-one help from CliffsComplete guides!
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Cliffsnotes Lord of the Flies
by D. M. Calandra

ISBN 0822007541 (0-8220-0754-1)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

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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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El Senor De Las Moscas
by William Golding

ISBN 8420634115 (84-206-3411-5)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa

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The Essential Frankenstein
by Leonard Wolf, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Christopher H. Bing

ISBN 0743498062 (0-7434-9806-2)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated

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Here is the complete original text of Mary Shelley's classic 1816 novel, fully annotated with thousands of fascinating facts and legends. Includes: background on the Romantic spirit that infuses the novel; commentary by leading contemporary writers; a selected filmography of major Frankenstein films; and dozens of illustrations. [via]
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Frakenstein
by Mary W. Shelly

ISBN 846630407X (84-663-0407-X)
Softcover, Ediciones Urano

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Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

ISBN 1561561428 (1-56156-142-8)
Softcover, Kidsbooks

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Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelgänger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this (the reviewer's favorite) edition, "The strong black and whites of the main text [illustrations] are dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts. But the central conversation with the monster--who owes nothing to the overused movie image & but is rather the novel's charnel-house composite--is where [Barry] Moser's illustrations show their greatest power ... The viewer can all but smell the powerful stench of the monster's breath as its words spill out across the page. Strong book-making for one of the world's strongest and most remarkable books." Includes an illuminating afterword by Joyce Carol Oates. [via]
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Frankenstein
by Deanna McFadden, Jamel Akib

ISBN 140272666X (1-4027-2666-X)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc

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Mary Shelleys tragic story of a scientist who created a monster is perhaps even more compelling and meaningful today than when it was written nearly two centuries ago. From the bits and pieces of dead bodies, and the power of electricity, the brilliant Victor Frankenstein fashions a new form of lifeonly to discover, too late, the irreparable damage he has caused.
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Frankenstein
by Harold Bloom

ISBN 0791078825 (0-7910-7882-5)
Hardcover, Facts on File

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Frankenstein
by Mary . Shelley

ISBN 1562548980 (1-56254-898-0)
Softcover, Saddleback Pub

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The epic battle between man and monster reaches its greatest pitch in the famous story of Frankenstein. In trying to create life the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor himself to the very brink. How he tries to destroy his creation as it destroys everything Victor loves is a powerful story of love friendship and horror. Grades: 4 - 12. Level(s): Intermediate Middle School High School. Author: Mary Shelly. Binding: Paperback. Publishing Date: Jan 2005. Number of Pages: 61. Language: English. [via]
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Frankenstein (Original 1818 Text)
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

ISBN 1551113082 (1-55111-308-2)
Softcover, Broadview Pr

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Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelgänger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this (the reviewer's favorite) edition, "The strong black and whites of the main text [illustrations] are dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts. But the central conversation with the monster--who owes nothing to the overused movie image & but is rather the novel's charnel-house composite--is where [Barry] Moser's illustrations show their greatest power ... The viewer can all but smell the powerful stench of the monster's breath as its words spill out across the page. Strong book-making for one of the world's strongest and most remarkable books." Includes an illuminating afterword by Joyce Carol Oates. [via]
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Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus (Clear Print)
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

ISBN 1406821683 (1-4068-2168-3)
Softcover, Echo Library

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This clear print title is set in Tiresias 13pt font for easy reading [via]
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Lynd Ward

ISBN 1850790701 (1-85079-070-1)
Hardcover, New Orchard Editions

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Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelgänger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this (the reviewer's favorite) edition, "The strong black and whites of the main text [illustrations] are dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts. But the central conversation with the monster--who owes nothing to the overused movie image & but is rather the novel's charnel-house composite--is where [Barry] Moser's illustrations show their greatest power ... The viewer can all but smell the powerful stench of the monster's breath as its words spill out across the page. Strong book-making for one of the world's strongest and most remarkable books." Includes an illuminating afterword by Joyce Carol Oates. [via]
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Frankenstein, Stage 3
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, John Turvey, Per Dahlberg

ISBN 0582541549 (0-582-54154-9)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley

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Literature Made Easy Lord of the Flies
by Tony Buzan, Mary Hartley

ISBN 0764108212 (0-7641-0821-2)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc

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TheLiterature Made Easy Series is more than just plot summaries. Each book describes a classic novel and drama by explaining themes, elaborating on characters, and discussing each author's unique literary style, use of language, and point of view. Extensive illustrations and imaginative, enlightening use of graphics help to make each book in this series livelier, easier, and more fun to use than ordinary literature plot summaries. An unusual feature, "Mind Map" is a diagram that summarizes and interrelates the most important details that students need to understand about a given work. Appropriate for middle and high school students. [via]
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Lord of the Flies
by William Golding, E. M. Forster

ISBN 1573226122 (1-57322-612-2)
Softcover, Riverhead Books

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William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death. As ordinary standards of behaviour collapse, the whole world the boys know collapses with them-the world of cricket and homework and adventure stories-and another world is revealed beneath, primitive and terrible. Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature. Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, Lord of the Flies has established itself as a true classic. [via]
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Lord Of The Flies, 50Th Anniversary Edition
by William Golding

ISBN 1417703938 (1-4177-0393-8)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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Lord of the Flies , William Golding's classic tale about a group of English schoolboys who are plane-wrecked on a deserted island, is just as chilling and relevant today as when it was first published in 1954. At first, the stranded boys cooperate, attempting to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. Overseeing their efforts are Ralph, "the boy with fair hair," and Piggy, Ralph's chubby, wisdom-dispensing sidekick whose thick spectacles come in handy for lighting fires. Although Ralph tries to impose order and delegate responsibility, there are many in their number who would rather swim, play, or hunt the island's wild pig population. Soon Ralph's rules are being ignored or challenged outright. His fiercest antagonist is Jack, the redheaded leader of the pig hunters, who manages to lure away many of the boys to join his band of painted savages. The situation deteriorates as the trappings of civilization continue to fall away, until Ralph discovers that instead of being hunters, he and Piggy have become the hunted: "He forgot his words, his hunger and thirst, and became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet." Golding's gripping novel explores the boundary between human reason and animal instinct, all on the brutal playing field of adolescent competition. --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

ISBN 0877547467 (0-87754-746-7)
Hardcover, Facts on File

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Mary Shelley?s Frankenstein is remembered as a novel valuable in itself and prophetic of an intellectual world to come. It is seen as depicting a Prometheanism that is still with us. In this text noted critics examine subjects surrounding the novel such as creation as catastrophe, Frankenstein as the negative Oedipus, and a piece by Joyce Carol Oates on Frankenstein?s fallen angel.
The title, Mary Wollsonecraft Shelleys Frankenstein, part of Chelsea House Publishers Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on Mary Wollsonecraft Shelleys Frankenstein through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics. This collection of criticism also features a short biography on Mary Wollsonecraft Shelley, a chronology of the authors life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University. [via]
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Mary Wollstonecraft Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

ISBN 0939766752 (0-939766-75-2)
Softcover, Marvel Enterprises

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The Mortal Immortal
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

ISBN 1892391015 (1-892391-01-5)
Softcover, Tachyon Pubns

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This collection contains all five of Mary Shelley's supernatural stories, and will hopefully shed much needed light on an author often credited with writing the first science fiction novel. Here you will find the secrets of eternal youth, souls that exchange bodies, and ancient Englishmen and Romans newly thawed out of ice. In addition to several stories by Mary Shelley, this volume also features a brand new story by renowned science fiction author Michael Bishop. This work serves as a narrative introduction for this collection. Mary Shelley's considerable reputation rests squarely on the shoulders of her one great novel - Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, published anonymously in 1818 and revised under her own byline in 1831. Her powerful tale of blasphemous creation is perhaps more familiar to modern readers through its many film adaptations as it is from the book itself. From Boris Karloff's electrifying performance as Frankenstein to Kenneth Branaugh's latest directorial rendering, the story has received numerous interpretations which have renewed interest in the book time and time again. However, Shelley's other works have not fared as well as Frankenstein. She wrote just a handful of novels, of which only The Last Man (1826) has remained sporadically in print, due to its great length and slow, ornate and often tedious use of language. A precursor to such disaster novels as George R. Stewart's Earth Abides and Richard Jeffries' After London, The Last Man follows its protagonist Lionel Verney through a distant future world which has been depopulated by plague. The shorter works of Mary Shelley have remained even more obscure. During her lifetime, she published just over two-dozen stories, only three of which were of interest to readers of science fiction and fantasy. In addition to these three supernaturally-themed stories, two additional stories were published after Shelley's death. "Roger Dodsworth: The Reanimated Englishman," was printed in a volume of reminisces by a magazine editor who had commissioned the story thirty years earlier. "Valerius: The Reanimated Roman," a story in a similar vein to "Roger Dodsworth," remained unpublished until 1976, when both stories were discovered by Charles E. Robinson, a Shelley scholar and professor of English at the University of Delaware. [via]
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On Human Nature
by Edward O. Wilson

ISBN 0674016386 (0-674-01638-6)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr

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A Treatise of Human Nature
by David Hume

ISBN 1421923351 (1-4219-2335-1)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com

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Nothing is more usual and more natural for those, who pretend to discover anything new to the world in philosophy and the sciences, than to insinuate the praises of their own systems, by decrying all those, which have been advanced before them. [via]
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William Golding's Lord of the Flies
by William Golding

ISBN 0399506438 (0-399-50643-8)
Softcover, Perigee

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The classic tale of a group of English school boys who are left stranded on an unpopulated island, and who must confront not only the defects of their society but the defects of their own natures. [via]
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Frakenstein
by Mary W. Shelly

ISBN 8440619537 (84-406-1953-7)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc

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El Senor De Las Moscas
by William Golding

ISBN 0785795618 (0-7857-9561-8)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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El Senor De Las Moscas/ Lord of the Flies
by William Golding, Carmen Vergara

ISBN 8420666572 (84-206-6657-2)
Hardcover, Alianza Editorial Sa

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Urdida en torno a la situacion limite de una treintena de muchachos en una isla desierta, El Senor de las Moscas es una magnifica novela que admite lecturas diferentes e incluso opuestas. En efecto, si algunos pueden ver en esta indagacion de William Golding en la condicion humana la ilustracion de que la agresividad criminal se halla entre los instintos basicos del hombre, otros podran considerarla como una parabola que cuestiona un tipo de educacion represiva que no hace sino incubar explosiones de barbarie prestas a estallar en cuanto los controles se relajan. [via]
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La Tabla Rasa
by Steven Pinker

ISBN 8449314895 (84-493-1489-5)
Softcover, Paidos Iberica Ediciones S A

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La concepción que podamos tener de la naturaleza humana afecta a todos los aspectos de nuestra vida, desde la forma en que educamos a nuestros hijos hasta las ideas políticas que defendemos. Sin embargo, en un momento en que la ciencia está avanzando espectacularmente en estos temas, muchas personas se muestran hostiles al respecto. Temen que los descubrimientos sobre los patrones innatos del pensar y el sentir se puedan emplear para justificar la desigualdad, subvertir el orden social, anular la responsabilidad personal y confundir el sentido y el propósito de la vida.En La tabla rasa, Steven Pinker explora la idea de la naturaleza humana y sus aspectos éticos, emocionales y políticos. Demuestra que muchos intelectuales han negado su existencia al defender tres dogmas entrelazados: la tabla rasa (la mente no tiene características innatas), el buen salvaje (la persona nace buena y la sociedad la corrompe) y el fantasma en la máquina (todos tenemos un alma que toma decisiones sin depender de la biología). Cada dogma sobrelleva una carga ética, y por eso sus defensores se obcecan en tácticas desesperadas para desacreditar a los científicos que los cuestionan.Pinker aporta calma y serenidad a estos debates al mostrar que la igualdad, el progreso, la responsabilidad y el propósito nada tienen que temer de los descubrimientos sobre la complejidad de la naturaleza humana. Con un razonamiento claro, sencillez en la exposición y ejemplos procedentes de la ciencia y la historia, el autor desmonta incluso las amenazas más inquietantes. Y demuestra que un reconocimiento de la naturaleza humana basado en la ciencia y el sentido común, lejos de ser peligroso, puede ser un complemento a las ideas sobre la condición humana que miles de miles de artistas y filósofos han generado. Todo ello aderezado con un estilo que, en sus obras anteriores, le sirvió para conseguir muchos premios y el aplauso internacional: ingenio, lucidez y agudeza en el análisis de todos los asuntos, sean grandes o pequeños. [via]
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