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The New York Times has called Mary Oliver's poems "thoroughly convincing - as genuine, moving, and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring." In this stunning collection of forty poems - nineteen previously unpublished - she writes of nature and love, of the way they transform over time. And the way they remain constant. And what did you think love would be like? A summer day? The brambles in their places, and the long stretches of mud?...
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This new collection of Sandburg's finest and most representative poetry draws on all of his previous volumes and includes four unpublished poems about Lincoln. The Hendricks' comprehensive introduction discusses how Sandburg's life and beliefs colored his work and why it continues to resonate so deeply with americans today. Edited and with an Introduction by George and Willene Hendrick
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This book contains selected poems written by Emily Dickinson. Over 100 best-known, best-loved poems by one of America's foremost poets, reprinted from authoritative early editions. The Snake, Hope, The Chariot, and many more, display unflinching honesty, psychological penetration, and technical adventurousness that have delighted and impressed generations of poetry lovers. No comparable edition at this price. Index of first lines.
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"Postconventional stages of personality development involve growth well beyond the average, and have become a rapidly growing subject of research not only in developmental psychology circles but also in areas such as executive leadership development. This book is the first to bring together many of the major researchers in the field, showcasing diverse perspectives ranging from the spiritual to the corporate. The contributors present research on essential...
6) The American
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This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1877 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James had an unorthodox early education, switching between schools, private tutors and private reading.. James published his first story, 'A Tragedy of Error', in the Continental Monthly in 1864, when he was twenty years old. In 1876, he emigrated...
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Jane Hirschfield, the award-winning author of "The October Palace" and editor of "Women in Praise of the Sacred", presents a scintillating new volume of poems that will be published to coincide with the hardcover release of "Nine Gates", the author's primer on the reading and writing of poetry.
11) The Europeans
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Two European siblings travel to New England to meet their American cousins in this classic satire. Henry James's short novel The Europeans, which made its debut in serial form in the Atlantic Monthly, is the beloved tale of Eugenia Münster and her brother, Felix Young, who travel to Boston after having spent most of their lives in France, Italy, Spain, and Germany. At the heart of the story rest the concerns that most intrigued the iconic author:...
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Whether Swenson is recounting the fatal Challenger liftoff, or advising undergraduates, her attention is fixed on America's varied rhythms. Her stylistic inventiveness is best represented here by a long fable that mixes verse and prose. Swenson has long been fascinated with plant and animal behavior. In "The Cross Spider" she imagines an insect's predicament as it tries to spin a web in Skylab's weightless space. Swenson's poetic landscape is replete...
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Written in the style and format of the "New York Times" bestseller "The Official Handbook of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy," this expose is full of fresh reporting, devastating quotes, scandalous stories, funny sidebars, and forgotten but telling incidents from Hillary's past.
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Te podría contar que este verano me fui a las idílicas islas griegas con el cañón de mi novio. Que hice el amor en una cala escondida en Mykonos, que probé la deliciosa comida griega y disfruté de las increíbles puestas de sol de Santorini. Pero cuando tu pareja te confiesa que es gay y se marcha a vivir a Australia con el clon de Chris Hemsworth todos esos planes se esfuman.
Y te preguntarás, ¿qué hice entonces?
No se me ocurrió...
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Worried about inflation? Concerned about nuclear arms in the hands of terrorists? Nervous about fuel costs? This investment guide and survivalist's handbook in one is all you need to gear up for windfall profits while friends and in-laws lose their shirts. This book will enable you to watch the final convulsions of civilization from the veranda of your country estate. Invaluable strategies and suggestions include tips on: Finding and fortifying...
17) The Dirty Joke Book: Offensive, Politically Incorrect, and Poor Taste But Very Funny Jokes! (Seco
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The Second Edition. More edited and streamlined than the First Edition, revised to reflect reader input and add more jokes.Here it is, a collection of the funniest and most offensive jokes across a cross-section of popular topics:– Religion– Race, Ethnicity– Sex– Sluts– Blondes– Gays– Rednecks– PoliticsAnd More! WARNING TO THE SENSITIVE The reader should be aware this is a compilation of the most funny, irreverent, and politically...
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The New Revised Catechlysm, like the Baltimore Catechism before it, is all about the vital task of caring for your immortal soul. Whether you were born with one, downloaded one from SoulDepot.com, or picked up a used one on Ebay, this transparent, gelatinous organ located above the hip joint on your right side is of paramount importance in every truly successful human life. So once you've got a soul-what next? How to train it? What to feed it? When...
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Since the publication of the first Would You Rather...? title in 1997, Justin Heimberg and David Gomberg have gone forth to spawn a franchise that shows no signs of slowing down or growing old. In this hilariously hefty addition to the series, the authors have created more than 1,500 all-new, never-before-published questions that will have regular readers and newcomers alike laughing out loud as they ponder the often outrageous, sometimes sinful,...
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This is the true story of Clancy Jones, a special needs kitten that was born to a feral mother cat in the backyard of two very special people who dearly love cats. Her birth mother had abandoned her out in the rain and she was stuck under a drain pipe. It was there that she and her sister Tinkerbelle were found shortly after their birth, adopted, and taken to live inside the house.She's deaf and she won't let anyone touch her head or ears. She seems...
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