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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

For seven years, Rifka Rosenwein voiced the pleasures and frustrations of her life in "The Home Front," a monthly column in The New York Jewish Week.Whether discussing religion and family, her torchbearer perspective as the daughter of Holocaust...

Soon after North Carolina seceded from the Union in May 1861, Jacob Nathaniel Raymer enlisted in the Confederate Army. A young man with a talent for keen observation who had pledged to keep those back home informed of the movements of Company C and...

Uncle Hercules and Other Lies: 16 essays about almost nothing is a book of true stories about the nature of lies. The stories range from silly to sadly funny, and include stories that are about queer identity in action, rather than queer identity in...

Parent/tutor Beverly Black Johnson, founder of the"Gumbo for the Soul Literacy Program", and compiler ofGumbo for the Soul: the Recipe for Literacy in the Black Community-an anthology intended to heighten awareness of the growing high schooldrop-out rate...

These essays date from the 1940's to the 1970's and reflect the author's concerns with the events in the world of that period-World II and its successors, the depression, and social problems of relations between classes and races. The problems of...

The first edition of Holding Me Together received a StoneWall Society Pride in the Arts Award. Simolke's publisher, iUniverse, named it an Editor's Choice selection. This revised, second edition begins with an updated version of his multi-part essay...

Existential Musing is a collection of existential thoughts unique in today's published world. Author Perry Angle brings us parables, poems, dialogues, a short story and a play, all with his unusual approach to this world which he believes to be in free...

In these essays, Dirda introduces nearly 90 of the world's most entertaining books. Writing with affection and authority, he covers masterpieces of fantasy and science fiction, horror and adventure, as well as epics, history, essay and children's...

Proval Volk. Quirky, quizzical, and always restless, wandering, and wondering. Find a comfortable chair and your favorite robe, and explore the mind of Volk in this collection of poems, fictional stories, essays, sayings, and journal entries...

This little book is a story of my life through poetry and photographs. I am very vulnerable and raw, as I discover who I am. It is broken down into 3 parts. Part 1 is Genesis, where I begin the process. I write down whatever comes to mind. Words come...

Love is the undercurrent that drives much of what we say and do and makes our existence meaningful. This collection of thirty-three beautifully written stories captures love in its many forms-love of romantic partners, parents, children, friends,...

La danse des Monarques dépeint, à travers une mosaïque de témoignages et de réflexions, l'histoire de la génération COVID, dont les premiers pas dans la vie adulte ont marqué la fin de l'insouciance. Il s'agit surtout du récit d'un pont qui se brise...

L'éthique originale de l'auteur, dont il est question danscet ouvrage, a pour nom athéisme spirituel ou plusexactement spiritualité laïque . Elle déleste lesreligions de leurs coquilles civilisationnelles afin d'endégager une vérité nue mais...

Cristóbal de Castillejo es uno de los máximos exponentes de la sátira antipalaciega con dos de sus composiciones:las Coplas a la Cortesíay su diálogo más importante y broche final de su producción, el Aula de cortesanos.Castillejo utiliza un mismo código...

Publicadas en la prensa cubana del siglo XIX (en La Habana Elegante, La Discusión y La Habana Literaria) las Prosas de Julián del Casal destacan por su espíritu reflexivo, agudeza intelectual y vocación de estilo.El puertoUn puerto es un asilo encantador...

Dieses Buch ist ein "Essay" zum Thema Krebs, ein Versuch, der Krankheit auf eine ganz besondere Weise erörtert. Es ist zwar eine authentische Geschichte, aber viel mehr als das, sowohl sprachlich als auch inhaltlich. Es schildert nicht nur den täglichen...

Deuxième tome d'essais consacrés à la littérature et à ses liens avec l'histoire contemporaine de l'Acadie, le professeur Robert Viau signe dans cet ouvrage des textes très personnels où il traite des débuts de la dramaturgie en Acadie jusqu'à la...

To heal is to be changed, to be, potentially, revolutionized by the fracture whose initial presence signals as a wound. For all of its pain, the fracture sends out new lay lines - new paths of inquiry that necessitate new modes of knowing and being-with...

John William Corrington, once dubbed a “Southern Man of Letters,” is mostly known for his fiction, poetry, and screenplays. Having achieved fame for writing the screenplays for The Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Boxcar Bertha, Omega Man,...

In this collection of stories and essays, unexpected events of everyday life become a springboard to examine deeper layers of meaning. A bowl shattering for no apparent reason leads to musings about other abrupt endings, a chance encounter engenders a...

Eckley Guerin and Patricia Williams compiled this eclectic collection of original nonfiction narrative short stories and essays by Northwest writers. The two retired friends from Astoria, Oregon, became involved in their community, volunteering and...

This is the seminannual Able Muse Review (Print Edition) - Winter 2014 issue, Number 18. This issue continues the tradition of masterfully crafted poetry, fiction, essays, art & photography, and book reviews that have become synonymous with the Able...

Read for Yourself is Taiwanese Australian writer Sunflower's fourth collection of blog articles. Written during June 2010 and June 2019 and published on the "Voices under the Sun" blog (Taiwan), these are her comments on all...

Sequel anthology to Sharing Our Journeys: Queer Elders Tell Their Stories. Queer BIPOC Elders Tell Their Stories is a volume of essays from authors who speak of the pain and ridicule of being different, courage in the face of ostracism, same-sex love...

The Republic of Kazakhstan emerged from the former USSR as an independent nation in 1991. It is one of the largest countries in the world and Astana, its capital, is one of the youngest (and coldest) capital cities. In this anthology of expatriate...

This book of critical essays on Ayn Rand's novel the Fountainhead explores three topics: how the book is a great American novel; how Howard Roark revitalizes different characters in the book by being a first-hander; and how the novel elevates...

Faulkner and the Southern Renaissance (Papers presented at the 1981 Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference at the University of Mississippi)Edited by Doreen Fowler and Ann J. AbadieContributors: Alexander Blackburn, Cleanth Brooks, Richard King, David...

"A Cosmos of My Own" (Papers presented at the 1980 Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference at the University of Mississippi)Edited by Doreen Fowler and Ann J. AbadieContributors: Robert Hamblin, Panthea Reid Broughton, James B. Carothers, Louis Daniel...

Excursions contains the complete texts of nine of Thoreau's most popular essays. These include Natural History of Massachusetts, his first essay to appear in The Dial (a quarterly periodical edited by Margaret Fuller), as well as other well known early...

That's Mr. Faggot to You continues Ford's exploration of contemporary gay life. He does not shy away from personal revelations--he recalls his own traumatic high school experiences but recognizes that, years later, he's happier and, more...

The world of nudism is a mystery to most of the general public. This book sets forth to explain the benefits of being a nudist in a comical fashion.

King's Chapel Sermons is a collection of sermons delivered by Andrew Preston Peabody, a renowned American preacher and theologian, at the historic King's Chapel in Boston in 1891. The book contains a total of 14 sermons, each focusing on different...

The Hundred Dialogues: New And Original is a book written by William Bentley Fowle and published in 1856. The book is a collection of one hundred dialogues, each exploring a different topic. The dialogues are written in a conversational style and cover a...

Historical and Philosophical Essays of Nassau W. Senior V2 (1865) is a collection of essays written by Nassau William Senior, a prominent economist and philosopher of the 19th century. This second volume includes essays on a variety of topics, including...

High And Low V1: Or Life�������s Chances And Changes is a book written by Henry John Coke in 1854. The book is a memoir of the author's life, detailing his experiences and observations of the highs and lows of life. The book is divided into two parts,...

Herald Sermons is a book written by George Hughes Hepworth and published in 1894. The book is a collection of sermons that were originally delivered by the author at the Herald Square Theatre in New York City. Hepworth was a prominent preacher and writer...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

God's Work And How To Do It is a book written by William Gray, first published in 1874. The book tells the story of a young girl named Edith, who is preparing for confirmation in the Church of England. Through her experiences, the author aims to...

God's Scholars is a historical book written by Charles Fielding Marsh and published in 1903. The book explores the history of Christian scholarship and education from the early days of Christianity up until the time of its publication. Marsh delves into...