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Vendor:Les Standiford
The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's a Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits
As uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how Charles Dickens revived the signal holiday of the Western world. Just before Christmas in 1843, a debt-ridden and dispirited Charles Dickens wrote a small book he hoped would keep his...- $9.99
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Vendor:Natalie Haynes
Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in this scintillating follow-up to Pandora's Jar.Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling author Natalie Haynes. Divine Might is a...- $41.99
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Vendor:Paul Strathern
Borges in 90 Minutes
Weaving fiction with fact, fantastic matter with historical figures, Borges' frequent theme of a world where time, culture, and place converge is both timely and pertinent in our advance toward globalization. Drawing from his multi-ethnic and -lingual upbringing in Argentina, Borges' focus on universal...- $19.95
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Vendor:Paul Strathern
Virginia Woolf in 90 Minutes
A highly sensitive and intelligent child, Virginia Woolf grew up in a large family prone to psychological instability. Throughout her life, she was subject to periods of mental breakdown, yet when she was lucid she was capable of a uniquely perceptive and frank introspection....- $19.95
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Vendor:Paul Strathern
Beckett in 90 Minutes
Samuel Beckett's work evokes passionate responses: readers and playgoers either revere it or consider it a load of pretentious nonsense. But his philosophy of pessimism will always find a new generation of young readers, for it bursts the rainbow soap bubbles of illusion, leaving...- $19.95
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Vendor:Paul Strathern
Dostoevsky in 90 Minutes
Building on his enormously successful series of Philosophers in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world's great writers. He brings their lives and ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion. After narrowly...- $16.95
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Vendor:Jackson Crawford
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a Modern English translation that would do them justice. Here it is at last (Odin be praised ) and well worth the wait. These amazing texts from a thirteenth-century Icelandic manuscript are...- $29.95
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Vendor:M. F. K. Fisher
The Measure of Her Powers: An M.F.K. Fisher Reader
Gathering journals, letters, translations, and selections from her many books, The Measure of Her Powers showcases Fisher's versatility, providing new listeners and loyal fans alike with a sampler from her wide-ranging body of work. M. F. K. Fisher is a perennial literary favorite. Her...- $9.99
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Vendor:Rachel Feder
The Darcy Myth: Jane Austen, Literary Heartthrobs, and the Monsters They Taught Us to Love
What if we've been reading Jane Austen and romantic classics all wrong? A funny, brainy, eye-opening take on how our contemporary love stories are actually pretty terrifying.Covering cultural touchstones ranging from Twilight to Taylor Swift and from Lord Byron to The Bachelor, The Darcy...- $31.95
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Vendor:Paul Strathern
Garcia Marquez in 90 Minutes
Garcia Marquez stands on the shoulders of a great Latin American literary heritage. But he is also that modern rarity, a writer with aspirations to high art who also remains hugely popular. For those who fall under his spell, his novel, One Hundred Years...- $16.95
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Vendor:C. S. Lewis
On Writing (and Writers): A Miscellany of Advice and Opinions
A definitive collection of wisdom on every style of writing and a celebration of the transformative power of the written word from one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the modern age, C. S. Lewis, the beloved author of the Chronicles of...- $27.99
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Vendor:Robert Frost
New Hampshire
Robert Frost (1874-1963) was the most celebrated poet in America for most of the twentieth century. Although chiefly associated with the life and landscapes of New England, his work embodies penetrating and often dark explorations of universal themes. New Hampshire features Frost's meditations on...- $19.95
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Vendor:Rachel Feder
The Darcy Myth: Jane Austen, Literary Heartthrobs, and the Monsters They Taught Us to Love
What if we've been reading Jane Austen and romantic classics all wrong? A funny, brainy, eye-opening take on how our contemporary love stories are actually pretty terrifying.Covering cultural touchstones ranging from Twilight to Taylor Swift and from Lord Byron to The Bachelor, The Darcy...- $36.95
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Vendor:Evelyn McDonnell
The World According to Joan Didion
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023 by The Millions"A wonderfully fitting tribute to Joan Didion: one that avoids simple platitudes, approaching the great writer with a fierce, probing intelligence, flawless language, and the impulse, which drove Didion's finest work, to understand the dreams of...- $41.99
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Vendor:Evelyn McDonnell
The World According to Joan Didion
An intimate exploration of the life, craft, and legacy of one of the most revered and influential writers, an artist who continues to inspire fans and creatives to cultivate practices of deep attention, rigorous interrogation and beautiful style.Joan Didion was a writer's writer; not...- $36.99
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Vendor:Eric Martin
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race Lib/E: A Contrivance of Horror
Author: Eric Martin, Thomas LigottiISBN-10: 1665113189ISBN-13: 9781665113182Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/02/2018Format: CD- $19.99
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Vendor:Erma Bombeck
A Marriage Made in Heaven, or Too Tired for an Affair
"I now pronounce you husband and wife." There are few phrases as sobering, with the possible exceptions of "We have lift-off" and "This country is at war." Yet, as they have done for centuries, millions of courageous men and women continue to walk down...- $24.95
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Vendor:Madeleine L'Engle
Miracle on 10th Street: And Other Christmas Writings
The bestselling author of A Wrinkle in Time reflects on themes such as advent, epiphany, faith, and wonder in this Christmas holiday classic.For more than fifty years, Madeleine L'Engle has delighted and inspired readers with her warm, eloquent prose and inspirational poetry. She continues...- $23.99
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Vendor:G. N. Devy
Mahabharata: The Epic and the Nation
In India, kingdoms and dynasties have come and gone, religious sects have formed and dissolved, schools of philosophy have come together and subsequently been replaced by others, yet the Mahabharata has never ceased to excite the Indian imagination.The sheer volume of commentaries on the...- $24.99
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Vendor:Maggie Nelson
The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning
Author: Maggie NelsonISBN-10: 1665274905ISBN-13: 9781665274906Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/21/2017Format: MP3 CD- $41.99
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