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British literature History 20th century British literature History 21st century Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 1860-1904 Fathers and sons Fiction Georgia Fiction Irish literature History 20th century Irish literature History 21st century Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan 1896-1953 Women authors, American Women authors, American BiographyMarx, Karl
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 335.42 MARPound, Ezra
Summary: Collects several of Pound's early poems and prose, including "The Seafarer," "Revolt," "Autumn," "What I Feel About Walt Whitman," and "The Serious Artist."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.5208 POUKidd, Sue Monk.
Summary: Draws largely from the author's early writings for "Guideposts," featuring inspirational stories and essays that reflect various aspects of Monk's early writing career and quest for spiritual awareness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: GuidepostsBooks 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 242 KIDRousseau, Jean-Jacques
Contents: Chronology of Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- Discourse on the Sciences and Arts or First Discourse. Replies to Critics. Letter to M. l'Abbe Raynal. Observations [to Stanislas, King of Poland]. Letter to Grimm. Last Reply. Letter about a New Refutation. Preface to Narcissus. Preface of a Second Letter to Bordes -- Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men or Second Discourse....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320 ROUSeuss
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow/Remco Worldservice Books 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817 SEUFranklin, Benjamin
Contents: Machine generated contents note: Silence Dogood, 1722 -- No. 1, April 2 5 -- No. 2, April 6 7 -- No. 3, April 30 9 -- No. 4, May 4 10 -- No. 5, May 28 14 -- No. 6, June 1 17 -- No. 7, June 25, with accompanying poem 19 -- No. 8, July 9 24 -- No. 9, July 23 26 -- No. 10, August 29 -- No. 11, August 20 33 -- No. 12, September 10 35 -- No. 13, September 24 37 -- No. 14, October 8 39 -- Hugo Grim...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.1 FRASummary: Through her groundbreaking books, Jane Jacobs has influenced the planning and understanding of cities and economies with what she calls a "web way of thinking." In this program, Jacobs shares her insights into urban planning by tracing the progression of ideas in her books, including The Death and Life of Great American Cities; The Economy of Cities; Cities and the Wealth of Nations; Systems of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Williamson, Sarah
Summary: Presents a variety of activities which build learning readiness for exploring and understanding the five senses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Williamson Pub. 1998
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Summary: Presents excerpts from the early writings of the author, with reflections on her meetings with influential writers and intellectuals, her literary ambitions, and her criticisms of other writers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.5409 SONFinke, Michael C.
Summary: "Anton Chekhov's stories and plays endure, far beyond the Russian context, as outstanding modern literary models. In a brief, remarkable life, Chekhov rose from lower-class, provincial roots to become a physician, leading writer, and philanthropist, all in the face of a progressive fatal disease. In this new biography, Michael C. Finke analyzes Chekhov's major stories, plays, and nonfiction in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reaktion Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHEKHOV, ANTON FINHammett, Dashiell
Summary: In the stories and novellas he wrote for Black Mask and other pulp magazines in the 1920s and 1930s, Dashiell Hammett took the detective story and turned it into a medium for capturing the jarring textures and revved-up cadences of modern American life. In this volume, The Library of America collects the finest of these stories: 24 in all, along with some revealing essays and an earlier version...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This overview of Henrik Ibsen's life and writing from the Famous Authors series contextualizes Ibsen's upbringing in tight-knit, strictly religious communities in isolated Norway. As a young man, he left his family home in a desire to break away from the staid and religious environment, and worked toward university and made friends that supported his talents. While he failed to pass...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Adams, John
Summary: A powerful polemicist, insightful political theorist, and tireless diplomat, John Adams (1735–1826) was a vital and controversial figure during the early years of the American republic. Once overshadowed by Washington and Jefferson, Adams has become the subject of renewed interest, with a best-selling biography and acclaimed television series reintroducing him to millions. Now, this final...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 ADASummary: A prolific virtuoso of poetic forms and techniques, W. H. Auden achieved literary fame on both sides of the Atlantic. This program traces his life's story and provides a sampling of his very best works, including "Musee des Beaux Arts," "In Memory of W. B. Yeats," "Epitaph on a Tyrant," "Leap Before You Look," and "The Shield of Achilles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Stories, riddles, puzzles, rhymes, and articles by well-known authors, for early elementary grades. Includes a section of original writings by readers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Open Court Pub. Co. 1973
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Summary: As a poet, T. S. Eliot did not just modernize, he revolutionized. As critic and publisher, he informed literary theory and promoted a generation of major young writers. This richly resourced program provides a concise biography of Eliot, tracing the key events of his life and highlighting his many contributions to English literature. The program features readings and excerpts from his major...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The early Church saw a proliferation of writings all claiming divine authority. This program surveys many of these texts and their adherents, as well as traces the course of the New Testament's codification. Original manuscripts and critical commentary are used to explore the infancy gospels, St. Clement's letters to the Corinthians, and the Gnostic gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Early, Hank
Summary: Earl Marcus thought he had left the mountains of Georgia behind forever, and with them, the painful memories of a childhood spent under the fundamentalist rule of his father RJ's church--a church built on fear, penance, and the twisting, writhing mass of snakes. But then an ominous photo of RJ is delivered to Earl's home. The photograph is dated long after his father's burial, and there's no...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Lane 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC EAREarly, Hank
Summary: Private investigator Earl Marcus thought he'd conquered his demons after vanquishing the malevolent spirit of his fundamentalist preacher father, but faces a new terror when he investigates rumors of a place in the woods where a killer collects human skulls.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Lane 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC EARMcCutchan, Ann
Summary: "A comprehensive and engaging biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the beloved classic The Yearling. Washington, DC, born and Wisconsin educated, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was an unlikely author of a coming-of-age novel about a poor central Florida child and his pet fawn-much less one that has become synonymous with Florida literature writ large. Rawlings was a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021