Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley)

Summary: Oracular and elegant, W. S. Merwin's poetry reveals a heightened sense of what is essential to human consciousness: the fragile framing of nature, the mysteries of memory and perception, the inescapable fact of our mortality. In a career spanning seven decades- from his brilliant emergence as the winner of the Yale Younger Poets' Prize in 1952 to his recent term as U.S. Poet Laureate-he has...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States, Inc. 2013

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Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley)

Contents: A mask for Janus (1952) -- The dancing bears (1954) -- Green with beasts (1956) -- The drunk in the furnace (1960) -- The moving target (1963) -- The lice (1967) -- The carrier of ladders (1970) -- Writings to an unfinished accompaniment (1973) -- The compass flower (1977) -- Opening the hand (1983) -- The rain in the trees (1988) -- Travels (1993) -- The vixen (1996) -- The river sound (1999)...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Copper Canyon Press 2005

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Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley)

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1988

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Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley)

Summary: Oracular and elegant, W. S. Merwin's poetry reveals a heightened sense of what is essential to human consciousness: the fragile framing of nature, the mysteries of memory and perception, the inescapable fact of our mortality. In a career spanning seven decades- from his brilliant emergence as the winner of the Yale Younger Poets' Prize in 1952 to his recent term as U.S. Poet Laureate-he has...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States, Inc. 2013

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Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley)

Summary: "The First Four Books of Poems gathers all the poetry from W. S. Merwin's early books, including his celebrated debut, A Mask for Janus, which won the Yale Younger Poets Award in 1952. In these poems, readers can witness the maturation of a commanding poetic voice, one which has profoundly marked American literature in the latter half of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Copper Canyon Press 2000

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Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley)

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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1996

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Summary: The history of the Normans is a chronicle of the roots of modern society, religion and politics. This landmark three-part series presents the epic story of the Normans as it has never been told before.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2008

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Cooke, Mervyn.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Abbeville Press 1997

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Cooke, Mervyn.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames and Hudson 1999

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Montgomery, Heather L.

Summary: "A science educator honors children's curiosity and pockets full of "stuff" by introducing nine scientists who collected natural treasures when they were young. Collecting, sorting, and playing with shells, stones, and other objects taught these young people how to observe, classify, and discover"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021

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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2002

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Dante Alighieri

Summary: In what may be his most ambitious project to date, Merwin has translated, in verse, the central section of Dante's "Divine ComedyQPurgatorio, " a journey up the Mountain of Purgatory, where souls are cleansed in preparation for their ultimate ascent to heaven.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2000

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Neruda, Pablo

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1993

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Summary: Eric Clapton headlines a festival featuring some of the world's greatest guitar players including Jeff Beck, B.B. King, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, and more.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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Gilliam, Terry

Summary: A memoir from the screenwriter, animator, visionary film director, and founding member of Monty Python describes his life through recollections, anecdotes, and never-before-seen photographs and artwork.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperDesign 0000

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Shakespeare, William

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1988

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New, Melvyn

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Publisher / Publication Date: 1994

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LANGEWIESCHE, WILLIA

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Publisher / Publication Date: PANTH 0000

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Robert, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)

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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Publishing 2000

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Robert, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)

Summary: "Robert's Rules of Order is the recognized guide to smooth, orderly, and fairly conducted meetings. This 12th edition is the only current manual to have been maintained and updated since 1876 under the continuing program established by General Henry M. Robert himself. As indispensable now as the original edition was more than a century ago, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs 2020

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Gilliam, Fatimah

Summary: "What if there were a set of rules to educate people against race-based social faux pas that damage relationships, perpetuate racist stereotypes, and harm people of color? This book provides just that in an effort to slow the malignant domino effect of race-based ignorance in American communities and workplaces to help address the vestiges of our nation's racist past. Race Rules is an...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. 2024

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Hilliam, David.

Summary: Relates how King Richard I of England and his troops nearly wrested Jerusalem from Muslim leader Saladin and the Saracens during the Third Crusade in 1191 A.D.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. Group 2004

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Hilliam, Paul.

Summary: A discussion of the tactics and technology of warfare during the Middle Ages, including the tradition of personal combat, the use of armor, castles-and-siege weapons, and the dominance of the mounted knight.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. Group 2004

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