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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, Giroux 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 810.9 DELDelbanco, Andrew
Summary: Chronicles the life and career of American author Herman Melville, uncovering autobiographical elements in his diverse works, discussing the historical and cultural implications of his writing, and assessing his accomplishments as a writer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MELVILLE, HERMAN DELSummary: Is college worth the cost? Groundbreaking filmmaker Andrew Rossi asks the critical question about the value of higher education, revealing how colleges have come to embrace a business model that often promotes expansion over quality learning. With student-loan debt now over the one trillion dollar mark, the once-great American institution is at a breaking point. The film explores the current...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014