Elegy for Emilia: A Verse Biography of Emily Remler (1957-1990), Paperback - Geoff Page

Reducere. DescriptionThe short but remarkable career of American jazz guitarist, Emily Remler (1957-1990), ended with her death, amid still-disputed circumst...

Now in paperback, this stunning collection of elegies--a finalist for the National Book Award--bears witness to the small beauties and inevitable l...

A lyrical and haunting depiction of American racial violence and lynching, evoked through stunning full-color artwork In late May 1918 in Valdosta,...

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A biography of James Brown, that shows how, by striving for himself, he came to represent in music and personal power, the post-war emancipation of...

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Reducere. DescriptionThis volume represents, under one cover, the major work of the man whom critics and readers have designated the authentic poet of his Am...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dean YoungIn Elegy on Toy Piano, Dean Young's sixth book of poems, elegiac necessity finds itself next to goofy celebration...

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DescriptionIn Revere Beach Elegy, Roland Merullo, author of ten novels, including Breakfast with Buddha, and three other books of nonfiction, refle...

Reducere. Aristophanes, a native Athenian and the leading exponent of Greek comedy, was born c. 450 BCE. Today forty-three of his plays are known by title; e...

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Reducere. Now available as a stand-alone edition, the famous humorist's debut collection--a runaway bestseller in 1926--ranges from lighthearted self-depreca...

Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Tom MoorhouseNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 24Cover type: Paperba...

Reducere. DescriptionIn a variety of voices, Truax tells the never-before-told story of the first two elephants to come to America and their enslaved keeper,...

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A selection of Shakespeare's poems and dramatic speeches, along with the author's accompanying essay. It intends to show how Shakespeare's language...

This is a true story about a doctor who, as a young man, developed a fierce independence. His goals became not only to become the best doctor he co...

Reducere. The following is a book based on recovery-related motivational and inspirational sayings and quotes. It is the author's hope that the individual wi...

Publisher: Olympia PublishersAuthor(s): Clive BlakeNumber of pages: 136Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 140 x 203 x 21Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Sixty poems with an eclectic mix, from soul-searching to the pleasure of warming in front of a coal fire; from a bat flying in the twilight, to the...

Reducere. With the publication of his first book of poems, The Weary Blues, in 1926, Langston Hughes electrified readers and launched a renaissance in black ...

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A Choice of Anglo-Saxon Verse contains the Old English texts of all the major short poems, such as 'The Battle of Maldon', 'The Dream of the Rood',...

A collection of poems by one womanPublisher: The Conrad PressAuthor(s): Elizabeth WebbNumber of pages: 800Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 131 x 1...

Reducere. Only five of Emily Dickinson's poems were published while she lived; today, approximately 1, 500 are in print. Dickinson's poetry reflects the powe...

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Pierre grows up in a family still scarred by the Great War. When the Second World War breaks out, the Germans invade Belgium. Pierre's yearning for...

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'Somehow laugh-out-loud funny - passionate, warm and full of fascinating insights into the eccentric world of the field naturalist.' - Isabella Tre...

From the top ten bestselling author of The Glorious Guinness Girls comes a stunning new novel following the three enigmatic sisters as they set out...

Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing CoAuthor(s): Jack R ReeseNumber of pages: 260Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 21Cover type: P...

Reducere. Jude and Lyle's newlywed life is shattered when a vicious attack leaves Lyle infected with a disease that transforms him into a violent and often i...

Reducere. The Book of Revelation is one of the most fascinating book in the Bible. From the very first page to the very last, it literally captivates our att...

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.Author(s): Bob BlaisdellNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 135 x 211 x 18Cover type: HardbackR...

Every painting, sketch and sculpture of Charlie Russell told the story of the romance of the American West with his trademark wit and dynamic talen...

Emily Dickinson lived as a recluse in Amherst, Massachusetts, dedicating herself to writing a "letter to the world"--the 1, 775 poems left unpublis...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Emily CurtisEditor: Morgan RubleeEditor: Bridget Ferryin the absence of the sun is a poetry collection that explores our mi...

Literary Nonfiction. Jewish Studies. THE BUTTON THIEF OF EAST 14TH STREET: SCENES FROM A LIFE ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE 1927-1957 is Fay Webern's mast...

Reducere. The poems in this volume feature impressionistic meditations on faith and everyday life. In concert with Rilke's Duino Elegies, the classic text on...

Anita Page (1910-2008) first captured attention near the end of the silent film era in such classics as While the City Sleeps (1928) with Lon Chane...