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Atlas Shrugged

By Rand, Ayn

The year 2005 marks Ayn Rand's Centennial Year. The astounding story of a man that said that he would stop the motor of the world-and did. Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is unlike any other book you have ever read. "A writer of great power ...

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Deaf Sentence

By Lodge, David

The subject of enthusiastic and widespread reviews, David Lodge's fourteenth work of fiction displays the humor and shrewd observations that have made him a much-loved icon. Deaf Sentence tells the story of Desmond Bates, a recently retired linguistics professor in his mid-s ...

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A Gate at the Stairs

By Moore, Lorrie

Lorrie Moore is the author of the story collections Birds of America, Like Life, and Self-Help and the novels Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? and Anagrams. Her work has won honors from the Lannan Foundation a ...

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Ben, In the World

By Lessing, Doris

At eighteen, Ben is in the world, but not of it. He is too large, too awkward, too inhumanly made. Now estranged from his family, he must find his own path in life. From London and the south of France to Brazil and the mountains of the Andes. Ben is tossed about in a tumultu ...

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Chronic City

By Lethem, Jonathan

JONATHAN LeTHeM is the author of seven novels. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, Lethem has also published his stories and essays in The New Yorker, Harper's, Rolling Stone, esquire, and the New York Times ...

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Between the Assassinations

By Adiga, Aravind

Welcome to Kittur, India. It's on India's southwestern coast, bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west and the Kaliamma River to the south and east. It's blessed with rich soil and scenic beauty, and it's been around for centuries. Of its 193,432 residents, only 89 declare the ...

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Best Friends Forever: A Novel

By Weiner, Jennifer

Best Friends Forever: A Novel ...

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Area 51

By Doherty, Robert

When nine atmospheric crafts of unknown origin were discovered in the Antarctic in the late 1940s, the U.S. government established Area 51 to study the abandoned technology. Dr. Hans Von Seeckt, who is the only original member of the secret research committee, has observed t ...

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Bottom of the List

By Attridge, Steve

Paranoid recluse Adam Bittermouth's Roebuck University makes a fortune. But as a seat of learning it gets bottom marks when money-grubbing bean counters replace professors and students become craftily manipulated cash cows. From his opulent high-tech hermitage in a tower 5 ...

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After the Fire, a Still Small Voice

By Wyld, Evie

“Ravishingly atmospheric and wisely compassionate . . . There’s no doubt that Wyld is a writer of immense abilities and depth.
—Donna Seaman, Booklist

“At times startling, Wyld’s book is ru ...

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In Search of Solomon's Wisdom

By Stember, Lesa Kelley

Who deserves to be a mother?
emily, a young woman orphaned by tragedy, stumbles through each day holding on to the one constant in her life-Josh, a charismatic genius and alcoholic, who is the love of her life. Kara, Josh's older sister, carefull ...

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Parzifal

By Stubbins, Patrick

The narrator attempts and fails to retell the story of Parzifal and the Grail, often forgetting who Parzifal is, frequently confusing the character with himself, sometimes heedless of story he is trying to tell. Parzifal is therefore various to the point of hopelessness, an ...

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Hope's Journey

By Fritz, Elizabeth

Hope Frye is fifty-nine, homeless, jobless, and hopeless. She is about to trade a dubious future for a leap from the railing of the 18th Street bridge, when a strong hand grabs her coat collar. The hand belongs to Hank Jordan. Refusing to let Hope carry out her intentions ...

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Daughters of Babylon

By Gooden, Robin L

Generations lay claim to their souls. Can these daughters overcome?
In the southern United States, while freedom rang for those afore that was bound by slavery; Tara Bell, Betty Mae, Daughter, and Lanel's journey to freedom was just getting ...

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This Can't Be Love! 2

By Goins, Patricia M

It's been seventeen years since Karen Smith escaped her abusive marriage to Clyde King. Determined to help other victims of domestic violence, Karen is now the mother and manager of The Love House, a transitional shelter for battered women.
Melissa, Katrina, Barbra, ...

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A New Beginning

By Russello, Constance

Sara Kyle is thrown into the world of single parenting when her husband dies suddenly, leaving her to raise their two children. After a period of mourning, Sara knows she must care for her children, and she starts a successful business fixing up and renting run-down houses. ...

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Gravity

By Radson, R. D

What happens when you accidentally discover something that will change the world?
Working on commission for the local museum, artist Darby Greenheart creates a sculpture, the Venusian Fog. But once she turns the power on, the entire sculpture floats above the ...

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Tales of the Continent

By Tá-Mar, Pierre

This satirical social first novel is intended as a kind of european response to Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.
Instead of San Francisco, Pierre T� Mar's novel is set mainly in Amsterdam (and partly in Brussels) in the 1970's and 1980's. The central th ...

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The Substance of Bread

By Vargas, J. Gene

High-powered Boston attorney Teri Dane learned well the pain associated with caring deeply about someone. Having grown up watching her father physically abuse her mother, Teri swore that she would never allow any man to have the power to hurt her. Since then, she has protect ...

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That Time of Year

By Engelberg, Edward

"edward engelberg has written a most compelling tale about the sunset days in a professor's life, marking each of Jack Morris's wounds with delicacy and accuracy. Husband, father, teacher, Jack is losing ground in each of these positions, and the result is a moving portrait, ...

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Amazing Peace

By Angelou, Maya

Maya Angelou, poet, writer, performer, teacher, and director, was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then moved to San Francisco. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, beginning with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she has also written ...

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Bird Eating Bird

By Naca, Kristin

Bird eating Bird is a new collection of poems from Kristin Naca, winner of the 2008 National Poetry Series mtvU prize as chosen by Pulitzer Prize winner Yusef Komunyakaa. Playful and serious all at once, Kristin's work explores the richness of her cultural and linguistic her ...

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Dead End Road

By Wink, Richard

"Richard Wink writes in a clear, interesting, resounding voice that brings the reader into any scene he draws upon. Tightly written and thoroughly enjoyable, Richard Wink's new volume is not to be missed." Jack Henry: Poet and Host of Rob & Jack America "A consummate mast ...

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Ants on the Melon

By ADAIR, VIRGINIA

Already singled out by The New York Times and the subject of a feature in The New Yorker, Virginia Adair has, after decades of shunning book publication, decided to collect eighty of her best poems in a volume that will surely be hailed as among the most accomplished works o ...

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Complete Poems and Selected Letters of John Keats

By Keats, John

Complete Poems and Selected Letters of John Keats ...

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Anguished Echoes: Nuances of Conflict

By Nwachukwu, Christopher N.

In writing poetry- especially this collection- ANGUISHeD eCHOeS -I am influenced by the perception that man is caught in a struggle with his own fear, pain, losses , mischievous surprises of Fate combined with the inhuman machinations of his kind t ...

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Pacific

By Scott, R. Welvaert

Star-crossed lovers, David and Marti, set out to fulfill their dying wish: see the Pacific Ocean. They begin in Minnesota, where they meet at an AIDS clinic, and Pacific chronicles David and Marti's journey through the Black Hills, past Devil's Tower, and to Cannon Beach. Be ...

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My Father's Gloves

By Spiering, David

My Father's Gloves touches on that most conflicted of family bonds, the one between fathers and sons. With a hauntingly painful voice, Spiering explores the burdensome yoke of a father's expectations and the struggles a son must face as he grows into manhood. His poems are a ...

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Nakedness, Death, and the Number Zero

By Haxton, Brooks

The critically acclaimed poet and translator Brooks Haxton embraces life, from our naked beginnings to the first signs of middle age and beyond, in this inviting collection of poems. The book opens with the dramatic birth of twins, and speaks in the intimate voice of a husba ...

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She. . .

By Hall, LaVerne

LaVerne's poetry tells a story. It is colorful, compelling, has character. It will make you laugh and cry. It is soulful, sinful, sensational. It is profound and provocative. It is inspirational and insightful. It will make you recall, reflect, and reminisce familiar situat ...

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The Sap Songbook

By Dunn, Robert

Scratch a poet, find a frustrated musician. After all, there is a lot more recompense in music than there is in poetry. Therefore, it should come as no surprise to see any poet (or, in my case, alleged poet) turn his hand to anything remotely resembling what H. L. Mencken us ...

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The Golden Hour

By Norcross, Emily

THe GOLDeN HOUR
This is the golden hour.
Windows let in light light.
The glass is on the table.
It has been there all day.
The glass is round, the table square.
Light hits glass,
Strikes water,
Hits glass again.
Colors play.

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Poems For All Occasions

By Daniels, Allison G

Allison Gregory Daniels has been performing in the areas of television, radio and stage for several years. She debuted her first poetry and inspirational book signing at Adelia's Restaurant in Takoma Park, Md in 1999. Allison G. Daniels is a native Washingtonian. She rece ...

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Worm into Wasp

By Feiling, Geoffrey R

There are many references in this book to dreams, heaven, bein' drunk, the love of my lost, my lovely family, and my altered view of reality. Yes, I am handicapped, but don't hold that to my name. I was put in The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh which opened a door that I ...

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The Spirit Speaks; Words of Encouragement

By Reed, Nikki

The Spirit Speaks is about the love that the Lord has for each and every one of His children. It ministers to those hearts that are broken and lonely and gently reminds others that our Lord and Savior is a true and living God.
In a world of empty promises and often conf ...

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Magical Palette

By barry, monica k

SUPPLeMeNT
Where
Love lies
Deeply rooted
Lovers' dreams
Secretly ferment
Lovers bonding
embrace life.
Where
Life is audacious,
Pride flowers
On the earth.
Love is the soul,
Wherein
We dwell.
All pro ...

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I am

By Heyen, Lily

Brimming with the joy and passion of life, this heartfelt collection of poetry and prose is a brilliant legacy to the world from a woman who lived life to its absolute fullest-Lily Heyen.
Although she succumbed to cancer in May 2005 at age fifty-five, Lily's mark up ...

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The audience Review, Vol. 2, No. 1

By Strozier, M., Stefan / Ball, Magdalena, / Dempsey, Ernest,

The audience Review features reviews of plays on Broadway, off-Broadway, off-off Broadway, and regional theater, reviews of literature and poetry, and author interviews and essays, and much more. ...

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Waiting For The Echo

By Bruno, Patricia J

Waiting for the echo transcends influences from Catholicism and my experience as a nun. Just as profound love has the transforming and healing power to integrate people as religious and sexual beings, this poetry integrates religion, spirituality, and sexuality.
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I Went Back

By Corneille, Maya A

"A crash course in the hearts and souls of Black women, but something all women can emphatically relate to."-Nicole Morris, freelance journalist, State of the Arts and Culture.
"Corneille went back. She asks us to go with her, so that we can move forward toget ...

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Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays

By Wallace, David Foster

Consider the Lobster: And Other essays ...

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The Novel: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory 1900-2000

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The Novel: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory 1900-2000 is a collection of the most influential writings on the theory of the novel from the twentieth century.
- Traces the rise of novel theory and the extension of its influence into other disciplines, ...
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Uses of Literature

By Felski, Rita
Uses of Literature bridges the gap between literary theory and common-sense beliefs about why we read literature.
- explores the diverse motives and mysteries of why we read
- Offers four different ways of thinking about why we read literature - fo ...
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Literary Feuds

By Arthur, Anthony

Some of our most illustrious writers have tried their best to sink their fellow authors, using all the weapons at their command--wit, humor, sarcasm, and invective. In these eight profiles of quarrels between famous scribes, the reader will find both wonderful literary gossi ...

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The Echo Maker

By Powers, Richard

On a winter night on a remote Nebraska road, 27-year-old Mark Schluter flips his truck in a near-fatal accident. His older sister Karin, his only near kin, returns reluctantly to their hometown to nurse Mark back from a traumatic head injury. But when he emerges from a protr ...

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Writing in the Margins: The Ethics of Expatriation from Lawrence to Onda

By Papayanis, Marilyn Adler

Writing in the Margins: The ethics of expatriation from Lawrence to Ondaatje ...

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Ordinary Enchantments: Magical Realism and the Remystification of Narrat

By Faris, Wendy B.

Ordinary enchantments: Magical Realism and the Remystification of Narrative ...

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The Way We Argue Now: A Study in the Cultures of Theory

By Anderson, Amanda

How do the ways we argue represent a practical philosophy or a way of life? Are concepts of character and ethos pertinent to our understanding of academic debate? In this book, Amanda Anderson analyzes arguments in literary, cultural, and political theory, with special atten ...

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Rebecca Harding Davis: Writing Cultural Autobiography

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Davis's perspective on the extraordinary cultural changes that occurred during her lifetime and of the remarkable--and sometimes scandalous--people who shaped the events. ...

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Herman Melville's Whaling Years

By Heflin, Wilson

Fascinating study of how Herman Melville's own whaling adventures influenced his writing, not only Moby Dick. ...

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The audience Review, Vol. 2, No. 1

By Strozier, M., Stefan / Ball, Magdalena, / Dempsey, Ernest,

The audience Review features reviews of plays on Broadway, off-Broadway, off-off Broadway, and regional theater, reviews of literature and poetry, and author interviews and essays, and much more. ...

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audience, Vol. 2, No. 1

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Bill O'Reilly Versus The Truth

By Chowthi, Roy

The central thesis of Bill O'Reilly Versus The Truth is that Bill O'Reilly misleads the public by representing himself as a non-partisan, when in fact he is a right-wing political partisan who supports the Republican Party and does everything within his power to vilif ...

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Shakespeare's Muse

By O'Meara, John

Recent interest in who Shakespeare's Muse may have been prompts one to come forth to dispel the drastically simplistic notions that have been brought forward. In this essay John O'Meara suggests where our concern with Shakespeare should actually lie or what form of Muse w ...

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Unheard Voices

By Nurse, A. Myrna

Originating in the 1930s, the steelband (a.k.a. steelpan) movement began in the Caribbean, was transplanted to and grew in North America, and has transcended the boundaries of class, race, and gender. Based on a compilation of narratives from Caribbean and American members o ...

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Marxist Literary Theory and Reflections on Japanese Literature

By Nuyten, Wim

This works deals to a large extent with Marxist criticism. Marxism's impact on the organization of the international labor movement its impact on world history the Russian, the Chinese and Cuban revolutions Marxism's influence on the social sciences mainly sociology, histori ...

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The Fall of the House of Poe

By Roderick, Phillip L

Why was edgar Allan Poe unable to form either emotional or sexual bonds with the women in his life? Why did he worship at the grave of his friend's mother-a woman he may have loved but who he could have never been intimate with? Why did he marry his 13 year-old cousin and wh ...

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Criticism from the Heart

By Nelson, . Dr. Kristina

Criticism from the Heart is an interesting read, covering a variety of authors and their most famous works. Nelson does a captivating job of analyzing some of the most famous writers in literary history, providing her own insights and analysis regarding their writings ...

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H.G. Wells at the End of His Tether

By Feir, Gordon D.

H.G. Wells was one of the most prolific writers in the english language. He published over one hundred books, yet he is recognized by only two or three of his popular novels including The Time Machine and War of the Worlds. Why has such a well known and widely ...

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After the War: Contents, Introduction, Biographies

By King, Martha

Martha King's introduction to the new generation of Italian women writers she has selected for the Italica press anthology: 'After the War: A Collection of Short Fiction by Postwar Italian Women." ...

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> Jozsef, Attila

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Attila József Selected Poems

By Jozsef, Attila

Award-winning translator Peter Hargitai celebrates 100 years of Attila J�zsef (1905-1937) in this new selection of 100 poems. His previous selection, Perched On Nothing's Branch (1986), enjoyed a remarkable run of five editions and won for him the Academy of American...more ...

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> Steinbeck, John

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Journal of a Novel

By Steinbeck, John

each working day from January 29 to November 1, 1951, John Steinbeck warmed up to the work of writing east of eden with a letter to the late Pascal Covici, his friend and editor at The Viking Press. It was his way, he said, of "getting my mental arm in shape to pitch a good...more ...

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> Adiga, Aravind

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The White Tiger: A Novel

By Adiga, Aravind

Introducing a major literary talent, The White Tiger offers a story of coruscating wit, blistering suspense, and questionable morality, told by the most volatile, captivating, and utterly inimitable narrator that this millennium has yet seen. Balram Halwai is a complicated...more ...

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> Morrison, Toni

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Sula

By Morrison, Toni

“extravagantly beautiful. . . . enormously, achingly alive. . . . A howl of love and rage, playful and funny as well as hard and bitter.” —The New York Times
“exemplary. . . . The essential mysteries of de...more ...

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