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In a perfect marriage of author and subject, P. D. James—one of the most widely admired writers of detective fiction—gives us a personal, lively, illuminating exploration of the human appetite for mystery and mayhem, and of those writers who have satisfied it.
“An avid book-length essay on the roots, ethics and methods of the detective story . . . Her opinions are often surprising and determinedly contrary . . . Refreshingly...
“An avid book-length essay on the roots, ethics and methods of the detective story . . . Her opinions are often surprising and determinedly contrary . . . Refreshingly...
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University of Chicago Press
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Ever since children have learned to read, there has been children's literature. Children's Literature charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop's fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from Where the Wild Things Are to Harry Potter.
The only single-volume work to capture the rich and diverse history of children's literature in its full panorama, this extraordinary
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The Sonnets compiles 154 Sonnets written by Shakespeare on all manner of themes from love and fidelity to politics and lineage. Many of the sonnets - in particular the first 17, commonly called the procreation sonnets - were commissioned, a fact which calls a simple, romantic reading into question.
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Random House
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[2016]
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English
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"With this collection of more than fifty pieces on politics, photography, travel, history, and literature, Teju Cole solidifies his place as one of today's most powerful and original voices. On page after page, deploying prose dense with beauty and ideas, he finds fresh and potent ways to interpret art, people, and historical moments, taking in subjects from Virginia Woolf, Shakespeare, and W. G. Sebald to Instagram, Barack Obama, and Boko Haram."--Amazon.com.
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What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey? Shares a meal? Get drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface -- a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character - and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you. In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster...
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"This generous anthology pairs fifty illuminating poems with poet Padraig �O Tuama's appealing, unhurried reflections. Focusing mainly on poets writing today, �O Tuama engages with a diverse array of voices that includes Ada Lim�on, Raymond Antrobus, Margaret Atwood, Ilya Kaminsky, Ocean Vuong, Layli Long Soldier, and Reginald Dwayne Betts. With keen insight and warm personal anecdotes, �O Tuama considers each poem as a window through which...
15) Ah, music!
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HarperCollins
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c2003
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English
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Surveys the history and components of music, concentrating on Western musical traditions.
16) Classical
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Rourke Corp
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1999
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English
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Brief text explores how music evolved from the baroque to the classical style, discussing instruments, famous composers, and the orchestra.
19) A century of pop
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Distributed by Independent Publishers Group
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1998
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English
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Ze Books
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[2024]
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English
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"From the legendary producer of Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, REM, and Taj Mahal and author of White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s comes a riveting, world-spanning tour of the artists, histories, controversies, and collaborations that shaped global music. When Paul Simon first heard the Zulu accordion flourish that would open his multi-platinum album Graceland, he told Joe Boyd that it seemed to proclaim, "You haven't heard this before!" Yet the "world...
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