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Jonathan Swift

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Simon Cadell

This classic book of English literature is an insightful satire on human nature, probing the corruption of man. It's also a parody on traveller's tales, as Jonathan Swift chronicles the voyages to Lilliput, Brobingnag, and other fantastical destinations in this powerful 18th-century masterpiece. Simon Cadell reads with a sure touch and great understanding of his subject.

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Simon Swift

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Routledge Critical Thinkers

Hannah Arendt's work offers a powerful critical engagement with the cultural and philosophical crises of mid-twentieth-century Europe. Her idea of the banality of evil, made famous after her report on the trial of the Nazi war criminal, Adolf Eichmann, remains controversial to this day.In the face of 9/11 and the 'war on terror', Arendt's work on the politics of freedom and the rights of man in a democratic state are especially relevant. Her impassioned plea for the creation of a p...

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Graham Swift

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Gigi Marceau Clarke, Simon Prebble, Ian Stewart, Jenny Sterlin, Gerard Doyle, Simon Jones, Dominic Hawksley

Set in Southeast England, friendship and love among a group of men whose lives have been intertwined since World War II. When one dies, the survivors are brought together and are forced to take stock of the paths their lives have taken, by choice and by accident, since the war. Winner of the 1996 Booker Prize.

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Graham Swift

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Gigi Marceau Clarke, Simon Prebble, Ian Stewart, Jenny Sterlin, Gerard Doyle, Simon Jones, Dominic Hawksley

Set in Southeast England, friendship and love among a group of men whose lives have been intertwined since World War II. When one dies, the survivors are brought together and are forced to take stock of the paths their lives have taken, by choice and by accident, since the war. Winner of the 1996 Booker Prize.

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Josiah R. Baker, Eric S. See, Christopher M. Bellas, Sarah A. See, Joseph Binns, Kayla Birmingham, Mikaela Brosh, Christopher Lee Cronin, Matthew Dobra, Steve Downs, Michelle L. Foster, Mark Kline, Paul Knudson, Sabrina Koncaba, Haley Lapcevich, J. Scott Lewis, Bertha Llamas, Lisa G. Long, David A. Mackey, Monica Merrill, Amanda Moreschi, Deborah Morris, Courtney Platt, Michael Potts, Mark R. Regensburger, Justin Shaughnessy, Nicole A. Shoenberger, Jason Simon, Kevin Swift, Robert Szewczyk, Dan Trigoboff, Mark Vecellio, Karla Weinbrenner, Mary G. Wilson, David Wulff, Madeline Yeung

Guns 360 takes a comprehensive and common-sense approach to some of the most difficult issues facing not only the criminal justice system but also society as a whole: firearm possession, regulation, and control. Issues related to firearms cut across all dimensions of society and are a concern to everyone from the members of the general public, law enforcement, academics, politicians, public health agencies, and the media. An interdisciplinary approach is needed to fully understand...

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Leo Tolstoy, Richard F. Gustafson

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Kevin R. Free, George Guidall, T. Ryder Smith, Suzanne Toren

This collection of eleven stories spans virtually the whole of Tolstoy's creative life. While each is unique in form, as a group they are representative of his style, and touch on the central themes that surface in War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Stories as different as "The Snowstorm", "Lucerne", "The Diary of a Madman", and "The Devil" are grounded in autobiographical experience. They deal with journeys of self-discovery and the moral and religious thought that characterizes Tolstoy's w...

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Anton Chekhov

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Adam Grupper, T. Ryder Smith, Henry Strozier

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Rosamund Bartlett

Raymond Carver called Anton Chekhov 'the greatest short story writer who has ever lived.' This unequivocal verdict on Chekhov's genius has been echoed many times by writers as diverse as Katherine Mansfield, Somerset Maugham, John Cheever and Tobias Wolf. While his popularity as a playwright has sometimes overshadowed his achievements in prose, the importance of Chekhov's stories is now recognized by readers as well as by fellow authors. Their themes--alienation, the absurdity and tragedy ...