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How to Write Like a Writer

A Sharp and Subversive Guide to Ignoring Inhibitions, Inviting Inspiration, and Finding Your True Voice

de Thomas C. Foster ...

The New York Times bestselling author of the beloved classic How to Read Literature Like a Professor teaches you how to write everything from a report for your community association to a meaningful memoir in this masterful and engaging writing guide.Combing anecdotes and hard-won lessons from decades of teaching and writing—and invoking everyone from Hemingway to your third-grade teacher—retired ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

The New York Times bestselling author of the beloved classic How to Read Literature Like a Professor teaches you how to write everything from a report for your community association to a meaningful memoir in this masterful and engaging writing guide.Combing anecdotes and hard-won lessons from decades of teaching and writing—and invoking everyone from Hemingway to your third-grade teacher—retired
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Animal Farm

de George Orwell ...

"Animal Farm" by George Orwell is an allegorical novella that tells the story of a group of farm animals who overthrow their human farmer, Mr. Jones, in hopes of creating a society where all animals are equal, free, and happy. However, as the pigs take over leadership—particularly the cunning and manipulative Napoleon—the farm gradually becomes a dictatorship just as oppressive as the one they ... Leer más

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"Animal Farm" by George Orwell is an allegorical novella that tells the story of a group of farm animals who overthrow their human farmer, Mr. Jones, in hopes of creating a society where all animals are equal, free, and happy. However, as the pigs take over leadership—particularly the cunning and manipulative Napoleon—the farm gradually becomes a dictatorship just as oppressive as the one they
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The Poetry Reader

An Anthology

Edición de Professor Mark Yakich ...

You have picked up this book because you are a poetry reader. Or you are about to be one. Because as soon as you read a poem, that's what you are.Filled with the profound, the lyrical, the consoling, and the curious, The Poetry Reader: An Anthology is the book you would hope to find if you washed up alone on a deserted island: this companionable collection shows how poetry itself is a discussion, ... Leer más

$21.39 USD

You have picked up this book because you are a poetry reader. Or you are about to be one. Because as soon as you read a poem, that's what you are.Filled with the profound, the lyrical, the consoling, and the curious, The Poetry Reader: An Anthology is the book you would hope to find if you washed up alone on a deserted island: this companionable collection shows how poetry itself is a discussion,
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Nancy-Lou Patterson Reviews Books By and About Dorothy L. Sayers, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Others

de Nancy-Lou Patterson ...

Nancy-Lou Patterson taught at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, for thirty years. She was not only an active artist, poet, and fiction writer, she also published extensively on the Inklings and authors associated with them. Her book reviews provide an extraordinary history of mythopoeic scholarship from 1975 through 2001. ... Leer más

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Nancy-Lou Patterson taught at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, for thirty years. She was not only an active artist, poet, and fiction writer, she also published extensively on the Inklings and authors associated with them. Her book reviews provide an extraordinary history of mythopoeic scholarship from 1975 through 2001.
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The Age of Innocence

de Edith Wharton ...

Series series Collins Classics
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.'I want – I want somehow to get away with you into a world where words like that – categories like that – won't exist. Where we shall be simply two human beings who love each other, who are the whole of life to each other; and nothing else on earth will matter.’Newland Archer, a successful and charming young lawyer conducts ... Leer más

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HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.'I want – I want somehow to get away with you into a world where words like that – categories like that – won't exist. Where we shall be simply two human beings who love each other, who are the whole of life to each other; and nothing else on earth will matter.’Newland Archer, a successful and charming young lawyer conducts
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Collins Rhyming Dictionary

de Rosalind Fergusson ...

If it’s time for a rhyme, or you need a satiric lyric, the Collins Rhyming Dictionary is the fastest and easiest way to refine your line.The most accessible way to find the rhyme you need. Other rhyming dictionaries are characterised by the use of obscure words for padding, subsections for disyllabic and trisyllabic rhymes, and reverse phonetic order – but we avoid such complications and, as a ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

If it’s time for a rhyme, or you need a satiric lyric, the Collins Rhyming Dictionary is the fastest and easiest way to refine your line.The most accessible way to find the rhyme you need. Other rhyming dictionaries are characterised by the use of obscure words for padding, subsections for disyllabic and trisyllabic rhymes, and reverse phonetic order – but we avoid such complications and, as a
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The Penguin Modern Classics Book

de Henry Eliot ...

The essential guide to twentieth-century literature around the worldFor six decades the Penguin Modern Classics series has been an era-defining, ever-evolving series of books, encompassing works by modernist pioneers, avant-garde iconoclasts, radical visionaries and timeless storytellers.This reader's companion showcases every title published in the series so far, with more than 1,800 books and ... Leer más

$33.99 USD

The essential guide to twentieth-century literature around the worldFor six decades the Penguin Modern Classics series has been an era-defining, ever-evolving series of books, encompassing works by modernist pioneers, avant-garde iconoclasts, radical visionaries and timeless storytellers.This reader's companion showcases every title published in the series so far, with more than 1,800 books and
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The Penguin Classics Book

de Henry Eliot ...

****Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year**The Penguin Classics Book is a reader's companion to the largest library of classic literature in the world.**Spanning 4,000 years from the legends of Ancient Mesopotamia to the poetry of the First World War, with Greek tragedies, Icelandic sagas, Japanese epics and much more in between, it encompasses 500 authors and 1,200 books, bringing these to ... Leer más

$33.99 USD

****Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year**The Penguin Classics Book is a reader's companion to the largest library of classic literature in the world.**Spanning 4,000 years from the legends of Ancient Mesopotamia to the poetry of the First World War, with Greek tragedies, Icelandic sagas, Japanese epics and much more in between, it encompasses 500 authors and 1,200 books, bringing these to
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The Horror Collection: Dracula, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Frankenstein

de Bram Stoker, Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mary Shelley ...

Series series Collins Classics
Collins Classics brings you a haunting selection of the finest horror stories from classic literature – featuring works by Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson and Mary Shelley – with additional content.Complete with a Life & Times section for each author, which offers insights into their lives, works and the time of publication, and a handy glossary adapted from the Collins ... Leer más

$2.99 USD

Collins Classics brings you a haunting selection of the finest horror stories from classic literature – featuring works by Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson and Mary Shelley – with additional content.Complete with a Life & Times section for each author, which offers insights into their lives, works and the time of publication, and a handy glossary adapted from the Collins
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Les mouvements littéraires - Le classicisme, les Lumières, le romantisme, le réalisme et bien d'autres (Fiche de révision)

Réussir le bac de français

de Magali Vienne, lePetitLitteraire ...

Series series Réussir le bac de français
Tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur les mouvements littéraires à travers un dossier clair et détaillé !Ce document développe une réflexion sur ce qu’est un mouvement littéraire, puis propose une présentation des principaux courants qui ont marqué la littérature française, siècle par siècle : le classicisme, les Lumières, le romantisme, le réalisme, etc. Pour chaque mouvement, on trouve une description ... Leer más

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Tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur les mouvements littéraires à travers un dossier clair et détaillé !Ce document développe une réflexion sur ce qu’est un mouvement littéraire, puis propose une présentation des principaux courants qui ont marqué la littérature française, siècle par siècle : le classicisme, les Lumières, le romantisme, le réalisme, etc. Pour chaque mouvement, on trouve une description
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30-Second Literature

The 50 most important forms, genres and styles, each explained in half a minute

de Ella Berthoud ...

Series series 30-Second
Whether you're looking for a new author or genre to explore, 30-Second Literature provides you with summaries of the major literary genres, styles and histories.Part of the 30-Second series, this introductory guide to literature is split into 7 chapters that cover:The History of Literature – from Sanskrit to ModernismThe Novel – in all its glorious genresLiterary Prose – n... ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

Whether you're looking for a new author or genre to explore, 30-Second Literature provides you with summaries of the major literary genres, styles and histories.Part of the 30-Second series, this introductory guide to literature is split into 7 chapters that cover:The History of Literature – from Sanskrit to ModernismThe Novel – in all its glorious genresLiterary Prose – n...
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De la grammatologie de Jacques Derrida

Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis

de Encyclopaedia Universalis ...

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’UniversalisCinq ans après son introduction-traduction de L’Origine de la géométrie de Husserl, Jacques Derrida publie, en 1967, trois livres étrangement différents, paradoxalement proches.Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le numérique, pour tout savoir sur De la grammatologie de Jacques DerridaChaque fiche de lecture présente une ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’UniversalisCinq ans après son introduction-traduction de L’Origine de la géométrie de Husserl, Jacques Derrida publie, en 1967, trois livres étrangement différents, paradoxalement proches.Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le numérique, pour tout savoir sur De la grammatologie de Jacques DerridaChaque fiche de lecture présente une
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Anthony Trollope

A Companion

de Nicholas Birns, John F. Wirenius, Laurence W. Mazzeno ...

Series series McFarland Companions to 19th Century Literature
Anthony Trollope's novels and stories entertain while vividly bringing the Victorian era to life. His deep empathy for the underdog led him to subvert conventions, exploring the lives of women, as well as men, and choosing as heroes and heroines outsiders who would be viewed with suspicion by his readers. Trollope's profound insight to human nature made him the first novelist in English to develop ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

Anthony Trollope's novels and stories entertain while vividly bringing the Victorian era to life. His deep empathy for the underdog led him to subvert conventions, exploring the lives of women, as well as men, and choosing as heroes and heroines outsiders who would be viewed with suspicion by his readers. Trollope's profound insight to human nature made him the first novelist in English to develop
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Le père Goriot de Balzac (Fiche de lecture)

Analyse complète de l'oeuvre

de Matthieu Durel, fichesdelecture ...

Cette fiche de lecture sur Le père Goriot de Balzac propose une analyse complète :• un résumé du roman• une analyse des personnages principaux• une analyse des axes de lectureÀ propos de FichesDeLecture.com :FichesdeLecture.com propose plus 2500 analyses complètes de livres sur toute la littérature classique et contemporaine : des résumés, des analyses de livres, des questionnaires et des ... Leer más

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Cette fiche de lecture sur Le père Goriot de Balzac propose une analyse complète :• un résumé du roman• une analyse des personnages principaux• une analyse des axes de lectureÀ propos de FichesDeLecture.com :FichesdeLecture.com propose plus 2500 analyses complètes de livres sur toute la littérature classique et contemporaine : des résumés, des analyses de livres, des questionnaires et des
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Liddell and Scott

The History, Methodology, and Languages of the World's Leading Lexicon of Ancient Greek

Edición de Christopher Stray, Michael Clarke, Joshua T. Katz ...

The Greek-English Lexicon of Liddell and Scott is one of the most famous dictionaries in the world, and for the past century-and-a-half has been a constant and indispensable presence in teaching, learning, and research on ancient Greek throughout the English-speaking world and beyond. Despite continuous modification and updating, it is still recognizably a Victorian creation; at the same time, ... Leer más

$125.99 USD

The Greek-English Lexicon of Liddell and Scott is one of the most famous dictionaries in the world, and for the past century-and-a-half has been a constant and indispensable presence in teaching, learning, and research on ancient Greek throughout the English-speaking world and beyond. Despite continuous modification and updating, it is still recognizably a Victorian creation; at the same time,
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The Fiction Writing Maps: A Step-By-Step Guide To Characters

de Jackie St. James ...

Most people sit down to draft their first fiction novel without ever having done it before. That sounds crazy, but it's true. The truth is that mastery of the English language doesn't guarantee mastery of the novel writing process.Great writers do one thing differently than everyone else: they study novel writing. They learn how to translate ideas into words. They discover how to craft expertly ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Most people sit down to draft their first fiction novel without ever having done it before. That sounds crazy, but it's true. The truth is that mastery of the English language doesn't guarantee mastery of the novel writing process.Great writers do one thing differently than everyone else: they study novel writing. They learn how to translate ideas into words. They discover how to craft expertly
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Le Parti pris des choses de Francis Ponge (Analyse de l'œuvre)

Analyse complète et résumé détaillé de l'oeuvre

de Brume, Paola Livinal, lePetitLitteraire ...

Series series Fiche de lecture
Décryptez Le Parti pris des choses de Francis Ponge avec l'analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr !Que faut-il retenir du Parti pris des choses, ce recueil de poèmes en prose qui s'intéresse aux objets du quotidien ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une analyse complète et détaillée.Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche :• Des éclairages complets• Une analyse des spécif... ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Décryptez Le Parti pris des choses de Francis Ponge avec l'analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr !Que faut-il retenir du Parti pris des choses, ce recueil de poèmes en prose qui s'intéresse aux objets du quotidien ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une analyse complète et détaillée.Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche :• Des éclairages complets• Une analyse des spécif...
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1,000 Books to Read Before You Die

A Life-Changing List

de James Mustich ...

"The ultimate literary bucket list. . . . 948 pages later, you still want more!" —The Washington PostCelebrate the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book that's as compulsively readable, entertaining, surprising, and enlightening as the one,zero-plus titles it recommends.Covering fiction, poetry, science and science fiction, memoir, travel writing, biography, children's books, ... Leer más

$14.39 USD

"The ultimate literary bucket list. . . . 948 pages later, you still want more!" —The Washington PostCelebrate the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book that's as compulsively readable, entertaining, surprising, and enlightening as the one,zero-plus titles it recommends.Covering fiction, poetry, science and science fiction, memoir, travel writing, biography, children's books,
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The Joy of Reading

A Passionate Guide to 189 of the World's Best Authors and Their Works

de Charles Van Doren ...

"Charles Van Doren has laid a feast before all of us that is irresistible."—Mortimer J. AdlerThis engaging love letter to reading follows the great authors and classics that transformed the world: from Aristotle and Herodotus in ancient Greece to Salinger and Heinlein in 20th century America. Like a professor whose enthusiasm enwraps his students, Van Doren explains what's wonderful in the books ... Leer más

$12.39 USD

"Charles Van Doren has laid a feast before all of us that is irresistible."—Mortimer J. AdlerThis engaging love letter to reading follows the great authors and classics that transformed the world: from Aristotle and Herodotus in ancient Greece to Salinger and Heinlein in 20th century America. Like a professor whose enthusiasm enwraps his students, Van Doren explains what's wonderful in the books
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As They Say In Zanzibar

de David Crystal ...

David Crystal, one of the world’s leading commentators on language, tackles the proverbs of the world. In this anthology of global proverbs Crystal brings his customary keen eye and linguistic expertise to this wonderfully rich topic.Proverbs are fascinating in what they tell us about a culture's view of everyday life: whether it be the importance of animals or the significance of the weather, ... Leer más

$6.49 USD

David Crystal, one of the world’s leading commentators on language, tackles the proverbs of the world. In this anthology of global proverbs Crystal brings his customary keen eye and linguistic expertise to this wonderfully rich topic.Proverbs are fascinating in what they tell us about a culture's view of everyday life: whether it be the importance of animals or the significance of the weather,
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised

A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

de Thomas C. Foster ...

Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing and literary devices that enrich these works, including symbols, themes, and contexts—teaches you how to make your everyday reading experience richer and more rewarding.While books can be ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing and literary devices that enrich these works, including symbols, themes, and contexts—teaches you how to make your everyday reading experience richer and more rewarding.While books can be
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Shakespeare

The World as Stage

de Bill Bryson ...

Series Libro 63 - Eminent Lives
Bill Bryson’s bestselling and brilliantly witty biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship—updated with a new introduction by the author to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s deathWilliam Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a ... Leer más

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Bill Bryson’s bestselling and brilliantly witty biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship—updated with a new introduction by the author to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s deathWilliam Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a
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Little Book Of Tips For Descriptive Writing

de Patti Roberts ...

This book is a gem, if only for the list of creative words Patti had generously put together, to save the budding writer the time and effort of having to do so.Thanks Patti. Jeremy Poole.Includes Bonus reading includes Writing Tips from Authors.Participating Authors.David Bishop - The WomanSuzy Turner - The Ghost Of Josiah GrimshawElla Medler - Blood Is Power.Kenneth Hoss - Deadly Storm.Patricia ... Leer más

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This book is a gem, if only for the list of creative words Patti had generously put together, to save the budding writer the time and effort of having to do so.Thanks Patti. Jeremy Poole.Includes Bonus reading includes Writing Tips from Authors.Participating Authors.David Bishop - The WomanSuzy Turner - The Ghost Of Josiah GrimshawElla Medler - Blood Is Power.Kenneth Hoss - Deadly Storm.Patricia
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The Wheel of Time Companion

The People, Places, and History of the Bestselling Series

de Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, Maria Simons ...

Series series Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The definitive encyclopedia of the series, the companion sheds light on some of the most intriguing aspects of the world, including ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The definitive encyclopedia of the series, the companion sheds light on some of the most intriguing aspects of the world, including
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