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Help Me Die Well: A Queer Prisoner's Poetry Anthology, Vol. 3 - Paperback

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by A B O Comix (Editor), Oliver Mills (Editor)Our third annual poetry anthology features original work from over two dozen queer and trans incarcerated poets. Proceeds from this anthology support the poets' continued survival, subsidizing everything from commissary packages to legal fees to medical copays. From anthology editor Ollie Mills: "HELP ME DIE WELL is a plea to loved ones, to circumstance - really, to everything - to make one's life worth living." A.B.O. Comix is a collective of cre...

Dirty Old Women: erotica by women of experience - Paperback

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by Lynx Canon (Author)Erotica by women of experience: Older women: Wise enough to tell the truth about sex - what they want, what they've done, what makes them hot. Each month at Oakland's Octopus Literary Salon, self-identified older women read stories and poems that thrill and sizzle: a nun is tormented by sacrilegious fantasies; a married woman wreaks sexual revenge on a fantasy lover; two women struggle to reconnect as they pack up a dead woman's things. This anthology features steamy, ne...

Lafayette In America In 1824 And 1825 V2: Or Journal Of A Voyage To The United States (1829) - Paperback

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by Auguste Levasseur (Author)""Lafayette In America In 1824 And 1825 V2: Or Journal Of A Voyage To The United States (1829)"" is a historical account written by Auguste Levasseur about the French general Marquis de Lafayette's visit to the United States in 1824 and 1825. The book is the second volume of Levasseur's journal and it provides a detailed description of Lafayette's travels and experiences during his time in America. Levasseur was a close friend of Lafayette and accompanied him on h...

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by Helen McCloy (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduc...

Dear Dolly: Collected Wisdom - Paperback

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by Dolly Alderton (Author)"One of the foremost 'it' writers of our time. . . . There is no writer quite like Dolly."--Lisa Taddeo, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women"Nora Ephron for the millennial generation."--Elizabeth Day, author of How to Fail and The PartyAdvice and answers to your questions about dating, love, sex, family, friendship and more from the author of Everything I Know About Love and longtime Sunday Times Style columnist For years, New York Times bestselling au...

Darkest Before Dawn: Writings, Testimonies and Correspondence from the Life of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe - Hardcover

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by Derek Hook (Author), Leswin Laubscher (Author), Robert Sobukwe (Author)A collection of Robert Sobukwe's political writings, speeches and court testimonies There are several accounts of Robert Sobukwe's courageous role in contesting South Africa's system of apartheid and of his incarceration on Robben Island after the Anti-Pass Campaign that led to the tragic events of Sharpeville in March 1960. Far less attention has been paid to the years the leader of the Pan-Africanist Congress spent in...

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024 - Paperback

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by Bill McKibben (Author), Jaime Green (Author)Award-winning environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in the previous year."This was the most anomalous year (so far) in human history," guest editor Bill McKibben writes, "the year in which the relationship between people and planet showed its most dramatic signs yet of unraveling." The selections in The Best American Science and Nature...

Periodismo Para La Historia / Journalism for the History Books - Paperback

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by Julio Scherer Garc?a (Author)«El ?nico sustantivo para definir a Julio es el de reportero. Como reportero vive, como reportero trabaja tiempo completo, como reportero hace y pierde amigos... Pocos reporteros son, en M?xico, tan reporteros como este Julio Scherer de coraz?n abierto a la curiosidad. ?sa es su gran virtud, su cualidad sobresaliente, que tantos quisieran tranquilizarlo, aquietarlo, detenerlo: "Ya, don Julio, por favor, no pregunte m?s, no averig?e, no insista, no quiera ...

The Table: Seasons on a Colorado Ranch - Paperback

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by Lara Richardson (Author)Welcome to The Table where stories of family and faith run deep in ranching tradition. Join Colorado rancher and mother of five, Lara Richardson, as she reveals the complexities of modern frontier life in a picturesque Rocky Mountain valley. She shares seasons of growth and loss in her family and community while exploring the stewardship of land, body, and soul. Richardson lays bare the deep moments of injury, mystery, and death while giving readers a glimpse into t...

A Last Supper of Queer Apostles: Selected Essays - Paperback

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by Pedro Lemebel (Author), Gwendolyn Harper (Editor), Gwendolyn Harper (Translator)A galvanizing look at life on the margins of society by a crowning figure of Latin America's queer counterculture who celebrated "melodrama, kitsch, extravagance, and vulgarity of all kinds" (Garth Greenwell) in playful, performative, linguistically inventive essays, now available in English for the first time A Penguin Classic "I speak from my difference," wrote Pedro Lemebel, an openly queer writer and artist...

Edward G. Budd: Father of the Streamliners and the Budd Company - Hardcover

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by Edward G. Budd (Author)""Edward G. Budd: Father Of The Streamliners And The Budd Company"" is a biography of Edward G. Budd, a prominent American industrialist who revolutionized the railroad industry with his innovative designs for streamlined trains. The book is written by Budd himself and provides a firsthand account of his life and achievements. It covers his early years, his education, and his rise to prominence in the railroad industry. The book also delves into the founding of the B...

Storytellers' True Stories about Family - Paperback

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by Anne E. Beall (Editor), Judi Lee Goshen (Editor) Number of Pages: 164 Dimensions: 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: October 01, 2024

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by Danielle Chartier (Author)Ms. Chartier enjoys reading tarot cards as a medium for guidance and interpreting her inner most thoughts and feelings about her life. She uses the story of the hero's journey through the major arcana cards in the tarot deck for the poems in this book. Poems are written for The Fool card through The Moon card, cards 0-18, as Ms. Chartier feels that is currently where she sits on her healing journey. Number of Pages: 36 Dimensions: 0.07 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date:...

What is Love? A Story Collection - Paperback

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by Story Republic (Author) Number of Pages: 156 Dimensions: 0.36 x 7 x 5 IN Publication Date: October 07, 2024

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by Keim (Author)Old friends are the best...Catherine "Cate" Tibbs, Brooke Ridley, and Amber Anderson, friends since they were awkward thirteen-year-olds who named themselves "The Beach Babes," are about to face their 40th birthdays. Because they haven't been able to get together for some time, Cate arranges for them to rent a house along the Gulf Coast of Florida for a long weekend. She hopes it will give them the opportunity to celebrate and re-ignite their friendship. Cate, an author trying...

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by Ariel Yelen (Author)A remarkable book of poems that mixes humor about the absurdities of office life with moments of Zen-like wisdom Seeking to find a song of the self that can survive or even thrive amid the mundane routines of work, Ariel Yelen's lyrics include wry reflections on the absurdities and abjection of being a poet who is also an office worker and commuter in New York. In the poems' dialogues between labor and autonomy, the beeping of a microwave in the staff lounge becomes an ...

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by Janet Sierzant (Author)A deeply nuanced look at the criminal justice system in America and the unequal treatment of women offenders within it. Justine Morgan had made some bad decisions in her young life but by far the worst of those was to fall in love with a charming man who would ultimately lead her into a world of trouble and crime. A law student at university, Justine was heading toward her desired goal of becoming a lawyer when Carl sat down beside her one day in her statistics class...

Connecticut Literary Anthology 2024: Poetry and Prose from the Nutmeg State - Paperback

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by Victoria Buitron (Editor) Woodhall Press is proud to once again to showcase incredible writers from all over the state of Connecticut. The 2024 Connecticut Literary Anthology features new writers, old pros, and writers that fit somewhere in between. Returning editor and prize-winning author Victoria Buitron and guest editors Summer Tate and Christine Kandic Torres have constellated together the best poetry, nonfiction, and prose from Connecticut writers. I have laughed and cried reading ...

The Best American Essays 2024 - Paperback

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by Wesley Morris (Author), Kim Dana Kupperman (Author)A collection of the year's best essays, selected by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Wesley Morris and series editor Kim Dana Kupperman."Imparting some piece of yourself--any part--is arduous and warrants some kind of commendation," writes guest editor Wesley Morris in his introduction. Both personal and personable, the essayists in this volume use their own vulnerability to guide readers on excursions that unfold on uncomfortable edges. From...

Tattooing Among the Arabs of Iraq - Paperback

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by Winifred Smeaton (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, repr...

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by William Castano Bedoya (Author)A psychological fictional novel, which recreates Ludovico, a character who narrates in monologues his vision of the world despite having mental limitations due to a hereditary condition of mental damage. "Ludovico" is a novel with which William Castaño-Bedoya surprises us, reaffirming his talents as a recreator of human depth."Ludovico" demonstrates the great impact of frustration and its generalities, and how impotence and fate recreate the absurd and the un...

Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair - Hardcover

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by Christian Wiman (Author)Christian Wiman braids poetry, memoir, and criticism to create an inspired, career-defining work. Few contemporary writers ask the questions about faith, morality, and God that Christian Wiman does, and even fewer--perhaps none--do so with his urgency and eloquence. Wiman, an award-winning poet and the author of My Bright Abyss, lays the motion of his mind on the page in this genre-defying work, an indivisible blend of poetry, criticism, theology, and searing memoir...

Milton's Sonnets. With Introd., Notes, Glossary and Indexes - Paperback

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by John Milton (Author), A. W. 1863-1937 Verity (Author)This edition of Milton's sonnets includes an introduction, notes, glossary and indexes that provide context and assistance to understand this masterful work of poetry. For anyone who appreciates the beauty of language, this book is a must-read.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of Ame...

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by Gustavo J. Sanchez (Editor), Juan Manuel Infante De Castilla (Author)El Conde Lucanor es una obra narrativa de la literatura espa ola medieval escrita entre 1330 y 1335 por el infante Don Juan Manuel. La obra creada durante sus a os de madurez espiritual, integra extraordinariamente la sabidur a pr ctica derivada tanto del cristianismo como de las f bulas; de las tradiciones caballeresca como del mundo isl mico. El autor escoge los m s altos principios morales de cada tendencia para estamp...

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by T. S. Eliot (Created by)This is a selection of Eliot's most important early poems, including 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock', 'The Waste Land', and 'The Hollow Men'.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (indivi...

National Security Act of 1947 - Hardcover

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by Central Intelligence Agency (Created by)The National Security Act of 1947 was a landmark piece of legislation that created a new framework for national security policy in the United States. In this authoritative volume, the Central Intelligence Agency provides readers with a comprehensive look at the Act and its impact on U.S. national security.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is...

Nehru's Letters to His Sister - Hardcover

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by Jawaharlal 1889-1964 Nehru (Author), Krishina Nehru 1907- Hutheesing (Author)Nehru's Letters to His Sister is a fascinating look into the personal life of one of India's most famous politicians. Written by Jawaharlal Nehru and Krishina Nehru Hutheesing, this book contains letters exchanged between Nehru and his sister, providing insight into his personal life, his thoughts on politics and society, and his relationships with family and friends.This work has been selected by scholars as bein...

Old Age, Its Cause and Prevention - Hardcover

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by Sanford Fillmore Bennett (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be prese...

Dreamers on Horseback (collected Verse) - Hardcover

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by Karle Wilson 1878-1960 Baker (Author)Dreamers on Horseback features the collected verse of Karle Wilson Baker, one of the most accomplished poets of the Southwest. Her writings are infused with emotion, vivid imagery, and musicality, making them a treat for lovers of poetry.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly oth...

Walnut Harvesting: Methods, Equipment, and Costs; C416 - Paperback

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by Burt B. Burlingame (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, re...

The Criticism of T.S. Eliot: Problems of an

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by Victor H. Brombert (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, re...