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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...

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by Lamya H (Author)A queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from stories in the Quran in this "raw and relatable memoir that challenges societal norms and expectations" (Linah Mohammad, NPR). "A masterful, must-read contribution to conversations on power, justice, healing, and devotion from a singular voice I now trust with my whole heart."--Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed AN AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK - WINNER: The B...

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...

El Pais de las Pieles (Spanish) Edition - Paperback

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by Julio Verne (Author)El pa s de las pieles es una novela del escritor franc s Julio Verne, despu s de un largo recorrido, todo parece marchar bien para la expedici n cuando aumenta la actividad volc nica y tiene lugar un fuerte terremoto... Number of Pages: 358 Dimensions: 0.74 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 25, 2017

Los Viajes de Gulliver (Spanish Edition) - Paperback

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by Jonathan Swift (Author)El capitan Lemuel Gulliver que es llevado por el mar a mundos fantasticos en donde: es un gigante entre enanos, un enano entre gigantes y un ser humano avergonzado de su condicion en una tierra poblada por caballos sabios que son mas humanos que los propios hombres y desconfian, con razon, de estos. La obra se considera un clasico de la literatura universal y ha inspirado numerosas adaptaciones y versiones. El libro se volvio famoso tan pronto como fue publicado" Num...

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...

The Dark Interval: Letters on Loss, Grief, and Transformation - Hardcover

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by Rainer Maria Rilke (Author), Ulrich Baer (Translator)From the writer of the classic Letters to a Young Poet, reflections on grief and loss, collected and published here in one volume for the first time. "A great poet's reflections on our greatest mystery."--Billy Collins "A treasure . . . The solace Rilke offers is uncommon, uplifting and necessary."--The Guardian Gleaned from Rainer Maria Rilke's voluminous, never-before-translated letters to bereaved friends and acquaintances, The Dark ...

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by Kapka Kassabova (Author)In Anima, Kapka Kassabova introduces us to the "pastiri" people--the shepherds struggling to hold on to an ancient way of life in which humans and animals exist in profound interdependence. Following her three previous books set in the Balkans, and with an increasinging interest in the degraded state of our planet and culture, Kassabova reaches further into the spirit of place than she ever has before. In this extraordinary portrayal of pastoral life, she investigat...

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by Kamel Daoud (Author), John Cullen (Translator)Best Translated Novel of the Decade - Lit Hub A New York Times Notable Book of 2015 -- Michiko Kakutani, The Top Books of 2015, New York Times -- TIME Magazine Top Ten Books of 2015 -- Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year -- Financial Times Best Books of the Year "A tour-de-force reimagining of Camus's The Stranger, from the point of view of the mute Arab victims." --The New Yorker He was the brother of "the Arab" killed by the infamous Meu...

Byron's Travels: Poems, Letters, and Journals - Hardcover

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by George Gordon 1788- Byron (Author), Fiona Stafford (Introduction by)A new hardcover selection of Lord Byron's letters, poems, and journals, tracing his dramatic, scandalous, heroic life and his wide-ranging travels--and timed to the two-hundredth anniversary of his tragic early death George Gordon, Lord Byron, was one of the leading figures of British Romanticism. The Byronic hero he gave his name to--the charming, dashing, rebellious outsider--remains a powerful literary archetype. Byron ...

The Moth Presents: Occasional Magic: True Stories about Defying the Impossible - Hardcover

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by Catherine Burns (Editor), Meg Wolitzer (Foreword by)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From storytelling phenomenon and hit podcast The Moth--and featuring contributions from Meg Wolitzer, Adam Gopnik, Krista Tippett, Andrew Solomon, Rosanne Cash, Ophira Eisenberg, Wang Ping, and more--a new collection of unforgettable true stories about finding the strength to face the impossible, drawn from the very best ever told on its stages Carefully selected by the creative minds at storytelling phenomenon...

I Just Keep Talking: A Life in Essays - Hardcover

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by Nell Irvin Painter (Author)Author BiographyNELL IRVIN PAINTER, Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, Princeton University, is the author of books including the New York Times bestseller The History of White People; Sojourner Truth, A Life, A Symbol; and the National Book Critics Circle finalist Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over. A Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2007, she has received honorary degrees from Yale, Wesleyan, the University of Nor...

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by Esteban Borrero Echeverr?a (Author)Esteban Borrero Echeverr?a es el el principal exponente de la narrativa corta cubana. Sus relatos moralizantes y filos?ficos, donde el simbolismoes parte importante, son el reflejo de las dudas y la inestabilidad social de su ?poca.Uno de sus primeros relatos relato que da cuenta de las frustraciones de la naci?n caribe?a ante la emergencia colonizadora de Estados Unidos en 1902, cuando proclamada la Rep?blica de Cuba. Se trata del El ciervo encantado (19...

Los hijos de S?nchez: Tomo I - Paperback

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by Oscar Lewis (Author)Los hijos de S?nchez es un libro escrito por el antrop?logo estadounidense Oscar Lewis, publicado en 1961. El libro es el resultado de una investigaci?n etnogr?fica llevada a cabo por Lewis en la d?cada de 1950 en el barrio de Bella Vista, en la Ciudad de M?xico, donde viv?a una familia mexicana de bajos recursos llamada los S?nchez.En Los hijos de S?nchez, Oscar Lewis narra las vidas de: Jes?s S?nchez, el padre, de cincuenta a?os de edad, y sus cuatro hijos: Manuel, de...

Relation of the Mineral Salts of the Body to the Signs of the Zodiac - Paperback

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by George W. Carey (Author)Dr. George Washington Carey's 1932 work Relation of the Mineral Salts of the Body to the Signs of the Zodiac unites homeopathy and astrology to explain both the causes and cures of human disease. Dr. Carey's unique blend of chemistry, physiology, religion, and astrology has made him a popular writer in homeopathic circles since the early 20th century. Dr. Carey's work was greatly influenced by the experiments of another contemporary doctor, Wilhelm Heinrich Schü le...

The Pineal Gland: The Eye of God - Paperback

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by Manly P. Hall (Author)2015 Reprint of 1934 Edition. Full Facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Comprises Chapter XVI of Hall's "Man: The Grand Symbol of the Mysteries." Scientists refer to the pineal gland as the "atrophied third eye." Indeed, it, along with the pituitary, is the third eye chakra or energy center, but are more dormant than atrophied. According to Max Heindel's, in the distant past, man was in touch with the inner worlds throug...

Simplicity in Preaching: Annotated - Paperback

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by J. C. Ryle (Author)Anglican ministry J. C. Ryle is one of the most simple, straightforward, encouraging and convicting preachers, teachers, pastors and writers that God has ever gifted to the church. In this short book, he tackles the important topic of preaching, pointing out that: - Simplicity in preaching is of utmost importance to every minister who wishes to be useful to souls, - To attain simplicity in preaching is by no means an easy task, - Simplicity does not mean childish and con...

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by Henry Van Dyke (Author)This classic Christmas story by Henry Van Dyke explains the true spirit of giving in a powerful, captivating way. In the story, John Weightman (a wealthy businessman with a high opinion of himself and the future mansion he deserves in heaven) does much good in the world. Despite his good deeds, Weightman is misdirected. Most of the "good" he has done, rather than being unselfish, is calculated to benefit either himself or his business. As Weightman explains, "Of cour...

The Complete Poems of Richard Aldington - Paperback

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by Richard 1892-1962 Aldington (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 pres...

Sunrise at Campobello; a Play in Three Acts - Paperback

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by Dore Schary (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, reproduce...

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by G. B. (George Bagshawe) 18 Harrison (Created by)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 enoug...

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by Shelagh 1939-2011 Delaney (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 preser...

Clocking the Goose: A memoir of short stories about growing - Paperback

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by Robert Moseley (Author) Number of Pages: 410 Dimensions: 0.91 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 10, 2024

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by Jean Starobinski (Author), Arthur Goldhammer (Translator)Educated in the humanities and trained in psychiatry, Jean Starobinski is a central figure in the Geneva School of criticism. His classic work, Montaigne in Motion, is a subtly conceived and elegantly written study of the Essais of Montaigne, whose deceptively plainspoken meditations have entranced readers and stimulated philosophers since their first publication in 1580 and 1595.Here Starobinski offers a decidedly postmodern reading...

Crossroads: Chance or Destiny? - Paperback

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by Harry Samuels (Author)Crossroads: Chance or Destiny?, the sequel to author Harry Samuels's highly acclaimed Beshert: True Stories of Connections, is an unexpected, intriguing, and memorable collection in which lives are not only impacted, but in some instances saved because they connected with the life of another. In "A Match", a daughter given up for adoption thirty years earlier unwittingly becomes a bone-marrow donor for the mother she never knew. In "Herman and Roma", a man discovers t...

Down a Dirt Road: Reflections of a Farm Wife - Paperback

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by Erin Slivka (Author)Raised on her family's ranch in central Montana, Erin Slivka knew she was destined to live the rest of her life down a dirt road. Embracing the heritage of their great grandparents, she and her husband are raising crops, cattle, and kids while facing the challenges of agricultural life together. This collection of stories reflects the rural tradition, values, and humor that can only be experienced down a dirt road.Author BiographyRaised on her family's sheep and cattle ...

Perilous Realms: Celtic and Norse in Tolkien's Middle-earth - Paperback

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by Marjorie Burns (Author)J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) is increasingly recognized as the most influential writer of the twentieth century. Sales of his books remain exceptionally high, and Middle-earth fan clubs flourish around the world. The massive success of the film versions made of The Lord of the Rings, and released between 2001 and 2003, have only added to his popularity. Throughout his life, Tolkien was acutely aware of the power of myth in shaping society; so much so, that one of his e...

Clans, Septs, and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands. Eighth Edition - Paperback

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by Frank Adam (Author)This standard work on the Highland clans is the most accurate account of Scottish clans, tartans, and fighting regiments ever published. The eighth edition features an alphabetical list of Scottish family names arranged according to the clans with which they were associated. An authoritative and beautiful book, ranging across the entire spectrum of Scottish history and culture, it is primarily an encyclopedia of Scottish clanship, devoted, in the main, to a discussion of...

Women's Hebrew Poetry on American Shores - Paperback

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by Shachar Pinsker (Editor), Adriana X. Jacobs (Translator), Yosefa Raz (Translator)Although Anne (Chana) Kleiman--who died in 2011 at the age of 101--was the first American-born Jewish woman to publish poems in Hebrew, and Annabelle (Chana) Farmelant--who is still living and occasionally publishing--wrote a substantial body of Hebrew verse from the 1940s to the 1960s, their work is virtually unknown today, even to those familiar with Hebrew literature in America. In Women's Hebrew Poetry on ...

Brother Men: The Correspondence of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Herbert T. Weston - Paperback

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by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Author)Brother Men is the first published collection of private letters of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the phenomenally successful author of adventure, fantasy, and science fiction tales, including the Tarzan series. The correspondence presented here is Burroughs's decades-long exchange with Herbert T. Weston, the maternal great-grandfather of this volume's editor, Matt Cohen. The trove of correspondence Cohen discovered unexpectedly during a visit home includes hundreds of...

Memoirs Of Peter Jansen: The Record Of A Busy Life, An Autobiography (1921) - Paperback

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by Peter Jansen (Author)""Memoirs of Peter Jansen: The Record of a Busy Life, An Autobiography"" is a book written by Peter Jansen and published in 1921. It is an autobiographical account of the author's life, detailing his experiences and achievements throughout his career. Jansen was a prominent figure in his time, having served as a businessman, politician, and philanthropist. In his memoirs, he reflects on his upbringing, education, and early career, as well as his involvement in politics...

Orpheus and Eurydice, a Grecian Tragedy: Plato's Version (1901) - Paperback

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by John Jr. Pennie (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 138 Dimensions: 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN P...