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by Loren Eiseley (Author)A collection of the author's favorite essays and poems. This volume includes selections that span Eiseley's entire writing career and provide a sampling of the author as naturalist, poet, scientist, and humanist. "Loren Eiseley's work changed my life" (Ray Bradbury). Introduction by W. H. Auden. Number of Pages: 324 Dimensions: 0.6 x 8 x 5.3 IN Publication Date: September 06, 2011

The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing - Paperback

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by Kevin Young (Author) "Kevin Young has thoughtfully gathered many of these sorrowful perambulations and grievous plummets." -Billy CollinsThe Art of Losing is the first anthology of its kind, delivering poetry with a purpose. Editor Kevin Young has introduced and selected 150 devastatingly beautiful poems that embrace the pain and heartbreak of mourning. Divided into five sections (Reckoning, Remembrance, Rituals, Recovery, and Redemption), with poems by some of our most beloved poets as we...

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by Simon Gaunt (Editor), Simon Gaunt (Translator), Karen Pratt (Editor)Charles the king, our emperor great, Has been a full seven years in Spain.As far as the sea he conquered this haughty land.Not a single castle remains standing in his path Charlemagne (768-814) was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 and presided over a huge empire. He frequently appears in literature as a great warlord and pious crusading figure. In 778, the rearguard of Charlemagne's retreating army was ambushed and defeat...

A Half-Life of Cardio-Pulmonary Function: Poems and Paintings - Hardcover

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by Eric Gansworth (Author)Echoing the muscular rhythms of the heart beat, the poems in this stunning collection alternate between contraction and expansion. Eric Gansworth explores the act of enduring, physically, historically, and culturally. A member of the Haudenosaunee tribe, Gansworth expresses the tensions experienced by members of a marginalized culture struggling to maintain tradition within a much larger dominant culture. With equal measures of humor, wisdom, poignancy, and beauty, G...

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by Ange Mlinko (Author)Ange Mlinko, whose poetry is "irresistible" (Los Angeles Review of Books), opens our perception of other lives, or lives unlived. Foxglovewise is, at its core, a response to the singular experience of the loss of one's parents. It begins at an Eastern Orthodox Epiphany ritual in Florida and ends in a cemetery in Los Angeles. Yet, as with Ange Mlinko's other books of poetry, the collection uses geography as a trope for the ways in which we try to map out our lives and ma...

Jason and the Golden Fleece: (The Argonautica) - Paperback

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by Apollonius of Rhodes (Author), Richard Hunter (Translator)The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous princess Medea. The only surviving Greek epic to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, this epic poem is the crowning literary achievement of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Appolonius of Rhodes in the third century BC. Appollonius explores many of the fundamental aspects of life in a highly orig...

Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land - Hardcover

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by N. Scott Momaday (Author)"Dazzling. . . . In glittering prose, Momaday recalls stories passed down through generations, illuminating the earth as a sacrosanct place of wonder and abundance. At once a celebration and a warning, Earth Keeper is an impassioned defense of all that our endangered planet stands to lose." -- EsquireA magnificent testament to the earth, from Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet N. Scott Momaday.One of the most distinguished voices in American letters, N. Scott...

The Divine Comedy: Volume 2: Purgatory - Paperback

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by Dante Alighieri (Author), Dorothy L. Sayers (Translator), Dorothy L. Sayers (Introduction by)The second volume of Dante's Divine Comedy Beginning with Dante's liberation from Hell, Purgatory relates his ascent, accompanied by Virgil, of the Mount of Purgatory - a mountain of nine levels, formed from rock forced upwards when God threw Satan into depths of the earth. As he travels through the first seven levels, Dante observes the sinners who are waiting for their release into Paradise, and ...

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by Homer (Author), Robert Fagles (Translator), Bernard Knox (Introduction by)The great war epic of Western literature, in a stunning translation by acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles A Penguin Classic Dating to the ninth century B.C., Homer's timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Trojan War. Renowned classicist...

The Widow's Plea: A Collection Of Poetical Pieces, Chiefly Written During Bygone Years Of Peace And Prosperity (1837)

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Report copyright infringementby Hammond (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...

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by Tony Hoagland (Author)The final book of poems by Tony Hoagland, "one of the most distinctive voices of our time" (Carl Dennis). Over the course of his celebrated career, Tony Hoagland ventured fearlessly into the unlit alleys of emotion and experience. The poems in Turn Up the Ocean examine with an unflinching eye and mordant humor the reality of living and dying in a time and culture that conspire to erase our inner lives. Hoagland's signature wit and unparalleled observations take in lon...

Complete Sonnets and Poems: The Oxford Shakespearethe ^Acomplete Sonnets and Poems - Paperback

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Colin Burrow (Editor)This is the only fully annotated and modernized edition to bring together Shakespeare's sonnets as well as all his poems (including those attributed to him after his death) in one volume. A full introduction discusses his development as a poet, and how the poems relate to the plays, and detailed notes explain the language and allusions. While accessibly written, the edition takes account of the most recent scholarship and criticism. About ...

Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry - Paperback

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by Konstantin Batyushkov (Author), Peter France (Translator)Konstantin Batyushkov was one of the great poets of the Golden Age of Russian literature in the early nineteenth century. His verses, famous for their musicality, earned him the admiration of Alexander Pushkin and generations of Russian poets to come. In Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry, Peter France interweaves Batyushkov's life and writings, presenting masterful new translations of his work with the compelling story o...

The Gateway V25-26: A Magazine Of The Times Devoted To Literature, Economics And Social Service (1915)

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Report copyright infringementby John F. Hogan (Editor)The Gateway V25-26: A Magazine Of The Times Devoted To Literature, Economics And Social Service (1915) is a collection of articles and essays edited by John F. Hogan. The magazine covers a wide range of topics, including literature, economics, and social service, with a focus on the issues of the time. The articles are written by various authors, including well-known writers and academics of the period. The book provides a glimpse into the...

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Report copyright infringementby Walter the Educator (Author)Rollercoaster Ride: The Ups and Downs of Trading Cryptocurrency is a beautiful ride about the ups and downs of cryptocurrency trading told through poetry. Creating a poetry book about the ups and downs of trading cryptocurrency can be an interesting and unique way to explore the world of finance and technology. Cryptocurrency trading is known for its volatility and unpredictable nature, making it a suitable subject for poetry. Throug...

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by Pablo Neruda (Author), Paloma Valdivia (Illustrator), Sara Lissa Paulson (Translator)Where is the center of the sea? Why do the waves never break there? A book containing unanswerable, fantastical questions, inviting us to be curious, while simultaneously embracing what we cannot know.A New York Times Best Children's Book of 2022 A Marginalian (fka Brain Pickings) Favorite Book of 2022 A New York Times Bestseller! A USBBY Outstanding International Book of 2023 A 2023 Bologna Ragazzi Awa...

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by Giles Andreae (Author), David Wojtowycz (Illustrator)Join this rhyming safari and meet everyone from the elphing elephant to the gangly giraffe, and maybe even the terrible tigerAuthor BiographyGiles Andreae is an artist, illustrator, writer, and poet. He often writes under the names of Purple Ronnie, and Edward Monkton, and is the author of the best-selling titles Rumble in the Jungle and Commotion in the Ocean, along with many other books for children. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.2...

Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English: Bilingual Spanish-English - Paperback

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by Alma Flor Ada (Author), Simon Silva (Illustrator)In simple words and sun-drenched paintings, Alma Flor Ada and Sim n Silva take us into the fields and orchards, and into the lives of the people who work them. Simple poems in Spanish and English, one for each letter of the Spanish alphabet, describe the wonder of the vegetable and fruit farms. Together, the poems and the rich illustrations celebrate the glory of nature and the hearts of all who dedicate their lives to working the land. Numb...

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Report copyright infringementby B. John Miller (Author)The title reflects many nights that I had to slow down and evaluate things. I was affected by the flood of 2016 in Louisiana. When a life experience of dramatic proportion hits you, just like in baseball, you take first base. Once you get there, you have to evaluate if you're staying put, or will you steal a base or two? Everyone's objective in life is to make it home one way or another. Me? I am taking second base and going for more. ...

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Report copyright infringementby Dornel Phillips (Author)This is a tale of A BLACK MAN, not THE BLACK MAN, for we're not a monolith. We each have different ways of being. Maybe a collection like this changes perceptions, for we're not only a group who share a similar hue. There's a range to our melanin, a variety in BLACK MEN, not every man is hyper-masculine. However, to our stereotypes, we're hyper-vigilant. This collection crafts a narrative that encompasses the different aspects of a BLACK...

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Report copyright infringementby Avery Lynn (Author)Beauty from ashes is a phrase she heard often in the walls of that church. Who knew it would turn to "beauty to ashes", as her life was flipped upside down. She was caught in a web of lies in her small town, as an illicit affair took place between her friends. Was she a pawn in his game? All her thoughts spill onto pages as her rage blinds her from forgiveness, to everyone who failed her. Number of Pages: 86 Dimensio...

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by William Blake (Author), Alicia Ostriker (Editor)One of the great English Romantic poets, William Blake was also an artist, mystic, and visionary. His work ranges from the deceptively simple and lyrical Songs of Innocence and their counterpoint Experience--which juxtapose poems such as "The Lamb" and "The Tyger," and "The Blossom" and "The Sick Rose"--to highly elaborate, apocalyptic works, such as The Four Zoas, Milton and Jerusalem. Throughout his life Blake drew on a rich heritage of phi...

Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem - Hardcover

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by Maya Angelou (Author)This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all faiths. In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. "Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward," she writes, "and speak the word aloud. Peace." Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White...

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by Linda Hogan (Author), William Kittredge (Introduction by)In her first book of poetry since 1993's groundbreaking The Book of Medicines, Linda Hogan locates the intimate connections between all living things and uncovers the layers that both protect and disguise our affinities.like the tree I can lose myselflayer after layerall the way down to infinityand that's when the world has eyes and sees.The whole worldloves the unlayered human.Hogan's wisdom, gleaned from a lifelong commitment to ca...

Developing a Personal Relationship with God: Learning to Operate in His Strength

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Report copyright infringementby Pastor Gary L. Anderson (Author)God continues to show His greatness through my life and through the lives of my wife and sons. We have traveled over many parts of this country. God directed our journey from Topeka, Kansas, to Fairbanks, Alaska. After three years, God directed my family to Washington, DC. In our quest to teach God's matchless Word whenever and wherever He leads us. This is a snapshot of our lives as we grow in God's favor and grace. ...

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Report copyright infringementby Omar Khayyam (Author), Edward Fitzgerald (Translator)The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies...

A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems - Paperback

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by Fernando Pessoa (Author), Richard Zenith (Editor), Richard Zenith (Translator)The largest and richest English-language volume of poetry from "the greatest twentieth-century writer you have never heard of" (Los Angeles Times) Edited, Translated, and with an Introduction by Richard Zenith, the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Pessoa: A Biography A Penguin Classic Writing obsessively in French, English, and Portuguese, poet Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) left a prodigious body of work, mu...

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by Dante Alighieri (Author), John Ciardi (Translator), John Freccero (Introduction by)In The Paradiso, Dante explores the goal of human striving: the merging of individual destiny with universal order. One of the towering creations of world literature, this epic discovery of truth is a work of mystical intensity? an immortal hymn to God, Nature, Eternity, and Love.Author BiographyJohn Ciardi was a distinguished poet and professor, having taught at Harvard and Rutgers universities, and a poetr...

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by Dante Alighieri (Author), Mark Musa (Translator), Mark Musa (Introduction by)The famed Italian poet Dante Alighieri's two masterworks--The Divine Comedy and La Vita Nuova--in one volume A Penguin Classic As a philosopher, he wedded classical methods of inquiry to a Christian faith. As an autobiographer, he looked unsparingly at his own failures to depict universal struggles. As a visionary, he dared draw maps of Hell, with Purgatory and Paradise, and populate all three realms with recogniz...

The Complete Poems: Second Edition - Paperback

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by John Keats (Author), John Barnard (Editor)The complete poems of an English master Keats's first volume of poems, published in 1817, demonstrated both his belief in the consummate power of poetry and his liberal views. While he was criticized by many for his politics, his immediate circle of friends and family immediately recognized his genius. In his short life he proved to be one of the greatest and most original thinkers of the second generation of Romantic poets, with such poems as 'Ode...

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Report copyright infringementby Roger Housden (Author)A beautiful new addition to a bestselling poetry anthology series that guides readers in dark times, both personal and societal For decades, Roger Housden has curated poetry collections that offer solace, strength, and perspective when they're needed most. In this powerful volume, he brings together poems that speak directly to the human experience of suffering -- reminding us that we are not alone in our grief, our fear, or our uncertain...

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Report copyright infringementby Debby Williamson (Author)My Liberation is a collection of poems which describe the life lessons the author has learned. She reflects on the past and how either her attitude, thoughts, and/or emotions have grown over her life. Her first book, My Perceptions, contained poems about people who affected her life. This new book takes you a step further into her soul. Through her poems, she tells the journey she has traveled after she transforms her attitude to enjoy ...