Off The Bookshelf The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Shorter Edition Search Books

Bookmark the site

Return to Homepage

US Shopping
UK Shopping

Best Selling > Books > Reference

Search Books - select a category

31.The Book of Tea by: Kakuzo Okakura February 20, 2006
Average Rating: >>More Details		Off The Bookshelf's Price: $26.95 Prices subject to change. Used Price: $0.15
At its best this book provides an interesting look at tea. On the downside, Okakura Kakuzo, gets several of his facts wrong by not proofreading. All the facts are corrected in a brilliant afterward by E. F. Bleiler. Also, Okakura, has several comparisons to the West and how Japan is different. This is to show his Japanese uniqueness and it borders on nihonjinron. However, Okakura does make a clear connection between the consumption of tea and aesthetics. He explains the background of the tea ceremony and the Zen influence. It is interesting of how he first talks about Taoism and its relationship to Zen, which I knew about but haven't really read anything on it. I like the chapter on the Tea House. It explains a lot of how the Japanese view the tea house experience. It starts with ... Read More

32.A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court by: Mark Twain February 20, 2006
Average Rating: >>More Details		Off The Bookshelf's Price: $33.95 Prices subject to change. Used Price: $19.38
I have always loved Mark Twain since reading Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer as a kid. At one point I had even memorized "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" as a seventh-grader in Catholic school. Twain has always held a sentimental place close to my heart, so when our book club chose to read and discuss A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, I was all for it. I had heard vaguely of Twain's atheist mindset and his antagonism toward religion in general. But until I read Connecticut Yankee, I had no idea how much irrational and unfounded antipathy Twain had for the Catholic Church in particular. The pervasive theme in Connecticut Yankee is that our modern enlightened world is far superior to that which went before and that the "bad old days" of slavery and oppression were ... Read More

33.The Tempest (Cliffs Complete) by: William Shakespeare May 18, 2000
Average Rating: >>More Details		Off The Bookshelf's Price: $9.99 Prices subject to change. Used Price: $0.01
The Tempest is rightly regarded as being one of the Bard's greatest works, containing some of his deepest thoughts on the nature of power and the relationship between rational man as controller of nature, and the animal man always to be at the mercy of the passions both of himself, others, and the world around him. In fact, this play could be thought of as representing Shakespeare's final and definitive statement on topics that he had explored throughout his cannon. But profound as the philosophy is, and despite the beauty of the poetry and the many magical elements contained within the play, the fact is that as far as the average attention lacking teenager is concerned, not a lot happens. This is why this Cambridge schools edition scores over most others. It is almost entirely activity focused, the expressed ... Read More

34.Harbors and High Seas, 3rd Edition : An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian, Third Edition by: Dean King, John B. Hattendorf October 01, 2000
Average Rating: >>More Details		List Price: $21.00 Off The Bookshelf's Price: $14.28 You Save: $6.72 (32%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $8.49
Third Edition This would have been rated one notch higher if I had had it available while reading through the series. An avid fan would own this volume and follow along with the maps (curiously absent from the books and sorely missed by landlubbers such as myself). Pair this with A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion for Patrick O'Brian's Seafaring Tales on your reference shelf if you are a real O'Brian fan.

35.To Kill a Mockingbird (Cliffs Notes) by: Cliffs, Tamara Castleman June 26, 2000
Average Rating: >>More Details		Off The Bookshelf's Price: $5.99 Prices subject to change. Used Price: $0.22
I was pleased with the cliff notes, as well as the transaction. Seller had good communication and shipped quickly. Highly recommend! Thanks!

36.The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages by: Harold Bloom September 01, 1995
Average Rating: >>More Details		List Price: $18.00 Off The Bookshelf's Price: $12.24 You Save: $5.76 (32%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $2.79
I enjoyed Bloom's book because it succeeded in one of its chief aims: to inspire the reader to open or go back to the books he describes. His enthusiasm beams from every paragraph. He obviously loves literature, and this passion conveyed itself clearly to me, triggering like feelings. However, his book also irritated me. I can overlook the constant use of his favorite words: "declined," "agon," "proleptic," and "exuberant." But the constant rantings about the "School of Resentment," which would be feminists, Marxists, Foucauldians, and multiculturalists who reduce literature to ideology, got on my nerves and struck me as its own brand of resentment. I wish Bloom would have stuffed it all into an appendix or saved it for a book I would not have had to purchase.

37.The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, One Volume, Expanded Edition from: W. W. Norton January 19, 1997
Average Rating: >>More Details		Off The Bookshelf's Price: $60.07 Prices subject to change. Used Price: $32.84
well, the book was in good shape, except it was the wrong edition for the class I was taken .I looked up the number and this is the book they showed, so I guess next time I have to be more careful.

38.Eight Cousins by: Louisa May Alcott February 20, 2006
Average Rating: >>More Details		Off The Bookshelf's Price: $29.95 Prices subject to change. Used Price: $13.00
This book holds a special place in my life because it is the first book that I ever read by Louisa May Alcott. I suspect that I stole it from my grandmother's library. As the first, it was my favorite for a long long time-- particularly since it didn't make me cry buckets the way that Little Women) did (does). It left me with an enduring love for idea of little gifts from foreign lands-- one of the things that happened to Rose that just seemed to me so very wonderful. Over time, this book has been a little bit eclipsed for me by the other Alcott works. Although I still enjoy reading Eight Cousins I have to admit to the occasional sigh of annoyance at how didactic Dr. Alec manages to be. It seems clear to me that Alcott was using this book to work out a lot of her notions about how to raise a child-- a common enough theme ... Read More

39.A Handbook to Literature (Handbook to Literature) by: William Harmon, Hugh Holman March 22, 2008
Average Rating: >>More Details		List Price: $53.40 Off The Bookshelf's Price: $48.06 You Save: $5.34 (10%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $40.55
It appears to be a good book. I have not actually used it much, yet. It has tons of information in it that I will eventually need. Thanks

40.The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Shorter Edition from: W. W. Norton & Company 1999-01
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $0.88
Textbook as described, good shape, no marks or highlights. Quick delivery and good price, thanks! Purchased for class, but really enjoy some of the readings, great collection of authors.

page 4 of 250
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Off The Bookshelf gives you a unique shopping experience, you can find all the products you like within a few minutes online, locate the latest charting CD's, DVD's & Games, read user reviews on the bestselling Books and Household products. All items are available to buy Used (at a greater saving) or New (at a great discounted RRP). Add the items to your shopping basket, pay securely online and we send these products to be delivered to your door. We take great pride in being able to offer you the great savings partnering with Amazon, offering you cheaper prices than the high street retailers, we have thousands of discounts on all the the items you can buy off the shelf and hope you find the website easy to use.

Thanks for visiting and browsing Off The Bookshelf

In association with Amazon.com

SME-WS
HolidayHavens - Holiday Rental Accommodation