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51.Glossary of Literary Terms by: M.H. Abrams November 18, 1998
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This book has been a great quick reference book to give me some quick information or to refresh my memory about certain terms. I'm an MA in English student and this book is a wonderful resource.

52.Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing, Portable Edition (with Lit21 CD-ROM Version 1.5) by: Laurie G. Kirszner, Stephen R. Mandell October 17, 2003
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The authors, writers, poets, and playwrights include the following; Maya Angelou; Leonard Adame; W.H. Auden; Margaret Atwood; Robert Browning; Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Rupert Brooke; Charles Bukowski; Suzanne Berger; Matsuo Basho; Kate Chopin; Raymond Carver; e.e. cummings; Judith Ortiz Cofer; Lucille Clifton; Thomas Campion; Emily Dickinson; Ariel Dorfman; William Faulkner; Robert Frost; Jane Flanders; Susan Glaspell; Nadine GOrdimer; Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Nikki Giovanni; Louise Gluck; Barbara Greenberg; Ernest Hemingway; Nathaniel Hawthorne; Robert Hayden; Seamus Heaney; Ted Hughes; Langston Hughes; Thomas Hardy; Robert Herrick; A.E. Housman; James Joyce; Shirley Jackson; David Michael Kaplan; Jamaica Kincaid; Yusef Komunyakaa; ... Read More

53.An Introduction to Poetry by: X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia December 08, 2006
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First time I bought a used book that actually looked brand NEW!! Thanks for being honest.

54.Julius Caesar (Cliffs Complete) by: William Shakespeare May 15, 2000
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I purchased this for a student who struggles with reading, but wants to participate in class. This allowed person to hear words while following along in book. Perfect!

55.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
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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.

56.The Jane Austen Handbook: A Sensible Yet Elegant Guide to Her World by: Margaret C. Sullivan April 19, 2007
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I received this lovely little gem of a book as a b-day present and had the best time savoring it a bit at a time. I liked best that all the inside jokes (i.e., phrases lifted from Austen's works) were just there--not pointed to via quotes or italics or parenthetical devices--but just there to be spotted and enjoyed. This is definitely a book for fans of Austen's prose and wit, especially since Sullivan adds her own brand of wit and sometimes her recommendations for "How to..." are so practical they're funny. I learned some stuff too--for example, Sullivan's aside about port being passed to the left prompted a delve into our online OED to discover the etymology of the word "port," which was a fun little exercise on its own. I liked having the rules of the major card games at my fingertips, ... Read More

57.The Book of Tea by: Kakuzo Okakura February 20, 2006
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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 certain objects ... Read More

58.Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Portable Edition (10th Edition) (Kennedy/Gioia Literature Series) by: X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia November 11, 2006
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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 certain objects ... Read More

59.The Fourth Genre: Contemporary Writers of/on Creative Nonfiction (4th Edition) by: Robert L. Root, Michael J. Steinberg July 21, 2006
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I've been using this book in a career writing class where we have been focusing on learning how to write creative non-fiction. It is a great book full of incredible selections and is a great introduction to the field of Creative Nonfiction. Let me tell you, after years of writing academic essays, this has been a blast. The book, and my instructor, has helped me understand the difference between an autobiography and a memoir or a personal familiar essay and a personal critical essay. All of that being said, I found this book to be more of an introduction into the world of Creative Nonfiction than an instructional 'how to' book. I have enjoyed being introduced to such a large host of, for me, new writers and will definitely keep this text book for reference, enjoyment, and inspiration.

60.The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Shorter Edition from: W. W. Norton & Company 1999-01
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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.

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