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**WINNER—BEST POETRY—GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NEWSWEEK/THE DAILY BEAST NATIONAL BESTSELLER** Billy Collins is widely acknowledged as a prominent player at the table of modern American poetry. And in this smart, lyrical, and mischievous...

A distinctive collection of more than 90 effective poetry-writing exercises combined with corresponding essays to inspire writers of all levels.

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most...

A penetrating account of Greek tragedy, it demonstrates how the elements of plot, character and spectacle combine to produce 'pity and fear' - and why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. It introduces the crucial concepts of mimesis ('imitation'), hamartia ('error') and katharsis,...

The renaissance period is long gone but its influence can still be felt up until the present times. Reading the contents of this book, your child will understand more about the period and why Florence, Italy seems to be the hub of the most powerful people during this era. Be prepared for some mind-blowing questions only your child can think of. Get a copy today!

"Não tenha medo, o mistério que dá frio na barriga é o único carteiro de coisas novas." G.M. O @Sobre Ser, Amar & Viajar é começou com uma página no facebook, que hoje já conta com mais de 170 mil seguidores, que diariamente acompanham frases, escritos, textos e reflexões que...

Colección de poesía - primera entrega. El día 11 de febrero de 2013 se presentó la opera prima de Luis Recuero García, "Canción de Agua". Segundo libro editado por Ediciones Soffia y primer poemario con el sello de la editorial. "Canción de Agua" es una parte de la obra de Luis Recuero, prolífico...

”Po grudach, po ciemku, i po omacku” Gintera Lopeza to obszerny zbiór, zawierający niespełna 70 wierszy powstałych w latach 1996-2003 (w tym dwa najnowsze z 2012 i 2013 roku). Zdarzy się tu tekst będący swego rodzaju lekcją, zdarzy się opis mroku i piekła w którym może się znaleźć...

“This is criticism at its best.”—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times Writing in the tradition of Susan Sontag and Elaine Scarry, Maggie Nelson has emerged as one of our foremost cultural critics with this landmark work about representations of cruelty and violence in art. From Sylvia Plath’s...

A new collection of nonfiction writing on culture from the bestselling author of High Fidelity. Books, Movies, Rhythm, Blues brings together the best of Nick Hornby's non-fiction pieces on film and tv, writers and painters and music, and including one exceptional fragment of autobiography....

This book contains the Tom Sawyer complete collection. - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Tom Sawyer Abroad - Tom Sawyer, Detective The Adventures of Tom Sawyer remains a coming of age classic that needs no introduction and its first sequel Huckleberry Finn has been...

A spectacular visual history of the 1969 music festival that Time magazine called “the greatest peaceful event in history.”   They were three days that changed a generation. Capturing the spirit of the times with its earthly look and mix of 350 color and black-and-white photos, Woodstock: Peace,...

John Cage's disdain for records was legendary. He repeatedly spoke of the ways in which recorded music was antithetical to his work. In Records Ruin the Landscape, David Grubbs argues that, following Cage, new genres in experimental and avant-garde music in the 1960s were particularly ill suited to...

This ebook compiles Franz Kafka's greatest writings, including novels, novellas, short stories and parables such as "Amerika", "The Trial", "The Metamorphosis", "The Castle", "In the Penal Colony", "A Hunger Artist" and "The Great Wall...