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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara | Conversation Starters “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” is the culmination of Michelle McNamara’s life’s work of investigating the legend of the Golden State Killer. It’s a journal,...

The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris | Conversation Starters “The Deepest Well” is the culmination of Dr. Nadine Burke Harris’ extensive research in and experiences with how childhood trauma affects brain development and can lead...

The study of children's illustrated books is located within the broad histories of print culture, publishing, the book trade, and concepts of childhood. An interdisciplinary history, Picturing Canada provides a critical understanding of the changing geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of...

The Ways of Seeing Study Guide contains a comprehensive summary and analysis of Ways of Seeing by John Berger. It includes a detailed Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Character Descriptions, Objects/Places, Themes, Styles, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion.

On the fictional morning of June 16, 1904—Bloomsday, as it has come to be known—Mr. Leopold Bloom set out from his home at 7 Eccles Street and began his day’s journey through Dublin life in the pages of James Joyce’s novel of the century, Ulysses*.* Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday,...

In this book on shaping a meaningful and ethical life, the renowned, Pulitzer Prize–winning author explores how character, courage, and human and moral understanding can be fostered by reflecting on the lives of others, through stories. Based on Robert Coles’ legendary course at Harvard, this...

Learn French fast: Apprenez le Français rapidement. As you may already know, French is not an easy-to-learn language. The best way to try to master French is to learn by heart its most popular idiomatic expressions. In this book, you will find the corresponding English version below...

My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent | Conversation Starters My Absolute Darling, the debut novel of Gabriel Tallent, is the story of a 14-year-old girl who likes to wander the wilderness in Northern California where she is dealing with a life of social isolation after the death of her mom....

An award-winning novelist reveals the books that have captivated her and the influence they have had on her life and writing. Highlighting a true love affair with books, this story emphasizes the transformative power of the written word.

This beautiful full-color treasury of stories about gift book-giving celebrates the enduring power of literature: stories of significant books people have received and what those books mean to them. THE GIFT OF A BOOK BECOMES PART OF THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE. Perhaps it came with a note as simple...

Secret lives, scandalous turns, and some very funny surprises — these essays by leading kids’ lit bloggers take us behind the scenes of many much-loved children’s books. Told in lively and affectionate prose, this treasure trove of information for a student, librarian, parent, or anyone...

The captivating stories behind fifty of the greatest authors and their most famous literary creations Before Who the Hell is Pansy O?Hara ?, there had never been a single volume that explored the backstories of so many of the greatest books in the English language. A work sure to captivate...

Out of the massive research for an authoritative 1,500-page biography emerges this wunderkammer of 99 delightfully odd facts about Kafka In the course of compiling his highly acclaimed three-volume biography of Kafka, while foraying to libraries and archives from Prague to Israel, Reiner Stach...