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by Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
This book presents all 700 verses of the Bhagavad Gita in 4 padas in Sanskrit in beautiful & clear Devanagari font.The book guides you in proper recitation with a pause at each quarter.Using precise Panini Sanskrit Grammar rules, each verse is split correctly.Verse 4.7 from the...
Who Killed Iago?
A Book of Fiendishly Challenging Literary Quizzes
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
A masterful collection of mindboggling questions guaranteed to have bibliophiles wracking their brains.
This engaging and stimulating book of quizzes will test readers' knowledge of classic and contemporary literature. From Charlotte Brontë to Chinua Achebe, hidden double entendres to famous...
by David Biespiel
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
"Biespiel’s supple memoir of becoming a poet will surely inspire other writers to embrace the bodily character of writing and feel the power and, sometimes, the emptiness of the act of writing poetry." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The Education of a Young Poet is David...
For the Love of Books
Stories of Literary Lives, Banned Books, Author Feuds, Extraordinary Characters, and More
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2019
A light-hearted book about books and the people who write them for all lovers of literature.
Do you know:
Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning?
Why Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China?
Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
What...
The Way of the Writer
Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
From Charles Johnson—a National Book Award winner, Professor Emeritus at University of Washington, and one of America’s preeminent scholars on literature and race—comes an instructive, inspiring guide to the craft and art of writing.
An award-winning novelist, philosopher, essayist, screenwriter,...
First Czech Reader for Beginners
Bilingual for Speakers of English
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
The book consists of Elementary and Pre-intermediate courses with parallel Czech-English texts. The author maintains learners' motivation with funny stories about real life situations such as meeting people, studying, job searches, working etc. The ALARM method (Approved Learning Automatic Remembering...
by John Lennard
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2012
An illuminating study of Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel with special attention to its film versions. From its first publication in 1955 Nabokov's Lolita has been denounced as immoral filth, hailed as a moral masterpiece, and both praised and damned for stylistic excess. In this fresh appraisal...
by Book Habits
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2017
Murder Games by James Patterson | Conversation Starters
Murder Games, is the latest novel by James Patterson. Patterson has teamed up with Howard Roughan to write his latest novel in the mystery and thriller genres. In Murder Games, there is a serial killer terrorizing the citizens of Manhattan....
by Book Habits
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
Commonwealth: A Novel by Ann Patchett | Conversation Starters
A Brief Look Inside:
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is peppered with...
by Book Habits
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2018
Firefly Lane: A Novel by Kristin Hannah | Conversation Starters
A Brief Look Inside:
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is peppered...
500 Years of New Words
the fascinating story of how, when, and why these words first entered the English language
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004
500 Years of New Words takes you on an exciting journey through the English language from the days before Shakespeare to the first decade of the 21st century. All the main entries are arranged not alphabetically by in chronological order based on the earliest known year that each word was printed...
by Book Habits
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson | Conversation Starters
Life is hard. Mark Manson knows this. Lucky for you, he also has an idea of how to get through some of life’s toughest problems. In this one of a kind self-help book, Manson provides a unique perspective on dealing...
by Book Habits
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
Modern Romance: by Aziz Ansari | Conversation Starters
A Brief Look Inside:
Romance and dating have come a long way over the years. What was taboo has become the norm and vice versa. Sometimes we feel we have come a long way from the previous generations, but have we? This is the question that...
by Paul Adams
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2019
Pretty Mess by Erika Jayne | Conversation Starters
According to Erika Girardi, her alter-ego Erika Jayne keeps her from being just “another rich bitch with a plane.” In her memoir, Pretty Mess, Erika dishes all the details of her life as a singer, model, and star of the reality television...