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Rhyme A Dozen, A - Exploring the World

12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic

by Robert Louis Stevenson, W B Yeats, Edgar Allan Poe, Eugene Field, James Elroy Flecker, John Keats, Joshua McCarter Simpson, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Lord Byron, Oscar Wilde, Rudyard Kipling, Sarojini Naidu ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe, Sean Barrett, Richard Mitchley ...

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‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.01 - A Rhyme A ... Read more

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‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.01 - A Rhyme A
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Echo Tree

The Collected Short Fiction of Henry Dumas

by Henry Dumas ...

African futurism, gothic romance, ghost story, parable, psychological thriller, inner-space fiction—Dumas’s stories form a vivid, expansive portrait of Black life in America.Henry Dumas’s fabulist fiction is a masterful synthesis of myth and religion, culture and nature, mask and identity, the present and the ancestral. From the Deep South to the simmering streets of Harlem, his characters embark ... Read more

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African futurism, gothic romance, ghost story, parable, psychological thriller, inner-space fiction—Dumas’s stories form a vivid, expansive portrait of Black life in America.Henry Dumas’s fabulist fiction is a masterful synthesis of myth and religion, culture and nature, mask and identity, the present and the ancestral. From the Deep South to the simmering streets of Harlem, his characters embark
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A Comprehensive Compendium of 42 Books on Social Pathology

Classic Investigations of Poverty, Crime, Slums, Vagrancy, Vice, and Social Reform

by Harry Best, Jacob A. Riis, W. T. Stead, Eugene S. Talbot, Lillian William Betts, John E. Gunckel, Mrs. Sophie Van Elkan Lyons Burke, Guy Thorne, Bernard Mandeville, Samuel Merwin, Arthur Lawrence Hayward, James Harold Romain, Clifton R. Wooldridge, William Booth, L. O. Curon, Mary Higgs, George M. White, Sigmund Engel, Margaret Wynne Nevinson, John Josiah Munro, Caroline H. Woods, Nels Anderson, Charles Kingston, Josiah Flynt, Charles Gustavus Mutzenberg, V. M. Masten, Hans Kurella, R. M. Algie, A-No. 1, Louis Albert Banks, Samuel Paynter Wilson, W. A. Chapple, Roland Burnham Molineux, Carlo de Fornaro, John Thomas Smith, Roy K. Anderson, Jacobus X, Wellington Scott ...

A Comprehensive Compendium of 42 Books on Social Pathology gathers a far-reaching body of writing on poverty, homelessness, crime, vice, institutional life, urban reform, and the social consequences of industrial modernity. Its materials span investigative reportage, sociological observation, reformist argument, case study, memoir, moral commentary, and popular exposé. The collection's breadth is ... Read more

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A Comprehensive Compendium of 42 Books on Social Pathology gathers a far-reaching body of writing on poverty, homelessness, crime, vice, institutional life, urban reform, and the social consequences of industrial modernity. Its materials span investigative reportage, sociological observation, reformist argument, case study, memoir, moral commentary, and popular exposé. The collection's breadth is
... Read more
The Greatest Animal Tales for a Warm Fuzzy Christmas

Classic Christmas Animal Tales of Kindness, Wonder, and Winter Magic

by L. Frank Baum, Beatrix Potter, Hugh Lofting, Margery Williams, Anna Sewell, Kenneth Grahame, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Laura Lee Hope, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, Amy Ella Blanchard, Amelia C. Houghton, Samuel McChord Crothers, John Punnett Peters, Eugene Field, Charles Dickens, Frances Browne, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Georgianna M. Bishop, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, Archibald Beresford Sullivan, Charlotte B. Herr, Walter Crane ...

The Greatest Animal Tales for a Warm Fuzzy Christmas gathers animal-centered fiction, fable, fantasy, and moral tale into a seasonally resonant panorama of children's literature. Its range extends from whimsical talking creatures and domestic pets to enchanted toys, rural animals, and figures whose vulnerability invites ethical reflection. Comic episodes, fairy-tale marvels, sentimental Christmas ... Read more

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The Greatest Animal Tales for a Warm Fuzzy Christmas gathers animal-centered fiction, fable, fantasy, and moral tale into a seasonally resonant panorama of children's literature. Its range extends from whimsical talking creatures and domestic pets to enchanted toys, rural animals, and figures whose vulnerability invites ethical reflection. Comic episodes, fairy-tale marvels, sentimental Christmas
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Collected French Translations

Prose

by John Ashbery ...

An essential, vibrant collection of masterful translations by one of the finest poets at work todayCollected French Translations: Prose, the second volume in a landmark two-volume selection of John Ashbery's translations, focuses on prose writing. Ashbery's own prose writings and engagement with prose writers—through translations, essays, and criticism—have had a profound impact on the cultural ... Read more

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An essential, vibrant collection of masterful translations by one of the finest poets at work todayCollected French Translations: Prose, the second volume in a landmark two-volume selection of John Ashbery's translations, focuses on prose writing. Ashbery's own prose writings and engagement with prose writers—through translations, essays, and criticism—have had a profound impact on the cultural
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The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays

Exploring the Evolution of Modernist Drama

by Lord Dunsany, Lady Gregory, John Galsworthy, Eugene O'Neill, George Middleton, Gordon Bottomley, Beulah Marie Dix, Harold Brighouse, Percy MacKaye, W. B. Yeats, J. M. Synge, Harold Chapin, J. A. Ferguson, Winthrop Parkhurst, Louise Saunders ...

The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is a rich tapestry of early 20th-century drama, capturing the zeitgeist of an era defined by cultural upheaval and artistic innovation. This remarkable collection encompasses a wide range of literary styles, from the symbolic and allegorical to naturalism and realism, offering readers an expansive view of modern drama's evolution. Within these pages, the anthology ... Read more

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The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays is a rich tapestry of early 20th-century drama, capturing the zeitgeist of an era defined by cultural upheaval and artistic innovation. This remarkable collection encompasses a wide range of literary styles, from the symbolic and allegorical to naturalism and realism, offering readers an expansive view of modern drama's evolution. Within these pages, the anthology
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From Sea to Shining Sea: 50 Daily Devotions from Traveling to Every State in America

by John Christopher Frame, H. Eugene Frame, Marsha Frame ...

What if exploring America could draw you closer to God—without ever leaving home?From Sea to Shining Sea is a book of daily devotions inspired by a lifetime of travel to all 50 states.From standing on the "Field of Dreams" in Iowa to panning for gold in a South Dakota creek, these pages capture memorable journeys with deep spiritual insights that invite you to grow in your relationship with God ... Read more

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What if exploring America could draw you closer to God—without ever leaving home?From Sea to Shining Sea is a book of daily devotions inspired by a lifetime of travel to all 50 states.From standing on the "Field of Dreams" in Iowa to panning for gold in a South Dakota creek, these pages capture memorable journeys with deep spiritual insights that invite you to grow in your relationship with God
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Spanish New Orleans

An Imperial City on the American Periphery, 1766–1803

by John Eugene Rodriguez ...

John Eugene Rodriguez’s Spanish New Orleans is the first comprehensive academic analysis of how Spain governed the largest imperial city in its North American empire. Rodriguez suggests that the Spanish empire was, at least on the northern edge, slipping into economic and perhaps political independence a decade before the overthrow of its Bourbon Spanish rulers in 1808. His work questions that of ... Read more

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John Eugene Rodriguez’s Spanish New Orleans is the first comprehensive academic analysis of how Spain governed the largest imperial city in its North American empire. Rodriguez suggests that the Spanish empire was, at least on the northern edge, slipping into economic and perhaps political independence a decade before the overthrow of its Bourbon Spanish rulers in 1808. His work questions that of
... Read more
Water from a Deep Well

Christian Spirituality from Early Martyrs to Modern Missionaries

by Gerald L. Sittser, John Mark Comer ...

"[This book] is a treasure. The first time I read it, I remember closing the final page and thinking to myself, I wish I could make every single Christian on earth read this book. … John Chrysostom, Evagrius the Solitary, Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, Dorothy Day, Dietrich Bonhoeffer—these saints and sages live on in me. And they can live on in you, too. They can enlarge and enrich your faith, ... Read more

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"[This book] is a treasure. The first time I read it, I remember closing the final page and thinking to myself, I wish I could make every single Christian on earth read this book. … John Chrysostom, Evagrius the Solitary, Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, Dorothy Day, Dietrich Bonhoeffer—these saints and sages live on in me. And they can live on in you, too. They can enlarge and enrich your faith,
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Napoleon's Invasion of Russia, 1812

by Eugene Tarlé ...

Translated by John Cournos ...

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) is one of the most illustrated political and military figures of the last two millennia. He has remained in the memory of the world as a legend that the passage of the years has failed to blur. On the contrary, Napoleon Bonaparte widely continues to be considered the personification of human genius.Originally published in this English translation in 1942, leading ... Read more

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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) is one of the most illustrated political and military figures of the last two millennia. He has remained in the memory of the world as a legend that the passage of the years has failed to blur. On the contrary, Napoleon Bonaparte widely continues to be considered the personification of human genius.Originally published in this English translation in 1942, leading
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The Diatoms

Applications for the Environmental and Earth Sciences

Edited by John P. Smol, Eugene F. Stoermer ...

This much revised and expanded edition provides a valuable and detailed summary of the many uses of diatoms in a wide range of applications in the environmental and earth sciences. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of diatoms in analysing ecological problems related to climate change, acidification, eutrophication, and other pollution issues. The chapters are divided into sections for easy ... Read more

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This much revised and expanded edition provides a valuable and detailed summary of the many uses of diatoms in a wide range of applications in the environmental and earth sciences. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of diatoms in analysing ecological problems related to climate change, acidification, eutrophication, and other pollution issues. The chapters are divided into sections for easy
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Experimental Philosophy, Rationalism, and Naturalism

Rethinking Philosophical Method

Edited by Eugen Fischer, John Collins ...

Experimental philosophy is one of the most exciting and controversial philosophical movements today. This book explores how it is reshaping thought about philosophical method. Experimental philosophy imports experimental methods and findings from psychology into philosophy. These fresh resources can be used to develop and defend both armchair methods and naturalist approaches, on an empirical ... Read more

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Experimental philosophy is one of the most exciting and controversial philosophical movements today. This book explores how it is reshaping thought about philosophical method. Experimental philosophy imports experimental methods and findings from psychology into philosophy. These fresh resources can be used to develop and defend both armchair methods and naturalist approaches, on an empirical
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