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In these pages, The Twenties: From Notebooks and Diaries of the Period, the preeminent literary critic Edmund Wilson gives us perhaps the largest authentic document of the time, the dazzling observations of one of the principal actors in the American twenties.
Here is the raw side of the U.S.A., the mad side of Hollywood, the literary infighting in New York, the gossip and anecdotes of an astonishing cast of characters, the jokes, the profundities,...
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English
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From one of the greatest literary critics of the twentieth century, this installment of Edmund Wilson's private notebooks covers the years of the 1940s, providing a rich lens into the writer's life and the world at large.
Wilson turned forty-five in 1940, and this volume The Forties: From Notebooks & Diaries of the Period shows the extent to which he was reappraising his life in the decade to follow, saying goodbye to the drifting of the 1920s...
6) 100 Days
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Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"When in March 2020 the Covid pandemic led the Government to impose a total lockdown Gabriel Josipovici decided that he would respond to a unique situation by writing an essay a day for a hundred days, prefacing each with a diary entry, keeping track of the changing seasons as well as the pandemic. As organising and generating principle for the essays he chose the alphabet, and the result is a stimulating kaleidoscope of topics from Aachen to Zoos,...
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University of South Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Personal reflections on the vital role of the notebook in creative writing, from Dorianne Laux, Sue Grafton, John Dufresne, Kyoko Mori, and more. This collection of essays by established professional writers explores how their notebooks serve as their studios and workshops -- places to collect, to play, and to make new discoveries with language, passions, and curiosities. For these diverse writers, the journal also serves as an ideal forum to develop...
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Mango Media / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Journaling Techniques for Growing, Healing, and Creativity “When Lynda [Monk] talks about her own journaling practice, a spirit of flexibility infuses her approach.” -- Rebecca Kochenderfer , Journaling.com #1 Best Seller in Writing Skills Writing Guides The Great Book of Journaling provides calming tools for quelling worry and anxiety from psychotherapist Eric Maisel. As well as expert writing tips from Lynda Monk, Director of the International...
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley (who are undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily) hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
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Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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In a flash, Valerie's world comes tumbling down. She and Peter were sharing their dreams. Now she and Peter share a problem . . . Except it turns out to be Val's problem. Peter says he loves her, but he has to get on with his life. Valerie wishes she could get on with her life. But she lives each day with the reality Peter wants to forget-and it is she who must make the impossible choices . . . when love has no answers.
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Life on board the world's most famous ship, in the words of the passengers themselvesUtilizing many documents not seen since 1912, here Titanic's passengers and crewmen are permitted to tell the story of the disaster entirely in their own words via the texts of letters, postcards, diary entries, and memoirs that were written before, during, and immediately after the maiden voyage itself. Many of the presailing documents were written by people who...
14) Double down
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Greg plans to film a scary movie using an old video camera he found in the basement, but getting rich and famous from his new hobby isn't as easy as he thought.
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English
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This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1884 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James had an unorthodox early education, switching between schools, private tutors and private reading.. James published his first story, 'A Tragedy of Error', in the Continental Monthly in 1864, when he was twenty years old. In 1876, he emigrated...
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English
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The 1660s represent a turning point in English history, and for the main events -- the Restoration, the Dutch War, the Great Plague and the Fire of London -- Pepys provides a definitive eyewitness account. As well as recording public and historical events, Pepys paints a vivid picture of his personal life, from his socializing and amorous entanglements, to his theatre-going and his work at the Navy Board. Unequaled for its frankness, high spirits
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Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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"I couldn't put Dear Haiti, Love Alaine down!" -- New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory "An enchanting and engrossing novel full of wit and laughter." -- Edwidge Danticat, author of Breath, Eyes, Memory "Remarkable, funny, and whip-smart." -- Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street , National Book Award finalist "Maika and Maritza Moulite have created quite the masterpiece." -- NPR.org "Alaine's sarcastic quips ... are worth the price of...
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Publisher
ABC Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Heartfelt and hilarious, this is a book for anyone who has tried to imagine what their dog was thinking. Human beings often write about their dogs, but the dogs don't usually get a right of reply. In Love, Clancy, Richard Glover has collated the letters sent by Clancy to his parents in the bush. They are full of a young dog's musings about the oddities of human behaviour, life in the big city, and his own attempts to fit in. You'll meet Clancy as...
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Español
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Las críticas que aparecen en Postcapital. Crítica del futuro, fueron publicadas por Iván de la Nuez durante unos seis años y recorren el tránsito entre el siglo XX y el siglo XXI. Aparecidas en el suplemento libros de El Periódico de Catalunya, interrogan las diferentes alternativas del pensamiento contemporáneo y se desplazan desde el impacto causado por el derribo del muro de Berlín hasta el cambio suscitado por el atentado a las Torres...
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