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The former Director of National Intelligence speaks out.

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H. Jon Benjamin - the lead voice behind Archer and Bob's Burgers - helps us all feel a little better about our own failures by sharing his own in a hilarious memoir-ish chronicle of failure.

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In this fascinating book, an Italian literary scholar traces the story of his grandparents childhood on Stromboli, Italy, at the end of the 19th century, and their later immigration to New Zealand. Painting a lively picture of life in Island Bay, New Zealands Little Italy, from 1900 to the 1960s, this book weaves events and themes into a moving story of the familys moments of joy and sorrow.

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Gives not only a personal glimpse into the life of one of the great US poets, but also the story of a relationship between a father and a son. This work presents a collection of letters, written between the years 1944 and 1976. The letters that take you inside the mind of America's most influential post-war poet.

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Based on the fable of a man who traded his soul for superhuman powers and knowledge, this text became the life work of Germany's greatest poet, Goethe. It is the dramatic poem that charts the life of a deeply flawed individual and his fight against despair and the nihilism of the Mephistopheles.

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A rich collection of poetry that celebrates the beauty and symbolism of the humble flower. From Shakespeare to Heaney, these classic verses celebrate the arrival of spring with the emergence of the snowdrops, to the summer colour of asters, the heady scent of jasmine, and the brazen sunflower.

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This first full biography of a far-from-ordinary naval officer is itself an unusual collaboration between three writers, each interested in different aspects of Quilliam's career, but united by a belief that it deserves a wider audience.

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A wonderful collection of poetry celebrating the British coastline and life above and below the deep blue sea. Verses from the nation's best-loved poets such as WB Yeats, RL Stevenson and Rudyard Kipling are accompanied by beautiful illustrations.

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101 classic poems that every child should read, from Tennyson, Keats, Wordsworth, Edward Lear, Emily Dickinson, Shakespeare and many more!

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This book studies the development of expressions of female adolescent sexuality in the United States from 1850 to 1965. It suggests that during this time, adolescent girls went from being perceived as innocent, asexual beings to beings that were considered primarily sexual in nature.

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Feminist Ecocriticism examines the interplay of women and nature as seen through literary theory and criticism, drawing on insights from such diverse fields as chaos theory and psychoanalysis, while examining genres ranging from nineteenth-century sentimental literature to con...

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Biography of Field Marshal Lord Cavan, one of the most successful British generals of the First World War.

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By turns funny, disquieting, and moving, "Fight Scenes" takes an unsparing look at juvenile disaffection and the dark side of white, working-class masculinity. In a pared-down, highly readable style, Bottoms shows how even the most accepted forms of "toughness" can be damaging.

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An anthology of over 100 poems written during and about the First World War. Illustrated throughout with evocative paintings and posters, this collection brings together the famous poets of the frontline but also civilians writing from the home Front, including Rudyard Kipling and Vera Brittain.

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First published in 1686, this collection of five novellas was an immediate bestseller in the bawdy world that was Genroku Japan, and the book's popularity has increased with age, making it today a literary classic like Boccaccio's Decameron, or the works of Rabelais.

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Featuring contributions from authors in the area of women's literature and romance, this 19th-century book emphasises on courtship and marriage. The contributors include Jo Beverly, Alesia Holliday, Mercedes Lackey, and Joyce Millman. This compilation is a useful companion for those new to Jane Austen and also for well-versed Austen-philes.

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This is the memoirs of one of the most important individuals in the aircraft preservation scene.