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Takes us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. This title features stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.

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In this enormously appealing "implied autobiography," McClanahan has assembled a gathering of stories that are both quirky and cutting, hilarious and lyrical, all told in the inimitable voice of one of his generation's best southern chroniclers of American life.

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Occupying Memory investigates the forces of trauma and mourning as deeply rhetorical to account for their capacity to seize ones life. With the Occupy Movement as its guide, the work strives to challenge hegemonic power by keeping memory in question and receptive to alternative futures to come.

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The Good Book Guide's Dannie Abse has selected 100 memorable poems to say I love you.

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Anthology of poetry celebrating Britain's maritime history.

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"The New York Times bestselling author of Next Level Basic and fan-favorite alumna of Bravo's Vanderpump Rules returns from cancellation and pregnancy with the definitive Basic Bitch handbook for surviving bad days (or years)"--

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Ageing is about losing youth and finding a varicose vein. It is about fighting your children and making peace with your parents. It is about gaining wisdom and mislaying your reading glasses. Throughout time, people have feared ageing, laughed at it, cried about it, defied it, accepted it and written about it.

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Old English poetry comprises a fascinating and surprisingly wide-ranging body of texts, one which continues to engage readers today and to affect the content of contemporary films, games, and fantasy writing. This book guides the reader through the range of critical responses to Old English Poetry and its cultural contexts and influence.

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When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this book offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing.

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The acclaimed author and BBC broadcaster on US politics and the American dream, from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump.

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A collection of essays that first appeared in the Regency World magazine. It celebrates the quirkiest corners and cleverest contrivances of Jane Austen's art. It features twenty-one topics ranging from coiffure to crime, from gossip to grandmothers.

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An acclaimed, riotous farce by leading British playwright Richard Bean, which premiered at the National Theatre before transferring to the West End and Broadway. This is the revised edition which reflects the production that premiered in New York.

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This is the biography of one of the RAF's airmen that Winston Churchill referred to as The Few'.

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First hand account of Lance Corporal Cayle Royce MBE suffering a life changing injury in Afghanistan.

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Open Book is Jessica Simpson using her voice, heart, soul, and humor to share things shes never shared before.

First celebrated for her voice, she became one of the most talked-about women in the world, whether for music and fashion, her relationship struggles, or as a walking blonde joke.

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And isn't growing up for everyone a more or less successful attempt to overcome their conditioning and see clearly, with their own eyes'

Matt Rowland Hill grew up the son of a minister in an evangelical Christian church in south Wales and then south-east England.

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John Esam was born in 1934 in Wellington. In 1965 he organised and read at an epochal poetry event at Albert Hall, London - featuring Allen Ginsberg and a constellation of similar talent. John has lived overseas ever since, but has never stopped writing excellent poetry. This is his life's work

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Desdemona's love for Othello, the Moor, transcends racial prejudice; but the envious Iago conspires to devastate their lives. This novel renders racism, sexism, contested identities, and the savagery lurking within civilisation.

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