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October 2011
For the Love of Books
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The Reading Promise:
My Father and the Books We Shared
Alice Ozma
When Ozma was in 4th grade, she and her father decided to see if he could read aloud to her for 100 consecutive nights. On the hundreth night, they decided to
continue what they called "The Streak." Alice's father read aloud to her every night without fail until the day she left for college. $24.99 |
Nom de Plume:
A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms
Carmela Ciuraru
What's in a name? In our "look at me" era, everyone's a brand. Privacy now seems a quaint relic, and self-effacement is a thing of the past. Exploring the fascinating stories of more than a dozen authorial impostors across several centuries and cultures, Ciuraru plumbs the creative process and the darker, often crippling aspects of fame. $24.99 |
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Twenty-five Books That Shaped America:
How White Whales, Green Lights, and Restless Spirits
Forged Our National Identity
Thomas Foster
From the author of the New York Times bestselling How to Read Literature Like a Professor comes a highly entertaining and informative new book on the twenty-five works of literature that have most shaped the American character. Twenty-five Books That Shaped America is a fun and enriching guide to America through its literature. $14.99
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Why Read Moby-Dick?
Nathaniel Philbrick
Philbrick skillfully navigates Melville's world and illuminates Moby Dick's humor and
unforgettable characters, finding the thread that binds Ishmael and Ahab to our own time and, indeed, to all times. A perfect match between author and subject, Why Read
Moby-Dick? gives us a renewed appreciation of both Melville and the proud seaman's town of Nantucket that Philbrick himself calls home. $25.00 Available October 13th |
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Why Jane Austen?
Rachel M. Brownstein
In this book, Brownstein considers constructions of Jane Austen as a heroine, moralist, satirist, romantic, satirist, romantic, woman, author and the changing notions of these categories. Reclaiming the rich comedy of Austen while constructing a new narrative of authorship, Brownstein unpacks the author's fascinating entanglement with readers and other admirers. $29.50
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Critical Children:
The Use of Childhood in Ten Great Novels
Richard Locke
In Critical Children, Locke follows child characters in classic novels for adults and their use in exploring or evading social, psychological, and moral problems. Writing as editor, teacher, writer, and reader, Locke demonstrates the way these great books work, how they spring to life from their details, and how they function as verbal performances that both invite and resist interpretation. $29.50
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