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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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A look back at the classical traditions studied thus far reveals that although there is no unanimity, there are common dimensions, as well as a consensus about the value of a virtuoso life attained through contemplation and practice.
3) The jungle
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 22
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The Jungle is a 1906 work of narrative fiction by American muckraker novelist Upton Sinclair. Sinclair's primary purpose in describing the meat industry and its working conditions was to advance socialism in the United States. However, most readers were more concerned with several passages exposing health violations and unsanitary practices in the American meat-packing industry during the early 20th century, which greatly contributed to a public outcry...
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A successful man must face the terror of his own mortality in this masterful nineteenth-century Russian novella by the author of War and Peace.
In his later years, Leo Tolstoy began to contemplate the inescapable realities of mortality—its terrifying mystery, its many indignities, and the way it forces one to look back on the legacy and regrets of one’s life. The Death of Ivan Ilyich, widely considered the
...5) Babbitt
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Sinclair Lewis’s Nobel Prize–winning satire of the American middle class
Zenith is like many American cities in the wake of the First World War: midsize, industrial, booming with opportunities for enterprising capitalists. But Zenith is unique as a middling metropolis; within its wandering streets walks one George Babbitt, world-class realtor, American dreamer, social climber, and civic booster.
But unexpectedly,...
Zenith is like many American cities in the wake of the First World War: midsize, industrial, booming with opportunities for enterprising capitalists. But Zenith is unique as a middling metropolis; within its wandering streets walks one George Babbitt, world-class realtor, American dreamer, social climber, and civic booster.
But unexpectedly,...
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Beyond the Page
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2020
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English
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"A surprisingly deep story where the romantic love story isn't the only relationship that grows and develops." —Goodreads
Preparing to sail from Jamaica to England, Savina Roxeter knows she should be looking forward to marrying her betrothed and settling into a quiet and comfortable life among the ton, but she can only despair at the thought of leaving the lush and beautiful island she loves for the staid confines of London
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The Mayor of Casterbridge, by Thomas Hardy, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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Deeply wounded by her embittered mother's lack of sympathy for her aspirations, Elnora finds comfort in the nearby Limberlost Swamp, whose beauty and rich abundance provide her with the means to better her life.
9) Oroonoko
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After learning how to fight at a young age, Oroonoko, an African prince, fights alongside his army against invading forces. When a celebrated general saves Oroonoko's life, trading his own to take an arrow for Oroonoko, the young prince feels indebted to the man and decides to go pay his respects to the late general's family. There, he meets Imoinda, the daughter of the general. Oroonoko and Imoinda quickly fall in love and become betrothed, but the...
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Includes standard notation and tab for 22 Carter-style solos from bluegrass classics such as: Back Up and Push * The Big Rock Candy Mountain * Cotton Eyed Joe * Down Yonder * Jesse James * John Henry * Little Sadie * Man of Constant Sorrow * Midnight Special * Mule Skinner Blues * Red Wing * Uncle Joe * The Wabash Cannon Ball * Wildwood Flower * and more.
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From Collins Classics and the author of 'The Great Gatsby' comes this razor-sharp satire on the excesses of the Jazz Age From the author of The Great Gatsby, a tale of marriage and disappointment in the Roaring Twenties. Fitzgerald's rich and detailed novel of the decadent Jazz Era follows the beautiful and vibrant Anthony Patch and his wife Gloria as they navigate the heady lifestyle of the young and wealthy in 1920s New York. Patch is the presumptive...
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"Far more than a conventional novel. It is a meditation on life, on the erotic, on the nature of men and women and love . . . full of telling details, truths large and small, to which just about every reader will respond." — People
In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera tells the story of two couples, a young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing, and one
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"The Bram Stoker Megapack" assembles 22 classic works by the author of "Dracula," including all of his classic horror novels and a selection of rare and famous stories. Of special interest is the mystery story "Old Hoggen," which has never before appeared in a complete, corrected text until this time (we transcribed it from the 1893 newspaper publication especially for this volume) - and it's worth the price of this volume by itself! In all, "The...
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The Thubway Tham MEGAPACK™ presents 22 classic tales by Johnston McCulley (creator of Zorro) featuring his series antihero, a pickpocket named Thubway Tham. Included in this volume are:
THUBWAY THAM, FASHION PLATE
THUBWAY THAM'S DOG
THUBWAY THAM TUNES IN
THUBWAY THAM'S HONESTY
THUBWAY THAM'S HOODOO ROLL
THUBWAY THAM'S OPERATION
THUBWAY THAM'S CURIOSITY
THUBWAY THAM MEETS A GIRL
THUBWAY THAM'S ENGAGEMENT
THUBWAY THAM GOES TO THE RACES
THUBWAY...
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"We Have Always Lived in the Castle" by Shirley Jackson is a haunting tale that unfolds within the walls of the Blackwood family estate. Narrated by Mary Katherine "Merricat" Blackwood, the story reveals the eerie isolation of the remaining Blackwood family members after a mysterious and tragic event. Merricat's rituals and charms provide an unsettling backdrop to the family's eccentricities and the community's suspicion. As secrets unravel, the novel...
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The Lost World MEGAPACK™ explores strange lands and peoples lost from the rest of civilization - strange continents, hidden valleys, microscopic worlds, and underground kingdoms are just the tip of the iceberg! With classic stories from well-known authors like Jules Verne, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Arthur Conan Doyle to more recent works by Lin Carter, Don Wilcox, Eando Binder, and many others, this is the lost world collection you've been waiting...
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Thunderbolts volume 15
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Also collects Captain America and Citizen V Annual 1998 #1, Thunderbolts #0, Avengers (1998) #12. The Thunderbolts have returned to Earth after an interdimensional journey to Kosmos, but there's no rest for the weary as they are immediately pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. - as well as a recovering Baron Zemo, who is out for their blood! Also, what happens when Atlas must contend with the mighty Hercules, who is out for revenge for injuries suffered in years...
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Duck, duck, goose! DUCK: Because when you cross Wade Wilson with a certain feathered investigator named Howard, you get Deadpool the Duck! Can the Mallard with the Mouth complete his mission with webbed feet - and if he does, where does he send the bill?! DUCK: Because when Deadpool takes on the Punisher, you'd better duck! Can anyone win when the Regeneratin' Degenerate goes up against the one-man army? And GOOSE: Because the Marvel Universe's goose...
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