One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Category: Literature
'Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.' ..... Gabriel García Márquez has been one of the undisputed literary giants of the past century; his stories are vivid, energetic, tender and unfor ...Show more
Jane AustenInside Her Novels by Matthew Coniam
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Category: Literature | Series: Pitkin Guide
This beautifully illustrated guide to Jane Austen's novels, released to commemorate the 200th anniversary of her death, is an essential for any Jane Austen fan or literary lover. Revealing key aspects of Jane s own background and life, this fascinating guide explores the relationships between the key th ...Show more
Portable Magic: Our Long Love Affair with Books by Emma Smith
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Category: Literature
An excitingly revisionist history of bibliophilia, from the celebrated author of This is Shakespeare 'A fascinating journey into our relationship with the physical book...I lost count of the times I exclaimed with delight when I read a nugget of information I hadn't encountered before' Val McDermid, The ...Show more
In Praise of Good Bookstores by Jeff Deutsch
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Category: Literature
From a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstores Do we need bookstores in the twenty-first century? If so, what makes a good one? In this beautifully written book, Jeff Deutsch--the director of Chicago's Seminary Co-op Bookst ...Show more
50 Books to Read If You're a Hopeless Romantic by Eric Karl Anderson
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Category: Literature
A book lover's guide to the 50 most iconic and interesting novels centred on a love story.
Meanjin Vol 82, No 3 by Esther Anatolitis
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Category: Literature
Devoted entirely to work by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and artists, Meanjin 82.3 Spring 2023 is framed around notions of place. The Meanjin Paper that opens this special edition is an archival interview with Oodgeroo Noonuccal, followed by a State of the Nation piece by Gary Foley, an ...Show more
Death By Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts by Kathryn Harkup
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Category: Literature
An in-depth look at the science behind the creative methods Shakespeare used to kill off his characters. In Death By Shakespeare, Kathryn Harkup, best-selling author of A is for Arsenic and expert on the more gruesome side of science, turns her expertise to William Shakespeare and the creative methods ...Show more
The Sounds of Poetry - A Brief Guide by Robert Pinsky
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Category: Literature
The Poet Laureate's clear and entertaining account of how poetry works. Poetry is a vocal, which is to say a bodily, art, Robert Pinsky declares in The Sounds of Poetry. The medium of poetry is the human body: the column of air inside the chest, shaped into signifying sounds in the larynx and the mouth. ...Show more
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories (Leather Bound) by Lewis Carroll
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Category: Literature | Series: Barnes and Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection
Scurry down the rabbit hole and step through the looking glass with this luxurious compilation of works from Lewis Carroll. Don't be late--it's a very important date Witty, whimsical, and often nonsensical, the fiction of Lewis Carroll has been popular with both children and adults for over 150 year ...Show more
Beauty and the Beast and Other Classic Fairy Tales (Leather bound) by Barnes and Noble Staff
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Category: Childrens | Series: Barnes and Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection
The romance of the story, 'Beauty and the Beast' - the triumph of love over looks - has fascinated readers for centuries and inspired numerous films and TV series. This anthology not only features the beloved tale, but 100 enchanting stories chosen from The Blue Fain/Book and other collections by Andrew ...Show more
In Praise of Older Women by Stephen Vizinczey
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Category: Literature | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
'You cannot put it down: witty, moving and it's all about sex' - Margaret Drabble. 'A masterpiece ...dazzling ...like all great novels, it shows the truth about life' - Le Monde. 'At the basis of pleasure, of eroticism, Vizinczey places consciousness. His novel consists of scenes which you can see ...St ...Show more
Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
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Category: Literature | Series: Special Editions
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is acknowledged as the greatest dramatist of all time. He excels in plot, poetry and wit, and his talent encompasses the great tragedies of Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth as well as the moving history plays and the comedies such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, The T ...Show more