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      Adam Donaldson Powell: the Making of a Poet by Peace Poet
I shall never forget the evening of September 2008 when I met Powell and Russo first time in Oslo, the evening when I by Grace of God talked to these great poets. It was a miracle, almost incredible to meet Albert Russo, the bilingual author, who writes in both English and French, his two ‘mother tongues’. The occasion was my visit to Oslo in 18-20..
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      American Me? by Dennis Matranga
Now is the time for true "Americans" to take our own country back..
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      Ban Taser GUNS by Hendrix Madyara
SUBJECT: Advocacy, Human Rights, Public Health, Social Service, Educational, General Science, Administration, Self-Help, Affirmations, Innovation, Semi-Political Science, Whistleblowers, Freedom & Security, Civil Rights, Kleptocracy and Discretion...
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      Black Poetic Feminism: The Imagination of Toi Derricotte by Dr. Niama Williams
Dr. Niama L. Williams brings to light poet and memoirist Toi Derricotte's claiming of voice through her poetry rich in metaphor, deep and profound sensibility, and brave personal honesty...
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      Critical Essays by Peace Poet
As a reviewer I always try to promote understanding and enjoyment of literature. A literary critic should always aim at reconstructing the mind of the creative artist as manifested in his or her manuscript. The vast field of an artist’s mind is revealed only when we discover ‘wisdom of the ages’ in his work. "The past is altered by the past as much..
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      Crystal in a shock wave / the works of Albert Russo by Albert Russo
The works of Albert Russo of the past 40 years, in both English and French, reviewed and commented in these two languages, with essays and photos by the author...
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      Cultural Primitivism in the Poetry of W.B. Yeats by Walt Lamberg
This nonfiction book is a work of literary criticism of the early poetry of the Irish poet, William Butler Yeats...
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      Electra: A Gender Sensitive Study of the Plays Based on the Myth, 2nd ed by Batya Casper
In Electra, I study the deep structure of the Electra myth and apply it to plays as early as those of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, through Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet, to as late as Sam Shepard's Curse of the Starving Class. The reader is invited to examine the historical/political climates which provoked the writing and rewrit..
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      Faust: My Soul be Damed for the World Vol. 1 by E Bucchianeri
A comprehensive exploration of Dr. Faust, the man who sold his soul to the Devil, and those who dared to tell his tale...
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      Faust: My Soul be Damned for the World Vol. 2 by E Bucchianeri
A comprehensive exploration of Dr. Faust, the man who sold his soul to the devil, and those who dared to tell his tale...
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      From Naturalism to Modernism: The Social Protest of Chester Himes by William Rand
A literary analysis of the works of Chester Himes..
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      Haiku No Susume by Deborah Russell
How to write Haiku in English. ..
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      Harry Potter, Still Recruiting: An Inner Look at Harry Potter Fandom by Valerie Frankel
All about Potter fandom from Quidditch to crafting to cosplay to wrock, complete with celebrity interviews, photos, and more...
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      Hogwarts, Narnia, and Middle Earth: Places Upon a Time by Robert Smith
This little book is a think-piece for adult readers who grew up with (or have been captured by) the fantasy worlds of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and J. K. Rowling. Rob Smith points out general themes in the work of these three authors and matches them to the ancient motifs of the biblical writings..
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      Katniss the Cattail: An Unauthorized Guide to Names and Symbols in Suzanne by Valerie Frankel
The perfect treat for fans of all ages. Everything Hunger Games, packed into one volume...
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      King Arthur's Children: A Study in Fiction and Tradition by Tyler Tichelaar
Did you know King Arthur had many other children besides Mordred? Depending on which version of the legend you read, he had both sons and daughters, some of whom even survived him...
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      Life Culture Versus Death Culture and the Death of Literature! by Dr. Patrick ODougherty
If God is taken out of literature it becomes a death literature and a death of literature...
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      MORe ON How To Write Pro$eperly by RickthePoetWarrior
Second in an unplanned series of continuing education on writing for modern times..
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      O. Henry: Obscenely and Outrageously Obliterated by Jay Dubya
Author Jay Dubya satirizes in adult language and content 18 popular O. Henry stories...
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      Out of the Shadows by James Anderson
James Arthur Anderson takes a structuralist approach to dissecting the horror fiction of H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937). This book offers both scholars and fans alike new insight into the work of the best-known American horror writer of the first half of the 20th century. As S. T. Joshi states: "Anderson's thorough familiarity with Lovecraft's texts (..
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      Personalism and Mathematics as Women's Personifesto by Dr. Patrick ODougherty
Personalism is the philosopher of the rights and integrity of the person at all levels...
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      Rama and Ravana at the Altar of Hanuman:On Tamils, Tamil Literature & Tamil by T. Wignesan
On Tamils, Tamil Literature and Tamil Culture over the centuries... Just a word to say that even if all the material in this collection has already been made available to readers interested in the subject, here the various articles, essays, critiques, reviews, and interviews have been brought together in a new and refreshing form..
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      Sastra yang Malas (Obrolan Sepintas Lalu) by Donny Anggoro
see for details at http://www.matabaca.com (the catalogue site)..
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      Scintialle 2012 (Anthology of Central Victorian Writers) by Ian Irvine (Hobson)
Scintillae 2012 celebrated Bendigo's first ever literary festival. It contains 75 pieces by 52 contributors (330 pages in all).[EDITORS: Dr Ian Irvine, Peter Wiseman (also designer), Dr Tom McWilliam and Tru Dowling.]..
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      Shaking Up Shakespeare: Dream Work and Complexity by Dr. Patrick ODougherty
An Analysis of a MidSummer Night's Dream from a literary criticism perspective of complexity...
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      Shodasi : Secrets of the Ramayana by Seshendra Sharma by saatyaki S/o Seshendra Sharma
This is an exemplary book which elevated the status of Indian Literary Criticism to the peaks of the world literature. Shodasi is a name associated with a great hymn. The title suggests that it’s a book on spiritual discourse. A reading of this book suggests that the spirit of scientific temper is critical to comprehend Valmiki’s Srimad Ramayana. B..
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      Sporadic Striving amid Echoed Voices..in Malaysian-Singaporean Literatures by T. Wignesan
Let me put it this way right from the start: If I had had my own way, or rather if I had been in possession of my senses or in my right mind, I would never have worked on Malaysian or Singaporean literatures...
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      Stein, Gender, Isolation, and Industrialism: New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio by Duane Simolke
This book examines the best-known work of American writer Sherwood Anderson...
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      Taj Mahal Review Dec 2006 by Maria Cristina Azcona
Welcome to the Taj December 2006! The aim of Taj is to promote Art and Poetry for Peace & Brotherhood across diverse nations. This issue contains an extensive selection of most notable artwork, poems and short stories created by artists from all over the world...
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      Tales of a Clear, Dark Night by Jansen Estrup
The heavens, we are taught, have always inspired awe, tradition, even salvation. Why? What did our ancestors see there?..
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      The Complete Idiot's Guide to Shakespeare's Plays by Cynthia Greenwood
A handy reference to 20 major plays by William Shakespeare and his lesser-performed works. A guide to famous speeches and quotations and making sense of Elizabethan English. A look at how the plays have been staged, from the earliest playhouses to contemporary auditoriums. Tips on popular and acclaimed film and audio versions...
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      The Gnostic Notebook: Volume One: On Memory Systems and Fairy Tales by Timothy Lambert
The Gnostic Notebook is an examination of hidden layers of meaning uncovered within various classic and ancient texts including the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales and the Gospels...
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      The Gothic Wanderer From Transgression to Redemption by Tyler Tichelaar
From the horrors of sixteenth century Italian castles to twenty-first century plagues, from the French Revolution to the liberation of Libya, Tyler R. Tichelaar takes readers on far more than a journey through literary history...
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      The Haiku of Sayumi Kamakura: A Critical Study by Peace Poet
The Haiku of Sayumi Kamakura: A Critical Study is not restricted to the critical elucidiation of her masterpiece A Crown of Roses; it also relates the use of the cutting word 'kiriji' in her numberless haiku published in her different other collections and several international literary journals. This volume rests in part on Sayumi Kamakura's manus..
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      The Imagined Moment by Inderjeet Mani
Time is a key aspect of narrative. It can advance a story, illuminate its role in our daily lives, and help us understand how events unfold. In this groundbreaking interdisciplinary work, Inderjeet Mani uses recent developments in linguistics and computer science to analyze the use of time in narrative form...
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      The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes: Essays on Victorian England, Vol. 1 by Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories are full of references to everyday Victorian activities and events that send the twenty-first century reader running to the reference shelf. These short essays explore various aspects of life mentioned in the original stories, providing modern-day insight into the nineteenth century world...
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      The Poetic Achievement of Ban'ya Natsuishi by Peace Poet
This is a full-scale critical analysis of the haiku world of Ban'ya Natsuishi - its philosophy, symbolic language, chief tenets based on his haiku collections, and written by eminent authors in the field. The book, well organized and beautifully written, is a pioneer effort, unrivaled and indispensable to understand Ban'ya as a poet. The Poetic Ach..
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      The Reason She Left & Other Stories by Kristen Caven
A collection of comix and personal essays, including the 30-page philosophical comic book, The Reason She Left...
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      The Secret Love Story in Shakespeare's Sonnets by Helen Gordon
What if the Rumors were true -- that the first Queen Elizabeth had a love affair with her favorite playwright Edward De Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, and they had a love-child? The Earl took the pen name William Shakespeare to keep the royal secrets, but he left clues in the sonnets, which he dedicated to his natural son, Henry Wriothesley...
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      The Thirukkural of Thiruvalluvar: The Secular Yogi in the Temple by T. Wignesan
The most celebrated oeuvre in Tamil: The truth about a Tamil poet and his oeuvre constructed on the architectural plan of an extended Hindu Temple (the Manduka Mandala complex of the Gupta Period) in the Middle Ages and based on the Hindu conception of life. For over a thousand years or more, it was taken for granted that the poet who has been a ho..
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      The Work and Life of Robert E. Howard by Joseph Marek
This volume examines in detail the work and life of Robert E. Howard, paying special attention to the characters of Kull, Conan, Bran Mak Morn, Cormac Mac Art and Turlogh O’Brien. The book also makes the case for a coherent collection of Howard’s Fantasy and Horror stories that are set in the American South and Southwest...
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      The World of Sri Aurobindo's Creative Literature by Aju Mukhopadhyay
The book talks about Sri Aurobindo's creative works-Poetry, short stories and dramas-it includes his life in short...
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      Their Word Is Law: Bestselling Lawyer-Novelists Talk About Their Craft by STEPHEN Murphy
It's no secret that lawyers make great fiction writers. They spend their days at the heart of conflict, and they live or die by their choice of words. Now, in this unique collection of interviews, the top lawyer-novelists of our day discuss the inner workings of their craft. From the moral explorations of Louis Auchincloss to the dynamic thrills of..
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      Tintinnabulation of Literary Theory by Andrew Nyongesa
The book demonstrates the use of five literary theories in literary criticism namely: postcolonialism, Marxism, Psychoanalysis,stylistics and feminism...
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      Varieties of Magic Realism by Clark Zlotchew
The term "Magic Realism" has been overly used to describe certain modes of Latin-American literature from mid-Twentieth-Century on, but there is no agreement on the meaning of the term. This book studies the way in which various Latin-American writers create their own varieties of magic realism...
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      Writing Ground Zero: Japanese Literature and the Atomic Bomb by John Treat
A history of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in post-1945 Japanese literature and intellectual life...
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