A brave new collection of poems from Sandra Cisneros, the best-selling author of The House on Mango Street.It has been twenty-eight years since Sandra Cisneros published a book of poetry. With dozens of never-before-seen poems, Woman Without Shame is a moving collection of songs, elegies, and declarations that chronicle her pilgrimage toward rebirth and the recognition of her prerogative as a woman artist. These bluntly honest and often humorous meditations on memory, desire, and the essential nature of love blaze a path toward self-awareness. For Cisneros, Woman Without Shame is the culmination of her search for home—in the Mexico of her ancestors and in her own heart. Views: 483
Although Amber Tamblyn is best known as the star of the smash hit Joan of Arcadia, she is a serious poet, mentored by Jack Hirshman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and other San Francisco Beat poets. She has self-published two chapbooks, and her poems have appeared in books published by City Lights. Here is her first collection of poems specifically for teens. The poems relate to teen issues such as love and relationships, and all are influenced by Amber's feminist sensibility. An introduction by Jack Hirshman puts her poetry in a literary context, and her personal introduction gives insight into her poems and helps readers access them. Amber's celebrity will help bring the value of poetry to a new, wider audience. Views: 482
The murder of a young girl stretches the resources of a small English police force and reveals the tensions, which sometimes arise between uniform officers and the C.I.D. A cynical Detective Sergeant receives unexpected help from wounded war veterans and a highclass madam who runs an up scale brothel. This is the first in a series of Tectales. iA field in the 1600's in England was the place where the King's army murdered the Canon of the nearby church when he tried to defend the residents who sided with Cromwell in the Civil War. He was stabbed to death and the site and the growing town became known as Canonsfield and its church a Catherdral. Ironically in the 1960's the body of a young girl was found in the same place and she had been murdered in the same way.The Detective Sergeant of its small police force recruits unusual help in the shape of old war veterans and the Madam of a high class brothel in his efforts to identify the victim and bring the killer to justice.Some unusual methods are used to hold off a Biker Gang who have raped a City Councilor and are not afraid to use violence. Views: 482
This is the definitive Kindle Edition of the great modernist's works, with every published D.H. Lawrence novel, short story, piece of travel writing, novella, play and much, much more. As with all Delphi Classics, the texts are arranged in chronological order, allowing a scholarly reading and appreciation of Lawrence's works. Features: many images relating to Lawrence, his life and works ALL 12 novels, with annotated introductions, giving contextual information separate contents table for each novel, aiding navigation around this huge file includes the rare 'lost' novel MR NOON - appearing for the first time in digital print ALL 67 short stories, arranged in chronological and alphabetical contents tables ALL 8 plays, with separate contents tables ALL of the travel writing books 7 poetry collections, including RARE contributions, with chronological and alphabetical contents tables - find that special poem quickly and easily! EVEN includes the BONUS text of D.H.Lawrence's Paintings - explore the great man's stunning art - all in beautiful colour - first time in digital print includes rare non-fiction essays also includes "A STUDY OF THOMAS HARDY" - explore Lawrence's famous critique of the famous author front no-nonsense contents table, allowing easy navigation around the enormous file. also boasts the rare poetry collection LAST POEMS - enjoy Lawrence's final haunting works the rare school textbook Lawrence wrote when struggling financially includes REFLECTIONS ON THE DEATH OF A PORCUPINE AND OTHER ESSAYS - appearing here for the first time in digital print Lawrence's last non-fiction book - the enigmatic APOCALYPSE AND THE WRITINGS ON REVELATION includes the mammoth PHOENIX: THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF D. H. LAWRENCE - spends hours exploring this collection of literary papers that chart Lawrence's genius features two bonus biographies - explore the great writer's literary life! includes Lawrence's wife's intimate biography NOT I, BUT THE WIND... - first time in digital print UPDATED with rare short stories and special story contents tables Please note: this file has been extensively updated with many rare texts. CONTENTS: The NovelsTHE WHITE PEACOCKTHE TRESPASSERSONS AND LOVERSTHE RAINBOWWOMEN IN LOVETHE LOST GIRLMR NOONAARON’S RODKANGAROOTHE BOY IN THE BUSHTHE PLUMED SERPENTLADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER The NovellasTHE LADYBIRDTHE FOXTHE CAPTAIN’S DOLLST. MAWRTHE VIRGIN AND THE GIPSYTHE ESCAPED COCK The Short StoriesLIST OF THE SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF THE SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The PlaysTHE MARRIED MANTHE FIGHT FOR BARBARADAVIDTHE DAUGHTER-IN-LAWTHE WIDOWING OF MRS HOLROYDA COLLIER’S FRIDAY NIGHTTHE MERRY-GO-ROUNDTOUCH AND GO The Travel WritingTWILIGHT IN ITALYSEA AND SARDINIASKETCHES OF ETRUSCAN PLACESMORNINGS IN MEXICO The Poetry CollectionsLOVE POEMS AND OTHERSBIRDS BEASTS AND FLOWERSAMORESBAY: A BOOK OF POEMSNEW POEMSIMAGIST POETRYLOOK! WE HAVE COME THROUGH!LAST POEMS The PoetryPOEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDERThe Non-FictionA STUDY OF THOMAS HARDYMOVEMENTS IN EUROPEAN HISTORYPSYCHOANALYSIS AND THE UNCONSCIOUSFANTASIA OF THE UNCONSCIOUSSTUDIES IN CLASSIC AMERICAN LITERATUREREFLECTIONS ON THE DEATH OF A PORCUPINE AND OTHER ESSAYSA PROPOS OF LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVERAPOCALYPSE AND THE WRITINGS ON REVELATIONPHOENIX: THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF D. H. LAWRENCE A TranslationLITTLE NOVELS OF SICILY The PaintingsTHE PAINTINGS OF D. H. LAWRENCE The BiographiesNOT I, BUT THE WIND... by Frieda LawrenceTHE SAVAGE PILGRIMAGE by Catherine Carswell Views: 482
This edition offers a fully modernized text of one of Shakespeare's most fascinating plays. *Henry IV, Part 2* is the only play in the canon whose structure almost exactly mirrors that of its predecessor, and thereby affords unique perspectives on Shakespeare's art and craft. Far from being the impoverished country cousin of an illustrious work, *Part 2* introduces unforgettable new characters like Pistol and Shallow, and memorable minor players such as Doll Tearsheet and the reluctant Goucestershire recruits. Above all, it gives us more Falstaff. Although he is now politically distanced from Hal, he looms larger than ever as a mischievous figure who never ceases to fascinate with his unique blend of native wit, inventiveness, and corruption. Through a radical reconsideration of the play's text(s) and date, it is argued here for the first time that the character of Falstaff was called Oldcastle in *Part 2* as well as in as in *Part 1*, and that it was the vetting of *Part 2* for the 1596-7 Christmas performances at Court which led to the change of name in both plays. This edition moreover takes the view that the Folio-only passages in the play reflect the text of the original prompt-book.
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Zach is eighteen. He is bright and articulate. He's also an alcoholic and in rehab instead of high school, but he doesn't remember how he got there. He's not sure he wants to remember. Something bad must have happened. Something really, really bad. Remembering sucks and being alive - well, what's up with that? Views: 481
In order to reclaim his father's kingdom, Jason has been sent on an impossible mission - to take the golden ram's fleece that lies far away, guarded by a dragon. Jason, who is so attractive that women fall instantly in love with him, sets sail in the Argo, along with the greatest heroes of ancient Greece, including the surly (and often drunk) Hercules, the enchanting musician Orpheus and the battling twins Castor and Pollux. As they battle clashing rocks, monsters and seductresses, watched over by pitiless gods, they will learn that victory comes at a price. In The Golden Fleece Robert Graves transforms Greek myth into a thrilling and richly imagined story, bringing the ancient world vividly alive. Views: 481
An NYRB Classics Original
Alexander Pushkin’s short novel is set during the reign of Catherine the Great, when the Cossacks rose up in rebellion against the Russian empress. Presented as the memoir of Pyotr Grinyov, a nobleman, The Captain’s Daughter tells how, as a feckless youth and fledgling officer, Grinyov was sent from St. Petersburg to serve in faraway southern Russia. Traveling to take up this new post, Grinyov loses his shirt gambling and then loses his way in a terrible snowstorm, only to be guided to safety by a mysterious peasant. With impulsive gratitude Grinyov hands over his fur coat to his savior, never mind the cold.
Soon after he arrives at Fort Belogorsk, Grinyov falls in love with Masha, the beautiful young daughter of his captain. Then Pugachev, leader of the Cossack rebellion, surrounds the fort. Resistance, he has made it clear, will be met with death.
At once a fairy tale and a thrilling historical novel, this singularly Russian work of the imagination is also a timeless, universal, and very winning story of how love and duty can summon pluck and luck to confront calamity. Views: 481
The personification of principles.A comatose man is discovered on the side of the highway late at night, battered, broken, and bruised. Who is he? How did he get there? Was he the victim of a heinous crime? But there's more to Broken than just the fate of a nearly dead man, or the crime's investigation. Everyone touched by the crime discovers something about his or her own life, something that will impact each so intensely that they will never be the same. The college student who stumbles upon the body. The trucker who comes to his aid. The young surgeon who saves his life. The nurses who help him to heal from the accident.But what brought the victim to that point on the highway is the heart of Broken, as well as what happens to him as a result. He eventually recovers only to discover that the passions that once drove him are gone, irrevocably stolen from him by the man who almost took his life. As he searches for why bad things happen to good people, will he see the good in the tragedy, or will it destroy not only his devastated hopes and dreams, but his desire to find new ones, options for his future that aren't rendered impossible by his irreversible injuries.And what about the fate of the man who almost killed him? Will the victim and his family find forgiveness in their hearts for the criminal? Will he be brought to justice? And what does true justice entail?Broken is a legal thriller, but it's also a tale of hope and forgiveness, one that just might impact you as dramatically as the characters in the story. Views: 480
Mom always told us to stay out of the woods behind the house. There was something final about the way she said it, like she had been there her whole life. She didn't always say a lot to us growing up. Sure, sometimes you couldn't shut her up, but she spent a lot of time just standing at one window or another, staring out at the woods behind the house.I made friends at college; stupid, lost boys who were always drunk. Bearded artists and philosophers, retching their dreams on the side of the road like magic shows, calling out for an audience to help them clean up. I might even have become one of those boys, sad and dark and twisted into spaces I didn't fit into. Kill me, I said to the walls. Kill me, floor. Drown me in my own vomit.There was a forest along two sides of the school, dark and silent, watching us destroy our immune systems in the light of the street lamps. I watched it follow me home, out every window up the stairs of my residence hall, out my room window at the end of the hallway. I remembered Reed saying, "The woods are all the same." Because they were.The first night I went out to that tree line, shaking and scared, was the last time I ever hoped to be normal. I watched my fingers reaching for the bark, trembling fingernails pulling back to reveal the nail beds, pulsing red, blood blisters boiling on the backs of my hands. I closed my eyes and smiled at the pain. Views: 479
Published in 1967, we return to Port William during the Second World War to revisit Jayber Crow, the barber, Uncle Stanley, the gravedigger, Jarrat and Burley, the sharecroppers, and Brother Preston, the preacher, as well as Mat Feltner, his wife Margaret, and his daughter-in-law Hannah, whose son will be born after news comes that Hannah's husband Virgil is missing.
"The earth is the genius of our life," Wendell Berry writes here. "The final questions and their answers lie serenely coupled in it." Views: 478
Millions of people around the world have found inspiration and enlightenment in the wise words of Kahlil Gibran. One of the great philosophers of the last Century and bestselling author of The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran's writings have touched the hearts and souls of people across many nations and generations. The Little Book of Life's Wisdom is a unique and accessible collection of his thoughts and meditations offering spiritual insights and guidance. It provides an essential and inspiring source of understanding and comfort to anybody involved with the stresses and strains of modern life. Views: 478
A book that will change the way you think about love, relationships, heartbreak, and self-empowerment. Breaking the rules, challenging perceptions, and exploring the secret desires we keep hidden from the world. Beautifully composed and written by international bestselling author Lang Leav, this new collection of poetry and prose will positively influence your life. September Love captures the magic of each passing season, a pearl of wisdom waiting to be discovered with every page turned. A book that will inspire you to reach for the stars. Views: 476
