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It’s been ten years since Mitch Albom first shared the wisdom of Morrie Schwartz with the world. Now–twelve million copies later–in a new afterword, Mitch Albom reflects again on the meaning of Morrie’s life lessons and the gentle, irrevocable impact of their Tuesday sessions all those years ago. . . _____ Maybe it was a grandparent, or a... (more)

Medea and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)

Medea and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)

by Euripides, R. B. Rutherford, James Morwood

Translated by John Davie with an Introduction and Notes by Richard Rutherford.

Shakespearean Whodunits Murders and Mysteries Based on Shakespeare's Plays

The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Eighth Edition, Volume 1: The Middle Ages Through the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century

The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Eighth Edition, Volume 1: The Middle Ages Through the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century

Read by millions of students over seven editions, The Norton Anthology of English Literature remains the most trusted undergraduate survey of English literature available and one of the most successful college texts ever published. Firmly grounded by the hallmark strengths of all Norton Anthologies—thorough and helpful introductory matter, judicious annotation, complete texts wherever possible— The Norton... (more)

Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath

Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath

by Stephanie Hemphill

On a bleak February day in 1963 a young American poet died by her own hand, and passed into a myth that has since imprinted itself on the hearts and minds of millions. She was and is Sylvia Plath and Your Own , Sylvia is a portrait of her life, told in poems. With photos and an extensive list of facts and sources to round out the reading experience, Your Own, Sylvia is a great curriculum companion to Plath's... (more)

Hodges' Harbrace Handbook (with InfoTrac) (Hodges Harbrace Handbook)

Hodges' Harbrace Handbook (with InfoTrac) (Hodges Harbrace Handbook)

by Cheryl Glenn, John Cunyus Hodges

This classic grammar and writing reference guide has helped over 5 million students become better writers. The HodgesÆ Harbrace Handbook, 14th edition, remains a grammar driven approach that has taught generations of writing students the best way to write and revise their papers.

Elizabethan England (Cultures of the Past)

Elizabethan England (Cultures of the Past)

by Ruth Ashby

Examines the history, culture, religion, and social conditions of sixteenth-century England, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Shakespeare's London: A Guide to Elizabethan London

Shakespeare's London: A Guide to Elizabethan London

by Julie Ferris

In a travel guide format, presents a look at the sites and society that existed in London during the time of William Shakespeare.

Patterns for a Purpose

by Barbara Fine Clouse

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

Each edition includes: • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language • An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play • Illustrations from the Folger... (more)

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Tuesdays With Morrie

An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

by Mitch Albom