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Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

by Susan Jeffers

THE PHENOMENAL CLASSIC THAT HAS CHANGED THE LIVES OF MILLIONS Are you afraid of making decisions . . . asking your boss for a raise . . . leaving an unfulfilling relationship . . . facing the future? Whatever your fear, here is your chance to push through it once and for all. In this enduring guide to self-empowerment, Dr. Susan Jeffers inspires us with dynamic techniques and profound concepts that have helped... (more)

The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers (The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers)

The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers (The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers)

by Robinson Jeffers

In 1938 Random House published The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers , a volume that would remain in print for more than fifty years. For decades it drew enough poets, students, and general readers to keep Jeffers—in spite of the almost total academic neglect that followed his fame in the 1920s and 1930s—a force in American poetry. Now scholars are at last beginning to recognize that he created a significant... (more)

Robinson Jeffers: Poet of California

by James Karman

Out of print for many years, James Karman's Robinson Jeffers, Poet of California has been revised and expanded for this new edition. Karman takes us into the mythic life of Jeffers and his family as they build their own house on a desolate, rocky point at Carmel-By-The-Sea, where they carved out a life that honored hard work, self-reliance and the environment.

Americans' Favorite Poems

This anthology embodies Robert Pinsky's commitment to discover America's beloved poems, his special undertaking as Poet Laureate of the United States. The selections in this anthology were chosen from the personal letters of thousands of Americans who responded to Robert Pinsky's invitation to write to him about their favorite poems. Some poems are memories treasured in the mind since childhood; some crystallize... (more)

An Invitation to Poetry: A New Favorite Poem Project Anthology

An Invitation to Poetry: A New Favorite Poem Project Anthology

A multimedia collection of poems introduced by American readers, featuring a DVD including a video introduction by Robert Pinsky. For a reader unaccustomed to reading poetry, or who has fallen away from the custom, this collection offers an inviting way into the art, or back into it. For readers devoted to poetry, it offers illuminating examples of the infinitely various ways a poem reaches a reader. In... (more)

Freemasons: A History and Exploration of the World's Oldest Secret Society

Freemasons: A History and Exploration of the World's Oldest Secret Society

by H. Paul Jeffers

Farewell, Godspeed: The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time

Farewell, Godspeed: The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time

by Cyrus M. Copeland

Farewell, Godspeed is a remarkable collection of eulogies for some of the most notable figures of our time, delivered by the people who knew them best. In the words used to eulogize the great and celebrated men and women of the world—sometimes reverential, sometimes funny, always poignant—we come as close as perhaps we ever will to seeing the warm humanity beneath their public personas. Cyrus M. Copeland has... (more)

Invitation to Poetry, AnJay Parini

Invitation to Poetry, An

by Jay Parini

Designed for introductory students, this text represents a fresh approach to the study of poetry. The elements of poetry, both formal and structural aspects, are presented in a simple, highly available language. The text incorporates the latest developments in criticism such as the feminist perspective in an unobtrusive way.

Poetry: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics Series) (5th Edition) (Penguin Academics)

Poetry: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics Series) (5th Edition) (Penguin Academics)

by R. S. Gwynn

This brief, inexpensive, and portable anthology features more than 250 poems, presenting a diverse body of work ranging from William Shakespeare and John Donne to Cathy Song and Sherman Alexie. Chronologically organized within each genre, the diverse selection of poems covers the full scope of the poetic tradition from popular ballads to works by poets born in the 60s and 70s. An “Introduction to Poetry” offers... (more)

Now and Then: The Poet's Choice Columns, 1997-2000

Now and Then: The Poet's Choice Columns, 1997-2000

by Robert Hass

During his tenure as US Poet Laureate, Robert Hass revived the popular nineteenth-century tradition of including poetry in our daily newspapers. “Poet's Choice” ultimately became a nationally syndicated column appearing in dozens of papers across the country. Every week, Hass would marry poets and poetry to headlines and holidays. Proceeding in sequence from early 1997 to the start of the millennium, we ride the... (more)

Hiawatha (Picture Puffins)

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The classic American poem The Song of Hiawatha is developed into a tale covering the childhood of Hiawatha and telling the story of his early years, when he first learned the Native American way of life from his grandmother. Reprint. AB. SLJ.

The Buried MoonJoseph Jacobs

The Buried Moon

by Joseph Jacobs

The Moon is held prisoner in the bog by the Evil Ones until the townspeople miss her light and go to search for her.

Home

by Stan Tymorek

Home is the place in which we sleep, eat, work, and play, as well as a source of comfort, relaxation, and safety. Home: A Collection of Poetry and Art assembles writers' and artists' interpretations of home, whether home is a stone tower, a thatched hut, a small apartment, or even a spaceship. The book pairs poems from around the world--China, Czech Republic, Japan, and Chile--with complementary images,... (more)

Alpine Christ and Other PoemsRobinson Jeffers

Alpine Christ and Other Poems

by Robinson Jeffers

The Beginning and the End and Other Poems the Last works of Robinson JeffersJeffers Robinson

The Beginning and the End and Other Poems the Last works of Robinson Jeffers

by Jeffers Robinson

Roan Stallion, Tamar and Other PoemsRobinson Jeffers

Roan Stallion, Tamar and Other Poems

by Robinson Jeffers

Black Beauty

The Autobiography of a Horse

by Anna Sewell

The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing... (more)

100 Great Poems of the Twentieth Century

100 Great Poems of the Twentieth Century

by Mark Strand

The last century's 100 most enduring poems, selected and introduced by former Poet Laureate Mark Strand. Accounting for the great range of style and content with which poets such as W. H. Auden, Dylan Thomas, Federico García Lorca, Rainer Maria Rilke, William Butler Yeats, Pablo Neruda, and Jorge Luis Borges responded to the changes and challenges of the twentieth century, 100 Great Poems of the Twentieth... (more)

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Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

by Susan Jeffers

The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers (The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers)

by Robinson Jeffers

Robinson Jeffers: Poet of California

by James Karman

Americans' Favorite Poems

An Invitation to Poetry: A New Favorite Poem Project Anthology

Freemasons: A History and Exploration of the World's Oldest Secret Society

by H. Paul Jeffers

Farewell, Godspeed: The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time

by Cyrus M. Copeland

Invitation to Poetry, An

by Jay Parini

Poetry: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics Series) (5th Edition) (Penguin Academics)

by R. S. Gwynn

Now and Then: The Poet's Choice Columns, 1997-2000

by Robert Hass

Hiawatha (Picture Puffins)

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Buried Moon

by Joseph Jacobs

Home

by Stan Tymorek

Alpine Christ and Other Poems

by Robinson Jeffers

The Beginning and the End and Other Poems the Last works of Robinson Jeffers

by Jeffers Robinson

Roan Stallion, Tamar and Other Poems

by Robinson Jeffers

Black Beauty

The Autobiography of a Horse

by Anna Sewell

100 Great Poems of the Twentieth Century

by Mark Strand