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Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs: Living and Writing in the West (Modern Library Classics)

Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs: Living and Writing in the West (Modern Library Classics)

by Wallace Stegner

Nominated for a National Book Critics Circle award, Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs gathers together Wallace Stegner’s most important and memorable writings on the American West: its landscapes, diverse history, and shifting identity; its beauty, fragility, and power. With subjects ranging from the writer’s own “migrant childhood” to the need to protect what remains of the great western... (more)

Don't Know Much About Literature: What You Need to Know but Never Learned About Great Books and Authors

Don't Know Much About Literature: What You Need to Know but Never Learned About Great Books and Authors

by Kenneth C. Davis, Jenny Davis

From Homer to Harry Potter, from Chaucer to Charlotte's Web , a compelling compendium of history's most influential literary works and writers Did a whale named "Mocha Dick" inspire Melville's masterpiece? Who was the first poet to speak at a presidential inauguration? Which French-speaking high school football star shook up the literary world? Do you freeze when someone mentions Faulkner? When the... (more)

A Human Eye: Essays on Art in Society, 1996-2008

A Human Eye: Essays on Art in Society, 1996-2008

by Adrienne Cecile Rich

One of America’s most distinguished poets explores the complex relationship between art and social justice. Over more than three decades Adrienne Rich’s essays have been praised for their lucidity, courage, and range of concerns. In A Human Eye , Rich examines a diverse selection of writings and their place in past and present social disorders and transformations. Beyond literary theories, she explores... (more)