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24 produkter
Chekhov on Writing
The Mentor, the Self-Critic, Literary Questions and Fictional Writers
Av Anton Chekhov, Bob Blaisdell
Häftad, 2025
83 kr
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Considered a pioneer of the short story genre and a trailblazer in modern fiction, Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) started writing at age 20.By 27, he had shifted from traditional storytelling methods to examining the experiences of everyday individuals in mundane circumstances. His evocative portrayals …
God Sees the Truth but Waits and Other Moral Tales
Häftad, 2025
63 kr
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After writing such popular novels as War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy experienced a religious crisis. By the late 1870s, Tolstoy had left the Russian Orthodox Church and embarked on a quest for spiritual truth, writing profound fable-like short stories.This volume features five …
Tolstoy in Search of Truth and Meaning
Wisdom from His Letters, Novels, Essays and Conversations
Häftad, 2024
135 kr
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In the late 1880s, Leo Tolstoy began compiling material for a collection of quotations that he deemed to reflect the wisdom of the centuries. His goal was to create a circle of reading for himself and others that included such thought leaders as Lau Tzu, Marcus Aurelius, Buddha, Jesus, and many …
The Dover Anthology of American Literature, Volume II
From 1865 to the 1920s
Av Bob Blaisdell, Bob Blaisdell
Häftad, 2014
328 kr
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Essays on the Theory of Numbers
Av Bob Blaisdell, Richard Dedekind
Häftad, 2003
167 kr
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Two most important essays by the famous German mathematician: one provides an arithmetic, rigorous foundation for the irrational numbers, thereby a rigorous meaning of continuity in analysis. The other is an attempt to give logical basis for transfinite numbers and properties of the natural numbers.
Selected Writings and Speeches of Marcus Garvey
Av Marcus Garvey, Bob Blaisdell
Häftad, 2005
63 kr
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A controversial figure in the history of race relations around the world, Marcus Garvey amazed his enemies as much as he dazzled his admirers. This anthology contains some of the African-American rights advocate's most noted writings and speeches, including "Declaration of the Rights of the Negro …
Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln
A Book of Quotations
Av Abraham Lincoln, Bob Blaisdell
Häftad, 2005
57 kr
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From the most eloquent of American presidents, nearly 400 astute observations on subjects ranging from women to warfare: "Bad promises are better broken than kept"; "Marriage is neither heaven nor hell; it is simply purgatory"; "Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to …
Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
Häftad, 2013
147 kr
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"Familiarity breeds contempt — and children." "When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear." "Heaven for climate. Hell for company." This attractive paperback gift edition of the renowned American humorist's epigrams and witticisms features hundreds of quips on life, love, history, culture, …
Slave Narratives of the Underground Railroad
Av Christine Rudisel, Christine Rudisel m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
162 kr
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Dreams: A Literary Anthology
William Blake, Charlotte Bronte, Sigmund Freud, Homer, Helen Keller and Others
Av Various, Bob Blaisdell
Häftad, 2023
102 kr
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The mysterious power of dreams has always fascinated humanity.Theories of interpretation, meaning, and symbolism have varied, yet their intrigue remains eternal. This captivating anthology of dreams represents the experiences of great authors and characters as well as their nighttime wanderings, …
Ruskin on Art and Artists
Häftad, 2025
80 kr
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With a profound passion for beauty, nature, and craftsmanship, 19th-century art critic and polymath John Ruskin was a visionary thinker and influential social commentator who revolutionized how society viewed art and its connection to life.This affordably priced anthology captures his timeless …
Tolstoy as Teacher: Leo Tolstoy's Writings on Education
Av Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Bob Blaisdell
Häftad, 2000
304 kr
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Conversations with Karl Ove Knausgaard
Av Bob Blaisdell, Bob Blaisdell
Inbunden, 2023
1442 kr
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Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard (b. 1968) made a literary mark on his home country in 1998, when his debut novel won the prestigious Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. His fame continued to grow with the publication of his six-volume autobiographical series Min Kamp, or My Struggle. …
Conversations with Karl Ove Knausgaard
Av Bob Blaisdell, Bob Blaisdell
Häftad, 2023
379 kr
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Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard (b. 1968) made a literary mark on his home country in 1998, when his debut novel won the prestigious Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. His fame continued to grow with the publication of his six-volume autobiographical series Min Kamp, or My Struggle. …
Classic Tales and Fables for Children
Häftad, 2001
185 kr
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Renowned Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy had an abiding interest in children and in children's literature. At the age of twenty-one, he started a school for peasant children on his family's estate, and after returning from a stint in the military, he founded another, experimental school with the …
Chekhov Becomes Chekhov
The Emergence of a Literary Genius
Inbunden, 2023
249 kr
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A revelatory portrait of Chekhov during the most extraordinary artistic surge of his life.In 1886, a twenty-six-year-old Anton Chekhov was publishing short stories, humor pieces, and articles at an astonishing rate, and was still a practicing physician. Yet as he honed his craft and continued to …
Pope Francis Paper Dolls
Häftad, 2015, 6-9 år
117 kr
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This tribute to the beloved pontiff features a full array of papal attire, from the ordination robe to the mitre and crozier. Includes biographical notes.
Great Speeches of the 20th Century
Av Bob Blaisdell, Bob Blaisdell
Häftad, 2011
106 kr
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A great speech can stir the soul and inspire a nation. This compact and affordable anthology gathers complete speeches and selected excerpts from memorable addresses by Martin Luther King, Mohandas Gandhi, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X, Ronald Reagan, Elie Wiesel, the Dalai Lama, …
Civil War
Short Stories and Poems
Häftad, 2011
46 kr
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Published to coincide with the start of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, this new collection of important short works has been compiled by an expert on Civil War literature. Contributors include many of the most famous authors of the era: Whitman, Melville, Longfellow, Bierce, …
There'S a Saying for That
Av Blaisdell Blaisdell, Bob Blaisdell
Häftad, 2013
136 kr
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Forbidden fruit is sweetest, and he that wants to beat a dog is sure to finda stick! This compilation of the best proverbs from around the world andthroughout history offers concise, time-honored wisdom about love, money,politics, and human nature. A handsome gift-book format makes this volumean …
The Lady with the Dog and Other Love Stories
Av Anton Checkov, Bob Blaisdell
Häftad, 2022
69 kr
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Creating Anna Karenina
Tolstoy and the Birth of Literature's Most Enigmatic Heroine
Inbunden, 2020
265 kr
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The story behind the origins of Anna Karenina and the turbulent life and times of Leo Tolstoy.Anna Karenina is one of the most nuanced characters in world literature and we return to her, and the novel she propels, again and again. Remarkably, there has not yet been an examination of Leo Tolstoy …
