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Readings on John GrishamA collection of essays which explore the life and work of writer John Grisham |
813 REA |
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E. E. CummingsPresents an illustrated biography of the life and works of American poet, painter, essayist, and playwright E.E. Cummings which examines his unusual and sometimes misunderstood poetic style |
B CUM |
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Isaac's stormIsaac Monroe Cline, Erik Larson Tells the story of Isaac Cline, a weather scientist in Galveston, Texas in 1900, discussing his belief and assertion that nothing in the way of weather could destroy the coastal city; and looks at how |
976.4 LAR |
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The wallArtist Sís Peter describes what it was like growing up in a Communist country and discusses how Western culture influenced his life |
B SIS |
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A student's guide to Ernest HemingwayDescribes the life of author Ernest Hemingway and discusses such works as "A Farewell to Arms," "The Sun Also Rises," and "The Old Man and the Sea," placing each in its historical and biographical con |
813 PIN |
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Flags of our fathersJames Bradley examines the lives of the six young men who raised the American flag over Iwo Jima in February 1945 and were immortalized by a famous photograph--one of whom was Bradley's father |
940.54 BRA |
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Amy TanA guide to reading and understanding three novels written by Asian American writer Amy Tan that includes information on the characters, narrative strategies, plot development, literary devices, settin |
813 HUN |
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Popular contemporary writersContains seven indexes for the "Popular Contemporary Writers" set, along with a glossary, annotated further reading list, and list of awards and prizes won by the set's covered authors |
R 810.9 POP |
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Popular contemporary writersPresents alphabetized, illustrated profiles of ten contemporary writers such as William Gibson and Martha Grimes, describing their lives, styles, themes, and selected major and minor works and listing |
R 810.9 POP |
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Popular contemporary writersPresents alphabetized, illustrated profiles of nine contemporary writers such as Maxine Hong Kingston and Madeleine L'Engle, describing their lives, styles, themes, and selected major and minor works |
R 810.9 POP |
