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Whether you're a long-time fan of British author Samuel Butler (best known for his shrewd satire of utopian fiction, Erewhon) or you're just diving into his diverse body of work, this omnibus collection is an engaging read that's sure to catch and hold your interest. It contains excerpts from both his fiction and his non-fiction and serves as a suitable overview of his unique oeuvre.
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A great collection of over 90 of the best and/or most influential pop songs of all time as chosen by the folks at MTV and Rolling Stone and documented in the popular video special. Songs: Beat It * Bohemian Rhapsody * Brown Eyed Girl * Careless Whisper * Dancing Queen * Every Breath You Take * Go Your Own Way * Good Vibrations * Hotel California * I Wanna Be Sedated * I Want to Hold Your Hand * Imagine * Jeremy * Just the Way You Are * Little Red...
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"Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold" by Matthew Arnold. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices....
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A great collection of over 90 of the best and/or most influential pop songs of all time as chosen by the folks at MTV and documented in their popular video special. Songs: Beat It * Bohemian Rhapsody * Brown Eyed Girl * Careless Whisper * Dancing Queen * Every Breath You Take * Go Your Own Way * Good Vibrations * Hotel California * I Wanna Be Sedated * I Want to Hold Your Hand * Imagine * Just the Way You Are * Losing My Religion * Love Shack * Maybe...
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A leading art patron, lecturer, and author of the Victorian era, John Ruskin was also one of the period's foremost art and social critics. This anthology features excerpts from some of his best-known books, including Modern Painters and The Stones of Venice, on the subjects he held most dear: nature, art, and society.
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Noted Thoreau scholar offers rich selection of favorite excerpts from voluminous Journals. Masterly meditations on man, society, nature and many other subjects-expressed with verve and vigor in some of the most poetic prose in American literature. Perfect introduction to the great naturalist and his thought. Introduction.
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The importance of the Koran lies in the fact that it is a religious book of the East, read and stored in the memory of a hundred millions of people of different races and civilizations, inhabiting countries extending from the western borders of China to the pillars of Hercules. It is considered by the Mohammedan to contain all the knowledge and all the literature necessary for men. When it was demanded of Mohammed to confirm the authority of his mission...
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This book is the catalog of editions published by Cassell & Company. Cassell & Co is a British book publishing house founded in 1848 by John Cassell (1817–1865), which became in the 1890s an international publishing group company. This book presents their selections of editions recommended for purchase to readers.
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Over 20 classics from Carly's acclaimed 2002 career retrospective CD, featuring great songs such as: Anticipation * Attitude Dancing * Coming Around Again * Give Me All Night * Haven't Got Time for the Pain * Jesse * Legend in Your Own Time * Let the River Run * Mockingbird * Nobody Does It Better * The Right Thing to Do * The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of * That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be * You're So Vain * and more.
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There are several translations of the Ḳur-án (Quran/Koran) in several languages, but there are very few people who have the strength of mind to read any of them through. The chaotic arrangement and frequent repetitions, and the obscurity of the language, are sufficient to deter the most persistent reader.
Yet there always has been a wish to know something about the sacred book of the Mohammadans, and it was with the design of satisfying this wish,...
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Carefully selected passages from one of the great masterpieces of world literature feature the satiric adventures of a would-be knight and his faithful squire. Excellent new literal English translations on facing pages of the original Spanish text cover carefully selected passages that capture the wonderful flavor and romance of the complete work.
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The fall of 1995 witnessed a resurgence of the powerful cultural phenomenon 'Beatlemania.' This recurrence was sparked by the release of the first new recordings by the Beatles in decades, made possible by Paul, George and Ringo laying down tracks over an existing vocal track John had recorded. 'Free as a Bird' is one of these new tunes, and it premiered to millions in a network TV special on the band. There was a two-volume, retrospective CD set...