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An Abraham Lincoln Tribute: Featuring Woodcuts by Charles Turzak
Dover Publications, January 2009. Hardcover. From a humble backwoods cabin to the highest office in the land, this graphic art biography chronicles Abraham Lincoln's path from obscurity to immortality. Its thirty-six striking woodcuts, each accompanied by a brief caption, depict scenes from the life of the sixteenth president. Original and..... More
African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song
Library of America, October 2020. Hardcover. A literary landmark: the biggest, most ambitious anthology of Black poetry ever published, gathering 250 poets from the colonial period to the present Across a turbulent history, from such vital centers as Harlem, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and the Bay Area, Black poets..... More
An African Quilt: 24 Modern African Stories (Signet Classics)
Signet, December 2012. Mass Market Paperback. Encompassing many different visions of Africa, the stories in this comprehensive collection feature characters struggling to survive grinding poverty, tyrannical governments, cultural upheavals, and disintegrating relationships. Reflecting a continent with a tragic history, An African Quilt depicts a place where even everyday life is..... More
Anthony Bourdain: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (The Last Interview Series)
Melville House, August 2019. Trade Paperback. The New York Times Bestseller The brilliant intellect and candor of Anthony Bourdain is on full display in this collection of interviews from throughout his remarkable career, with an introduction from The New Yorker's Helen Rosner. Anthony Bourdain always downplayed his skills as a...... More
The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates
Signet, May 2003. Mass Market Paperback. The complete texts of the documents that tell the story of the clashes and compromises that gave birth to the Unites States of America. Should the members of the government be elected by direct vote of the people? Should the government be headed by..... More
The Art of William Steig
Yale University Press, November 2007. Hardcover. The definitive work on the career of the beloved New Yorker cartoonist and children's book illustrator Known for his brilliant cartoons and award-winning children's books, William Steig (1907-2003) leaves a legacy that spans much of the twentieth century. This lavishly illustrated book features over..... More
The Art of Writing: Lu Chi's Wen Fu
Milkweed Editions, September 2000. Trade Paperback. Written in the third century, this is one of the earliest Chinese works about the use of language, preceded only by the Ta Hsueh (Great Learning) of Confucius. Written by Lu Chi, a soldier-poet, the Wen Fu, or The Art of Writing (wen means..... More
Authentic Small Houses of the Twenties: Illustrations and Floor Plans of 254 Characteristic Homes (Dover Books on Architecture)
Dover Publications, August 2016. Trade Paperback. A book of housing plans created by the Service was a direct result of efforts to aid potential homeowners. Each of the designs in the publication was carefully worked out, planned for convenience, constructed for strength and modeled for beauty. The present volume is..... More
The Big Book of Female Detectives
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, October 2018. Trade Paperback. Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, resourceful, and brilliant female sleuths in mystery fiction. A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original. For the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the most iconic women of the detective canon over the..... More
The Big Book of Science Fiction
Vintage, July 2016. Trade Paperback. Quite possibly the GREATEST science-fiction collection of ALL TIME--past, present, and FUTURE! - "Nearly 1,200 pages of stories by the genre's luminaries, like H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke and Ursula K. Le Guin, as well as lesser-known authors." --The New York Times Book Review..... More
Black Voices (Signet Classics)
Signet, April 2001. Mass Market Paperback. "If you don't know my name, you don't know your own."--James Baldwin An anthology of African-American literature featuring contributions from some of the most prominent Black and African-American authors of our time, including James Baldwin, Arna Bontemps, Gwendolyn Brooks, W. E. B. Du Bois..... More
The Blue Fairy Book
Dover Publications, June 1965. Trade Paperback. More
Bodies from the Library 5: Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection
Collins Crime Club, October 2023. Trade Paperback. Classic crime fiction's 'Indiana Jones' Tony Medawar unearths more unpublished and uncollected stories from the Golden Age of suspense, including John Bude, John Dickson Carr, Dorothy L. Sayers and Julian Symons. 'Five books in, and the selection here might well be the strongest..... More
Bodies from the Library 6: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense by the Masters of the Golden Age of Detection
Collins Crime Club, October 2023. Hardcover. Bodies from the Library brings into the daylight the forgotten, the lost and the unknown, and the 2023 volume is another indispensable collection for any bookshelf. The sixth volume of Bodies from the Library includes the usual eclectic mix of pre- and post-war stories..... More
A Book Of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry
Ecco, April 1998. Trade Paperback. For A Book of Luminous Things Nobel laureate poet Czeslaw Milosz has selected 300 of the world's greatest poems written throughout the ages, poems memorable for how they render the realities of the world palpable and immediate. They are organized under eleven headings - including..... More
Chungking Mansions: Photographs from Hong Kong’s last ghetto
Blacksmith Books, May 2019. Trade Paperback. More
The Classic Slave Narratives
Signet, January 2012. Mass Market Paperback. A seminal volume of four classic slave narratives, including Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, The History of Mary Price: A West Indian Slave, Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl, and The Life of Olaudah Equiano. Before the end of the..... More
Classic Supreme Court Cases (Penguin Liberty)
Penguin Classics, June 2023. Trade Paperback. Historic Supreme Court cases that impact modern-day issues of American liberty, in a short, accessible volume as part of the new Penguin Liberty series. A Penguin Classic Penguin Liberty is a curated series of historical, political and legal classic texts relevant to constitutional rights..... More
Creative Haven Grumpy Cat Hates Coloring (Adult Coloring Books: Pets)
Dover Publications, July 2016. Trade Paperback. It's the face that launched a thousand quips! Fans of the internet sensation Grumpy Cat(R) will prize this tribute coloring book and its portrait gallery, which features 31 intricate full-page designs of the cranky-looking feline. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only..... More
Creative Haven The Dog Lovers' Coloring Book (Adult Coloring Books: Pets)
Dover Publications, November 2023. Trade Paperback. Celebrate your love of dogs with this fabulous collection of 31 realistic, ready-to-color illustrations. The beautiful line drawings feature dozens of the most popular breeds including a beagle, boxer, bulldog, German shepherd, golden retriever, labradoodle, Siberian husky, Yorkshire terrier, and many more. The lovable..... More
Decisions and Dissents of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Selection
Penguin Classics, September 2020. Trade Paperback. National Indie Bestseller The trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her own words. Her most essential writings on gender equality and women's rights, reproductive health care, and voting and civil rights, now available in a short, accessible volume as part of the..... More
Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives
Harry N. Abrams, April 2019. Trade Paperback. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen, called on 17 fellow refugee writers from across the globe to shed light on their experiences, and the result is The Displaced, a powerful dispatch from the individual lives behind current headlines. Today..... More
Favourite Book of Fables
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Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases
Avid Reader Press, January 2021. Trade Paperback. The American Civil Liberties Union partners with award-winning authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman in this "forceful, beautifully written" (Associated Press) collection that brings together many of our greatest living writers, each contributing an original piece inspired by a historic ACLU case. On..... More
