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Classics
A classic stands the test of time. The work is usually considered to be a representation of the period in which it was written; and the work merits lasting recognition. In other words, if the book was published in the recent past, the work is not a classic.
A classic has a certain universal appeal. Great works of literature touch us to our very core beings--partly because they integrate themes that are understood by readers from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of experience. Themes of love, hate, death, life, and faith touch upon some of our most basic emotional responses.
Although the ...more
A classic has a certain universal appeal. Great works of literature touch us to our very core beings--partly because they integrate themes that are understood by readers from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of experience. Themes of love, hate, death, life, and faith touch upon some of our most basic emotional responses.
Although the ...more
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Fables of Conflict and Intrigue (Kalila and Dimna, #2)
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author), Michael Wood , Gillian Whitworth
*AUTOGRAPHED COPY* with Intro by historian and BBC broadcaster, Michael Wood.
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by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author), Michael Wood , Gillian Whitworth
Release
date: Nov 01, 2013
*AUTOGRAPHED COPY* with Intro by historian and BBC broadcaster, Michael Wood.
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Availability: 1 copy available, 202 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Jul 09 - Sep 30, 2016
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Leo Tolstoy's 20 Greatest Short Stories Annotated
by Andrew Barger (Goodreads Author) , Leo Tolstoy
by Andrew Barger (Goodreads Author) , Leo Tolstoy
Release
date: Feb 17, 2012
Win an AUTOGRAPHED edition of Tolstoy’s best short stories, annotated by the editor of TOLSTOY’S 5 GREATES NOVELLAS ANNOTATED.
"Anna Karenina" and "War ...more
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Availability: 1 copy available, 521 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Sep 03 - Nov 27, 2016
Countries available: US
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The Curse of Damini
by Debajani Mohanty (Goodreads Author)
by Debajani Mohanty (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Jul 14, 2015
Year 1945.
The dark ages of India when foul practices such as child marriage, forced widowhood, sati, caste-ism were still in execution. The period wh ...more
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The dark ages of India when foul practices such as child marriage, forced widowhood, sati, caste-ism were still in execution. The period wh ...more
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Availability: 20 copies available, 120 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Aug 28 - Sep 05, 2016
Countries available: IN
Format: Print Book
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The reason for the unreason with which you treat my reason , so weakens my reason that with reason I complain of your beauty.
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― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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When you re-read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before.
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― Clifton Fadiman, Any Number Can Play
― Clifton Fadiman, Any Number Can Play
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