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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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Kalila y Dimna #1, Fabulas de Bidpai
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author)
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Aug 28, 2000
Autógrafiada- “Fábulas de Bidpai” se originaron hace aproximadamente unos dos mil años en una colección sánscrita de cuentos de animales llamada Panch
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Availability: 1 copy available, 63 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Jan 17 - Apr 01, 2017
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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.
This 2013 Medina •KALILA AND DIMNA #2 (Fables of Conflict and Intrigue) • ...more
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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, 547 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Mar 11 - Jun 06, 2017
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Kalila et Dimna #1, Fables indiennes de Bidpai
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author)
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Sep 01, 2006
3 *EXEMPLAIRES DÉDICACÉS PAR L'AUTEUR* avec une Préface de Doris Lessing, Prix Nobel de Littérature, 2007
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Availability: 3 copies available, 120 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Jan 16 - Apr 15, 2017
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