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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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A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens, Geoff Mills
by Charles Dickens, Geoff Mills
Release
date: Mar 02, 2018
Win a new edition of Dickens' popular classic 'A Christmas Carol' - brought bang up to date by Garreteer Press with an introduction, the original illu
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Availability: 2 copies available, 6830 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Jan 13 - Mar 02, 2018
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Where Elves Come From
by Santa, Alan McBrearty (Goodreads Author) , Edit Engel (Goodreads Author) , Quien Graves , Pavel Tymoshenko
by Santa, Alan McBrearty (Goodreads Author) , Edit Engel (Goodreads Author) , Quien Graves , Pavel Tymoshenko
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date: Oct 24, 2017
"Where Elves Come From" is written with the help of co-authors Edit Engel and Alan McBrearty. Within the pages of this new classic, readers will see t
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Availability: 5 copies available, 520 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Dec 13 - Feb 01, 2018
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Kalila y Dimna y otras fábulas del Panchatantra
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author), Doris Lessing , Michael Wood , Nicole D'Amonville Alegria , Margaret Kilrenny , G.M. Withworth
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author), Doris Lessing , Michael Wood , Nicole D'Amonville Alegria , Margaret Kilrenny , G.M. Withworth
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date: Apr 23, 2017
Kalila y Dimna y otras fábulas del Panchatantra
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author), Doris Lessing (Introduction), Michael Wood (Introduction), Margaret ...more
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Availability: 1 copy available, 63 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Nov 15 - Feb 13, 2018
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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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As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport.
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― William Shakespeare, King Lear
― William Shakespeare, King Lear
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