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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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Treee: Part One
by J.P.P. Pofus (Goodreads Author)
by J.P.P. Pofus (Goodreads Author)
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date: Apr 01, 2018
Reeead Treee on Eeeaster, April 1—April Fools for Christ Day!
Story: Recent widower and Catholic deacon J. Kerry Logan spends his nights alone in his ...more
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Availability: 5 copies available, 193 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Mar 13 - Mar 31, 2018
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Kalila and Dimna #1 - The Panchatantra Retold
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author), Doris Lessing , Margaret Kilrenny
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author), Doris Lessing , Margaret Kilrenny
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date: May 02, 2010
*AUTOGRAPHED COPY* with Intro by 2007 Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing.
(This is the 2010 Random House India revised and updated edition of the 2008
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Giveaway dates: Dec 21 - Mar 21, 2018
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Kalila et Dimna #1 - Fables indiennes de Bidpai
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author)
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Aug 30, 2006
1 *EXEMPLAIRE DÉDICACÉS PAR L'AUTEUR* avec une Préface de Doris Lessing, Prix Nobel de Littérature, 2007
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Availability: 1 copy available, 153 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Dec 21 - Mar 21, 2018
Countries available: CA, BE, and FR
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All the girls in the world were divided into two classes: one class included all the girls in the world except her, and they had all the usual human feelings and were very ordinary girls; while the other class -herself alone- had no weaknesses and was superior to all humanity.
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― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
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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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