Lear: The Great Image of Authority (Shakespeare's Personalities, #3)
By: Harold Bloom
3.71
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Harold Bloom, regarded by some as the greatest Shakespeare scholar of our time, presents an intimat…
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1. A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars / Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom #1-7)
By: Edgar Rice Burroughs , J. Allen St. John
4.04
Format: 1167 pages, Kindle Edition
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"The whole fabric of our religion is based on superstitious belief in lies that have been foisted upon us for ages by those directly above us, to whose personal profit and aggrandizement it was to hav…"-Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars / Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom #1-7)
2. Shakespeare: The World as Stage
By: Bill Bryson
3.81
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
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"Even Scientific American entered the fray with an article proposing that the person portrayed in the famous Martin Droeshout engraving might actually be--I weep to say it--Elizabeth I."-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage
"So it needs to be said that nearly all of the anti-Shakespeare sentiment—actually all of it, every bit—involves manipulative scholarship or sweeping misstatements of fact. Shakespeare “never owned a …"-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage
"(...)we all recognize a likeness of Shakespeare the instant we see one, and yet we don’t really know what he looked like. It is like this with nearly every aspect of his life and character: He is at …"-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage
"A third...candidate for Shakespearean authorship was Christopher Marlowe. He was the right age (just two months older than Shakespeare), had the requisite talent, and would certainly have had ample l…"-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage
3. What I Believe
By: Bertrand Russell
3.99
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
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By: Muriel Spark
3.70
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
A teacher at a girl's school in Edinburgh during the 1930s comes into conflict with school authorit… read more
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"It's only possible to betray where loyalty is due"-Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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5. Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction
By: None , P.H. Matthews
2.50
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
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6. King Lear
By: William Shakespeare , William James Rolfe
3.91
Format: 338 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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"Fortune love you."-William Shakespeare, King Lear
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By: C.S. Lewis
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
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8. Poststructuralism: A Very Short Introduction
By: Catherine Belsey
3.64
Format: None pages, Paperback
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3.41
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
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4.64
Format: None pages,
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11. Richard III
By: William Shakespeare , John Jowett
3.37
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
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By: George Steiner
3.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
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13. As You Like It
By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine
3.59
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
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14. Heidegger: A Very Short Introduction
By: None
4.17
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is probably the most divisive philosopher of the twentieth century: vi… read more
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15. Tales from the Perilous Realm
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
4.03
Format: 178 pages, Paperback
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"God is the Lord, of angels, and of men... and of elves. Legend and History have met and fused"-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm
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"Fantasy is a natural human activity. It certainly does not destroy or even insult Reason; and it does not either blunt the appetite for, nor obscure the perception of, scientific veracity. On the con…"-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm
16. Laurus
By: None , Lisa Hayden
4.17
Format: 510 pages, Hardcover
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By: Louis de Bernières
3.99
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18. King John
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4.21
Format: None pages, Paperback
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4.44
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
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20. Richard II
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3.91
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21. Measure for Measure
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4.38
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4.07
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"True equality between groups that are different in any way can be attained only by providing for the differences". That´s Margaret Mead again, in 1974. Mead´s idea of true equality might now be label…"-Richard V. Reeves, Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
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4.27
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24. The Socratic Method: A Practitioner's Handbook
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4.27
Format: 243 pages, Hardcover
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3.71
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"Now here he was, tailored iron-gray suit, thin maroon tie, a maroon handkerchief peeking out from his breast pocket. His oxblood wing tips gleamed. He looked like a supervillain or, worse, an upper-c…"-Percival Everett, Dr. No
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27. Hume: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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3.53
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30. Lear: The Great Image of Authority (Shakespeare's Personalities, #3)
By: Harold Bloom
3.71
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Harold Bloom, regarded by some as the greatest Shakespeare scholar of our time, presents an intimat… read more
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31. We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine
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3.79
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