History & Criticism Books


Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath (Cliffs Notes)Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath (Cliffs Notes)
Best Price: $2.22
Some books are hard to follow. "The Grapes of Wrath" is long, but entrancing....
Becoming Jane AustenBecoming Jane Austen
Best Price: $8.00
2003's "Becoming Jane Austen" is Jon Spence's highly readable biography of romance...
Knowles' A Separate Peace (Cliffs Notes)Knowles' A Separate Peace (Cliffs Notes)
Best Price: $2.50
This cliff notes is very disappointing. To much analysis and not enough straight fact from...
Sixteen Satires (Penguin Classics)Sixteen Satires (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $7.34
Having recently finished Stephen Colbert's I am an American, this book hit me with a strange...
Paradise Lost (Oxford World's Classics)Paradise Lost (Oxford World's Classics)
Best Price: $17.23
This is an excellent edition of "Paradise Lost" to own. The binding and dustjacket are...


Hope Leslie: or, Early Times in the Massachusetts (Penguin Classics)Hope Leslie: or, Early Times in the Massachusetts (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $8.79
This is an interesting novel, and a fascinating study of liberal attitudes on race, gender and...
The Bible According to Mark TwainThe Bible According to Mark Twain
Best Price: $7.00
Let's give credit where credit's due. Mark Twain would give it to Robert Green Ingersoll,...
Abraham Lincoln and the Second American RevolutionAbraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution
Best Price: $7.99
This well-argued collection of James McPherson's occasional pieces focuses primarily on what the...
Image-Music-TextImage-Music-Text
Best Price: $8.00
Heath selected well for this volume, the essays flow well into one another and it proves to be...
Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of ExtremesFallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes
Best Price: $24.50
The first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa...


Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone?Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone?
Best Price: $12.24
Years ago, a friend from Palestine recommended the works of Mahmoud Darwish. The local...
Ten Plays by EuripidesTen Plays by Euripides
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I had read some of his work in another version and wasn't very impressed. I am holding him to...
The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through UlyssesThe New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through Ulysses
Best Price: $26.95
I like the Bloomsday guide because it helps the reader understand Ulysses. It is good to see...
Of GrammatologyOf Grammatology
Best Price: $13.89
Derrida's thought is the primary reason why I inevitably feel an urge to put quotation marks...
Fargo Rock City : A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North DakotaFargo Rock City : A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
Best Price: $6.97
Klosterman understands the universe, and why heavy metal had to exist to make it balanced and just.

Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers): A Puppet PlayChushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers): A Puppet Play
Best Price: $14.95
"Chushingura" is Japan's "Romeo and Juliet". Not literally, of course, as...
Sappho: A New TranslationSappho: A New Translation
Best Price: $7.86
I hate to say it, but this book made me somewhat regret studying Ancient Greek. I was given a...
The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800 (Themes in Islamic History)The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800 (Themes in Islamic History)
Best Price: $22.67
Jonathan Berkey's book describes the social and religious development of Islam from its...
Legitimate Dangers: American Poets of the New CenturyLegitimate Dangers: American Poets of the New Century
Best Price: $17.15
Mike Dumanis is a nice guy who did a terrible job on this anthology. It should have been called...
American Literature, Volume I (Penguin Academics Series) (Penguin Academics)American Literature, Volume I (Penguin Academics Series) (Penguin Academics)
Best Price: $28.10
This was the main assigned text for my Early American Literature course in college. I think the...

When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
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The book was received well before it was scheduled to arrive. It was packaged nicely and in...
Against Nature (A Rebours) (Penguin Classics)Against Nature (A Rebours) (Penguin Classics)
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This classic of 1884 is an amazing catalogue of aesthetic sensibilities. Duc Jean des Esseintes...
Rhyme's Reason: A Guide to English VerseRhyme's Reason: A Guide to English Verse
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Hollander's book is a solid little primer on some of the major issues of poetry. Using the...
The Iliad (Cliffs Notes)The Iliad (Cliffs Notes)
Best Price: $1.00
If you are in a hurry to complete your report, it will help you so. But don't forget to read...
Approaching Literature in the 21st Century: Fiction, Poetry, DramaApproaching Literature in the 21st Century: Fiction, Poetry, Drama
Best Price: $32.95

A Rhetoric for Writing TeachersA Rhetoric for Writing Teachers
Best Price: $37.90
This book really helped me a great deal. I was able to apply Lindemann's knowlege to the way I...
The Italian Renaissance ReaderThe Italian Renaissance Reader
Best Price: $8.88
The editors have little to add, and little has been added indeed, beyond the included works. ...
Classics of Western Thought Series: Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation, Volume II (Classics of Western Thought)Classics of Western Thought Series: Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation, Volume II (Classics of Western Thought)
Best Price: $50.00
Originally edited by Thomas H. Greer, this series emanates from the Humanities Department at...
Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative NonfictionTell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction
Best Price: $38.50
This book was received in the condition as described by the seller. I was completely satisfied...
The Little Brown Reader, 10th EditionThe Little Brown Reader, 10th Edition
Best Price: $27.00
less colors, only bck and white. I read until dizzy. LOTS of storys. if you like to read , you...

Madame Bovary (Norton Critical Editions)Madame Bovary (Norton Critical Editions)
Best Price: $10.00
The text of this Norton Critical Edition is based on Eleanor Marx Aveling's celebrated...
Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (Wheaton Literary Series)Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (Wheaton Literary Series)
Best Price: $8.28
Glad to get this book.One of my daughter's favorite authors.Got it for her after the author...
Literature of the Western World, Volume II: Neoclassicism Through the Modern Period (5th Edition) (Literature of the Western World)Literature of the Western World, Volume II: Neoclassicism Through the Modern Period (5th Edition) (Literature of the Western World)
Best Price: $54.98
I got a request to review this...there you go. It's for school...of course it's boring.
Broadview Anthology of British Literature Concise Volume ABroadview Anthology of British Literature Concise Volume A
Best Price: $49.45
The two-volume Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Concise Edition provides an...
After the New Testament: A Reader in Early ChristianityAfter the New Testament: A Reader in Early Christianity
Best Price: $40.00
Most Christian professionals have little understanding of what happened after the first half of...

The Last of the Mohicans (Bantam Classics)The Last of the Mohicans (Bantam Classics)
Best Price: $1.72
Mark Twain famously wrote a scathing critique of Cooper's whole body of work; this critique,...
King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table (Puffin Classics)King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table (Puffin Classics)
Best Price: $2.32
Brother, I'm DyingBrother, I'm Dying
Best Price: $10.95
Edwidge Danticat is possibly the best American fiction writer of the younger generation. Her...
Ten Poems to Change Your LifeTen Poems to Change Your Life
Best Price: $7.00
All of Housden's "Ten Poems" books tends to make you feel like you are listening to a...
Longman Anthology of Women's LiteratureLongman Anthology of Women's Literature
Best Price: $88.50
Offering readers key women's writings from the eighth century to the present, this global and...

The Student's Catullus (Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture)The Student's Catullus (Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture)
Best Price: $11.76
The third edition to Garrison's Catullus is an improvement from the last edition. A minor...
Great Expectations (Cliffs Notes)Great Expectations (Cliffs Notes)
Best Price: $0.41
This was my summer reading. Never once touched the actual book... read about the characters and...
Requiem, Mass.: A NovelRequiem, Mass.: A Novel
Best Price: $12.00
This book grabbed me by the heart strings and didn't let go. The story is hilarious and...
Storm of Steel (Penguin Modern Classics)Storm of Steel (Penguin Modern Classics)
Best Price: $12.02
STORM OF STEEL offers WWI from a German soldier's point of view, but Erich Maria Remarque it...
The Tale of Genji: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)The Tale of Genji: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Best Price: $16.41
Far more qualified minds than mine have commented on Tyler's translation and how it compares to...

The Four Voyages: Being His Own Log-Book, Letters and Dispatches with Connecting Narratives.. (Penguin Classics)The Four Voyages: Being His Own Log-Book, Letters and Dispatches with Connecting Narratives.. (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $7.00
Christopher Columbus in his own writings, translated though, what could be more exciting? Well,...
Great Expectations (Cliffs Notes)Great Expectations (Cliffs Notes)
Best Price: $0.41
This was my summer reading. Never once touched the actual book... read about the characters and...
Requiem, Mass.: A NovelRequiem, Mass.: A Novel
Best Price: $12.00
This book grabbed me by the heart strings and didn't let go. The story is hilarious and...
Storm of Steel (Penguin Modern Classics)Storm of Steel (Penguin Modern Classics)
Best Price: $12.02
STORM OF STEEL offers WWI from a German soldier's point of view, but Erich Maria Remarque it...
The Tale of Genji: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)The Tale of Genji: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Best Price: $16.41
Far more qualified minds than mine have commented on Tyler's translation and how it compares to...

The Four Voyages: Being His Own Log-Book, Letters and Dispatches with Connecting Narratives.. (Penguin Classics)The Four Voyages: Being His Own Log-Book, Letters and Dispatches with Connecting Narratives.. (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $7.00
Christopher Columbus in his own writings, translated though, what could be more exciting? Well,...
Big SurBig Sur
Best Price: $7.91
"On the Road" gets all the attention. I stumbled through that novel, thought it was...
The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian EpicThe Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
Best Price: $8.99
This is actually in English and is a pretty good book. I mean, these old epics tend to get wordy...
Rogue WarriorRogue Warrior
Best Price: $4.02
This book is an exciting roller coaster ride throught the life of Marcinko. It was hard to put...
Walden With Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essay on Thoreau (Everyman's Library)Walden With Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essay on Thoreau (Everyman's Library)
Best Price: $5.41
I've kept Thoreau at arm's length over the years. I sensed his brilliance yet secretly accused...

Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason (LUST)Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason (LUST)
Best Price: $2.95
While I didn't read this book in its entirety, I did skim the whole thing, focusing on certain...
    
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