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Red Bird: Poems Best Price: $15.64 Mary Oliver's simple, spiritual, nature infused poetry was never better. She teaches us all to... | The Prophet Best Price: $8.25 Perhaps reviewers/readers might like to compare and contrast my Myriam of Lebanon (Sept, 2007)... | The Craftsman Best Price: $17.89 Defining craftsmanship far more broadly than “skilled manual labor,” Richard... | Iliad and Odyssey boxed set Best Price: $16.88 "The Iliad":
It is obvious that, as Santayana wrote in 1924, "Only the dead... | The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) Best Price: $10.76 Perhaps I'm one of the few people who didn't have to read this in high school / college. I'm... |
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The Sermon on the Mount: The Key to Success in Life Best Price: $7.84 I have read dozens, if not hundreds of spiritual living books / books about the Bible, and this... | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Best Price: $1.95 Definitely not what i thought when i was assigned to read this book by my professor. Maya... | Thirst: Poems Best Price: $8.17 This was our introduction to Mary Oliver. This lady has an amazing ear for words and eye for... | The Rose That Grew From Concrete Best Price: $6.99 This book is an awesome piece of art. I liked all the poems in this book and the editors did a... | Letters to a Young Poet Best Price: $3.03 This little book though short in lenght packs a condensed form of life wisdom. Some of the... |
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Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition (Thrift Edition) Best Price: $1.01 The original edition of 'Leaves of Grass' published in 1855 contained twelve poems only. The... | Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition) Best Price: $7.05 I love this translation! I have read the Dover edition (which is fine if you want a cheap... | Behind My Eyes: Poems (with audio CD) Best Price: $14.45 A highly anticipated collection (including an audio CD) from one of the most powerful voices at... | The Odyssey (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $8.46 "Odessy" is defined as "a series of adventurous journeys", it is "the... | The Making of a Sonnet: A Norton Anthology Best Price: $18.00 The Norton anthology of sonnets includes such great sonnet writers as Walt Whitman, Allen... |
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Divisadero Best Price: $10.00 I was planning to lambaste this book unmercifully for its seemingly inexcusable digression in... | Our World Best Price: $13.83 Simply the name Mary Oliver causes a shift in my countenance and my being. My steps are... | Essential Rumi Best Price: $8.87 There are certain books everybody should own and keep in their personal library and this is one... | The Kingdom of Ordinary Time: Poems Best Price: $13.89 I have had the pleasure of attending a poetry workshop taught by Ms. Howe, during which I came... | The Divine Comedy: Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso (Everyman's Library) Best Price: $13.92 The introduction by a modern poet rambles on and is not worth reading, however the stories by... |
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The Gift Best Price: $8.95 The Gift by Hafiz is a wonderful book and an extraordinary translation. I only hope that the... | Charley Harper Birds and Words Best Price: $18.45 Reissue of the collectible Charley Harper classic, which pairs his beautiful paintings with... | The Iliad (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Best Price: $4.00 This is a very entertaining version of a work which is apt to task the patience of some readers... | The Aeneid Best Price: $18.95 I am writing this review for The Kindle ed of this book. (The Fagels translation). It is not... | In Praise of Shadows Best Price: $5.30 In Praise of Shadows is a very readable and succinct essay regarding Japanese aesthetics and... |
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Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose and Letters (Library of America) Best Price: $23.85 IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT OUR PAST INTELLECTUAL LIFE AND WISH YOU COULD BE PART OF IT NOW THEN... | Sea Change: Poems Best Price: $14.28 Whereas the pleasures of The Errancy and Never are both myriad and readily apparent, this book's... | The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 Best Price: $8.75 I find this work so useful to me. Every mornig I wake up and read a poem, always inspiring and... | The Random House Book of Poetry for Children Best Price: $11.50 As a middle school reading teacher, I host an annual Poetry Reading Competition open to all 6th,... | The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou Best Price: $14.50 I bought one for me and one as a gift, but the pages were uneven and the binding fragile with a... |
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Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair: Dual Language Edition (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $6.65 "Clasping my arms like a climbing plant
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The 20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury (Treasured Gifts for the Holidays) Best Price: $10.75 I bought this book for my 9-year old who loves poetry. I'm basing my review merely on the... | Tripwire (Jack Reacher Novels) Best Price: $7.40 Another absolute classic Jack Reacher book, brilliant reading by the master again. If you... | Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry Best Price: $5.56 Very inspirational and faith building book. Akiane has not chosen this path, she's only... | Elegy: Poems Best Price: $13.60 The fifth collection of poetry by Professor of English Mary Jo Bang, Elegy uses free verse to... | The Liars' Club: A Memoir Best Price: $6.69 "The Liars' Club" is a memoir that mostly focuses on the author at ages seven and... |
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Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out Best Price: $2.45 As usual, Ralph Fletcher makes you itch to put pencil to paper and write, write, write. | 100 Best-Loved Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) Best Price: $0.34 "The fog comes
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The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $4.95 This religious work from Hindu culture is translated with clarity and grace. It is poetic but... | I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy Best Price: $8.46 I've read other translators of Hafiz, Rumi, etc. and while I do not speak the original language,... | Poetry Speaks to Children (Book & CD) (Read & Hear) Best Price: $11.70 This book is fantastic. I've used it in the classroom with first, third, fourth and sixth... | A Child's Garden of Verses Best Price: $11.84 This book brought back memories of my childhood which I can now pass down to my grandchildren. | To Kill a Mockingbird (Cliffs Notes) Best Price: $2.38 My son had a very hard time getting into the actual book. The vocabulary was so different he... |
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I Never Saw Another Butterfly Best Price: $10.43 This collection of works is mostly by children who were imprisoned in the Terezin ghetto during... | The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry (Cartoon Guide To...) Best Price: $5.99 I have all of Gonick s great cartoon books and was really expecting more from this one... I am... | The Invitation Best Price: $4.75 What can I say except.....wow what a read. The kind of book I'll read over and over. Highest... | | |