Elegiac Feelings American


Gregory Corso - 1970
    The title poem is a tribute to Jack Kerouac, fusing a memorial to the poet's dead friend with a bitter lament for the present state of America. Reproduced in facsimile from Corso's handwritten sheets, his marginal decorations, drawings and glyphs are included. The balance of the book is drawn from his shorter poems.

The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids


Kenn Nesbitt - 2012
    A title guaranteed to generate "No, wait, read this one!" responses, "The Armpit of Doom" is more mayhem from one of the masters. (J. Patrick Lewis, US Children's Poet Laureate, author of "Please Bury Me in the Library")Kenn Nesbitt wrote a book of poems A funny one I think. And though it's colored black and white Watch it tickle you PINK! (Douglas Florian, author and illustrator of "Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings")Kenn Nesbitt's brain is the clown car of children's poetry. I don't know how they all fit in there, but they keep tumbling out, one after another, each one funnier than the one before it. (Eric Ode, poet and songwriter. Author of "When You're a Pirate Dog and Other Pirate Poems")I liked "Armpit" (the book) a lot. Armpits aren't my favorite body part. (Bruce Lansky, author of "If Pigs Could Fly... And Other Deep Thoughts" and "My Dog Ate My Homework")Despite the many warnings ("Please Don't Read This Poem!") kids cannot escape the odorous allure of Nesbitt's THE ARMPIT OF DOOM! No problem. They won't want to! Instead they will find "There's only one solution. Here's what you'll have to do: Tell all your friends and family they shouldn't read it too!" (Charles Ghigna, AKA "Father Goose," author of "Score! 50 Poems to Motivate and Inspire")What makes this collection most special are the contemporary details sprinkled throughout (the iPod, XBox, and Kindle, Red Bull, J.K. Rowling, scrunchies, computer woes). Kids will really love the clever nonsense in poems like "On the Thirty-Third of Januaugust" and "It's Fun to Leave the Spaces Out." Teachers, beware: theirsentencesmightlooklikethisforafewdaysafterreadingthisbook!" (Janet Wong, author of "You Have to Write")Fans of Kenn Nesbitt will gobble up this new offering, which combines his infallible command of rhyme scheme with the hilarious--yet oddly contemplative--wisdom of a child pondering the world. (Joyce Sidman, author of "Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature")

Every War Has Two Losers: William Stafford on Peace and War


William Stafford - 2003
    Throughout a century of conflict he remained convinced that wars simply don’t work. In his writings, Stafford showed it is possible—and crucial—to think independently when fanatics act, and to speak for reconciliation when nations take sides. He believed it was a failure of imagination to only see two options: to fight or to run away.This book gathers the evidence of a lifetime’s commitment to nonviolence, including an account of Stafford’s near-hanging at the hands of American patriots. In excerpts from his daily journal from 1951-1991, Stafford uses questions, alternative views of history, lyric invitations, and direct assessments of our political habits to suggest another way than war. Many of these statements are published here for the first time, together with a generous selection of Stafford’s pacifist poems and interviews from elusive sources.Stafford provides an alternative approach to a nation’s military habit, our current administration’s aggressive instincts, and our legacy of armed ventures in Europe, the Pacific, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and beyond.

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Jean-Paul Sartre
    

The Lamb


William Blake - 1989
    The thought-provoking text inspires one to see the love of Gods Lamb for His children who are subsequently His little lambs. Lovely melodic lines and counter-melodies add to the intrigue and charm of this choral setting.

The Shepherd's Calendar: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable To The Twelve Months (1898)


Edmund Spenser
    Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Winning Words: Inspiring Poems for Everyday Life


William Sieghart - 2012
    From falling in love to overcoming adversity, celebrating a new born or learning to live with dignity: here is a book to inspire and to thrill through life's most magical moments. From William Shakespeare to Carol Ann Duffy, our most popular and best loved poets and poems are gathered in one essential collection, alongside many lesser known treasures that are waiting to be discovered. These are poems that help you to see the miraculous in the commonplace and turn the everyday into the exceptional - to discover, in Kipling's words, that yours is the Earth and everything that's in it.

They Do It with Mirrors


Agatha Christie - 2012
    Her fears are confirmed when a youth fires a gun at the administrator, but that isn't the only shooting!

Witch Hunt: A Jack Nightingale Novella


Stephen Leather - 2021
    

The Definitive Bob Dylan Songbook


Bob Dylan - 2000
    The complete songbook from the greatest singer/songwriter of all time! Now with every song together in one giant volume, the ultimate Dylan songbook features over 329 tunes including all of his greatest hits as well as his lesser-known work. With melody line, chord symbols and full lyrics. Songs include: Blowin' in the Wind * Forever Young * Just Like a Woman * Mr. Tambourine Man * She Belongs to Me * Tangled Up in Blue * The Times They Are Changin' * Visions of Johanna * and hundreds more.

Stephen King - Short Stories (Book Guide): 1408 - 1922 - a Good Marriage - a Very Tight Place - All That You Love Will Be Carried Away - Apt Pupil - Autopsy


Stephen King - 2011
    Commentary (stories not included). Pages: 37. Chapters: 1408, 1922, A Good Marriage, A Very Tight Place, All That You Love Will Be Carried Away, Apt Pupil, Autopsy Room Four, Ayana, Battleground, Beachworld, Big Driver, Blind Willie, Blockade Billy, Cain Rose Up, Chattery Teeth, Children of the Corn, Crouch End, Dedication, Dolan's Cadillac, Everything's Eventual, Graduation Afternoon, Graveyard Shift, Gray Matter, Harvey's Dream, Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling, Here There Be Tygers, Home Delivery, I've Got to Get Away, I Am the Doorway, I Know What You Need, In the Deathroom, It Grows On You, Jerusalem's Lot, L.T.'s Theory of Pets, Luckey Quarter, Lunch at the Gotham Cafe, Memory, Morality, Mrs. Todd's Shortcut, Mute, My Pretty Pony, N., Never Look Behind You, Night Surf, Nona, One for the Road, Popsy, Premium Harmony, Quitters, Inc., Rainy Season, Rest Stop, Riding the Bullet, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, Secret Window, Secret Garden, Slade, Sneakers, Sometimes They Come Back, Stationary Bike, Suffer the Little Children, Survivor Type, That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French, The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet, The Beggar and the Diamond, The Blue Air Compressor, The Body, The Boogeyman, The Breathing Method, The Cat From Hell, The Cursed Expedition, The Death of Jack Hamilton, The Doctor's Case, The End of the Whole Mess, The Fifth Quarter, The Gingerbread Girl, The Guns of Deschain, The House on Maple Street, The Jaunt, The Langoliers, The Last Rung on the Ladder, The Lawnmower Man, The Ledge, The Library Policeman, The Little Sisters of Eluria, The Man Who Loved Flowers, The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands, The Man in the Black Suit, The Mangler, The Mist, The Monkey, The Moving Finger, The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates, The Night Flier, The Other Side of the Fog, The Raft, The Reach, The Reaper's Image, The Reploids, The Road Virus Heads North, The Sun Dog, The Ten O'Clock People, The Thing at the Bottom o...

चुनी हुई कविताएँ


Atal Bihari Vajpayee - 2012
    Prabhat Prakashan has a glorious history of fifty years of publishing quality books on almost all streams of literature, viz. children books, fiction, science, quiz, humanities, personality development, health, dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. For the last fifteen years, Prabhat Prakashan has been continuously winning accolades for excellence in book publication.

The Torment Of Others / The Mermaids Singing


Val McDermid - 2004
    The scene matches in every detail a series of murders two years ago-murders that ended when irrefutable forensic evidence secured the conviction of a deeply disturbed young man named Derek Tyler.But there's no way Tyler could have killed the latest victim. He's been locked up in a mental institution since his trial, barely speaking a word. So is there a copycat?All his years of experience tell top criminal psychologist Dr. Tony Hill that there isn't-but that would make the murders literally impossible. While Hill tries to crack Tyler, DCI Carol Jordan and her team must mount a desperate undercover operation to trap the murderer-a decision that will have terrible consequences.The Mermaids Singing:This was the summer he discovered what he wanted--at a gruesome museum of criminology far off the beaten track of more timid tourists. Visions of torture inspired his fantasies like a muse. It would prove so terribly fulfilling.The bodies of four men have been discovered in the town of Bradfield. Enlisted to investigate is criminal psychologist Tony Hill. Even for a seasoned professional, the series of mutilation sex murders is unlike anything he's encountered before. But profiling the psychopath is not beyond him. Hill's own past has made him the perfect man to comprehend the killer's motives. It's also made him the perfect victim.A game has begun for the hunter and the hunted. But as Hill confronts his own hidden demons, he must also come face-to-face with an evil so profound he may not have the courage--or the power--to stop it...

Brother Man


Roger Mais - 1954
    It is a portrait of a ghetto saint - an ordinary man selected by the universe to bring enlightenment to poor belittled people.

Those Who Can’t, Teach


Haresh Sharma - 2010
    As the teachers struggle daily to nurture and groom, the students prefer to hang out and “chillax”. With upskirting and Facebooking, griping and politicking, school takes on a whole new meaning as the colourful characters struggle to prove that those who can, teach.Written by Singapore’s most prolific playwright Haresh Sharma, Those Who Can’t, Teach was first staged by The Necessary Stage in 1990 to critical acclaim. Twenty years later, Sharma revisits this classic to revitalise it for the Singapore Arts Festival 2010, transforming it into a powerful portrayal of the pressures and challenges facing teachers (and students) in schools in the 21st century.“The play throws up questions on the roles of parents, students and teachers, but does not collapse into an impotent tirade against society. The script is joyous. The laughter is warmly wry, not caustic.” —The Straits Times“Those Who Can’t, Teach does much to do away with the stereotypes and fallacies of the teaching profession.” —The Business Times