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The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)
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Don't expect a hardcover filled with a fancy introduction or extensive information. No! Not here, this book is literally a book of quotations. Real short but real funny. Topics covered: Marriage, wealth, health, politics, history-etc. Best part of tome: front cover, Mark Twain-cigar in hand, sitting in chair on porch-staring into great wide open.... »
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
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This book starts out citing W.B. Yeats and Peggy Lee, co-equals in esteem and regard. Yeats and his slouching towards Bethlehem, "Turning and turning in the widening gyre / The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the center cannot hold...And What rough best, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?" and this ... »
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Classics for Pleasure
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So infectious is Dirda's delight in the passion for living that goes into a good book that I found myself eager to read all his recommendations - including those authors I have already read and disliked for one (obviously inadequate) reason or another.
Stunningly well read, Dirda appreciates a well-turned phrase, an individual style, a ke... »
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Blueberries for Sal (Picture Puffins)
Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk go the blueberries into the pail of a little girl named Sal who--try as she might--just can't seem to pick as fast as she eats. ... »
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Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays
I would suggest, dear reader, that when considering Consider the Lobster, that you consider it in the same light as David Foster Wallace's collection A Su... »
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