Claude McKay

From Harlem Renaissance author Claude McKay. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A monumental literary event: the newly discovered final novel by seminal Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay, a rich and multilayered portrayal of life in 1930s Harlem and a historical protest for black freedom The unexpected discovery in 2009 of a completed manuscript of Claude McKay’s final novel was celebrated as one of the most significant literary events in recent years. Building on the already extraordinary legacy of McKay’s life and work, this colorful, dramatic novel centers on the efforts by Harlem intelligentsia to organize support for the liberation of fascist-controlled Ethiopia, a crucial but largely forgotten event in American history. At once a penetrating satire of political machinations in Depression-era Harlem and a far-reaching story of global intrigue and romance, Amiable with Big Teeth plunges into the concerns, anxieties, hopes, and dreams of African-Americans at a moment of crisis for the soul of Harlem—and America. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Amiable with Big Teeth

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Norman F. Maclean

Story of a young man in frontier Montana, fly fishing.

A River Runs Through It and Other Stories

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Travel the Further Bus in a world where Ken Kesey, Neil Cassidy, the Hells Angels, and the Grateful Dead all party together. 

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

Three plays featured are Desire Under the Elms, Strange Interlude, and Mourning Becomes Electra. 

Eugene O'Neill: Three Plays

John Dewey

Social Studies

The great educational theorist's most concise statement of his ideas about the needs, the problems, and the possibilities of education--written after his experience with the progressive schools and in the light of the criticisms his theories received -- from cover.

Experience and Education

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A collection of essays by Norman Mailer published in 1966. First Dell printing in 1967.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Cannibals and Christians

Dwight V. Swain

English

How to Build Story People

The basics and fine points of successful fictional characters: traits, relationships, motivations, emotions, humor, strong dialogue, and - above all - the ability to care. A first-class lesson in empathy and believability for all writers.

Creating Characters

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Herman Hesse

Joseph Mileck

Harry Haller is a sad and lonely figure, a reclusive intellectual for whom life holds no joy. He struggles to reconcile the wild primeval wolf and the rational man within himself without surrendering to the bourgeois values he despises. His life changes dramatically when he meerts a woman who is his opposite, the carefree and elusive Hermine. The tale of the Steppenwolf culminates in the surreal Magic Theater—for mad men only. Steppenwolf is Hesse’s best-known and most autobiographical work. With its blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, it is one of literature’s most poetic evocations of the soul’s journey to liberation. Originally published in English in 1929, the novel’s wisdom continues to speak to our souls and marks it as a classic of modern literature.

Steppenwolf

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G. B. Mann

Good condition. Occasional faded pages but still readable. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

How Conservatives Won the Heart of America

What's the Matter with Kansas?

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Gabriel García Márquez

Collected here are twenty-six of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most brilliant and enchanting short stories, presented in the chronological order of their publication in Spanish from three volumes: Eyes of a Blue Dog,Big Mama's Funeral, and The Incredible and Sad Tale of lnnocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother. Combining mysticism, history, and humor, the stories in this collection span more than two decades, illuminating the development of Marquez's prose and exhibiting the themes of family, poverty, and death that resound throughout his fiction.

Collected Stories

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John D. MacDonald

"Travis McGee is back in action and he is in fine, fine form....What a treat. It is John D. MacDonald's 21st Travies McGee book and, without reservaton, his best." THE SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE Searching for a wealthy friend's yacht, Travis McGee puts himself square in the center of the international cocaine trade, and finds himself the target of some of the most ruthless villains he's ever met. Contemplating his own mortality for the first time, Travis McGee discovers amid all the danger the astonishing surprise behind the cat-shaped pipe cleaners someone is leaving at his door. This is vintage McGee in a novel that confirms John D. MacDonald's reputation as one of the greatest storytellers of all time.

The Lonely Silver Rain

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Dick Francis

Sid Halley, now a private investigator with a bionic hand, finds himself uncovering corruption in the racing world.

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Eugene O'Neill: Three Plays

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Experience and Education

Norman Mailer

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Dwight V. Swain

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Thomas Frank

What's the Matter with Kansas?

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Claude McKay

Amiable with Big Teeth

Norman F. Maclean

A River Runs Through It and Other Stories

Tom Wolfe

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

Eugene O'Neill

Eugene O'Neill: Three Plays

John Dewey

Experience and Education

Norman Mailer

Cannibals and Christians

Dwight V. Swain

Creating Characters

Herman Hesse; Joseph Mileck

Steppenwolf

Thomas Frank

What's the Matter with Kansas?

Gabriel García Márquez

Collected Stories

John D. MacDonald

The Lonely Silver Rain

Dick Francis

Whip Hand

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