Stain on inside cover but otherwise great condition

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Nebraska

A symposium held at Boston University on November 20, 1972

Life Beyond Earth & The Mind of Man 

George Mann

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

A definitive overview of science fiction presents an alphabetical listing that encompasses all aspects of the genre, providing entries on the great writers and their works, sci-fi films and television series, and awards, along with a concise history of the genre, numerous bibliographies, extensive cross-references, and more. Original.

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

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Keith R. A. DeCandido

Joss Whedon

Five hundred years in the future, Captain Mal Reynolds and his crew aboard the Serenity get more than they bargained for when they take on two passengers who are fugitives from an omnipotent consortium that dominates the galaxy.

Serenity

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Robert J. Milch

Includes the life of Homer, His poetic technique, a list of characters, a synopsis of the Odyssey, summaries and critical commentaries, and more.

The Odyssey

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Wayne C. Booth

Gregory G. Colomb

Joseph M. Williams

With more than 400,000 copies now in print, The Craft of Research is the unrivaled resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices.
 
Seasoned researchers and educators Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams present an updated third edition of their classic handbook, whose first and second editions were written in collaboration with the late Wayne C. Booth. The Craft of Research explains how to build an argument that motivates readers to accept a claim; how to anticipate the reservations of readers and to respond to them appropriately; and how to create introductions and conclusions that answer that most demanding question, “So what?”
 
The third edition includes an expanded discussion of the essential early stages of a research task: planning and drafting a paper. The authors have revised and fully updated their section on electronic research, emphasizing the need to distinguish between trustworthy sources (such as those found in libraries) and less reliable sources found with a quick Web search. A chapter on warrants has also been thoroughly reviewed to make this difficult subject easier for researchers
 
Throughout, the authors have preserved the amiable tone, the reliable voice, and the sense of directness that have made this book indispensable for anyone undertaking a research project.

The Craft of Research

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Charles Baxter

English

Beyond Plot

Fiction writer and essayist Charles Baxter discusses and illustrates the hidden subtextual overtones and undertones in fictional works haunted by the unspoken, the suppressed, and the secreted. He explains how fiction writers create those visible and invisible details and how what is displayed evokes what is not displayed.

The Art of Subtext

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Gerald Graff

Cathy Birkenstein

The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing

"They Say / I Say" shows that writing well means mastering some key rhetorical moves, the most important of which involves summarizing what others have said ("they say") to set up one's own argument ("I say"). In addition to explaining the basic moves, this book provides writing templates that show students explicitly how to make these moves in their own writing.

They Say / I Say

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Melissa A. Goldthwaite

This is a book that celebrates student writing--and honors the teaching that helps students produce such writing. It collects writing done by college students across the country and includes a call for papers, inviting students to submit their own writing for a prize and for inclusion in future editions of this book.

The Norton Pocket Book of Writing by Students

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Joe L. Martinez

Tricks of the Grade

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William Strunk

E. B. White

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Presents a concise style manual that provides the basic elementary principles of English usage and composition, with tips on commonly misused words and expressions, style, and spelling.

The Elements of Style

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Richard Bach

The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

There was a master come unto the earth, born in the holy land of Indiana, raised in the mystical hills east of Fort Wayne ... and he smiled upon the multitudes and said pleasantly unto them, 'I quit.'

Illusions

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William Faulkner

The Sound and the Fury

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Interview with the Vampire; The Vampire Lestat; The Queen of the Damned

The Vampire Chronicles

Luanne Rice

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Fulfilling her mother's dying wish, anthropologist Susannah Connolly travels from her lifelong home on the Connecticut shoreline to the fabled French Camargue, to see its famous white horses, find a mysterious saint linked to her family's history, and fall in love with an American journalist-rancher with a spirited but troubled daughter.

Light of the Moon

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Three Tragedies 

Hamlet; Macbeth; King Lear

Annotations in the first 25 pages or so but then clean.

Romeo and Juliet

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Patrick O'Keeffe

In a series of four interlinked novellas, four generations of an Irish farm family share unfulfilled dreams, missed opportunities, and compromised moral decisions.

The Hill Road

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Natalie Babbitt

The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing any older. An ALA Notable Book. Reissue.

Tuck Everlasting

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Jane Green

Disregarding local gossip that pegs her as an eccentric, sixty-five-year-old Nantucket widow Nan skinny-dips in unattended pools and steals her neighbors' flowers before her dwindling funds force her to take in boarders, a change that brings an unexpected visitor.

The Beach House

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Jane Smiley

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers

First Fiction

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danah boyd

The Social Lives of Networked Teens

"boyd's new book is layered and smart . . . It's Complicated will update your mind."--Alissa Quart, New York Times Book Review

 

"A fascinating, well-researched and (mostly) reassuring look at how today's tech-savvy teenagers are using social media."--People

 

"The briefest possible summary? The kids are all right, but society isn't."--Andrew Leonard, Salon

 

What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens' lives? In this eye-opening book, youth culture and technology expert danah boyd uncovers some of the major myths regarding teens' use of social media. She explores tropes about identity, privacy, safety, danger, and bullying. Ultimately, boyd argues that society fails young people when paternalism and protectionism hinder teenagers' ability to become informed, thoughtful, and engaged citizens through their online interactions. Yet despite an environment of rampant fear-mongering, boyd finds that teens often find ways to engage and to develop a sense of identity.



Boyd's conclusions are essential reading not only for parents, teachers, and others who work with teens but also for anyone interested in the impact of emerging technologies on society, culture, and commerce in years to come. Offering insights gleaned from more than a decade of original fieldwork interviewing teenagers across the United States, boyd concludes reassuringly that the kids are all right. At the same time, she acknowledges that coming to terms with life in a networked era is not easy or obvious. In a technologically mediated world, life is bound to be complicated.

It's Complicated

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Gardner

Comp Copy Literature a Portable Anthology

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Donald A. McQuade

Robert Atwan

Resources for Teaching "The Writer's Presence"

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Harvey S. Wiener

Nora Eisenberg

A Reader for Writers

Great Writing provides a multi-genre collection of rhetorically organized essays, memoirs, speeches, stories, poems, and a play - all presented within familiar rhetorical contexts.

Great Writing

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Bookcrimes' Karlee

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