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"NATURE has its laws.
DOG has its mood and habits.
MAN would create after his own measure.
MEASURE OF FREEDOM is reflected in mutual respect."
"NATURE has its laws.
DOG has its mood and habits.
MAN would create after his own measure.
MEASURE OF FREEDOM is reflected in mutual respect."
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¿Cuál es la historia de los primeros diccionarios en Hispanoamérica y, en particular en Chile? ¿Cómo se relaciona con la construcción de los Estados nacionales a lo largo del siglo XIX? Este libro busca desentrañar esta y otras preguntas leyendo entre definiciones variopintas los discursos ideológicos, históricos y políticos y reflexionando sobre la naturaleza lingüística y normativa de los diccionarios.
La profunda investigación y los...
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A WALL STREET JOURNAL FAVORITE FOOD BOOK OF THE EAR
From the author of Queen Sugar-now a critically acclaimed series on OWN directed by Ava Duvernay-comes a beautiful exploration and celebration of black farming in America.
In this impressive anthology, Natalie Baszile brings together essays, poems, photographs, quotes, conversations, and first-person stories to examine black people's connection to the American land from Emancipation to today....
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"Psychology of the Unconscious" by Carl Gustav Jung is a groundbreaking exploration of the depths of the human psyche and the role of the unconscious mind in shaping our thoughts, behaviors, and experiences. Jung, a pioneering figure in the field of psychology, introduces readers to his theories on the collective unconscious, archetypes, and the process of individuation.
In this seminal work, Jung challenges traditional views of the mind and offers...
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"An authentic American genius. . . . Mr. Thurber belongs in the great lines of American humorists that includes Mark Twain and Ring Lardner." -Philadelphia Inquirer
James Thurber's unique ability to convey the vagaries of life in a funny, witty, and often satirical way earned him accolades as one of the finest humorists of the twentieth century. A bestseller upon its initial publication in 1945, The Thurber Carnival captures the depth of his talent...
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When the going gets tough, the tough eat ice cream. They also keep their sense of humor because laughter is the best medicine in a world gone mad. In this, his seventh book, nationally syndicated humorist Jerry Zezima writes about family foibles and the funny little things of everyday life. It's the kind of stuff that millions of people can relate to. And it's a welcome respite from all the bad things going on these days. So sit back with "The Good...
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From the award-winning, multi-genre author and musician Steven Heighton, Songbook brings together Heighton's lyrics and music for the first time in a single volume, including his final songs, which have never been heard or seen until now. When Steven Heighton died suddenly of cancer in 2022, he was in the middle of an intensely creative period of songwriting. He released his first album of original material, The Devil's Share, in 2021 and was preparing...
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Alexander Radishchev's Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow is among the most important pieces of writing to come out of Russia in the age of Catherine the Great. An account of a fictional journey along a postal route, it blends literature, philosophy, and political economy to expose social and economic injustices and their causes at all levels of Russian society. Not long after the book's publication in 1790, Radishchev was condemned to death for...
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A collection of essays "filled with pleasantly rambling opinions about everything from self-help books to erotica" from the celebrated Canadian author (The Chronicle Journal).
An urbane, robust, and wonderfully opinionated voice from Canada, sometimes called "America's attic," speaks here of the delights of reading, and of what mass education has done to readers today, to taste, to books, to culture. With his usual wit and breadth of vision, Robertson...
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"Thurber is. . . a landmark in American humor. . . he is the funniest artist who ever lived." - New Republic
James Thurber spent most of his career at the New Yorker magazine, drawing cartoons and writing essays and stories. Collecting Himself is a one-of-a-kind compilation of James Thurber's vintage writings, featuring previously unanthologized articles, essays, interviews, reviews, cartoons, parodies, as well as Thurber's reflections on his...
12) Don Quixote
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«Dom Quixote de la Mancha» é considerado a grande criação de Cervantes. O livro é um dos primeiros das línguas europeias modernas e é considerado por muitos o expoente máximo da literatura espanhola. Em princípios de maio de 2002, o livro foi escolhido como a melhor obra de ficção de todos os tempos. A votação foi organizada pelo Clubes do Livro Noruegueses e participaram escritores de reconhecimento internacional.
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The legends of Norse mythology are famous for including Odin, Thor and Loki and the battles they fought and the adventures they enjoyed. Here are collected some of the finest examples of Norse story telling. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the...
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