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Fahrenheit 451
Comprehensive reading and study guides provide concise critical excerpts that offer a scholarly overview of each work, "The Story Behind the Story" that details the conditions …
Cameron Diaz
The former indie movie queen has gone mainstream to rave reviews in films like There's Something About Mary and My Best Friend's Wedding.
The ""Metamorphosis"" - Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka's ""The Metamorphosis"" climaxes in the very first line - the protagonist has indeed been transformed. The critical questions lie in the interpretation of the …
The Grotesque
Discusses the role of the grotesque in Frankenstein; Edgar Allan Poe's short stories; and, Winesburg, Ohio. With excerpts of critical analyses and original essays, this title also …
Exploration in the World of the Middle Ages, 500-1500
The Middle Ages, though marked by plague in Europe, was a time of increased investigation of the world. People from civilizations around the globe - from the Chinese in Asia to a …
Cornel West
Profiles Cornel West, a scholar in African-American Studies who has taught at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, and written many books including ""Race Matters."".
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism, the smallest of the world's great religions, is also one of the oldest. Founded more than 3,000 years ago by the prophet Zarathustra, it flourished in ancient …
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
This 1929 novel served as Remarque's attempt to confront and ultimately rid himself of the graphic and haunting memories of his time serving in World War I. A novel with …
Green Iguanas and Other Iguanids
-- Easy-to-understand, informative guides-- Illustrated throughout with full-color photographs-- Fotoglaze "TM" laminated finish gives superior color gloss to all photographs
The ""Old Man and the Sea"" - Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway's last work published during his lifetime remains one of his most popular and best known. A man's symbolic quest to land the catch of a lifetime engages classic themes of …
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette syndrome is a disorder of the nervous system that involves involuntary vocal and motor tics - sudden, rapid, repeated sounds and movements. Tourette is usually first …
Understanding Philosophy Set
The three-volume ""Understanding Philosophy"" set introduces readers to the enduring questions asked by Western philosophers throughout time: Who am I? What happens after I die? …