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The Norton Anthology of World Literature
The Fourth Edition of the most trusted and widely used anthology of world literature retains and expands the most popular works from the last edition, while refreshing the …
The Language of Thieves
You might have heard the saying 'you're in a pickle' meaning you're in a difficult situation. This is just one example of Rotwelsch, an ancient language of the road influenced by …
Literature for a Changing Planet
Why we must learn to tell new stories about our relationship with the earth if we are to avoid climate catastropheReading literature in a time of climate emergency can sometimes …
The Written World
From clay tablets to the printing press. From the pencil to the internet. From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. This is the true story of literature -- of how great texts and …
The Written World: The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, and Civilization
The story of literature in sixteen acts--from Homer to Harry Potter, including The Tale of Genji, Don Quixote, The Communist Manifesto, and how they shaped world history In this …
The Language of Thieves: My Family's Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate
Centuries ago in middle Europe, a coded language appeared, scrawled in graffiti and spoken only by people who were "wiz" (in the know). This hybrid language, dubbed Rotwelsch, …
Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-Pop
What good are the arts? Why should we care about the past? For millennia, humanity has sought to understand and transmit to future generations not just the "know-how" of life, but …
The Norton Anthology of World Literature
The Fourth Edition of the most trusted and widely used brief anthology of world literature retains and expands the most popular works from the last edition while offering exciting …