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Collected writings / by Paine, Thomas,1737-1809.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 854-885) and index.Common sense -- The crisis, and other pamphlets, articles, and letters -- Rights of man -- The age of reason."I know not whether any man in the world", wrote John Adams in 1805, "has had more influence on its inhabitants or affairs for the last thirty years than Tom Paine". The impassioned democratic voice of the Age of Revolution, Paine wrote for his mass audience with vigor, clarity, and "common sense". This is the first major new edition of his work in 50 years, and the most comprehensive single-volume collection of his writings available. Emphasizing Paine's American career, it brings together his best-known works - Common Sense, The American Crisis, Rights of Man, The Age of Reason - along with scores of letters, articles, and pamphlets. Paine came to America in 1774 at age 37 after a life of obscurity and failure in England. Within 14 months he published Common Sense, the most influential pamphlet of the American Revolution and began a career that would see him prosecuted in England, imprisoned and nearly executed in France, and hailed and reviled in the American nation he helped create. In Common Sense Paine set forth an inspiring vision of an independent America as an asylum for freedom and an example of popular self-government in a world oppressed by despotism and hereditary privilege. The American Crisis, begun during "the times that try men's souls" in 1776, is a masterpiece of popular pamphleteering in which Paine vividly reports current developments, taunts and ridicules British adversaries, and enjoins his readers to remember the immense stakes of their struggle. Among the many other items included in the volume are the combative "Forester" letters, written in reply to a Tory critic of Common Sense, and several pieces concerning the French Revolution, including an incisiveargument against executing Louis XVI.
Subjects: Political science.;
© 1995., Library of America,
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Collected letters : 1874-1897 / by Shaw, Bernard,1856-1950.; Laurence, Dan H.ed.;
Subjects: Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.; Dramatists, Irish; Dramatists, Irish; Critics;
© c1965, Dodd, Mead & Company,
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Murderabilia : a history of crime in 100 objects / by Schechter, Harold,author.;
Includes index."From veteran true crime master Harold Schechter comes Murderabilia, a history of crime told through the dark objects left behind. The false teeth of a female serial killer from 1908, the cut-and-paste confession of the Black Dahlia killer, the newly cracked cipher of the Zodiac killer, the shotgun used in the Clutter family murders, which were made famous by Truman Capote's true crime classic In Cold Blood-these are more than simple artifacts that once belonged to notorious murderers. They are objets of fascination to the legion of true crime obsessives around the world. And not merely for fleeting dark thrills, but because they represent a way to better understand those who we typically label monsters in lieu of learning how they actually became one. In Murderabilia, veteran true crime writer Harold Schechter presents 100 murder-related artifacts spanning two centuries (1808-2014), with accompanying stories of various lengths. A visual and literary journey, it presents a history unlike any previously told in the true crime genre, one that speaks to the dark fascination of true crime fans while also presenting a larger historical timeline of how and why we continue to be captivated by the most sensational crimes and killers among us"--
Subjects: Murder; Murderers; Serial murders; Serial murderers;
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Collecting the Dead / [electronic resource]. by Kope, Spencer.; Ochlan, PJ.;
Narrator: PJ Ochlan.Magnus "Steps" Craig is part of the elite three-man Special Tracking Unit of the FBI. Called in on special cases where his skills are particularly needed, he works as a tracker. The media dubs him "The Human Bloodhound," since Steps is renowned for his incredible ability to find and follow trails over any surface better than anyone else. But there's a secret to his success. Steps has a special ability---a kind of synesthesia---where he can see the 'essence' of a person, something he calls 'shine,' on everything they've touched. His ability is known to only a few people---his father, the director of the FBI, and his partner, Special Agent Jimmy Donovan.When the remains of a murdered woman are found, Steps recognizes the shine left by the murderer from another crime scene with a physically similar victim. And he uncovers the signature at both scenes---the mark of a sad face. At the same time, another killer, one Steps has dubbed Leonardo and has been trying to track for over ten years, appears again, taunting Steps. But while Steps tries to find a clue that will lead him to Leonardo, the case of the Sad Face Killer heats up. The team uncovers eleven possible victims: missing women who fit the same pattern. Using his skill and the resources of the Bureau, it is a race against time to find the killer before it's too late. -- provided by publisher.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 294859 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Mystery.; Thriller.;
© 2016., Macmillan Audio,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=2748826 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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The Norton Introduction to Literature / by Mays, Kelly J.edt;
Includes bibliographical references, glossary and indexes.
Subjects: Literature;
© 2014., W W Norton & Co Inc.,
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The Norton anthology of world literature / by Puchner, Martin,1969-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.V. 1. "Volume A." -- v. 2. "Volume B" -- v. 3. "Volume C".
Subjects: Literature;
© c2012., W.W. Norton & Co.,
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The poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier : a readers' edition / by Whittier, John Greenleaf,1807-1892.; Jolliff, William.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-272).William Jolliff, Professor of English at George Fox University, has selected 55 of John Greenleaf Whittier's more than 500 poems with the intention of turning Quaker (and other) readers into Whittier fans. His guiding focus for this edition is "readability by contemporaries." A biographical and critical introduction and the identification of themes in introductions to each section are important guides. William Jolliff's brief introductions to the poems themselves give specific historical background and interpretive help when necessary. Includes Snow-Bound, "Ichabod, " "Telling the Bees, " "The Barefoot Boy, " "Skipper Ireson's Ride, " and "In the Old South."
Subjects: Poetry;
© ©2000., Friends United Press,
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The collected stories / by 880-01Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich,1799-1837.; Debreczeny, Paul.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxv).Stories provide an ironic viewpoint on life in nineteenth-century Russia.The blackamoor of Peter the Great -- The guests were arriving at the dacha -- In the corner of a small square -- A novel in letters -- The tales of the late Ivan Petrovich Belkin -- A history of the village of Goriukhino -- Roslavlev -- Dubrovksii -- The queen of spades -- Kirdzhali -- A tale of Roman life -- We were spending the evening at Princess D.'s dacha -- Egyptian nights -- Maria Schoning -- The captain's daughter -- A history of Pugachev.
Subjects: Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837;
© 1999., Alfred A. Knopf,
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Disney storybook collection. by Lopez, Sabrina,author.; Buchsbaum, Hannah,author.; Stevens, Satia,author.; Glass, Calliope,author.; Garces, Cristina,author.; Lambert, Nancy,author.; Auerbach, Annie,author.; Redbank, Tennant,author.; Reyes, Kimberly,author.; Bergen, Lara,1955-author.; Lopez, Sabrina.Lion king.; Lopez, Sabrina.Wreck-it Ralph.; Buchsbaum, Hannah.Princess and the frog.; Stevens, Satia.Cinderella.; Glass, Calliope.Frozen.; Garces, Cristina.Robin Hood.; Lambert, Nancy.101 dalmatians.; Lambert, Nancy.Peter Pan.; Auerbach, Annie.Mulan.; Auerbach, Annie.Aladdin.;
Collects stories featuring characters from such Disney films as "Tangled," "The Lion King," and "Frozen."
Subjects: Children's stories, American.; Short stories.; Adaptations.; Short stories.; Fairy tales.; Folklore.;
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Flat Stanley Audio Collection / [electronic resource]. by Brown, Jeff.; Pinkwater, Daniel.;
Narrator: Daniel Pinkwater.Four feet tall... One foot wide... Half an inch thick... Stanley Lambchop is an ordinary boy. Then one night, a huge bulletin board falls on him, and he wakes up flat! So begins Flat Stanley, the first in a beloved series of extraordinary adventures. In Invisible Stanley, our invisible hero plays matchmaker, appears (sort of) on television, and fights crime. Stanley in Space follows Stanley to the ends of the Earth and beyond. In Stanley, Flat Again!, he risks great danger to save a girl from being flattened...or worse. Flat or not, Stanley is full of fun!Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Juvenile Fiction.; Humor (Fiction).; Juvenile Literature.;
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=2396391 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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