Edgar Allan Poe. Willa Cather. Henry David Thoreau. Mark Twain. The list of important American writers goes on and on. These voices played a vital role in shaping the scope of American literature, and the United States itself. But too often, textbooks reduce this storied history to dry text that would put even a tenured professor to sleep.
American Lit 101 is an engaging and comprehensive guide through the major players in American literature. From colonialism to postmodernism and every literary movement in between, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts, along with easy-to-understand explanations on why each author's work was important then and still relevant now. So whether you're looking for a refresher course on key American literature or want to learn about it for the first time, American Lit 101 has all the answers--even the ones you didn't know you were looking for.
Tác giả: Simone De Beauvoir Nhà xuất bản: Ecco Năm xuất bản: 2021 Công ty phát hành: 66Books Loại bìa: Bìa cứng Số trang: 176 Trang Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh ISBN: 9780063075047 Kích thước: 13
Lucia is one of the great comic characters in English literature. Outrageously pretentious, hypocritical and snobbish, Queen Lucia, 'as by right divine' rules over the toy kingdom of 'Riseholme' based on the Cotswold village of
Quy cách: Bìa mềm Ngôn ngữ: tiếng Anh #### Life is short. No-one knows that better than seventeen-year-old Lenni. But as she is about to learn, it's not only what you make of life that
Bìa mềm ngôn ngữ: Tiếng anh Before this all happened, the closest I'd ever come to getting physical with a guy was playing the board game Operation. Okay, so maybe that sounds pathetic, but it's
Hard Times 4 is a novel by Charles Dickens, that criticizes the social and economic conditions of industrial England in the 19th century. The novel contrasts the lives of two groups of characters: the Gradgrinds,
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale In this final volume of the internationally celebrated MaddAddam trilogy, the Waterless Flood pandemic has wiped out most of the population. Toby is
From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax; gorgeously crafted, utterly compelling with stunning illustrations by award-winning author and illustrator Jon Klassen. It's been a year since Peter and his
Pony The highly anticipated, unforgettable new story from the internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning author of WONDER. 'Thrillingly told . . . Palacio is a fantastic writer' The Times 'Perfection . . . A beautiful, funny, heart-twisting
Sophie Whitehouse has a lovely home, two adorable children, and a handsome, successful husband. In other words, she has the “perfect” life. But everything changes the night her husband James comes home and confesses an
Tác giả: James Baldwin Nhà xuất bản: Penguin Năm xuất bản: 2022 Công ty phát hành: 66Books Loại bìa: Bìa mềm Số trang: 204 Trang Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh ISBN: 9780140184471 Kích thước: 12.9 x
Tác giả: Jean-Paul Sartre Nhà xuất bản: Penguin Năm xuất bản: 2001 Công ty phát hành: 66Books Loại bìa: Bìa mềm Số trang: 300 Trang Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh ISBN: 9780141185286 ------------- Tập đầu tiên
Quy cách: Bìa mềm Ngôn ngữ: tiếng Anh #### The phenomenal international bestseller – with over 8 million copies sold. What legacy would you choose to leave behind for your children? When Randy Pausch, a
The Last Of The Mohicans Published in 1826, The Last of the Mohicans is an adventure story centred on the kinship between white frontiersman, Natty Bumppo - or ´Hawkeye´ - and two Mohican Indians, Chingachgook
Quy cách: Bìa mềm NXB: Simon Schuster Ngôn ngữ: tiếng Anh #### a novel about the fascination deadly things have for us and about our insistence on answers when there are none… Since 1979, the
THÔNG TIN SÁCH Loại bìa: Bìa mềm Số trang: 336 Kích thước: 195 x 130 x 21 (mm) Agatha Christie's most daring crime mystery - an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, The
Quy cách: Bìa mềm NXB: Simon and Schuster Ngôn ngữ: tiếng Anh #### While human lives are endlessly variable, our most memorable positive moments are dominated by four elements: elevation, insight, pride, and connection. If
Mr Perfect On Paper The perfect husband should -A doctor or lawyer (preferably a doctor) -Baggage-free (no previous marriages, no children) -And of course - he must be Jewish. As the creator and CEO of
The Little Book Of Hygge New York Times Bestseller Embrace Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) and become happier with this definitive guide to the Danish philosophy of comfort, togetherness, and well-being. Why are Danes the happiest people
Gulliver’s Travels 5 is a novel by Jonathan Swift, that satirizes the politics, culture, and science of his time, as well as human nature in general. The novel consists of four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver,
I know negative reviews tend to get dismissed or lost in the shuffle, especially for wildly popular books such as Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point; however, I think it's important to chime in on how
In this clear and straight new guide from the author of Grammar 101 and Weather 101, get a crash course in understanding the science behind weather and weather prediction. Weather is everywhere, and while it's
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall là tiểu thuyết duy nhất của Anne Brontë, được xuất bản năm 2016. Đây là câu chuyện về Helen Graham, một người phụ nữ bí ẩn và độc lập, đã
The Housekeeper and the Professor He is a brilliant maths professor with a peculiar problem - ever since a traumatic head injury seventeen years ago, he has lived with only eighty minutes of short-term memory.
The War of the Worlds là tiểu thuyết khoa học viễn tưởng của H.G. Wells, được xuất bản năm 1898. Đây là câu chuyện về cuộc xâm lăng của người ngoài hành tinh đến Trái
A deeply moving novel about a woman who thought she never wanted to be a mother—and the many ways that life can surprise us Rose Napolitano is fighting with her husband, Luke, about prenatal vitamins.
Tác giả: Michel Foucault Nhà xuất bản: Penguin Năm xuất bản: 2020 Công ty phát hành: 66Books Loại bìa: Bìa mềm Số trang: 486 Trang Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh ISBN: 9780241435113 Kích thước: 12.9 x
THÔNG TIN SÁCH Loại bìa: Bìa mềm Số trang: 192 Kích thước: 178 x 111 x 13 (mm) The Great American Novel of love and betrayal in the Jazz Age. 'I believe that on the
Những câu chuyện huyền thoại về thần thoại và lãng mạn được viết sao cho mọi người đều có thể thưởng thức! Bạn không thể nhớ hết tất cả các vị thần và nữ thần?
South Of The Border, West Of The Sun Following the massive complexity of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle--Haruki Murakami's best-selling, award-winning novel--comes this deceptively simple love story, a contemporary rendering of the romance in which a
Jabberwocky And Other 1 is a collection of poems and stories by Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The title poem, “Jabberwocky”, is a famous example of nonsense
Bearded, bad-boy barber Knox prefers to live his life the way he takes his coffee: Alone. Unless you count his basset hound, Waylon. Knox doesn’t tolerate drama, even when it comes in the form of
Presents a new mass-market edition of the classic drama where Hamlet vows to avenge the murder of his father by his brother Claudius. Reissue. 15,000 first printing.
A New York Times Bestseller *A BookTok Viral Sensation* An achingly authentic and raw portrait of love, regret, and the life-altering impact of the relationships we hold closest to us, this YA romance bestseller is
The Hound of the Baskervilles 3 is a novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson. The novel is a mystery and a horror story, in
Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything – youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning. She takes a handful of
Quy cách: Bìa mềm Ngôn ngữ: tiếng Anh #### A New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Eloise Bridgerton, in the fifth of her beloved
Lolita "Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of my tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the
The Priory Of The Orange Tree The New York Times bestselling "epic feminist fantasy perfect for fans of Game of Thrones" (Bustle). NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: AMAZON (Top 100 Editors Picks
Lady Joker One of Japan’s great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus.Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses.
The Jungle Book 5 is a collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, set in the Indian jungle and featuring various animals and a human boy named Mowgli. The stories depict the adventures and struggles of
One Night on the Island: A Novel From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December . . . When a double-booking at a remote one-room cabin accidentally throws two solace
The Man I Never Met 'A total delight. Achingly romantic, full of suspense and a beautiful cast of characters. This is going to be huge!' Laura Jane Williams ____________________________________________________ Two lives are about to be
The #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller that People Magazine calls “a poignant, addictive read.” From #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us comes a novel about family, first love, grief, and
365 Happy Days! is a gift that will change your life. It is bursting with excitement and the simple joy of just bring alive. Every day there is a positive happy quotation, matched with fresh
60 tantalising tequila and mezcal cocktails Tequila and mezcal are tipped to be the hot spirits of the year, and Tequila Made Me Do It offers everything you need to create 60 tantalising cocktails right
New York Times bestseller “A thrill . . . Beowulf was Tolkien’s lodestar. Everything he did led up to or away from it.” —New Yorker J.R.R. Tolkien completed his translation of Beowulf in 1926: he
To The Lighthouse To the Lighthouse, considered by many to be Virginia Woolf's finest novel, is a remarkably original work, showing the thoughts and actions of the members of a family and their guests on
Tác giả: Toni Morrison Nhà xuất bản: Vintage Năm xuất bản: 2016 Công ty phát hành: 66Books Loại bìa: Bìa mềm Số trang: 229 Trang Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh ISBN: 9781529930375 Kích thước: 19.5 x
Quy cách: Bìa mềm Ngôn ngữ: tiếng Anh #### Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel Hell is empty and all the devils are here. The Chatelaine has come. The year is 1328 and
Tác giả: Ernest Hemingway Nhà xuất bản: Arrow Năm xuất bản: 2004 Công ty phát hành: Book 66 Loại bìa: Bìa mềm Số trang: 307 Trang Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh ISBN: 978009922129 -------------------------------- Được viết
The Mayor of Casterbridge: This is a novel by Thomas Hardy, which depicts the rise and fall of Michael Henchard, a hay-trusser who sells his wife and child at a fair in a moment of
In journal entries alternating between two timelines―before and after a tragic accident―Jennie Englund's heartfelt coming-of-age story, Taylor Before and After follows the year that changes one girl’s life forever. Before, Taylor Harper is finally popular,
Author: Jules Verne Format: Leather | 712 pages Dimensions: 159 x 235 x 41mm | 1,048g Publication date: 17 Apr 2018 Get cozy with the classics! Jules Verne collects some of the author's best-known works
Tác giả: Sally Rooney Nhà xuất bản: Faber & Faber Năm xuất bản: 2019 Công ty phát hành: Faber & Faber Loại bìa: Bìa mềm Số trang: 288 Trang Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh ISBN: 9780571334650
Petrograd is on the eve of revolution. For Countess Sophia Orlova, the city of her childhood – the only home she has ever known – has become her deadly enemy. The mob are ready to
Tác giả: Albert Camus Nhà xuất bản: Penguin Năm xuất bản: 2000 Công ty phát hành: 66Books Loại bìa: Bìa mềm Số trang: 172 Trang Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh ISBN: 9780141182001 Kích thước: 13.4 x
Inferno Florence: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon awakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of where he is or how he got there. Nor can he explain the origin of the macabre object found hidden
Quy cách: bìa mềm Ngôn ngữ: tiếng Anh #### The fifth novel in the multi-award-winning Dune series -- the most famous, widely acclaimed and popular of all science fiction novels, named one of the BBC's
Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for
Tác giả: Richard Yates Nhà xuất bản: Vintage Năm xuất bản: 2008 Công ty phát hành: Book 66 Loại bìa: Bìa mềm Số trang: 220 Trang Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh ISBN: 9781784877705 ---------------------- Được xuất
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