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1) The Odyssey
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English
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A verse translation of Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey," in which Odysseus struggles to make his way home to Ithaca after the Trojan War; includes an extensive introduction, three maps, a selected bibliography, and a pronouncing glossary.
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Loeb classical library volume no. 42
Language
English
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The Metamorphoses, by Ovid, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...
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English
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"On the morning after the 2016 presidential election, Thomas Ricks awoke with a few questions on his mind: What kind of nation did we now have? Is it what was designed or intended by the nation's founders? First Principles follows four members of the Revolutionary generation from their youths to their adult lives, as they grappled with questions of independence, and forming and keeping a new nation. In doing so, Ricks interprets not only the effect...
5) Greek myths
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Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Learn about the gods and goddesses of Greece and the great heroes they helped in these myths of ancient Greece.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"In this searching and funny memoir, based off his popular New Yorker article, renowned pianist Jeremy Denk traces an implausible journey. Life is difficult enough as a precocious, temperamental, and insufferable six-year-old piano prodigy in New Jersey. But then a family meltdown forces a move to New Mexico, far from classical music's nerve centers, and he has to please a new taskmaster while navigating cacti, and the perils of junior high school....
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Publisher
Masterworks
Pub. Date
2012, ©2012
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None
Description
Technically, the Piano Guys are the music duo of pianist Jon Schmidt and cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, but the Piano Guys are also a 21st century multimedia collective that includes Paul Anderson, studio engineer and writer Al Van Der Beek, and videographer Tel Stewart. Together they produce musical and video gems that mash up classical themes with pop songs that have made the group's YouTube channel one of the most visited on the planet.
13) Silent night
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A joyfully illustrated board book by Caldecott Honoree Grace Lin, based on the popular Christmas carol! This delightful holiday board book, based on the popular Christmas carol, makes the perfect Christmas gift! Bestselling and award-winning illustrator Grace Lin's interpretation of Silent Night (originally published in 2005) features a variety of appealing characters celebrating the holiday season.
Author
Publisher
Little Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A joyfully illustrated board book by Caldecott Honoree Grace Lin, based on the popular Christmas carol! This delightful holiday board book, based on the popular Christmas carol, makes the perfect Christmas gift! Bestselling and award-winning illustrator Grace Lin's interpretation of Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (originally published in 2005) features a variety of appealing characters celebrating the holiday season.
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Publisher
Penny Candy Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In an era when women couldn't become conductors, Antonia Brico didn't listen to discouraging words. The words went in one ear and out the other. The second title in Penny Candy's Amazing Women Series of nonfiction picture books, In One Ear and Out the Other: The Amazing, Musical Life of Antonia Brico tells the story of one woman's fight to gain recognition as a conductor in an era when men dominated classical music. The first woman to guest-conduct...
17) 1984
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Language
Español
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1984 se desarrolla en Londres: su protagonista, Winston Smith, decide rebelarse ante un gobierno totalitario que controla cada uno de los movimientos de sus ciudadanos y castiga incluso a aquellos que delinquen con el pensamiento. Consciente de las terribles consecuencias que puede acarrear la disidencia, Winston se une a la ambigua Hermandad por mediación del líder O'Brien. Sin embargo, nuestro protagonista va comprendiendo que ni la Hermandad...
18) Othello
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Language
English
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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
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