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We have all surrendered ourselves to the world that writing creates. Eudora Welty once observed that her mother read the works of Charles Dickens in the same spirit with which she would have eloped with him. Some of us remember our first novel with more pleasurable vividness than our first kiss. Many...

Jane Austen is one of England's most enduringly popular authors, renowned for her subtle observations of the provincial middle classes of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England. This guide to Austen's much-loved work offers: an accessible introduction to the contexts and many interpretations...

A book which should appeal to both literary theorists and to readers of the novel, this study invites the reader to consider how the plot reflects the patterns of human destiny and seeks to impose a new meaning on life.

“For too long we have been encouraged to see culture as an affair of intellect, and reading as a solitary exercise. But the truth is different: literature and art are pathways of feeling, and our encounter with them is social, inscribing us in a larger community.... Through art we discover that...

Wanna Read But Not Enough Time? Then, grab a SpeedyReads of Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence—and How You Can, Too By Gary Vaynerchuk Now! Here's a sample of what you'll see in this book: Summary of Crushing It! Part I: Get Pumped 1 The...

The first complete guide-for use by adults and children-to creating fun and educational book clubs for kids. As authors of The Book Club Cookbook, the classic guide to integrating great food and food-related discussion into book club gatherings, Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp hear a common...

Medieval manuscripts resisted obsolescence. Made by highly specialised craftspeople (scribes, illuminators, book binders) with labour-intensive processes using exclusive and sometimes exotic materials (parchment made from dozens or hundreds of skins, inks and paints made from prized minerals, animals...

Wanna Read But Not Enough Time? Then, grab a SpeedyReads of Life of Pi by Yann Martel Now! Here's a sample of what you'll see in this book: Background Information about the Author: Yann Martel Yann Martel (born on the 25th of June, 1963 in Salamanca, Spain) is a novelist and short...

Wanna Read But Not Enough Time? Then, grab a BookQuickie of 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene Now! Here's a sample of what you'll see in this book: Summary of ‘The 48 Laws of Power’ Everyone wants to exercise a certain sense of power over others and the absence of this power...

Wanna Read But Not Enough Time? Then, grab a SpeedyReads of Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss Now! Here's a sample of what you'll see in this book: Background Information About Never Split the Difference Never Split the Difference was published on May 17th, 2016 by Harper...

"Wanna Read But Not Enough Time? Then, grab a SpeedyReads of The Man In The High Castle by Philip K. Dick Now! Here's a sample of what you'll see inside the book: In a postwar world where Germany and Japan won WWII, Baynes, a German spy traveling under an alias, reaches San...

“Wanna Read But Not Enough Time? Then, grab a SpeedyReads of Make Me by Lee Child now! Here's a sample of what you'll see in this book: Background Information About Make Me Make Me is Lee Child's 20th Jack Reacher book. Child always starts his books on September 1. This is the day...

Wanna Read But Not Enough Time? Then, grab a SpeedyReads by Fifty Shades of Grey and Fifty Shades Freed by EL James Now! Here's a sample of what you'll see in this book: Story Plot Analysis: The plot of this story revolves around one man's desperate need for control in all things...

No reading group should be without this companion guide to Paula Hawkins's compelling thriller, The Girl on the Train. A comprehensive guide to this New York Times bestseller, this discussion aid includes all the information you need to get your book club discussion up and running: thought-provoking...