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The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Shorter Eighth Edition, features a diverse and balanced variety of works and thorough but judicious editorial apparatus throughout. The new edition, which also newly includes much-requested authors and selections and 130 in-text images, remains an unmatched value for students.
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This version of Nature is an 1843 revision to the popular essay written and published in 1836. In the original essay, Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, and suggested that reality can be understood by studying nature. Within the essay, Emerson divides nature into four usages: Commodity, Beauty, Language and Discipline. These distinctions define how humans use nature for their basic needs, their desire for delight, their communication...
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Sampler of contemporary writing from Wyoming authors: Annie Proulx, David Romtvedt, Linda M. Hasselstrom, Jon Billman, John D. Nesbitt, Robert Roripaugh, Page Lambert, Barbara Smith, Geoffrey O'Gara, Charles Levendosky, Warren Adler, B.J. Buckley, C.L. Rawlins, Vicki Lindner, Dainis Hazners, Alyson Hagy, Mark Jenkins, Tim Sandlin.
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"This is my last column, after a year that has scared and inspired me.." With these words, Elena Ferrante bid farewell to her year-long collaboration with the Guardian newspaper. For a full year, she wrote weekly articles, the subjects of which had been suggested by Guardian editors, making the writing process a sort of prolonged interlocution. The subjects ranged from first love to climate change, from enmity among women to the experience of seeing...
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For many years, Western Horseman readers have begun their journeys through each issue by, strangely enough, starting at the back. That's because the back page has been occupied by the humorous ramblings of America's best-selling comedic veterinarian, Baxter Black. This book is a collection of these observations, accompanied by the original illustrations that appeared in the magazine. This look back at 15 years of the best of Baxter is sure to bring...
