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First published in English by Edward Fitzgerald in 1859 from its original Farsi, "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" is a collection of quatrains attributed to Omar Khayyam, a Persian astronomer and mathematician born in the later part of the 11th century. Omar Khayyam's poetry, which received very little international notoriety in its own day, achieved classic status when it was discovered and rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald over seven...
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Medical Terms and Their Hidden Origins in Greek and Roman Mythology explores the roots of a variety of different medical terms and how they relate to classical Greek and Roman mythology. Originally written in Japanese, this English translation offers interesting insight into both the history behind the names of body parts, illnesses, medicines, and more, along with charming asides by the author about his time spent as a doctor in the US.
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"Guide de l'écrivain et du scénariste" s'adresse à tous, quel que soit votre niveau de scolarité. Le futur écrivain ou la future écrivaine découvrira les règles d'or de la rédaction d'un roman ou d'un scénario.
Comment aiguiser votre sens de l'observation? Comment développer un sujet et construire une histoire? Comment donner vie à vos personnages? Comment décrire des atmosphères en y ajoutant des odeurs, des sons, des couleurs, de la...
67) Urban Sketches
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Urban Sketches by Bret Harte
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Here's a guide for English grammar that reads as easily as a story. It is a fresh, simple approach to the basic fundamentals of proper English form. The author, an experienced, accomplished thirty-year business executive enjoying a second career as a university instructor, is in sync with the reader early through interesting stories and illustrations. He takes the reader on a personal, one-step-at-a-time journey through proper form.
Proper Form, Pure...
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"Hitting a writer's block? Disintegrate it with these 60 prompts. Turn your ideas from verbs in your head to thoughts on paper. Writer's block is often one of the largest antagonists of a writer. This book seeks to help writers overcome writer's block through the use of prompts, combining both poetry and story elements. Join the journey of wrestling and putting writer's block into submission."
71) New Poems
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New Poems by Francis Thompson
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74) Strife
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Strife by John Galsworthy
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76) Ursula
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Ursula by Honoré de Balzac. Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley.
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An excellent guide to English usage and grammar, The King's English advises the reader on the proper use of vocabulary, the finer points of syntax, and the rules of punctuation, drawing on examples in literature and other sources. A precursor to Fowler's Modern English Usage, albeit superseded in some cases, it is a thorough study of the English language.
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The Battle of the Strong - Complete A Romance of Two Kingdoms by Gilbert Parker
Excerpt: ...in the Hardi Biaou, and saw him safely into the hands of an escort from Detricand. CHAPTER XLII Three days later there was opened in one of the chambers of the Emperor's palace at Vienna a Congress of four nations-Prussia, Russia, Austria, and Sardinia. Detricand's labours had achieved this result at last. Grandjon-Larisse, his old enemy in battle, now his...
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Do you dream of a job as a successful television writer on a hit show? Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin give you practical but essential advice to help make your dreams a reality. They teach you how to discover the "Franchise" or structure of a television show in order to write a successful and eye catching spec script. The four-act structure is covered, along with the elements that go into telling a good story. After you've blown them away with your...
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