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1) Poetics
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Greek philosopher and scientist, Aristotle, lived in the 4th century B.C. and is thought of as one of the most important figures from classical antiquity. Aristotle was probably the most famous member of Plato's Academy in Athens, whose writings would ultimately form the first comprehensive system of Western philosophy. His writings were not constrained to simply one field of inquiry but covered such various subjects as physics, biology, metaphysics,...
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Dumpty volume 02
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"Following the ... success of his New York Times bestseller Dumpty comes ... Lithgow's next book of satirical poetry chronicling Trump and his administration--with poems of the impeachment and beyond"--
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"In this collection of poems, written during and immediately after two years on the road as United States Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera reports back on his travels through contemporary America. Poems written in the heat of witness, and later, in quiet moments of reflection, coalesce into an urgent, trenchant, and yet hope-filled portrait. The struggle and pain of those pushed to the edges, the shootings and assaults and injustices of our streets,...
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"While the Trump Era was rife with corruption and abuse of power, it was nothing new. Through Lithgow's cutting humor, you will read about a rogues' gallery of villains that came before Donald J. Trump, powerful men and women who were corrupt, venal, criminal, adulterous, racist, or just plain disgusting. With dark and lyrical stories from across American history, you will learn about long-forgotten figures and bad actors of today, including the first...
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Dumpty volume 01
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"Lithgow wields a ... satirical pen in this poetic diatribe chronicling the last few ... years in politics, [taking] readers verse by verse through the history of Donald Trump's presidency, lampooning the likes of Betsy DeVos, Anthony Scaramucci, Scott Pruitt, Paul Manafort, Trump's doctors, and many others. Illustrated from cover to cover with Lithgow's never-before-seen line drawings, the poems collected in Dumpty draw inspiration from A. A. Milne,...
6) Rifqa
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Each day after school, Mohammed El-Kurd's grandmother welcomed him at the door of his home with a bouquet of jasmine. Her name was Rifqa -- she was older than Israel itself and an icon of Palestinian resilience. With razor-sharp wit and glistening moral clarity, El-Kurd lays bare the brutality of Israeli settler colonialism. His poems trace Rifqa's exile from Haifa to his family's current dispossession in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, exposing the cyclical...
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This early work by William Morris was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. William Morris was born in London, England in 1834. Arguably best known as a textile designer, he founded a design partnership which deeply influenced the decoration of churches and homes during the early 20th century. However, he is also considered an important Romantic writer and pioneer of the modern fantasy...
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Sean Thomas Dougherty celebrates the struggles, the dignity, and the joys of working-class life in the Rust Belt. Finding delight in everyday moments - a night at a packed karaoke bar, a father and daughter planting a garden, a biography of LeBron James as a metaphor for Ohio-these poems take pride in the people who survive despite all odds, who keep going without any concern for glory, fighting with wit and grace for justice, for joy, every god damned...
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American poets continuum volume no. 170
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"Internationally beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye places her Palestinian American identity center stage in her latest full-length poetry collection for adults. The collection is inspired by the story of Janna Jihad Ayyad, the 'Youngest Journalist in Palestine,' who at age 7 began capturing videos of anti-occupation protests using her mother's smartphone. Nye draws upon her own family's roots in a West Bank village near Janna's hometown to offer empathy...
10) Rhetoric
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Written sometime in the 4th Century BC, Aristotle's "Rhetoric" is the definitive treatise on the art of persuasive public speaking. The art of oratorical persuasion was an essential skill for the successful politician during the days of ancient Greece and Aristotle's "Rhetoric" is considered one of the greatest works from antiquity on the subject. Like many of the surviving works attributable to Aristotle, "Rhetoric" was not intended for public dissemination,...
11) To You
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Kafaï's poetry is largely philosophic in nature... ... ... .Indeed, Kafaï often employs metaphor to infuse his poetry with greater subtlety and depth... Kafaï's clever turns of phrase infuse old concepts with new life. Additionally, Kafaï's masterful use of rhythm and rhyme add a musical quality to his verse that is reminiscent of an ancient ballad's lilt. His combination of end rhyme ,internal rhyme and slant rhyme create a sound that is as diverse...
12) SOTU
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"This anthology of poems addresses the fallacies of life and inspires change while compelling you to love louder and delve deeper into the crevices of creativity. The multifaceted systemic injustices disproportionately plaguing our society are laid bare before you from the depths of despair. It is a tremendous honor to present you with SOTU."
13) A Sardonic Citizen's 45 Questions to Appropriately Question a Pretentious Political Puppet Runnin
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Explore first piece of an anthology from The Imaginative Intellect of Profound Consciousness, a realm within which dissections of human culture and universal existence are interpreted through formulated personas using various wordplay, abstract expressionism and interesting imagery to convey thoughts exploring life and society. With each book representing a separate microcosm of thought, you'll find yourself thoroughly enriched within a multifaceted...
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This book of poems has been in the works since the Vietnam War era. Many of them have evolved and been refined over the years - I could never let go of them. Some are about The Vietnam War and the weapons of war, some illustrate the consequences of war, some elicit the spiritual side of war, and many reflect upon how family and friends were affected. The late sixties and early seventies was a turbulent time for America and this book is an effort to...
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The Martin Bormann Dog Care Book takes its title from a poem written in 1970 when Richard Nixon was president. Michael Brown was finishing his dissertation on the major poets of the Harlem Renaissance while he shared an apartment in Ann Arbor with a young couple who let him sleep on their waterbed while they were working in Western Michigan. These events fused when the couple brought home a puppy and a behavioralist dog training book. Reaching back...
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Jerico Matias Cruz, the author and speaker of the book of poems entitled "On Politics of 21st Century First Edition," writes about the exciting and exhilarating highlights and extraordinary phenomenon of American Politics from circa 2000 to 2025. The author and speaker writes poetic verses of each phenomenal event, utilizing his personal, professional and academic background knowledge in military, economics, history, international relations, science,...
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This is the story of a family's migration from America to Canada searching for opportunity and safety from gun violence, white nationalism, governmental corruption and online radicalization that has gripped their country. Just 15 months after they arrive, the COVID-19 pandemic hits and deepens their resolve to protect their family and their anguish in coming to terms with this new world as global politics shift and they try to raise their children...
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A selection of poetical works by William Morris including: The Message of the March Wind, The Bridge and the Street, Sending to the War, Mother and Son, New Birth, The New, Proletarian, In Prison-and at Home, The Half of Life Gone, A New Friend, Ready to Depart, A Glimpse of the Coming Day, Meeting The War-Machine, The Story's Ending.
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Set Free Your Flow is a vulnerably-moving and raw exploration of what it has meant for teacher, author and activist Selin Senol-Akin to be raised among various dichotomous, bi-cultural struggles in New York City.
The Turkish and American. The traditional and liberal. The academic and artistic. By sharing her personal experiences and observations through poetry and autobiographical essays, her 'centered view' between the opposing forces of her upbringing...
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