Wednesday 29 February 2012

The Eye of the Story

The Eye of the Story
Author: Eudora Welty
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ISBN: 0679730044



The Eye of the Story: Selected Essays and Reviews


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Blues for Mister Charlie: A Play


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Tuesday 28 February 2012

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Mathematics With Love
Author: Mary Stopes-Roe
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Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B001BNT4E8



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In 1922 Barnes Wallis, who later invented the bouncing bomb immortalized in the movie The Dam Busters, fell in love for the first and last time, aged 35. Get Mathematics With Love literature books for free.
The object of his affection, Molly Bloxam, was 17 and setting off to study science at University College London. Her father decreed that the two could correspond only if Barnes taught Molly mathematics in his letters. Mathematics with Love presents, for the first time, the result of this curious dictat: a series of witty, tender and totally accessible introductions to calculus, trigonometry and electrostatic induction that remarkably, wooed and won the girl. Deftly narrated by Barnes and Molly's daughter Mary, Mathematics with Love is an evocative tale of a twenties courtship, a surprising Check Mathematics With Love our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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Monday 27 February 2012

Libanius

Libanius
Author: Libanius
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0674995279



Libanius: Autobiography and Selected Letters (1-50) (Loeb Classical Library No. 478)


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Basil, a potent spokesman for private and political causes-Libanius can tell us much about the tumultuous world of the fourth century. Born in Antioch to a wealthy family steeped in the culture and religious traditions of Hellenism, Libanius rose to fame as a teacher of the classics in a period of rapid social change. In his lifetime Libanius was an acknowledged master of the art of letter writing. Today his letters-about 1550 of which survive-offer an enthralling self-portrait of this combative pagan publicist and a vivid picture of the culture and political intrigues of the eastern empire. A. F. Norman selects one eight Check Libanius our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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Ex Libris
Author: Anne Fadiman
Edition: 1st
Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B0058U7HUS



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Anne Fadiman is--by her own admission--the sort of person who learned about sex from her father's copy of Fanny Hill, whose husband buys her 19 pounds of dusty books for her birthday, and who once found herself poring over her roommate's 1974 Toyota Corolla manual because it was the only written material in the apartment that she had not read at least twice. Get Ex Libris literature books for free.

This witty collection of essays recounts a lifelong love affair with books and language. For Fadiman, as for many passionate readers, the books she loves have become chapters in her own life story. Writing with remarkable grace, she revives the tradition of the well-crafted personal essay, moving easily from anecdotes about Coleridge and Orwell to tales of her own pathologically lite Check Ex Libris our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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Thomas Merton: A Life in Letters Download

Thomas Merton: A Life in Letters
Author: Thomas Merton
Edition: Reissue
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1594712565



Thomas Merton: A Life in Letters: The Essential Collection


Now available in paperback, this expert distillation of Thomas Merton's letters offers a glimpse into the mind and heart of this fascinating monk, mystic, poet, and prophet as he writes to a variety of friends and acquaintances, including Pope John XXIII, Jackie Kennedy, Dorothy Day, and Thich Nhat Hanh. Get Thomas Merton: A Life in Letters literature books for free.
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Paul Celan, Nelly Sachs

Paul Celan, Nelly Sachs
Author: Paul Celan
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