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"Powerful. . . impressive. . . [an] epic of the 1840s frontier." -Dallas Morning News
With soaring and masterful prose, James Carlos Blake brings to life an enthralling historical time and place-and a cast of memorable characters-in a stunning tale of dark instinct, blood reckoning, and fates forged in the zeal of America's "Manifest Destiny."
The offspring of a whore mother and a homicidal father, Edward and John Little are driven from their home...
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Between 1935, when Murder in the Cathedral was first produced at the Canterbury Festival, and 1958, when The Elder Statesman opened at the Edinburgh Festival prior to engagements in London and New York, Eliot had given three other plays to the theater. His paramount concerns can be traced through all five works. They have been said to be closely related, marking stages in the development of a new and individual form of drama, in which the poet...
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"Whitman emerges from this biography alive and kicking-hugely human, enormously attractive." -Newsweek
A moving, penetrating, sharply focused portrait of America's greatest poet-his genius, his passions, his androgynous sensibility-an exuberant life entwined with the turbulent history of mid-nineteenth century America. In vivid detail, Justin Kaplan, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, examines the mysterious selves of this...
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I've learned that not all poetry lends itself to music--some thoughts need to be sung only against the silence. These are softer and less tangible parts of ourselves that are so essential to peace, to open-heartedness, to unfolding the vision and the spiritual realm of our lives, to exposing our souls. -- Jewel from the Preface Jewel has been writing poems and keeping journals since childhood. A Night Without Armor, her first collection of poetry,...
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A hilarious collection of essays dedicated to life in the great outdoors from Field & Stream's acclaimed Sportsman's Life columnist.
For nearly a decade, Bill Heavey, an outdoorsman marooned in suburbia, has written the Sportsman's Life column on the back page of Field & Stream, where he does for hunting and fishing what David Feherty does for golf and Lewis Grizzard did for the South. If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat? is the first...
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Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling My Point...And I Do Have One, way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book. After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians,...
10) A Curious Moment
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Curious Moment is a delightful and diversified present that boasts twenty- five rousing and rare short stories with a variety of genres, shades, sizes, themes and tones parceled out with precision and power. The assortment covers such timeless themes as development, hope, betrayal, motherhood, relationships, love, justice, good versus bad, rich versus poor, grace, courage and grit with a measure of honesty, beauty and bloom. It is a lovely and rich...
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The American Queen brings to light another hidden triumph in Black American history. Queen Louella is frankly a woman that everyone should know. Filled with bravery and cultural beauty, this marvel of a novel transported me while educating me on the sheer determination of an emancipated community to not only survive but to also thrive.'--Sadeqa Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of The House of Eve 'The American Queen is beautifully told,...
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Is it true that we are food?Who's eating us?Is it us? Is it them? Rumors of Ouroboros is the narratives, stories, and a mix of different poetic forms to express the figurative "eating away" of the Black human experience. It is a treatise of the sad soul, the brave soul, and the creative soul of a people hurting with joy and a lack thereof. Some verses are provocative, while others are whimsical and sexy. Like ouroboros, we are in perpetual,...
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"An Awakening in the Sanctuary of My Soul" is a captivating journey of discovery and growth reflected through the writings of poet, Sharaledon D. Brave. As a writer, he embraces his truth, both spiritually and socially, which is demonstrated throughout this incredible work. Sharaledon fearlessly delivers thought provoking poetry that uplifts, inspires and educates. In addition to poetry, he shares original "sayings" that are often raw and real, simple...
14) Things That Be
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In Things That Be, the author shares a collection of poems that provide a powerful and unique perspective on the world from a southern Black American viewpoint. Through his words, the author captures the triumphs and struggles of society both in America and beyond.Things That Be is not just a book of poetry but a reflection of the human experience. The author's words will resonate with readers, providing a glimpse into a perspective that is often...
16) Now and Then
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One glance at Now and Then and it becomes evident that this is not merely a collection of a songwriter's lyrics. The song-poems of this undisputed "bluesologist" triumphantly stand on their own, evoking the rhythm and urgency which have distinguished Gil Scott-Heron's career.
This, the first ever collection of his poems to be published in Britain, carries the reader from the global topics of political hypocrisy and the dangers posed by capitalist...
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In Alice Walker's fourth collection of poetry, simple observations from a life well lived balance an unflinching examination of critical global worries The title of this collection comes from a Native American shaman who, reflecting on the terrible problems brought by white colonizers, nearly forgave them all because with the settlers came horses to the North American Plains. And, indeed, in these poems we find Alice Walker seeking a saving grace...
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All In One Breath is one poem meant to be read in one sitting. Unlike other incremental reads, All In One Breath is meant to submerge the reader in unrivaled passion & nonstop honesty. This book is about certainty, acceptance, & love. For none will truly love without having certainty of who they are unto self & of whom they're accepting within another. I intend to accomplish through this book what's become forgotten: intentional dedication.
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"I consider myself a multi-dimensional writer. I write poetry and short stories. Writing is a release; it is self-liberation. I feel free to write down any idea I want because I can. I feel like I'm able to express myself through every emotion and experience I've personally walked through or witnessed. I believe writing can save people because it saved me over and over again. I've gained courage since the my first book of poetry, Who Hurt You Sis?...
20) Snap.Shot
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Confronting held narratives of black queer life, Snap.Shot strives to answer questions of belonging, identity, and survival. In poems directed by personal narrative, engagement with art, and the erotic, Snap.Shot grounds the reader in a fragmented speaker in order to create a self resilient enough to brave devastation. From sword swallower to bug, mother to dominatrix, these poems shapeshift and ask the reader to trace their own moments of tribulation...
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