Amazon.com Review "What is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations!" Readers who share...
(12/20/11) Amazon.com Review "What is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations!" Readers who share Alice's taste in books will be more than satisfied with The Annotated Alice, a volume that includes not only pictures and conversations, but a thorough gloss on the text as well. There may be some, like G.K. Chesterton, who abhor the notion of putting Lewis Carroll's masterpiece under a microscope and analyzing it within an inch of its whimsical life. But as Martin Gardner points out in his introduction, so much of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass is composed of private jokes and details of Victorian manners and mores that modern audiences are not likely to catch. Yes, Alice can be enjoyed on its own merits, but The Annotated Alice appeals to the nosy parker in all of us. Thus we learn, for example, that the source of the mouse's tale may have been Alfred Lord Tennyson who "once told Carroll that he had dreamed a lengthy poem about fairies, which began...See less
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From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. [Signature]Reviewed by Neil GaimanAlmost 10 years before his The League of...
(12/20/11) From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. [Signature]Reviewed by Neil GaimanAlmost 10 years before his The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen took many of the figures of Victorian popular fiction on a remarkable romp, Alan Moore, in collaboration with underground artist Melinda Gebbie, began Lost Girls, with a similar, although less fantastical, conceit: that the three women whose adventures in girlhood may have inspired respectively, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Peter Pan and Wendy and the Wizard of Oz, meet in a Swiss hotel shortly before the first World War. Wendy, Dorothy and Alice, three very different womenone jaded and old; one trapped in a frigid adulthood; the last a spunky but innocent young American good-time girlprovide each other with the liberation they need, while also providing very different (and, for this is a pornography, very sexual) versions of the stories we associate with them. We go with the girls, in memory, to the incidents that became the Rabbit Hole, Oz...See less
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Why buy one masterpiece novel by Ernest Hemingway when you acquire four in a stunning leatherbound edition? This...
(12/20/11) Why buy one masterpiece novel by Ernest Hemingway when you acquire four in a stunning leatherbound edition? This collection contains the fiction that won the American author a Nobel Prize for Literature: The Sun Also Rises, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Farewell to Arms, and The Old Man and the Sea. A memorable gift at any time of the year.See less
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About the Author Ernest Miller Hemingway was born in Chicago in 1899 as the son of a doctor and the second of six...
(12/20/11) About the Author Ernest Miller Hemingway was born in Chicago in 1899 as the son of a doctor and the second of six children. After a stint as an ambulance driver at the Italian front, Hemingway came home to America in 1919, only to return to the battlefield - this time as a reporter on the Greco-Turkish war - in 1922. Resigning from journalism to focus on his writing instead, he moved to Paris where he renewed his earlier friendship with fellow American expatriates such as Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein. Through the years, Hemingway travelled widely and wrote avidly, becoming an internationally recognized literary master of his craft. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954, following the publication of The Old Man and the Sea. He died in 1961. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.See less
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How can you even review the ultimate pirate book of all time? I read it when I was 9 and loved it. I read it again when...
(12/20/11) How can you even review the ultimate pirate book of all time? I read it when I was 9 and loved it. I read it again when I was 34 and loved it again! (Actually, I read it several times between, as well.) Long John Silver is arguably one of the most Macchiavellian characters you will ever find between the covers of a book. (I'm mainly reviewing it to raise the average rating. Anyone who thinks this book is boring has to have a screw loose!) From the arrival of the mysterious Billy Bones, to the attack on the inn, to the sea voyage, to the mutiny, to the battle for the island, to the treasure hunt, even to the final fate of John Silver, this book is a stunning rollercoaster of suspense and adventure! I'd give it ten stars if I could. Here's a bit of information you other readers might enjoy: the meaning of the pirates' song-- Fifteen men on a dead man's chest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! The real-life pirate, Edward Teach (Blackbeard the Pirate) once marooned 15 of his men on a small...See less
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Oscar Wilde was a man before his time, and a genius that burned out too young. He died at the age of 44, but he has...
(12/20/11) Oscar Wilde was a man before his time, and a genius that burned out too young. He died at the age of 44, but he has written some of the best literature that we are privileged to possess. "The Portrait of Dorian Gray" is one of my favourite stories, so I thought I should read his short stories too. Well, his genius is apparent in these stories too. Some of his stories seem to be social commentaries that he uses like sword to poke fun at what is sacred in his society, but they are truly funny as well. He explores all forms of love, hate, greed and goodness in these stories. My own particular favourite was "The Canterville Ghost". Wilde's interpretation of American savoir faire is hilariously funny. His fairy tales are truly beautiful, and each one has a special message to impart. I heartily recommend reading these stories. Wilde is unsurpassable.See less
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Start reading 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Unabridged and Complete on your Kindle in under a minute. Don't have a...
(12/20/11) Start reading 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Unabridged and Complete on your Kindle in under a minute. Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.See less
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Amazon.com: The Life & Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner (Collector's Edition The 100...
(12/20/11) Amazon.com: The Life & Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner (Collector's Edition The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written): Daniel Defoe, J. Cuthbert Hadden: BooksSee less
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Amazon.com: Moby Dick; or, The Whale - The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series, Collector's Edition (9782244005881):...
(12/20/11) Amazon.com: Moby Dick; or, The Whale - The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series, Collector's Edition (9782244005881): Herman Melville, Clifton Fadiman, Boardman Robinson: BooksSee less
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Amazon.com: The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer: Books
(12/20/11) Amazon.com: The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer: BooksSee less
Amazon.com: The Way of All Flesh (Collector's Edition). The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written: Samuel (R A Streatfield, Ed...
(12/20/11) Amazon.com: The Way of All Flesh (Collector's Edition). The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written: Samuel (R A Streatfield, Ed & Theodore Dreiser, intro) Butler, Robert Ward Johnson: BooksSee less
Amazon.com: The Red Badge of Courage: Stephen Crane, John Steuart Curry: Books
(12/20/11) Amazon.com: The Red Badge of Courage: Stephen Crane, John Steuart Curry: BooksSee less
Having a Kindle helps one to discover books which otherwise would certainly have been missed. This is one of them. It's...
(12/20/11) Having a Kindle helps one to discover books which otherwise would certainly have been missed. This is one of them. It's the tale of a rather bookish "gentleman" who is virtually press-ganged to work on a sailing ship. Through vicious hardship he is faced with the choice of survival (and in the process compromising his morality) or almost certain death. The main villain, if you will, is the Captain of the ship, who's physical strength and presence is overwhelming. Some of the language is a little archaic, but the Kindle dictionary didn't let me down. It's well worth the read. Get past the first ten pages, and you may find it hard to put down.See less
Amazon.com Review This beautiful, 868-page leather-bound volume contains a delightful collection of stories from one of...
(12/20/11) Amazon.com Review This beautiful, 868-page leather-bound volume contains a delightful collection of stories from one of history's most beloved children's authors. Lewis Carroll's stories are still as fresh and appealing as when they were first published more than a century ago. John Tenniel's original illustrations accompany the Alice stories and bring to life the wildly popular characters so well known to us all: the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, and a passel of others. Carroll, one of 11 children, knows his audience well. His stories--clever, provocative, and bizarre--capture the imaginations of children worldwide. Though a prolific storyteller from childhood, he went on to become a mathematician, a fact evidenced by the Tangled Tales serial, which contains a mathematical equation in each installment. Other stories included in this collection are "The Hunting of the Snark," which was composed backward, in a sense, when inspiration for the tale came by way of the...See less
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About the Author William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's...
(12/20/11) About the Author William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.See less
Arrived quickly, in perfect condition. This Book is stunning in leather bound. Gift for my wife and daughter, they both...
(12/20/11) Arrived quickly, in perfect condition. This Book is stunning in leather bound. Gift for my wife and daughter, they both were Wowed over the look and feel of the book. Great stories from a legend. Only small complaint is the entire book is text only, we would have liked to see some illustrations or wonderful drawing to help with the imagination but book is very good still and we highly recommend for the family collection.See less
Charles Dickens Four Novels is a beautiful, surprisingly inexpensive collection and presentation of four of Charles...
(12/20/11) Charles Dickens Four Novels is a beautiful, surprisingly inexpensive collection and presentation of four of Charles Dickens' great classics: "The Adventures of Oliver Twist", "A Christmas Carol", "A Tale of Two Cities", and "Great Expectations". All four novels are complete and unabridged, and this deluxe hardcover compendium features gold trim on the pages and an inset ribbon for easy bookmarking. An excellent and elegant edition especially recommended for private reading shelves.See less
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Today Mark Twain is regarded as one of the Fathers of American Literature, having penned some of the most important...
(12/20/11) Today Mark Twain is regarded as one of the Fathers of American Literature, having penned some of the most important and beloved works. In this beautiful edition, Canterbury Classics is proud to present some of Twain's greatest works, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and the Pauper, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson. This volume is bound in genuine bonded leather, with deluxe padded covers, marbled end papers, and gold foil stamping details. The ivory pages have gilded edges, and the book features a ribbon marker. Mark Twain enjoyed tremendous popularity during his lifetime, and because of his brilliant humor and biting social satire, he remains just as popular today. With five great stories in one collector's edition, Mark Twain offers great value, and makes a handsome addition to any home library.See less
Today, Edgar Allan Poe is best known for his rather macabre Gothic writings, but during his lifetime, he was a respected...
(12/20/11) Today, Edgar Allan Poe is best known for his rather macabre Gothic writings, but during his lifetime, he was a respected literary critic who, on the side, wrote brilliant short stories and poetry, and developed the modern detective/mystery genre. Countless authors and mystery fans owe Poe a great debt for his contributions to American literature. Canterbury Classics is proud to present the stories and collected works of Edgar Allan Poe in this handsome, leather-bound volume. Fans will discover some of his most famous works, including "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Purloined Letter," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Pit and the Pendulum," as well as some of his notable poems, including "The Raven" and "Lenore." These masterpieces get the royal treatment, and are printed on high quality ivory paper with gilded edges.See less
A great investment. I take more enjoyment out of this book than i do with most of my book collection because this book...
(12/20/11) A great investment. I take more enjoyment out of this book than i do with most of my book collection because this book is a daily routine with me. every morning i start my day with 1 grimms tale and it sticks with me throughout the day. Its the complete version so its such a wide selection of stories. I absolutely love this book. I love to suggest this book to people. its like a favorite old hat. They are stories we all know, some we may not, characters we grew up with both heroins and villians and i know as an adult I love having them back in my life and honestly i get more from them now as an adult than i did as a child.See less
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From the Author Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German philologists and folklorists. Ken Mondschein holds a Ph.D in History...
(12/20/11) From the Author Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German philologists and folklorists. Ken Mondschein holds a Ph.D in History from Fordham University.See less
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This beautiful 50-inch Deluxe Leg Lamp is a perfect replica of the leg lamp featured in A Christmas Story. All of the...
(12/19/11) This beautiful 50-inch Deluxe Leg Lamp is a perfect replica of the leg lamp featured in A Christmas Story. All of the quirky features are present in this leg lamp including the butt cheek, the chubby thigh and the knobby knee. It also show cases a fringed gallery shade, a sexy thigh high fishnet stocking, and an elegant stiletto heel. This is our tallest model of leg lamp and the most accurate in style and size to A Christmas Story leg lamp. The 50-inch Deluxe Leg Lamp comes with 20 inch wide, 100% silk lampshade. The leg and socket under the lampshade light up independently or together and are controlled by one 3-way switch. Every leg lamp is shipped in a FRAGILE box. Wooden "FRAGILE" crate shipping is available for added authenticity. Allowing you to recreate the movie experience and provide the ultimate impact for delivery.See less
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A Christmas Story set of 4 pint glasses each depicting a different scenes from the movie. "It's A Major Award!", "You'll...
(12/19/11) A Christmas Story set of 4 pint glasses each depicting a different scenes from the movie. "It's A Major Award!", "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!", "I Triple-Dog Dare You!" and "He Looks Like a Pink Nightmare" are each depicted on a seperate glass. Made of heavy weight clear glass.See less
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The Starter Kit features basic cleaning supplies for AR-style rifles. Packs conveniently into an easy-to-carry, nylon...
(10/26/11) The Starter Kit features basic cleaning supplies for AR-style rifles. Packs conveniently into an easy-to-carry, nylon field pouch. Kit includes: * Firepower FP-10 CLP 1 oz. (1) * M-16 SM cal. Patches (100) * Receiver Push Pin (1) * AR A2 Sight Adjustment Tool (1) * .223-cal. Bore Brush (1) * .223-cal. Chamber Brush (1) * AR-15/M-16 Cleaning Kit Case (1) * M-16 Five-Piece Rod Set (1)See less
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Retro-fit your miter saw laser guide into a laser guided power tool. The IRWIN Miter Saw Laser Guide will project an...
(12/23/08) Retro-fit your miter saw laser guide into a laser guided power tool. The IRWIN Miter Saw Laser Guide will project an accurate laser line onto the cutting surface for accurate cuts. * Easy to install: replaces the washer on a miter saw * Easy to see: project a prominent laser line to the left of the cut * Automatic On/Off: activated when spun by saw blade rotation * Self calibrating: sits flush against the blade for an accurate line * MFG Brand Name : Irwin * MFG Model # : 3061001 * MFG Part # : 3061001See less
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Gather around, children. The end is upon us. The only thing left to do now is prepare for the battle ahead. Of course,...
(12/06/11) Gather around, children. The end is upon us. The only thing left to do now is prepare for the battle ahead. Of course, we're talking about the impending zombie apocalypse. Did you know, during the inevitable zombie outbreak, 98% of individuals will have to destroy their undead opponent without the aid of a firearm. Will you be ready? If you get a copy of The Zombie Combat Manual now and start training, you will be.See less
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Don’t be carefree and foolish with your most precious asset—life. This book is your key to survival against the hordes...
(12/06/11) Don’t be carefree and foolish with your most precious asset—life. This book is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now without your even knowing it. The Zombie Survival Guide offers complete protection through trusted, proven tips for safeguarding yourself and your loved ones against the living dead. It is a book that can save your life.See less
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If you're looking to survive the Zombie Apocalypse, you'll need this kit. It includes dozens of useful items, including...
(12/06/11) If you're looking to survive the Zombie Apocalypse, you'll need this kit. It includes dozens of useful items, including "Caution: Zombie Outbreak Zone" tape, warning signs, hazard stickers, toe tags for the bodies, a "bite kit" and much more. There's even a CD-ROM with ShockWave shooters and zombie desktop themes for your computer. Of course, there are a few necessities you'll have to pick up at your local pharmacy. We'll let you make a list of those since we can't include 'em here.See less
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Not sure what to buy your friends or family? Get them a Divers Supply Gift Card! Click Here for more information.
(12/06/11) Not sure what to buy your friends or family? Get them a Divers Supply Gift Card! Click Here for more information.See less
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