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Renegade — Henry Miller and the Making of ‘Tropic of Cancer.’ — By Frederick Turner — Book Review On the 50th anniversary of Henry Miller’s novel, this study examines how it was written and banned, and went on to become an American classic.
Reconsidering the Genius of Gertrude Stein Two reissues reveal the development and revisions of a novel and a long experimental poem.
Elizabeth The Queen - The Life of a Modern Monarch - By Sally Bedell Smith - Book Review The public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Freedom Road: Colonial Life Illustration from Lane Smith's John, Paul, George & Ben ©2006 bt Lane Smith. Used by Permission of Disney•Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group LLC. All Rights Reserved. Why did the first Europeans settle in the New World? What challenges did they...
It Could Happen Tomorrow... Seventeen-year-old Alex is hiking in the woods when an electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device and killing billions. Desperate to find out what happened, Alex meets up with Tom—a young Army veteran—and eight-year-o...
Book-to-Film Doubleheader The Help Released by DreamWorks, this film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's bestselling novel (Putnam, 2009) premiered on August 10, and has been packing theaters ever since. Set in Jackson, MS, in the 1960s, The Help (PG-13) focuses on the lives of three...
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