The story of western literature is the story of two Wests, the one immediately & deeply persuasive, the second more complex in its intentions & effects. This anthology, gathered & introduced by distinguished western scholar Thomas J. Lyon, offers a panoramic literary range of the American west, from the romance of the mythic Wild West to the present-day creative explosion of the real, diverse west. The regional expanse of this authoritative & adventuresome selection of short stories, essays, plays, & novel excerpts stretches from the Great Plains, Texas & the Southwest, the Rocky Mountains & the Great Basin interior, to California & the Northwest. Including selections from Pedro Font, Meriweather Lewis, Willa Cather, James Fenimore Cooper, Owen Wister, Zane Grey, John Muir, Tillie Olsen, Rick Bass, Amy Tan, Sarah Winnemucca, & N. Scott Momaday, among others, the volume is organized in five main sections: Discovery & Exploration, Pioneering & Settlement, The Mythic West, Modernism & the Realistic West, Recent & Contemporary Currents, & The Native West. From the projective ” Great Frontier” of dime-store novels to the real west brought to light by sixteenth century explorers, mid-nineteenth century realists & naturalists, & todays environmentalists & ethnic writers, The Literary West offers students a comprehensive overview of the vital field of Western American literature. ...

From Fitzgerald`s The Great Gatsby to Shelley`s Frankenstein, the Literature Book documents the greatest literature ever written. Featuring over 100 best-selling books, plays & poetry from all over the world, including Latin American & African fiction, the Literature Book encompasses celebrated masterpieces from the most renowned authors to have ever lived. stunning images & inspirational"es jump out from the pages, as detailed plot summaries & helpful context bring the timeless works of literature to life. The book also offers a deeper look into the famed fiction of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde & more, as in-depth literary criticism & interesting authorial biographies give each work of literature a new meaning. In the Literature Book, the world`s most iconic literature & greatest writers come together for a fascinating journey through time that is a must-have for any literature student or fan of fiction. ...

The Litten Path is a sweeping debut that provides an intimate view of the miners` strike of 1984 as it unfolds through the eyes of two families on either side of the struggle. The Litten Path is a novel of the strike as much as about the strike, knitting the intense emotional & political terrain of the famous dispute with the stark landscape of a small town in South Yorkshire. Written in a tough yet lyrical northern vernacular, The Litten Path is grimly honest & tender, comic & painful, a story of the clash between the urban & the rural, class frictions & the pressures of family. It is about what happens when a decision is made, when one cannot turn back. ...

Bacon
- that perennial favourite, known even to sway hardened vegetarians
- is the star of this little piggy book. Sure, we

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If you want to move forward, sometimes you have to go back.. . Prepare to fall in love with beautiful village of Burley Bridge. Growing up in a Yorkshire village, Roxanne Cartwright couldn`t wait to escape & make her place in the world. Now, thirty years later, she`s a fashion editor living a glamorous life of perennial singlehood in London
- or so it seems to her sister Della. But when Roxanne finds her career under threat, she feels herself pulled back to the quiet village she`d been so desperate to leave. As Roxanne reacquaints herself with life on Rosemary Lane, she slowly makes a surprising discovery: the people who live in Burley Bridge are, well, just people
- different from the fashion set she`s used to, but kind & even interesting. Michael, a single dad trying to make a go of a small bakery, particularly so. Little by little, cupcake by cupcake, Roxanne & Michael fall into an unexpected friendship. Could there be a life for Roxanne after all, in the place she`s spent years trying to escape?

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From the early explorers to space travelers & holiday jetsetters, those in transit have acknowledged both the benefits & downsides of life on the go. The Little Blue Book of Travel Wisdom is a collection of these musings on travel, be it for research purposes, business, or vacation, via a plane, a bus, or a train. Just some of the figures cited in the book include: * Robert Frost * Mark Twain * Maya Angelou * Pat Conroy * Rick Steves * Ivanka Trump * John Steinbeck * Angelina Jolie * Oscar Wilde * Michael Crichton * Jerry Seinfeld * Clay Aiken * & so many more! ...

Nothing reveals so much about a culture as the folklore & collective wisdom of its proverbs. This robust tradition, at its richest in Africa, is reflected in this gift book. Patrick Ibekwe, who was born in Nigeria, spent ten years assembling the material for his ” Wit & Wisdom of Africa, ” from which a selection of the best has been included in this Little Book. ...

The Little Book of Aviation is a collection of facts, figures & interesting stories from the world of flight. Sad, humorous, baffling & astounding stories abound, from the pioneering days of the Wright Brothers to the present day, & covering everything from great milestones, famous names who`ve served, & the greatest of aircraft icons; phantom pilots & aircraft & a glossary of slang; the origins of plane-spotting & unusual aircraft names; great feats & enduring mysteries; lucky escapes & great aircraft in the movies...the trivia is limitless & will appeal to everyone, whether you want help telling your Spitfire from your Messerschmitt or you know a Spitfire I from a Spitfire II! ...

The Little Book of Belfast is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange & entertaining facts about the city of Belfast past & present. Funny, fast-paced & fact-packed, here you will find out about Belfast`s trade & industry, crime & punishment, music, literature & sport, architectural heritage, & its famous (and occasionally infamous) men & women. It covers not only the famous elements in Belfast`s history but also unusual, little-known facts that could so easily have been forgotten. A reliable reference book & a quirky guide, this can be dipped into time & time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage & the secrets of this ancient city. ...

From the Big Bang to the future of our planet, The Little Book of Big History divides history into manageable but comprehensive time frames, encompassing the cosmos, the stars, life & everything in between. Big History is the attempt to understand & condense the entire story of the cosmos, from the Big Bang to the current day. Combining methods from history, astronomy, physics & biology to draw together the big story arcs of how the universe was created, why planets formed & how life developed, this creates a unique perspective from which to understand the place of mankind in the universe. Excited by the alternative `framework for all knowledge` that is offered by this approach, Bill Gates is funding the Big History Project, which aims to bring the subject to a wider audience around the world. The Little Book of Big History breaks down the main themes of Big History into highly informative & accessible parts for all readers to enjoy. By giving a truly complete timeline of world events, this book shines a whole different light on history as we learned it & makes us think of our history
- & our future
- in a very different way.

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