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|  | Paterson by Christopher J. MacGowan, William Carlos Williams
Williams's five-volume saga, which takes as its subject the supremely ordinary industrial city of Peterson, New Jersey, expresses the poet's complex--and not always optimistic--view of American life in the mid-20th century. AUTHOR: Christopher J. MacGowan, William Carlos Williams
PUBLISHER: New Directions Publishing Corporation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | The Moviegoer by Walker Percy, New Letters on the Air Staff
This acclaimed novel is narrated by Binx Bolling, a businessman from a genteel Louisiana family. Binx finds peace by going to the movies, but he is haunted by what he calls malaise, a combination of depression and despair. His search for meaning and authenticity in his life forms the action of this novel. AUTHOR: Walker Percy, New Letters on the Air Staff
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Hobbits, Elves & Wizards by Michael N. Stanton
This scholarly yet accessible volume explores the imaginative landscapes in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien's epic masterpiece, LORD OF THE RINGS. Derived partly from Stanton's English literature course, which he began teaching at the University of Vermont in the early 1970s, HOBBITS, ELVES, AND WIZARDS covers everything from the books' structure and philosophy to their characters and history, as well as providing a look at some of the critical discussion that has surrounded the books since their publication in the mid-1950s. AUTHOR: Michael N. Stanton
PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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 | My Antonia by Charles W. Mignon, Grover Gardner, James Woodress, James Woudress, John J. Murphy
This novel about the friendship between two Nebraska children, Jim Burden and Antonia Shimerda is considered Cather`s masterpiece. The fortunes of the two families are opposed: the Burdens thrive while the Shimerdas decline, a downfall that culminates in the suicide of Antonia`s father, which forces the girl to work in the fields and then as a servant. Throughout all her trials, Antonia`s strength, humor, and goodness sustain her and her family--and Jim, for whom she is a lifelong inspiration and mentor. Willa Cather called this novel the best thing I`ve done. AUTHOR: Charles W. Mignon, Grover Gardner, James Woodress, James Woudress, John J. Murphy
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | First Loves by Carmela Ciuraru
Description not available.Poets describe their first encounters with poetry in this unique collection of essays that includes works by Sherman Alexie, Virginia Hamilton Adair, J. D. McClatchy, Seamus Heaney, Robert Pinsky, Jorie Graham, and other notable writers. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Carmela Ciuraru
PUBLISHER: Scribner
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Feng Shui of Gardening by Philippa Waring
Now gardens can bring health and happiness to their owners by encouraging the flow of energy through trees, water features, rocks, paths, flowers, vegetables, and herbs. Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese art of channeling the earth's beneficial energies to flow smoothly in and around the home, is practiced around the world. With the gardening advice in this book, any garden no matter how small, can follow the principles of Feng Shui. AUTHOR: Philippa Waring
PUBLISHER: Independent Publishers Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Gardening
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