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Experiencing Literature: Literature and the Language Arts (Emc Masterpiece)

1 review
Na

Emc Pub, 2001

not happy with layout or content
I acquired this book through ashworth university's high school correspondence program. I was extremely unhappy with the school itself (and I would be more than happy to elaborate if you wish to contact me) but even the textbook was a disappointment. For one thing, it's WAY too much to cover in one school year. Either focus on the literature aspect or the language arts aspect but trying to cram ...

English Literature: With World Masterpieces
Macmillian

McGraw-Hill/Glencoe, 1991

Believing Is Seeing: Creating the Culture of Art

8 reviews
Mary Anne Staniszewski

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995

Refreshing take on Art
First of all, I find that most of the reviews of this book are one star because the readers didnt agree with Staniszewski's ideas, however they ignored how well written this book is. She takes the way we typically view "art" and shows us how fraudulent it is. In doing so she challenges not only are view of art, but also our view of the world around us. Even if you dont like her ideas its no ...

American Short Story Masterpieces

3 reviews

Dell, 1989

Best Bang for the Buck
Perhaps I am biased by nostalgia since this was the text used way back in my high school creative writing class, but this sublime anthology is pound for pound the best collection of short fiction around. There are other excellent collections -- Scribner's Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction comes to mind -- but ASS masterpieces (as we called it back then) has a splendid mix of short story ...

Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century

11 reviews

Ace Trade, 2004

How could I be disappointed?
Look at the names on that list. Each is like revisiting an old friend. I recommend this collection for anybody seeking a book to introduce another to really good science fiction.

The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1)

531 reviews
Stephen King

Signet, 2003

Hail Gunslinger
The first book in the Dark Tower series recently got a facelift from Stephen King, in an effort to make it more consistent with the latter books in the series. Even so, he was not able to greatly improve on an already outstanding novel, and a raw, dark, disturbing beginning to the phenomenal Dark Tower series. The book is disjointed, as it was originally written as a serial, but the overall ...

The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, One Volume, Expanded Edition

9 reviews

W. W. Norton, 1997

A Real Masterpiece
Great reading on those quiet Sunday evenings. The historical perspectives and timelines are the best part; really helps you understand the progression of literature as we know it. The Norton series (western literature) was used often in highschool for me, but I had quite narrow historical perspectives back then; this book has helped change that. I would also recommend Glimpes of World History by ...

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel

1259 reviews
Ray Bradbury

Simon & Schuster, 2003

A classic
This a classic must-read. Deep, interesting and a parable. Dont't miss reading it.

Tales From Pixie Hollow 2 (4 Copy Box Set) (Prilla and the Butterfly Lie, Masterpiece for Bess, Fira and the ...

7 reviews
Various

RH/Disney, 2007

We LOVE this series!!!
We own all of this series! Started reading them when my daughter was 4 (she just turned 5 now), and they are age appropriate. Not too scary and always a happy ending. One book only takes us about 4-5 nights worth of reading together. The longer ones are good too "Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg" and "Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand", but they are a little bit scarrier than the ...

The Calculus Gallery: Masterpieces from Newton to Lebesgue

12 reviews
William Dunham

Princeton University Press, 2008

Another masterpeice by William Dunham
If you enjoyed "Journey through Genius" by the same author, you will also enjoy the present volume. It requires more math knowledge (at least a working knowledge of calculus), but the level is aimed at a bright high school AP student, or a college undergraduate I would recommend it for even serious mathematicians who would like to know more about how the present state of knowledge of analysis ...

The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece (P.S.)

19 reviews
Edward Dolnick

Harper Perennial, 2006

A good romp
Edward Dolnick has turned the story of the theft of Edvard Munch's famous painting "Scream" from a museum on Oslo into a great character study of the English detective who gets it back. Two mystery men steal a ladder, climb a wall, break a window, and make off with the poorly-defended painting. Detective Charlie Hill uses his half-English, half-American upbringing to impersonate an employee ...

The Quilts of Gee's Bend: Masterpieces from a Lost Place

23 reviews
William Arnett, Alvia Wardlaw, ...

Tinwood Books, 2002

.........a superb keepsake of a memorable trip.
Who is more qualified to help provide us with a book about the quilts of Gee's Bend, but Mr. Bill Arnett who has championed the makers of these quilts and their works since 'discovering' them years ago in the tiny community of Gee's Bend about thirty miles southwest of Selma, Alabama? The quilts first went on tour in 2002 and have been touring ever since. I learned of the ladies of Gee's ...

Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces: The Western Tradition, Vol. 1: Literature of Western Culture Through ...

3 reviews

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

World Masterpiece
Wide collection of works and translations. I really enjoyed the translation of Homer in the Iliad. Norton's Anthology has help transform literature from being boring to being fun.

Prentice Hall Literature: World Masterpieces (Prentice Hall Literature)
Kate Kinsella, Kevin Feldman, ...

Not Avail, 2004

Art Masterpieces to Color: 60 Great Paintings from Botticelli to Picasso (Dover Colouring Books)

5 reviews
Dover

Dover Publications, 2004

Love this book
A great fun way to introduce famous art works to the young. It has a small version of each art work on the cover. Your child/student can color the art work the same or make it their own.

The Accidental Masterpiece : On the Art of Life and Vice Versa

14 reviews
Michael Kimmelman, 2005

art for the rest of us
When I lived in Moscow and would visit St. Petersburg, a visit to the Hermitage Art Museum was always an obligatory pleasure. Ditto for New York; the last time my wife and I traveled there we visited the Metropolitan Museum. But at both museums I felt a pronounced sense of dislocation, like I somehow lacked the knowledge, the experience, or the aesthetic sensibility to appreciate fully the ...

Brilliance!: Masterpieces from The American Jewelry Design Council

4 reviews
Cindy Edelstein, Frank Stankus

Lark Books, 2008

Brilliance is an understatement
This wonderful collection of contemporary jewellery gathered from the American Jewelry Design Council's annual Design Project, showcases the best of the best in each theme for the past 12 years. Commencing with the Cube in 1992, it moves through the Wheel, Key, Puzzle, Water, Flight, Peekaboo, Fold, Sphere,Pyramid, Secret Treasure, finishing in 2007 with the Sprial. It is inspiring to read ...

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