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2) Walt Whitman
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 20
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c1962
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Walt Whitman.
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 116
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Edna St. Vincent Millay.
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 123
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[1967]
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Langston Hughes.
5) Robert Frost
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 107
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Robert Frost.
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"This is a revised and updated edition of one of the most authoritative and comprehensive sources on the world's animals. Similar to the first edition written by noted zoologist Bernard Grzimek and published in 1972, the second edition covers all types of animals in geographic areas around the world. It includes high-quality photographs and illustrations and a comprehensive index to all volumes."--"The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year, " American...
7) Jack Kerouac
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 507
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c1986
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Jack Kerouac.
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Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 139
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1994
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"This text provides a critical study of To kill a mockingbird / by Harper Lee. This analysis draws on extensive research providing key insights into the novel's historical and biographical contexts; its place in American literature, and its critical reception. She then presents a five-part reading of Mockingbird, underscoring the novel's form and elucidating its pertinence for American society today. Special attention is paid to linking the novel's...
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c2004
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From Shirley MacLaine's spiritual biography Out on a Limb to the teenage witches in the film The Craft, New Age and Neopagan beliefs have made sensationalistic headlines. In the mid- to late 1990's, several important scholarly studies of the New Age and Neopagan movements were published, attesting to academic as well as popular recognition that these religions are a significant presence on the contemporary North American religious landscape. Self-help...
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c2006
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Describes the history of protection from unreasonable search and seizure, providing context for the Fourth Amendment; presents related primary documents, including Supreme Court rulings, and contemporary perspectives on search and seizure; and includes a bibliography and an annotated list of relevant Supreme Court cases.
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Offers a concise look at the history and character of the various systems developed by the adherents of the Kabbalah. Debunks the myths surrounding modern Kabbalistic practice, offering an engaging and dependable account of this traditional Jewish religious phenomenon and its impact outside of Judaism.
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c2008
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This is a one-of-a-kind reference for anyone with a serious interest in mathematics. Presents entries, written especially for this book by some of the world's leading mathematicians, that introduce basic mathematical tools and vocabulary; trace the development of modern mathematics; explain essential terms and concepts; examine core ideas in major areas of mathematics; describe the achievements of scores of famous mathematicians; explore the impact...
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c2009
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"Despite the United Nations having officially abolished slavery and the slave trade more than 60 years ago, millions of human beings continue to be enslaved. Human trafficking - the official term for the modern-day slave trade - consists of buying and selling people with the intent of exploiting them through forced labor or sexual acts." "Human Trafficking provides a thorough examination of this issue. It describes the suffering caused by human trafficking...
20) Chernobyl
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c2010
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Offers multiple perspectives on momentous events. This volume introduces and provides a brief overview of major factors that contributed to the nuclear power accident in the Russian city of Chernobyl.
