The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories  |
| John Kessel (1950 - ) http://www4.ncsu.edu/~tenshi/index2.html |
"Kessel proves himself again a master not just of science fiction, but also of the modern short story, crafting compelling characters and following them through plots that never fail to please - or to defy prediction."
--Metro Magazine
"Kessel's blend of dark humor and reality-stretching scenarios is consistently mesmerizing."
--Booklist
"One of the best collections of the year."
--Locus
"These well-crafted stories, full of elegantly drawn characters, deliver a powerful emotional punch."
--Publishers Weekly
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| The Age of Innocence |
| Edith Wharton (1862 - 1937) |
Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize.
The impending marriage of a society couple is disturbed by the appearance of a woman. In 1993 Martin Scorsese directed an adaptation that was regarded as one of his best works.
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| The Canterville Ghost |
| Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) |
A satire where a an ambassador, representing American materialism, takes up residence in a reputedly haunted house while serving at the Court of St. James.
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| Beowulf |
| Anonymous ( - ) |
An heroic epic poem where Beowulf, a hero of a Germanic tribe from southern Sweden, travels to Denmark to help defeat a monster named Grendel. It is sometimes called "England's national epic". J. R. R. Tolkien of Lord of the Rings fame was a Beowulf scholar and many parallels can also be drawn between Beowulf and The Hobbit. The work has served as the inspiration for many books and films including Michael Crichton's Eaters of the Dead. |
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| Beyond Good and Evil |
| Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900) |
Nietzsche soars in philosophic thought in Beyond Good and Evil. He transcended most of his 19th century contemporaries and considered the bulk of their philosophic thinking to be greatly limited by their acceptance of Christian premises. Denying a universal morality for all people, Nietzsche instead proposed that the individual's "will to power" upon the world was the means to move beyond good and evil. Agree? Disagree? Agree to disagree? Brilliantly thought provoking. |
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| Phaedrus |
| Plato (427BC - 348BC) |
Written as a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus, the subject within Phaedrus (370B.C.) appears to be that of love - love in its proper form as well as love erotic. Widely considered to be one of Plato's greatest works. Profoundly Plato. |
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| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
| Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) |
Literature's pre-eminent detective, Sherlock Holmes, shines again and again in these 12 thrilling adventures, set in England's Victorian era.. |
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