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V Is For Volunteer: A Tennessee Alphabet Edition 1. (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series)

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Not Just for Tennnesseeans
Not just for Tennesseeans
G is for Great Book!

V Is For Volunteer: A Tennessee Alphabet Edition 1. (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series)
Michael Shoulders , and Bruce Langton
Manufacturer: Sleeping Bear Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Count on Us: A Tennessee Number Book Edition 1. (Count Your Way Across the USA)
B Is For Bluegrass: A Kentucky Alphabet Edition 1. (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series)
P is for Peach: A Georgia Alphabet (Alphabet Series)
T is for Tar Heel: A North Carolina Alphabet
S is for Sunshine: A Florida Alphabet

ASIN: 1585360333

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Illustrated by Bruce Langton

From A to Z, you'll discover Tennessee's mountains, music, and mammals. V is for Volunteer stimulates children to learn about their state through familiar Tennessee icons like the Grand Ole Opry and Graceland. And even lifelong Tennesseans may learn something new about the Jubilee Singers and W.C. Handy.

Illustrator Bruce Langton captures the beauty, natural wonder, and history of the Volunteer state through his colorful paintings. With poetry for younger children and expository text for older readers, author and Tennessee educator Mike Shoulders shares the important lessons of the Trail of Tears, Sequoyah and his alphabet and so much more. V is for Volunteer will intrigue and charm readers and Tennesseans of all ages!

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Excellent - far exceeds expectations.......2006-07-05

We received this book as a gift and it really makes the A+ grade. My ds 8 and dd 9 love it - and with the additional information it provides (e.g. state rock, state animal, prominent landmarks)it could be used at much older ages. With attractive pictures and interesting text, this is a enjoyable supplement for homeschoolers - a way to make Geography lessons fun. This is a book to read and reread. We do hope to acquire more of this series!

Not Just for Tennnesseeans.......2001-06-14

This book will be valuable for anyone interested in learning more about the state of Tennessee. Mr. Shoulders takes the reader from Beale Street to the Trail of Tears. The neat thing is that the rhyming verse will be enjoyed by toddlers, but people of all ages will appreciate the information in the sidebars. The illustrations are very good, especailly those dealing with nature. I highly recommend this book.

Not just for Tennesseeans.......2001-06-12

This book can be enjoyed by anyone who wants to learn more about the state of Tennessee. The neat thing about it is that the rhyming text will delight toddlers, but the information in the sidebars can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Mr. Shoulders takes us from Beale Street to the Trail of Tears. It's an informative journey enhanced by Langton's illustrations. Especially pleasing are those that deal with nature. I highly recommend this book.

G is for Great Book!.......2001-05-10

"V is for Volunteer" is a wonderful new addition to the selection of books about Tennessee. As a teacher and librarian, I can see many uses for this book. As a Tennesseean, Michael Shoulders has done an excellent job of finding interesting Tennessee people, places, and items for each letter of the alphabet. Even young children will recognize people they know of, such as Elvis, or places they have visited such as Nashville. The text provides an excellent read-aloud for any grade level, but the information on the end pages provides extra information that would be valueable for reports for upper grades. Adults and children alike will love this book!

Prepositions +: The Collected Critical Essays (Zukofsky, Louis, Selections. V. 2.)

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Clarity, Economy, Beauty

Prepositions +: The Collected Critical Essays (Zukofsky, Louis, Selections. V. 2.)
Louis. Zukofsky , and Charles Bernstein
Manufacturer: Wesleyan University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0819564281

Book Description

Prepositions: The Collected Critical Essays, published first in 1967 and then in an expanded edition in 1981, was a definitive set of critical statements by Louis Zukofsky, one of the most important poets of the 20th century. These central expositions of Zukofsky's own poetics, and enduring examinations of the art of poetry, range over the entire length of Zukofsky's career and include sensitive and prescient readings of Henry Adams, William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, Ezra Pound, E. E. Cummings, and others.

Prepositions + brings this essential collection back into print, and adds generous selections of Zukofsky's uncollected prose, most notably the crucial 5 Statements for Poetry. Published in a small edition in 1958 and out of print ever since, 5 Statements gathers the essays that Zukofsky felt best presented his own poetics. Among them are the three essays, in their original and expansive forms, that crystallized the "Objectivist" movement of the early 1930s. Prepositions + also includes an extended in-depth interview in which Zukofsky discusses his poetry and poetics.

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Clarity, Economy, Beauty.......2001-07-06

Louis Zukofsky imbued criticism with the grace of his poetry. He believed that poetry was not a gesture to be revered, but a crystalization of experience, individual and general. Thus his criticism of poetry judges it against vital standards, with reference to philosophy and history, but without reference to critical fashion. The academic formulae which remove poetry from experience to convention are absent from this book: a great writer who takes pains to be an acute reader tells us what sustains him, and can sustain us.

The language of invention, of discovery must always seem strange at first, but time has brought us closer to these original explorations of sincerity in poetry. Zukofsky wrote about his contemporaries as they appeared, and helped many of them to appear. He was there. If you want to know what poetry can do, unfettered by prejudice, you can find it here. I urge you to. Prepositions, in conjuction with his poetry, can change and illuminate how you see, feel, hear, think.

Isaac Bashevis Singer Stories V.2 Kafka: Kafka to Passions (Library of America)

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The Singer story
Singer is in the highest rank of short story authors

Isaac Bashevis Singer Stories V.2 Kafka: Kafka to Passions (Library of America)
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Manufacturer: Library of America
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Isaac Bashevis Singer Stories V. 3 Brazil: One Night in Brazil to the Death of Methuselah (Library of America)
Isaac Bashevis Singer: Collected Stories V. 1 Gimpel the Fool to The Letter Writer (Library of America, 149)
Philip Roth: Novels and Stories 1959-1962: Goodbye, Columbus & Five Short Stories / Letting Go (Library of America)
Philip Roth: Novels 1967-1972: When She Was Good / Portnoy's Complaint / Our Gang / The Breast (Library of America)
William Faulkner: Novels 1926-1929: Soldiers' Pay / Mosquitoes / Flags in the Dust / The Sound and the Fury (Library of America)

ASIN: 1931082626

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The Singer story .......2005-09-23

What makes the Singer story so remarkable?
First of all, the Singer story is always a story. A beginning, a middle an end, and things which happen. Secondly, its language is lively and humorous, rich in Yiddish idiom, colorful alive. Thirdly, the Singer story has remarkable, memorable characters .
Fourthly the Singer story creates a whole world usually a Jewish world usually a world resembling some past Jewish historical world. Fifthly, the Singer story gives insight, wisdom into life. Sixthly, the Singer story is alive, word by word, line by line, scene by scene.
It lives and makes us want to live more.

Singer is in the highest rank of short story authors.......2005-02-12

I had read the collected stories of Singer many years ago and many of the images remained embedded in my mind and it was with great joy that I am able to relive them. Even though he wrote novels, I do not believe that Singer would have won the Nobel Prize without his short story output.
It is interesting to witness the growth of Singer as a human and an artist. This middle volume of the LOA series contains stories written after he moved to the US. It is hard to believe that these stories are translated from Yiddish because they read as if they were written in English.
If you can afford all three volumes buy them. The collected stories are still available but Singer's stories are consistenly wonderful. Very view of these stories are not among the very best stories in world literature. Bravo to the Libray of America for reintroducng the reading public to these gems.

Asian Indian Americans (Spirit of America, Our Cultural Heritage)

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Asian Indian Americans (Spirit of America, Our Cultural Heritage)
Jean Kinney Williams
Manufacturer: Child's World
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Binding: Library Binding

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ASIN: 1592960154

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Introduction to the history, heritage, culture, and customs of Indian Americans.

Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka: Challenging School Segregation in the Supreme Court (Miller, Jake, Library of the Civil Rights Movement.)

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Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka: Challenging School Segregation in the Supreme Court (Miller, Jake, Library of the Civil Rights Movement.)
Jake Miller
Manufacturer: Rosen Publishing Group
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Binding: Hardcover

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The March from Selma to Montgomery: African Americans Demand the Vote (Library of the Civil Rights Movement.)
Sit-Ins and Freedom Rides: The Power of Nonviolent Resistance (Miller, Jake, Library of the Civil Rights Movement.)

ASIN: 0823962504

The California Gold Rush (Landmark Events in American History)

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The California Gold Rush (Landmark Events in American History)
Michael V. Uschan
Manufacturer: World Almanac Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0836854020

The Anguish of Snails: Native American Folklore in the West (Folklife of the West, Vol. 2) (Folklife of the West, V. 2)

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Beautifully Written Inquiry into American Indian Culture

The Anguish of Snails: Native American Folklore in the West (Folklife of the West, Vol. 2) (Folklife of the West, V. 2)
Barre Toelken
Manufacturer: Utah State University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Dynamics Of Folklore
"With His Pistol In His Hand": A Border Ballad and Its Hero

ASIN: 0874215560

Book Description

After a career working and living with American Indians and studying their traditions, Barre Toelken has written this sweeping study of Native American folklore in the West. Within a framework of performance theory, cultural worldview, and collaborative research, he examines Native American visual arts, dance, oral tradition (story and song), humor, and patterns of thinking and discovery to demonstrate what can be gleaned from Indian traditions by Natives and non-Natives alike. In the process he considers popular distortions of Indian beliefs, demystifies many traditions by showing how they can be comprehended within their cultural contexts, considers why some aspects of Native American life are not meant to be understood by or shared with outsiders, and emphasizes how much can be learned through sensitivity to and awareness of cultural values.

Winner of the 2004 Chicago Folklore Prize, The Anguish of Snails is an essential work for the collection of any serious reader in folklore or Native American studies.

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Beautifully Written Inquiry into American Indian Culture.......2004-01-02

Toelken's book is an excellent study of the culture of America's first peoples. It is an eloquent discussion of how to learn about American Indian history and culture by looking at the everyday activities, traditional arts, folklife, and rituals that are shared with the public. Toelken's work challenges stereotypical and inaccurrate perceptions about Indians; more importantly, he shows ways to understand what other people have to offer when they perform their cultural traditions. It is also beautifully illustrated with gorgeous photographs, many of them in color. The book is written for both academic and non-academic audiences as an introduction into contemporary American Indian culture. I highly recommend this fine book written by an excellent folklorist.

The Manny (His Theories of American literature ; v. 2)

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Great summer fun

The Manny (His Theories of American literature ; v. 2)
Sarah L. Thomson
Manufacturer: Dutton Juvenile
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1)

ASIN: 0525474137

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Justin Blakewell has the perfect summer job: he's a manny—a male nanny— in the Hamptons.You say girls are nannies? That's right. What better way to meet and impress them? Justin's mission: to date rich, bikini-clad beauties all summer long.Taking care of four- year-old Aspen causes some hilarious mishaps, but all goes as planned—until Justin falls for the wrong girl. Liz isn't rich or beautiful. But she might teach Justin a few things about wooing women . . . and growing up. Justin's sidesplitting narrative of his comic misadventures makes this breezy novel the hottest thing on the beach.

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Great summer fun.......2005-05-31

I am a elementary school librarian, and I just finished this book. It is perfect summer reading for ages 5th through 8th and above. It has all the elements kids are looking for in a book starting with humor. The main character, Justin, has just the right voice to carry the book off as he takes a job as a nanny but being a guy he is a "manny." Romance that isn't cheeseball, dialogue that is realistic, situations that seem all too real and an ending that works just as it should. A winner all the way around.

Twentieth-Century Poetry, Fiction, Theory (Bucknell Review ; V. 22, No. 2)

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Twentieth-Century Poetry, Fiction, Theory (Bucknell Review ; V. 22, No. 2)
Harry R. Harvin
Manufacturer: Associated Univ Pr
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Binding: Hardcover

Pioneer Letters: The Letter As Literature (Northwest Review, V. 19, No. 1-2)

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Pioneer Letters: The Letter As Literature (Northwest Review, V. 19, No. 1-2)
Witte
Manufacturer: Northwest Review Books
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Binding: Paperback

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