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Wages of Evil: Dostoevsky and Punishment (SRLT)

By: Anna Schur

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Northwestern University Press: October 2012

Seller ID:: 101688

ISBN: 0810128489

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Scholars and other readers usually examine Dostoevsky's views on punishment through the prism of his Christian commitments. For some, this means an orientation toward mercy; for others, an affirmation of suffering as a path toward redemption. Anna Schur brings to bear a wide range of sources in philosophy, criminology, psychology, and history to examine Dostoevsky's ideas. His thinking was shaped not only by his Christian ethics but also by the debates on punishment theory and practice unfolding during his lifetime. As Dostoevsky attempts to balance the various ethical and cultural imperati...
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Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters

By: Anne Boyd Rioux

Price: $27.95

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company: August 2018

Seller ID:: 170935

ISBN: 0393254739

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Matthew : A Sons Life, a Mothers Story

By: ANNE CROSBY

Price: $12.48

Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist: June 2006

Seller ID:: 20080414138411

ISBN: 1589880269

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

From the moment she held him in her arms, Anne Crosby had deep fears for her newborn son. Although the staff at the hospital in London paid no attention to her concerns, her instincts were correct: Matthew had Down syndrome. After struggling with her contradictory feelings, Crosby set about doing whatever she could to help Matthew lead as full a life as possible."Matthew" is the moving, honest, perceptive, and often funny account of the life he made with the help of his mother and many other caring people. With an eye for detail and an acute ear for voices, Crosby describes Matthew's fam...
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At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays

By: Anne Fadiman

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux: May 2008

Seller ID:: 45956

ISBN: 0374531315

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

In "At Large and At Small," Anne Fadiman returns to one of her favorite genres, the familiar essay--a beloved and hallowed literary tradition recognized for both its intellectual breadth and its miniaturist focus on everyday experiences. With the combination of humor and erudition that has distinguished her as one of our finest essayists, Fadiman draws us into twelve of her personal obsessions: from her slightly sinister childhood enthusiasm for catching butterflies to her monumental crush on Charles Lamb, from her wistfulness for the days of letter-writing to the challenges and rewards of mov...
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Permission to Speak Freely: Essays and Art on Fear, Confession, and Grace

By: Anne Jackson

Price: $8.99

Publisher: Thomas Nelson: August 2010

Seller ID:: 151506

ISBN: 0849945992

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: Used - Like New

Rear cover shows scars from label removal, but all else is pristine.
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Operating Instructions : A Journal Of My Sons First Year

By: ANNE LAMOTT

Price: $15.95

Publisher: Random House Inc: March 2005

Seller ID:: 108404

ISBN: 1400079098

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

It's not like she's the only woman to ever have a baby. At thirty-five. On her own. But Anne Lamott makes it all fresh in her now-classic account of how she and her son and numerous friends and neighbors and some strangers survived and thrived in that all important first year. From finding out that her baby is a boy (and getting used to the idea) to finding out that her best friend and greatest supporter Pam will die of cancer (and not getting used to that idea), with a generous amount of wit and faith (but very little piousness), Lamott narrates the great and small events that make up a woman...
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

By: ANNE LAMOTT

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Anchor: October 1995

Seller ID:: 153848

ISBN: 0385480016

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

" Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, 'Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'"
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Listen! the Wind by Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1938-05-03)

By: Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Harcourt: January 1849

Seller ID:: 170116

ISBN: B01FKS2TI2

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

1938 first edition, third printing. Book itself shows very light cover wear, binding is firm, text unmarked. Gift inscription (in pencil) on title page. Jacket shows significant edgewear and chipping.
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Annie Dillard Reader

By: Annie Dillard

Price: $15.99

Publisher: Harpercollins: October 1995

Seller ID:: 94968

ISBN: 0060926600

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

Annie Dillard -- "one of the most distinctive voices in American letters today" (Boston Globe) -- collects her favorite selections from her own writings in this compact volume. A perfect introduction to one of America's most acclaimed and bestselling authors.
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Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters

By: Annie Dillard

Price: $14.99

Publisher: Harper Perennial: September 1988

Seller ID:: 138475

ISBN: 0060915412

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

Here, in this compelling assembly of writings, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard explores the world of natural facts and human meanings.
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For the Time Being (Vintage)

By: Annie Dillard

Price: $15.95

Publisher: Vintage: February 2000

Seller ID:: 150804

ISBN: 0375703470

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

National Bestseller "Beautifully written and delightfully strange--. As earthy as it is sublime, For the Time Being is, in the truest sense, an eye- opener."--"Daily News" From Annie Dillard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and one of the most compelling writers of our time, comes For the Time Being, her most profound narrative to date. With her keen eye, penchant for paradox, and yearning for truth, Dillard renews our ability to discover wonder in life's smallest--and often darkest--corners. Why do we exist? Where did we come from? How can one person m...
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Living by Fiction

By: Annie Dillard

Price: $14.99

Publisher: Harper Perennial: September 1988

Seller ID:: 150899

ISBN: 0060915447

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

Living by Fiction is written for--and dedicated to--people who love literature. Dealing with writers such as Nabokov, Barth, Coover, Pynchon, Borges, Garcia Marquez, Beckett, and Calvino, Annie Dillard shows why fiction matters and how it can reveal more of the modern world and modern thinking than all the academic sciences combined. Like Joyce Cary's Art and Reality, this is a book by a writer on the issues raised by the art of literature. Readers of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and Holy the Firm will recognize Dillard's vivid writing, her humor, and the lively way in which she tackles the urge...
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The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New

By: Annie Dillard

Price: $15.99

Publisher: Ecco: February 2017

Seller ID:: 150901

ISBN: 0062432966

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

Encounters with Chinese Writers

By: Annie Dillard

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press: November 1984

Seller ID:: 151131

ISBN: 0819561568

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

It's been a pilgrimage for Annie Dillard: from Tinker Creek to the Galapagos Islands, the high Arctic, the Pacific Northwest, the Amazon Jungle--and now, China. This informative narrative is full of fascinating people: Chinese people, mostly writers, who encounter American writers in various bizarre circumstances in both China and the U.S. There is a toasting scene at a Chinese banquet; a portrait of a bitter, flirtatious diplomat at a dance hall; a formal meeting with Chinese writers; a conversation with an American businessman in a hotel lobby; an evening with long-suffering Chinese intellec...
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Living by Fiction

By: Annie Dillard

Price: $14.99

Publisher: Harper Perennial: September 1988

Seller ID:: 164125

ISBN: 0060915447

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

An American Childhood

By: Annie Dillard

Price: $5.50

Publisher: Harper & Row Publishers: October 1998

Seller ID:: 173764

ISBN: 0060915188

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: Used - Good

Solid binding, moderate wear/creasing to cover. Interior shows scant marginalia. No underlining.
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The Paris Review, Fall 2004 (Number 171)

By: Annie Proulx,Yiyun Li,Malinda McCollum,Various Contributors

Price: $6.00

Publisher: The Paris Review: January 2004

Seller ID:: 164914

ISBN: B002LGWFKE

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: Used - Very Good

Like new, previous owner name.
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The Heart of What Matters: The Role for Literature in Moral Philosophy

By: ANTHONY CUNNINGHAM

Price: $24.95

Publisher: University of California Press: September 2001

Seller ID:: 20070607104957

ISBN: 0520226623

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

"The Heart of What Matters" shows that literature has a powerful and unique role to play in understanding life's deepest ethical problems. Anthony Cunningham provides a rigorous critique of Kantian ethics, which has enjoyed a preeminent place in moral philosophy in the United States, arguing that it does not do justice to the reality of our lives. He demonstrates how fine literature can play an important role in honing our capacity to see clearly and choose wisely as he develops a moral philosophy that engages with our intimate emotional concerns. Written in an accessible style and drawing fro...
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Ironies of Faith: The Laughter at the Heart of Christian Literature

By: ANTHONY ESOLEN

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute: June 2007

Seller ID:: 153834

ISBN: 1933859318

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

Wartime Writings 1939-1944

By: Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Price: $21.95

Publisher: Mariner Books: November 2002

Seller ID:: 149970

ISBN: 0156027534

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

This volume includes the aviator's letters to friends, autobiographical fragments, and meditations. Translated by Norah Purcell; Introduction by Anne Morrow Lindbergh; Index.
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