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Othello (Folger Shakespeare Library) William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Villainy as art The most beautiful aspect of the play is Iago's ingenious deception of Othello. In every phrase, Iago knows just what to say to swing his Moor closer to the belief in Desdemona's infidelity. The subtle strategist to his general (and the puppeteer to Roderigo and ...
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A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle
Square Fish, 2007
A wonderful book!!! I was in 4th grade when my mom first forced me to read this book with her. I did not want to at all, because I thought it looked stupid. Luckily, she didn't give me much of a choice. If she had, I never would have read one of my favorite books or discovered one of my ...
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The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel Diane Setterfield
Washington Square Press, 2007
Get Comfortable Get comfortable - make your self cocoa and plump up the pillows - its going to be a long night! I started to read the book the beginning of the weekend. Put it down. Woke up at 4 a.m. and finished it at about 10 a.m. I'm tired, but happy.
Thrilling and ...
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My Sister's Keeper: A Novel Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2005
Re: My Sisters Keeper I have to say this is definately one of the best books that Jodie Picoult has ever written. Any amazing heart renching story from different points of view. She has managed to not only tell a story, and tell in she does, but holds her audiences heart whilst captivating ...
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Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library) William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2003
Yale's may be the best edition of Macbeth Virtually all editions of Macbeth will have at least some annotations. Rummaging through five different editions, I preferred the Yale University Press version, edited by Burton Raffel, as having the most comprehensive and comprehensible notes, as well as an excellent ...
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Hamlet (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2003
If you want to read Shakespeare its has to be The new folger Library If you ever thought about reading Shakespeare but was turned off or intimidated by the old english, not so with the new folger editions. Your basically reading the play on all the right sided pages , with the left pages reserved for all the definitions and explanations ...
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Life in the Balance: A Physician's Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia Thomas Graboys, Peter Zheutlin
Union Square Press, 2008
anyone with parkinsons should read it. my husband has parkinsons with dementia and i have been reading it to him. he has related to most of the things the Dr. has told of his experienced. i feel it has made him feel better about himself. i must say i feel the same because i am his caretaker and i see ...
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Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2008
The creation of a mass murderer! Peter Houghton would hardly be considered a typical seventeen year old teenager. Because one morning, he loaded his backpack with four guns, went to school and killed nine students and a teacher. Jodi Picoult's enthralling best-selling novel "Nineteen Minutes", titled ...
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Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Can Love Conquer All? Innocent love is the most pure... and the sight of those who are in that beautiful whirlwind of its hypnotic clutches is a sight to behold.
Is it true? "Is youth wasted on the young."
Sometimes, sometimes not.
Romeo and Juliet is the most known western love ...
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A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry
Vintage, 2004
What Happens To A Dream Deferred? Produced in 1959, A RAISIN IN THE SUN was the first Broadway play written by a black woman: Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), a memorable author who based the central story on an incident that occurred in her own family and which eventually evolved into a landmark ...
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Plain Truth Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2007
Plain Truth This is the first book I read of Jodi's. I loved it it was a page turner from the start. I liked the reserch she did with the amish religion and community. she really makes you think and her books are real life reading. I can't wait to read another.
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The Acid-Alkaline Food Guide: A Quick Reference to Foods & Their Effect on pH Levels Susan Brown, Larry Trivieri Jr.
Square One Publishers, 2006
Great book. This is a great guide to help you find what foods are best for you to keep good health. I highly recommend it.
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Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt
Square Fish, 2007
Tuck Everlasting One hot summer day in August, 10-year-old Winnie Foster sits on the front porch and thinks about running away. She goes into the woods, but she finds a boy named Jesse Tuck sitting underneath the biggest tree in the wood. After that, she finds herself on one of the ...
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Good in Bed Jennifer Weiner
Washington Square Press, 2002
My Favorite! I love Cannie Shapiro in this novel! She is brilliant and has an awesome personality. I highly suggest reading this book, you won't be able to put it down... when you finish, you will want to read the sequel!
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Julius Caesar (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
The Power Of Language Julius Caesar is murdered very shortly into this play so while he bears the title the play is about the conspirators and the supporters of caesar and the struggle for power that comes after his asassination. The power of language to persude the masses and the fickle ...
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