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Dada and Surrealism For Beginners

Written by Elsa Bethanis and Peter Bethanis
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $14.95

Dada and Surrealism For Beginners offers a colorful overview of these two movements, and students will learn about some of the most imaginative and intense works of art of the 20th century. This helpful introduction also explores the movements' long-term and current influences on contemporary art and culture. Read more >

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Existentialism For Beginners

Written by David Cogswell
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $14.95

Existentialism For Beginners is a lighthearted romp through the history of a philosophical movement that had broad-reaching influence on Western culture, politics and the arts during the period of mid-19th century through the late 20th century, and still exerts influence in the 21st century. Tracing its beginning with close-up views of... Read more >

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Zinn For Beginners

Written by David Cogswell
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $14.99

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Jane Austen For Beginners

Written by Robert Dryden
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: eBook, 176 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: June 12, 2012
Price: $16.99

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Jane Austen For Beginners

Written by Robert Dryden
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: June 12, 2012
Price: $16.99

Jane Austen’s novels are a solid part of the literary canon and have never been out print. They have been made into many modern movies and are common household names; however, they are largely misunderstood by the general public. On the surface, Austen’s novels all involve characters from provincial communities in... Read more >
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Global Warming For Beginners

Written by Dean Goodwin
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: eBook, 144 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: December 30, 2008
Price: $14.95

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Global Warming For Beginners

Written by Dean Goodwin
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: December 30, 2008
Price: $14.95

The science is in: Global warming is for real. But what does it all really mean, and what can or should we do about it? This clear, fluid narrative by a leading scientist and educator takes a scrupulously balanced approach in explaining for the reader the history of global climate monitoring... Read more >
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Dante For Beginners

Written by Joe Lee
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: eBook, 192 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: December 6, 2011
Price: $16.99

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Dante For Beginners

Written by Joe Lee
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: December 6, 2011
Price: $16.99

Dante For Beginners takes the reader on a magical trip through Heaven and Hell. Well, this isn’t exactly true. After an introduction to Dante Alighieri and his background, the reader meets a sweet lass named Beatrice, the love of his life and the subject of many of his poems. Then the... Read more >
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Greek Mythology For Beginners

Written by Joe Lee
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: eBook, 176 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: July 2, 2013
Price: $16.99

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Greek Mythology For Beginners

Written by Joe Lee
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: July 2, 2013
Price: $16.99

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Barack Obama For Beginners, Updated Edition
An Essential Guide
Written by Bob Neer
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $12.95

Barack Obama For Beginners: An Essential Guide is the most concise and reliable short biography available on the 44th President of the United States – from his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, education at Columbia and Harvard, work as a community organizer, writer, teacher, lawyer, and politician in Illinois, to his... Read more >
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Barack Obama For Beginners, Updated Edition
An Essential Guide
Written by Bob Neer
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: eBook, 128 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $12.95

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Jung For Beginners

Written by Jon Platania
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: December 20, 2011
Price: $16.99

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Deconstruction For Beginners

Written by Jim Powell
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $16.99

Deconstruction is so labyrinthine that it has become the monster that murdered philosophy. When Jacques Derrida, the father of deconstruction, uses buzz-words such as "phallogocentrism" and "transcendental signified," humanities students and aspiring philosophers may get weak in the knees.

Following upon the success of his Derrida for Beginners, Jim Powell's Deconstruction for... Read more >

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Eastern Philosophy For Beginners

Written by Jim Powell
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $14.95

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Postmodernism For Beginners

Written by Jim Powell
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $16.99

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Shakespeare For Beginners

Written by  Brandon Toropov
Illustrated by Joe Lee


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: June 17, 2008
Price: $16.99

Despite the reshifting of values that has affected every aspect of life in the 21st century, William Shakespeare still stands as the greatest writer the English language has ever produced. Even so, many people have never read him. If you have never read “the Bard”–or if you’ve tried and given up... Read more >
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