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Rumi
Written by Jalal Al-Din Rumi
Edited by Peter Washington
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: June 6, 2006
Price: $13.50
The poetry of the medieval Persian sage Rumi combines lyrical beauty with spiritual profundity, a sense of rapture, and acute awareness of human suffering in ways that speak directly to contemporary audiences.
Trained in Sufism—a mystic tradition within Islam—Rumi founded the Sufi order known to us as the Whirling Dervishes, who... Read more >
Written by Jalal Al-Din Rumi
Edited by Peter Washington
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: June 6, 2006
Price: $13.50
The poetry of the medieval Persian sage Rumi combines lyrical beauty with spiritual profundity, a sense of rapture, and acute awareness of human suffering in ways that speak directly to contemporary audiences.
Trained in Sufism—a mystic tradition within Islam—Rumi founded the Sufi order known to us as the Whirling Dervishes, who... Read more >
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Vintage Hughes
Written by Langston Hughes
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2004
Price: $10.95
Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the great modern writers presented in attractive, accessible paperback editions.
“Langston Hughes is a titanic figure in 20th-century American literature . . . a powerful interpreter of the American experience.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
Arguably the most important writer to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance... Read more >
Written by Langston Hughes
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2004
Price: $10.95
Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the great modern writers presented in attractive, accessible paperback editions.
“Langston Hughes is a titanic figure in 20th-century American literature . . . a powerful interpreter of the American experience.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
Arguably the most important writer to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance... Read more >
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Owls and Other Fantasies
Poems and Essays
Written by Mary Oliver
Format: Trade Paperback, 88 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2006
Price: $15.00
Within these pages Mary Oliver collects twenty-six of her poems about the birds that have been such an important part of her life-hawks, hummingbirds, and herons; kingfishers, catbirds, and crows; swans, swallows, and, of course, the snowy owl; among a dozen others-including ten poems original to this volume. She adds two... Read more >
Poems and Essays
Written by Mary Oliver
Format: Trade Paperback, 88 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2006
Price: $15.00
Within these pages Mary Oliver collects twenty-six of her poems about the birds that have been such an important part of her life-hawks, hummingbirds, and herons; kingfishers, catbirds, and crows; swans, swallows, and, of course, the snowy owl; among a dozen others-including ten poems original to this volume. She adds two... Read more >
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Ahead of All Parting
The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainer Maria Rilke
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Stephen Mitchell
Format: Hardcover, 640 pages
On Sale: August 1, 1995
Price: $24.95
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The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainer Maria Rilke
Written by Rainer Maria Rilke
Translated by Stephen Mitchell
Format: Hardcover, 640 pages
On Sale: August 1, 1995
Price: $24.95
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Phenomenal Woman
Written by Maya Angelou
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2000
Price: $19.95
Phenomenal Woman is a phenomenal poem that speaks to us of where we are as women at the dawn of a new century. In a clear voice, Maya Angelou vividly reminds us of our towering strength and beauty. Here is a poem that radiates wisdom and conviction, renewing our belief in the glory... Read more >
Written by Maya Angelou
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2000
Price: $19.95
Phenomenal Woman is a phenomenal poem that speaks to us of where we are as women at the dawn of a new century. In a clear voice, Maya Angelou vividly reminds us of our towering strength and beauty. Here is a poem that radiates wisdom and conviction, renewing our belief in the glory... Read more >
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We Speak Your Names
A Celebration
Written by Pearl Cleage
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $12.00
For centuries, African American women have been remaking the world, giving testament to the power of hope, courage, and resilience. But it took the inspired generosity of Oprah Winfrey to honor fully the many gifts of sisterhood. For three amazing days–from May 13 to 15, 2005–a distinguished group of women was... Read more >
A Celebration
Written by Pearl Cleage
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $12.00
For centuries, African American women have been remaking the world, giving testament to the power of hope, courage, and resilience. But it took the inspired generosity of Oprah Winfrey to honor fully the many gifts of sisterhood. For three amazing days–from May 13 to 15, 2005–a distinguished group of women was... Read more >
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Lullabies and Poems for Children
Edited by Diana Secker Larson
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2002
Price: $13.50
In this enchanting and comprehensive collection, the lullabies we all were rocked to sleep with, such as “Rock-a-Bye Baby” and “Hush Little Baby, Don’t You Cry,” mingle with traditional lullabies from around the world. Here are beautiful lyrics to sing or read to little ones, from Shakespeare’s lullaby for the fairy... Read more >
Edited by Diana Secker Larson
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2002
Price: $13.50
In this enchanting and comprehensive collection, the lullabies we all were rocked to sleep with, such as “Rock-a-Bye Baby” and “Hush Little Baby, Don’t You Cry,” mingle with traditional lullabies from around the world. Here are beautiful lyrics to sing or read to little ones, from Shakespeare’s lullaby for the fairy... Read more >
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The Divine Comedy
Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
Written by Dante Alighieri
Format: eBook, 656 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $9.99
Dante’s Divine Comedy relates the allegorical tale of the poet’s journey through the three realms of the dead. Accompanied through the Inferno and Purgatory by Virgil--author of the Roman epic the Aeniad--Dante encounters mythical, historical, and contemporaneous figures in their respective afterlives. Relying on classical (pagan) mythology and Christian imagery and... Read more >
Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
Written by Dante Alighieri
Format: eBook, 656 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $9.99
Dante’s Divine Comedy relates the allegorical tale of the poet’s journey through the three realms of the dead. Accompanied through the Inferno and Purgatory by Virgil--author of the Roman epic the Aeniad--Dante encounters mythical, historical, and contemporaneous figures in their respective afterlives. Relying on classical (pagan) mythology and Christian imagery and... Read more >
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Ballistics
Poems
Written by Billy Collins
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $15.00
In this moving and playful collection, Billy Collins touches on an array of subjects—love, death, solitude, youth, and aging—delving deeper than ever before into the intricate folds of life. Read more >
Poems
Written by Billy Collins
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $15.00
In this moving and playful collection, Billy Collins touches on an array of subjects—love, death, solitude, youth, and aging—delving deeper than ever before into the intricate folds of life. Read more >
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eBook.
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The American Night
The Writings of Jim Morrison
Written by Jim Morrison
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: July 30, 1991
Price: $15.00
THE AMERICAN NIGHT presents Morrison's previously unpublished work in its truest form. WIth their nightmarish images, bold associative leaps, and volcanic power of emotion, these works are the unmistakable artifacts of a great, wild voice and heart. Read more >
The Writings of Jim Morrison
Written by Jim Morrison
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: July 30, 1991
Price: $15.00
THE AMERICAN NIGHT presents Morrison's previously unpublished work in its truest form. WIth their nightmarish images, bold associative leaps, and volcanic power of emotion, these works are the unmistakable artifacts of a great, wild voice and heart. Read more >
