The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

By
James Canton
James Canton
2016 • 352 pages

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87 books

Non Fiction Tbr

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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Outliers: The Story of Success
Jane Austen at Home
We were eight years in power
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman

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30 books

Books About Books

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How to Read and Why
Gateway to the great books
How Reading Changed My Life
Books That Changed History
The Library Book
The Paris Library

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103 books

Nonfiction

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The Norton Introduction to Philosophy
The art of memory
The Life and Death of Classical Music
Why Mahler?: How One Man and Ten Symphonies Changed Our World
The Complete Guide to Fasting
Raising the Floor: How a Universal Basic Income Can Renew Our Economy and Rebuild the American Dream

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20 books

Reference

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The Norton Introduction to Philosophy
Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten
Book Lust
Literary Introductions to the Books of the Bible
The Sense of Style
The New Lifetime Reading Plan

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50 books

Literature

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Book Lust
Of Human Bondage
The Columbia History of Chinese Literature
Literary Introductions to the Books of the Bible
Don Quijote de la Mancha (1).
Historia y Crítica de la Literatura Española. Edad Media

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50 books

Classics

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El amor en los tiempos del cólera
Of Human Bondage
Meditations
Don Quijote de la Mancha (1).
Collected Fictions

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352 books

Non Fiction

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Kati
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores
To Marry an English Lord: Tales of Wealth and Marriage, Sex and Snobbery
The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
The Mistress of Paris
Stupid History
King, Kaiser, Tsar
Auntie's War: The BBC during the Second World War

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166 books

British Lit

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Laelia
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Pearl
The Essex Serpent
Our Wives Under the Sea
The Colour of Magic
The Switch

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37 books

Non Fiction

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How to Make Coffee: The Science Behind the Bean
Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts
How to Read Literature
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens--and Ourselves
The Diary of a Bookseller

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2,160 books

Ebooks

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… And What Do You Do?: What The Royal Family Don't Want You To Know
Forensics: The Science Behind the Deaths of Famous People
False Memory OCD Recovery: Step by Step Recovery Guide
I Travel by Night
Last Train from Perdition
The Border
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

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88 books

Reference Books

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The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Star Trek Encyclopedia
Weapon
Battle
Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema
An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia
Universe

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106 books

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