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Do you know you are supposed to be enjoying your life? You can find purpose and be empowered to fulfill your desires! Beware of those who claim that they know the whole truth regarding spiritual matters and man's quest for God. Many of these people are stopping others from experiencing life. Intolerance, The Thief of Progression answers many important questions. Who does know the truth about God? Who will be saved? The answers will encourage you. The answers for your life's journey are in you waiting to be discovered by means of the tools common to all men. You'll be amazed at the clarity brought forth regarding mistranslated scripture and what it means for your life. This is about overcoming the bondage of religious practices from one who lived it for over twenty years. Learn to discover the real adventure of life. ... Read more

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The long awaited revival of Christian spirituality
Not since the departure from the dark ages has anyone been so bold to point the finger back at mainstream religion and ask: Where is the authority of Christ?Why must the masses be blindfolded and barred from introspection and personal revelation?Why would God only speak to some if we are all his children?Sarah reaches into the heart of her readers as she tells her story of religious defeat, her desperation to know the truth, and the spiritual victory that saved her soul.Sarah triumphs over evil in this engaging journey into the light and inspires us all to love and forgive.

Sarah voices the doubts thatmany of us have had and frees us.
Sarah brilliantly voices the very thing that so many of us in the religious arena have suffered. She shows us that exploration and questioning are not only self-fulfilling, but are essential to our spiritual progression. Although she explores topics that may vary from the beliefs of some, at the core is an unbelievably freeing look into what it means to have a personal relationship with God and what we can actually do to aid in our own healing. I would highly recommend this book to anyone searching for answers or who might be feeling helpless in the outcome of their own life.

Right On!
For many years my life was centered in Christian Churches. I did everything I could do to support the work. I gave of my time and of my finances for close to 30 years. Christianity had become the center of my life. Only one thing was wrong.. one very big thing. I was not seeing any real changes or victories in my life. So I pulled away from church and began to look for alternative sources of truth. My mind was entangled in confusion over what was the truth and what was deception. A friend recommended this book to me and as I read it many of the answers I have sought were in it. I don't understand everything that Sarah writes about, but I am much clearer in my understanding because of her book.

A must read for those who want to be free from religious error
This book explores issues in main stream religion that keep people from living full and free lives. Sarah has obviously done her homework and has many answers to many issues. This book seems to be targeted toward people who want a closer more secure relationship with God and freedom from the condemnation of mainstream evangelical christianity. Her book has helped me, I'm sure it will help many. ... Read more

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NOT A CD! THIS IS THE AUDIOTAPE CASSETTE OF 2 SCREEN DIRCTORS' PLAYHOUSE RADIO PROGRAMS OF 1949! 1) THE EXILE (1/23/1949) FEATURING DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. (REPRISING HIS ORIGINAL MOVIE ROLE) AND INTRODUCED BY ORIGINAL DIRECTOR MAX OPHULS. 2) MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (2/13/1949) FEATURING IRENE DUNNE (REPRISING HER ORIGINAL 1935 MOVIE ROLE) AND INTRODUCED BY ORIGINAL DIRECTOR (OF THE 1935 MOVIE) JOHN M. STAHL. 1994 METACOM INC./BLOCKBUSTER/RADIO SPUIRITS #J124. APPROX. 60 MIN. PLAYING TIME. ... Read more

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"The Oldest Possible Memory" was published to accompany an exhibition of one of the most remarkable private collections of 20th century art in the world, thew Sammlung Hauser and Wirth Collection, and to serve as the first volume documenting it. From Louise Bourgeois to Sarah Lucas, Francis Picabia to Robert Gober, Alexander Calder to Raymond Pettibon and many others, the range and quality presented here is astonishing.

Edited by Eva Meyer-Hermann.

90 color.
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This collection of essays offers an overview of the range and breadth of Platonic philosophy in the early modern period, examining both the philosophers of Platonic tradition (e.g. Cusanus, Ficino, and Cudworth), and the impact of Platonism on major philosophers of the period (especially Descartes, Leibniz, Locke, Shaftesbury and Berkeley). By demonstrating the vitality of the Platonic tradition in the period this collection challenges the received view that Platonism made little or no contribution in the emergence of modern philosophy. ... Read more

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Kapitel: Samuel Edney, Chris Moffat, Mike Moffat, Sarah Podorieszach, Douglas Anakin, Regan Lauscher, Linda Crutchfield, Alex Gough, Eric Pothier, Clay Ives, Jeff Christie, Grant Albrecht, Meaghan Simister, Tyler Seitz. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: James "Clay" Ives (born September 5, 1972) is a Canadian-born American luger who competed from the early 1990s until his 2002 retirement. Competing in three Winter Olympics (the first two with Canada, the last with the United States), he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He was born in Bancroft, Ontario. ...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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Seven years ago, W. W. Norton changed the way world literature is taught by introducing The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, Expanded Edition. Leading the field once again, Norton is proud to publish the anthology for the new century, The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Second Edition. Now published in six paperback volumes (packaged in two attractive slipcases), the new anthology boasts slimmer volumes, thicker paper, a bolder typeface, and dozens of newly included or newly translated works from around the world.

The Norton Anthology of World Literature represents continuity as well as change. Like its predecessor, the anthology is a compact library of world literature, offering an astounding forty-three complete longer works, more than fifty prose works, over one hundred lyric poems, and twenty-three plays. More portable, more suitable for period courses, more pleasant to read, and more attuned to current teaching and research trends, The Norton Anthology of World Literature remains the most authoritative, comprehensive, and teachable anthology for the world literature survey. ... Read more

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Excellent Collection of World Literature
Both of the volumes have interesting covers and span pretty much every country you could think of. There are several grammatical errors and typos I've seen in them, however. These probably should have been edited a little more closely. The pages are also incredibly thin and likely to tear, no matter how careful you are. In general though, the two volumes are quite good. The stories are interesting and the introductions give you a great deal of information.

Not good.
The book stained and old. It had a smell when I opened the box it came in. It took forever to get to me too.

Good Collection of Stories
My university used the Norton Anthology World Lit books for our Literature Courses.I love reading, so I enjoyed these books.They have a great collection of stories from that specific time-period.I also liked that they had information about the works and authors either before or after the stories.

If I was just picking a book for casual reading, this wouldn't be it.But if you are needing it for a class or research, I would definitely recommend it.

Awesome Books!
I love these books. They were in great shape when I got them! The stories are great as well.

Great
This product was amazing and the shipping was amazing as well. I ordered the book on a late friday and got it on that Monday or Tuesday and I used the standard shipping which was free. Either way the product was wrapped and new as with case and everything. Plus it was a lot cheaper than what they were selling for at school. Great Product! ... Read more

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Seven years ago, W. W. Norton changed the way world literature is taught by introducing The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, Expanded Edition. Leading the field once again, Norton is proud to publish the anthology for the new century, The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Second Edition. Now published in six paperback volumes (packaged in two attractive slipcases), the new anthology boasts slimmer volumes, thicker paper, a bolder typeface, and dozens of newly included or newly translated works from around the world.

The Norton Anthology of World Literature represents continuity as well as change. Like its predecessor, the anthology is a compact library of world literature, offering an astounding forty-three complete longer works, more than fifty prose works, over one hundred lyric poems, and twenty-three plays. More portable, more suitable for period courses, more pleasant to read, and more attuned to current teaching and research trends, The Norton Anthology of World Literature remains the most authoritative, comprehensive, and teachable anthology for the world literature survey. ... Read more

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Exactly What I Wanted
It came on-time. It was packed well. It was in perfect condition. What More can one ask?

Sent wrong book
I ordered this book and was sent only a different book that had only Volume D. I needed all 3 volumes for my college class, so I was very upset.

This item was okay!
I received fast shipping on this item.I would rate it a 3 out of 5.

Awesome textbook sellers
I was very please with my purchase of this textbook. It came in a timely manner and in very good condition. I will be purchasing from them again

Norton Anthology of World Literature
The books are not the problem, the seller is. I inadvertantly ordered the wrong set of books and sent numerous e-mails as to where I should return them to. The address on the box was a warehouse address and I wanted to make sure I would be credited if sent there. I never received and answer and now have a set of books that I did not need. ... Read more

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Seven years ago, W. W. Norton changed the way world literature is taught by introducing The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, Expanded Edition. Leading the field once again, Norton is proud to publish the anthology for the new century, The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Second Edition. Now published in six paperback volumes (packaged in two attractive slipcases), the new anthology boasts slimmer volumes, thicker paper, a bolder typeface, and dozens of newly included or newly translated works from around the world.

The Norton Anthology of World Literature represents continuity as well as change. Like its predecessor, the anthology is a compact library of world literature, offering an astounding forty-three complete longer works, more than fifty prose works, over one hundred lyric poems, and twenty-three plays. More portable, more suitable for period courses, more pleasant to read, and more attuned to current teaching and research trends, The Norton Anthology of World Literature remains the most authoritative, comprehensive, and teachable anthology for the world literature survey. ... Read more

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Better than I thought
The books where in better condition than rated and the shipping was also faster. Great experience with the seller.

Unsatisfied Customer
Not only did I NOT receive the books I ordered, I was told that I would not be able to receive them because they weren't in stock, and I can't get all my money back without spending money in order to ship the book back.
terrible customer service.I will not be ordering anything else from amazon.com.

Not my cup of tea
This book touches on several literary works prior to 1650.Some of the stories and poems are complete, others such as the Iliad skip several chapters.It is not bad for someone that is interested in reading works from that time period, however I found it to be a little dry for my taste.

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Excellent Quality and Excellent Price. I paid just about the price of most of the used books for a brand new set. Thanks.

Best of Its Kind
Norton's literary anthologies have long been the standard in every genre, and its World Literature collection is no exception. Their most ambitious offering, it proposes to cover no less than a representative sampling of the world's best and most important literature from the earliest writings to today. This set contains the first three volumes - half the total -, going up to 1650 C. E. The range of material is truly incredible in terms of both time and place. The best way to make the sheer vastness clear is to list the sections:The Invention of Writing and the Earliest Literatures (Gilgamesh, Ancient Egyptian Poetry, The Old Testament), Ancient Greece and the Formation of the Western Mind, Poetry and Thought in Early China, India's Heroic Age, The Roman Empire, From Roman Empire to Christian Europe, India's Classical Age, China's "Middle Period," The Rise of Islam and Islamic Literature, The Formation of a Western Literature, The Golden Age of Japanese Culture, Mystical Poetry of India, Africa:The Mali Epic of Son-Jara, The Renaissance in Europe, and Native America and Europe in the New World. This truly mind-boggling selection stretches over three thousand pages including dozens and dozens of pieces. The nature of anthologies of course favors poems and short prose, but a surprising number of longer works are here in full:The Epic of Gilgamesh, Homer's Odyssey, Aeschylus' Agamemnon and The Eumenides, Sophocles' Oedipus the King and Antigone, Euripides' Medea, Aristophanes' Lysistrata, Kalidasa's Sakuntala and the Ring of Recollection, Beowulf, Dante's Inferno, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Everyman, Erasmus' The Praise of Folly, Lope de Vega's Fuente Ovejuna, and Shakespeare's Hamlet and Othello. The collection would be well worth buying for these alone; one would be very hard-pressed to get them separately for less than the anthology costs - not to mention the numerous shorter works given in full and many longer ones in excerpt. It is particularly noteworthy for including many Asian - not to mention Native American and African - works virtually ignored in such collections until very recently while still giving a thorough overview of European classics.

Norton's anthologies are also notable for extensive supplemental material. Each author and work is introduced with several pages of biography, background, initial critical analysis, and further reading suggestions for both text and criticism. Individual sections also have Introductions with similar general information plus a timeline and map, and there is an overall Preface. In addition, there are substantial footnotes and glosses plus a closing essay on translation and an index. This helps make the works, all of which are remote in time and many of which are remote in culture and other ways, much more accessible. Many readers will appreciate this, especially as the editors are careful to give what is needed for basic understanding without forcing interpretations, while those who do not can easily skip them. The anthology is designed primarily as a text for college literature survey courses but is also ideal for general readers wanting to learn about world literature - not only the texts themselves but a substantial amount of secondary material.

This brings up the central point that the collection is after all a primer. Purists and the dedicated may scoff at some of its attributes. World literature being so large, it is of course impossible for any collection to be even remotely comprehensive, and one can easily find important works or personal favorites that are excluded. However, there is no denying the awe-inspiring scope of what is here, including nearly everything that absolutely had to be. The excerpts can also be frustrating, especially as summaries and notes have frequent spoilers, though it is clearly better for the works in question to be here in part than not at all. As most of the pieces are translated, some will also take issue with the translations used. The editors wisely chose those the most accessible, but some will prefer more literary versions; for example, a prose Gilgamesh translation is used rather than a more artistic verse one. On the whole, though, the choices are hard to fault. Older translations are also updated to conform with current spelling, punctuation, etc; even English writers like Chaucer and Milton are dealt with thus. Purists will not like this, but nearly everyone interested in such a collection will appreciate it.

All told, anyone wanting a world literature collection excellent in all respects can do no better. Separately buying all the works given here would cost many times the price of the collection; the value is near-unbelievable. Even reading regularly, it will take at least several months to finish - probably at least the better part of a year. More importantly, this is the kind of collection one can keep for a lifetime; it provides years of re-reading and reference. One can hardly even conceive of a better deal; such quantity and diversity in one collection is truly amazing. Anyone who enjoys the first three volumes is of course highly encouraged to go on to the next three as well as other Norton anthologies. As for how to buy them, anyone wanting half the set or the whole will be better off getting the two three-volume sets; it is cheaper and more convenient. Those wanting only one or a few volumes can purchase individually, but the quality is so high that they will almost certainly want them all anyway, so the sets are really the way to go. You will not be disappointed.
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Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering, and that was the fact that it is past and can't be restored."Ê Well, over recent years, The British Library, working with Microsoft has embarked on an ambitious programme to digitise its collection of 19th century books.

There are now 65,000Ê titles availableÊ (that's an incredible 25 million pages) of material ranging from works by famous names such asÊ Dickens, Trollope and Hardy as well as many forgotten literary gems , all of which can now be printed on demand and purchased right here on Amazon.

Further information on The British Library and its digitisation programme can be found on The British Library website. ... Read more

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This beloved short story a classic coming-of-age tale by the author of The Country of the Pointed Firs is gloriously illustrated with pencil drawings by Maine artist Douglas Alvord. Sylvia, a city girl more at home with animals than with people, has come to the Maine Woods to live with her grandmother. One summer afternoon in the late 1800s, her life is changed forever when she meets an attractive young ornithologist searching for birds to snare, stuff, preserve, and display.

With consummate literary skill, Jewett dramatizes the storm of emotions Sylvia feels both for this young man and for the natural world, and especially for the rare white heron the ornithologist is so eager to possess. Mr. Alvord's pictures are as delicate as Sylvia's emotions and as precise as Jewett's descriptions of Sylvia's inner struggle. ... Read more

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Beautiful source material, disappointing illustrations.
I've taught Jewett's story for years and find it to be a terrific introduction to the heroic journey motif in literature. Watching little Sylvia ("child of the forest") choose to defend the mystery of nature against her own human interests is a rewarding reading experience that can open many opportunities for discussion. A conversation on the relationship between humanity and nature is one any age group can benefit from.

That being said, I'm not sure the story is really appropriate for young children, and so the attempt to cast it in children's storybook form seems unwise. Though the line drawings have a certain grace to them, they don't actually add much value to the tale. This may be because Jewett's story may not lend itself to portrayal in images, or it may be a failing of the art--though beautiful, the line drawings seem to lack the vitality of the text. This has the unfortunate effect of rendering the story boring, which by itself it certainly is not. Thus, I think small children might be unimpressed.

Also, the depiction of Sylvia seems off. She's nine, but the girl portrayed in the pictures seems far older...12-13, perhaps. This might be quibbling, but to my mind it alters a key element of the tale. Sylvia's youth makes her sacrifice all the more heroically heartbreaking.

I bought this as a gift for a Sylvia I know--the daughter of friends--on her first birthday. I view it as a sort of heirloom book--one that Sylvia will return to over the years. In this context, I think the book will work very well. But I don't think it is the most ideal presentation of the affecting story if children encounter it only a few times.

It's certainly a very nicely assembled text. The book is printed on heavy paper, the cover is very solid, the type is easy to read, and the pictures (as noted) are drawn with expert care. My criticisms, then, are not so much with the execution as they are with the concept. The story is great and the book is beautiful, but they don't seem to mesh well. ... Read more

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Covers high school and elementary grades. ... Read more