4156 results for '"Jack R. Cooper'

From the most famous of the Beat writers and the author of On the Road and The Dharma Bums, Kerouac's intoxicating love story of two young bohemians, now reissued in the centenary year of his birth...

The best contemporary American poets are represented in this essential anthology.

A VITAL COLLECTION FROM A KEY BATTLEGROUND IN THE ABOLITION STRUGGLE: THE COUNTY JAILNearly every county and major city in the United States has a jail, the short-term detention center controlled by...

The Gandhi Reader collects the significant writings by and about Mahatma Gandhi, culled form 500 volumes, newspapers, and magazines. Here is Gandhi in his own words and those of his closest...

The Maker of the Omnibus: The Lives of English Writers Compared

There's a new kid on the block,and boy, that kid is tough,that new kid punches hard,that new kid plays real rough,that new kid's big and strong,with muscles everywhere,that new kid tweaked my...

When East European Jews migrated westward in ever larger numbers between 1870 and 1914, both German government officials and the leaders of German Jewry were confronted by a series of new challenges...

At once a biting satire and a taut, fast-paced thriller, Elvissey is the story of Isabel and John, a troubled couple who voyage from the year 2033 to a strangely altered 1954. They are on a desperate...

This book assesses the impact of writing on human societies, both in the Ancient Near East and in twentieth-century Africa, and highlights some general features of social systems that have been...

Twenty-first century time travelers arrive in New York City in 1939 only to discover that history has undergone subtle changes

A photograph, map, or diagram illustrates the text for every site described in this pilgrimage to Palestine, beginning with places connected with John the Baptist and proceeding to Bethlehem and...

Analysis of Browning's major poetry

In 1776, one man’s words—and the determination of American patriots—allowed our nation to survive its first crisis.Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence marked the birth of...