[PDF] The Great American Read The Book Of Books eBook

Author : PBS
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 26,77 MB
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0316417548

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A blockbuster illustrated book that captures what Americans love to read, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is the gorgeously-produced companion book to PBS's ambitious summer 2018 series. What are America's best-loved novels? PBS will launch The Great American Read series with a 2-hour special in May 2018 revealing America's 100 best-loved novels, determined by a rigorous national survey. Subsequent episodes will air in September and October. Celebrities and everyday Americans will champion their favorite novel and in the finale in late October, America's #1 best-loved novel will be revealed. The Great American Read: The Book of Books will present all 100 novels with fascinating information about each book, author profiles, a snapshot of the novel's social relevance, film or television adaptations, other books and writings by the author, and little-known facts. Also included are themed articles about banned books, the most influential book illustrators, reading recommendations, the best first-lines in literature, and more. Beautifully designed with rare images of the original manuscripts, first-edition covers, rejection letters, and other ephemera, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is a must-have book for all booklovers.

Author : Lawrence Buell
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 39,29 MB
Release : 2014-02-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0674726324

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The idea of "the great American novel" continues to thrive almost as vigorously as in its nineteenth-century heyday, defying 150 years of attempts to dismiss it as amateurish or obsolete. In this landmark book, the first in many years to take in the whole sweep of national fiction, Lawrence Buell reanimates this supposedly antiquated idea, demonstrating that its history is a key to the dynamics of national literature and national identity itself. The dream of the G.A.N., as Henry James nicknamed it, crystallized soon after the Civil War. In fresh, in-depth readings of selected contenders from the 1850s onward in conversation with hundreds of other novels, Buell delineates four "scripts" for G.A.N. candidates. One, illustrated by The Scarlet Letter, is the adaptation of the novel's story-line by later writers, often in ways that are contrary to the original author's own design. Other aspirants, including The Great Gatsby and Invisible Man, engage the American Dream of remarkable transformation from humble origins. A third script, seen in Uncle Tom's Cabin and Beloved, is the family saga that grapples with racial and other social divisions. Finally,mega-novels from Moby-Dick to Gravity's Rainbow feature assemblages of characters who dramatize in microcosm the promise and pitfalls of democracy. The canvas of the great American novel is in constant motion, reflecting revolutions in fictional fashion, the changing face of authorship, and the inseparability of high culture from popular. As Buell reveals, the elusive G.A.N. showcases the myth of the United States as a nation perpetually under construction.

Author : Jason Reynolds
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,65 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1481450166

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Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father.

Author : Brendan C. Boyd
Publisher : Little Brown & Company
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 24,60 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780316104296

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Reflections on collecting baseball cards in childhood accompany remarks on the skills and achievements of players whose pictures were found in bubble gum packages

Author : Becky Mercuri
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 10,36 MB
Release : 2007-03-13
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781423600220

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"The Great American Hot Dog Book" reveals the inside story of how the hot dog became one of America's favorite food icons. This collection is also loaded with frank recipes from across the nation as well as recipes for out-of-this-world fries, sauces, sides, and more.

Author : Diane Ravitch
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 50,95 MB
Release : 2010-03-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 0465014917

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Discusses how school choice, misapplied standards of accountability, the No Child Left Behind mandate, and the use of a corporate model have all led to a decline in public education and presents arguments for a return to strong neighborhood schools and quality teaching.

Author : Brent D. Glass
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 15,99 MB
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1451682034

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Profiles fifty sites across the United States that trace the cultural history of the country, discussing the people and events that led to each site's importance, from the National Mall in D.C. to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

Author : John Williams
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 14,78 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Adultery
ISBN : 1590179285

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"Born the child of a poor farmer in Missouri, William Stoner is urged by his parents to study new agriculture techniques at the state university. Digging instead into the texts of Milton and Shakespeare, Stoner falls under the spell of the unexpected pleasures of English literature, and decides to make it his life. Stoner is the story of that life"--

Author : Jessica Allen
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 45,68 MB
Release : 2018
Category : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ISBN : 9780316485562

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"The Great American Read: The book of books celebrates America's 100 best-loved novels--the books whose ideas, characters, and themes have shaped our country and reflect it back to us. This companion volume to PBS's series The Great American Read profiles the books, their authors, and their impact on our culture, as well as the little-known stories about how they came to be..."--Dust jacket.