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Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the classic Northern epic of a hero's triumphs as a young... more

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  Beowulf: A New Verse Translation

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  • Posted:Sep-18-2009

  • Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition)
  • The product was needed for school. Book was in great condition and great price. Shipping by US post office was like everything else in the government SLOW!
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  • Posted:Jun-25-2009

  • Hidden political propaganda by Heaney?
  • So Heaney won the Noble prize? Then I guess this translation of Beowulf must be politically correct (PC). Because the Swedish Nobel prize committee only nominate authors who have a politically...
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  • Posted:Feb-03-2005

  • not exactily unabridged
  • If you are following along in the book, by Seamus Heaney, sometimes entire pages are cut out. Its not just the unimportant stuff either. It is still a good CD and translation but its not exactly...
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The classic translation of The Odyssey, now in a Noonday paperback. Robert Fitzgerald's translation of Homer's... more

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  The Odyssey

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  • Posted:Jul-05-2009

  • "I long to be homeward bound" Simon and Garfunkle
  • The Trojan War is over and one of our hero kings is lost. His son (Telemachus) travels to find any information about his father's fait. His wife (Penelope) must cunningly hold off suitors that are...
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  • Posted:May-13-2007

  • Terrible
  • Sent me a different translation than I was sold. Not good for a college class that required a specific translation.
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  • Posted:Feb-26-2004

  • The Odyssey a classic
  • I think that the Odyssey is a good book to read because it talks about excited things that happend in life. It is an intresting book to read. Alot people that I now have read this book.
    Now...
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A treasury of Frost?s most expressive verse. "An Old Man?s Winter Night," "In the Home Stretch," "Meeting and... more

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  The Road Not Taken and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)

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  • Posted:Jun-03-2009

  • The Road Not Taken
  • A classic American poet, Robert Frost provides insight and beauty through his poetry. You can't go wrong; you won't be disappointed.
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  • Posted:Apr-26-2009

  • Essentially a Reprint of Mountain Interval
  • Classic Robert Frost - probably the preeminent American "modern" poet. This is a reprint of Mountain Interval in the original format.
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  • Posted:Apr-17-2009

  • Poor and cheap quality book.
  • The quality is quite poor. Dover thrift Editions. i will not purchase anything they publish again.
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poetry, Pocket Poets classic more

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  Howl and Other Poems (City Lights Pocket Poets Series)

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  • Posted:Jun-04-2009

  • Allen Ginsberg Howl and other poems
  • For some reason I thought this was going to be a large collection of poems by Allen Ginsberg. I can say I've been a fan for quite sometime. This was not the case. In fact, This book only consists...
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  • Posted:Nov-13-2008

  • Great book, great price
  • Can your household live without this book? Well, probably. But there's no reason it shouldn't.
    
    The one gripe is the odd sizing of this book. C'mon, City Lights, what book is this...
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  • Posted:Oct-15-2006

  • A Weak Work
  • 'Howl', like most -- perhaps all -- Beat poetry, has not aged well. It's a lazy, ugly poem which could have been written by any well-read and angry college kid. I have read it many times and see...
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Fresh with contemporary relevance, this classic of positive thinking from one of the world's great motivational... more

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  The Sermon on the Mount: The Key to Success in Life

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  • Posted:Jan-07-2009

  • Sermon on the Mount: The Key to Success in Life
  • This book can be a life changing experience if you will open your mind and heart as you read it. For many who cannot accept the traditional Christian beliefs about God and Jesus, this can give them...
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  • Posted:Mar-16-2007

  • Classic Legalistic Rhetoric at its Best ...
  • The Sermon on the Mount - Reissue: The Key to Success in Life
    
    The first thought that crosses my mind when I read this book is Colossians 2:8 - "Beware lest any man spoil you through...
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  • Posted:Apr-05-2003

  • Easy to read annotation of the Sermon on the Mount
  • I like all annotations of the Sermon on the Mount, because I like certain parts of it (but not others). These are my private limitations and restrictions, part of my individuality, which I must...
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An electrifying first novel that shocks by its language, its circumstances, and its brutal honesty, Push recounts a... more

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  Push

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  • Posted:Oct-12-2009

  • Needed more
  • I read this book in about 2 days and when I was done, I felt like the book needed more. Something seemed to be missing. It was a good read and that is why I gave it 4 stars. I would like to have...
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  • Posted:Jul-26-2009

  • Awful!!
  • wouldnt recommend to anyone...what was the purpose of this story...poorly told story that seems to over-emphasize the gory details of rape and abuse. Try Again.
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  • Posted:Dec-08-2008

  • Very disappointed
  • I kept hearing and reading about this book, so I finally decided to read it. I was sorely disappointed. It was riveting, and quite graphic, but the end seemed unfinished, the story very fragmented....
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When words of love do not come to you on their own, then read these letters. Complete, actual love letters of great... more

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A brilliant man's philosophy on love, marriage, joy and sorrow, time, friendship and much more. Originally published... more

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  The Prophet

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  • Posted:Sep-16-2009

  • very interesting
  • this book is written from a very interesting perspective. though the verbage is dated, which makes this simple book a little more difficult to read, i intend to read it again to more fully grasp...
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  • Posted:May-03-2009

  • Unexpected purchase
  • I evidently misread the writeup, I thought it was a hardback. It was a cheap paperback. I got it as a present so I couldn't send it back but I'm very dissapointed for the cost!
    
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  • Posted:Jul-04-2007

  • Now I'm Sleepy
  • Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood for a heavily poetic book on one man's life philosophies, but this book lost me after the chapter on children. Some sections are insightful and very well...
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In eighty-one brief chapters, Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and... more

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  Tao Te Ching: A New English Version (Perennial Classics)

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  • Posted:Jan-21-2009

  • Inspiring.
  • Sure, Mitchell's translation takes liberties with the text. But it helped me to understand some of the themes behind Taoism and get interested in exploring the material and the religion further.
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  • Posted:Jan-05-2009

  • a fabrication
  • In his preface and notes which form a part of this book, Mitchell (1)makes clear his belief that Lao-tzu is a historic person , and not just a mythical figure; (2) asserts that the Tao Te Ching...
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  • Posted:Nov-16-2007

  • A good intro to the Dao
  • This is a good intro to the dao de jing with some major deficiencies. For one, Mitchell does not speak or read Chinese, whether it be classical or modern. When I read this in his intro, to be quite...
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Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Featured on NPR's "Fresh Air" and "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" on... more

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  The Shadow of Sirius

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  • Posted:Sep-12-2009

  • Enchantment
  • This book won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. I have never been a huge fan of poetry, but this book is full of poems that go directly into the heart and soul. The beauty and connection of each...
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n the tradition of Alice Walker, an electrifying new African American voice delivers the verdict on the urban... more

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  American Dreams

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  • Posted:Jun-05-2009

  • The most depressing collection I've ever read
  • OMG This was the most depressing book I have ever read! I understand Sapphire's goal, and I'm not knocking it at all. It's well written and put together. All the poems are properly sequenced and...
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  • Posted:Dec-08-2005

  • Art for Sure...
  • Art can be bludgeoning and people have become desensitized to many of the issues on which the writer focuses due to the sensationalism of the news. This is a beautiful book, which those who choose...
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  • Posted:May-12-2004

  • American Nightmares
  • Despite the publisher's cover description of this being compassionate, honest, and the stuff of American dreams, I'd call this book an American nightmare. When writing violence becomes clever; and...
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In his tenth collection of poetry, Franz Wright gives us an exquisite book of reconciliation with the past and... more

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  Wheeling Motel

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  • Posted:Sep-15-2009

  • Another beautiful collection
  • Franz Wright is the poet of our generation.
    Listen to him read these exquisite poems
    Readings From Wheeling Motel
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An extraordinary new translation of the world-renowned mystic poet Hafiz. More than any other Persian poet--even... more

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  The Gift

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  • Posted:Jul-12-2008

  • Hafiz' "The Gift"
  • This collection of poems is perhaps the best of Hafiz, and what makes them really come alive is the brilliant, creative translation by Daniel Ladinsky. He uses modern language -- and it works to...
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  • Posted:May-29-2008

  • A Joke?
  • This book must be a joke as no one except an opportunist of the worst variety would dare to claim that their poetry is an authentic translation of the work of one of the worlds great poets. The...
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  • Posted:Jun-30-2007

  • These are NOT TRANSLATIONS OF HAFIZ.
  • This book was my first introduction to Hafiz. The poems in this book are all very beautiful. However, anyone picking it up, and anyone who is interested in Hafiz, should know that these are...
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Rich treasury of verse from 19th and 20th centuries, selected for popularity and literary quality, includes Poe?s... more

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  101 Great American Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)

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  • Posted:Jul-24-2009

  • Table of Contents:
  • Anne Bradstreet
    To My Dear and Loving Husband
    Phillis Wheatley
    "From To the Right Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth"
    William Cullen Bryant
    Thanatopsis
    Ralph...
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  • Posted:Aug-21-2001

  • An Overview of Already-Familiar American Poems
  • The project undertaken is much larger than this small book can handle. It includes many of the old classic poems from which Americans know a line or two, so it is handy if you are studying trivia...
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His talent was unbounded -- a raw force that commanded attention and respect.His death was tragic -- a violent homage... more

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  The Rose That Grew from Concrete

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  • Posted:Sep-14-2009

  • True Rose
  • I purchase the book to use in my literature class. I have not had the chance to use it in class yet but I know my students are going to love it. I know Tupac was a creative artist and whatever he...
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  • Posted:Jun-13-2008

  • I expected more...
  • I bought this book because everyone kept telling me that he was a poet and his words were deep blah, blah, blah...
    
    I was disappointed to find that his poems were simple and not "deep."...
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"The Passionate Shepherd to His Love," "Death, be not proud," "The Raven," "The Road Not Taken," poems by... more

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  100 Best-Loved Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)

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  • Posted:Jun-26-2009

  • Instant Overview
  • If you travel and hit the capitols and well known art and structures,
    this collection will do the same for poetry.
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  • Posted:Nov-23-2008

  • Great price, edition just ok
  • It's hard to lose at this price, but this is not a great book of poetry. I purchased it for my 5th grader, whose class is starting a unit on poetry. The selections included are hit and miss as...
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  • Posted:May-03-2006

  • Not Impressed!
  • I don't think I would consider these the best loved poems. Yes, they are by classic authors. but in all honesty I found this to be just an average read of poems I could of found off the net.
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All the world is here. It is there. It is everywhere. All the world is right where you are. Now. Following a circle... more

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  All the World

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  • Posted:Sep-16-2009

  • Richie's Picks: ALL THE WORLD
  • I've been reading ALL THE WORLD aloud, over and over, and over, while gazing at the illustrations, and getting more and more excited about its interplay of melodic text and stunning illustrations...
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A vibrant anthology and accompanying CD that revive a great American tradition: the joy of reciting poetry aloud.... more

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  Essential Pleasures: A New Anthology of Poems to Read Aloud

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  • Posted:May-11-2009

  • Sparked A Poetry Reading at Work
  • I heard the author interviewed on NPR, and it sparked an idea: I would arrange a poetry reading at work as part of my Toastmasters group activities. So, it worked. There are many familiar, and new...
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"A version that has been long awaited, and likely to become the new standard."?Washington Post Ovid's epic... more

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  Metamorphoses: A New Translation by Charles Martin

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  • Posted:Dec-27-2008

  • Unpleasant surprises and no happy endings.
  • Publius Ovidius Naso was born in 43 B.C and died in 18 A.D.
    He was banished for unknown reasons to Tomi, a barren place near the coast of the Black Sea. A few scholars believe that this was a...
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  • Posted:Feb-22-2008

  • Overdone
  • I was so excited to read this, after hearing the praise for the new translation. It turned out to be an exhausting exercise in attempts to be inventive. The main word that comes to mind is...
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In this transcendent collection, Daniel Ladinsky-best known for his gifted and best-selling translations of the great... more

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  Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West

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  • These poems will open your heart
  • While its obvious that Daniel Ladinsky took many liberties in translating the mystical poems of such great masters as Hafiz and Rumi (at one point I believe he even inserts a quip into one poet's...
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  • Posted:Aug-13-2007

  • Ladinsky is beautiful, but deceptive
  • I've had this book for a couple of years and I used to enjoy it. I would recommend caution to anyone thinking of buying it, though. Daniel Ladinsky has a history of writing his own poetry and...
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  • Posted:Feb-26-2006

  • Ladinsky flogs his work on the reputation of others
  • Yet again, a book by Daniel Ladinsky rides on the coat-tails of other, much more gifted writers. Ladinsky doesn't translate these poets, or even provide new renderings based on previous...
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