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Shakespeare everyone can understand-now in this new EXPANDED edition of MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM!
Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, this popular guide makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone. And now it features expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter.
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Shakespeare everyone can understand-now in this new EXPANDED edition of ROMEO AND JULIET!
Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, this popular guide makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone. And now it features expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter.
The expanded sections include:
Five Key Questions: Five frequently asked questions about major...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air and NOT the original book. -- Inside this companion to the book:• Summary of the book• Important People• Character Analysis• Analysis of the Themes and Author’s StyleAbout the Author: With Instaread, you can get the notes and insights from a book in 15 minutes or less.Visit our website at instaread.co.
4) Othello
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Othello SparkNotes Literature Guide by William Shakespeare
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When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying...
5) Hamlet
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Hamlet SparkNotes Literature Guide by William Shakespeare
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When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying...
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Julius Caesar SparkNotes Literature Guide by William Shakespeare
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When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night...
7) Macbeth
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Macbeth SparkNotes Literature Guide by William Shakespeare
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When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying...
8) The Odyssey
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The Odyssey SparkNotes Literature Guide by Homer
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When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and...
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by George Bernard Shaw, who is second only to Shakespeare in the eyes of British tradition. Titles in this study guide include Arms and the Man, Caesar and Cleopatra, Man and Superman, Major Barbara, Pygmalion, Saint Joan, Candida, The Devil's Disciple, The Man of Destiny, Misalliance, Androcles and the Lion, and Heartbreak House.
As a playwright of...
10) Summary of Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Po
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Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy by Jonah Goldberg: Conversation Starters
Two-time New York Times bestselling author Jonah Goldberg his newest book Suicide of the West: How The Rebirth Of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics Is Destroying American Democracy. Goldberg makes a case that only once in the last 250,000 years have humans found...
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The Effective Executive (1967) by Peter Drucker summarizes the author's experiences and observations as a time management and team dynamics consultant. Drucker considers everyone who manages his or her personal time to be an executive, and he believes anyone can learn to be an effective executive…Inside this companion to the book: • Overview of the Book • Insights from the Book • Important People • Author's Style and Perspective • Intended...
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Gustave Flaubert, the prime influencer of French realist literature.
As a leading exponent of literary realism, Flaubert's work, illustrates elaborate devotion to style and aesthetics. Moreover, he emphasizes the psychology of his characters and their role in the logical development of his works, which marked the beginning of a new age in French...
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Pride and Prejudice SparkNotes Literature Guide by Jane Austen
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When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night...
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, which centers on the holiday time for rejoicing and practical jokes twelve days after Christmas.
As a comedy of the early seventeenth century, Twelfth Night is, regarded as Shakespeare's most masterful work of literature when it comes to theme, structure, and unity. Moreover, it shows an intricate series of relationships showcasing...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Robin Sharma's The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari and NOT the original book. Preview: In The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny (1997), life improvement and leadership expert Robin Sharma uses a fable to make the case that the world needs mental and spiritual transformation. Sharma explains through his story's protagonists, John and Julian, that this transformation...
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The Things They Carried (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Tim O'Brien
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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis
*Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols
*A review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Lama Surya Das's Awakening the Buddha Within and NOT the original book. Preview: Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World (1998) by Lama Surya Das explains the eight steps to enlightenment outlined by Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhism is a spiritual philosophy that was established more than 2,500 years ago... Inside this companion to the book: • Overview of the...
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From the Corner of the Oval: A Memoir by Beck Dorey-Stein: Conversation Starters
In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein was looking for a job in DC. She found a post on Craigslist that landed her a job as one of the stenographers in the Oval Office of Barack Obama. Six years later, she writes about her story in her book From the Corner of the Oval Office: One Woman's True Story of Her Accidental Career in the Obama White House. This memoir is a behind-the-scenes...
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The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy by Jean Kennedy Smith: Conversation Starters
The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy" is a memoir by ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the eighth of the nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald. In her book, she looks back at a time long ago when she and her siblings (including future President John F. Kennedy, Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy...
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Its amazing the fun you can have with children with a little planning, some materials from the dollar store, and a healthy dose of imagination.
No School? Enjoy a Fun "Theme" Day gives you help with all three. You’ll find more, than two dozen themes that elementary-aged children would enjoy. The best part is that they (and you) will also, have fun enjoying the themes, which include lunch ideas, physical activity, snacks, games, and more.
For instance,...
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