Books written by Justin Kaplan
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The Language of Names: What We Call Ourselves and Why It Matters
... you realize that most of us have to spell out our names for strangers : “ Anne — with an e at the end , please . ... “ Inwardly , ” Marshall said , reaching to touch the heart of the matter of name and identity , “ I feared I was as ...
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Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
Whether for sheer enjoyment or literary pursuit, for inspiration or adding zest to conversation or a presentation, for research or for the ultimate source for "Who said that", this new edition of Bartlett's is a map through our culture and ...
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Walt Whitman: A Life
In vivid detail, Kaplan examines the mysterious selves of the enigmatic man who celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy and the brotherhood of man.
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Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography
With brilliant immediacy, Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain brings to life a towering literary figure whose dual persona symbolized the emerging American conflict between down-to-earth morality and freewheeling ambition.
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When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age
Traces the lives of cousins William Waldorf Astor and John Jacob Astor IV, rivals who pursued separate ambitions, built the original Waldorf-Astoria hotel, and influenced social behavior before John Jacob perished aboard the Titanic.
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When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age
In this marvelous anecdotal history, Justin Kaplan––Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Mark Twain––vividly brings to life a glittering, bygone age.
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The Merck Manual Go-To Home Guide For Symptoms
The Merck Manual Go-To Home Guide for Symptoms takes complex medical information and makes it easy to understand and accessible to an everyday audience.
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Born to Trouble: One Hundred Years of Huckleberry Finn
Presented at the Broward County Library (Florida) on September 11, 1984, to coincide with Banned Books Week and to mark the centennial of the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," the address...
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Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography
Mark Twain, the American comic genius who portrayed, named, and in part exemplified America’s “Gilded Age,” comes alive in Justin Kaplan’s extraordinary biography.With brilliant immediacy, Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain...
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The Best American Essays, 1990
Compiles a selection of the best literary essays of the year 1989 which were originally published in American periodicals.
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The Signet Classic Book of Mark Twain's Short Stories
This richly entertaining and comprehensive collection presents sixty-six of the very best of Mark Twain's short pieces. Compiled by Pulitzer Prize-winning Twain scholar and biographer Justin Kaplan.