In this clever rom-com debut a teen obsessed with nineteenth-century literature tries to cull advice on life and love from her favorite classic heroines to disastrous results.
"In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what"--
Truth is found between the stories we're fed and the stories we hunger for.
It shows us the essence of human thought and key to artificial intelligence. Anyone who wants to understand either needs The Book of Why.
In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages—of civilizations, empires, human ingenuity, and madness.
Analyzes the art of reading and suggests ways to approach literary works, offering techniques for reading in specific literary genres ranging from fiction, poetry, and plays to scientific and philosophical works.
JESSICA BAKER: Hey '87! What's up? I'm looking for Kyle Noonan. Anyone got the 411 on him? She feels like an idiot, but it is her only shot. She stretches again, refills her coffee mug, and sits back down only to see she's already ...
If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel ...
'This book is a novel in the form of variations. The various parts follow each other like the various stages of a voyage leading into the interior of a theme,...
"An English professor in California struggling for tenure discovers that her ex-fiancae has just become the president of her college--and her new boss--in this whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen's classic Persuasion"--
Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong again. You’ll be surprised at how much you don’t know! Check out The Book of General Ignorance for more fun entries and complete answers to the following: How long can a chicken live without its head?