Books from Special Edition Books
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Nikolai Gogol's the Overcoat and Selected Stories
By Nikolai GogolThe story is considered not only an early masterpiece of Russian Naturalism-a movement that would dominate the country's literature for generations-but a progenitor of the modern short story form itself.
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The Devil's Dictionary of Ambrose Bierce - Complete and Unabridged - Special Edition
By Ambrose BierceBegun in a weekly paper in 1881, Bierce's "dictionary" contained the sardonic definitions published by Ambrose Bierce as "The cynic's word book" in 1906.
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Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy - A Utopian Novel
By Edward Bellamy, Laura BondsThe book also inspired the creation of new utopian communities, as well as influencing over a century of urban planning, including the Garden city movement in England.
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Sophocles - Seven Plays
By SophoclesSophocles (495-406 B.C.E.), the Greek tragic poet, was born at Colonus in the neighborhood of Athens.
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Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence - Restored Modern Edition
By D. H. LawrenceD.H. Lawrence finished Lady Chatterley's Lover in 1928, but it was not published in an uncensored version until 1960. Many contemporary critics of D.H. Lawrence viewed the Victorian love story as vulgar, and even pornographic.
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Homer - The Iliad and The Odyssey
By HomerWithin the knowledge of all of history that has been passed down to us, there is no known predecessor that could lay claim to be the progenitor or equal to these great works. It was Homer who formed the character of the Greek nation.
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Special Edition
By Sun Tzu, Lionel GilesThis special edition of The Art of War by Sun Tzu presents this timeless classic in two forms: Section I contains the complete thirteen chapters of Sun Tzu's masterpiece in Chinese, with the facing page English translation by Lionel Giles, ...
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Classic Edition
By Sun Tzu, Lionel Giles, Shawn ConnersThis collectible edition presents Sun Tzu's timeless instructions regarding military strategy and managing conflict in two forms--one translation without notes or commentary, and the other with Giles' complete translation and notes.
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Literary Cubism - Geography and Plays - Selected Works of Gertrude Stein
By Gertrude SteinA couple dozen short plays and other artistic writings by Gertrude Stein.
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The Art of War & the Prince
By Niccolò Machiavelli, Henry Neville, W. K. MarriottThis special edition of "The Art of War" by Machiavelli & "The Prince" by Machiavelli unites both of Machiavelli's renowned volumes on strategy together, so that the philosophy and mechanisms for obtaining power and managing power may be ...
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The Illustrated Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
By Omar KhyammThe Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, as revealed by the brilliant fifth edition translation of Edward Fitzgerald, with the lush illustrations of Edmund Dulac, is art that speaks to both the aesthetic and intellectual foundations of the human ...
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1001 Arabian Nights - The Complete Adventures of Sindbad, Aladdin and Ali Baba - Special Edition
By Anonymous"1001 Arabian Nights" is a beloved collection of folk tales and other stories.
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The Red Book of Guerrilla Warfare
By Zedong MaoThis special edition contains the two most important essays by Mao on guerrilla warfare tactics in a new, completely uncensored format.
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Military Strategy Classics of Ancient China - English & Chinese
By Sun-Tzu, Shawn Conners, Wu QiThese texts provide background for a wide range of disciplines, including: history, linguistics, wuxia, martial arts, business and trial strategy.
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The Foreigner: A Story of Ruth
By Gladys MalvernHow can Ruth endure the stigma of being a Foreigner? Out of print for more than 20 years, this special edition is presented in a large, trade size paperback format, suitable for collecting.
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Tao - The Way - Special Edition
By Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Lieh TzuLionel's translation of The Sayings of Lieh Tzu was originally published as The Book of Lieh Tzu, or Teachings in Taoism (1912). Individually the works of these Chinese sages are classics.
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Zen Buddhism - The Path to Enlightenment
By Shawn Conners, Barton WilliamsPresented in this modern special edition is a unique selection of the ancient texts which would follow the path of the Silk Road from India to China to Japan, and evolve into the school of thought known today as Zen Buddhism.
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The Teachings of Confucius - Special Edition
By Confucius, James Legge, James H. FordThe teachings of the great Chinese philosopher Confucius have had as great an impact on the culture of the Far East as The Bible has had on the culture of the West.
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Behold Your Queen!: A Story of Esther
By Gladys MalvernA retelling of the Old Testament story of Esther.
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The Philosophy of Spinoza - Special Edition: On God, on Man, and on Man's Well Being
By Benedictus De Spinoza, Baruch SpinozaThe Philosophy of Spinoza - Special Edition contains the restored full length essays "On God," "On Man," and "On Man's Well Being" as well as an introduction and a biography of Spinoza.