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61) The Ambassadors
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The Ambassadors (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Henry James
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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
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Every Note Played is the latest book from author Lisa Genova. It is the heartbreaking story of one man's battle with ALS. Richard is a world-famous concert pianist. He has played for his fans all over the globe. He is celebrated for his perfect accuracy and ability to play with deep emotion that moves his audiences. To his surprise, Richard was diagnosed with ALS, which meant life as he knew it would end. He has already lost the ability to move his...
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Alexander Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, the first openly distributed account of Stalinist repression in Soviet literary history.
As a historical fiction novel of the Soviet Union, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich gives readers an intimate look into a day in the life of a prisoner in a Soviet labor camp in the 1950s. Moreover, protagonist...
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Where the Red Fern Grows (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Wilson Rawls
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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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The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Richard Flanagan's newest novel set during the Second World War, is a story of love, lust, pain, and unimaginable suffering. Rich in Australian history that is still applicable in this century, the narrative begins when 77-year-old Dr. Dorrigo Evans experiences a flashback, contemplating the most terrifying time of his life. Starvation, sickness, and exhaustion are killing the Australian war prisoners, as the ruthless...
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Beartown: A Novel by Fredrik Backman: Conversation Starters
Beartown is a town just about to be condemned to insignificance. Its economy has been stagnant for years and people are slowly leaving for better opportunities outside. It has one more chance to redeem itself though. Its junior hockey team has made it to the semifinals. Victory for the team means more jobs and economic opportunities for the town. But Kevin, its 17-year-old star player is...
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Cat On a Hot Tin Roof (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Tennessee Williams
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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 topics. Lively and accessible, these guides are...
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Old Testament SparkNotes Literature Guide
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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 paper writing.
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Euripides, one of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived. Titles in this study guide include Rhesus, Iphigenia In Aulis, Bacchae, Phoenissae, Orestes, Electra, Trojan Women, Helen, Iphigenia In Tauris, Ion, Suppliants, Hecuba, Heracles, Cyclops, A Satyr-Play, Andromache, Heracleidae, Hippolytus, Medea, and Alcestis.
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70) Summary of Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewa
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Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life by Daymond John: Conversation Starters
New York Times bestselling author Daymond John rediscovers the age-old virtues of persistence, hard work, and grit. He motivates his readers that every great and successful man and business is built on these old-fashioned virtues. Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful...
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Clean (2009) by Alejandro Junger and Amely Greeven outlines a 21-day program designed to heighten the body's natural detoxification processes and allow the body to use its innate intelligence to heal itself. The modern lifestyle has resulted in heavy exposure to toxins, which people consume in the food they eat and the air they breathe…Inside this companion to the book: • Overview of the Book • Insights from the Book • Important People •...
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A comprehensive study guide offering an in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for analyzing works of fiction, including the analysis of plot, theme, style, and tone.
As students of literature, understanding the tools, and methods for understanding fiction is critical to becoming better readers, writers, and thinkers. Knowledge of the components of fiction, the various structures of fiction writing, and the literary devices used, all enhance...
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Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations by Amy Chua: Conversation Starters
"Political Tribes" is a book written by bestseller author Amy Chua. In it, she argues that Americans tend to always regard the world in terms of countries engaged in great ideological combats, for example, Democracy vs. Authoritarianism or Capitalism vs. Communism. Chua defines this as a blindness that is responsible for undermining American foreign policy....
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From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia by Michael McFaul: Conversation Starters
"From Cold War to Hot Peace" is an intimate account of the relations between Russia and the U.S. from 1989 to the present day. It was written by Michael McFaul, who was ambassador to Russia during Obama's presidency. In it, he argues that by 2010 everything indicated that American-Russian relations were improving because Presidents Obama and...
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by D.H. Lawrence, distinguished British writer and poet. Titles in this study guide include Sons and Lovers, The Plumed Serpent, The Rainbow, and Women in Love.
As a controversial writer of the twentieth-century, Lawrence unknowingly shaped early modernism. Moreover, his reflections of human behavior depict the effects that industrialism had on the...
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The Girls of Atomic City: by Denise Kiernan Conversation Starters. Many people are familiar with the famous image of Rosie the Riveter that circulated throughout the World War II era. In fact, today, Rosie the Riveter has become a bit of an icon for women. However, many people do not know the story of the woman behind the image. Denise Kiernan has set out to tell that story with her biographical novel, The Girls of Atomic City. The book tells the...
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The List: A Week-by-Week Reckoning of Trump's First Year by Amy Siskind: Conversation Starters
The List: A Week-By-Week Reckoning of Trump's First Year, by Amy Siskind, goes over the weekly deeds that President Trump has done since he took his office. From the President's various tweets to what happens at his rallies, Siskind makes sure readers will remember everything that could possibly be taken wrongly.
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for the Old Testament, the first and longest section of the Christian bible.
As a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings, the Old Testament contains thirty-nine books, containing stories that span thousands of years. Moreover, the Old Testament gives readers a look into the history and the beginning of the Christian religion. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores...
79) Summary of Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fift
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Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic: Conversation Starters
Authors Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic team up to write the definitive true story of USS Indianapolis and its unfortunate fate. In Indianapolis, Vincent and Vladic take us back to the midnight of July 30, 1945. This was days after the Indianapolis delivered the atomic...
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Aldcroft, Derek. Europa en crisis: Las consecuencias económicas de la guerra y la paz (1919-1929).Aldcroft, Derek. Historia de la economía europea, 1914-1980. Capítulo 3: Crisis económica y recuperación (1929-1939). Capítulo 4: Guerra y reconstrucción (1940-1950).Barbero, María Inés: La revolución industrial en Inglaterra, Europa y Estados Unidos: Una comparación el comienzo del proceso de industrialización en el continente europeo.Cabrera,...
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