Alastair Reid
1) Supposing
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English
Description
A child imagines many silly, impossible, and even naughty things and their possible consequences, from learning unusual languages to building a tiny boat and sailing around the world.
10) Selected poems
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English
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In his long life as a poet, Pablo Neruda succeeded in becoming what many poets have aspired to but never achieved: a public voice, a voice not just for the people of his country but for his entire continent. Widely translated, he probably reached more readers than any poet in history; justly so, for, as he often said, his "poet's obligation" was to become a voice for all those who had no voice, an aspiration that stemmed from his long-time commitment...
12) Fully empowered
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English
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"Fully Empowered" first appeared in Spanish in 1962, under the title "Plenos Poderes". Neruda himself regarded this collection as a particular favorite, partly because it came out of a most fruitful period in his life, partly because it is a miscellany of poetic manners, a representative anthology of his vast poetic range. The thirty-six poems vary from short, intense lyrics through characteristic Neruda odes and whimsical addresses to friends to...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Freewheeling to San Francisco, Mary Ann Singleton quickly realizes just how far from Cleveland she really is. Moving into a funky house at Twenty-eight Barbary Lane where her landlord welcomes her with a joint, Mary Ann befriends the other residents and finds a good-natured home amid the drugs, drama, and debauchery. Based on Armistead Maupin₂s beloved novel, the Peabody Award-winning PBS miniseries deftly chronicles the quest for love and connection...
20) Selling Hitler
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of one of the lost diaries of Adolf Hitler, and how they turned out to be fake. Includes five episodes and background on the aftermath of the Hitler Diaries.