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Black Butterfly

Robert M. Drake · 272 pages

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Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

Pablo Neruda · 68 pages

Synopsis: First published in 1924, Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada remains among Pablo Neruda's most popular work. Daringly metaphorical and sensuous, this collection juxtaposes youthful passion with the desolation of grief. Drawn from the poet's most intimate and personal associations, the poems combine eroticism and the natural world with the influence of expressionism and the ge

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Mouthful of Forevers

Clementine von Radics · 112 pages

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The Sense of an Ending

Julian Barnes · 152 pages

By an acclaimed writer at the height of his powers, The Sense of an Ending extends a streak of extraordinary books that began with the best-selling Arthur & George and continued with Nothing to Be Frightened Of and, most recently, Pulse. This intense new novel follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he has never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a

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What the Living Do: Poems

Marie Howe · 91 pages

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Love Is a Dog from Hell

Charles Bukowski · 307 pages

Charles Bukowski is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose, and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. He was born in Andernach, Germany, and raised in Los Angeles, where he lived for fifty years. He published his first story in 1944, when he was twenty-four, and began writing poetry at the age of thirty-five. He died in San Pedro, California, on M

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A Night Without Armor

Jewel · 149 pages

In A Night Without Armor, her first collection of poetry, Jewel explores the fire of first love, the fading of passion, the giving of trust, the lessons of betrayal, and the healing of intimacy. She delves into matters of the home, the comfort of family, the beauty of Alaska, and the dislocation of divorce. And then there are the images of the road, the people, the bars, the planes, places exotic

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I Wrote This for You, 2007-2017

Iain S. Thomas · 316 pages

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It's Not Summer Without You

Jenny Han · 288 pages

Teenaged Isobel "Belly" Conklin, whose life revolves around spending the summer at her mother's best friend's beach house, reflects on the tragic events of the past year that changed her life forever.

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I Wrote This For You

pleasefindthis, Iain S. Thomas · 216 pages

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The Road Not Taken and Other Poems

Robert Frost · 130 pages

"A deluxe edition of Frost's early poems, selected by poet David Orr for the centennial of "The Road Not Taken" For one hundred years, Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" has enchanted and challenged readers with its deceptively simple premise--a person reaches a fork in the road, facing a choice full of doubt and possibility. The Road Not Taken and Other Poems presents Frost's best-loved poem alo

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Where She Went

Gayle Forman · 284 pages

It's been three years since the devastating accident . . . three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever. Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the cit

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Thirst

Mary Oliver · 79 pages

In this collection of 43 new poems the author grapples with grief at the death of her beloved partner of over forty years. She strives to experience sorrow as a path to spiritual progress, grief as part of loving and not it end. She also chronicles for the first time her discovery of faith, without abandoning the love of the physical world that has been a hallmark of her work for four decades.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky · 216 pages

Charlie writes letters to an unknown mail recipient, detailing his struggles with high school, family, and finding his place in the world. Full of beautiful quotes and written with such sincerity, this is a book that makes the reader reflect on their purpose in life, while simultaneously reminding us about the power music, friendships, and "feeling infinite" can have on our life. Read this book.

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This Side of Paradise

F. Scott Fitzgerald · 256 pages

This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald's romantic and witty first novel, was written when the author was only twenty-three years old. This semi-autobiographical story of the handsome, indulged, and idealistic Princeton student Amory Blaine received critical raves and catapulted Fitzgerald to instant fame. Now, readers can enjoy the newly edited, authorized version of this early classic of the

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Pillow Thoughts

Courtney Peppernell · 262 pages

Pillow Thoughts is a collection of poetry and prose about heartbreak, love, and raw emotions. it is divided into sections to read when you feel you need them most. make a cup of tea and let yourself feel.

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The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson · 770 pages

The only edition currently available that contains all of Dickinson's poems. The works were originally gathered by editor Johnson and published in a three-volume set in 1955.

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Stag's Leap: Poems

Sharon Olds · 96 pages

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Selected Poems

Anna Akhmatova · 173 pages

Includes selections from Evening, Rosary, White flock, Plantain, Anno Domini, Reed, The Seventh book.

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Delights and Shadows

Ted Kooser · 91 pages

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This Is How You Lose Her

Junot Diaz · 240 pages

This is a collection of stories that explores the power of love in all its forms, obsessive love, illicit love, fading love, maternal love, as it is shaped by passion, betrayal, and the echoes of intimacy.

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The Surrender Theory

Caitlin Conlon · 148 pages

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Selected Poems

Marina Tsvetaeva · 160 pages

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