Helen Plum Library

"The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet-from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu-on a five-star scale. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully...

For over 50 years, The New York Review of Books has been the place where the world's leading authors, scientists, educators, artists, and political leaders turn when they wish to engage in a spirited debate on literature, politics, art, and ideas with a small but influential audience that welcomes the challenge. Each issue addresses some of the most passionate political and cultural controversies of the day, and reviews the most engrossing

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This collection of Poe's writings includes his thoughts on poetry; reviews he wrote on many other authors, British, American, and Continental; his views of the literary world he moved in; essays, etc. A valuable tool for anyone studying Poe and his work

"Each of the fifty-seven albums discussed here captures the artist at a high point, if not at the expected moment, of her or his career. The individual cuts are evaluated, the sequencing explicated, the songs and songwriters heralded; anecdotes abound of how songs were born and how artists and producers collaborated. And in appraising each album, Friedwald balances his own opinions with those of musicians, listeners, and critics."--Dust jacket flap...

"El Antropoceno es la era geo̤lgica actual, unǎ poca caracterizada por el profundo impacto que el ser humano es̀t teniendo sobre el planeta. Con su especial sensibilidad para lo extrąo, lo importante y lo sorprendente, John Green r{250}ene en esta extraordinaria colecc̤in de textos distintas facetas de nuestro presente y las pun{250}ta en una particular escala del uno al cinco. Deteniendo su mirada en temas tan variados como el teclado QWERTY,...

After posting a one-star review for a poorly written--but gruesome--horror novel, Emma Carpenter is dragged into an online argument with the author himself, but when disturbing incidents start happening at night, Emma digs into his life and work, discovering a sadistic man who is capable of anything After posting a negative book review, a woman living in a remote location begins to wonder if the author is a little touchy -- or very, very dangerous...

Sound & Vision and Home Theater are joining forces combining the strongest editorial contributors from both magazines, creating an all-star edit team unrivaled in print or the web. Every issue of Sound & Vision features expert analysis on the latest in cutting edge audio and video and hands-on guides including: • HDTV, 3DTV and front projection • Audio receivers, speakers and soundbars • Blu-ray players and the best new movie software

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Music Is History combines Questlove's deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years

Presents full-text literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, monographs, reviews, and scholarly papers.

Presents full-text literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, monographs, reviews, and scholarly papers.