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For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain is a deep exploration not just of how great writing works but of how the mind itself works while reading, and of how the reading and writing of stories make genuine connection possible.A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
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The twelve essays collected in this book examine this rich lineage of mythmakers.Informing the Inklings: George MacDonald and the Victorian Roots of Modern Fantasy
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Reading great literature well has the power to cultivate virtue. Great literature increases knowledge of and desire for the good life by showing readers what virtue looks like and where vice leads. It is not just what one reads but how one reads that cultivates virtue. Reading good literature well requires one to practice numerous virtues, such as patience, diligence, and prudence. And learning to judge wisely a character in a book, in turn, forms the reader's own character.On Reading Well
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Growing up in the American South, Esau McCaulley knew firsthand the ongoing struggle between despair and hope that marks the lives of some in the African American context. A key element in the fight for hope, he discovered, has long been the practice of Bible reading and interpretation that comes out of traditional Black churches. This ecclesial tradition is often disregarded or viewed with suspicion by much of the wider church and academy, but it has something vital to say.Reading While Black
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This classic, with a new introduction by Madeleine L'Engle, is by turns an entrancing mediation on language; a piercing commentary on the nature of art and why so much of what we read, hear, and see falls short; and a brilliant examination of the fundamental tenets of Christianity.The Mind of the Maker
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"Words, Peter learned, were powerful things. And when he put them in long, neat rows, he felt as if the world itself clicked into order." This book is an inviting, visually engrossing portrayal of Peter Mark Roget and the creation of the thesaurus. Readers of all ages will marvel at Roget's life, depicted through lyrical text and brilliantly detailed illustrations. This elegant book celebrates the joy of learning and the power of words.The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
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Experience the adventures of Hiawatha, his mother Nokomis, the trickster Pau-Puk-Keewis, and his friends Kwasind and Chibiabos, as well as his love for Minnehaha in these twenty-three collected poems.4 GradesThe Song of Hiawatha
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