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      The Peeve and the Grudge and other Preposterous Poems

      Mark I West

      This whimsical and witty poetry collection appeals to everyone who happily soaks in weird words and peculiar phrases. The Peeve and the Grudge and Other Preposterous Poems gives new and…

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      The Peeve and the Grudge and other Preposterous Poems

      Mark I West

      Chock-full of puns and oozing with idioms, this whimsical and witty poetry collection appeals to everyone who happily soaks in weird words and peculiar phrases. The Peeve and the Grudge…

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      The Japanification of Children’s Popular Culture: From Godzilla to Miyazaki

      A variety of contributors discuss the impact of such Japanese cultural exports as anime, manga, and electronic/video games and explain why these forms of culture are so popular with many…

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      Theodore Roosevelt on Books and Reading

      Mark I. West

      Theodore Roosevelt on Books and Reading brings together for the first time Roosevelt's writings about his experiences as a reader and collector of books, his scholarly essays about literature and…

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      Theodore Roosevelt and His Library at Sagamore Hill

      Mark I. West

      Theodore Roosevelt and His Library at Sagamore Hill explores Roosevelt’s passion for reading, the role that reading books played in his political career, and an overview of the history of…

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      Psychoanalytic Responses to Children’s Literature

      Lucy Rollin,Mark I. West

      Explores the psychological subtexts of a number of children’s books, including Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio , Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach , Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows…

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      A Children’s Literature Tour of Great Britain

      Mark I. West

      This work provides detailed information on 49 important sites with a strong connection to children’s literature. Each chapter begins with background information about the author (or, in the cases of…

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      Shapers of American Childhood: Essays on Visionaries from L. Frank Baum to Dr. Spock to J.K. Rowling

      Explores individuals in literature, media, health, business, and other areas who impacted childhood in the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. Ranging from the recognizable to the less well-known, these people left…

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      Storybook Worlds Made Real: Essays on the Places Inspired by Children’s Narratives

      Memorable children’s narratives immerse readers in imaginary worlds that bring them into the story. This collection of new essays explores the imagined places we loved as kids, with a focus…

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      Walt Disney, from Reader to Storyteller: Essays on the Literary Inspirations

      This collection of essays addresses Disney as a reader and shows how his responses to literature fueled his success. Essays discuss the books he read, the ones he adapted to…

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      Liminal Spaces in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

      Liminal Spaces in Children's and Young Adult Literature: Stories from the In Between brings together a collection of essays in conversation with each other surrounding a widely untapped field of…

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      Forgotten Disney

      This work demonstrates that not everything that Disney touched turned to gold. By exploring the studio's missteps, this book provides a more complex portrayal of the history of the company…

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      After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection, Volume I

      James West Davidson,Mark Lytle (Bard College)

      For more than twenty-five years After the Fact has provided a time-tested, innovative approach to guiding students through American history and the methods used to study it. In dramatic episodes…

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      Running On Empty?: Political Discourse in Congressional Elections

      The level of discourse in campaigns and elections ideally should elevate citizens’ knowledge about the candidates and the issues that face the polity. But elections today are often beset by…

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