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The Literature 100

A Ranking of the Most Influential Novelists, Playwrights, and Poets of All Time

Here is the revised and expanded edition of Daniel S. Burt's fascinating assessment of the 100 most influential novelists, playwrights, and poets of all times and cultures now with 25 additional entries and some reassessments as well as 25 new black-and-white photographs and illustrations. From Doris Lessing and Gabriel Garc a M rquez to Homer and Marcel Proust, the entries provide a compelling, accessible introduction to significant writers of world literature. All of the writers selected have helped to redefine literature, establishing a standard with which succeeding generations of writers and readers have had to contend. The ranking attempts to discern, from the broadest possible perspective, what makes a literary artist great and how that greatness can be measured and compared. Each profile distills the essence of the writer's career and character to help prompt consideration of literary merit and relationships by the reader.

A voracious reader who had access to his father's extensive library, Nabokov
grew up trilingual, first learning English, then ... Fascinated with games and
puzzles, he also composed chess problems and invented the Russian crossword
puzzle ...

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

An Iranian cleric who criticized the modernization efforts of the Shah of Iran (Mohammed Reza Pahlavi), Khomeini called for a fundamentalist Islamic state in Iran.

Qom is a city of special importance to Shiite Muslims because the historic tomb of
Fatimah Ma'suma is there. Fatimah was the sister of Ali al-Rida, an ancient imam
—a holy man descended from the prophet Muhammad's son-in-law Ali ibn Abu ...

Career Wisdom for College Students

A career advice book for college students who are facing monumental decisions about their future. It guides college students through the process of career preparation. It consists of more than 60 advice articles.

Encyclopedia of Hinduism

"Encyclopedia of World Religions" explores the major religions of the world, emphasizing the living faiths and their background. Each illustrated volume provides access to the theological concepts, personalities, historical events, institutions, and movements that helped shape the history of each religion and the way it is practiced.

"Encyclopedia of World Religions" explores the major religions of the world, emphasizing the living faiths and their background.

Computers and Information Technology

Examines professions in information technology that are available to students with two-year degrees.

would be hard to name a phenomenon that has had more impact on the 20th and
21st centuries than digital technology. During the past 50 years, the computer
has dramatically changed the way we work, the way we learn, and even the way
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George Eliot

Offers a brief biography of George Eliot and discusses the plot, characters, and themes of "Silas Marner," "Middlemarch," and other works.

Joseph Jacobs (1854–1916) was an Australian historian and folklorist. After
completing his education at Cambridge, Jacobs became acquainted with a circle
of London Jewish intellectuals called the Wanderers and published a number of
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