of these constraints. An online bookstore not only offers the most popular authors and titles‚ it sells esoteric titles in every possible variety. Unusual hobbies‚ foreign-language titles and small-run fiction receive the same space as the latest bestseller on a bookstore’s website. While a customer may be able to order a seldom-requested‚ out-of-stock title at the local bookstore‚ it could take days or weeks for it to arrive‚ plus additional time for customer notification and travel to the store for
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People magazine. His appearance on the Oprah show spawned his book as “a nationwide best-seller…reaching third place on The New York Time best seller list…with more than 200‚000 copies sold.”(Mathabane 3-279) It rose to No. 1 on the Washington Post bestsellers list.”(Facebook) The book also won the Christopher Award in 1986 and achieved status as one of the finalists for the 1987 Robert Kennedy Memorial Award.”(Mathabane 3-279) Publication went internationally including several languages except it was
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Chapter 6 - The Japanese Period (1941-1945) Historical Background Between 1941-1945‚ Philippine Literature was interrupted in its development when the Philippines was again conquered by another foreign country‚ Japan. Philippine literature in English came to a halt. Except for the TRIBUNE and the PHILIPPINE REVIEW‚ almost all newspapers in English were stopped by the Japanese. This had an advantageous effect on Filipino Literature‚ which experienced renewed attention because writers in English
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interest in the secret world of the geisha and did an enormous research to put together the story of Nitta Sayuri. Six years and three book revisions later‚ he released the book ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ as we know it today. It became a phenomenal bestseller‚ spending two years on the New York Times bestselling list with four million copies in English in over three years and was translated into thirty-three languages. Critics praised Golden‚ a male white American‚ for the portrayal of an obscure portion
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attitude‚ literary elements‚ and organization are all included to explain the textual details. By using these literary techniques‚ the author allows readers to become more interested in the book; allowing the book to come to life. The New York Times Bestseller‚ City of Bones‚ has a fast-moving pace keeping the readers focused on every detail‚ drawing themselves into the book. The elements that stand out the most include: imagery‚ point of view‚ dialogue‚ figurative language‚ and sensory details. Imagery
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“The Color of the Water” which rested on the New York Times bestseller list for two years was written by James McBride who is an accomplished author‚ musician and screenwriter. “Miracle at St. Anna” (2004)‚ “Song Yet Sung” (2009) and “The Good Lord Bird” (2013) are the other books he wrote. He has also worked a former staff writer for The Boston Globe‚ People Magazine and The Washington Post. His work has appeared in Essence‚ Rolling Stone‚ and The New York Times. McBride is a native New Yorker and
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“British are marching around the city‚ a few men set up for an ambush and wait for the perfect time. Gunfire is heard from miles away but through the large clouds of smoke only a few men stand‚ patriots”. This would be like the literature found in the revolutionary era of the united states. Heroic stories were written on pamphlets and flyers to get people excited about the cause. However‚ most of the literature in this era was political and not as exciting. Five characteristics that would describe
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We have all experienced those feelings we get when we sit down to watch a horror movie. We feel that little adrenaline rush when we see a character in a movie trying to escape a knife-wielding-psycho that is endlessly chasing them and we feel that jump out of your skin feeling when the evil guy suddenly pops into the scene from out of nowhere. Then the movie ends‚ you sigh a breath of relief that it’s over and there is nothing to be scared of. But did you know that there are a few movies out there
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From a stepping stone to a Milestone Popularly known as Mamoni Raisom Goswami‚ Indira Goswami was an Assamese poet‚ editor‚ writer‚ professor and scholar who was also known as Mamoni Baideo. She was the pole star of Assamese Literature. The only second Assamese recipient of the “Jnanpith Award”‚ Mamoni Baideo was born on 14 November 1942 in Guwahati. Mamoni Raisom Goswami was born to Umakanta Goswami and Ambika Devi‚ who were very much attached to Sattra life of the Ekasarana Dharma. She was
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Eileen Goudge was born in San Mateo‚ California‚ and is the author of many novels (and even a cookbook) including a series of novels called the “Garden of Lies”‚ “Sweet Valley High” series (for teens)‚ and a mystery series called “Cypress Bay” series. Goudge has also written other stand alone works for readers of all kinds. She is the wife of a film critic; who she says is not her first but will be her last marriage. They met when he interviewed her on air on his radio talk show (he called her after
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