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Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits
by Murnighan, Jack
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307409570
- ISBN 13
- 9780307409577
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Crown. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition.
Synopsis
Feel bad about not reading or not enjoying the so-called great books? Don't sweat it, it's not your fault. Did anyone tell you that Anna Karenina is a beach read, that Dickens is hilarious, that the Iliad's battle scenes rival Hollywood's for gore, or that Joyce is at his best when he's talking about booze, sex, or organ meats? Writer and professor Jack Murnighan says it's time to give literature another look, but this time you'll enjoy yourself. With a little help, you'll see just how great the great books are: how they can make you laugh, moisten your eyes, turn you on, and leave you awestruck and deeply moved. Beowulf on the Beach is your field guide--erudite, witty, and fun-loving--for helping you read and relish fifty of the biggest (and most skipped) classics of all time. For each book, Murnighan reveals how to get the most out of your reading and provides a crib sheet that includes the Buzz, the Best Line, What's Sexy, and What to Skip.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Wonder Book
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Y08I-00064
- Title
- Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits
- Author
- Murnighan, Jack
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0307409570
- ISBN 13
- 9780307409577
- Publisher
- Crown
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2009-05-19
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About the Seller
Wonder Book
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Frederick, Maryland
About Wonder Book
With 3 stores less than 1 hour outside the DC/Metropolitan area (1 in Gaithersburg, 1 in Frederick and 1 in Hagerstown, MD), we have the largest selection of books in the tri-state area. Wonder Book and Video has been in business since 1980 and online since 1997. We have over 1 Million books for sale on our website and another 1 Million books for sale in our 3 locations. We have a very active online inventory and as such, we can receive multiple orders for the same item. We fill those orders on a first come first serve basis, but will refund promptly any items that are out of stock. Since 1980 it has always been about the books. ALL kinds of books from 95 cent children\'s paperbacks to five figure rare and collectibles. A merging of the old and new is where we started, and it is where we are today. Our retail stores have always been places where a reader can rush in looking for a title needed for a term paper that is due the next day, or where bibliophiles can get lost \"in the stacks\" for as long as they wish. In 2002 USAToday recognized us as \"1 of 10 Great Old Bookstores\", and we have been featured in numerous other newspaper and TV stories including Washington Post and CSpan.
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