A collection of critical essays on Charles Dickens' 'Great expectations.'

Contains eleven essays which interpret the novel and its influence on such writers as Defoe, Fielding, Scott, Dickens, Flaubert, and Melville.

A comprehensive research and study guide for several plays by George Bernard Shaw, including plot summaries, lists of characters, and critical views.

Feeling anxious or stressed? If So, you are not alone. More people suffer from anxiety than any other mental health problem. However, few receive adequate help, and until recently the only choice for many has been to suffer in silence or take synthetic, often addictive tranquilizers and pills. Finally, there is a way to treat your anxiety that is safe, natural, and medically proven. In Healing Anxiety Naturally, leading psychiatrist and bestselling author Harold H. Bloomfield, M.D., presents a revolutionary selfhealing program using nature's own pharmacy of extraordinary herbal remedies, including:

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Discusses plots, characters, and themes in four of Shakespeare's history plays

A critical guide to the work features the writings of Susan Willis, Michael Awkward, Donald B. Gibson, and Dorthea Drummond Mbalia

A collection of essays about the works of the American author

Discusses the major themes of 'The City in the Sea,' 'The Haunted Palace,' 'The Raven,' 'The Bells,' and 'Annabelle Lee,' and provides examples of various critics' views of the poems

An overview of the author's work features thematic analysis, extracts of critical essays, biography of the author, and an index of themes and ideas

Critical essays analyze the themes, style, and ideas of Shakespeare's poetry

"I'm afraid of getting again."

"When I look in the mirror, I'm never quite satisfied."

"I can't stand criticism."

"I'm always feeling tense and rushed."

"I wish I could be happier."

Do any of these sound familiar?

Aren't they exactly the kinds of weaknesses that keep us from enjoying our lives to the fullest?

This wise and compassionate book can help you confront these problems, perhaps for the first time in your life.

Through a series of exercises, case studies, and personal growth techniques, you'll learn to analyze your weakness and, most importantly, strip it of the power it has over you.

Making Peace with Yourself is one of life's toughest challenges, but the rewards will be tremendous.

Ralph Waldo redivivus. How long is it since you read your Emerson: 'Tax not my sloth that I/Fold my arms beside the brook;/Each cloud that floated in the sky/Writes a letter in my book.' Essential for every collection. Distributed to the book trade by Penguin. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Clears up misconceptions about mental depression, and describes symptoms and treatments

Discusses the variety of reactions that people experience because of the loss of a love and provides numerous recommendations for coping with pain and achieving comfort

Discusses the variety of reactions that people experience because of the loss of a love and provides numerous recommendations for coping with pain and achieving comfort

No matter how old you are and whether or not your parents are alive, you have to come to terms with them. This wise and practical book will show you how to deal with the most fundamental relationships in your life and, in the process, become the happy, creative, and fulfilled person you are meant to be.