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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Pilgrim's Progress The Pilgrim's Progress John Bunyan Bunyan's allegory uses the everyday world of common experience as a metaphor for the spiritual journey of the soul toward God. The hero, Christian, encounters many obstacles in his quest: the Valley … OL107195W
Things that are Things that are Amy Leach The debut collection of a writer whose accolades precede her: a Whiting Award, a Rona Jaffe Award, a Best American Essays selection, and a Pushcart Prize, all received before her first book-length pu… OL16176878W
Iconologie par figures Iconologie par figures Hubert François Gravelot This book is one of the most eminent examples of iconology in revolutionary France. Published in 1791, two years after Frenc Revolution, takes elements from Ripa´s Iconology in a new context: the bir… OL185971W
The Rabbits The Rabbits Shaun Tan The Rabbits offers a rich and immensely valuable perspective on the effect of man on his environment. Visually loaded and told with a passion for truth and understanding, The Rabbits aims to promote … OL20981998W
Art and magic in the court of the Stuarts Art and magic in the court of the Stuarts Vaughan Hart Hart examines the influence of magic on Renaissance art, in the context of the first Stuart Court. Court artists sought to represent magic as an expression of the Stuart Kings' Divine Right, and late… OL2415054W
Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston <p><i>Their Eyes Were Watching God</i> (1937) is a classic Harlem Renaissance novel by American writer Zora Neale Hurston. The novel follows Janie Crawford as she recounts the story of her life as sh… OL27778127W
James Ensor James Ensor Patricia G. Berman "The brash young artist James Ensor painted Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889 during a period of extraordinary artistic and political foment in his native Belgium. It is understood today to be one… OL3286496W
Journeys Journeys Louann Carroll Taken on a special Journey by the Wind, Leaf discovers that she can determine her own fate and that she learns from her own mistakes. OL4286270W
Waiting for the Barbarians Waiting for the Barbarians J. M. Coetzee For decades the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement, ignoring the impending war between the barbarians and the Empire, whose servant he is. But when the interrogation experts… OL500388W
Book Without a Name Book Without a Name Kit Williams The author hid the title of this allegory in a sealed box to be opened a year and a day from publication, though clues to the title are hidden in the pages of the book. OL5265999W
Sir Dalton and the shadow heart Sir Dalton and the shadow heart Chuck Black Sir Dalton, a knight in training, seems to have everything going for him. Young, well-liked, and a natural leader, he has earned the respect and admiration of his fellow knights, and especially the b… OL5964251W
Illusions Illusions Richard Bach Wonderfully written, a glimpse into faith, self-reliance and friendship, witty and thought provoking. Barnstorming pilot meets a messianic man who has misgivings about his purpose. His scripture is c… OL62095W